He was surprised when Sawamura achieved this within one week with the help of Coach Kataoka. At the lineup, Sawamura is congratulated by one of Maimon's players and shouts that he'll do his best and play for them as well. Despite how hard Miyuki may be to deal with, Sawamura highly respects him and often does as he is told by Miyuki (despite resisting). In the quarter-finals Sawamura replaces Furuya on top of the third inning and faces the top of the lineup. Born in the Kanagawa Prefecture, he is a very calm and quiet person, often acting as tsukkomi to Sawamura Eijun's boke. All together, Ace of Diamond has had 174 episodes across its three seasons. 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. After 6 steady innings, Kawakami held Eigen High to only 1 run and Seidou scoring a lead of 11 - 1 over their opponent. 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. 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. -, "If he is able to improve his control, he would become an impressive pitcher." Diamond no Ace Act II 1,060 views Feb 11,. Originally, Sawamura has extremely erratic throwing motions. 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. Circle Changeup With no outs and runners on second, Ichidais fifth batter, Sasaki, bunts at the first pitch, resulting in runner on third with one out. The next dispute follows immediately and Sawamura claims that he came to Seidou to be the ace. 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. Miyuki then calls for an inside pitch but Sawamura hits the batter, resulting in an unstable performance. Seidou's regular players are switched in as pinch hitters and their efforts earned Seidou another run. Sawamura tries to execute but embarrassingly fails. Sawamura probably feeling a bit pressured and starts off with 3-1 but manages to get Takami with a grounder. Sawamura isn't happy about the training menu, while Chris is slightly pissed because of Sawamura's stupidity and inexperience. They have the habit of checking each other's faults and even openly commenting on it. However, Sawamura always had an extremely strong spirit which, no matter how hopeless the situation got, inspired his teammates to continue playing their best. They started talking about how Seidou have been winning a lot of their practice matches and how strong they are looking. [38] During the training camp before the Summer Tournament, Sawamura's velocity was measured to be 138 km/h. When Kataoka realizes what Sawamura is trying to do, he makes him stop immediately, because it would destroy his form and orders him to practice his outside pitch. 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. Your very existence is scary. After a short banter with Furuya, Sawamura cheers loudly from the dugout, delaying cool down to watch the rest of the inning. 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. Despite their differences, the two are important pitchers of the team who constantly challenge each other's abilities. After all, his own determination is what matters the most." 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. At school, students muse why Sawamura is included in the roster when he's doing so poorly at practice. Sawamura unknowingly threw a Cutter to strike out Sensen's Ace, Maki. Bottom of the 7th inning, Miyuki said he wants to mix in more Numbers to get batters out quickly and Sawamura complied, saying he has complete trust in Miyuki's lead. After getting a strike with the splitter, the Seido battery throw a change up for the strike out. Sawamura continues to practice alone and is surprised when Chris joins him. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. The two have a kind of big-brother little-brother kind of relationship. [35] Sawamura's pitching form makes it difficult for batters to correctly time their swing while it also makes his pitch seem deceptively faster than it actually is. In Seidou's first official match for the fall, Furuya wears the ace number and shines in both pitching and batting. The rolling ball died off before touching the left line, making it fair for Toujou to home-in safely and Sawamura records his first RBI in high school[22]. The cast and staff will reprise their roles from the previous series, with Madhouse returning for animation production. Seidou led Houmei High by 4 - 1 in the 7th inning where Sawamura comes to replace Furuya. A cutter thrown for the second pitch and it's fouled. He has dark brown hair with brown eyes that sometimes appear golden during intense moments. At the day of his departure, after Sawamura gets on the train, his friends reveal that they really loved playing baseball with him and secretly wanted him to stay and form a team with them anew. Aware of Sawamura's state of mind and at full count, Miyuki takes the time before making his call. He then ordered Sawamura to pay more attention to his grips and how they influence the pitch. 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. Fifth batter is Adachi hits a grounder which is caught by Haruichi and gets him out. Furuya is Seidou's starting pitcher. This is rather a devastating blow than a happy surprise for Sawamura. [32] Sawamura however, is almost always seen scowling after bunting because he wishes to hit instead but immediately jumps at the opportunity to lecture and teach his teammates a more perfect technique whenever they attempt to bunt. [37] By his 2nd year, Sawamura worked with Miyuki throughout Spring break to "thoroughly" try out numerous grips. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. 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. 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. For the first and last time those two form a battery and Sawamura learns firsthand what an amazing catcher Chris is. But this time under the name 'Ace of Diamond Act II. [37] Known to most in-universe characters as Sawamura's winning or strike-out pitch. The Ace: Called "the best catcher of his generation", in his third year, Miyuki's an all around successful player as a top draft pick. Ace of Diamond has aired three seasons so far. [2] Six pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: two opening and four ending themes. [51], Sawamura also possesses another type of changeup known as the Palmball, while Miyuki refers to this pitch as Sawamura's "high speed changeup". As the crowd notices Furuya and wonders how he would be the center of attention of the Tournament, they were surprised to realize that on his back was jersey No. Sawamura could not even catch a fly ball to outfield that landed near his position properly and would always commit errors on defense. He even went as far as to become a practice pitcher on Coach Ochiai's advice, at his own risk. The person he respects: His grandfather -, Hobbies/Special Skill: Catching beetles, watching sumo, and fishing, Because Sawamura often reads old books like "The Book of Five Rings", he tends to call his superiors old Japanese military ranks and switch his speech pattern to flowery old language from time to time. Various schools notice the Seidou team as they walk by. 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. After Furuya walks the third batter, Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution and Sawamura takes over. For the first time since the match against Azuma, Sawamura and Miyuki form a battery. Despite Sawamura's endless antics, Haruichi has full respect towards him, especially for his boundless optimism and perseverance. Watching from the bullpen, Sawamura was irritated with Furuya's shocking performance. Ochiai observes Sawamura before their game against Teito and asks if he wants to switch to sidearm pitching, thus suggesting becoming a practice pitcher for the team. Furuya cleanly closes out the match and Seidou wins. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament.[6]. Sawamura was then subbed out along with Okumura. ; Action Duo: With his batterymate Sawamura Eijun. The series is listed for 52 episodes. Also due the very same reason, Sawamura found it difficult to channel his power to the pitch. Sawamura started playing baseball because of. Sawamura is seen cheering from the dugout with the number 18. Hakuryu scores 1 run in the 8th inning on a failed double play attempt by Seidou. But when she witnesses a quarrel between Sawamura and a teacher during class, Haruno is inspired by him. 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. Tachi tells Sawamura, Haruichi and Furuya that watching them play reminded him of his old days, then tells them to work hard. 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. At first, Haruno, thought that she was only a nuisance to others, namely the other managers. He meets Kominato Haruichi and Furuya Satoru along with other first years. While the first string members head out for a match, Furuya Satoru, a fellow first year, offers Sawamura to play catch with him. Facing Raichi, Miyuki asked for an inside Cutter to try to get Sawamura over the hump but Sawamura failed the pitch execution resulting in a HR. Seidou's first opponent was Eigen High. Sawamura gives his best to fire the first years up and finally gets the chance to stand on the pitching mound. The first season began on October 6, 2013 and consisted of 75 episodes. Then comes Sawamura taking his bunting stance and after fouling the first out he manages to stop it's momentum and make it roll. It was a tearful farewell. Top of the 3rd, Seidou is facing Ichidai's ace, Amahisa, who gives up two strikes wanting to hit the new pitch, number 9. The second season aired soon after and had a total of 51 episodes, while the third season ran from April 2018 to March 2019 and had a total of 48 episodes. Due to this practice, Kanemaru isn't scared of getting hit by wild pitches anymore. Sawamura is petrified. 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. Boy, anyone would be scared out of their mind!" They settled for an inside 2-seamer and Sawamura forced a grounder for a Double Play to close out the inning. Answer (1 of 3): As of right now in the anime is Sawamura. In junior high nobody could do that. Mine Fujio later on comments to his fellow journalist that while Seidou continued to win their previous games with their pitcher relay, it was probably the lack of an absolute ace that cost Seidou the win. -, "Don't get so damn flustered over a one point difference! Next up is Ouya's clean-up and Miyuki again calls for the changeup, which Sawamura successfully executes, striking the batter out. It was part of Weekly Shnen Magazine from 2006 to 2015. Second pitch hits a grounder to first and it's three outs with only 6 pitches thrown. Sawamura suggests this idea to Miyuki and Chris who immediately ignore himonly to come back later to ask what type of pitch Sawamura's looking to learn, which he suggests the cutter. Seidou batters opened up with 2 early runs from Amahisa in order to help ease up Furuya when he pitches. After that, Sawamura was completely rattled and he gives up more hits and walks another batter. That baseball is not that easy!" After Miyuki, Haruichi was the next person in the team to recognize Sawamura's abilities. He was very bad at batting and was almost hit-less during the first year of his high school career. -, "Just now, it really felt like I managed to transfer my power to the ball!" 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. 7 and beyond is still unstable. The series has a total of 184 episodes, plus three OVAs. Chris and Sawamura had an unpleasant first encounter when Sawamura was left under Chris's care, both not being particularly fond of each other. Bunt Meijin Sawamura unknowingly threw a cutter to strike out Sensen's Ace, Maki. In the top of the sixth inning, Sawamura replaces him. [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. In the seventh and final batter of the seventh, the match between Seido and Yaya Prince is on. Since Sawamura is a left-handed pitcher, his Cutter breaks into the body of a right-handed batter, frequently able to induce jams and ground balls. However, this makes catching the ball difficult, as most catchers cannot predict where the ball will end up as well as making a challenge for Sawamura himself to properly control his pitches. Miyuki ends the game by hitting a walk-off HR. Okumura notes after the match that Sawamura threw only 11 pitches in which only 2 were fouls, in other words, there were no wasted pitch thrown per batter. His image on the mound today, was exactly that of an ace. 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]. 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. 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. 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. After honing his pitches with Miyuki throughout the off-season, Sawamura's 2-seam fastball now has a visibly similar breaking movement to that of a shuuto, as noted by Miyuki, and is now a part of Sawamura's arsenal. 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. This form causes his throwing arm to come out much later and causes the ball to move more. Sawamura accepts as he throws what looked like a powerful pitch that may have made it to the fence only to have the ball break downward when it comes close to it. Sawamura eagerly claims his number, 20, despite not being called yet, but grateful that he really did get a number. [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. On the bottom inning, Seidou targets Ouno's Slider and widen their lead to 3 - 0. Will there be a season 4 of Diamond no Ace? With this, Sawamura shows his potential to be the ace for the first time. Back in the fall, we, too, got our butts kicked because of the devil's own guts that boy has." Miyuki calls for a ball for the first pitch to see how Raichi reacts. Sawamura Eijun has replaced Furuya Satoru as the ace. He confronted Chris and apologized, asking for another chance. He is later seen watching the quarterfinals of the fall tournament, and he smiles when he sees Sawamura's outstanding pitching. She wishes Sawamura good luck on becoming the ace and says that she is cheering for him. Kawakami lost 2 runs against Nihon Shouno but with Seidou batters repeatedly able to widen the score gap to 7 - 3 by the 9th inning, he regained composure and closed out the match. It's the best kind of pitching. Sawamura Eijun is the protagonist of the series. By the top of the 4th, Sawamura gives up the first hit of the game and the runner gets advanced into scoring position. Shirakawa is at bat next and battles it out with Sawamura, who starts to pitch harder. After enrolling at Seidou, he develops a new pitching form with the help of coach Kataoka and Chris. In the bottom inning, Masashi's single HR punches a hole in the stalemate and the 3rd years' consecutive hits make it a 2-0 lead for Seidou. Is it Worth Watching? [23] Sawamura is seen sweating rather excessively and Kawakami wonders if it was because he has been going all out since the beginning. Luckily, their relationship was repaired and they are back to being friends again. Ichidai's lead-off man, Chimaru, bats first. Sawamura is a hotheaded and loudmouthed youth who usually comes off as obnoxious. He has a habit of saying things bluntly and often praises either Furuya or Eijun, causing them to compete against each other frequently. After scoring 5 runs in the 4th inning Seidou makes substitutions to almost all of their positions beside the mid-field positions. 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. On top of the 7th inning, Sawamura struggles to control his Numbers and ended up walking a runner after getting 1 out. Once again the batter have problems figuring out Sawamura's pitching form and can't get the timing right. Amahisa and Miyamoto are also taken out by grounders to second base. 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]. That flower is small for now, but very strong. 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. Sawamura's Slider has a big break on it but he admitted he cannot control the pitch yet.[52]. 7 and No. Third member of the Ichinen Trio, Haruichi keeps Sawamura's manners and words in check. Only a few days later he is allowed to join the batting and fielding practice. However, after learning the proper pitching grip for the 4-seam fastball, Sawamura's fastball stabilized and stopped breaking irregularly. At the bottom of the 7th inning, Sawamura comes to relief Kawakami and going with Miyuki's suggestions, the battery opted to use only straight fastball pitches. The team reports Sawamura's performance to Miyuki in the evening, complimenting him for a fine game. What sport is Diamond no Ace? Seidou is eliminated and failed to qualify for the Kantou Tournament. Note that this data is based on the official guidebook!You are free to write about the characters improvements in the Skills section above! When he found out that Sawamura was suffering from the yips, he was sure that Sawamura would get over it and become stronger from it. One day before the opening ceremony of the 89th Tokyo Tournament the long, awaited handing over of the Jersey numbers takes place. [43], The cutter is the first breaking fastball that Sawamura properly learned. This gives Sawamura a notable advantage against right-handed batters, which is the more common type of player in baseball compared to left-handers. The match turned out to be a tightly contested pitcher duel between Sawamura and Seihou's Ace, Akashi with both pitchers going all out from the beginning, creating a stalemate game. However, she has been shown to have feelings for him after he left for Seidou. ; Affectionate Nickname: Sawamura starts calling him "Cap" in Act 2 and it eventually starts catching on with the team as well. 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. Up next is Ichidais captain, Adachi. From nearly the first day they met, Sawamura called him "Harucchi," a sign of him being familiar and comfortable around him. Although it appears that the two don't get along, Kanemaru admires Sawamura for his tenacity. Furuya is the only pitcher for the match. The game ends after five innings and Sawamura doesn't get a chance to play. After striking out Sawamura, Kuramochi is up and after a few balls and fouls he hits center field getting to first base. Sawamura's cutter has a sharp breaking motion when coming close to the plate. 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. Bottom on the seventh, Sawamura's energy making the rest of the team wanting to answer in kind the batters step up to the plate with strengthened resolve. Sawamura's enthusiasm is back and he begins to cheer for Kawakami. But Sawamura is eager to learn new things even after making mistakes, which he tries to realize and prevent in the future. With their success and deep run in the Fall Season, Seidou was seeded for the Tournament and was bypassed to the 3rd round. 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. Sawamura doesn't want Raichi to hit and throws a strike just to the inside. The first Season of Diamond No Ace got premiered on 6 October 2013. On top of the ninth, Kawakami is on the mound and outs the batter. Here are the rankings, result summaries in the comments, on Sunday we'll be starting the middle blocker popularity poll, can't wait. A sinking moving fastball thrown with a 2-seam grip or by grapping the ball with 5 fingers. Only after seeing his captain crying, Sawamura realizes that they were just one out away from Koshien and he too starts to cry. 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. He leaves the mound crying. In the bottom of the seventh Sawamura finally is allowed to pitch. Wakana is Sawamura's childhood friend who cares deeply about him. The first season aired in 2013; the second season aired in 2015, and the third season aired in 2019. ", "I told you, didn't I? Bakamura (by teammates) Coach Raizou correctly assumes that Sawamura's pitch is a moving fastball. One pitch hits Shirakawa's helmet, shocking everyone. Sawamura is a lean-built teenager of average height. He is shown to be regretful about his actions afterwards, such as his conflict with Chris when he first joined the team. On top of the ninth, Kawakami is on the mound and Seidou wins. Sawamura then walked Akashi on base; in addition, Okumura dropped the final pitch on the ground, allowing Ichinose to steal to 3rd putting runner in scoring position for the 2nd time in the match. 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. During Furuya's pitching debut, Sawamura gets angry at Chris' constant melancholy and yells at him: "You're the one who has given up on returning to the first string. [26]. Starting out at Seidou isn't exactly smooth sailing for the ray sunshine that is Sawamura. Coupled with his late release form, Sawamura's fastball appears faster to the batter. After facing some difficulties, Sawamura's teammates try to loosen him up by telling him that they are starting to acknowledge his abilities Sawamura is flattered. Sawamura continues to strike out Akikawa and the crowd is impressed, as well as Chris and Kataoka who compliments Sawamura. Coach Kataoka explains that this is the result of the opponent going all out. Kanemaru is Sawamura's classmate who at first refused to acknowledge him, believing Sawamura was all talk. The "Revised Cutter" has as much speed as his straight fastball while also breaks sharply as it comes near the plate, as a result, the pitch appears like it suddenly vanishes from the batter's eyes.[48][49]. Kanemaru brings the ice and is worried about his teammate, because Sawamura didn't say anything since he got subbed and just sat silently on the bench. Ask sellers your product questions in English, and our multilingual staff will help get them answered. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. Ichidai mounted their come back in the bottom of the 5th after Furuya walked a couple of batters and Yuki Masashi's fielding error. Seidou regulars then went on to watch the remaining semifinal match between Inajitsu and Teitou while the rest of the team returned to school. [6], On July 5th, the Opening Ceremony for the Summer Regional Tournament of Tokyo Prefecture is held. After regaining his composure, Sawamura does a good job keeping Ouya to two runs. Sawamura throws the ball to Kuramochi, who throws to Maezono. Back to Miyagama, the Seidou battery brings back the count to 1-2 yet again however the fourth pitch is hit and a fielding error by Seidou's first baseman Miyagama reaches second. Pairing up with Sawamura was Okumura, whose game calling was to place emphasis on Sawamura's fastball going against Seihou's lineup. After witnessing the commotion, Seto notes that Amahisa seems to have changed while Okumura was annoyed saying Amahisa was rude to Sawamura. Before the Summer Regional Tournament of Tokyo Prefecture is held fastball stabilized stopped... 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