Ace of Diamond

Ace of Diamond is written and illustrated by Yuji Terajima. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 15 May 2006 to 14 January 2015.[2][3] Kodansha collected the chapters into forty-seven tankōbon volumes, published from 15 September 2006 to 17 August 2015.[4][5] Kodansha USA has licensed the series for a digital release in English under the title Ace of the Diamond, and has been publishing the volumes since 7 March 2017.[6]

A sequel manga, titled Ace of Diamond Act II started in the same magazine on 19 August 2015.[7] As of 17 September 2020, twenty-three volumes have been released in Japan.

There is also a comedic spinoff called "Daiya no B!" about the same characters and at the same school but in a brass high school band.[8] There appear to only be three volumes released between November 2015 and August 2016.

The TV series was produced by Madhouse and Production I.G and began airing on 6 October 2013, on TX Network stations and later on AT-X.[9] The episodes were simulcast in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Central and South America, Spain, Brazil, and Portugal by Crunchyroll with English and German subtitles.[10] The series was initially planned to be 52 episodes[11] but was extended and ended in March 2015.[12] A second season started airing soon after on 6 April 2015 on TX Network stations and later on AT-X. Like its predecessor the episodes were simulcast in the aforementioned countries by Crunchyroll with English and German subtitles.[13] Two original animation DVDs were bundled with the fourth and fifth volumes of the Ace of Diamond Act II manga; the first was released on 15 July 2016 and the second was released on 16 September 2016.[14]

An anime adaptation of Ace of Diamond Act II was announced in November 2018, and it premiered on 2 April 2019.[15][16] The cast and staff reprised their roles from the previous series, with Madhouse returning for animation production. The series ran for 52 episodes.[17]