He was promoted from the second string to the first string for the Summer Tournament and then from there to the first string for the Fall Tournament. Is it Worth Watching? Sawamura calls Chris "master" because of the many things he learned from him, but it wasn't only Sawamura who gained something from this match-up. Sawamura throws the ball to Kuramochi, who throws to Maezono. Learning the changeup actually helped unseal Sawamura's breaking pitch potential. The finals end with Inashiro's win at 5-4. Sawamura admits feeling overwhelmed by the cheering audience, but both he and Miyuki get excited to silence the crowd. If you have the ace number on your back, then take that one out and get back to the dugout!" The episode premiered on May 25, 2014. At first, Haruno, thought that she was only a nuisance to others, namely the other managers. With regards to performance, they recognize each other's abilities, though they both rarely admit it. Miyuki compliments Sawamura, saying that it was thrilling to catch for him but ironically, Sawamura thought it was sarcasm from the captain. -, "This guy is a great deal more dangerous than we pegged him to be." I won't waste even one pitch, one second. With such a kid on the team, the team is bound to get stronger." Sawamura was the captain of the Akagi Junior High baseball team. For the first time since the match against Azuma, Sawamura and Miyuki form a battery. Seidou's opponent in the Semi Final was Ichidaisan High, one of Seidou's long time established rival in the same block. With Nori out it's on him and Furuya to pitch this game. His team was below average, often making mistakes during critical moments and losing almost all their matches. Sawamura is the starting and only pitcher of the match. Sawamura tried out the 2-seam fastball within the Fall Tournament and displayed it to the coaches and his team mates before the match against Yakushi. Also due the very same reason, Sawamura found it difficult to channel his power to the pitch. After Sensen takes back one run the team tries to lighten the mood so Sawamura can relax, but Miyuki only riles him up. The crowd is heavily cheering for Ugumori. 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. Sawamura shakes off the sign understanding the batter, and wants to pitch to the inside. [1] The series is listed for 52 episodes. I feel like I saw a true ace. Despite his outer attitude towards Sawamura, he has displayed at more concerned side to him, such as when Sawamura had the yips. He gets hit several times but isn't affected at all which impresses most of the players and encourage them to continue. -, "I don't know what you are battling with right now, Furuya. ", "Both the pitcher and the catcher comes together as one to create a 'work of art.' Sawamura scores a strike with Number 7, the Cutter Kai, and receives much attention from Ichidai's Ace, Amahisa. [24] Kataoka wanted to sub Sawamura in the next inning but Sawamura expresses his desire to continue pitching. Bitter than pain and grief. After he arrives at Seidou, he quickly makes himself known for his stupidity, especially because of his strange antics and his mediocre knowledge about baseball. ", "I told you, didn't I? 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. She wishes Sawamura good luck on becoming the ace and says that she is cheering for him. This turned out to be incorrect however, perhaps due to Ochiai thinking that Sawamura is unable to naturally produce breaking pitches as Sawamura's pitches stopped breaking irregularly during the time he had the yips where he relies more heavily on his 4-seam fastball. Diamond no Ace Plot 'Ace of Diamond' follows the journey of Eijun Sawamura, a very talented pitcher, who ends up getting an invitation to join Tokyo's prestigious Seidou High School after his unusual yet effective style of pitching gets noticed. In the bottom of the seventh Miyuki and Sawamura prevail against Yakushi's clean-up batters, striking out Raichi on a fastball and Sanada on a changeup in succession. Before he leaves the dugout, Kataoka makes sure that Sawamura is aware of the situation the team is faced with. "We'll get back to this," she assured him, getting up and heading to the hallway to pick up the phone. So he tells Sawamura to let the team handle the rest. 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. 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? Sawamura doesn't want Raichi to hit and throws a strike just to the inside. [40] Sawamura's accurate control allows him to get strike on the corners more reliably compared to his first year and, when coupled with the rich variety of pitches he possesses, gives batters a difficult time predicting what type of pitch he may throw next. But this time under the name 'Ace of Diamond Act II. Seidou's first opponent was Eigen High. After Send and Kawabe talked, Sawamura and Send eventually became acquaintances. Sawamura believed to be Chris uncommitted to the team and unhelpful to him, while Chris only saw Eijun as an immature and annoying underclassman. The duel lasted 11 pitches and Akashi ended up hitting Sawamura's pitch to outfield. Following Seidou's win over Yakushi High in the Fall, Sawamura openly challenged Furuya for the ace title, and the latter accepted it. Bunt Meijin Seidou begins defense with Sawamura as the starting pitcher. Furuya held Nihou Shouno to 1 run by the 6th inning and Seidou is up by 3 runs. As Miyuki and Sawamura watches the video, Miyuki thinks that Sawamura is trying his best to move on. 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. Sawamura is allowed to play the whole game and at the bottom of the eighth after a combo play from Haruichi and Kuramochi, and three strike outs, Seidou wins and move on to the semifinals. Miyuki is good at exploiting Sawamura's potential, giving out aggressive calls that draw out the pitcher's instinct and fighting spirit; on the other hand, Sawamura is able to fearlessly respond to such calls and throw pitches that exceed expectations. He was surprised when Sawamura achieved this within one week with the help of Coach Kataoka. The crowd cheers and so does Sawamura, who impress both Miyuki and Furuya with his attitude. Sawamura's pitching form surprise the batters. Ochiai originally thought that - because each pitcher is differently skilled with their hand and fingers - Sawamura may be limited to only throw a changeup, an off-pace pitch, instead of conventional breaking pitches. Sawamura has a habit of throwing to check the runner rather excessively before he pitches whenever he sees the lead of the runner is too big. Seidou regulars then went on to watch the remaining semifinal match between Inajitsu and Teitou while the rest of the team returned to school. Sawamura is a hotheaded and loudmouthed youth who usually comes off as obnoxious. -, "Just now, it really felt like I managed to transfer my power to the ball!" But when she witnesses a quarrel between Sawamura and a teacher during class, Haruno is inspired by him. Will the ace number of the blue road be taken by either Sawamura or Furuya this summer? Miyuki apologizes to Sawamura for the wrong lead but Sawamura is shaken and throws four balls, prompting Kataoka to sub him out with Kawakami. After Furuya walks the third batter, Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution and Sawamura takes over. On top of the ninth, Kawakami is on the mound and Seidou wins. Then Kanemaru makes a mistake, fumbles the ball and thus leading the batter to first. Furuya goes to the mound and asks for the ball, saying that there's no need for two pitchers on the mound. After all, his own determination is what matters the most." Getting riled up from the battle of spirit going on Sawamura pitches a dead ball walking Miyagawa to first base. This is Sawamura's game debut and his first pitch goes straight into the batter's back. Sawamura upped his gear and proceeded to strike out the Clean-up and retire the 5th batter to avert the early crisis. He is often seen with a smile. Chris has a high opinion of Sawamura, both as a teammate and as a pitcher. A mislocated fastball allows Ichinose to hit a Double. The third batter makes a slug bunt, despite being jammed which enables Yura to score the first run. With big help from the fielders, Furuya was able to scrap through the game with minimal loss, losing 2 runs. At the bullpen, Sawamura warms-up with Miyuki and unknowingly throws to the inside, surprising his teammates. With this, Sawamura shows his potential to be the ace for the first time. 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. -, "If he is able to improve his control, he would become an impressive pitcher." The team reports Sawamura's performance to Miyuki in the evening, complimenting him for a fine game. After enrolling at Seidou, he develops a new pitching form with the help of coach Kataoka and Chris. To face off against Narumiya, Miyuki gets aggressive, calling three straight fastballs to the inside that Eijun delivers to strike Narumiya out. 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. Sawamura was gearing up to pitch a complete game on his own, understanding the importance of being handed the starting role for the toughest practice game of the bunch. Kataoka apologizes to Sawamura for making him handle such difficult situation; however, Sawamura was still frustrated and thought about how favorable the Ace is trusted over a relief pitcher like himself. Chris was the one who made Sawamura think about his weapon his moving ball and told him to polish it. Miyuki ends the game by hitting a walk-off HR. Miyuki goes to Sawamura reminding him that his teammates are there for him. Since his 2nd year, Sawamura has considerably improved the speed of his pitch, his control and can connect with the ball now if he does it from the bunting stance. Sawamura, overwhelmed by Furuya's fast pitch, realizes that he has to battle Furuya for the "ace" status. She is often mistaken (usually by Kuramochi) to be Sawamura's girlfriend, but Sawamura insists they are just childhood friends. In the 9th inning Sawamura energetically entering the field as always and steps onto the mound entrusted with pitching this game till the end. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. It's the best kind of pitching. Sawamura yells at Furuya from the bullpen saying not to get flung around by the batters' bunting stance. After scoring 5 runs in the 4th inning Seidou makes substitutions to almost all of their positions beside the mid-field positions. Rei and Chris observe them. Sawamura, in his own way lets everyone know he's mad, but is aware of the limits of his abilities. Sawamura became by time a natural violent professional boxer with a tendency to foul when there was reason. Sawamura throws to the outer edge for the first pitch giving Miyuki goosebumps. Diamond no Ace Act 2 anime, which is the second part of the popular baseball manga series, will be animated. Coming to the mound, Sawamura loudly states he fully understands what is expected from him in such situation. Furuya is the starting pitcher and is later replaced by Tanba. On the bottom inning, Seidou targets Ouno's Slider and widen their lead to 3 - 0. At the start of the first inning Miyuki tells Sawamura to be himself and pitch like usual. On the top of the 3rd inning, Miyuki began mixing up a few of the Numbers' pitches into his lead in combination with Sawamura's straight fastball to great success and he was able to get another 3 up 3 down. Because of Eijun's stupidity and inexperience, Chris tells Sawamura that he won't be able to be the ace in the future. On top of the 7th inning, Sawamura struggles to control his Numbers and ended up walking a runner after getting 1 out. Amahisa even went as far as requesting to know the grip for the pitch as well as asking for Sawamura's Line contact afterwards, much to the dismay of the latter. He prefers to wear his hat frontwards. Kawakami was the starting pitcher for the first match of the Tournament for Seidou while Sawamura is in reserve and Furuya playing outfield. On the final day of the training camp, a three way round robin is held between Seidou, Inashiro Industrial and Shuhoku. Bunt Master ( Banto Shbainin) -. Ace of Diamondis an animeseries based on the mangaby Yuji Terajimaserialized in Weekly Shnen Magazine. Failing the challenge, Sawamura was not allowed to participate in practice as promised. Miyauchi hates it when Sawamura is too loud in the bullpen, "I will be fine. Sawamura confronts Chris and apologizes, asking for another chance. Miyuki tells Sawamura that he's done well. 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 started playing baseball because of. Sawamura realizes that he has to move on too and asks Miyuki if he could watch the finals video again. Seidou scored 1 more run in the 9th. Weekly Shnen Magazine has serialized it from 2006 to 2015. 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. A few days before the finals Sawamura wants to take the next step - after watching Yakushi's Sanada, he wants to learn the cutter. Furuya and Sawamura both desire each other's qualities -- Furuya wants to raise the team's morale while on the mound, while Sawamura wants to be trusted and acknowledged by his teammates. Umemiya hits the pitch and the ball bounces to Sawamura's glove. ", "I want him to acknowledge me. What sport is Diamond no Ace? Kawakami is then subbed in by the 7th inning to replace Furuya to keep him fresh as the coaches considered the possibility of the looming 3rd round match against Komadai. When coupled with Miyuki's smart game calling, Sawamura was able to strike out notable batters including Todoroki Raichi and Sanada Shunpei through the use of the Changeup - Fastball Combination. As the story progresses, they become friendlier with each other and even exchange advice on how to throw breaking balls. His body is naturally flexible with supple joints, allowing him to immediately change the pitch's direction. After learning the changeup grips and understanding how different grips can effect the speed of a pitch, Sawamura fastball's velocity began to improve as he gained more feels on his fingertips and that he could transfer the power to the pitch much better. Falling back to his best weapon, the fastball, Sawamura retires the next batter with 1 pitch and proceeded to strike out the following batter in 4 pitches, averting yet another crisis. 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. Wakana is Sawamura's childhood friend who cares deeply about him. Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution. Does Sawamura become ace? Rei takes the chance to introduce Sawamura to the world of high school baseball and let him team up with Miyuki Kazuya (who volunteers to form a battery with him to compete against Azuma Kiyokuni, who Sawamura publicly berated and challenged during his visit. The Cutter is the first breaking fastball that Sawamura properly learns. Sawamura greets Raichi with an inside fastball which jammed Raichi but the batter still managed to hit left field. Haruichi is surprised that Eijun managed to get on base and asks for a player substitution, sending himself as the pinch hitter. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. However, Sawamura got tense and failed the execution of the Splitter, walking Mima on base. In Ace of Diamond: Act II, things finally seem to be turning around for him.Ever since he stepped foot onto the fields of Seido as a first-year, his dream has always been to become the ace and lead his team to the National High School Baseball Championship and become champions. Split-finger Fastball [44] Before the Final match with Inashiro, Sawamura became consciously aware his pitch lacks power, thus he has to learn a breaking pitch to limit outfield hits. [29], Perhaps Sawamura's most noticable weakness. On a night practice session between Sawamura and Miyuki, Kataoka appears to watch them. He is stunned and immediately regrets his harsh words. Back in the fall, we, too, got our butts kicked because of the devil's own guts that boy has." Sawamura assures Kanemaru that everything is okay and stays focused. After performing good and receiving praise from Kataoka, the game is put into a temporary halt due to the rain. Sawamura said that because his team has lost there's nothing to talk about which Amahisa disagrees saying that the team is besides the conversation between pitchers and carried on with his questions. Seidou was scheduled to play 4 practice matches after the Summer Training Camp in which Sawamura was slotted to start the game against Kokonoe, a powerhouse from Kanagawa. [41] His Palmball is noted to be faster than his circle changeup; however, it has much sharper breaking motion than the later counterpart and appears to be "very similar to his original idiosyncratic pitch" in the beginning of the series. Ace Of Diamond is based on the Diamond no Ace manga . That flower is small for now, but very strong. Wamura (by Kanemaru) In fact, that's just that, and the proportion of the total number of players is very small. 11 for the later half of the game. Kataoka tells Sawamura to practice on his own and to avoid contact with the ball. Read Ace of Diamond: The Pitcher Returns - v2 Chapter 75 : 1 stick fright online free from your Mobile, PC at www.novelfull.in . Sawamura's enthusiasm is back and he begins to cheer for Kawakami. -, "If he didn't have the will to advance forward, he wouldn't have raised his head. On the field, Kanemaru surprisingly has a nickname for Sawamura whenever he's doing well - "Wamura.". With no outs and runners on second, Ichidais fifth batter, Sasaki, bunts at the first pitch, resulting in runner on third with one out. Miyuki, who walked in on their conversation, gets angry and scolds Sawamura. He is a pitcher who throws with his feelings and is never ashamed to show everyone what's on his mind. Sawamura then "charges" the ball - something Kawakami did for him during their match agains Yakushi - and handles it to Kawakami with the words: "I've charged everything into it." 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. This shows the battery has complete trust in one another. 7 and beyond is still unstable. Catching the ball flying back towards him Sawamura gets one out bringing Miyagawa to bat. The next dispute follows immediately and Sawamura claims that he came to Seidou to be the ace. A cutter thrown for the second pitch and it's fouled. For the first and last time those two form a battery and Sawamura learns firsthand what an amazing catcher Chris is. 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. There is a chance that Sawamura might not become ace. The only time in which he shakes off Miyuki's sign is in their match against Nanamori Gakuen. However, Furuya is again selected the starting pitcher and despite losing 2 early runs, was able to bring out his best pitching to date in a pitcher duel against Hongou where both went toe to toe with each other while racking up strike outs. Sawamura then puts Seidou in the quarter finals by closing out the game on the top of the 5th inning. Kataoka tells Kanemaru to have Sawamura ice his shoulder properly. 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. In the dugout Kataoka explains that he didn't want to give their opponents anymore openings to exploit. Sawamura too is awed and recalls Furuya telling him that he'll be the one taking the ace title. Post Spring Tournament - Golden Week Period. After asking the coach to let him pitch during the ninth, Kataoka decides to send Furuya instead. The teamwork between the new formed battery isn't particularly good. Luckily, their relationship was repaired and they are back to being friends again. 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. He was then switched out with Kawakami, who closed the game. After their last match, Sawamura gets scouted by Takashima Rei, the assistant director of Seidou High. The first season aired in 2013; the second season aired in 2015, and the third season aired in 2019. -, "The ability to cleanly pitch to the corners of the zone and calm judgement on the mound in a crisis. Sawamura Eijun | Source: Fandom There have been a lot of changes, with a major one being the ace. One day before the opening ceremony of the 89th Tokyo Tournament the long, awaited handing over of the Jersey numbers takes place. At 2 outs and with a runner on 2nd base, Zono had an opportunity to tie the score; however, his long hit was caught by an outfielder and Ichidaisan won the game. It was part of Weekly Shnen Magazine from 2006 to 2015. Miyamoto and Chimaru step onto and then off the plate after being struck out by multiple Seidou soul infused balls by Sawamura. Kawakami takes over and tells him that his feelings reached everyone and asks him if he can let them handle the rest. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. Miyuki started calling for Sawamura's more reliable straight fastball to get him back into shape again and he was able to close out the 5th inning with impressive stats. After eliminating those that were unstable, they have come up with the Numbers which consist of at least 11 types of different pitches. Thinking of this, many people put their eyes on Sawamura Eijun. Kataoka calls Furuya and pulls Sawamura out after asking Miyuki about Sawamura's condition. The upperclassmen have problems to grasp his pitching style. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. With their success and deep run in the Fall Season, Seidou was seeded for the Tournament and was bypassed to the 3rd round. Sanada hits Sawamura's cutter and it goes into center field. Sawamura's fastball velocity has been recorded at 135 km/h. ; Affectionate Nickname: Sawamura starts calling him "Cap" in Act 2 and it eventually starts catching on with the team as well. Hell, even if the entire world thinks it's okay, I'll never accept it." Sawamura gets no chance to play in one of these matches, although asking Kataoka's permission to pitch, who however declines. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. Sawamura strikes Hoshida with a breaking ball to the outside corner sharing with us a bit of his thoughts on what type of ace he aims to be. Kataoka then orders Sawamura to stop and rest for 3 days in preparation for the match with Hakuryuu High, in which he wants Sawamura to be the starting pitcher for. Sawamura manages to send Kanemaru and Yui home, due to a Squezze play. On top of the 5th, after Toujou and Higasa got on base and at 1 out, Sawamura was up to bat. They started working together to slowly polish Sawamura's skills. [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. Is Diamond no Ace worth watching? 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. 5 comfortably but his control on pitch No. Sawamura eagerly claims his number, 20, despite not being called yet, but grateful that he really did get a number. He soon learns to point his leading foot towards home-base improving his form. Only after seeing his captain crying, Sawamura realizes that they were just one out away from Koshien and he too starts to cry. 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]. Fourth to bat is Sasaki hits the outside pitch bringing home Ichida Sankou marking the first point of the game. 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. With the help of Kataoka (who has been watching over him the entire time although seemingly ignoring him for so long) Sawamura is able to polish his own special pitch in just one week. [9][10], He treats his teammates depending on how they treat him. After all of Seidou's batter gets striked out in the top of the seventh some players start to look dire, prompting Sawamura to yell out some words of encouragement. Right at the start Yura's 1st batter pulls a safety bunt, but Sawamura gets the ball (before Kanemaru) and throws to 1st; but its' a wild throw and the runner gets on base. And according to the official statistics is Sawamura. 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. 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