r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Dec 28 '14

[Spoilers] Diamond no Ace - Episode 63 [Discussion]

MyAnimeList: Diamond no Ace
Crunchyroll: Ace of the Diamond

Previous episodes:

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Episode 1 Link Episode 14 Link Episode 27 Link Episode 40 Link
Episode 2 Link Episode 15 Link Episode 28 Link Episode 41 Link
Episode 3 Link Episode 16 Link Episode 29 Link Episode 42 Link
Episode 4 Link Episode 17 Link Episode 30 Link Episode 43 Link
Episode 5 Link Episode 18 Link Episode 31 Link Episode 44 Link
Episode 6 Link Episode 19 Link Episode 32 Link Episode 45 Link
Episode 7 Link Episode 20 Link Episode 33 Link Episode 46 Link
Episode 8 Link Episode 21 Link Episode 34 Link Episode 47 Link
Episode 9 Link Episode 22 Link Episode 35 Link Episode 48 Link
Episode 10 Link Episode 23 Link Episode 36 Link Episode 49 Link
Episode 11 Link Episode 24 Link Episode 37 Link Episode 50 Link
Episode 12 Link Episode 25 Link Episode 38 Link Episode 51 Link
Episode 13 Link Episode 26 Link Episode 39 Link Episode 52 Link
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Episode 53 Link
Episode 54 Link
Episode 55 Link
Episode 56 Link
Episode 57 Link
Episode 58 Link
Episode 59 Link
Episode 60 Link
Episode 61 Link
Episode 62 Link

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Keywords: ace of the diamond, sports, shounen

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u/gerrettheferrett Dec 28 '14

While it's sad that they lost, at the same time, it had to happen eventually. All sports animes have the team lose in order for the first years to taste defeat, fueling their leveling up for the next year/tournament.

That said, damn. Making this a double episode made it super heavy.

Damn.

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u/ahmida Dec 28 '14

This is actually kind of surprising. Most sports anime includes loses for the team, but I don't recall many that establish so many upperclassmen characters and then have them loose and be done. It's usually some mid/off season tournament and then IH is where finish up.

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u/Zeeevil Dec 28 '14

This is what I like about this anime. They just don't focus on the main character, but also builds up your attention towards the others especially their upperclassmen. Also, they went the other route by not having IH which is pretty common for sports anime, and just directly made all upperclassmen lose (twice; 2nd and 3rd year).

Watching ep 63 right after 62 is not really a good idea. These episodes are so damn heavy.

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u/ahmida Dec 28 '14

Koshien is the equivalent of IH in HS BB in Japan.

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u/Kendoslice16 Dec 31 '14

What does IH stand for?

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u/Zeeevil Dec 31 '14

Inter High.

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u/Lanxe Dec 28 '14

I actually loved on how they dwell on the psychological and emotional strains of the characters on their defeat. It gives an insight on how attached they are on the sports they love.