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The Days of Diamond

The Days of Diamond (Japanese: ダイヤモンドの功罪, Hepburn: Daiyamondo no Kōzai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ōhashi Hirai. It has been serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since February 2023. The story follows Jiro Ayasegawa, a gifted fifth-grader who joins a little league baseball team to make friends, only to be pushed toward a competitive path.

The Days of Diamond
First tankōbon volume cover
ダイヤモンドの功罪
(Daiyamondo no Kōzai)
Genre
Manga
Written byŌhashi Hirai
Published byShueisha
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 9, 2023 – present
Volumes7
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Plot

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Jiro Ayasegawa is a fifth-grader who is immensely talented in sports, but finds only misery in his successes—he desperately wants to make friends in sports, but is ostracized by his peers whenever he outperforms them. Seeing a flyer for the Adachi Bambies, an amateur little league team, he decides to try baseball, with the hope that a team sport like baseball means that everyone is on his side. However, the team coach sees his potential as a pitcher and decides to have him try out for the national teams.

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Ōhashi Hirai, The Days of Diamond started in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump on February 9, 2023.[2] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on June 19, 2023.[1] As of September 19, 2024, seven volumes have been released.[3]

The series is simultaneously published in English on Shueisha's Manga Plus web platform.[4]

Volumes

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 June 19, 2023[5]978-4-08-892767-1
2 July 19, 2023[6]978-4-08-892768-8
3 October 19, 2023[7]978-4-08-892864-7
4 December 19, 2023[8]978-4-08-893071-8
5 March 18, 2024[9]978-4-08-893205-7
6 June 19, 2024[10]978-4-08-893266-8
7 September 19, 2024[3]978-4-08-893383-2

Reception

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The series ranked seventh in the ninth Next Manga Award in the print category in 2023.[11][12] The series topped Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2024 for male readers.[13] The series has been nominated for the 17th Manga Taishō in 2024, and placed fifth with 56 points.[14][15] The series ranked fourth in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2024 list.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c その眩い才能が周囲に影をもたらす、1人の天才とその仲間を描く野球青春劇1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 19, 2023. Archived from the original on September 19, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ^ 天才故に周囲に馴染めない少年の苦悩を描く野球ストーリー「ダイヤモンドの功罪」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 9, 2023. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b 【9月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 19, 2024. Archived from the original on September 27, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Mateo, Alex (February 28, 2024). "Manga Plus Adds Set it and Forget it, The Days of Diamond, Catenaccio Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  5. ^ 【6月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 19, 2023. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  6. ^ 【7月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 19, 2023. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  7. ^ 【10月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 19, 2023. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  8. ^ 【12月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 19, 2023. Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  9. ^ 【3月18日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 29, 2024. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  10. ^ 【6月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 19, 2024. Archived from the original on July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  11. ^ 次にくるマンガ大賞2023、コミックス部門1位はむちまろ「生徒会にも穴はある！」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 31, 2023. Archived from the original on September 2, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  12. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 31, 2023). "Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru!, Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta Win Next Manga Awards Print, Web Categories". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  13. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio; Cayanan, Joanna (December 13, 2023). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2024 Rankings (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  14. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 23, 2024). "17th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 10 Titles". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  15. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 2, 2024). "Inuhiko Doronoda's Kimi to Uchū o Aruku Tame ni Manga Wins 17th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  16. ^ 橘オレコ「ホタルの嫁入り」が全国書店員が選んだおすすめコミック2024の第1位に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 1, 2024. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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