9.2/1029 votesLoading...#1 - Zeal
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 9/21/2015
Oya has runners on first and second with only one out, and the cleanup, Kasuga, is up next. However, Sawamura can't suppress his excitement. "Pitch with confidence," Maezono encourages Sawamura. Miyuki holds his mitt low and away.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
9.2/1025 votesLoading...#2 - The World Beyond
Season 2 Episode 35 - Aired 11/30/2015
Miyuki uses everything inside him to stop Ogawa as he tackles into home plate. Masu criticizes his dangerous play but compliments his attitude. Tied at 5-5, the game goes to extra innings. Which team will prevail and advance to the final?
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.9/1010 votesLoading...#3 - The Resilient Second String
Season 2 Episode 28 - Aired 10/12/2015
Coach Kataoka organizes an intrasquad scrimmage between the first-string and the second. Furuya is the starting pitcher for the first-string team and Sawamura for the second. And for some reason, Haruichi is using a metal bat.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.9/1024 votesLoading...#4 - Partnership
Season 2 Episode 47 - Aired 2/29/2016
Miyuki gets his ribs checked out. In the bottom of the sixth, Sawamura shows a strong performance going three for three. With the sides retired, Haruichi stands in the batter's box with a wooden bat, and Sanada looks confident. Sanada's shootball breaks Haruichi's bat, and...
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.9/1024 votesLoading...#5 - Last Inning
Season 2 Episode 50 - Aired 3/21/2016
At the top of the ninth, Seido is behind 3-4. Haruichi gets a base hit, and Miyuki follows up with one as well. Next up is Maezono. He stands in the batter's box with a mission. Swing and miss. Swing and miss. With two strikes, his back's on the wall.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.7/1030 votesLoading...#6 - Dark Horse
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 5/11/2014
After winning their match, Seido stays behind to watch Manaka's pitching in hopes of gaining a slight advantage in the quarterfinal game. Tanba remembers his past ties with Manaka and swears to return in that quarterfinal match. However Yakusi has made many changes to their lineup, including three first years in the 3, 4, and 5 spots. When the first of these first years arrives, Raichi Todoroki, he nails Manaka's best fastball out of the stadium to give his team the early 1-0 lead. Ichidai is forced to make an early pitching change, with Manaka moving to the outfield, and the game becomes a slugging contest. As inning 5 approaches, Manaka demands to return to the mound so his team can move on to the quarterfinals. Ichidai gives in, and Manaka returns with better control than before.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.7/1021 votesLoading...#7 - Fastball Featuring Todoroki
Season 2 Episode 42 - Aired 1/25/2016
Yakushi's chance to score in the bottom of the first inning is crushed by Shirasu's super catch in the outfield. With the game still at 0-0, we go into the second inning. Can Seido get the first run of the game?
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.7/1020 votesLoading...#8 - To This Side
Season 2 Episode 43 - Aired 2/1/2016
Raichi stands on the mound. Raichi's fastballs get faster every pitch, and Maezono strikes out. Raichi's strong performance as a pitcher brings life to the Yakushi batters in the bottom of the third. However, Kawakami does everything he can to keep them down.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.6/1029 votesLoading...#9 - Winner and Loser
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 5/4/2014
Ichidai continues to watch the game between Seido and Akikawa, declaring the next team to score will win in this 2-2 tie. Coach Katoka inserts Haruichi as a pinch hitter, and he responds by getting on base. Sawamura's bunt gets Haruichi to second base and brings up the lead-off batter, Kuramochi. Will Kuramochi finally be able to master Shunshin Yeung's clockwork control and get on base? Which team will score and seize control? No matter the outcome, Yeung is happy because he finally gets to play the style of Japanese baseball he grew up envying in his last summer of play in Japan.
Director: Mitsutaka Noshitani, Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Daishiro Tanimura
8.6/1022 votesLoading...#10 - The Underdog Story
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 6/15/2015
Sawamura overcomes the yips and shows off an impressive pitching job against Nanamori Academy. "You can be in contention for the ace position now," says Miyuki. Inashiro and Ugumori are playing at Ota Stadium, and Inashiro's victory might be in danger.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.6/1020 votesLoading...#11 - Winging It
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 8/31/2015
At Seido's indoor practice area, Sawamura is trying to learn a breaking ball. He's having difficulties pitching any breaking balls but immediately succeeds on pitching a changeup with Coach Ochiai's advice. Is Sawamura finally moving on to the next phase of his pitching?
Director: N/A
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.5/1033 votesLoading...#12 - You're in the First-String
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/29/2013
To stop the attacks on Chris, Sawamura reverts back to his original pitching form while maintaining the wall against the dangerous Naoyuki Zaizen. The results not only improve Sawamura's speed, but they start putting pressure on Zaizen and reveal an injury he had earlier. With Chris and Zaizen being of equal strength now, the momentum swings back to Seido. After 3 innings Chris and Sawamura are pulled from the game. The game concludes and the Coach calls everyone together. Two players are moved up to the varsity team, and many third years have their hearts broken. While Chris isn't brought up to play, he is brought up as a manager for the varsity team.
Director: Tomonari Tanaka, Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Daishiro Tanimura
8.5/1022 votesLoading...#13 - Just You Wait!
Season 2 Episode 49 - Aired 3/14/2016
The Tokyo Fall Tournament Final is nearing its end. With Yakushi leading 3-4, we go into the top of the ninth inning. Kuramochi hits a fast hit, but Yakushi's all-in defense stops it. Next up is Tojo. The Seido supporters in the crowd are cheering as loud as they can.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.4/1026 votesLoading...#14 - Footsteps to Tomorrow
Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 9/28/2014
The current third-years were called "the hopeless year" when they joined. Their upperclassmen had lost all hope for them, but they diligently practiced, continuously encouraging each other. Their hard work changed their rivalry for each other into trust.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Daishiro Tanimura
8.4/1020 votesLoading...#15 - Where I Am
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/18/2015
Sawamura makes a great relief. However, Mukai, as the self-proclaimed best pitcher his year, continues to toy the Seido batters. Kuramochi fights for a walk to first and Haruichi follows up with a hit. Can they score?
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.4/1020 votesLoading...#16 - Demon Child
Season 2 Episode 29 - Aired 10/19/2015
A middle-aged man watches the intrasquad game. He is none other than Eijiro Sakaki, the man who made Seido's baseball team famous. He was also Kataoka's high school coach. "You used to be such a demon child." Sakaki reminisces on the past.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.4/1020 votesLoading...#17 - The Best Fastball
Season 2 Episode 44 - Aired 2/8/2016
Kawakami gives up a home run to Raichi and a hit to Sanada. Kuramochi and Haruichi gets a double play in order to back Kawakami up. However, Kawakami loses control of the ball and gives up a base on balls and a hit by pitch.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.4/1021 votesLoading...#18 - The Field
Season 2 Episode 45 - Aired 2/15/2016
Maezono's pressure overwhelms Raichi and hits a fly allowing Kuramochi to come home and tie the game. Raichi comes to realization of what it means to stand on the mound. Coach Todoroki notices Raichi's change in attitude and quickly puts Sanada on the mound.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara, Asami Kawano
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.4/1021 votesLoading...#19 - The Decision
Season 2 Episode 46 - Aired 2/22/2016
It's the bottom of the fifth, and Yakushi is up to bat. Mishima stands in the batter's box ready to hit but falls short before Sawamura's four-seamer. Sawamura surprises the crowd by striking out Mishima. Next up is Raichi Todoroki, Yakushi's cleanup. Can Sawamura keep him down?
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.3/1027 votesLoading...#20 - Summers
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 5/18/2014
Raichi returns to the batters box for a second match against Manaka. While Manaka gets some good pitches in and appears to have the advantage, and unfortunate bounce leads to an injury to Manaka. Without Manaka the teams pitching begins to struggle. The outcome of the Yakusi/Ichidai game shocks the members of Seido as Raichi's hits decide the outcome. Now Seido must prepare for a team they have no advance data on, out of having watched one match. As Seido's first years attempt to make their way back to the bus, they come across Raichi and Raizou in the back practicing. When Raizou says there are no other pitchers that Raichi needs to worry about until they face Narumiya Mei, it gets Sawamura and Furuya's blood boiling. Kominato tells the rest of the team what happened the next day when they see Sawamura and Furuya practicing so hard, it gets the teams entire blood boiling. Tanba asks the cleanup batters to help him get ready for the next game in simulation practices as Seido's preparations start to go to work.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.3/1025 votesLoading...#21 - The Winning Shot
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 7/20/2014
The top of the ninth takes place as the battle between Seido and Yakusi reaches its climax with a battle between Tanba and Raichi. Tanba makes the count 2-2 when Miyuki finally calls for the forkball to make its debut. Will Raichi have success against the forkball, or will the pressure get to him? The winner advances to the semifinals as the loser ponders how they can improve for next season. This episode covers chapters 116 to 120.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.3/1022 votesLoading...#22 - Scenario
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/25/2015
Mukai scatters his pitches offensively, but Tojo puts up a good fight and gets on base. Kuramochi follows after, and the Teito battery walks Haruichi to load the bases. It's two outs and bases loaded at the bottom of the eighth. Immense pressure is on Maezono.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.3/1020 votesLoading...#23 - Self-Destruction
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 6/22/2015
Inashiro vs Ugumori. At the bottom of the seventh, Tadano and Narumiya are having a difficult time seeing eye to eye against the highly offensive Ugumori batters. Umemiya hits a big one and Ugumori turns the game around with two runs! The runner-up team at nationals is cornered.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.3/1019 votesLoading...#24 - Chain Reaction
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 7/20/2015
Bottom of the seventh, Seido is batting. Tojo hits a double into the right-center field. Higasa follows up with a two-run hit, giving Seido a five run lead over Ugumori. However, the Ugumori players look strangely cheerful, and seeing that, the audience begin to cheer for them.
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
8.3/1021 votesLoading...#25 - Shut Him Down!!
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 7/27/2015
A hit makes a bad bounce in front of Haruichi, and Seido misses out on a double play. Now, Ugumori has the bases loaded with no outs. Ugumori has momentum, but Seido's defense boldly shifts forward. Can they stop Ugumori as the batting order resets to the top?
Director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Writer: Kenji Konuta
The Best Episodes of Ace of Diamond
Every episode of Ace of Diamond ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ace of Diamond!
Eijun Sawamura is a pitcher who joins an elite school with a brilliant catcher named Kazuya Miyuki. Together with the rest of the team, they...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Zeal" is the best rated episode of "Ace of Diamond". It scored 9.2/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by Mitsuyuki Masuhara and written by Kenji Konuta, it aired on 9/21/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The World Beyond".