The “Ace of Diamond” franchise—comprising the original series and its sequel, “Ace of Diamond act II”—has maintained a consistent presence in Weekly Shonen Magazine (Kodansha) for two decades, a duration that has seen cumulative comic sales exceed 45 million copies. To mark this 20th anniversary of serialization, the “Grand ‘Ace of Diamond act II’ Original Art Exhibition” will open at Telepia Hall in Nagoya, offering viewers direct access to the hand-drawn pages that defined the latter half of the saga.
Unlike broader retrospectives that might survey an entire franchise, this exhibition maintains a specific focus on Act II, the narrative continuation that followed Eijun Sawamura and Seidou High School’s baseball team through their summer championship and autumn tournament arcs. For readers who followed these specific storylines—the evolution of Sawamura’s pitching arsenal, the team dynamics under new captaincy, and the detailed tactical adjustments that characterize Yuji Terajima’s sports storytelling—the display offers proximity to the original artwork, allowing observation of ink density, correction marks, and tonal gradations often obscured in printed reproductions.
Event Details
Dates: Saturday, July 4, 2026 – Sunday, August 16, 2026
Hours: 10:00–17:00 (Last entry: 16:30)
Location: Telepia Hall, Nagoya
Admission Fees:
- Advance tickets: General admission 2,000 yen; Admission with bundle 5,000 yen
- Same-day tickets: General admission 2,200 yen; Admission with bundle 5,200 yen
The 200-yen differential between advance and same-day pricing (applicable to both ticket types) provides a modest incentive for pre-planning, while the bundled option—presumably including exhibition-exclusive merchandise or catalogues—offers additional value for collectors.
Access:
- Sakae Station (Subway Higashiyama and Meijo Lines) or Sakaemachi Station (Meitetsu Seto Line): 5-minute walk east from Exit 4A
- Takaoka Station (Subway Sakura-dori Line): 5-minute walk south
- Higashi-Shinmachi city bus stop
The venue’s location in Sakae—Nagoya’s primary commercial and entertainment district—positions the exhibition within walking distance of multiple subway lines and bus routes, facilitating integration with broader city exploration or dining.
Contact: https://telepiahall.com/contact/
Homepage: https://mixalive.tokyo/dai_diaaceact2_gengaten/
Ace of Diamond (Daiya no Ace) is a baseball manga by Yuji Terajima, serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine from 2006 to 2015, with a sequel, Ace of Diamond Act II, running from 2015 to 2022. The story follows Eijun Sawamura, a left-handed pitcher from rural Nagano, who enrolls at Seidou High School in Tokyo—a program with numerous Tokyo Tournament appearances and a documented history of developing professional prospects.
The narrative tracks Sawamura’s evolution from a pitcher relying on enthusiasm and natural athleticism to one mastering control, pitch selection, and game strategy. The supporting cast undergoes similar technical refinement, with the series devoting extensive pages to daily practice drills, intrasquad scrimmages, and the regional qualifying tournaments required to reach Koshien Stadium’s national championship.
Terajima renders the sport with attention to pitching mechanics, the non-verbal communication between battery partners, and the institutional customs of high school baseball in Japan. The artwork employs dense, kinetic linework and unconventional panel angles to translate physical strain and spatial geometry into static images. Rather than focusing solely on game outcomes, the series examines the tedium of repetition, the frustration of plateaued skills, and the internal logic of team hierarchy. As the franchise marks twenty years since the original 2006 serialization, an exhibition of Terajima’s original manuscript pages provides direct access to the draftsmanship underlying the series’ visual documentation of athletic technique.
