The second series for Ace of the Diamond continues on well and now more casting has been revealed through the official site of the series. The latest to board the series is that of Yuuma Uchida, who will be playing Okumura Koushu, and DAiki Yamashita, taking on the role of Seto Takuma. Both are playing middle school students who are hoping to attend Seidou, where the main series school is.
It was recently announced that Soma Saito was taking on the role of Taiyo Mukai, and Tomokazu Sugita in the role of Kengo Inui.
The second season is getting a bit of a move in Japan to something that will garner it more attention with audiences there, which means simulcast episodes will now start appearing on Monday’s, at 6:30am ET.
Plot concept: I want to pitch to that mitt again… A meeting with catcher Kazuya Miyuki changed the 15-year-old Eijun Sawamura’s life. He said goodbye to all his friends and knocked upon the door of Seidou, a prestigious baseball school, intent on testing his own strength. There, he met many proud baseball players who were betting everything on the sport! A classic tale, yet new and fresh. All the emotion and excitement of the popular baseball manga is at last coming to television in the form of an anime!