Ace of the Diamond Act II
Volumes: 47
First Published in: 17th May 2006
Creators: Yuji Terajima
Eijun Sawamura is a baseball pitcher with a very unique pitching style that makes the ball unpredictable on the plate. He and his high school buddies play baseball for fun but all of it changes when a scout from the prestigious Seido High School approaches him and offers him a scholarship, if he plays for the famous high school.
Baseball is one of the most popular games in Japan. The manga was a success as anyone would have guessed. In 2013, Madhouse and Production I.G started producing an anime based on the popular manga.
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