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 — released the anime’s main promotional video and announced the theme songs for its second cours on Tuesday.
Second-Cours Theme Songs
The promo video previews the opening theme “NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN”, performed by veteran rock band GLAY. The ending theme is “ROAD TO BE BLUE”, performed by OxT, the duo of artists Masayoshi Ōishi and Tom-H@ck.
New Cast Member and Staff
The main voice cast has returned for the current season. Joining them is new cast member Daisuke Sakuma, who voices Shinichiro Saotome of Inashiro High School.
Behind the scenes, Hideaki Ōba — known for directing Kunon the Sorcerer Can See, I’m in Love with the Villainess, and Love of Kill — steps in as series director, replacing Mitsuyuki Masuhara. The animation studio is OLM, a change from the previous Ace of Diamond Act II anime, which was produced by Madhouse.
- Kenji Konuta returns to oversee series scripts, continuing his role from the previous three entries in the franchise.
- Yasukazu Shōji, known as chief animation director on Major 2nd and character designer on Restaurant to Another World (TV 2), serves as character designer, replacing Minoru Ueda and Satoshi Tasaki.
- Hajime Hyakkoku returns from Ace of Diamond Act II to compose the music.
Broadcast and Streaming
Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season premiered on April 5 on TV Tokyo and its affiliated stations, as well as AT-X. The anime is also streaming on Netflix in Japan.
About the Franchise
Yūji 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. Terajima then launched Ace of Diamond Act II in August 2015; it ended in October 2022 at 34 volumes.
The franchise’s anime history spans the original 75-episode series (2013), Ace of Diamond: Second Season with 51 episodes (April 2015), and Ace of Diamond Act II with 52 episodes (April 2019). Crunchyroll streamed all three series as they aired in Japan. The manga also won the shōnen category of the 34th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2010 and has inspired a series of stage plays.
Mad Cave Studios’ Nakama Press imprint has licensed the manga for English release under the title Ace of the Diamond in a 3-in-1 omnibus format, with the first volume scheduled for March 23, 2027.
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