History Manga / DiamondNoAce

* CuteSportsClubManager: Seidou has four of them.

* FriendlessBackground: In a flashback it is seen how no one wanted to play with Furuya due to his pitches being insanely strong.
** Miyuki didn't spend his childhood exactly surrounded by friends, either.
* FriendlyRivalry: Sawamura and Furuya spend big deal of time fighting each other for a place at the mound, for a sit next to Miyuki, or even for a [[HilarityEnsues tire]]

* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: Sawamura suffers one after he hits one of Inashiro's players in the 9th inning. It's made even worse when he gets relieved by Kawakami and he blows the save.]]
** [[spoiler: Sawamura also suffers this during the Seidou vs Yakushi game, Raichi hit a homerun off him after Sawamura vowed not to let Kataoka down, he manages to stay calm, but is mentally crushed and is then relieved by Kawakami when he allows two more runners on base. Kawakami also suffers from this in the same game while on the mound, due to the memory of Raichi's homerun scored off of Sawamura replaying mind, affecting his usual control.]]
* HotBlooded: Sawamura, even by manga and anime standards.
** Isashiki, definitely.

* YouAreInCommandNow: [[spoiler:Tetsu to Miyuki after the third years retire.]]

** Isashiki, definitely.

* TookaLevelofJerkass - Furuya when he was given the ace number. At some point, he believe that his teammates need him more.

* FragileSpeedster: Furuya, who has the fastest fastball of all of Seidou's pitchers, has weak nails and poor stamina, even worse in Summer, as he hails from Hokkaido.

* ShoutOut: In episode 45, Narumiya laughs going ''"Upupupu"'' and talks about instilling despair into Sakurazawa, clearly he is a fan of [[Anime/DanganRonpa Monobear]]

* TookALevelInJerkAss: [[spoiler:Furuya, after receiving the ace number his arrogance grew, and on more than one occasion thought, "I want the team to need me more."]]

* GogglesDoNothing: Miyuki's. Averted, as WordOfGod states he uses contact lenses during the games and the googles to avoid dust.

** Miyuki being unable of hitting the ball with the bases unloaded.

* TheDreaded: Tetsu evokes this to rivals when it is his turn at bat.

* DopeSlap: Ryousuke uses to deliver these first to Kuramochi, and most recently to Sawamura.

* TheDreaded: Tetsu evocates this to rivals when it is his turn at bat.

** The third opening (Hashire Mirai) is first used during the Seido vs. Inashiro game. It features a fair amount of clever foreshadowing, but also [[spoiler:the fact that Yakushi appears at all, after having been defeated by Seido in the preliminaries, makes it pretty obvious that the protagonists won't be playing at Nationals.]]

** BigBrotherInstinct: Ryousuke was very close to Haruichi when they were younger and protected him from bullies, however, their relationship became estranged when Haruichi took up baseball and they played the same position. Currently, they are still estranged, but Ryousuke shows that he still cares and looks out for Haruichi, just not as openly as before.
** BigBrotherWorship: Haruichi really admired Ryousuke since they were little kids. In fact, it's his worship of him that makes him decide to use wooden bats, in order to catch up to Ryousuke, and have Ryousuke acknowledge him. [[spoiler: He does, in their decisive match against Inashiro Tech]]. In their youth, Ryousuke described it as Haruichi "copying" him.
--> '''Haruichi:''' ''"Aniki has always been my hero."''

* {{Bishonen}}: Several characters could fill this trope, Miyuki being the most evident.

* [[spoiler: BrokenAce: Tanba.]]

* ImportantHaircut: Tanba, the Ace of Seidou as punishment for failing the challenge imposed by his teammates. Though he didn't fail, he was injured by a dead ball before he could properly attempt challenge:

* [[spoiler: UnderDogsNeverLose: Except when they do.]]
* IncompletelyTrained: At first Sawamura didn't even know how to grip the ball properly.
--> '''Sawamura:''' ''"Four-seam? Is that a foreign rapper."''

* [[spoiler: YouAreInCommandNow: Tetsu to Miyuki after the third years retire.]]

* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Kuramochi sure does know how to apply a good Boston Crab, along with other submissions and techniques. He just uses his ample repertoire to make Sawamura's life [[PlayedForLaughs miserable]].

* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Kuramochi sure does know how to apply a good Boston Crab, along with other submissions and techniques. He just uses his ample repertoire to make Sawamura's life [PlayedForLaughs miserable]].

* [[spoiler BreakTheCutie: Sawamura during the final game against Inashiro.]]

* TheAce: Seido has no "true" ace, and the ace number is the ultimate goal for Tanba, Furuya, Sawamura, and Kawakami; as they are the four first-string pitchers, and the ultimate premise of the series. [[spoiler: Tanba is chosen as the ace, but sustains an injury before the summer tournament, when jerseys are handed out, he is given the ace number, thus making him the ace. The reporters mention this as the main reason why Seidou lost against Inashiro on the road to Koshien.]]

* AffectionateNickname: Sawamura was called "Ei-chan" by his Junior High team and he calls Haruichi "Harucchi" (which basically means "Little Haru-chan") fondly. In their childhood, Haruichi referred to his brother as "Ryo-chan," and their mother still calls him it.

*** Haruichi- "Aniki has always been my hero."

* DelusionsOfGrandeur: Sawamura, who seeks to be the "Ace" of the Seido High baseball team, despite not really knowing the first thing about baseball apart from the basics...

* EmbarrassingNickname: Isashiki's "Spitz of Seido" title, [[BerserkButton don't call him it]].

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Most of rival teams are amazed by Miyuki's skills. It takes a turn to worse when even Yakushi's players and coach describes him as a [[{{bishonen}} pretty boy.]]

** Miyuki's childhood is not exactly friendly, either.

* HairTriggerTemper: Mei, especially when people get hits off him [[spoiler: in the eighth inning of the Seido-Inashiro game, Seido managed to score three runs, Mei was able to stay calm on the mound and finish his pitching session of the inning, but as soon as Inashiro was in the dugout, he went into the back area and threw a tantrum.]] His teammates often worry if his frustration and anger will effect his playing.

* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler: The current Tournament gets even more dramatic when the team learns of Kataoka leaving if they don't make it to Koushien.]]

* RunningGag: Despite Sawamura being awful at batting, he is amazingly good with bunts. He even gives advises to his teammates. And no, they're not exactly thrilled about it either.

* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: There's no glory for those who stay at Koushien's gates.

* ShoutOut: In episode 45, Narumiya laughs going "Upupupu" and talks about instilling despair into Sakurazawa, clearly he is a fan of [[Anime/DanganRonpa Monobear]]
** Raichi's "Kahahaha" also qualifies as this.

* [[spoiler: TookALevelInJerkAss: Furuya, after receiving the ace number his arrogance grew, and on more than one occasion thought, "I want the team to need me more."]]

** Later on, we get a flashback of the seniors in their freshman year being told they suck as well; their freshman year was referred to as "The Hopeless Year."
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Kuramochi sure does know how to apply a good Boston Crab, along with other submissions and techniques.

* ButtMonkey: Poor Sawamura is the usual the target of Kuramochi's judo moves, and of Ryousuke's head-chops.

* CrowdChant: Spectators can get very passionate. Justified as the stands are usually occupied by the second string of both teams, plus the music bands, plus the cheering squads.
* CrowdSong: Seidou's music band plays different melodies when is the players' turn at bat.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Several coaches of rival teams are amazed by Miyuki's skills. It takes a turn to worse when even Yakushi's players and coach describes him as a [[{{bishonen}} pretty boy.]]

* FallenHero: It has been seven years since Seidou went to Koushien.

--> '''Furuya:''' ''I've always thought about this, but... Miyuki-senpai, is your personality really that nasty?''

** Miyuki and Furuya.

** Basically find any two players on the team that are close and they fit this.

--> '''''Who are you calling, Spitz-sempai?!'''''

* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: There's no glory for those who stay at the doors of Koushien.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Several coaches of rival teams are amazed by Miyuki's skills. It takes a turn to worse when even one of Yakushi's players describes him as a [[{{bishonen}} pretty boy.]]

[[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-10/studios-madhouse-ig-make-ace-of-diamond-anime An Anime adaptation]] by {{Creator/Madhouse}} and ProductionIG has premiered as part of the [[Fall2013Anime fall season]].

* AffectionateNickname: Sawamura was called "Ei-chan" by his Junior High team and he calls Haruichi "Harucchi" (which basically means "Little Haru-chan") fondly.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: Haruichi looks like a younger Ryousuke, just with bangs.

* AloofBigBrother: Ryousuke is this to Haruichi.

** BigBrotherWorship: Haruichi really admired Ryousuke since they were little kids. In fact, it's his worship of him that makes him decide to use wooden bats, in order to catch up to Ryousuke, and have Ryousuke acknowledge him. [[spoiler: He does, in their decisive match against Inashiro Tech]].

** In terms of batting, Haruichi boasts the highest avg on the team at .571 (meaning he hits the ball 57.1% of the time), the next closest to him is Shirasu with .333 (33.3%, hits a third of the time).

* [[spoiler: BrokenTears: Narumiya, after Inashiro lost at Koshien.]]

* ThoseTwoGuys: It's easy to forget that Kadota and Shirasu are in the starting lineup; especially since Kadota often gets pulled out of games once Furuya is done his end of the pitching cycle. Eijun eve [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this with Shirasu when he compliments him for his performance at bat early in the series and has to ask for his name.