Bandai Visual is continuing to bring out some of its older works that came out far too many years ago and after getting the Ace wo Nerae! movie earlier this year they’re now turning their focus to the TV series. The series is being done with two set where the original twenty-six episode series arrives on December 14th, 2016 and the Shin Ace wo Nerae! twenty-five episode series arrives on February 15th, 2017. Both sets are priced at 24,800 yen each. Check out the cover artwork for them below!
The series came out in the 70’s and was directed by Osamu Dezaki at Madhouse based on the screenplay by Keisuke Fujikawa and character designs by Akio Sugino. It’s based on the original manga by Sumika Yamamoto that ran in Margaret between 1973 and 1980 with a total of eighteen volumes produced.
Plot concept: High school freshman Hiromi joins the tennis club because of her admiration for Ryuzaki. Ryuzaki is a senior, who’s the best tennis player on the team and also nicknamed “Ochoufujin”, (“Madame Butterfly”), because of her elegance on the tennis court. However, the new coach, Jin Munakata, wants the inexperienced Hiromi to play in a forthcoming tournament.
Due to this, Hiromi considers quitting tennis for good but, in the depth of her soul, she soon realizes that she loves tennis after all. She returns to the club and, under Munakata’s coaching, her talent starts to bloom. In the end, Hiromi develops a strong emotional bond with her coach, not knowing that Munakata is risking his life because of a chronic illness.
[Source: Ace wo Nerae! BD-Boxes]
