Diamond No Ace: Episode 26 review

Cover of Ace of Diamond, published by Kodansha on September 15, 2006

 In Episode 26 of "Diamond No Ace", we find Seido's elite batting squad in a fight against Akikawa's 'clockwork' pitching.

Fast-pitching first-year Furuya must  face the pressure of Akikawa's methodical Taiwanese transfer student, a pitching ace with unshakable focus on the mound and deliberate at the plate. The Taiwanese pitcher, Yueng, also rocks the megane style, just like Miyuki.

This episode, like this show, works hard to both entertain and to realistically depict what is at the very heart of baseball drama. The tension built behind each of Furuya's full-force, fatiguing pitches and their juxtaposition with each of Yeung's simple, easy pitches really gives this episode a pulse.

Rating: 4/5

+ Good story
+ High drama
+ Realistic baseball references 
+ Megane (if you're into that)

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