

When told to 'keep hydrated' in preparation for a match, he went through twenty-something water-bottles in less than five minutes, resulting in the one time he ever deviated from his pass routerunning off the field in the middle of a game to get to the bathroom after getting a stomach cramp. Advice Backfire: Jo Tetsuma is so literal that he takes everything WAY OVERBOARD.The anime includes her in an earlier episode, trying to track down her brother Natsuhiko. Adaptational Early Appearance: The manga introduces Suzuna Taki in the Death March storyarc.Plus, some changes were done in comparison to the manga for example, swearings and guns or gambling references were reduced. Adaptation Distillation: The anime cover the story until the semi-final bewtween Deimon Devil Bats and Ojo White Knights.Sena going from rookie to living up to his ace status is a major part of the story, Sakuraba was a mediocre player until he chose to drop his celebrity career to live up to the media hype about being the ace and gave his team the best offense they ever had, Kakei and Yamato faced Sena one on one to keep their team morale by showing which aces was better, Shin keeps on training because he takes his status as ace like an obligation and Agon is a perfect example of a Broken Ace, being the best player but also a huge douche who made his team afraid of him more than the other team.

The team's ace is not just a trump card, he is the motivation for all his teammates.

Monta first caught Sena's attention by catching an errant ball.Sena's speed comes from years of evading bullies and running errands for them.
