The brand-new key visual and first trailer have been released for the upcoming anticipated sports anime Ace of Diamond Act II Season 2 (Japanese Name: Diamond No Ace Act II Second Season). It is also revealed that Season 2 of this anime will be released in April 2026. The official X Account of this anime has shared its new key visual and the official YouTube channel of this anime released its first trailer:
The key visual depicts catcher Miyuki Kazuya and the two pitchers of the team Seido, Sawamura Eijun and Furuya Satoru. The trailer shows a glimpse of the tournament where the most anticipated match between Seido High School and Ichidai The Third has been teased. The anime will kick start from the remaining spring tournament from last season.
The studio has been changed. The first season of Diamond no Ace Act II was animated by Madhouse. Now, Ace of Diamond Act II Season 2 will be animated by Studio OLM (Pokémon, Summertime Rendering, Komi Can’t Communicate).
The main staff announced for this season:
Director: Hideaki Ooba
Series Composition: Konuta Kenji
Character Design: Yasukazu Shoji
Music: Hyakkoku Hajime
All the voice acting cast from the previous season will return in this anime. More information related to this anime will be revealed in the future! Bookmark Otaku Mantra for more updates!
About Ace Of Diamond
Ace of Diamond (Japanese Name: Diamond no Ace) is a Japanese manga series written by Terajima Yuji. This manga was serialised in 2006 in Kodansha’s Shonen manga magazine Weekly Shonen Magazine. This manga has a total of 47 Volumes. This manga has won the 53rd Shogakukan Manga Award for the shonen category in 2008. It also won the 34th Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category in 2010.
This manga later received a sequel titled Ace of Diamond Act II (Japanese Name: Diamond no Ace Act II), which was serialized in August 2015. This sequel manga has a total of 35 Volumes.
This manga later received an anime adaptation by Studio Madhouse and Production I.G, which was released in October 2013. This anime series also received a second season from the same studios, which was released in April 2015. This anime also received a sequel by Studio Madhouse, which adapted act II of this manga with the same name. It was released in April 2019. The second season of Act II is also announced for 2026.
Kodansha USA has licensed this manga in English and describes its plot as:
“Eijun Sawamura had his heart set on the middle-school national baseball championships. But his team is eliminated thanks to a wild pitch thrown by Eijun himself. He’s planning to go to high school with his teammates and try again next year when he’s scouted by the famous Seido High School Baseball team. When he goes for a campus visit, he finds himself on the receiving end of a baptism by fire! His experience forming a battery with up-and-coming catcher Miyuki rekindles his passion for baseball!!“
Source: Official Website
