Ace of Diamond

Season 1 Episode 9: With Chagrin in His Heart

3 Seasons Dec 01, 2013 TV-14 24m 8.1

Sawamura begins to follow Chris every where to try and learn more about baseball. He also sits out of some practices so he can learn how the communication of a team works. Chris finally gives in to Eijun's persistence and catches a few of his pitches. After catching them, Chris informs Eijun he must find his specialty if he is to be truly effective as a pitcher. At first Sawamura is confused. he knows his speed isn't the best and he can't throw breaking balls, so what could be ...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The One Pitch

1. The One Pitch

Aired: Oct 6, 2013

Game set. Eijun Sawamura, the pitcher of a novice junior high baseball team, ...

Episode 2 Partner

2. Partner

Aired: Oct 13, 2013

Kazuya Miyuki becomes the catcher for Sawamura in a contest against Seido's d...

Episode 4 Are You Like Me?

4. Are You Like Me?

Aired: Oct 27, 2013

Seido faces off against Ichidai Third High School, the school that beat them ...

Episode 5 A Clash

5. A Clash

Aired: Nov 3, 2013

Coach Katoka, or Shades as Onoda calls him, organizes a game between the firs...

Episode 6 Head to Head

6. Head to Head

Aired: Nov 10, 2013

Thanks to the words of fellow first year Haruichi Kominato, Eijun makes it on...

Episode 7 The Two Batteries

7. The Two Batteries

Aired: Nov 17, 2013

The game concludes, and Furuya and Masuko are promoted to varsity while Eijun...

Episode 8 The Truth About Chris

8. The Truth About Chris

Aired: Nov 24, 2013

Chris continues to leave practice early and give Eijun additional workouts. E...

Episode 11 Chris to the Field!

11. Chris to the Field!

Aired: Dec 15, 2013

Eijun appears to have greater speed on his moving fast ball than ever before....

Episode 12 Target

12. Target

Aired: Dec 22, 2013

Chris has Miyuki join him and Sawamura in the bullpen as they try to master S...

Episode 16 Challenge

16. Challenge

Aired: Jan 26, 2014

The practice game between Seido and Osaka Kiryu begins with Furuya determined...

Episode 17 Games Are Fun

17. Games Are Fun

Aired: Feb 2, 2014

Kiryu's ace, Hiromi Toshi, continues to dominate Seido's batters as his speed...

Episode 18 I Hate It, But...

18. I Hate It, But...

Aired: Feb 9, 2014

Miyuki continues to try to get Sawamura to pitch inside and gain additional c...

Episode 19 Fate

19. Fate

Aired: Feb 16, 2014

A 3-set of matches takes place to end the training week of hell as Inashiro I...

Episode 20 Emergency

20. Emergency

Aired: Feb 23, 2014

The second half of the Seido, Shuuhoku match begins with Tanba unveiling his ...

Episode 21 To the Dream Stage

21. To the Dream Stage

Aired: Mar 2, 2014

Kanemaru helps Sawamura get ready for the exams. Until Sawamura passes all hi...

Episode 23 Official Game Debut

23. Official Game Debut

Aired: Mar 16, 2014

With a 15-0 lead in place, Seido brings in Sawamura to pitch inning 4. The ga...

Episode 24 Precision Machine

24. Precision Machine

Aired: Mar 23, 2014

The match between Seido and Puplic Murata East ends with Seido getting anothe...

Episode 25 Anti-Furuya Strategy

25. Anti-Furuya Strategy

Aired: Mar 30, 2014

The night before the game, Coach Katoka stands in the batters box and has Saw...

Episode 26 Miracle Akikawa

26. Miracle Akikawa

Aired: Apr 6, 2014

In the top of the first, Shunshin Yeung comes to the plate and forces Furuya ...

Episode 27 I'm Not Running

27. I'm Not Running

Aired: Apr 13, 2014

As the heat continues to increase, Coach Katoka declares that if Furuya even ...

Episode 29 Neck and Neck

29. Neck and Neck

Aired: Apr 27, 2014

Sawamura's moving fastball and four seamer continue to cause problems for Aki...

Episode 30 Winner and Loser

30. Winner and Loser

Aired: May 4, 2014

Ichidai continues to watch the game between Seido and Akikawa, declaring the ...

Episode 31 Dark Horse

31. Dark Horse

Aired: May 11, 2014

After winning their match, Seido stays behind to watch Manaka's pitching in h...

Episode 32 Summers

32. Summers

Aired: May 18, 2014

Raichi returns to the batters box for a second match against Manaka. While Ma...

Episode 33 Money Tree

33. Money Tree

Aired: May 25, 2014

The episode begins with Chris coaching the team on Yakusi's batting power and...

Episode 34 Reliable Teammates

34. Reliable Teammates

Aired: Jun 1, 2014

Raichi faces Furuya and manages to get a double. The next batter hits a singl...

Episode 35 Potential

35. Potential

Aired: Jun 8, 2014

Furuya comes up to bat in the 7-spot and hits a solo homerun to make it 4-1 i...

Episode 37 Burst!

37. Burst!

Aired: Jun 29, 2014

Sawamura is given the role of pitching one more inning. After two outside pit...

Episode 38 Roles

38. Roles

Aired: Jul 5, 2014

After the captain hits a home run off Sanada, Seido once again leads by two r...

Episode 40 The Winning Shot

40. The Winning Shot

Aired: Jul 20, 2014

The top of the ninth takes place as the battle between Seido and Yakusi reach...

Episode 41 It's the Semifinal

41. It's the Semifinal

Aired: Jul 27, 2014

The results of the quarterfinals are shown. Seido learns they will be facing ...

Episode 42 The Giant Looks Down

42. The Giant Looks Down

Aired: Aug 3, 2014

The battle between Sensen and Seishun gets underway. Sawamura's friends arriv...

Episode 43 Revenge

43. Revenge

Aired: Aug 10, 2014

Haruchi replaces Tanba in the batting lineup with the bases loaded in a 1-1 g...

Episode 44 Best Pitch

44. Best Pitch

Aired: Aug 17, 2014

Sawamura faces off with Hino in a match-up that come determine the end result...

Episode 45 Fantasy

45. Fantasy

Aired: Aug 24, 2014

After defeating Sensen Academy, Sawamura enjoys his time with his junior high...

Episode 46 Pitching of Despair

46. Pitching of Despair

Aired: Aug 31, 2014

As Nagao takes on Inashiro with his knuckle ball, Sakurazawa wait for their c...

Episode 47 That Summer

47. That Summer

Aired: Sep 7, 2014

After the game, Narumiya bumps into Miyuki. "Remember the last time all of us...

Episode 48 At the Dorm

48. At the Dorm

Aired: Sep 14, 2014

As Seido finish reviewing Narumiya's pitching, Yuki talks about the confidenc...

Episode 49 A Nostalgic Face

49. A Nostalgic Face

Aired: Sep 21, 2014

The day before the final, Sawamura says he wants to learn a breaking ball to ...

Episode 51 The Battle Begins!

51. The Battle Begins!

Aired: Oct 5, 2014

Sakai is shocked from being taken off the starting roster for the final, and ...

Episode 52 I Don't Want to Lose

52. I Don't Want to Lose

Aired: Oct 12, 2014

Narumiya strikes out Yuki, and Seido is reminded of Narumiya's strength. Furu...

Episode 53 Change Gears

53. Change Gears

Aired: Oct 19, 2014

After three innings, it's still a close final. Next up is the cleanup, Yuki, ...

Episode 55 Strong Men

55. Strong Men

Aired: Nov 2, 2014

When Inashiro has two outs with the bases loaded, Tanba pulls through to get ...

Episode 56 Decision

56. Decision

Aired: Nov 9, 2014

Seido's loss seems imminent against the mighty Inashiro. To make things worse...

Episode 58 The Three-Hole

58. The Three-Hole

Aired: Nov 30, 2014

Seido scores a run. Haruichi stands in the batter's box in place of Ryosuke a...

Episode 59 Fearless

59. Fearless

Aired: Dec 7, 2014

It's Yuki versus Narumiya. Yuki hits Narumiya's changeup with his unparallele...

Episode 60 Lonely Sun

60. Lonely Sun

Aired: Dec 14, 2014

At the top of the ninth, Inashiro is behind by a run. "I can't picture us los...

Episode 61 Determined

61. Determined

Aired: Dec 21, 2014

The unique experience of pitching in the last inning of a tournament final pr...

Episode 62 Victory or Defeat

62. Victory or Defeat

Aired: Dec 28, 2014

With a runner in a scoring position, Inashiro's cleanup, Harada, stands at ba...

Episode 63 Lingering Feelings

63. Lingering Feelings

Aired: Dec 28, 2014

An unbelievable turn of events happens at the bottom of the ninth. Inashiro's...

Episode 64 Restart

64. Restart

Aired: Jan 11, 2015

After losing the final, things are looking grim at Seido. Haruichi has locked...

Episode 65 In The Sun

65. In The Sun

Aired: Jan 18, 2015

As the new captain, Miyuki tells the team his will, "I want to be greedy abou...

Episode 66 Outsider

66. Outsider

Aired: Jan 25, 2015

The night before the national final, Narumiya lowers his head to his teammate...

Episode 67 The Kick

67. The Kick

Aired: Feb 1, 2015

The new team at Seido isn't meshing well just yet. The result of the practice...

Episode 68 The Ace Title

68. The Ace Title

Aired: Feb 8, 2015

To everyone's surprise, the game against Yakushi is a pitcher's game. Furuya ...

Episode 69 Can't Lose

69. Can't Lose

Aired: Feb 15, 2015

Furuya closes six innings without conceding any runs, and the crowd is excite...

Episode 70 Next Stage

70. Next Stage

Aired: Feb 22, 2015

After conceding three runs without getting any outs, Sawamura is switched out...

Episode 71 September Sky

71. September Sky

Aired: Mar 1, 2015

Sawamura isn't himself anymore with the yips, but everyone still has faith in...

Episode 72 The Final Lesson

72. The Final Lesson

Aired: Mar 8, 2015

Coach Ochiai and Coach Kataoka have conflicting opinions, but the fall tourna...

Episode 73 Inheritance

73. Inheritance

Aired: Mar 15, 2015

The third years are left speechless hearing about the resignation of the coac...

Episode 74 Guiding Light

74. Guiding Light

Aired: Mar 22, 2015

The first and second-years find out about Coach Kataoka's resignation, and th...

Episode 75 In Pursuit

75. In Pursuit

Aired: Mar 29, 2015

Maezono hits a home run at the top of the ninth, evening out the game at 3-3,...

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Info about Ace of Diamond

Current Status: Ended

Network: TV Tokyo

Production Country: Japan

Genres: Sport, Animation

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