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[[File:Ace wo Nerae.jpg|thumb|260px|Ace wo Nerae!]]
==Details==
*'''Title:''' エースをねらえ!
*'''Title (romaji):''' Ace wo Nerae!
*'''Also known as:''' Aim for the Ace!
*'''Genre:''' Sports / Human drama
*'''Episodes:''' 9 + 1 Special
*'''Viewership ratings:''' 13.2%
*'''Broadcast network:''' TV Asahi
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2004-Jan-15 to 2004-Mar-11
*'''Air time:''' Thursday 21:00-21:54
*'''Opening theme song:''' ''Ace wo nerae!'' by [[HIROMI]]
*'''Ending theme song:''' ''Ai no tameni'' by [[Ueto Aya]]
*'''Related TV shows:''' [[Ace wo nerae kiseki e no chousen|Ace wo Nerae ~Kiseki e no Chousen~]]

==Synopsis==
"Ace", an all time favorite comic book that sold 15 million copies is finally dramatized! A positive success story of an ordinary high school girl who gradually discovers her hidden talent of tennis through severe trainings designed by her strict coach. Can she every become an "Ace" tennis player?

Hiromi Oka (Ueto) decides to join the high school tennis club from the moment she saw the star player Reika's(Matsumoto) excellent and smashing play. However, once the tennis lesson began, Hiromi finds herself bored in the succession of simple practice swings. One day, Munakata (Uchino) becomes appointed as the new head coach of the tennis team. His special training was nothing but original, extreme, and severe. In addition, he suddenly chose Hiromi, a tennis beginner, to be the member of the up coming tennis tournament Not only Hiromi, but also her teammates become confused and take the odd situation unfair. Jealousy of her friends and teammates mounted, and they started to talk behind her back. Finally, Hiromi decides to leave the team and run away from the uncomfortable reality, but the coach strongly refused. Instead, he gave her an even more severe and personalized training.

''--TV Asahi''

==Cast==
*[[Ueto Aya]] as Oka Hiromi
*[[Yoshizawa Yuu]] as Todo Takayuki
*[[Matsumoto Rio]] as Ryuuzaki Reika
*[[Sakai Ayana]] as Midorikawa Ranko
*[[Ishigaki Yuma]] as Ozaki Yuu
*[[Kashiwabara Shuji]] as Chiba Takashi
*[[Kaneko Sayaka]] as Otowa Kyoko
*[[Morita Ayaka]] as Aikawa Maki
*[[Uchino Masaaki]] as Munakata Jin
*[[Becky]] as Houriki Saiko
*[[Takahashi Katsumi]]
*[[Takahashi Hitomi]]
*[[Komoto Masahiro]]
*[[Natsuyagi Isao]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Original writing:''' [[Wikipedia:Yamamoto Sumika|Yamamoto Sumika]]
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Takigawa Akiyo]] (瀧川晃代), [[Takayama Naoya]] (高山直也), [[Kanasugi Hiroko]] (金杉弘子)
*'''Producer:''' [[Miwa Yumiko]] (三輪祐見子), [[Moriyasu Aya]] (森安彩)
*'''Director:''' [[Matsuda Hidetomo]] (松田秀知), [[Muguruma Shunji]] (六車俊治), [[Kobayashi Yoshinori]] (小林義則)
*'''Music:''' [[Sumitomo Norihito]] (住友紀人)

==External Links==
*[http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ace1 Official Site]
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.849.htm JDorama.com]

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