Ace of the Diamond Act II Season 2 is airing its first cour, with the second cour set to premiere in October 2026. The anime is streaming on Crunchyroll internationally, and the manga is getting a physical English omnibus release starting in March 2027.
The Ace of the Diamond franchise is in the middle of a new anime season and a new English print release. The second season of Ace of the Diamond Act II began airing on April 5, 2026, on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, and on AT-X. The first cour has run thirteen episodes so far. The second cour will premiere in October 2026 on the same broadcasters, continuing the Seido vs. Inashiro match, a rivalry the previous anime adaptation did not reach.
The production has changed studios. Hideaki Oba directs the season at OLM, replacing Mitsuyuki Masuhara, while Madhouse animated the previous Ace of the Diamond Act II series. Kenji Konuta returns from the previous three anime in the franchise to oversee series scripts. Yasukazu Shoji is the current character designer, replacing Minoru Ueda and Satoshi Tasaki. Hajime Hyakkoku returns from Ace of the Diamond Act II to compose the music. The main cast, including Takahiro Sakurai as Kazuya Miyuki and Ryota Osaka as Eijun Sawamura, is returning. GLAY will perform the opening theme, and OxT will perform the ending theme for the second cour; both artists previously contributed songs to the anime.
On the print side, Mad Cave Studios' Nakama Press imprint will release Yuji Terajima's Ace of the Diamond baseball manga in a 3-in-1 omnibus format, starting with the first volume on March 23, 2027. Abby Lehrke translates the first 24 volumes, Devon Corwin translates volumes 25-47, with lettering by Chas! Pangburn. The manga ran in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine from 2006 to January 2015 across 47 volumes, and won the shonen category of the 34th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2010.
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The staff for Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season revealed a new key visual, a new cast member, and the October 11 debut date for its second cour on Tuesday. Daisuke Sakuma joins the cast as Shinichiro Saotome from Inashiro High School, the opposing team in the upcoming Seido vs Inashiro match teased by the visual. The second cour will premiere on October 11 at 5:30 p.m. JST on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, with an AT-X broadcast at 9:00 p.m. JST, followed by streaming on Netflix in Japan. The season premiered on April 5 on TV Tokyo and AT-X, with thirteen episodes aired so far according to Crunchyroll's streaming count. Hideaki Oba directs the season at OLM, taking over from Mitsuyuki Masuhara, with Kenji Konuta returning to oversee series scripts and Yasukazu Shoji handling character design. GLAY performs the opening theme and OxT performs the ending theme for the second cour, with both artists having previously contributed songs to the franchise.
Aug 15
The staff for Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season presented a teaser promotional video for its second cours on Saturday, previewing the continuation of the Seido vs Inashiro match. The second part of the season will premiere in October on TV Tokyo Network (TXN) and AT-X, among other broadcasters. The anime debuted on April 5 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, and also on AT-X, with thirteen episodes out so far. Hideaki Oba directs the season at OLM, replacing Mitsuyuki Masuhara, while Madhouse animated the previous Ace of Diamond Act II series. Kenji Konuta returns from the previous three anime in the franchise to oversee the series scripts. Yasukazu Shoji is the current character designer, replacing Minoru Ueda and Satoshi Tasaki. Hajime Hyakkoku returns from Ace of Diamond Act II to compose the music. GLAY will perform the opening theme, while OxT will perform the ending theme for the second cour. Both artists previously contributed songs to the anime. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime.
Aug 14
Mad Cave Studios' Nakama Press imprint will release Yuji Terajima's Ace of the Diamond baseball manga in a 3-in-1 omnibus format, starting with the first volume on March 23, 2027. Abby Lehrke translates the first 24 volumes, Devon Corwin translates volumes 25-47, with lettering by Chas! Pangburn. The manga ran in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine from 2006 to January 2015 across 47 volumes, and won the shonen category of the 34th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2010.
Jun 28
The staff for *Ace of the Diamond Act II Second Season* announced on June 28 that the second cour will premiere in October 2026 on TV Tokyo Network, AT-X, and other broadcasters. The new episodes will continue the Seido vs. Inashiro match. Glay will perform the opening theme, and OxT will perform the ending theme. A new key visual was also released. Hideaki Ōba is directing the season at OLM, replacing Mitsuyuki Masuhara. Kenji Konuta returns to oversee series scripts, and Yasukazu Shōji is the new character designer, replacing Minoru Ueda and Satoshi Tasaki. Hajime Hyakkoku returns as composer. The main cast, including Takahiro Sakurai as Kazuya Miyuki and Ryota Osaka as Eijun Sawamura, is returning. The first cour debuted on April 5, 2026, and is streaming on Netflix in Japan and Crunchyroll internationally. The series adapts Yūji Terajima's *Ace of the Diamond Act II* manga, which ran from 2015 to 2022.