Diamond no Ace: Act II Episode 15 Discussion

phantomfandom said:
Just as I thought since previous episode that Coach not only bias towards Furuya's diary but also overestimate Tetsu's brother. While he's previous captain's younger brother, he's not that reliable yet. But thanks to their mistakes Sawamura can finally be a hero. Though the Furuya and Mei slump make me wonder why Hongo hasn't experience his downfall period yet, or is it simply because he's a beast? Yes it must be because Hongo is the beast I know him from our last night!

Pooyan22 said:
Too true. I'm more forgiving of Kataoka as he generally makes the right decisions and this showed his humanity. Surely he'll grow from this. I want to actually see him pass on his pitcher wisdom on more lol.

phantomfandom said:

While I'm not rooting for Furuya, I concern that the Coach will afraid to use him in the future. Furuya is disaster in this match and I'm so angry at every meatball he throw, but to abandon him is too cruel. I'm also in the dilemma LOL.

Apologizing is basically admitting that Kataoka never rated Sawamura and never really expected much from him. This is what made Sawamura upset. That even in this situation, the coach just made it clear that he really didn't believe that Sawamura would perform so good.

On the other hand, Miyuuki should be the one to apologize to Sawamura. The way he treats Sawamura is really unprofessional for a captain. Need a Chris-senpai short return to give everyone a reality check.

sannythebest95 said:
In general the whole Seidou has little respect for Sawamura.
Even Ochiai, although he advised (rightly) to replace Furuya, is prejudiced on Sawamura.
Just look at the face he made when Kataoka said that Sawamura saved the team.
Besides the fact that later he says he expected to lose more runs

On Miyuki I have little to say, I have never liked at the beginning of the manga / anime, but I know that it is the most loved character (in Japan at least)
It should be noted instead that the boys of the first year, unlike the others, feel a lot of respect for Sawamura.
It's not a casuality

Oushuu said:
OMG!!!! MY MOST FAVORITE CHAPTER OF DAIYA NO ACE ACT 2 IS FINALLY ANIMATED!!! It was amazing!!!! Now I want to see Sawamura bat in the next episode!

Wintovisky said:
Kataoka is such a shitty coach he: 1) didn't take Furuya out on time; 2) wasn't actually planning on taking him out at all, it seems; 3) doesn't even know the level Sawamura has reached. Not to talk about the lack of instructions and tactics from him (this very game, the batters in the other team favoured Sawamura's pitching). Apart from his "hype speechs" he offers nothing more.

sannythebest95 said:

On Miyuki I have little to say, I have never liked at the beginning of the manga / anime, but I know that it is the most loved character (in Japan at least)

keilyyyy said:
Furuya's strength is simply pitching super fast and heavy with lots of intention. Sawamura has always seemed like the pitcher with most potential (to me), he just needed practice and experience. He pitches for his team, Furuya pitches to be the best. I feel that what the team needs right now is a pitcher who pitches for them. I hate how overlooked and underestimated he's been so far, and I feel that the coach has finally realized what a crazy awesome and talented monster Sawamura is and can be.

Which chapter of the manga do I start on after watching this episode?

Wintovisky said:
Kataoka is such a shitty coach he: 1) didn't take Furuya out on time; 2) wasn't actually planning on taking him out at all, it seems; 3) doesn't even know the level Sawamura has reached. Not to talk about the lack of instructions and tactics from him (this very game, the batters in the other team favoured Sawamura's pitching). Apart from his "hype speechs" he offers nothing more.

bzzrkd said:
The real question is: What did he mean by, "damn it, don't apologize"? What do you guys think? I am thinking he said that because he don't want the coach to appear weak. I'm not sure.

papsoshea said:
One of the best episodes so far. Sawamura is really getting his shine here, he is acting and playing like an Ace. The situation that Furuya left him in - all bases loaded vs their clean up with only 1 out - and he went into clutch mode.

The whole team 100 percent acknowledges Sawamura right now, even the coach - he was shocked to his core. Those words he said to Sawamura was what I was waiting for... for like the longest time - but it seems as Sawamura took it a different way. Anyway, can't wait for the next episode, I really want to see how Seido fights their way back. On another note, the OST was on fire this episode.

killerqueen2000 said:

Its because Kataoka knows he made the wrong decision by not switching out Furuya earlier and the result of that is Seido currently losing. Basically Kataoka admitting his faults made Eijun frustrated because he was on the receiving end of it but also they’re losing the game because of it

t_tomodachi22 said:


YESS. This episode actually had me EMITTING goosebumps. I've been waiting for the real acknowledgment that Sawamura deserves from Coach Kataoka and even assistant coach Ochiai! He always knows how to pitch when the team really need it.

But, I think Sawamura understands the way the coach meant his apology. I think Sawamura knows that the coach was apologizing for overlooking him and putting him on the backburner to Furuya (when he's never REALLY done so before. He used to switch pitchers so quickly because he believed in all his pitchers. Now, he's trying to let Furuya be the ace). I'm sure Sawamura's pride was a bit wounded there, because he realized that Kataoka had given up on him being the ace of their team, and that he saw Sawamura as inferior to Furuya. The coach basically acknowledged it with his apology, and that's why Sawamura was angry. At least, that's what I assume.