Ace of the Diamond, Vol. 4

ダイヤのA [Daiya no Ace] #4

by Yuji Terajima

Somehow, among the numerous members of the Seido high school baseball team, Eijun has been raised to junior varsity. Aiming even higher, he teams up with the third-year catcher Chris, and works hard to level up! However, the race to make it to varsity has begun to intensify, and he still doesn't know what his selling point is...!

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

193 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 16, 2007

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

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

I'm bawling my eyes out

CHRIS' LAST REGULAR GAME AND WHEN HE CHEERED AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS FOR THE FIRST TIME (ALTHOUGH HIS VOICE CRACKED) MAN, IF IT WASN'T THIS WHOLESOME I WOULDN'T BE HERE. I LOVE THIS SO MUCH—I LOVE CHRIS SO MUCH 😭

[Maiko-chan [|] · Rating 4 out of 5]

for anyone who thinks Furuya is "cool"



Furuya is cool, but he's also a super dork

the Chrisawa builds


you know Chris is enjoying a good grope while he helps steady Eijun's stance, like anyone would
and perf fanart representation of their relationship


artist's pixiv

Haruichi bby


for that middle section becuz just *headdesk* the fucking names Eijun comes up with for Coach Kataoka


it's ok Furuya, Eijun's not cool either...




but the 3rd years sure af are


it's ok Miyuki! You'll get him back!!!


bby growth


bby growth


ik it's just a cover and the title is actually for Chrisawa not KuraRyou but

*shipshipshipshipshipshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip*

and more pages

[☠tsukino☠ · Rating 5 out of 5]

cap. 23-31

[Miguel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chris risking everything. There’s nothing more compelling than that. Hard to keep the tears out of my eyes during this one.

[Paul Spence · Rating 4 out of 5]

This sports manga has a lot going for it. In this volume, our lead character, Sawamura, really starts to develop, both as a person and as a baseball player. He is learning to focus and discipline his raw talent. His never say die attitude and his willingness to work hard to overcome all obstacles makes him an engaging hero.

There is a great sequence in the book where the coach demonstrates a simple pitching exercise using a towel that can enable a pitcher to hide his pitches from the batter. In a few panels this pitching technique is beautifully illustrated. It condenses a lot of practical baseball lore into a short and very effective sequence. The book does a great job of exploring baseball fundamentals in an entertaining and not pedantic manner.

This is another fine installment in this series. If you love baseball, or if you have an interest in sports manga, Ace of the Diamond is a must read series.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful, emotional installment in the series.

[Andy Febrico Bintoro · Rating 4 out of 5]

A high school sports surely was full of friendship and bond

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really just love this series!

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75*.

[Abi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exciting

We see lots of improvement from Sawamura-kun in this volume! I love Chris-senpai as well. This was an exciting, fun volume.

[simran · Rating 4 out of 5]

imagine reading/watching daiya no ace and not falling in love with eijun?!

[Diya · Rating 3 out of 5]

chris TT

[Valeria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Los quiero mucho, hermano. Y Chris senpai diciendo que es su último partido regular me mata 😭

[Korry · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5

[Spillminttea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Here we go the battery Eijun and Chris senpai.... He's god of the baseball LOL.

[Grace Ziehm · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Zali · Rating 4 out of 5]

*4,5

[Boo Boo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ei.... wkwkwkwk. Si bodoh yang tidak mengetahui keistimewaannya sama sekali T_T Ngakak terus jadinya.

[Raden Bima Drian · Rating 4 out of 5]

jilid keempat pembaca akan diajak untuk mengenal berbagai macam teknik dalam baseball seperti lemparan bola, kombinasi pitcher dan catcher yang dilakukan Sawamura-Chris, permainan taktik dalam sebuah situasi dalam olahraga Baseball yang dilakukan oleh Chris.

[Mideum · Rating 3 out of 5]

chris ;____; miyuki's and tanba's faith in chris' skills and rehabilitation kill me