Ace of Diamond Act II Season 2 Cour 2 Sets October 11 Debut With New Key Visual
The key visual centers on the Seido vs Inashiro confrontation, which brings Shinichiro Saotome into the cast and sets up the arc that will define the second cour's October run.
Key Facts
- The second cour of Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season debuts on October 11 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates at 5:30 p.m. JST.
- Daisuke Sakuma joins the cast as Shinichiro Saotome from Inashiro High School.
- Hideaki Oba directs the season at OLM, replacing Mitsuyuki Masuhara.
- GLAY performs the opening theme and OxT performs the ending theme for the second cour.
- The current season premiered on April 5 on TV Tokyo and AT-X.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
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.
- Shinichiro Saotome (voiced by Daisuke Sakuma) is from Inashiro High School, the rival team in the confrontation shown in the new key visual.
- Staff credits: Hideaki Oba directs at OLM Team Yoshioka, with Kenji Konuta on series composition and screenplay alongside Junichi Fujisaku and Takahiro Udagawa. Yasukazu Shoji handles character design, and Hajime Hyakkoku returns to compose the music.
- Other key staff: Gen Ittetsu (music, per one source), Kenji Kato (art director), Atsushi Sato (director of photography, Studio Shamrock), Nao Sato (color design), and Toshihiko Kojima (editing).
- Returning cast: Takahiro Sakurai as Kazuya Miyuki, Ryota Osaka as Eijun Sawamura, Natsuki Hanae as Haruichi Kominato, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Satoru Furuya, Shintaro Asanuma as Yoichi Kuramochi, Yuma Uchida as Koshu Okumura, Daiki Yamashita as Takuma Seto, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Masashi Yuki, Ayumu Murase as Kaoru Yui, and Tasuku Hatanaka as Hirofumi Asada.
- Production history: The season replaces Madhouse, which animated the previous Ace of Diamond Act II series. The sequel anime was announced in May 2024.
- Manga context: Yuji Terajima's original manga ran in Weekly Shonen Magazine from 2006 to 2015; the Act II sequel ran from 2015 to 2022. Mad Cave Studios' Nakama Press will release the manga in English as Ace of the Diamond starting March 23, 2027.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.