Hero of the Diamond

Hero of the Diamond is the codename for an upcoming anime produced by Himura Joben and Katsuragi Morimasa and directed by Yashiro Toichi.

Premise
The story follows Soda Akihiro as he takes on the sport of baseball starting with high school baseball to the MLB world series.

Production
When Grand Prix Stories was wrapping up production in the summer of 2020, legendary SurgeAnime producer Katsuragi Morimasa (known for Xelphos Adventures, Sentai Five, and Fantasy High) wanted another story out of the Joben/Toichi duo. He personally commissioned a series for SurgeAnime with baseball being the main focus. Production would start in November of 2020 after production ended on the GPS movie.

The title was announced at a press conference in July, with an airdate of July 2021. The show will have two 50 episode seasons.

Prequel OVA
A three-episode prequel OVA will be produced over the time of the winter/early spring, written and directed by Toichi. The OVA will cover the middle school and early high school years of Soda Akihiro.

The first OVA will be released in November of 2019, the second OVA in February, and the third OVA in April.