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Aim for the Ace! Another Match

Aim for the Ace! Another Match

NR1988•24m
AnimationDrama

It’s been three years since Nishi High’s Hiromi Oka was taken under the wing of former tennis superstar and “demon” coach, Jin Munakata. Fresh off a national championship win, Hiromi has been selected to represent Japan in New York for an international tournament. Unfortunately, Munakata is suddenly hospitalized after his own demons finally catch up with him. Forced to continue on without him, Hiromi must find it in herself to keep playing in the face of new challengers and heartbreaking tragedy.

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Production

Tokyo Movie Shinsha

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

July 25, 1988

Last Aired

October 25, 1988

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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
A Promise Made to My Best Friend
Air date: 1988-07-25
E2
Oka, Aim for the Ace!
Air date: 1988-07-25
E3
Overseas Matches Without the Coach
Air date: 1988-07-25
E4
Sadness In New York
Air date: 1988-07-25
E5
The Diary Left Behind
Air date: 1988-07-25
E6
Goodbye, Coach
Air date: 1988-09-25
E7
Deep Down Sadness
Air date: 1988-09-25
E8
The Coach’s Racket
Air date: 1988-09-25
E9
A Very Spoiled Court
Air date: 1988-09-25
E10
Rivals
Air date: 1988-10-25
E11
The Day Before the Match
Air date: 1988-10-25
E12
The Cannon Serve is Back!
Air date: 1988-10-25
E13
I’m Sure He’s Watching
Air date: 1988-10-25

Cast

Yuko Mizutani

Yuko Mizutani

Hiromi Oka (voice)

Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue

Takayuki Kaidô (voice)

Tessyo Genda

Tessyo Genda

Daigo Katsura (voice)

Kenyu Horiuchi

Kenyu Horiuchi

Takashi Chiba (voice)

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Yoshiko Sakakibara

Reika Ryûzaki (voice)

Eiko Yamada

Eiko Yamada

Ranko Midorikawa (voice)

Hideyuki Umezu

Hideyuki Umezu

Yû Ozaki (voice)

Nachi Nozawa

Nachi Nozawa

Jin Munekata (voice)

Masako Sugaya

Masako Sugaya

Maki Aikawa (voice)

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