[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. But isn't taking down the batter in front of you the sole duty of a pitcher?! After the meeting, while the majority of the team decided to go watch the Final of the Spring Tournament, Sawamura said he wants to stay back and practice on his batting. Batting in the 6th inning, Sawamura hits a Double from Amahisa much to the surprise of his peers. After witnessing the commotion, Seto notes that Amahisa seems to have changed while Okumura was annoyed saying Amahisa was rude to Sawamura. The first season aired in 2013; the second season aired in 2015, and the third season aired in 2019. Sawamura walked the next batter creating the first crisis Seidou faced in the match. Miyuki compliments Sawamura, saying that it was thrilling to catch for him but ironically, Sawamura thought it was sarcasm from the captain. Sawamura witnesses Miyuki's clever game calling firsthand when he visits to watch Seidou's practice and is overwhelmed, secretly wishing to play baseball with someone as incredible as Miyuki in the future. Sawamura's tense but after some difficulties, they manage to pull of a double play. Amahisa happened to meet Sawamura in the hallway of the Stadium and began asking questions about Sawamura's new pitch, the Cutter Kai. Seidou wins. Sawamura is a hotheaded and loudmouthed youth who usually comes off as obnoxious. But because of Miyuki's nasty personality and never ending teasing, Sawamura never shows him the same respect as the other senpais, instead treating him as someone of his own age. As of the Spring Tournament of his second year, Sawamura's fastballs now reach a speed of 135 km/hr. Kuramochi, next to Miyuki, is the person who always teases Sawamura. Diamond no Ace Season 4 is one of the most looked forward to sequels by sports anime fans. For the first picth, Miyuki asks for number 9- the revised splitter. 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 manages to send Kanemaru and Yui home, due to a Squezze play. Rei says they'll need Furuya to win the Summer, calling him the "ace" until Tanba's return, shocking Sawamura. Ichidai however like any team who plays to win will not let up. Back at Seidou, Sawamura practices with the net, while Furuya is running nearby. Chris has a high opinion of Sawamura, both as a teammate and as a pitcher. Sawamura is seen cheering from the dugout with the number 18. After asking the coach to let him pitch during the ninth, Kataoka decides to send Furuya instead. On top of the ninth, Kawakami is on the mound and Seidou wins. [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. Miyuki isn't pleased with Sawamura not following his lead and throws the ball back to Sawamura as hard as possible. Split-finger Fastball For the first and last time those two form a battery and Sawamura learns firsthand what an amazing catcher Chris is. Sawamura overcomes the difficulties during his face-off with Maki Yousuke and passes the baton to Kawakami, who successfully closes the game. Sawamura upped his gear and proceeded to strike out the Clean-up and retire the 5th batter to avert the early crisis. However, Sawamura got tense and failed the execution of the Splitter, walking Mima on base. Shirasu Kenjir Mimura Ryta Watanabe Hisashi, Sawamura , when his teammates complimented him. He is a left-handed pitcher who was promoted from the second string to the first string as No. Sawamura then raised his level again and shut-out the remaining batters, squandering yet another scoring opportunity for Hakuryu. Seidou's regular players are switched in as pinch hitters and their efforts earned Seidou another run. 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. This may adversely affect his straight fastball if he continues to hone the pitch so he sealed it away to avoid that risk ever since until Sawamura demonstrated it to Okumura before the Semi Final of the Tokyo Prefecture Summer Tournament. In the Final of the Fall Tournament, the battery pulled off one of their greatest achievements so far. With big help from the fielders, Furuya was able to scrap through the game with minimal loss, losing 2 runs. About Diamond no Ace Ace of Diamond is a Japanese shnen baseball manga series by Yuji Terajima and published by Kodansha. 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. In the next inning, Sawamura strikes Kiryu's Ace Hiromi Tachi out, but in the end Kiryu wins the game. With no outs and runners on second, Ichidais fifth batter, Sasaki, bunts at the first pitch, resulting in runner on third with one out. Despite Sawamura's endless antics, Haruichi has full respect towards him, especially for his boundless optimism and perseverance. They started working together to slowly polish Sawamura's skills. Seemingly affected by this fielding error Sawamura gives up a walk next. He is often seen with a smile. As he gains experience through time, and due to the fact that he has been subbed into many difficult situations as a relief pitcher, Sawamura has learned how to maintain consistent focus and has become very capable of handling critical situations. In the fourth inning Sawamura is pitching and Yakushi takes the lead. The third season of the anime, titled 'Ace of Diamond Act II', released on April 2, 2019, and also with a total amount of 52 episodes, it finished broadcasting on March 31, 2020. Who animates Diamond no Ace? On top of the sixth, Furuya faces some difficulties and while Miyuki thinks of what he can do to fix it, Kataoka calls for a pitcher substitution and sends in Sawamura. -, "Don't get so damn flustered over a one point difference! 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. 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! After Sensen takes back one run the team tries to lighten the mood so Sawamura can relax, but Miyuki only riles him up. During the off-season, with Miyuki's help, Sawamura developed his own repertoire of pitches, the Numbers. 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. Seidou scores another run in the top of the 9th inning and maintained their lead by 5 - 2 and Sawamura closed out the game in the bottom of the 9th inning. Kawakami then puts it away for Seidou. After 5 innings, Amahisa's pitching started stabilizing while in contrast, Furuya was still very unstable. At the bullpen, Sawamura warms-up with Miyuki and unknowingly throws to the inside, surprising his teammates. Sawamura then puts Seidou in the quarter finals by closing out the game on the top of the 5th inning. [26]. 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. The second batter, Mori swings and miss for the first pitch and it's a strike. 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. November 10, 2013 07 Yet the little bastard sure throws some really sharp and lively stuff. An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act II has been announced, and it premiered on April 2, 2019. Does Sawamura become ace? Kataoka then entrusts Sawamura the eighth, who manages to hold the Yakushi batters down. 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. 6. Umemiya hits the pitch and the ball bounces to Sawamura's glove. The anime follows the manga, so it makes no difference if you read it or watch it. 18 at the start of the Fall Tournament. [28] She often comes to watch his decisive games (together with their friends or with Sawamura's father and grandfather). Failing the challenge, Sawamura was not allowed to participate in practice as promised. If you ask for Furuya, look up any episode and its glorifying Furuya. The crowd cheers and so does Sawamura, who impress both Miyuki and Furuya with his attitude. However, Furuya is again selected the starting pitcher and despite losing 2 early runs, was able to bring out his best pitching to date in a pitcher duel against Hongou where both went toe to toe with each other while racking up strike outs. Sawamura tested out a new revised Splitter grip and by having one finger on the seam and one off the seam instead of staying away from the seams completely like a normal Splitter grip, he was able to get behind the ball more and transfer more force into it, giving it more velocity and the pithch also has both the sinking action of a Splitter as well has a tailing action of a 2-seamer/sinker and is akin to a hybrid pitch between the two. Sawamura continues to strike out Akikawa and the crowd is impressed, as well as Chris and Kataoka who compliments Sawamura. 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. A conventional circle changeup taught to Sawamura by coach Ochiai before the match against Ouya. Is Diamond no Ace worth watching? 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. In junior high nobody could do that. 3rd base runner attempted to score but was prevented by Asou's excellent throw, retiring him at home 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. Originally, Sawamura was quite boastful; however, after learning it the hard way through the defeat to Inajitsu and the yips period, he became aware of his own standing within the team and understood that it was necessary to place the team's priority over his own. Changeup taught to Sawamura by coach Ochiai before the match against Ouya as the. 'S fastballs now reach a speed of 135 km/hr the most looked forward to sequels by sports fans. At Seidou, Sawamura got tense and failed the execution of the Fall Tournament, the pulled! 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