It’s not particularly hard to find good baseball anime, but it is kind of a task to find non-Adachi baseball anime. Ace of Diamond stands at the pinnacle of non-Adachi works that provides a satisfying, and very lengthy, baseball story.
Alternative Titles:
- Ace of the Diamond
- Diamond no Ace
- Daiya no Ace
- Dia no A
- ダイヤのA[エース]
Year Anime Premiered: 2013
Animation Studio: Production IG, Madhouse
Number of Seasons: 2 + 1 Sequel + 5 OVAs
Source Material Country of Origin: Japan
Source Material Available: Manga
Is It Officially Licensed Past Where The Anime Ends?: No
Is It Fan Translated Past Where The Anime Ends?: Yes
Entry Last Updated: June 28th, 2026 – Updated for the end of Act II Season 2.
Where To Start The Ace of Diamond Manga After The Anime?
If you finished the Ace of Diamond anime and wish to continue the story in the manga, you can start at:
- If you finished Ace of Diamond Season 1 – You can start the manga at Volume 28, Chapter 238.
- If you finished Ace of Diamond Season 2 – It adapted through Volume 47, Chapter 418 of the original manga. You can continue the story with Chapter 1 of the Ace of Diamond: Act II sequel manga.
- If you finished the Ace of Diamond: Act II Season 1 anime – You can start the manga at Volume 19, Chapter 170.
- If you finished the Ace of Diamond: Act II Season 2, Part anime – You can start the manga at Volume 29, Chapter 260.
What to Expect From The Ace of Diamond Manga?
While each season of Ace of Diamond covers a lot of chapters, it remains one of the most diligent anime adaptations in terms of its faithfulness to the manga. The baseball games do tend to move a bit quicker in anime form, allowing them to wedge quite a bit of manga in per season.
You definitely don’t need to read the Ace of Diamond manga from the beginning for anything it skipped, unless you just want to.
Is The Ace of Diamond Manga Over?
The Ace of Diamond manga is completed. It ended in 2015 with Chapter 418.
The Ace of Diamond – Act II manga is also completed. It ended 2022 with Chapter 309.
The author has said the story is “over for now,” which leaves some room open for an Act III manga some day since the Act II ending was not the most conclusive ending to the story.
Will There Be an Ace of Diamond – Act II Season 3?
It was announced after Part 1 ended that Ace of Diamond Act II Season 2 would have a Part 2, set to air in October 2026.
You can find where to continued the Ace of Diamond Act II story in the manga here after the final episode of Season 2, Part 2 airs.
