The production team behind Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season — the sequel to the 2019–2020 anime adaptation of Yūji Terajima’s Ace of Diamond Act II manga — has announced the premiere window, theme song artists, and a new key visual for the series’ second cour.
Premiere & Broadcast
The second part of the season is set to premiere in October on the TV Tokyo Network (TXN) and AT-X, along with other broadcasters. The first cour launched on April 5 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, as well as AT-X, with the series also streaming on Netflix Japan.
Theme Song Artists
- Opening theme: GLAY
- Ending theme: OxT
Staff
Hideaki Ōba (Kunon the Sorcerer Can See, I’m in Love with the Villainess, Love of Kill) steps in as the new director, replacing Mitsuyuki Masuhara. Animation is handled by OLM, whereas Madhouse produced the previous Act II anime. Kenji Konuta returns as series script supervisor, a role he has held across all three prior entries in the franchise. Yasukazu Shōji — known as chief animation director on Major 2nd and character designer on Restaurant to Another World (Season 2) — joins as the new character designer, succeeding Minoru Ueda and Satoshi Tasaki. Composer Hajime Hyakkoku also returns from Ace of Diamond Act II. The main voice cast is reprising their roles.
Franchise History
Terajima launched the original Ace of Diamond baseball manga in Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 2006. The series concluded in January 2015 at 47 volumes and won the shōnen category of the 34th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2010. A television anime adaptation premiered in 2013 and ran for 75 episodes, followed by Ace of Diamond: Second Season in April 2015 for 51 episodes; Crunchyroll streamed both series as they aired in Japan.
Terajima launched the sequel manga Ace of Diamond Act II in August 2015, concluding it in October 2022 across 34 volumes. Its anime adaptation premiered in April 2019 and ran for 52 episodes, also streamed by Crunchyroll. The franchise has additionally inspired a series of stage plays.
Kodansha USA Publishing began releasing the original manga digitally in English under the title Ace of the Diamond in March 2017, while the Act II manga is available in English via K MANGA.
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