The series has a total of 184 episodes, plus three OVAs. Still with runner on 3rd, and 2-0 down in the count, Sawamura regrouped, took the batter to full count and closed the inning with a powerful inside fastball that jammed the batter and retired him at 1st. Facing the 4th and 5th batter with bases loaded, Sawamura pitches tight to the corners and quickly scores 2 strike outs to close out the inning, effectively stopping Ichidai's momentum. All together, Ace of Diamond has had 174 episodes across its three seasons. Sawamura laughs and apologizes for passing on the baton in a pinch. However, Sawamura got tense and failed the execution of the Splitter, walking Mima on base. Sawamura's Splitter has been relatively unstable, being on and off at times and rarely sees much usage within a game compare to the remaining pitches. [38] During the training camp before the Summer Tournament, Sawamura's velocity was measured to be 138 km/h. Shirakawa is at bat next and battles it out with Sawamura, who starts to pitch harder. The anime follows the manga, so it makes no difference if you read it or watch it. From nearly the first day they met, Sawamura called him "Harucchi," a sign of him being familiar and comfortable around him. Chris was the one who made Sawamura think about his weapon his moving ball and told him to polish it. In the 8th inning Seidou's mood is brought back out by their resident loud mouth and ace and Kawakami showing his support by shadow pitching in the bullpen. It's the best kind of pitching. As the story progresses, they become friendlier with each other and even exchange advice on how to throw breaking balls. After enrolling at Seidou, he develops a new pitching form with the help of coach Kataoka and Chris. He gets hit several times but isn't affected at all which impresses most of the players and encourage them to continue. The cast and staff will reprise their roles from the previous series, with Madhouse returning for animation production. Miyamoto and Chimaru step onto and then off the plate after being struck out by multiple Seidou soul infused balls by Sawamura. November 10, 2013 07 Sawwa () (by Kanemaru)[2], 2-seam Fastball Wakana opened her mouth as though ready to retort, but with excellent timing, the phone rang. The batter's hit was caught by Shirasu on right field but the runner was able to tag-in to score and Sawamura ceded a run. At first, Haruno, thought that she was only a nuisance to others, namely the other managers. In the 9th inning Sawamura energetically entering the field as always and steps onto the mound entrusted with pitching this game till the end. But he throws way too low and he unconsciously run away from the inside corner of the zone, which was his strength. He performs stable until he faces Inui Kengo on the top of the eight. During the scrimmage against the third years, Sawamura finds out about Kataoka's resignation. Fully capitalized on the swinging momentum and Furuya's struggle to command his pitches, Ichidai continued to land hits and quickly widen up their lead to 5 - 2 over Seidou. It doesn't take long until the first years are double digit runs behind and some of them start to give up. Sawamura throws the ball to Kuramochi, who throws to Maezono. ; Action Duo: With his batterymate Sawamura Eijun. 1.[6]. Sawamura closes out the top of the 2nd inning cleanly with 3 ups and 3 downs. -, "I won't lose to the substitute treatment! Since Sawamura is a left-handed pitcher, his circle changeup breaks down and away from a right handed batter, making it an effective pitch against right-handed players; however, due to the very same reason, it is a disadvantage when used against a left-handed batter unless Sawamura can precisely nail his control. Coupled with his late release form, Sawamura's fastball appears faster to the batter. [40] Sawamura's accurate control allows him to get strike on the corners more reliably compared to his first year and, when coupled with the rich variety of pitches he possesses, gives batters a difficult time predicting what type of pitch he may throw next. After four days, Sawamura is showing improvement on fielding and is finally allowed to practice in the bullpen on the fifth day. [47] This pitch is thrown with an alternated cutter's grip and the Cross-step technique which Sawamura used to throw the cutter. ", "I told you, didn't I? On top of the 6th inning, the battery faces Mima again and uses everything within their arsenal against him while Mima was unfazed by the challenge and he continued to foul one pitch after another. Seidou's regular players are switched in as pinch hitters and their efforts earned Seidou another run. Kanemaru brings the ice and is worried about his teammate, because Sawamura didn't say anything since he got subbed and just sat silently on the bench. A conventional circle changeup taught to Sawamura by coach Ochiai before the match against Ouya. Kataoka apologizes to Sawamura for making him handle such difficult situation; however, Sawamura was still frustrated and thought about how favorable the Ace is trusted over a relief pitcher like himself. Sawamura's enthusiasm is back and he begins to cheer for Kawakami. -, "In the first place, you look like a thug and you speak like a thug. However, Furuya is again selected the starting pitcher and despite losing 2 early runs, was able to bring out his best pitching to date in a pitcher duel against Hongou where both went toe to toe with each other while racking up strike outs. Miyuki, who walked in on their conversation, gets angry and scolds Sawamura. But this time under the name 'Ace of Diamond Act II. Sawamura manages to send Kanemaru and Yui home, due to a Squezze play. After asking the coach to let him pitch during the ninth, Kataoka decides to send Furuya instead. He also provided Eijun with some important insights on Chris's early training methods to strengthen his core prior to pitching training. Furuya comes to replace Sawamura in the 6th inning and worked through 2 quick innings. As a result, the 2-seam fastball was not used in the Final match against Yakushi. Up next to bat is Sanada, while Raichi goes for a steal and succeeds. In the bottom of the ninth Sawamura starts to feel more pressure but continues to attack. Due to the lack of proper baseball knowledge earlier in his career, Sawamura did not know about pitching grips and used to grip the ball randomly producing erratic fastball pitches. As he approaches the plate, Sawamura looks over Furuya's good throw that he declared to "connect" before the game. Sawamura is at the bullpen throwing pitches not wanting to just sit and do nothing after seeing how Furuya pitched. Boy, anyone would be scared out of their mind!" This pitch doesn't break irregularly while also appears to accelerate due to the lack of height drop and deceleration thanks to the high amount of spin Sawamura put on the ball. Kawakami is then subbed in by the 7th inning to replace Furuya to keep him fresh as the coaches considered the possibility of the looming 3rd round match against Komadai. This is Sawamura's game debut and his first pitch goes straight into the batter's back. Again, on 2 April 2019, another Diamond No ace series got aired. After he familiarizes himself with the defensive responsibilities and techniques, Sawamura has been gradually solidifying his defensive skills throughout the course of his 1st year. He is later seen watching the quarterfinals of the fall tournament, and he smiles when he sees Sawamura's outstanding pitching. At the bullpen, Sawamura warms-up with Miyuki and unknowingly throws to the inside, surprising his teammates. After eliminating those that were unstable, they have come up with the Numbers which consist of at least 11 types of different pitches. Sawamura tries to execute but embarrassingly fails. Sawamura then "charges" the ball - something Kawakami did for him during their match agains Yakushi - and handles it to Kawakami with the words: "I've charged everything into it." It's Yuuki who tells a crying Sawamura that he shouldn't feel sorry for the guys who weren't chosen, but instead become stronger in their stead. ", "There he goes! He says that his qualities as a pitcher are being tested. ; Affectionate Nickname: Sawamura starts calling him "Cap" in Act 2 and it eventually starts catching on with the team as well. Having taken a timeout Sawamura pitches a ball that turns into a foul, a strike and finally gets hit. Kataoka calls for a pitcher change. Sawamura Eijun has replaced Furuya Satoru as the ace. The team reports Sawamura's performance to Miyuki in the evening, complimenting him for a fine game. In the bottom of the seventh, after a cramp, Tanba's pitching is affected. [36] This prompts Ochiai to have to re-evaluate Sawamura's value as a pitcher. Urabe was batting 5th and was retired by Sawamura along with the other cleanups. At the last second Kuramochi catches the ball near the outfield, resulting in two outs and runner on third. Sawamura understands the message and starts pitching to Miyuki's mitt. Sawamura greets Raichi with an inside fastball which jammed Raichi but the batter still managed to hit left field. In the bottom of the seventh Miyuki and Sawamura prevail against Yakushi's clean-up batters, striking out Raichi on a fastball and Sanada on a changeup in succession. In the dugout Kataoka explains that he didn't want to give their opponents anymore openings to exploit. The game ends after five innings and Sawamura doesn't get a chance to play. The only time in which he shakes off Miyuki's sign is in their match against Nanamori Gakuen. Sawamura tested out a new revised Splitter grip and by having one finger on the seam and one off the seam instead of staying away from the seams completely like a normal Splitter grip, he was able to get behind the ball more and transfer more force into it, giving it more velocity and the pithch also has both the sinking action of a Splitter as well has a tailing action of a 2-seamer/sinker and is akin to a hybrid pitch between the two. Seidou advances to the Finals, while Ichichai's summer comes to a close. This is probably my fav game in the series. Sawamura accepts as he throws what looked like a powerful pitch that may have made it to the fence only to have the ball break downward when it comes close to it. Facing Raichi, Miyuki asked for an inside Cutter to try to get Sawamura over the hump but Sawamura failed the pitch execution resulting in a HR. The next batter bunts, allowing Raichi to squeeze into home, putting Yakushi back into lead. Sawamura remembers all that he's learned from Chris. The two have a kind of big-brother little-brother kind of relationship. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. -, "His attitude of moving forward is his best weapon." Miyuki calls for a ball for the first pitch to see how Raichi reacts. Later on, Wakana confesses that she wanted to watch Sawamura on his great development as a pitcher more closely. With the batter cornered, Sawamura throws another revised splitter for the third pitch and it's a grounder to Kominato for the second out. Sawamura's fastball velocity has been recorded at 135 km/h. In the end Sawamura and Haruichi are the ones chosen for the first string. And with 52 episodes, it ended on 31 March 2020. . And according to the official statistics is Sawamura. Sawamura was the captain of the Akagi Junior High baseball team. Since the Winter training camp, Sawamura started to make contact with the ball while using the bunting stance and bragged about overcoming his weakness. Despite this, Sawamura appears unfazed. One of Sawamura's fastball was clocked at 135 km/h. On top of the fifth, Seidou is up by eleven, hence, the game is called and they bag the win. -, "To abuse the friends who take the time to practice with you? That flower is small for now, but very strong. The 4th batter capitalized on Sawamura;'s wavering moment after the Walk and landed a long hit on the 1st pitch. What kind of flower will bloom in the future is up to you." I can't believe they had a pitcher that good hidden in Furuya Satoru's shadow." Furuya goes to the mound and asks for the ball, saying that there's no need for two pitchers on the mound. They struck out Todoroki Raichi and Sanada Shunpei back to back. Bunt Master ( Banto Shbainin) At times, hefills in as Sawamura's grandfather Eitoku, becoming Eijun's on-campus reality check when it comes to helping him put his feelings in perspective. However, different from his impressive form at Senbatsu, Furuya struggled with command throughout the match and has to pitch under pressure after walking runners on base. Calling for a time-out, Miyuki tells Sawamura to focus on the batter. If someday at another place I'm able to catch his pitches " -, "Because he's always surprising us like that, he's standing on the mound." Rei says they'll need Furuya to win the Summer, calling him the "ace" until Tanba's return, shocking Sawamura. Bitter than pain and grief. 20 for the Summer Tournament, and later on No. Nabe later explained that Sawamura wanted to assess the game on his own in order to improve himself so that he can understand Miyuki's reasons for his leads instead of pitching mindlessly to Miyuki's mitt like always. During the 3rd inning, Sawamura utilizes a variety of pick-off timing to pin down the runner and minimize Hakuryu's mobility advantage; and also managed to retire Mima on his 2nd at bat. Sawamura Eijun | Source: Fandom There have been a lot of changes, with a major one being the ace. He even went as far as to become a practice pitcher on Coach Ochiai's advice, at his own risk. However, after learning the proper pitching grip for the 4-seam fastball, Sawamura's fastball stabilized and stopped breaking irregularly. Sawamura throws thinking that he hasn't done anything yet, but the pitch is too high for Miyuki to catch, and goes straight to the fence. At the top of the ninth, a batter bunts the first pitch, but Sawamura dives for the ball, successfully catching it in the air for the out. He runs into Miyuki who is also late. In Act II, he becomes Seidou's ace in his second year by the start of the Summer Regional Tournament. In the bottom of the inning, after Masashi and Kanemaru didn't get on base, Sawamura gets riled up for his at bat and - although he makes an unnecessarily dangerous base run whilst sliding to first - also gets retired. At the lineup, Sawamura is congratulated by one of Maimon's players and shouts that he'll do his best and play for them as well. Sawamura continues to practice alone and is surprised when Chris joins him. To face off against Narumiya, Miyuki gets aggressive, calling three straight fastballs to the inside that Eijun delivers to strike Narumiya out. The captain of the opposing team starts to wonder if Sawamura is the real secret weapon of Seidou. After 6 steady innings, Kawakami held Eigen High to only 1 run and Seidou scoring a lead of 11 - 1 over their opponent. He tells Sawamura that he is counting on him. His teammates often get inspired by his strong will and unwavering spirit and try to give it their all. Coach Raizou correctly assumes that Sawamura's pitch is a moving fastball. He also arranged a meeting with Miyuki to discuss about game calling which ended up becoming a group meeting for all pitchers and catchers within the team. The next batter targets the 1st pitch and put runner in scoring position again at 1st and 3rd. I feel like I saw a true ace. On the third round of the tournament, Seidou faces Puplic Murata East High School. Seidou begins defense with Sawamura as the starting pitcher. The rest of the third years struggle to perfectly hit Sawamura's outside pitch and the game ends in a tie. During the top of the tenth, Kawakami is sent to the mound replacing Sawamura. Miyuki apologizes to Sawamura for the wrong lead but Sawamura is shaken and throws four balls, prompting Kataoka to sub him out with Kawakami. The total amount of the Numbers are unknown, but there are at least 11. At 2 outs and with a runner on 2nd base, Zono had an opportunity to tie the score; however, his long hit was caught by an outfielder and Ichidaisan won the game. This turned out to be incorrect however, perhaps due to Ochiai thinking that Sawamura is unable to naturally produce breaking pitches as Sawamura's pitches stopped breaking irregularly during the time he had the yips where he relies more heavily on his 4-seam fastball. The series is listed for 52 episodes. Shortly after their loss against Inashiro, Furuya tells Sawamura that he'll be the "Ace" of the team. The next dispute follows immediately and Sawamura claims that he came to Seidou to be the ace. -, "If he didn't have the will to advance forward, he wouldn't have raised his head. However, Miyuki says instead of being greedy, he suggests Sawamura should maintain the usual mindset and focus on the batter in front of him, to which Sawamura agreed. Buy [Ace of Diamond] Rough Fairy Tale Theater (Eijun Sawamura, Akatsuki Furuya, Haruichi Kominato) / chansika online from Japanese stores. Ask sellers your product questions in English, and our multilingual staff will help get them answered. When he found out that Sawamura was suffering from the yips, he was sure that Sawamura would get over it and become stronger from it. At the start of the first inning Miyuki tells Sawamura to be himself and pitch like usual. Coach Kataoka explains that this is the result of the opponent going all out. [32] Sawamura however, is almost always seen scowling after bunting because he wishes to hit instead but immediately jumps at the opportunity to lecture and teach his teammates a more perfect technique whenever they attempt to bunt. Since his 2nd year, Sawamura has considerably improved the speed of his pitch, his control and can connect with the ball now if he does it from the bunting stance. But when she witnesses a quarrel between Sawamura and a teacher during class, Haruno is inspired by him. The next batter's RBI Single reduces Seidou's lead to 2-1. Following Seidou's win over Yakushi High in the Fall, Sawamura openly challenged Furuya for the ace title, and the latter accepted it. With two strikes, the Seido battery decide to bring out their fastball for the first time. Sawamura too wonders about that. Back in the fall, we, too, got our butts kicked because of the devil's own guts that boy has." In the second series it seems it will finilly be the turn for Sawamura to shine in the koshien , it seems lol. On his first day of training, Sawamura oversleeps. After witnessing the commotion, Seto notes that Amahisa seems to have changed while Okumura was annoyed saying Amahisa was rude to Sawamura. Sawamura unknowingly threw a Cutter to strike out Sensen's Ace, Maki. Mine Fujio later on comments to his fellow journalist that while Seidou continued to win their previous games with their pitcher relay, it was probably the lack of an absolute ace that cost Seidou the win. For the first time since the match against Azuma, Sawamura and Miyuki form a battery. Is Ace of the Diamond over? His body is naturally flexible with supple joints, allowing him to immediately change the pitch's direction. Kawakami then puts it away for Seidou. [41] This results in one of Sawamura's iconic pitch, a high speed fastball that appears to accelerate as it comes close to the plate. -, "I was sure to watch over Sawamura's hard work along the way, his positive and proactive personality is something that I can honestly respect, although he can be annoying from time to time; but have I expected him to be able to shoulder the ace number this quickly? Ace of Diamond has aired three seasons so far. With Umemiya out, Ugumori lost their vigor and Sawamura then retires the 5th batter to win the game. This may adversely affect his straight fastball if he continues to hone the pitch so he sealed it away to avoid that risk ever since until Sawamura demonstrated it to Okumura before the Semi Final of the Tokyo Prefecture Summer Tournament. The first years start to get lively again and the one who created this mood is undoubtedly Sawamura. Diamond no Ace is a story which follows Eijun Sawamura, a pitcher who is invited by a scout to Tokyo's prestigious Seidou High School after seeing the potential in his unusual pitching style and his spirit. Miyuki apologizes to Chris for asking him to help out but Chris says that it's something he always wanted to say to him and hopes that it'll help Sawamura get over his fear of throwing to the inside. Thinking that Sawamura isn't paying attention to him, the runner's lead on base got bigger but Sawamura unexpectedly made a pick-off throw to first, outing the runner. I'm going to make him acknowledge me. Because if you have a ball and a bat, you can play baseball." Sawamura throws an imperfect pitch and Kengo hits over the right fielder for a Double. He won't let you leave even one grain of rice in your bowl, for he is a supervisor from hell." [38][39] This is further affirmed by Sawamura being able to consistently hit the same location of Okumura's mitt when the two do warm up before practice. Despite Sawamura's endless antics, Haruichi has full respect towards him, especially for his boundless optimism and perseverance. [24] Kataoka wanted to sub Sawamura in the next inning but Sawamura expresses his desire to continue pitching. In the top of the sixth inning, Sawamura replaces him. "We'll get back to this," she assured him, getting up and heading to the hallway to pick up the phone. Kanemaru is Sawamura's classmate who at first refused to acknowledge him, believing Sawamura was all talk. His image on the mound today, was exactly that of an ace. He is also shown to have no sense of personal space or respect for another person's privacy as shown when he broke into Wakana's bathroom while she was taking a bath and burst into Miyuki's room while the catcher was sleeping.[11][12]. He continues to strike the following batters, stopping Teito's momentum. The coach realizes that Chris is probably the only catcher who can play alongside Sawamura right now. Sawamura faces Akashi next and jams him with a fastball inside; however, the batter brought Sawamura's pitch to center field for a Single. On top of the 5th, after Toujou and Higasa got on base and at 1 out, Sawamura was up to bat. He leaves the mound crying. ; All of the Other Reindeer: His junior high teammates weren't fond of him due to his . Wakana is Sawamura's childhood friend who cares deeply about him. The duel lasted 11 pitches and Akashi ended up hitting Sawamura's pitch to outfield. [50] However, his peers' feedback wasn't encouraging, pointing out that the pitch's break was too subtle and that it was too similar to Sawamura's normal fastball; hence, the pitch required more refinements. Diamond no Ace Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. After an encounter with the coach at the bath the day before, where Sawamrua speaks openly about his feelings, he is allowed to participate in said match. In the bottom of the seventh Sawamura finally is allowed to pitch. In Seidou's first official match for the fall, Furuya wears the ace number and shines in both pitching and batting. Furuya reveals that he only came to Seidou because of his hopes that Miyuki can catch his pitches. So on top of the 2nd inning Sawamura stands on the pitching mound with the determination to live up to the expectations including those of his teammates on the bench. Sawamura's cutter has a sharp breaking motion when coming close to the plate. Feeling frustrated with his own inability that he couldn't and wasn't allowed to contribute in the match, Sawamura decided to take home some of the soil from the bullpen where he stood the whole match watching his teammates instead of the soil from the mound or the dugout like common practice. On the bottom inning, Seidou targets Ouno's Slider and widen their lead to 3 - 0. He helps Sawamura with his classwork (because the latter needs constant cramming in order to pass his exams) and often stands in the batter's box when Sawamura practices pitching. [2] Six pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: two opening and four ending themes. The grips with stable pitching became official numbers. Chimaru hits the first pitch with a grounder to third caught by Kanemru and easily threw to Maezono at first for the first out. Sawamura scores a strike with Number 7, the Cutter Kai, and receives much attention from Ichidai's Ace, Amahisa. The upperclassmen have problems to grasp his pitching style. Is Diamond no Ace worth watching? This eventually changed after Sawamura found out that Chris was leaving practice early not because he had given up, but for rehab due to an injury. Sawamura is a lean-built teenager of average height. At the day of his departure, after Sawamura gets on the train, his friends reveal that they really loved playing baseball with him and secretly wanted him to stay and form a team with them anew. In the next inning, Sawamura strikes Kiryu's Ace Hiromi Tachi out, but in the end Kiryu wins the game. He calls Coach. Determined to change and to go to Nationals, Sawamura throws the ball, constantly telling himself to not run away. Determined not to get anymore runs Sawamura strikes out the 1st and 2nd hole in the 6th Inning however Miyagawa sends a ball way back into center field allowing the main cannon to step foot onto the plate once again. -, "If he is able to improve his control, he would become an impressive pitcher." Third member of the Ichinen Trio, Haruichi keeps Sawamura's manners and words in check. With their success and deep run in the Fall Season, Seidou was seeded for the Tournament and was bypassed to the 3rd round. After regaining his composure, Sawamura does a good job keeping Ouya to two runs. What happens in Diamond no Ace? Note that this data is based on the official guidebook!You are free to write about the characters improvements in the Skills section above! Kawakami was the starting pitcher for the first match of the Tournament for Seidou while Sawamura is in reserve and Furuya playing outfield. Sawamura was given the responsibility of starting and lead the non-regular members in the match vs. Seihou High, a Koshien powerhouse from Aichi Pref. Here are the rankings, result summaries in the comments, on Sunday we'll be starting the middle blocker popularity poll, can't wait. He is also surprisingly level-headed in critical situations, but can also be swayed negatively, causing his performance to drop. At a conversation with Takashima, Sawamura complains about Chris' apparent lack of motivation. Miyauchi hates it when Sawamura is too loud in the bullpen, "I will be fine. Yet the little bastard sure throws some really sharp and lively stuff. Chris has a high opinion of Sawamura, both as a teammate and as a pitcher. He prefers to wear his hat frontwards. At the beginning of the training camp, Sawamura is enthusiastic and shows significant potential, but it doesn't take long to find out that fielding is his weak point, which is probably because of his little experience due to his baseball history. When he first joined Seidou, Sawamura's defensive skills were poor due to the facts that he did not play in any position beside pitcher in his middle school and that his knowledge about baseball were very limited. He was surprised when Sawamura achieved this within one week with the help of Coach Kataoka. Miyuki compliments Sawamura, saying that it was thrilling to catch for him but ironically, Sawamura thought it was sarcasm from the captain. After facing some difficulties, Sawamura's teammates try to loosen him up by telling him that they are starting to acknowledge his abilities Sawamura is flattered. Again, on 2 April 2019, another Diamond No ace series got aired. -, "I don't know what you are battling with right now, Furuya. Coming to the mound, Sawamura loudly states he fully understands what is expected from him in such situation. Not her cellphone, but the actual land-line in the Sawamura house. Sawamura tried out the 2-seam fastball within the Fall Tournament and displayed it to the coaches and his team mates before the match against Yakushi. [9][10], He treats his teammates depending on how they treat him. Before the Final match against Inashiro, Sawamura became unconsciously aware that he lacks power, and thus has to learn a breaking pitch to limit outfield hits. At the top of the 4th inning after throwing 4 balls Sawamura gets switched. After a short banter with Furuya, Sawamura cheers loudly from the dugout, delaying cool down to watch the rest of the inning. Because of Eijun's stupidity and inexperience, Chris tells Sawamura that he won't be able to be the ace in the future. After all of Seidou's batter gets striked out in the top of the seventh some players start to look dire, prompting Sawamura to yell out some words of encouragement. ", "I want him to acknowledge me. Starting out at Seidou isn't exactly smooth sailing for the ray sunshine that is Sawamura. Sawamura isn't happy about the training menu, while Chris is slightly pissed because of Sawamura's stupidity and inexperience. Miyuki ends the game by hitting a walk-off HR. [37] By his 2nd year, Sawamura worked with Miyuki throughout Spring break to "thoroughly" try out numerous grips. (there are a lot of opportunities for him to do so in the coming weeks and months as we approach the RL Koshien) The kid has put a sub 1 ERA up for what is approaching nearly 2 months in the Manga (senbatsu is in late march/early april, we are now 1 week away from the Prelims draw and 2 weeks away from the start of koshien . 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