Sawamura is petrified. Again, on 2 April 2019, another Diamond No ace series got aired. If you ask for Furuya, look up any episode and its glorifying Furuya. Chris then taught him how to pitch low outside, telling him that this was the pitch he always wanted him to learn. As a result, the 2-seam fastball was not used in the Final match against Yakushi. Hoshida come to the plate as his ace steps up to the bullpen wanting to go up to the mound one last time, the bitterness of that last point weighing heavy. On top of the ninth inning Tanba and Miyuki close out the game. Rei and Chris observe them. As of how things are going currently in the manga, its not a question of will he become the ace, but rather one of when will terajima draw the chapter of him as the ace. Miyuki uses him as a decoy, but both get punished by Coach Kataoka along with Sawamura's roommates Kuramochi Youichi and Masuko Tooru. Facing the 4th and 5th batter with bases loaded, Sawamura pitches tight to the corners and quickly scores 2 strike outs to close out the inning, effectively stopping Ichidai's momentum. Has this school that's known for baseball forgotten the importance of that?" Sawamura scores a strike with Number 7, the Cutter Kai, and receives much attention from Ichidai's Ace, Amahisa. Sawamura throws a changeup for the first pitch and Miyagawa, the third batter, lets it pass and it counts as a strike. After performing good and receiving praise from Kataoka, the game is put into a temporary halt due to the rain. Is the pitcher pretending to pitch, with one or more runners on base, when he has no intention of doing so an umpire may call a balk. They start to connect with his pitches but Sawamura gets out of the jam without ceding a run. Sawamura then stopped the bleeding and closed out the inning. Kataoka calls for a pitcher change. For the scrimmage against Yakushi, Furuya is Seidou's starting pitcher and impresses the gallery by his performance and especially by overpowering Raichi with his fastballs. Coach Kataoka explains that this is the result of the opponent going all out. The first season aired in 2013; the second season aired in 2015, and the third season aired in 2019. As Miyuki and Sawamura watches the video, Miyuki thinks that Sawamura is trying his best to move on. But he throws way too low and he unconsciously run away from the inside corner of the zone, which was his strength. 1 / 2. 5 comfortably but his control on pitch No. All together, Ace of Diamond has had 174 episodes across its three seasons. Miyuki compliments Sawamura, saying that it was thrilling to catch for him but ironically, Sawamura thought it was sarcasm from the captain. A still shocked Sawamura is informed about Chris' injury and his strong will to recover. (there are a lot of opportunities for him to do so in the coming weeks and months as we approach the RL Koshien) The kid has put a sub 1 ERA up for what is approaching nearly 2 months in the Manga (senbatsu is in late march/early april, we are now 1 week away from the Prelims draw and 2 weeks away from the start of koshien . Ace of Diamond Is Diamond no Ace good? In the next inning, Sawamura strikes Kiryu's Ace Hiromi Tachi out, but in the end Kiryu wins the game. He prefers to wear his hat frontwards. With one out an a runner on base the inning ends with Ichidai getting Kanemaru and Sawamura out one after the other and Ichidai's pitcher reveling in the energy on the field. Shirakawa is at bat next and battles it out with Sawamura, who starts to pitch harder. Furuya is Seidou's starting pitcher and only at the top of the eighth, Sawamura is sent to the mound. They have the habit of checking each other's faults and even openly commenting on it. Catching the ball flying back towards him Sawamura gets one out bringing Miyagawa to bat. Sawamura started playing baseball because of. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. She wishes Sawamura good luck on becoming the ace and says that she is cheering for him. After the match, Sawamura finally sees his old Junior High team again who came to cheer for him. Now, he only has one dreamto become the ace pitcher of his team. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. In the bottom of the inning, after Masashi and Kanemaru didn't get on base, Sawamura gets riled up for his at bat and - although he makes an unnecessarily dangerous base run whilst sliding to first - also gets retired. 3 hits, 2 walk and dead balls, 7 strike outs and 0 lost run.[20]. One day before the opening ceremony of the 89th Tokyo Tournament the long, awaited handing over of the Jersey numbers takes place. Sawamura's cutter has a sharp breaking motion when coming close to the plate. Shirasu managed to preserve Seidou's lead by a well play pass to home-plate. Thus, Sawamura does the towel drill and image training the night before the 3rd round match to prepare himself to contribute to the big upcoming match. -, "I won't lose to the substitute treatment! Diamond no Ace Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. Due to this practice, Kanemaru isn't scared of getting hit by wild pitches anymore. It's Yuuki who tells a crying Sawamura that he shouldn't feel sorry for the guys who weren't chosen, but instead become stronger in their stead. From the dugout Sawamura observes Yakushi's ace Sanada, who is quick to ease the worries of his teammates with his optimism, and remembers what Chris had told him about handling things after a homerun. Originally, Sawamura was quite boastful; however, after learning it the hard way through the defeat to Inajitsu and the yips period, he became aware of his own standing within the team and understood that it was necessary to place the team's priority over his own. One pitch hits Shirakawa's helmet, shocking everyone. [43], The cutter is the first breaking fastball that Sawamura properly learned. When Sawamura takes the mound he only throws to the outside, displeasing Ochiai who again watches from the stands. Ace of Diamond has aired three seasons so far. -, "I don't know what you are battling with right now, Furuya. It doesn't take long until the first years are double digit runs behind and some of them start to give up. 6. Sawamura eagerly claims his number, 20, despite not being called yet, but grateful that he really did get a number. Sawamura was given the responsibility of starting and lead the non-regular members in the match vs. Seihou High, a Koshien powerhouse from Aichi Pref. [45] Miyuki then reveals that the crossfire Sawamura has thrown in the previous match was in fact a cutter and asks Azuma to help them practice the new pitch.[46]. During this match Sawamura wants to show Chris his growth, but Ono can't catch his balls. Batting in the 6th inning, Sawamura hits a Double from Amahisa much to the surprise of his peers. -, "His attitude of moving forward is his best weapon." The game ends after five innings and Sawamura doesn't get a chance to play. She is often mistaken (usually by Kuramochi) to be Sawamura's girlfriend, but Sawamura insists they are just childhood friends. The series has a total of 184 episodes, plus three OVAs. 7 to get out of trouble but Sawamura shakes off his sign, reminding Okumura to stick to the plan of preserving No. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. That flower is small for now, but very strong. At the start of the first inning Miyuki tells Sawamura to be himself and pitch like usual. With Seidou leading by 10 runs, the game was called after the 7th inning. After all, his own determination is what matters the most." At the bullpen, Sawamura warms-up with Miyuki and unknowingly throws to the inside, surprising his teammates. Is Ace of the Diamond over? Back at Seidou, Sawamura practices with the net, while Furuya is running nearby. [7], Sawamura is the type who usually acts before he thinks, usually landing him in numerous awkward situations with his peers. Getting riled up from the battle of spirit going on Sawamura pitches a dead ball walking Miyagawa to first base. It was a tearful farewell. The first inning ends with 2 runs for Yura and 1 run for Seidou. Seidou's opponent in the Semi Final was Ichidaisan High, one of Seidou's long time established rival in the same block. For the first time since the match against Azuma, Sawamura and Miyuki form a battery. After that, Sawamura was completely rattled and he gives up more hits and walks another batter. Originally, Sawamura has extremely erratic throwing motions. He was surprised when Sawamura achieved this within one week with the help of Coach Kataoka. Due to having played baseball for so long without proper instruction, Sawamura did not know about pitching grips and often grips the ball very randomly and coupled with his flexible hand result in pitches that change direction right before the batter hits the ball. He helps Sawamura with his classwork (because the latter needs constant cramming in order to pass his exams) and often stands in the batter's box when Sawamura practices pitching. Sawamura assures Kanemaru that everything is okay and stays focused. Sawamura Eijun is the protagonist of the series. He confronted Chris and apologized, asking for another chance. But assuming that he does, it might be when Seido is against some powerful school like Komadai Fujisaki and Furuya (not by injury) is losing because the rival school is just that good, they send out Sawamura who manages to save the day and win the nationals and secures the ace position for the next tournament. Sawamura is the type of guy that want to be friends with as he just exudes positivity and genuine emotional power from every scene he's in. An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act II has been announced, and it premiered on April 2, 2019. So he tells Sawamura to let the team handle the rest. In the bottom of the ninth Sawamura starts to feel more pressure but continues to attack. Sawamura then puts Seidou in the quarter finals by closing out the game on the top of the 5th inning. At a conversation with Takashima, Sawamura complains about Chris' apparent lack of motivation. As he approaches the plate, Sawamura looks over Furuya's good throw that he declared to "connect" before the game. And with 52 episodes, it ended on 31 March 2020. At the bottom of the sixth inning, Sawamura, who got another chance after his performance against Yakushi because the coach believes in his unwavering spirit, takes the mound. Seidou's batting line up continued to connect successfully throughout the game and Houdai Ichi was taken down in a called game by the 7th inning. Kawakami and Yui battery comes in to relief and despite ceding 1 run, they closed out the game for a win. Kataoka then entrusts Sawamura the eighth, who manages to hold the Yakushi batters down. He is also shown to have no sense of personal space or respect for another person's privacy as shown when he broke into Wakana's bathroom while she was taking a bath and burst into Miyuki's room while the catcher was sleeping.[11][12]. With the batter cornered, Sawamura throws another revised splitter for the third pitch and it's a grounder to Kominato for the second out. Shirasu Kenjir Mimura Ryta Watanabe Hisashi, Sawamura , when his teammates complimented him. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament.[6]. Chris too became affected by Sawamura's optimism and passion and started to regain his former mentality during in the short time they formed a battery. Ochiai had to tell Kataoka that a pitcher switch is necessary in order to salvage the game and Sawamura was called in to relief after Furuya walked yet another batter. ; Affectionate Nickname: Sawamura starts calling him "Cap" in Act 2 and it eventually starts catching on with the team as well. I feel like I saw a true ace. The episode premiered on May 25, 2014. After the loss to Ichidaisan High in Spring, Sawamura is determined to "complete himself" and said that he would practice swinging until his hands have blisters.[31]. Ryota Ohsaka, Eijun Sawamura's voice, teased the audience by hinting at an anime in the future. Sawamura's tense but after some difficulties, they manage to pull of a double play. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. With two outs and a runner on first Hoshida manages to hit a grounder but true to skill Haruichi is there to get him out. Ace Of Diamond is based on the Diamond no Ace manga . Miyauchi hates it when Sawamura is too loud in the bullpen, "I will be fine. In fact, that's just that, and the proportion of the total number of players is very small. Fourth to bat is Sasaki hits the outside pitch bringing home Ichida Sankou marking the first point of the game. He tells Sawamura that he is counting on him. The first years start to get lively again and the one who created this mood is undoubtedly Sawamura. However, she has been shown to have feelings for him after he left for Seidou. The team reports Sawamura's performance to Miyuki in the evening, complimenting him for a fine game. He notices that Sawamura is still a little tense but his pitches are looking sharper than they did in the previous round; although they are floating a bit high. Furuya is again the starting pitcher for the match. Is Ace of Diamond finished? Sawamura is overjoyed and he roars. [6], On July 5th, the Opening Ceremony for the Summer Regional Tournament of Tokyo Prefecture is held. Determined to change and to go to Nationals, Sawamura throws the ball, constantly telling himself to not run away. Sawamura is seen cheering from the dugout with the number 18. -, "Flawless! However, Miyuki says instead of being greedy, he suggests Sawamura should maintain the usual mindset and focus on the batter in front of him, to which Sawamura agreed. His weaknesses at the beginning were batting, outfield defense, and his pitching control. Chris battles Sawamura with fouls but Sawamura finally manages to throw low and away like Chris wanted him to and outs him. Ichidai however like any team who plays to win will not let up. Rei says they'll need Furuya to win the Summer, calling him the "ace" until Tanba's return, shocking Sawamura. Sawamura probably feeling a bit pressured and starts off with 3-1 but manages to get Takami with a grounder. Ace of Diamondis an animeseries based on the mangaby Yuji Terajimaserialized in Weekly Shnen Magazine. He also announced the reset of the jersey numbers. [9][10], He treats his teammates depending on how they treat him. When he first joined Seidou, Sawamura's defensive skills were poor due to the facts that he did not play in any position beside pitcher in his middle school and that his knowledge about baseball were very limited. On the third round of the tournament, Seidou faces Puplic Murata East High School. Tachi tells Sawamura, Haruichi and Furuya that watching them play reminded him of his old days, then tells them to work hard. He calls Coach. Sawamura then starts to observe the practice of the other members and realizes that in order to perfect a strategy, every player has their own role to perform. [25] During the weekday following the training camp, the coaches discuss who should be entrusted with the Ace number and despite recognizing Sawamura's stellar and consistent performances, Ochiai suggests Furuya should be entrusted with the Ace number instead as he believes stripping Furuya off his former title may prevent his future growth meanwhile arguing that Sawamura is a man who can grow under extreme pressure. Thinking that Sawamura isn't paying attention to him, the runner's lead on base got bigger but Sawamura unexpectedly made a pick-off throw to first, outing the runner. The crowd is heavily cheering for Ugumori. Sawamura maintains his flawless pitching up to the 8th inning, as he delivered 3.7 innings of no-hit to connect to the top of the 9th inning. Kuramochi often practices his wrestling moves on him, and because of Sawamura's flexible body Kuramochi does not have to worry about hurting him much. He continues to strike the following batters, stopping Teito's momentum. Sawamura fueled by Nori enters the 'mode' for the first time in this tournament to Miyuki's greatest pleasure and strikes out Ichidai's ace showing off his new back-door pitch. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. He was then switched out with Kawakami, who closed the game. During the summer tournament, Sawamura would always ask Haruichi to catch for him to warm up. After combining his original form of raising his knee high and his new wall form, he was finally able to complete his new style. Seidou is one out away from their dream stage. So on top of the 2nd inning Sawamura stands on the pitching mound with the determination to live up to the expectations including those of his teammates on the bench. Miyuki approves and Sawamura successfully throws to the inside and gets over-excited. After enrolling at Seidou, he develops a new pitching form with the help of coach Kataoka and Chris. She says that she really likes people who are as "stupid" as him. Ichidaisan High's scouts watching from the stands reported to their team that there are weaknesses in Furuya's pitching which they can aim to exploit. On top of the 6th inning, the battery faces Mima again and uses everything within their arsenal against him while Mima was unfazed by the challenge and he continued to foul one pitch after another. Bottom of the 7th, Sawamura faces the biggest challenge of the match after giving up a hit and a walk. Kawakami has said that it's probably because he's not afraid of the pitch that he's so good at it. After asking the coach to let him pitch during the ninth, Kataoka decides to send Furuya instead. He even went as far as to become a practice pitcher on Coach Ochiai's advice, at his own risk. Only a few days later he is allowed to join the batting and fielding practice. [24] Kataoka wanted to sub Sawamura in the next inning but Sawamura expresses his desire to continue pitching. During Furuya's pitching debut[14] Sawamura gets angry and tells Chris that he'll never become a soulless player like him. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. His crossfire pitches (from left batter's box pitching into a right hander's low inside corner) also look more deceptive and effective. Amahisa happened to meet Sawamura in the hallway of the Stadium and began asking questions about Sawamura's new pitch, the Cutter Kai. Miyuki, who walked in on their conversation, gets angry and scolds Sawamura. They settled for an inside 2-seamer and Sawamura forced a grounder for a Double Play to close out the inning. The keystone combo has their pitcher's back once more with Kuramochi sending the ball to Haruichi who sends it to first base getting the teams third out and closing the inning. Sawamura faces Akashi next and jams him with a fastball inside; however, the batter brought Sawamura's pitch to center field for a Single. At game time, following Ouya's defense Sawamura, who is the starting pitcher and seemingly on a roll, strikes out Ouya's first and second batters. On top of the 5th inning however, Sawamura's pitching started to destabilize as some of the higher Number pitches were still unstable and he ended up walking and hitting 2 batters. Diamond no Ace Season 4 is one of the most looked forward to sequels by sports anime fans. The coach realizes that Chris is probably the only catcher who can play alongside Sawamura right now. Wamura (by Kanemaru) Seidou begins defense with Sawamura as the starting pitcher. Kataoka however, shut down Ochiai's suggestion stating that Sawamura has been the person pulling Seidou's team while Furuya was out of shape which the whole team should recognize. Diamond No Ace Season 4: The Release Date The first Season of Diamond No Ace got premiered on 6 October 2013. . Various schools notice the Seidou team as they walk by. The duel lasted 11 pitches and Akashi ended up hitting Sawamura's pitch to outfield. This is Sawamura's game debut and his first pitch goes straight into the batter's back. Sawamura throws thinking that he hasn't done anything yet, but the pitch is too high for Miyuki to catch, and goes straight to the fence. After Furuya walks the third batter, Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution and Sawamura takes over. Umemiya intimidates Sawamura with his fighting spirit while Sawamura struggles with the pressure, triggering memories of the dead ball he threw at Shirakawa last summer. -, "Right now, you are still only a sprout of a great big eye-catching flower. Kawai of Seidou [1] After 5 innings, Amahisa's pitching started stabilizing while in contrast, Furuya was still very unstable. Sawamura remembers all that he's learned from Chris. The crowd cheers and so does Sawamura, who impress both Miyuki and Furuya with his attitude. Born in the Kanagawa Prefecture, he is a very calm and quiet person, often acting as tsukkomi to Sawamura Eijun's boke. During the scrimmage against the third years, Sawamura finds out about Kataoka's resignation. But because of Miyuki's nasty personality and never ending teasing, Sawamura never shows him the same respect as the other senpais, instead treating him as someone of his own age. A fastball that breaks into the chest of a right-handed batter. Wakana is Sawamura's childhood friend who cares deeply about him. And there's no hiding that you're an ex-delinquent, so rooming with you is like living in a cage with a wild animal, you know! After some struggles he faces Seiko's clean-up, who hits a two-run HR off Sawamura tying the game at 5-5. [41] This results in one of Sawamura's iconic pitch, a high speed fastball that appears to accelerate as it comes close to the plate. This video contains content from TV Tokyo Anime Rights Management, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds Sawamura becomes the ace! Kataoka tells Kanemaru to have Sawamura ice his shoulder properly. Sawamura asks Kataoka to let him pitch at the fifth inning but Kataoka declines, telling Sawamura that assessing the situation and warming up are important functions of a reliever, shocking Sawamura. When Raichi is once again at-bat he hits the ball and it goes over the left field fence, bringing in two runs for Yakushi. Chris was the one who made Sawamura think about his weapon his moving ball and told him to polish it. A sinking moving fastball thrown with a 2-seam grip or by grapping the ball with 5 fingers. Originally unveiled in the practice game against Hakuryu, Sawamura's Splitter is a supplementary off-pace pitch for his Changeup and it's purpose is to get the batter to chase it as the Splitter is more difficult to differentiate from a fastball than a changeup due to the similar kind of spin it has to a straight fastball. 7 and beyond is still unstable. Is it Worth Watching? Sawamura shakes off the sign understanding the batter, and wants to pitch to the inside. Furuya goes to the mound and asks for the ball, saying that there's no need for two pitchers on the mound. After ending the first inning 3 for 3 and establishing a strong start, Miyuki prompted to Sawamura that they should start using the "Numbers" in the later innings. Sawamura laughs and apologizes for passing on the baton in a pinch. On the stands, Sawamura sat away from the rest of the team to watch the game on his own. After he familiarizes himself with the defensive responsibilities and techniques, Sawamura has been gradually solidifying his defensive skills throughout the course of his 1st year. [51], Sawamura's pitching motion of this pitch was noted by Sanada to have "the exactly same arm motion as his fastball"[51] making it very effective when used in combination with his high speed fastball. Thanks to Chris' guidance, Sawamura learned the pick-off techniques and how to watch out for runners when pitching. In his 2nd year, Sawamura is capable of varying his runner pick-off patterns and increasing the pace of his slide-step which improves his synergy with Miyuki, allowing the later to pick-off a stealing runner easier.[33]. The third season of the anime, titled 'Ace of Diamond Act II', released on April 2, 2019, and also with a total amount of 52 episodes, it finished broadcasting on March 31, 2020. Who animates Diamond no Ace? But, true to their style, they strike out Amahisa with the new pitch, much to his dismay. With Seidou scoring 1 run in the bottom of the 1st inning, Sawamura continued to shut the opponents out and the match become a stalemate since. Sawamura understands the message and starts pitching to Miyuki's mitt. For the first picth, Miyuki asks for number 9- the revised splitter. They started working together to slowly polish Sawamura's skills. Ouya starts to play mind games on Sawamura, first making him commit a balk[18] followed by a RBI. While Shirakawa receives treatment in the dugout, his teammates try to encourage Sawamura but Miyuki notices his change after the dead ball, then sends a signal to their coach. Miyuki then calls for a changeup, which Sawamura learnt before the quarterfinals thanks to the advices from Ochiai. Kataoka chooses Sawamura as the starting pitcher, for the first time in the Tournament, as he notes that Kasuga Ichi's core lineup consists mainly of left handed batters which makes Sawamura, a southpaw, a better choice. This may adversely affect his straight fastball if he continues to hone the pitch so he sealed it away to avoid that risk ever since until Sawamura demonstrated it to Okumura before the Semi Final of the Tokyo Prefecture Summer Tournament. After the game during a brief meeting, it's revealed that Sawamura suffers from the yips[17]. Ask sellers your product questions in English, and our multilingual staff will help get them answered. At the top of the 4th inning after throwing 4 balls Sawamura gets switched. [19] Sawamura got 3 consecutive strike outs and quickly closed out the inning. Back in the fall, we, too, got our butts kicked because of the devil's own guts that boy has." Only after seeing his captain crying, Sawamura realizes that they were just one out away from Koshien and he too starts to cry. Seidou wins. Episode 52 of Season 3 will air on March 31, 2020. The cutter has became one of the key pitches within Sawamura's repertoire as Sawamura develops his reputation as a gutsy pitcher that fearlessly targets the inside part of the zone. Seemingly affected by this fielding error Sawamura gives up a walk next. After Miyuki, Haruichi was the next person in the team to recognize Sawamura's abilities. Despite his outer attitude towards Sawamura, he has displayed at more concerned side to him, such as when Sawamura had the yips. In the 7th inning with 2 outs and no runners, putting his feelings of not wanting to see his sempais go Sawaura strikes out the third batter with a pitch on the outside corner keeping up one of the best performances of him we'd seen all summer. Rei says that the way he pumped up his team (composed of amateurs) in junior high, was the mark of a true ace." - Eijun during a match with the first years v.s the upperclassmen