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~

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: 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)

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