Ace of the Diamond, Vol. 3

ダイヤのA [Daiya no Ace] #3

by Yuji Terajima

Seido High’s team is without an Ace, and so a game between the first-years and the upperclassmen is held to uncover new talent. The upperclassmen team’s overwhelming strength and ability is about to utterly destroy the first-year team’s will when Eijun steps up to recover the team’s morale. Seeing his determination to work toward victory, the coach finally decides to put Eijun on the mound. Eijun’s excitement at finally getting to pitch hits a stumbling block when he comes up against his roommate, upperclassman Masuko. Will Eijun finally understand the harsh reality of being kicked off the varsity team through his head-to-head battle against Masuko?!

Genres: Manga, Sports, Shonen, Comics, Young Adult, Japan

193 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 15, 2006

About the author

TERAJIMA Yuuji: Yūji Terajima (寺嶋裕二), born 10 May 1974, is a Japanese manga artist, born in Mannō, Kagawa. He is the writer and illustrator of the baseball manga, Daiya no Ace which won the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shōnen category.

Previously, he worked as an assistant under Rando Ayamine on the manga serial Get Backers along with fellow assistant Atsushi Okubo, who later authored Soul Eater.

Reviews

[Kynthos-the-Archer (Kyn) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now I see why the manga has so much soul and passion in it. That's because the mangaka used to be a baseball pitcher himself.

He must also be a real fun guy since the book is super hilarious when it's not on serious situations. I think I am being a nuisance disturbing my neighbours when I laughed so loud and hard everytime I watch the anime. The manga has similar effect but not as potent as the anime since action in motion with sound effect is still best when presented on screen rather than on paper.


* Reviewed on 29th October 2014

[Keiko, the manga enthusiast ♒︎ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chris' injury!! 😭

I swear, Sawamura's too straightforward and arrogant, I felt more embarrassed of what he did lol. I love just how distinct each character is, this is really a lot of fun!!

[☠tsukino☠ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cap 14-22

La suoneria del telefono di Sawamura è una canzone di The High-Lows (non so quale)



Che dire, Eijun mi piace anche di più ^^

[Boo Boo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ei~ Jalanmu masih panjang! Skill issue. Dia benar-benar tidak memahami lemparan bolanya sendiri. Ini saya dikit-dikit buka google untuk memahami peraturan baseball syal. Tapi asyik juga T^T❤

[Maiko-chan [|] · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5stars




Miyuki's confidence in Eijun gets to me every time


the foreshadowing with Haruichi tho

but of course he ends up working well with Kuramochi in place of Ryousuke later on



the beginning of the most adorable friendship


here, have an accompanying playlist for this pic/ship^^ just cuz





the Chrisawa begins



protective!Miyuki for his Chris when Sawamura has yet to find out





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[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

*Combined review of volumes 1-3*

The first three volumes of Ace of the Diamond were just as good as the beginning episodes of the anime and brought back a lot of fond memories.

Eijun Sawarmura (mc) is a passionate boy who wears his heart on his sleeves. As loud as he is, Eijun’s high energy is infectious and draws others in. You can clearly see that in his interactions with his middle school friends. He’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer (and even less about baseball in general). But Eijun has raw potential and you immediately become invested in his desire to play baseball, his growth as an athlete, and his goal to become the ace of Seido High School’s varsity baseball team.

Baseball is one of my least favorite sports. I’d rather play it than watch it. However, Ace of the Diamond is an addicting series.

Seido’s baseball team has a lot of members – its freshmen count close to 100! The team is highly competitive and a prominent program. Their practices are grueling. To get one of the 20 sought after spots you have to work your ass off and then some every day.

All of the members are talented players who live and breathe baseball. Seido’s hard work brightly shows in the practices and games you get to see so far. Those illustrations were very cool, especially of the pitchers.

The passion and work ethic are admirable and you want Seido to succeed so badly and make it to Koshien Stadium where Nationals are held. It’s a lot of strong personalities working towards the same goal.

While there are a lot of serious moments throughout the story there are plenty of funny, light-hearted moments as you get to know the other main players/characters on the team. I enjoyed volumes 1-3 and can’t wait to continue this series.

[Miguel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m a sucker for the stakes established by a high school injury that threatens to permanently end a sports career. In this case, it’s Chris, who can’t play in his third and final year of high school because of the risk of permanent injury. This captures something essential about the feeling of high school — every moment feels larger than life. What becomes unimportant in the grand scheme of things feels like the most important thing in the world. Because of this, Chris chafes against his limitations and imagines playing, assuming the risk, and exchanging a lifetime of baseball for a moment of glory that will momentarily eclipse everything.

[Abi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a lot of fun! I appreciate that this series is making the main character work - and not just training, but also studying other players. It's nice to see. Additionally, I love that it's focusing on the blood, sweat, and tears of the third year players, like Sawamura's roommate and Chris. It's interesting to see the contrast between the first years and the third years, as well as to see the effect it has on Sawamura. In general, this series has a good balance between seriousness and humor, as well as character growth and gameplay. 4.5 stars!

[Spillminttea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Getting mad at Eijun really made him change his tune. He's finally come to understand and absorb the things that he needs to work on. Now, all that's left is working on his communication with the catcher.

Connection Eijun and Chris--Senpai mentor (Catcher) for training the real baseball.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great next step in the series! Eijun has a big turning point which takes the series from good to great.

[Andy Febrico Bintoro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surely this is a typical weak to strong manga, the road to become an ace would be full of hardwork and obstacles

[Sofi ★ · Rating 5 out of 5]

siempre lloro con la parte de chris, el manga no es la excepcion kajhsdkjh

[Adam Sunny · Rating 3 out of 5]

sawamura kocag

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eijun never fails to amuse and make me laugh!

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75*.

[simran · Rating 4 out of 5]

the plot of the entire manga series starts in this one.... aceijun starting point... let's go!

[Diya · Rating 3 out of 5]

chris' character arc is one of my faves in the anime, i hope it's well explored in the manga too

[Valeria · Rating 5 out of 5]

TE AMO CHRIS-SENPAI! SIEMPRE TE VOY A AMAR 😭💜 (Y era verdad lo del término del Act II y no existencia del Act III, lo confirmó Terajima en twitter :c)

[Grace Ziehm · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Raden Bima Drian · Rating 4 out of 5]

saya menyukai bagaimana mangaka ini membangun metodologi yang bagus dan teratur dalam membuat cerita. Jilid ini misalnya memperkenalkan orang2 di sekitar dia terutama karakter Chris, yang merupakan mentor dan orang yang sempat diremehkan oleh Sawamura.

karakter Sawamura pun dibangun pelan2 dengan sangat baik.

[anne⁷ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 They are so amazed by a first year striking out six batters! I can't wait for them to bat Mihashi! ...in my dreams. :'( Oh, and Major got mentioned too! I love it when non-parody manga parody other manga and it's even more special in Daiya no A because they're both about baseball. =3=

[Swiftsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sawamura is a complete idiot that it makes this manga so much more fun to watch. Great individual characters, eventhough I find them too amazing to believe in their existence in reality.

[Nezumi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow that didn't take nearly as long as it did in the anime! Eijun's finally grown some humility and more than a little bit of perspective.

[Mideum · Rating 3 out of 5]

i should be studying!! furumiyu still has me in its clutches ;__; i also need to do better in keeping track of furuya's progress