Aim for the Ace! (Omoide no Anime Library 140)

[Machine Translation] To spread your wings for the world! Ace wo Nerae! The 26 episodes of the legendary sports anime that created a tennis boom in Japan, adapted from the popular manga by Suzumika Yamamoto that was serialized in "Weekly Margaret" (Shueisha), are now available in high-definition Blu-ray format! --Hiromi Oka, a first-year student at Prefectural West High School, joins the tennis club because of her admiration for Reika Ryuzaki, aka Madame Butterfly, and senior Todo, the idol of the boys' tennis club. She is a complete beginner, but as soon as she joins the club, the devilish coach, Hitoshi Munekata, sees her talent and selects her as a representative player. Under the strict discipline of Coach Munekata, Hiromi uses her own determination to overcome her adversity. She is subjected to a storm of jealousy from her seniors and classmates, but with the encouragement of her best friends Maki and Todo, she shows her ability rapidly.... Total of 26 collections. Commentary (with special comments by (1) Shuzo Matsuoka and (2) former Mainichi Broadcasting System producer Yoshihiko Marutani) enclosed. First broadcast: October 5, 1973 - March 29, 1974 on Mainichi Broadcasting System, NET (now TV Asahi)

Special Feature / Bonus Track: a pilot version, creditless intros & outro, and promotional footage

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世界を目指して羽ばたくために! エースをねらえ! 『週刊マーガレット』(集英社)に連載された山本鈴美香原作の人気漫画をテレビアニメ化し、日本中にテニスブームを巻き起こした伝説のスポ根アニメ全26話を高画質なBlu-rayで収録! ――県立西高校1年生の岡ひろみは、お蝶夫人こと竜崎麗香や男子テニス部のアイドル・藤堂先輩に憧れてテニス部に入部する。まったくの初心者だったが、入部するや鬼コーチの宗方仁に素質を見出され代表選手に抜擢される。宗方コーチの厳しいシゴキのもと、持ち前の根性で立ち向かっていくひろみ。先輩や同期たちの嫉妬の嵐にさらされながらも、親友のマキや藤堂らの励ましに支えられメキメキと実力を発揮していくが・・・。全26回収録。解説書 (スペシャルコメント掲載: (1)松岡修造 (2)元毎日放送プロデューサー・丸谷嘉彦) 封入。初回放送: 1973年(昭和48年)10月5日～1974年(昭和49年)3月29日/毎日放送・NET (現・テレビ朝日) 系

特典映像: パイロット版、ノンテロップオープニング (本放送用・海外用)、ノンテロップエンディング (海外用)、番宣