It was part of Weekly Shnen Magazine from 2006 to 2015. Sawamura is overjoyed and he roars. To pitch a ball that moves before reaching the bat is a natural talent. Sawamura is totally overwhelmed with excitement by this experience, but back in his hometown he feels guilty because he thinks he would betray his former teammates. What happens in Diamond no Ace? Furuya held Nihou Shouno to 1 run by the 6th inning and Seidou is up by 3 runs. With no outs and runners on second, Ichidais fifth batter, Sasaki, bunts at the first pitch, resulting in runner on third with one out. At the start of the first inning Miyuki tells Sawamura to be himself and pitch like usual. It doesn't take long until the first years are double digit runs behind and some of them start to give up. [36] This prompts Ochiai to have to re-evaluate Sawamura's value as a pitcher. 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." Sawamura specializes in throwing idiosyncratic pitches or commonly known to Western fans as "breaking fastball pitches". He also adds that to promote further growth from both of them, switching their status is important which is why he decided to entrust Sawamura with the Ace number instead for this Summer. They never told him about their reluctant feelings before because they knew that Sawamura wouldn't go otherwise. 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. After the first years showed their resolution to the coach, he allows Sawamura to pitch. Although it appears that the two don't get along, Kanemaru admires Sawamura for his tenacity. Sawamura throws a changeup for the first pitch and Miyagawa, the third batter, lets it pass and it counts as a strike. In the bottom of the seventh Sawamura finally is allowed to pitch. Sawamura too is awed and recalls Furuya telling him that he'll be the one taking the ace title. When Sawamura had the yips, Kanemaru was the first one to ask Chris to help Sawamura, implying he was worried about him. [6], On July 5th, the Opening Ceremony for the Summer Regional Tournament of Tokyo Prefecture is held. 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. 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. Sawamura is at the bullpen throwing pitches not wanting to just sit and do nothing after seeing how Furuya pitched. Sanada hits Sawamura's cutter and it goes into center field. Bunt Master ( Banto Shbainin) [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. Fifth batter is Adachi hits a grounder which is caught by Haruichi and gets him out. Answer (1 of 3): As of right now in the anime is Sawamura. When Nanamori's fourth batter, Goda, is up, Miyuki wants to ask for inside pitches but decides to play it safe and calls for an outside. Sawamura is petrified. Sawamura's showing that off again and impresses the coach. Seidou wins. 1.[6]. In the 8th inning Seidou's mood is brought back out by their resident loud mouth and ace and Kawakami showing his support by shadow pitching in the bullpen. Seidou's regular players are switched in as pinch hitters and their efforts earned Seidou another run. Furuya is the only pitcher for the match. After some struggles he faces Seiko's clean-up, who hits a two-run HR off Sawamura tying the game at 5-5. The only time in which he shakes off Miyuki's sign is in their match against Nanamori Gakuen. Chris battles Sawamura with fouls but Sawamura finally manages to throw low and away like Chris wanted him to and outs him. During the top of the tenth, Kawakami is sent to the mound replacing Sawamura. He has dark brown hair with brown eyes that sometimes appear golden during intense moments. [24] Kataoka wanted to sub Sawamura in the next inning but Sawamura expresses his desire to continue pitching. When he first joined Seidou, Sawamura's defensive skills were poor due to the facts that he did not play in any position beside pitcher in his middle school and that his knowledge about baseball were very limited. Sawamura throws the ball to Kuramochi, who throws to Maezono. Feeling frustrated with his own inability that he couldn't and wasn't allowed to contribute in the match, Sawamura decided to take home some of the soil from the bullpen where he stood the whole match watching his teammates instead of the soil from the mound or the dugout like common practice. The episode premiered on May 25, 2014. The rest of the third years struggle to perfectly hit Sawamura's outside pitch and the game ends in a tie. This gives Sawamura a notable advantage against right-handed batters, which is the more common type of player in baseball compared to left-handers. Will the ace number of the blue road be taken by either Sawamura or Furuya this summer? In the fourth inning Sawamura is pitching and Yakushi takes the lead. Coach Kataoka explains that this is the result of the opponent going all out. In the 9th inning Sawamura energetically entering the field as always and steps onto the mound entrusted with pitching this game till the end. [50] However, his peers' feedback wasn't encouraging, pointing out that the pitch's break was too subtle and that it was too similar to Sawamura's normal fastball; hence, the pitch required more refinements. Diamond No Ace Season 4: The Release Date The first Season of Diamond No Ace got premiered on 6 October 2013. . Sawamura tries to execute but embarrassingly fails. He makes an error in judgement and is late on the first day. With Seidou leading by 10 runs, the game was called after the 7th inning. 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. He was then switched out with Kawakami, who closed the game. The cast and staff will reprise their roles from the previous series, with Madhouse returning for animation production. 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. Only after seeing his captain crying, Sawamura realizes that they were just one out away from Koshien and he too starts to cry. As a result, the 2-seam fastball was not used in the Final match against Yakushi. Does Sawamura become captain? By being conscious of his right hand creating a wall, his body becomes closed, thus concealing the ball's trajectory, and increasing his speed. During the scrimmage against the third years, Sawamura finds out about Kataoka's resignation. 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. Kuramochi often practices his wrestling moves on him, and because of Sawamura's flexible body Kuramochi does not have to worry about hurting him much. For the first and last time those two form a battery and Sawamura learns firsthand what an amazing catcher Chris is. But with the help and encouragement of his friends and family, he decides to take on his new journey. A few days before the finals Sawamura wants to take the next step - after watching Yakushi's Sanada, he wants to learn the cutter. 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. He comes from the prefecture of Nagano (Ina, Nagano), where he played baseball at Akagi Junior High. -, "This guy is a great deal more dangerous than we pegged him to be." The series is listed for 52 episodes. He even went as far as to become a practice pitcher on Coach Ochiai's advice, at his own risk. On top of the ninth, Kawakami is on the mound and outs the batter. 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. After the coach has revoked Tanba's status as the ace, a match between the first years and their upperclassmen takes place[13]. His crossfire pitches (from left batter's box pitching into a right hander's low inside corner) also look more deceptive and effective. In his 2nd year, Sawamura is looking to learn more about game calling to have a better understanding of Miyuki's call in order to improve himself. Does Sawamura become ace? Despite his timing being off, Hoshida bats with one hand, resulting in a hit to deep cf. 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. 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. Sawamura then puts Seidou in the quarter finals by closing out the game on the top of the 5th inning. The umpire seems to be especially strict on high pitches, so Miyuki is making adjustments on the pitch calling and Sawamura finds his rhythm and he gets 3 ups 3 downs. Eijun Sawamura lost his last middle school baseball game because of a stray pitch. A mislocated fastball allows Ichinose to hit a Double. -, "His attitude of moving forward is his best weapon." Ace of Diamondis an animeseries based on the mangaby Yuji Terajimaserialized in Weekly Shnen Magazine. After 6 steady innings, Kawakami held Eigen High to only 1 run and Seidou scoring a lead of 11 - 1 over their opponent. Seidou gets out of the 1st inning with two lost runs. One pitch hits Shirakawa's helmet, shocking everyone. When Sawamura takes the mound he only throws to the outside, displeasing Ochiai who again watches from the stands. Sawamura is the starting and only pitcher of the match. Sawamura could not even catch a fly ball to outfield that landed near his position properly and would always commit errors on defense. 6. Sawamura faces Akashi next and jams him with a fastball inside; however, the batter brought Sawamura's pitch to center field for a Single. 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. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. 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. Coupled with his late release form, Sawamura's fastball appears faster to the batter. Sawamura started playing baseball because of. Bunt Meijin 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. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. -, "You can't play baseball by yourself! Sawamura's fastball velocity has been recorded at 135 km/h. [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. -, "Just now, it really felt like I managed to transfer my power to 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 . The first years start to get lively again and the one who created this mood is undoubtedly Sawamura. So on top of the 2nd inning Sawamura stands on the pitching mound with the determination to live up to the expectations including those of his teammates on the bench. Sawamura finished the game pitching 8 innings with 2 lost runs and 7 hits in a 4 - 2 victory against Kokonoe. But this time under the name 'Ace of Diamond Act II. Furuya is the starting pitcher and is later replaced by Tanba. Sawamura gets no chance to play in one of these matches, although asking Kataoka's permission to pitch, who however declines. But not Sawamura - when he's at bat, he barely gets on base due to an error of the catcher. The batter's hit was caught by Shirasu on right field but the runner was able to tag-in to score and Sawamura ceded a run. Will there be a season 4 of Diamond no Ace? Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution. 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. Sawamura Eijun has replaced Furuya Satoru as the ace. By the top of the 4th, Sawamura gives up the first hit of the game and the runner gets advanced into scoring position. Thanks to Chris' guidance, Sawamura learned the pick-off techniques and how to watch out for runners when pitching. Up next is Ichidais captain, Adachi. [41] This results in one of Sawamura's iconic pitch, a high speed fastball that appears to accelerate as it comes close to the plate. -, "If he didn't have the will to advance forward, he wouldn't have raised his head. However, different from his impressive form at Senbatsu, Furuya struggled with command throughout the match and has to pitch under pressure after walking runners on base. He is a pitcher who throws with his feelings and is never ashamed to show everyone what's on his mind. Boy, anyone would be scared out of their mind!" He calls Coach. Furuya cleanly closes out the match and Seidou wins. 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. Furuya reveals that he only came to Seidou because of his hopes that Miyuki can catch his pitches. 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 Kataoka calls for a pitcher change. Thus, it can make batters swing late and comfortably strikes them out despite its average velocity. In the Final of the Fall Tournament, the battery pulled off one of their greatest achievements so far. The crowd is heavily cheering for Ugumori. In the second series it seems it will finilly be the turn for Sawamura to shine in the koshien , it seems lol. His image on the mound today, was exactly that of an ace. Hell, even if the entire world thinks it's okay, I'll never accept it." After Sensen takes back one run the team tries to lighten the mood so Sawamura can relax, but Miyuki only riles him up. Bakamura (by teammates) 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. However, before the SF match with Ichidaisan, Sawamura was trying to come up with a way to force the very disciplined Sankou's lineup to swing for the pitches they wouldn't want to and beat them in the zone. After Miyuki, Haruichi was the next person in the team to recognize Sawamura's abilities. On his first day of training, Sawamura oversleeps. At 1 out, runner on 1st and 3rd, Sawamura overwhelms the 5th batter with his fastball resulting in a blooper straight to Asou's location. The Numbers are various grips that Sawamura and Miyuki have tested. Sawamura became by time a natural violent professional boxer with a tendency to foul when there was reason. Sawamura Eijun is the protagonist of the series. Sawamura's enthusiasm is back and he begins to cheer for Kawakami. 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. With Nori out it's on him and Furuya to pitch this game. Despite his outer attitude towards Sawamura, he has displayed at more concerned side to him, such as when Sawamura had the yips. Originally, Sawamura has extremely erratic throwing motions. 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. 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. 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. 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. He confronted Chris and apologized, asking for another chance. Miyuki goes to Sawamura reminding him that his teammates are there for 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. Seidou batters opened up with 2 early runs from Amahisa in order to help ease up Furuya when he pitches. Chris then taught him how to pitch low outside, telling him that this was the pitch he always wanted him to learn. In junior high nobody could do that. 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 scores a strike with Number 7, the Cutter Kai, and receives much attention from Ichidai's Ace, Amahisa. [38] During the training camp before the Summer Tournament, Sawamura's velocity was measured to be 138 km/h. 1 / 2. His team mostly contained of his friends because he dragged them into baseball. Tanba gives the ball to Sawamura and says that he's the ace now. 7 and No. Kataoka tells Kanemaru to have Sawamura ice his shoulder properly. After striking out Sawamura, Kuramochi is up and after a few balls and fouls he hits center field getting to first base. Haruichi is surprised that Eijun managed to get on base and asks for a player substitution, sending himself as the pinch hitter. Realizing that they cannot out him with outside pitches alone, Miyuki finally calls for an inside pitch. Since Kanemaru was Chris's roommate, he was often asked by the third year to take care of Sawamura. 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. While the first string members head out for a match, Furuya Satoru, a fellow first year, offers Sawamura to play catch with him. Miyuki ends the game by hitting a walk-off HR. Who is Sawamura Eijun in Diamond no Ace amino? Diamond no Ace Act II 1,060 views Feb 11,. A sinking moving fastball thrown with a 2-seam grip or by grapping the ball with 5 fingers. After an encounter with the coach at the bath the day before, where Sawamrua speaks openly about his feelings, he is allowed to participate in said match. In the bottom of the ninth Sawamura starts to feel more pressure but continues to attack. In Seidou's first official match for the fall, Furuya wears the ace number and shines in both pitching and batting. Ace of Diamond Is Diamond no Ace good? On the stands, Sawamura sat away from the rest of the team to watch the game on his own. Sawamura doesn't want Raichi to hit and throws a strike just to the inside. This video contains content from TV Tokyo Anime Rights Management, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds Sawamura becomes the ace! 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. Sawamura continues to practice alone and is surprised when Chris joins him. For the first time since the match against Azuma, Sawamura and Miyuki form a battery. Who scouted Sawamura? 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. 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. Has this school that's known for baseball forgotten the importance of that?" Okumura wants to use Sawamura's No. 11; meanwhile Sawamura, who was walking right by him, has Seidou's jersey No. Miyuki, who walked in on their conversation, gets angry and scolds Sawamura. Regardless, Amahisa prevented Seidou's sacrificial bunt and scoring attempts. During Furuya's pitching debut[14] Sawamura gets angry and tells Chris that he'll never become a soulless player like him. [37] Known to most in-universe characters as Sawamura's winning or strike-out pitch. 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. [45] Miyuki then reveals that the crossfire Sawamura has thrown in the previous match was in fact a cutter and asks Azuma to help them practice the new pitch.[46]. Sawamura assures Kanemaru that everything is okay and stays focused. The first season aired in 2013; the second season aired in 2015, and the third season aired in 2019. Thus, Sawamura does the towel drill and image training the night before the 3rd round match to prepare himself to contribute to the big upcoming match. Sawamura continues to strike out Akikawa and the crowd is impressed, as well as Chris and Kataoka who compliments Sawamura. In the end Sawamura and Haruichi are the ones chosen for the first string. On top of the 5th, after Toujou and Higasa got on base and at 1 out, Sawamura was up to bat. Although it was never noted that he was a good bunter. He Who Is Called "Ace" ( Japanese: "" "su" to Yobareru Hito) is the eighth episode of the Haiky!! One of Sawamura's fastball was clocked at 135 km/h. 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. 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. Seidou advances to the Finals, while Ichichai's summer comes to a close. With 2 outs, Sawamura retires Ouno in the 9th inning to closes the game. After a short banter with Furuya, Sawamura cheers loudly from the dugout, delaying cool down to watch the rest of the inning. Ouya starts to play mind games on Sawamura, first making him commit a balk[18] followed by a RBI. Sawamura retired the lead-off batter Ichinose for 1 out. Sawamura is cheering on his teammates until he is on the mound replacing Furuya, baffling Ochiai who observes from the stands. As of the Spring Tournament of his second year, Sawamura's fastballs now reach a speed of 135 km/hr. In fact, that's just that, and the proportion of the total number of players is very small. At the top of the ninth, a batter bunts the first pitch, but Sawamura dives for the ball, successfully catching it in the air for the out. It's the best kind of pitching. 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. Is it Worth Watching? I can't believe they had a pitcher that good hidden in Furuya Satoru's shadow." The second batter, Mori swings and miss for the first pitch and it's a strike. What kind of flower will bloom in the future is up to you." With such a kid on the team, the team is bound to get stronger." To face off against Narumiya, Miyuki gets aggressive, calling three straight fastballs to the inside that Eijun delivers to strike Narumiya out. 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. -, "I don't know what you are battling with right now, Furuya. Did Sawamura become ace? Bitter than pain and grief. After combining his original form of raising his knee high and his new wall form, he was finally able to complete his new style. 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. The team reports Sawamura's performance to Miyuki in the evening, complimenting him for a fine game. Sawamura asks Kataoka to let him pitch at the fifth inning but Kataoka declines, telling Sawamura that assessing the situation and warming up are important functions of a reliever, shocking Sawamura. series, written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate and published in the manga magazine, Weekly Shnen Jump. 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. Coming to the mound, Sawamura loudly states he fully understands what is expected from him in such situation. Watching from the bullpen, Sawamura was irritated with Furuya's shocking performance. 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. Thinking of this, many people put their eyes on Sawamura Eijun. However, she has been shown to have feelings for him after he left for Seidou. 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. Post Spring Tournament - Golden Week Period. 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. The series has a total of 184 episodes, plus three OVAs. That flower is small for now, but very strong. 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. I thought he was nothing more than just your run-of-the-mill relief pitcher, but I can't fathom him." Seemingly affected by this fielding error Sawamura gives up a walk next. 11 for the later half of the game. Since Sawamura is a left-handed pitcher, his circle changeup breaks down and away from a right handed batter, making it an effective pitch against right-handed players; however, due to the very same reason, it is a disadvantage when used against a left-handed batter unless Sawamura can precisely nail his control. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. 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. 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