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Cloudedmind · 2019-04-18, 23:01

Yeah, watching the most recent episode, I kept having to remind myself that Sawamura is technically the MC. :P

FlareKnight · 2019-04-23, 14:04

I swear Sawamura is supposed to be the main character. Maybe I read the summary wrong way back in the past

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Lexxus · 2019-04-23, 18:10

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Originally Posted by FlareKnight

I swear Sawamura is supposed to be the main character. Maybe I read the summary wrong way back in the past

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They changed it to Furuya no Ace.

thundrakkon · 2019-04-23, 20:29

I was pretty much nodding off and falling asleep the whole episode, until the end when they finally focused on Sawamura. Furuya is like a cardboard background character that is thrust in the main character position, and the series suffers for it.

The worst part about all this is that the first series for Ace of Diamond (and I'm guessing the manga as well), ends up with Sawamura as a backseat character and a failure. That's a horrible way to end a manga series. The sequel series picks up where the last one ended, but I'm looking forward to the new recruits. Hopefully, they will be more on Sawamura's side than the last ingrates.

**monir** · 2019-04-23, 21:17

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Originally Posted by FlareKnight

I swear Sawamura is supposed to be the main character. Maybe I read the summary wrong way back in the past

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Looks like Sawamura's time is coming!

I also admit I enjoy how each character can have an important role of the day in each of these matches. It reemphasizes how important team concept is to baseball as a sport.

Furuya is a beast. I have no idea how Sawamura can best him in the foreseeable future, but I'm looking forward to that nonetheless.

Cloudedmind · 2019-04-24, 01:19

Perhaps the manga-ka is a sadist who likes to torture his main characters, (and the audience) I can relate. I'd still like to give him a nice pummeling.

Guardian Enzo · 2019-04-24, 01:38

Every comment I read makes me that much gladder I dropped this series like a hot rock.

ditn · 2019-04-29, 01:40

im getting annoyed at the furuya show...
Who is the main character here...

thundrakkon · 2019-04-30, 19:18

This episode actually felt like the start of a new season and series. It's atmosphere felt a lot better than the previous episodes for this season. There are some changes, and the new players seem interesting.

One of the problems with the team was that their offense was lacking when the seniors graduated. With the new rookies, it looks like they might resolve some of their offensive woes.

Of particular interest is the new catchers. The short, new rookie, Yui Kaoru, seems to be cut from the same cloth as Miyuki, and he might potentially be as annoying as well. He seems to be Furuya's new catcher. He is apparently a big shot captain of the World Series team. However, of more interest is Okumura Koshu, the blonde catcher. He seems to be the more like a lead character, and he has antagonism towards Miyuki. I wonder if it is due to the competitive nature of playing in the same position, or that he doesn't like some of the things Miyuki does. Either way, I look forward to seeing Koshu doing things, and I'm guessing he will be Eijun's catcher.

Masashi Yuki will most likely be the new clean-up hitter, or at the very least, he'll be in the heart of the batting order. The other interesting character is Seto Takuma, who wants to play second base and is from the same school as Koshu. He will probably make an excellent tandem with Haruichi.

Asada Hirofumi, the glasses guy, will probably round out the pitching staff. He'll probably be a very reliable relief pitcher, if not the stopper. Furuya has always been most suited to be a stopper, anyway, not the ace, due to his lack of stamina and one trick pony with his fastball.

Mogami Takeshi seems like the new antagonist who will be annoying as hell. He is probably the player version of Ochiai.

Speaking of Ochiai, when I heard in the episode that Ochiai might be taking over the team for an extended stretch due to obligations for Kataoka, I cringed quite a bit. He is a good player development coach, but as far as being a real coach, he is awful and especially painful to watch in anime form.

Here is hoping the new blood brings out a better anime for this 52 episodes Second Act.

leongsh · 2019-04-30, 23:26

With Episode 5, Act II is now properly starting as gets to the introduction of the first years.

Anh_Minh · 2019-05-02, 08:41

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Originally Posted by thundrakkon

This episode actually felt like the start of a new season and series. It's atmosphere felt a lot better than the previous episodes for this season. There are some changes, and the new players seem interesting.

One of the problems with the team was that their offense was lacking when the seniors graduated. With the new rookies, it looks like they might resolve some of their offensive woes.

Of particular interest is the new catchers. The short, new rookie, Yui Kaoru, seems to be cut from the same cloth as Miyuki, and he might potentially be as annoying as well. He seems to be Furuya's new catcher. He is apparently a big shot captain of the World Series team. However, of more interest is Okumura Koshu, the blonde catcher. He seems to be the more like a lead character, and he has antagonism towards Miyuki. I wonder if it is due to the competitive nature of playing in the same position, or that he doesn't like some of the things Miyuki does. Either way, I look forward to seeing Koshu doing things, and I'm guessing he will be Eijun's catcher.

Masashi Yuki will most likely be the new clean-up hitter, or at the very least, he'll be in the heart of the batting order. The other interesting character is Seto Takuma, who wants to play second base and is from the same school as Koshu. He will probably make an excellent tandem with Haruichi.

Asada Hirofumi, the glasses guy, will probably round out the pitching staff. He'll probably be a very reliable relief pitcher, if not the stopper. Furuya has always been most suited to be a stopper, anyway, not the ace, due to his lack of stamina and one trick pony with his fastball.

Yeah, but one question is, when will any of these guys even get a chance to play in the A team? When Miyuki's generation retires? I mean, it's fine for Yuki, but all the others are aiming for pretty crowded positions.

thundrakkon · 2019-05-02, 17:38

It probably won't matter how well the new guys play. The author will probably just shoehorn all the likeable characters and start to emphasize and feature all the jackasses to continue to keep up with his tradition of making likeable characters suffer.

Lexxus · 2019-05-02, 22:13

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Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

Yeah, but one question is, when will any of these guys even get a chance to play in the A team? When Miyuki's generation retires? I mean, it's fine for Yuki, but all the others are aiming for pretty crowded positions.

Those two catchers are definitely SOL. The only chance they got if Miyuki gets injured but I doubt the author would want his star to be removed for quite a time.

Guardian Enzo · 2019-05-03, 18:58

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Originally Posted by thundrakkon

It probably won't matter how well the new guys play. The author will probably just shoehorn all the likeable characters and start to emphasize and feature all the jackasses to continue to keep up with his tradition of making likeable characters suffer.

Why anyone still subjects themselves to this punishment after all the shyte Terajima's pulled is beyond me.

Cloudedmind · 2019-05-04, 02:32

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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

Why anyone still subjects themselves to this punishment after all the shyte Terajima's pulled is beyond me.

There are moments when I'm an optimist. It's gotta get better right?!

leongsh · 2019-05-04, 09:51

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Originally Posted by Cloudedmind

There are moments when I'm an optimist. It's gotta get better right?!

You can be an optimist for Act II. The tide will change. I can't say more as a regular long time follower of the manga title.

Lexxus · 2019-05-05, 06:39

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Originally Posted by Cloudedmind

There are moments when I'm an optimist. It's gotta get better right?!

Yeah, I mean there's no way it can be lower than this right?

I hope Terajima doesn't say, "hold my beer"

Kakkou · 2019-05-05, 07:19

Even if the tide began to change I'm so thoroughly fed up with Terajima's bullshit by the end of the first act that it's a case of too little too late. The new characters seem interesting (far more promising than most of the Seido seniors) but unless Furuya leaves the stage entirely (which will never happen) there's no getting rid of the foul aftertaste of act I. Hearing that act II starts off with a Furuya arc sure isn't helping.

Lexxus · 2019-05-07, 17:28

6 episodes in, we finally get a good episode for Sawamura.

thundrakkon · 2019-05-08, 00:11

Yep, the episode was pretty entertaining, except for those Furuya fan girls. They are as annoying as you'd expect.

2019-04-18, 23:01	Link #21
Cloudedmind Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: California Age: 38	Yeah, watching the most recent episode, I kept having to remind myself that Sawamura is technically the MC. :P __________________

2019-04-23, 14:04	Link #22
FlareKnight User of the "Fast Draw" Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	I swear Sawamura is supposed to be the main character. Maybe I read the summary wrong way back in the past . __________________ Anime-Evo

2019-04-23, 20:29	Link #24
thundrakkon Anime-Only Viewer Graphic Designer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA	I was pretty much nodding off and falling asleep the whole episode, until the end when they finally focused on Sawamura. Furuya is like a cardboard background character that is thrust in the main character position, and the series suffers for it. The worst part about all this is that the first series for Ace of Diamond (and I'm guessing the manga as well), ends up with Sawamura as a backseat character and a failure. That's a horrible way to end a manga series. The sequel series picks up where the last one ended, but I'm looking forward to the new recruits. Hopefully, they will be more on Sawamura's side than the last ingrates. __________________

2019-04-24, 01:19	Link #26
Cloudedmind Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: California Age: 38	Perhaps the manga-ka is a sadist who likes to torture his main characters, (and the audience) I can relate. I'd still like to give him a nice pummeling. __________________

2019-04-30, 19:18	Link #29
thundrakkon Anime-Only Viewer Graphic Designer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA	This episode actually felt like the start of a new season and series. It's atmosphere felt a lot better than the previous episodes for this season. There are some changes, and the new players seem interesting. One of the problems with the team was that their offense was lacking when the seniors graduated. With the new rookies, it looks like they might resolve some of their offensive woes. Of particular interest is the new catchers. The short, new rookie, Yui Kaoru, seems to be cut from the same cloth as Miyuki, and he might potentially be as annoying as well. He seems to be Furuya's new catcher. He is apparently a big shot captain of the World Series team. However, of more interest is Okumura Koshu, the blonde catcher. He seems to be the more like a lead character, and he has antagonism towards Miyuki. I wonder if it is due to the competitive nature of playing in the same position, or that he doesn't like some of the things Miyuki does. Either way, I look forward to seeing Koshu doing things, and I'm guessing he will be Eijun's catcher. Masashi Yuki will most likely be the new clean-up hitter, or at the very least, he'll be in the heart of the batting order. The other interesting character is Seto Takuma, who wants to play second base and is from the same school as Koshu. He will probably make an excellent tandem with Haruichi. Asada Hirofumi, the glasses guy, will probably round out the pitching staff. He'll probably be a very reliable relief pitcher, if not the stopper. Furuya has always been most suited to be a stopper, anyway, not the ace, due to his lack of stamina and one trick pony with his fastball. Mogami Takeshi seems like the new antagonist who will be annoying as hell. He is probably the player version of Ochiai. Speaking of Ochiai, when I heard in the episode that Ochiai might be taking over the team for an extended stretch due to obligations for Kataoka, I cringed quite a bit. He is a good player development coach, but as far as being a real coach, he is awful and especially painful to watch in anime form. Here is hoping the new blood brings out a better anime for this 52 episodes Second Act. __________________

2019-04-29, 01:40	Link #28
ditn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Belgium	im getting annoyed at the furuya show... Who is the main character here...

2019-04-30, 23:26	Link #30
leongsh Daijoubu! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Malaysia	With Episode 5, Act II is now properly starting as gets to the introduction of the first years.

2019-05-02, 17:38	Link #32
thundrakkon Anime-Only Viewer Graphic Designer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA	It probably won't matter how well the new guys play. The author will probably just shoehorn all the likeable characters and start to emphasize and feature all the jackasses to continue to keep up with his tradition of making likeable characters suffer. __________________

2019-05-05, 07:19	Link #38
Kakkou Tch. Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Australia	Even if the tide began to change I'm so thoroughly fed up with Terajima's bullshit by the end of the first act that it's a case of too little too late. The new characters seem interesting (far more promising than most of the Seido seniors) but unless Furuya leaves the stage entirely (which will never happen) there's no getting rid of the foul aftertaste of act I. Hearing that act II starts off with a Furuya arc sure isn't helping.

2019-05-07, 17:28	Link #39
Lexxus YES! Hahahaha Join Date: Jul 2011 Age: 34	6 episodes in, we finally get a good episode for Sawamura.

2019-05-08, 00:11	Link #40
thundrakkon Anime-Only Viewer Graphic Designer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA	Yep, the episode was pretty entertaining, except for those Furuya fan girls. They are as annoying as you'd expect. __________________