Aim for the Ace!

Aim for the Ace!

Aim for the Ace!(1973)

🙂 71%

On her first day at Nishi High School, 15-year-old Hiromi Oka is inspired by top player Reika "Ochoufujin" Ryuuzaki to take up tennis. Shortly after joining the school's tennis club, she encounters Jin Munakata, the club's new coach. Munakata puts everyone under rigorous training that even puts Ochoufujin to shame. Despite the hardships, Hiromi's determination prompts the coach to select her as part of the club's main players. Because of this, Hiromi must endure the peer pressure from her seniors to become an ace tennis player.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Anime details

Format

TV

Episodes

26

Episode Duration

24 minutes

Status

finished

Start Date

Oct 05, 1973

End Date

Mar 29, 1974

Season

fall 1973

Average Score

70%

Mean Score

71%

Popularity

6574

Favorites

146

Studios

MADHOUSE, Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Anime Room, Studio Sign

Producers

Mainichi Broadcasting System, Tokyo Animation Film, Imagica, King Records, Discotek

Source

MANGA

Genres

Drama, Sports

Romaji

Ace wo Nerae!

English

Aim for the Ace!

Native

エースをねらえ!

Synonyms

Ace O Nerae

Characters

Hiromi Oka

MAIN

Makoto Kousaka

JAPANESE

Takayuki Todou

MAIN

Katsuji Mori

JAPANESE

Reika Ryuuzaki

MAIN

Masako Ikeda

JAPANESE

Jin Munakata

MAIN

Kouji Nakata

JAPANESE

Ranko Midorikawa

SUPPORTING

Kazuko Yanaga

JAPANESE

Kyoko Otowa

SUPPORTING

Kazue Komiya

JAPANESE

Maki Aikawa

SUPPORTING

Masako Sugaya

JAPANESE

Angie Reynolds

SUPPORTING

Isami Ozaki

SUPPORTING

Hideyuki Umezu

JAPANESE

Goemon

SUPPORTING

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