Ace wo Nerae! (1979)

エースをねらえ！ • Aim for the Ace!: The Movie • Finished Airing

Synopsis

High school freshman Hiromi joins the tennis club because of her admiration for Ryuzaki. Ryuzaki is a senior, who's the best tennis player on the team and also nicknamed "Ochoufujin", ("Madame Butterfly"), because of her elegance on the tennis court. However, the new coach, Jin Munakata, wants the inexperienced Hiromi to play in a forthcoming tournament. Due to this, Hiromi considers quitting tennis for good but, in the depth of her soul, she soon realizes that she loves tennis after all. She returns to the club and, under Munakata's coaching, her talent starts to bloom. In the end, Hiromi develops a strong emotional bond with her coach, not knowing that Munakata is risking his life because of a chronic illness. (Source: AnimeNfo)

Characters & Seiyuu

Munakata, Jin

Nozawa, Nachi

Oka, Hiromi

Kousaka, Makoto

Ryuuzaki, Reika

Ikeda, Masako

Toudou, Takayuki

Mori, Katsuji

Aikawa, Maki

Sugaya, Masako

Chairman Ryuuzaki

Naya, Gorou

Chiba, Takashi

Sogabe, Kazuyuki

Hoshino, Miwa

Midorikawa, Ranko

Yanaga, Kazuko

Otowa, Kyoko

Komiya, Kazue

Ozaki, Yuu

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