Sawamura assures Kanemaru that everything is okay and stays focused. Hakuryu scores 1 run in the 8th inning on a failed double play attempt by Seidou. With the batter cornered, Sawamura throws another revised splitter for the third pitch and it's a grounder to Kominato for the second out. 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. Since the start of his 2nd year Sawamura's control over his breaking fastballs has shown considerable improvements as Sawamura is now capable of making his pitches break as he desire and precisely locate his pitches to where Miyuki wants it. [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 field, Kanemaru surprisingly has a nickname for Sawamura whenever he's doing well - "Wamura.". He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. 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. Sawamura is at the bullpen throwing pitches not wanting to just sit and do nothing after seeing how Furuya pitched. Diamond no Ace is a fantastic anime with a very accurate portrayal of baseball. Sawamura throws the ball to Kuramochi, who throws to Maezono. 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. 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. 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. Does Sawamura become captain? Boy, anyone would be scared out of their mind!" Chris has a high opinion of Sawamura, both as a teammate and as a pitcher. That baseball is not that easy!" Now, he only has one dreamto become the ace pitcher of his team. At school, students muse why Sawamura is included in the roster when he's doing so poorly at practice. The episode premiered on May 25, 2014. It doesn't take long until the first years are double digit runs behind and some of them start to give up. She also reveals that there's one thing she has always wanted to do: to support the players who are working their hardest to reach their goal. In the seventh and final batter of the seventh, the match between Seido and Yaya Prince is on. [2] Six pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: two opening and four ending themes. Not her cellphone, but the actual land-line in the Sawamura house. Sawamura, in his own way lets everyone know he's mad, but is aware of the limits of his abilities. And with 52 episodes, it ended on 31 March 2020. Feinting a bunt squeeze with Toujou on 3rd, Sawamura then takes a hard swing on the first pitch and despite being jammed, he yanked the ball to the left line. Sawamura's 2-seam fastball breaks down and away from right-handed batters as it comes close to the plate. Before he leaves the dugout, Kataoka makes sure that Sawamura is aware of the situation the team is faced with. 3rd base runner attempted to score but was prevented by Asou's excellent throw, retiring him at home plate. 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. On the bottom inning, Seidou targets Ouno's Slider and widen their lead to 3 - 0. Rei says they'll need Furuya to win the Summer, calling him the "ace" until Tanba's return, shocking Sawamura. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. Sawamura is seen cheering from the dugout with the number 18. It's the best kind of pitching. The series is listed for 52 episodes. Sawamura understands the message and starts pitching to Miyuki's mitt. Sanada hits Sawamura's cutter and it goes into center field. 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. Since Kanemaru was Chris's roommate, he was often asked by the third year to take care of Sawamura. The upperclassmen have problems to grasp his pitching style. 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. He runs into Miyuki who is also late. That flower is small for now, but very strong. Who scouted Sawamura? Furuya cleanly closes out the match and Seidou wins. Sawamura shakes off the sign understanding the batter, and wants to pitch to the inside. 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. Ace of Diamond has aired three seasons so far. Because the infinite what ifs, can ruin somebody. He is often seen with a smile. 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. 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. Miyuki approves and Sawamura successfully throws to the inside and gets over-excited. 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. Diamond no Ace Act II 1,060 views Feb 11,. 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. Sawwa () (by Kanemaru)[2], 2-seam Fastball After Miyuki, Haruichi was the next person in the team to recognize Sawamura's abilities. 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. Later on, Wakana confesses that she wanted to watch Sawamura on his great development as a pitcher more closely. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. Although it appears that the two don't get along, Kanemaru admires Sawamura for his tenacity. This shows the battery has complete trust in one another. 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. Sawamura jams the next batter, getting out of the pinch. Kawakami has said that it's probably because he's not afraid of the pitch that he's so good at it. 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. 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. Coach Raizou correctly assumes that Sawamura's pitch is a moving fastball. Sawamura continues to practice alone and is surprised when Chris joins him. The first inning ends with 2 runs for Yura and 1 run for Seidou. After 6 steady innings, Kawakami held Eigen High to only 1 run and Seidou scoring a lead of 11 - 1 over their opponent. Sawamura too wonders about that. 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. Ace of Diamondis an animeseries based on the mangaby Yuji Terajimaserialized in Weekly Shnen Magazine. 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. After combining his original form of raising his knee high and his new wall form, he was finally able to complete his new style. Miyuki apologizes to Chris for asking him to help out but Chris says that it's something he always wanted to say to him and hopes that it'll help Sawamura get over his fear of throwing to the inside. This eventually changed after Sawamura found out that Chris was leaving practice early not because he had given up, but for rehab due to an injury. 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. Seidou regulars then went on to watch the remaining semifinal match between Inajitsu and Teitou while the rest of the team returned to school. The first Season of Diamond No Ace got premiered on 6 October 2013. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. At the last second Kuramochi catches the ball near the outfield, resulting in two outs and runner on third. Due to the lack of proper baseball knowledge earlier in his career, Sawamura did not know about pitching grips and used to grip the ball randomly producing erratic fastball pitches. 1 / 2. [36] This prompts Ochiai to have to re-evaluate Sawamura's value as a pitcher. By being conscious of his right hand creating a wall, his body becomes closed, thus concealing the ball's trajectory, and increasing his speed. After showing a variety of pitches to Kataoka, Miyuki said to the coach that despite some of the still unstable Numbers, Sawamura was able to display good pitching against Ichidai due to his high level of focus and refined pitch command and added that he would like to test how well Sawamura can fare against a top class national level team. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. 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. 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! Kanemaru is Sawamura's classmate who at first refused to acknowledge him, believing Sawamura was all talk. Furuya is again the starting pitcher for the match. Since the Winter training camp, Sawamura started to make contact with the ball while using the bunting stance and bragged about overcoming his weakness. [8] Understanding that he is viewed as a lesser pitcher than Furuya from his peers' perspective, Sawamura is always actively seeking new ways and information to improve himself so that he can one day be acknowledged by the team. Before the Final match against Inashiro, Sawamura became unconsciously aware that he lacks power, and thus has to learn a breaking pitch to limit outfield hits. With no outs and runners on second, Ichidais fifth batter, Sasaki, bunts at the first pitch, resulting in runner on third with one out. -. After Furuya walks the third batter, Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution and Sawamura takes over. On top of the 5th, after Toujou and Higasa got on base and at 1 out, Sawamura was up to bat. Despite his outer attitude towards Sawamura, he has displayed at more concerned side to him, such as when Sawamura had the yips. Because even though he got laughed at, he stated his goal confidently in front of everyone. Amahisa and Miyamoto are also taken out by grounders to second base. I can't believe they had a pitcher that good hidden in Furuya Satoru's shadow." Kataoka allows Sawamura to continue under 1 condition that if he were to let any runner get on base, he would be subbed out and Sawamura complied. Though they weren't even interested in sports to begin with, they stuck with him to the end. On the final day of the training camp, a three way round robin is held between Seidou, Inashiro Industrial and Shuhoku. Kawakami and Yui battery comes in to relief and despite ceding 1 run, they closed out the game for a win. He has a habit of saying things bluntly and often praises either Furuya or Eijun, causing them to compete against each other frequently. He also announced the reset of the jersey numbers. Chris tells him that if Sawamura can't pitch to the inside then he doesn't have to, but encourages him to learn throwing low and away instead. The Cutter is the first breaking fastball that Sawamura properly learns. Sawamura was motivated to give his best to answer the coach's expectation. Sawamura is the starting and only pitcher of the match. Sawamura started off by retiring the lead-off batter; however, the 2nd batter got on base due to Sawamura's slip-up on the Changeup. I thought he was nothing more than just your run-of-the-mill relief pitcher, but I can't fathom him." The first season was adapted back in October 2013, then Season 2 came in April 2016 and lastly, Act 2 started its adaptation in April 2019 and has now just ended. With two strikes, the Seido battery decide to bring out their fastball for the first time. So he tells Sawamura to let the team handle the rest. In the 6th inning, Sawamura's fatigue catches up to him as his pitch control started to unravel. Watching from the bullpen, Sawamura was irritated with Furuya's shocking performance. Seidou is eliminated and failed to qualify for the Kantou Tournament. Pairing up with Sawamura was Okumura, whose game calling was to place emphasis on Sawamura's fastball going against Seihou's lineup. Does Sawamura become ace? Is Ace of Diamond finished? March 2020 is when the third season ended. Diamond no Ace is a story which follows Eijun Sawamura, a pitcher who is invited by a scout to Tokyo's prestigious Seidou High School after seeing the potential in his unusual pitching style and his spirit. 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. [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. She says that she really likes people who are as "stupid" as him. His crossfire pitches (from left batter's box pitching into a right hander's low inside corner) also look more deceptive and effective. He makes an error in judgement and is late on the first day. Ichidai has always been my favorite rival team so I have been pumped about this for a while. As of the Spring Tournament of his second year, Sawamura's fastballs now reach a speed of 135 km/hr. [43], The cutter is the first breaking fastball that Sawamura properly learned. Sawamura Eijun is a Ray of Sunshine Protective Chris Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Alternate Universe - Reincarnation Boys Kissing Shit ton of it Regret is a strong emotion. Last edited: Feb 11, 2017. She is often mistaken (usually by Kuramochi) to be Sawamura's girlfriend, but Sawamura insists they are just childhood friends. 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. Bitter than pain and grief. 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 then taught him how to pitch low outside, telling him that this was the pitch he always wanted him to learn. After the game during a brief meeting, it's revealed that Sawamura suffers from the yips[17]. In fact, that's just that, and the proportion of the total number of players is very small. Sawamura too is awed and recalls Furuya telling him that he'll be the one taking the ace title. In the bottom of the seventh Sawamura finally is allowed to pitch. Determined not to get anymore runs Sawamura strikes out the 1st and 2nd hole in the 6th Inning however Miyagawa sends a ball way back into center field allowing the main cannon to step foot onto the plate once again. Again, on 2 April 2019, another Diamond No ace series got aired. Diamond no Ace Act 2 anime, which is the second part of the popular baseball manga series, will be animated. A player who really came from Asia and became famous. His teammates often get inspired by his strong will and unwavering spirit and try to give it their all. In the sixth inning, Sawamura is back up to pitch and strikes out all three batters getting a three for three. Sawamura was the captain of the Akagi Junior High baseball team. Bottom of the 7th, Sawamura faces the biggest challenge of the match after giving up a hit and a walk. Despite how hard Miyuki may be to deal with, Sawamura highly respects him and often does as he is told by Miyuki (despite resisting). -, "I don't know what you are battling with right now, Furuya. [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. 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. On top of the 7th inning, Sawamura struggles to control his Numbers and ended up walking a runner after getting 1 out. It has become a habit that whenever Sawamura does well on the mound, Kuramochi kicks him to display his appreciation. Here are the rankings, result summaries in the comments, on Sunday we'll be starting the middle blocker popularity poll, can't wait. Who is Sawamura Eijun in Diamond no Ace amino? Fully capitalized on the swinging momentum and Furuya's struggle to command his pitches, Ichidai continued to land hits and quickly widen up their lead to 5 - 2 over Seidou. Shortly after their loss against Inashiro, Furuya tells Sawamura that he'll be the "Ace" of the team. As he approaches the plate, Sawamura looks over Furuya's good throw that he declared to "connect" before the game. Although it was never noted that he was a good bunter. Together they score their first run of the game. What happens in Diamond no Ace? Your very existence is scary. It was a tearful farewell. The one who created this mood is undoubtedly Sawamura, who gets not dejected after facing his roommate, Masuko in a battle of power and loses. [53] Throwing up in the zone, he can force grounders while throwing it low will produce swing and misses and it has became a much more solid pitch for Sawamura. He gets hit several times but isn't affected at all which impresses most of the players and encourage them to continue. He has the habit of pulling a catcher in the bullpen to help him warm up, but he usually get distracted by the game in the field; Miyauchi gets irritated by this while Ono leaves him behind and goes back to the dugout. 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. Sawamura's fastball velocity has been recorded at 135 km/h. Miyuki thinks Sawamura's velocity may get over the 140 km/h mark during the course of the Summer Tournament[42] and Sawamura reached the 140 km/h mark in the SF game against Ichidaisan High. Diamond No Ace Season 4: The Release Date The first Season of Diamond No Ace got premiered on 6 October 2013. . On his first day of training, Sawamura oversleeps. Basically, Sawamura will be made the captain because of his unyielding . Only after seeing his captain crying, Sawamura realizes that they were just one out away from Koshien and he too starts to cry. Sawamura overcomes the difficulties during his face-off with Maki Yousuke and passes the baton to Kawakami, who successfully closes the game. They settled for an inside 2-seamer and Sawamura forced a grounder for a Double Play to close out the inning. 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. ", "There he goes! Sawamura admits feeling overwhelmed by the cheering audience, but both he and Miyuki get excited to silence the crowd. Sawamura however was disappointed with himself that he was tired after only 115 pitches and was subbed out in the 8th inning. Answer (1 of 3): As of right now in the anime is Sawamura. 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. It is a summary of the story. But with the help and encouragement of his friends and family, he decides to take on his new journey. 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. ", "No matter what kind of situation, I will carry out my duty! ", "I told you, didn't I? Miyuki apologizes to Sawamura for the wrong lead but Sawamura is shaken and throws four balls, prompting Kataoka to sub him out with Kawakami. By the 4th inning, Seihou's batters made adjustments to their batting mechanics and stopped using a leg kick to counter Sawamura's moving fastballs and deceptive pitching delivery. Calling for a time-out, Miyuki tells Sawamura to focus on the batter. In the next inning, Sawamura strikes Kiryu's Ace Hiromi Tachi out, but in the end Kiryu wins the game. Sawamura realizes that he has to move on too and asks Miyuki if he could watch the finals video again. He was very bad at batting and was almost hit-less during the first year of his high school career. Third member of the Ichinen Trio, Haruichi keeps Sawamura's manners and words in check. -, "If he is able to improve his control, he would become an impressive pitcher." Bottom of the 4th,. On the third round of the tournament, Seidou faces Puplic Murata East High School. Back in the fall, we, too, got our butts kicked because of the devil's own guts that boy has." But isn't taking down the batter in front of you the sole duty of a pitcher?! Shirakawa is at bat next and battles it out with Sawamura, who starts to pitch harder. He is shown to be regretful about his actions afterwards, such as his conflict with Chris when he first joined the team. 5 comfortably but his control on pitch No. Sawamura's pitching form surprise the batters. Read Ace of Diamond: The Pitcher Returns - v2 Chapter 85 : Sawamura's Revenge (Tribute to Phantom Little) online free from your Mobile, PC at www.novelfull.in In the top of the sixth inning, Sawamura replaces him. A few years later, his teacher introduced him to boxing, sending him to a friend of his, who was the coach of the Nagoya Oniyaritome Boxing Gym. 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. 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 He becomes an ace in his second year when the Summer Regional Tournament starts. Tanba gives the ball to Sawamura and says that he's the ace now. They struck out Todoroki Raichi and Sanada Shunpei back to back. In the fourth inning Sawamura is pitching and Yakushi takes the lead. [6], On July 5th, the Opening Ceremony for the Summer Regional Tournament of Tokyo Prefecture is held. 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]. 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. The first years start to get lively again and the one who created this mood is undoubtedly Sawamura. [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. -, "To abuse the friends who take the time to practice with you? 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