{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ec670d12885702217024c43e","clusterId":"c_ebf73e5e7b401f72afa805d5","slug":"ace-of-diamond-act-ii-second-season-sets-hideki-matsui-tv-special","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Ace Of Diamond Act II Second Season Sets Hideki Matsui TV Special","summary":"A special program pairing Ace of Diamond act II -Second Season- with former NPB and MLB slugger Hideki Matsui will air October 4, 2026, ahead of the anime's second cour. Matsui sits for an interview, watches the series, and discusses its high school baseball and Koshien scenes. Ryota Osaka, who voices Eijun Sawamura, is the MC. The second cour begins October 11, 2026.","whyItMatters":"The special gives the second cour a mainstream sports hook before the Seido versus Inashiro Industrial match starts the main story on October 11, putting the anime in front of baseball viewers who do not normally follow the series.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe program is titled Exploring \u0026#39;Ace of Diamond\u0026#39; with Hideki Matsui ~Koshien Memories Revived Through Anime~. It airs October 4, 2026 on TV Tokyo affiliates at 5:30 PM and on AT-X at 9:00 PM, with repeats on AT-X on October 7 and October 11. Matsui talks through his own high school days and Koshien in an interview, and Osaka joins him to go over the series.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second cour of the anime starts October 11, 2026 on TV Tokyo affiliates and AT-X, moving into Seido versus Inashiro Industrial. The cast includes Nobunaga Shimazaki, Takahiro Sakurai, Shintaro Asanuma, Natsuki Hanae and others.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ace of Diamond act II -Second Season- gets a Hideki Matsui special on October 4, 2026, ahead of the second cour. Matsui talks Koshien and watches the anime; Ryota Osaka hosts. The main story returns October 11.","twitterPost":"Ace of Diamond act II -Second Season- sets a Hideki Matsui special for October 4, 2026. Matsui discusses his Koshien days and the anime, with Ryota Osaka as MC. The second cour starts October 11.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Nijimen reports a Hideki Matsui special tied to Ace of Diamond act II -Second Season- will air October 4, 2026, before the second cour. Matsui gives an interview, watches the anime, and looks back on his high school baseball days. Ryota Osaka, the voice of Eijun Sawamura, is the MC. The second cour premieres October 11, 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Nijimen\",\"url\":\"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/638146\",\"title\":\"Ace of Diamond act II -Second Season- × Hideki Matsui Dream Collaboration Special to Air October 4!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4664,"outputTokens":647,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1790870362,"createdAt":"2026-10-01T15:53:35.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-01T15:58:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-01T15:58:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ebf73e5e7b401f72afa805d5","canonicalTitle":"『ダイヤのA actⅡ-Second Season-』×松井秀喜の夢のコラボ特番が10月4日放送決定！","representativeArticleId":"a_7680790a803caf1e74bd2bdb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"Ace of Diamond\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Hideki Matsui\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-01T11:47:26.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-01T11:47:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-01T15:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Nijimen","url":"https://nijimen.kusuguru.co.jp/topics/638146","title":"『ダイヤのA actⅡ-Second Season-』×松井秀喜の夢のコラボ特番が10月4日放送決定！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season"],"manga_titles":["Ace of Diamond"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Hideki Matsui"],"type":"event","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}