Shugo Nakamura, Atsushi Tamaru, and Kento Hama have been announced as additional cast members for the TV anime Ace of the Diamond Act II -Second Season-, based on the manga by Yuji Terashima. The anime is set to premiere in April 2026.
Ahead of the broadcast, a special pre-screening event will be held on March 10 at Shinjuku Balto 9 in Tokyo. The event will feature screenings of episodes 1 and 2, followed by a talk show with the main cast. Advance lottery ticket applications are currently available via the Pony Can app and will be open until 11:59 PM (JST) on February 23.
Key Visual:

ADDITIONAL CAST:
Shugo Nakamura as Koya Urabe
Atsushi Tamaru as Soichi Nagira
Kento Hama as Koji Nara



STAFF:
Director: Hideaki Oba
Series Composition: Kenji Konuta
Character Designs: Yasukazu Shoji
Music: Hajime Hyakkoku
Animation Production: OLM
Crunchyroll streams the complete Ace of the Diamond anime series and introduces the first episode of Ace of the Diamond Act II as follows:
The Seido baseball club has been invited to the spring invitational at the hallowed Koshien Stadium. Sawamura will finally stand on the mound! Standing between Seido and the national title are the winners of last year’s summer tournament Komadai Fujimaki and their unstoppable ace Masamune Hongo. Can Seido triumph over Komadai? It’s the start of another heated battle in youth baseball!
Source: Comic Natalie
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