Diamond no Ace: Act II

I usually never write reviews, but I feel like this entry has been especially wrongfully reviewed. This title, as most other sequels on MAL otherwise, suffers greatly from what I'd like to call, the "sequel syndrome". Basically all the diehard fans are the only ones left that are watching it, so naturally their scores will be biased, which works against the users that are interested in giving it a try, because it hides the issues that have begun plaguing the series. Anyway, I'll start by saying that as of right now we've been through 2 cours of Diamond no Ace, and the production is nothing ... like the previous seasons. The series already started going downhill after the upperclassmen retired, however season 2 was still somewhat enjoyable, since Madhouse was still receiving help from Production IG. But this time around things are different, Madhouse is handling the project alone and every aspect of it seems to signal the fact that it is a massive burden for them. 30 episodes in, and despite the show being an absolute slideshow, we've gotten 2 recap episodes and no new opening or ending sequence. Pretty disappointing, right ? Unfortunately, the production isn't the only problem the show has. This is a baseball anime, but so far, this season offered the least baseball out of them all. After failing miserably at Koshien few episodes in (which renders the progress they've made in the previous season completely useless), there isn't much baseball going on anymore. We're mainly getting training and character drama which after 150 episodes it just feels... boring ? So we get a poorly produced show about baseball, which features no baseball. One would wonder, what went wrong ? How could a decent show turn into such a mind numbingly boring experience ? I think the main culprit is the author, for dragging out this series for as long as he could. I can always appreciate an author having a clear vision on how their manga would end, but this is clearly not the case for Diamond no Ace, and that is directly reflected by the awful quality of this season.

How probable is it that Diamond no Ace just gets better and better? Well, it does, and I'm so stoked to be reviewing this anime for the third-- and hopefully not last-- time.

Jumping right into it, let's talk about the art and sound. I've long said this about Diamond no Ace, but the animation in this anime blows me away. The fluidity in every motion is phenomenal. I won't harp too much on it, but the art and the animation are absolutely gorgeous. As for the soundtrack, Diamond no Ace has got to have one of the best soundtracks I've heard in anime, at ... least from my experience. The way it's able to evoke emotion just from a backing track or character theme gets me every time, man. It really does.

Alright, characters. Holy hell, this season was pure joy to watch. This anime definitely doesn't develop its characters lightly; it takes progression and improvement and failure very seriously, and this season was no exception to that rule. Actually, I found that this season in particular took special care in developing the characters, though maybe that's due to the fact that a lot of time in this season was spent in practice games rather than actual games, which allowed for an interesting path on which these characters could develop. Though, we didn't only see amazing personal developments this season from the characters, we got to see interpersonal developments as well. Especially considering the fact that this season added a new cast of characters in the new first years, it was absolutely lovely to watch these fresh relationships grow into the core of what this anime is.

Which brings me to the story. With new characters to develop, barely any official games on the records, and a story dedicated to pure advancement of the characters, was it a worthwhile season to watch? Hell yes it was. It was the best season yet. The story being so focused on team and individual progression as it was allowed me to connect with these characters in a new way. It felt like this season was the perfect setup to a future of Diamond no Ace while also being relentless with progressing the story. I absolutely loved it.

I can't talk about much more beyond this point without spoiling the season, but let me just tell you, watching Sawamura-- in all ways: on his own, with Okumura, with Miyuki, with Kataoka, within the team-- grow this season was the most excited I've been since starting this journey. Thinking about where he was in episode one of Act II to where he stands now makes me so happy, and I'm counting the days until I can watch him pitch again. Personally, I can't recommend Act II highly enough. Until the next one!

Seido High School Baseball Team is back and the start at Senbatsu (spring Koshien) brings a lot of experience but also gives some players a good perspective to rethink what they should do and how they could improve their bodies and skills.

Story and sound like always is here a top notch. In terms of art it's still good but there are some smaller sequences when animation isn't very detailed. New first years bring enjoyment to the team and also they made second and first years more heated to secure their important spots in first string. Mostly Act II is about changes and about training to ... develop into top athletes. Sawamura, Furuya and Kominato are doing their best to up their game and Miyuki is trying to be a better captain. Team grows and they have one goal - they want to go to summer Koshien even if this road will be bumpy and hard because of a lot of new opponents and strong teams.

I need to admire how studio did great job with adapting manga. It's not that common these days that they are telling story in the same way like author Terejima did in manga. I think that anime is "true" to manga in 95% or maybe even more than that and because of that I will give it additional one point.

After long "wait" between seasons it's very easy to enjoy this series and few characters are evolving in surprising way. New batteries are made, some players have downfall and others rise to occasion. Act II of Diamond no Ace on paper is easily the best season of all 3 so I rate it highest 10!

Ace of Diamond is a Japanese shounen baseball manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Terajima (Giant Step, Hashi no Shita no Batman) and published by Kodansha. An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act II premiered on 2 April 2019. The series focuses on the elite baseball team of Seidou High and its pitcher Eijun Sawamura. Seidou prepares to compete in various high school tournaments and the winning team will get an invitation to the Nationals and a chance to win the National title. The Nationals is the country's most prestigious tournament and the winner takes it all. Seidou High has not been to ... Koshien for the past seven years since Sawamura joined the team. What awaits Sawamura and his comrades? Will they get the title?

I would not say that the animation is flawless and great, but it will never disappoint you. All characters, while do look like somewhat similar, are unique. In addition, the moment a game starts, the camera work will never leave you disappointed, bored, or sleepy. Another fact you can commend this series for is the fact that this series also has an amazing OST (that adds to tension in games and makes this series quite epic to watch), as well as the great work the Japanese voice actors did voicing their characters. And while music is not needed for many series, it is a must for sport series to add the needed tension to the series and here, Diamond no Ace: Act II does not disappoint music wise and animation wise.

Diamond no Ace follows Eijun Sawamura, a left-handed pitcher, who also bats with his left. Sawamura was invited to join the baseball team of Seidou High School in West Tokyo on a scholarship. Under the coachship of Tesshin Kataoka, Eijun will need to work with the team to compete against other pro-teams. The new season starts with a brief flashback of Seidou beating rival Yakushi High School in the Tokyo Metropolitan Fall Tournament finals and got invited to the Spring Koshien. Long story short, Diamond no Ace: Act II continues truly high-quality storytelling and character development. It is what makes matches spectacular and characters interesting to follow. Each game is not just a stupid clash of the two teams: it is a unique story, which is being told by one, or two characters of a team; everyone has their own motives to win and something to put at stake. Not only do most of the main characters receive enough development, but also the supporting cast. You understand why all the players are trying to achieve the victory and you might even start to sympathize with any team.

Enjoyment wise, unlike some other sport series, Diamond no Ace is just enjoyable because it has nothing to do with super powers and some other out of ordinary things, it is just how sport should be, where players are actually having it hard, they are trying to get better to improve, where every win costs you a ton of effort to achieve the victory that you desire so much. That is how sport series should be made, it was quite interesting to follow the series and the characters, I have nothing to criticize this series for.

Overall, over the past few years, sports anime have been one of the most consistent, most entertaining genres, and Ace of Diamonds is yet another example of this. If you, however, have never seen the series and are afraid of watching it because of the number of series, do not be afraid, it is worth your time. Indeed, it is not a show for everyone, but it has interesting storyline and amusing characters and also provides some fascinating insight into Japanese baseball culture.

The level of feels in this anime is off the chart.. I get feels during practice games man [we talking about practice].. The story and enjoyment is amazing!

Story: A great story over the years, that has stayed consistent and always lets you know where you are going.

Enjoyment: I can't tell you how many feels I get from this anime on an episode by episode basis. That is the main reason as to why this anime is 10/10. Through character

Character: Another reason as to why this is 10/10.. This anime has to be one of the best character development that I have experienced. Note: There are ... prequels to this anime. You understand where the character is at in their mental state. You will understand the quirks of each character, more and more, as you progress through the anime.

I will fully update the review when this anime ends.

Quick Review if you do not want to read that much

Art - 6/10
Although sometimes the anime can have its moments, I feel as if things were like really linear this time. Past seasons had better animation in my opinion, openings still had pretty good animation. A few episodes have good animation, but where its just training, the animation is kinda cheeks.

Sound - 7/10
I don't really see any problem with it. Openings like I said above are pretty good, ending is also pretty nice. The OST over the past 3 seasons have become very nice to hear. They always have the correct time for a ... specific soundtrack to come in and some soundtracks have been an addition in Act 2.

Character and Story - 10/10
If you want more explanations, feel free to leave a comment on my profile. The character development is probably top class. Its not like some other anime where they just become overpowered instantly. This actually takes its time with each and every one of its characters. They make their characters have depth and its quite amazing. The main cast really shines and they give good screen time to other characters. How we have come this far and how I am still engrossed in the show is quite amazing. Seeing Sawamura and Furuya's development is truly a treat.

Enjoyment and Overall - 8/10

While not as good as other seasons, this still has me watching just for the character development, story and repeatable soundtrack. If you are looking to get into this series and a good show to watch during the pandemic, I would highly recommend this show.

For now at least from what I've watched so far this seems to be a very pure continuation of the Diamond no Ace series.
The story picks up right where the second season left off and you can tell that Madhouse has made sure that viewers who have been following the series will not be disappointed with this new continuation even with the 4-year gap since the last season.
The one thing I really wanted to praise in this review was the sound, cause holy crap, its been a while since I watched a baseball anime in recent memory and man the sound of the baseballs ... slamming into catcher's mitts and the bat hitting the ball definitely make my heart skip a beat. Also, the music overall is the same with some great new tracks to add to the high, uplifting tension that the games have.
Overall this seems like it will be a great, faithful continuation of this rising sports series to rival that of Major and other sports anime in general. I would highly recommend that even to people who don't remember much of this series to give this season a try again as it will take you right back in. And to the people who haven't started this series and are craving another sports anime this season, especially a baseball one, I would highly suggest you give this one a chance with it's huge lovable cast of characters and it's overall great quality.
Also, just a short note for the story since this season has only just begun but I'm loving the motivations of a lot of the characters already.

This season is completely ruined. Compared to seasons 1 and 2, this season looks like a completely different anime, there's no essence no impact no pure and intense emotion and we can't even tell what really is going on during the practic games... It lacks major details that made me continuosly wanting more like the previous seasons.

Evey time I watch an episode I leave with a bad taste on my mount since it always feels like I'm watching a rushed slideshow, and there is always something missing, even during the games, the piches the state of mind of each individual and the feeling of ... the team as well as their coach is completely gone.
It does not represent the baseball worl in any shape of form, this season is a completely shit show.

I enjoyed the beginning of the season a lot because I knew from reading the manga that Sawamura would shine this season. However, I started to lose interest in watching the episodes because of the lack of animation. I agree with what others are saying about the episodes being like slide shows. It seems like the majority of the episodes are just one still frame of the person Yuki is narrating about. At this point I would rather read the manga than watch this season.

Unlike other seasons where the pitches were animated fully, this season lacked that. When we see Sawamura pitching this season ... you just see him throwing down his arm and the ball would already be in Miyuki's mitt. The lack of animation for his pitches significantly lowers tension in the episodes and makes it less interesting to watch. It's sad because I thoroughly enjoyed reading these chapters in the manga. The new episodes are supposed to build up Sawamura up to be the ace. But these episodes are lack luster and not exciting.

I was never really interested in baseball until I watched this anime series. I am very picky about sports animes because I like modern art styles better. And many sports animes about baseballs tend to have the older styles, which gave me the impression that baseball was like an older generation sports. Of course this is very wrong, but it's difficult to change impressions you see. However this anime has completely changed my views about baseball completely!
This anime has a modern art style so if you're not into the older baseball animes, this might be the one for you. Diamond no Ace has great ... sound and art, so I really recommend it :)

Oh I forgot to mention my view on the plot. Act II is by far my favourite season of this series (so far; hopefully there are more seasons to come!). I was slightly sceptical about whether I should continue it after watching the second season because it seemd to drag a bit, but this season has impressed me very much.

I finally finished the Diamond at Ace Act II. I was very disappointed, the end of the madhouse x production ig partnership was too heavy, apparently the madhouse was left without the rights to use certain animation cuts that were used a lot, mainly from the pitches, in addition to the filter change "bothered" me 'enough, the previous seasons are brilliant while this looks like a Zack Snyder movie. In addition, the author changed the way he narrates the matches, they started to have less individuality and became shorter, this is not necessarily a bad thing, but the only 2 important matches of the season ... were very warm, that of Nacional at the beginning and that of Yura Sogoh in the end, all matches from previous seasons were better. 6/10 for this season

I usually never write reviews but I was too disappointed by this season to resist.I love the characters and the soundtrack, they are as usual, wonderful. However, I was very disappointed by the pacing of the season and how it was put together. Presuming that everyone reading this has already watched the previous seasons, the drop in quality of story pacing (presumably due to the change in studios managing this project) made the entire anime feel rushed and unsatisfying.

The anime used to build on the tension it built in previous episodes, to allow each exciting moment to create an impact on the viewer, but ... in this season all of those moments were replaced with still shots or rough summaries by secondary characters which made each pivotal scene less exciting.

However, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel, even though this season ends at the beginning of an important game, at least those scenes seem to be constructed in a more exciting format. I hope next season will be much better.

Man this show gives me goosebumps every single episode. The main character Eijun Sawamura is one of the best protagonist I have seen in awhile.

This sports anime is so underrated in my opinion. I am glad I found this anime even though I never really enjoyed baseball.

This anime is easily a recommendation to anyone that likes sports animes.

The character development is my favorite part about this anime. The main cast from season 1-2 to act II have changed so much. Their skills are honed and their personalities change as well. I'm reading the manga and It is safe to say that with how ... this anime is receiving praise, there will be most likely another season of Act II.

This will go over the anime series as a whole.

Anime always manages to transform the most boring ass sports into shows that are actually exciting. I actually hate watching baseball. It's really boring. I went to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship in Omaha, which can be considered a step up from Koshien in Japanese Football. It was boring enough that I left with my friends in the middle of inning 5 and got some food.

Alas, Diamond no Ace compresses 2+ hours of baseball game time into the most exciting moments, with of course, monologues, closeups, and player perspective into each exciting of all ... of the players present while cutting off the excess--that is, of course, innings where no side scores--and only focuses on the juicy fun bits to watch. Of course the baseball shown in the anime is going to be more fun. No anime or manga is going to focus on the the 5 innings where the score doesn't change, or nothing that eventful happens.

Plus, the animation only accentuates the highlights. I'm pretty bitter about Madhouse doing an extremely subpar job of animation Overlord, but Diamond no Ace's animation is quite nice. Yes, there's going to be a decent number of slideshows in some games, but when the studio decides to animate ball throws and swings of tense moments, it gets really exciting. The only other baseball show I've watched recently was Gurazeni, so let's just say I'm immensely satisfied with the fact that there's no shitty CGI peppering the diamond and the ball throws are all hand animated, despite some of them being reused every so often. I have no complaints about the animation, and I think that if you're a little unsatisfied with the slideshows, that makes sense, but it's not so frequent enough that I care.


Of course, this goes for any sports show. So how does Diamond no Ace compare? Well, first of all, this show is grounded on reality. What does that mean? No supernatural moves like you would see in Kuroko no Basket, Prince of Tennis, or Inazuma 11. Just same old, same old High School Baseball.

Well, I have an obvious bias towards the more supernatural shows, but characters can certainly carry a sports anime that's more grounded in reality. Diamond no Ace does that...right? When I first started watching, I really didn't have my hopes up. Sawamura's the typical loud-mouthed protagonist that starts off weak, but somehow gets strong as the show progresses. Furuya's a talented baseball talent that's cool, doesn't talk much, is taciturn from his years of rejection of his team on his previous team, and poses as Sawamura's rival at Seido. Reminds me of Naruto and Sasuke a bit. That is to say, very cliche and not much going for either character.

So color me surprised when I actually start caring for the characters and the outcome of matches. Sawamura shows more emotional fragility than I expected, and while Furuya is still utterly boring, with his talent being OP and his only baseball throws one or two breaking balls and his extremely quick fastball, he still functions well when served as a foil and a rival to Sawamura.

Other characters are all well developed as the seasons go on, and while some of the seniors that you grow and love move on, new blood joins in the form of freshman players that are vying for bench spots on Siedo's roster. Miyuki was my favorite, being the catching genius, captain of the team, and managing all of the pitchers and other characters on the team. He's cocky, has a drive to win, and tries to move the team forward with his plays. There's Sawamura's roomate and leadoff batter, Kuramochi. He's more of a devilish character that's usually high-spirited and tries to lighten up the mood when everyone's down. he also beats people up sometimes, but also the voice of reason other times. There's Haruichi, the second basemen that's always looking up to his brother and adamantly plays with a wooden bat, despite the disadvantages that comes with it.

I'm not going to list out all of the relevant characters: there's too many over the course of three seasons, but all of them form the basis of the story, and they're all quite good. Yet, they all start off as nothing special. In fact, just looking at my last paragraph shows that these characters are pretty generic to start off with. None of these characters are particularly interesting and unique. This show's not like that. It's just that when you play against other teams with the rest of the main Seido team, you start to appreciate them more and more. The story takes place in West Tokyo, where a lot of great teams compete for the singular Koshien summer tournament spot, and you see recurring characters from powerhouse rival teams frequently enough that you get to know each player on both teams in most games. Of course it's not that interesting, seeing Seido playing a team that's made up of random people. But what if Seido was playing against a team where you knew their motivations and multi-facted characters to the point where its two teams you care about playing in an elimination match? It becomes a lot more interesting.

Plus, there's like the all stars of voice acting. While the main characters have good voice actors and all, a bunch of side characters have quite the lineup. Kazuya Nakai Akira Ishida, Hiroshi Kamiya, Jouji Nakata, Tomokazu Sugita and a few others. Just surprised a bunch of unique and good voice actors are all featured in Diamond no Ace.

Suspense from games, a solid and wide cast of characters, good animation, and good voice acting put Diamond no Ace above most other shounen sports shows.

History: 7.75

This time we pick up where the work left off during the end of its 2nd season and what was later with the following important events, including the Koshien. Although on this occasion the approach was not so strictly directed towards the competencies, but instead opted for something different, such as a slower development, but personally very successful from the production of it, And I understand that many people complain that it becomes "dramatic", or they say things like the anime became "slower", but the reality is that the essence remains the same, and the events that take place during its broadcast are very ... necessary for the proper development of everything the cast, let's contemplate that this time we have important characters in their 3rd year and that later we will not play again in all their adaptation, added to the evolution of protagonists in their 2nd year and their struggle to be the "Ace" of the team and to finalize the new members of 1st year of high school. So it is not easy to simply put one tournament after another and that's it, because it would not make sense or emotion and it would become a monotonous show if it always fell into the same thing.
Well I do not want to go around the bush anymore, to close I feel that everything in this section was well worked, the only thing that in a certain way I would question is the moment they decide to cut its broadcast, I think they could stop it for chapter 47 and not necessarily have started the summer tournament and leave it unfinished as it happened.

Art: 6.75

As for staging, it seemed to me a discreet work with positive results in animation especially, because yes, I already know that it declined a lot compared to other seasons, but remember that unlike its predecessors "Act II" does not receives the endorsement of production by "IG", which demands that everything falls to "Madhouse". And let's be honest, that Madhouse takes the trouble to adapt the same anime for 1 years of full broadcast is quite an epic knowing the studio for its "fetish" of not giving sequels, I also feel that except for some deformity in the characters in certain scenes At the most, some moment more static than normal, I do not consider it to be to riddle the adaptation.


Sound: 8.25

This section from my perspective was the best that this series gave, since although previous OSTs of the other seasons are repeated, here they already take a very strong emotional value in the viewer which causes great moments to become epic and it was something that he felt was lacking in the title and ends up taking hold in this 3rd season. As for the OP / ED item, I noticed a slight improvement and I liked them more than many in the past.

Characters: 8.75

Simply, if there is a reason why this season is not going to weigh you down, it must be because of the characters, without a doubt the best section this time around and the most varied cast that we ever saw in Diamond no ace (even when they were the previous 3rd ) that they will not let you hang from the screen, because it is truly very interesting to see how the young people of 1st year are included in the team and how they are gaining confidence and progressing, on the other hand we have the already reliable 3rd year senpais consolidated in Their role as team leaders and especially seeing Miyuki develop is very gratifying to see the change in aptitude she receives as a figure and captain of de Seidou.
Now if the most important thing that everyone wants to hear is the great, but great development that Sawamura receives this season, consolidating her foundations and constantly improving during the show. Undoubtedly, if you enjoy focusing too much on the protagonist like I do, this is the season that will make it worthwhile for its predecessors and how bad it was.

Entertainment: 8.5
(Spoilers)

I consider that I have already explained enough about the other sections, but making a summary, this season is a very important opportunity to appreciate the characters more than ever before, since the series always prioritizes skills over a good development and evolution of the team of Seido in general, and this is where he pays the bills and will make you appreciate the team too much or at least it is with the feeling that I am left at the end of the trip. To close, I clarify that the end was somewhat bitter due to Sawamura's decline in level, and also the fact of leaving the summer tournament unfinished, which is the most important for our protagonists, but I will have hopes that soon we will have a sequel


General: 8

The truth has been a pleasant trip for this as well as the other seasons of Diamond no Ace and although at the end of the day we do not have a clear resolution, we will have to wait for the Madhouse studio to decide to do it since I am left working alone on this work and if decides that sales and investments are valid for a new adaptation. I sincerely want to believe that if it is going to give you the opportunity to continue but as I say this, it is also worth mentioning that Madhouse does not have a very good reputation in terms of giving "sequels" or 12 chapters and let's imagine that another new adaptation of this work will demand Again another 50 or 40 chapters minimally, but hope is the last thing to be lost, we will have to wait until January or April 2021 to have some concrete certainty of what will happen




En español:


Historia: 7,75

En esta ocasión retomamos desde donde se dejo la obra durante la finalización de su 2° temporada y lo que fue a posterior con los siguiente eventos importantes entre ellos el Koshien. Aunque en esta ocasión el enfoque no fue tan estrictamente dirigido hacia las competencias, sino que se opto por algo diferente, como un desarrollo mas lento, pero en lo personal muy acertado desde la producción del mismo, Y Entiendo que mucha gente se queje de que se vuelve "dramático", o que digan cosas como que el anime se volvió mas "lento", pero la realidad es que la esencia sigue siendo la misma, y los sucesos que transcurren durante su emisión son muy necesarios para el buen desarrollo de todo el elenco, contemplemos que en esta ocasión tenemos personajes importantes en su 3° año y que luego ya no volveremos a tocar en toda su adaptación, sumado a la evolución de protagonistas en su 2° año e su lucha por ser el "Ace" del equipo y para finalizar los nuevos integrantes de 1° año de preparatoria. Entonces no es sencillo simplemente meter un torneo tras otro y ya esta, por que no tendría sentido ni emoción y se volvería un espectáculo monótono si siempre recaería en lo mismo.
Bueno no me quiero ir mas por las ramas, para cerrar siento que todo en este apartado fue bien trabajado, lo único que en cierta forma cuestionaría es el momento que deciden cortar su emisión, considero que pudieron pararlo por el capitulo 47 y no necesariamente haber comenzado el torneo de verano y dejarlo inconcluso como sucedió.

Arte: 6,75

En cuanto a puesta en escena me a parecido un trabajo discreto con resultados positivos dentro de la animación sobre todo, por que si, ya se que decayó mucho en comparación a otras temporadas, pero recordemos que a diferencias de sus antecesoras "Act II" no recibe el aval de producción por parte "I.G", lo que demando que todo recaiga en "Madhouse". Y seamos sinceros, que Madhouse se tome la molestia de adaptar un mismo anime durante 1 años de emisión completo es toda una epopeya conociendo al estudio por su "fetiche" de no dar secuelas, además siento que salvo algunas deformidad en los personajes en ciertos escenas y a lo sumo algún momento mas estático de lo normal, no considero que sea para acribillar la adaptación.

Sonido: 8,25

Este Apartado desde mi perspectiva fue de lo mejor que propino esta serie, ya que si bien se repiten anteriores OST de las demás temporadas, aquí ya toman un valor emocional en el espectador muy fuerte lo que ocasiona que grandes momento se conviertan en épicos y era algo que sentía le venia faltando al titulo e termina de afianzarse en esta 3° temporada. En cuanto al rubro OP/ED tan note una leve mejoría y me agradaron mas que bastantes del pasado.

Personajes: 8,75

Sencillamente si hay una razón por la que no te va a pesar esta temporada debe ser por los personajes, sin dudas el mejor apartado en esta ocasión y el elenco mas variado que jamás vimos en Diamond no ace (inclusive cuando estaban los anteriores de 3°) que no te dejaran depegar de la pantalla, por que verdaderamente es muy interesante ver como se incluyen al equipo los jóvenes de 1° y como van ganando confianza e progresando, por otro lado tenemos a los ya confiables senpais de 3° año consolidados en su papel de lideres del equipo y sobre todo ver desenvolverse a Miyuki es muy gratificante ver el cambio de aptitud que recibe como figura y capitan de de Seidou.
Ahora si lo mas importante y que todos quieren escuchar es el gran, pero gran desarrollo que recibe Sawamura en esta temporada, afianzando sus bases y mejorando constantemente durante el show. Sin dudas si disfrutas como yo de enfocarte demasiado en el protagonista esta es la temporada que hará valer la pena por sus antecesoras y lo mal que la tuvo que pasar.

Entretenimiento: 8,5
(Spoilers)

Considero que ya me explaye bastante en cuanto a los demás apartados pero haciendo un resumen, esta temporada es una oportunidad muy importante de apreciar mas a los personajes que nunca antes, ya que siempre la serie priorizo las competencias sobre un buen desarrollo e evolución del equipo de Seido en general, e aquí es donde paga las cuentas y te hará apreciar demasiado al equipo o por lo menos es con la sensación que me quedo al final del viaje. Para cerrar, aclaro que si fue algo amargo el final por la merma de Sawamura en el nivel, y también el hecho de dejar inconcluso el torneo de verano que es el mas importante para nuestros protagonistas pero tendré esperanzas de que pronto tendremos una secuela

General: 8

La verdad ah sido un grato viaje tanto por esta como las demás temporadas de Diamond no Ace y si bien al final del día no tenemos un resolución clara, habrá que esperar que decide hacer el estudio Madhouse siendo que quedo trabajando solo en esta obra y si decide que la ventas y las inversiones son validas para una nueva adaptación. Sinceramente quiero creer que si le va a brindar la oportunidad de continuar pero como asi digo esto, también vale mencionar que Madhouse no tiene muy buena fama en cuanto a dar "secuelas" ni de 12 capítulos e imaginemos que otra nueva adaptación de esta obra demandara nuevamente otros 50 o 40 capítulos mínimamente, pero la esperanza es lo ultimo que se pierda, quedara esperar a Enero o Abril de 2021 para tener alguna certeza concreta de lo que sucederá

Easy, if you like a story where the autor loves to destroy the protagonist and each character one and every time like an endless loop, then you'll enjoy this series.

The whole story doesn't have a protagonist, the one who gets treated like a true one is a secondary character, the main character is constantly hated by the author.

I really don't understand how this show has such great score in MAL. The plot is pretty simple and cliche, the story goes in a loop of a constant hope-desilusion and enjoy-destroy it's plot and characters. You can enjoy a chapter and then the next one something totally ... random (more like plot armor rather than random) happens and the plot rewinds.

There's almost none character development, even if the characters becomes "stronger" in each chapter, the author like to ruin that development with a nonsense "situation" to wrap the plot armor and allow the show to have more misery and suffering.

Really, don't waste your time in this, even if you like baseball, go watch another sport anime instead of this garbage.

I'm not those kind of people who stay and become a fan of an animr I'm just a watcher, i have never write any riview but it need to be said. the story is somehow become more balance on this season as expected because it appear exactly like the manga but I don't know why the anime in the season is just feels very unbalanced and not right at some point. to be honest this anime is very unique because it have different approach than others anime like how the story positioning the protagonist but I don't think this is going to work at some ... point I just could not enjoy it at all although this anime is really good overall but I have to be objective.

SPOILERS!! This is going to be a long review and all over the place, so just warning you!

I have the most complains about this season, but really enjoyed the season overall. A very obvious change is that there are more still drawings and repeated flashbacks. I wish they could have put a little more animation into it. Also, almost every episode has 3-5 minutes recap. When you think about it, that’s 16-18 minutes of new content because of recap, flashbacks, intro, and outro. It’s a good binge watch though.

I heard that this was finally Sawamura’s season since he basically kept being pushed to the back. ... He got a lot of moments but at the same time it felt like he was barely shown. One of my favorite moments was seeing Sawamura take sand from the bullpen. It was a nice scene and showed his frustrations and determination. Sawamura has grown so so much and just seeing him finally be given the chances and respect make me happy. I’ve said this before but he has so many pitches, is consistent, and has the focus to pitch one at a time. I also love how he isn’t satisfied and continues to grow. He main goal is to be better today and yesterday and that really shows the type of player he is.

I’m glad that the Coach Ochiai admitted his faults and is learning how to be a better coach. He acknowledged that Coach Kataoka should stay and that he couldn’t do the things that he did. Im actually glad for his growth because he really pissed me off. Pretty tolerable now. He is a great addition to the team as we have seen last season that he is good at explaining techniques and such. What I really found interesting was when he recalled Coach Kataoka saying that he wouldn’t sacrifice the team for Furuya, but ironically did. His observations and his honest opinions were refreshing. It’s nice to see that even when he says he doesn’t agree with something, he keeps an open mind.

I also really liked the turning point. I could really feel Sawamura frustration and hurt from ep 15-17. He has every right to be angry and I was so glad he didn’t take anyone’s shit and told them how it is. It’s also heartbreaking when he felt like it was his fault that they didn’t have faith him him. It really isn’t. Just because he is happy and energetic often doesn’t mean he’s easy. He has feelings too. Everyone wants to be appreciated and it’s upsetting that they can’t see that. At least he’s getting that now, but that doesn’t change the fact that they have been neglecting him. I teared up seeing him finally receive 1 the ace number! I loved how they put the og opening theme and got even more emotional watching his growth in the opening. It was so upsetting though they way they wrote his debut as an ace. I don’t care that it was realistic. It feels like it was for convenience or an easy way out. He’s gone through so much and yeah he didn’t have a good start but it would have been more entertaining seeing him get back to normal after his teammates cheered him up like usual. There are other ways to show that a character has a lot of stress on their shoulders as an ace, especially in future games. There are more creative ways to show a players constant struggle and strength. Why do they do this it’s been almost 200 episodes? He’s been struggling 75% of the anime, would it kill them to give him a break. I don’t understand why almost always it’s been Sawamura not shining when it counts and Furuya taking the spotlight. Why is the mangaka so insistent showing us his weaknesses. I know it would be a different story if it didn’t go that way, but still i can’t help but feel annoyed.

Coach does admit that he was being biased and not always correct, but it really annoyed me more that him and a lot of the players had little faith in Sawamura because they were too busy putting Fuyura on a pedestal. He used to trust all his pitchers and except a lot from them before, but I was disappointed that he waited too long. Like I said before, the ace title is more than just skill. Yeah it’s realistic, but still not fun watching Furuya take the spotlight for two season. Even in season 3 it took so long for Sawamura to show up. It’s not like I don’t like Furuya, but I find his character a little dull. He is talented, but he is often swayed by emotion and inconsistent. He is selfish and goes back to tunnel vision so often. It’s happened so often in the the past seasons so it’s kind of repetitive and boring when he’s shown so often. Time after time he keeps dwelling on the past and his mistakes. There’s no time, especially in the middle of the game. I liked the parallel he and Mei had though.


The second and third years’ teamwork is so good! Their relationships are so cute too like how Sawamura always runs to different people to complain. Still acts like the baby if the family hahaha. Sawamura and Kuramochi being in sync sometimes hahah. Best roommates! I’m so sad that we don’t see much of Sawamura Furuya Haruichi trio anymore. I was surprised haruichi cut his hair and is more confident, but his personality is different and he’s focused on doing his own thing this season. I’ve also grown to really like Kanemaru! He’s always been helping Sawamura since season 1, but we see his hard work pay off as a player. I love when they celebrate together “Wamura” “kaneMAAru.” I see our future captain since he is strict, yet encouraging to the first and second years. This season also let me appreciate some of the players that didn’t get much attention or appreciations. For example Ono and Kawaki. Ono has always been such a great senpai who is positive and reliable. When we see the new first year catchers struggle with Sawamura and Furuya and their perspectives, it goes to show how good Ono is and how much has helped them. I also love Kawaki’s growth. His team believed in him, but it was harder for him to believe in himself. He slowly got better and challenged himself. We can see that even though he felt inferior, he never rushed or gave up.

I actually like the new first years too. I like that the new first years bring depth to the story. We see a different perspective on the players, team, and game. When I first saw Okumura last season I was excited to see him. He’s a little different than I expected. Quiet but savage. When he dissed Sawamura I was shook but sawamuras reaction was so funny. He was like that too but probably worse and Okumura just got triggered. He learned from it and it was cute seeing his promise with Sawamura. I love that all the first years looked up to Sawamura. Ironic how they didn’t even see his growth but showed more appreciation and faith in him in the beginning of the season. Asada is such a sweet boy. Love that the roomies pranked him and scared him for a while, but he slowly got used to life there. Sawamura is a bit of a handful for all of them, but they got used to him so it’s all good. He’s super reliable and inspirational to everyone. It even fires up the team, crowd, and even the opponents! I love it!


And if you made it through the end, complaining about certain things does not mean I don’t like the anime. I can be picky and still really like certain aspects and the overall story/characters. Just because I think it’s lacking doesn’t mean you think so. At the end of the day my opinions don’t matter more/less than the next person.