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Title:	Ace wo Nerae! エースをねらえ! Aim for the Ace!
Telecast:	2004-01-15 to 2004-03-11

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TV Station:	TV Asahi
Duration:	9 Episodes Special
Viewership:	13.2%

Synopsis

"Ace", an all time favorite comic book that sold 15 million copies is finally dramatized! A positive success story of an ordinary high school girl who gradually discovers her hidden talent of tennis through severe trainings designed by her strict coach. Can she every become an "Ace" tennis player?

Story
Hiromi Oka (Aya Ueto) decides to join the high school tennis club from the moment she saw the star player Reika's(Rio Matsumoto) excellent and smashing play. However, once the tennis lesson began, Hiromi finds herself bored in the succession of simple practice swings. One day, Munakata (Masaaki Uchino) becomes appointed as the new head coach of the tennis team. His special training was nothing but original, extreme, and severe. In addition, he suddenly chose Hiromi, a tennis beginner, to be the member of the up coming tennis tournament Not only Hiromi, but also her teammates become confused and take the odd situation unfair. Jealousy of her friends and teammates mounted, and they started to talk behind her back. Finally, Hiromi decides to leave the team and run away from the uncomfortable reality, but the coach strongly refused. Instead, he gave her an even more severe and personalized training.

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Soundtrack and Theme Songs (2)

1.	Ace wo Nerae! エースをねらえ！ [Hiromi]
2.	Ai no tame ni 愛のために [Ueto Aya 上戸彩]

Actor/Actress Cast (12)

Ueto Aya 上戸彩 Oka Hiromi 岡ひろみ (16)	Yoshizawa Yuu 吉沢悠 Todo Takayuki 藤堂貴之 (17)	Uchino Masaaki 内野聖陽 Munakata Jin 宗方仁
Matsumoto Rio 松本莉緒 Ryuuzaki Reika 竜崎麗華 (17)	Sakai Ayana 酒井彩名 Midorikawa Ranko 緑川蘭子 (17)	Ishigaki Yuma 石垣佑磨 Ozaki Yuu 尾崎勇 (17)
Kashiwabara Shuji 柏原収史 Chiba Takashi 千葉鷹志 (17)	Kaneko Sayaka 金子さやか Otowa Kyouko 音羽京子 (17)	Morita Ayaka 森田彩華 Aikawa Maki 愛川牧 (16)
Takahashi Katsumi 高橋克実岡修造	Takahashi Hitomi 高橋ひとみ岡美智子	Becky ベッキー Houriki Saiko

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Drama Reviews (13)

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1.	A little dramatic perhaps [Rating: 7/10] I wish that the relationship between Aya Ueto and Yoshizawa Yuu had been developed more. It was such ambiguous love triangle, she, him and the coach. Granted that maybe the focus was on tennis (yeah, the tennis shots got better as the drama progressed), but still the pure helplessness of Aya at the beginning really got to me. She fell down so many times that I think that they spent more time shooting her falling down and getting abused than actually making some progress, which kind of made her later progress a bit unbelievable, considering that she did not know tennis at all. In any case, my guess is that this show is being used to promote tennis, since Japan's best tennis player, Ai Sugiyama's best singles showing is in the quarter finals of the Australian open and current Japanese players have yet to achieve what she has.
Reviewed by mysticalgal84* on 28 October 2004*
2.	Not what I expected.. [Rating: 6/10] I felt that it was being a bit over dramatic, and I felt that Ueto Aya isn't entirely perfect for this part....She and Yoshizawa seemed like a perfect pair to play together in such roles, but for this dorama it didn't seem to fit.... The story was a little plain, not much on the imagination...not a very interesting concept for a dorama based on a manga....
Reviewed by Kirari Ililah* on 3 November 2004*
3.	A great sports drama [Rating: 8/10] I believe it has always been difficult to make a good drama or movie about sports, and tennis is one of the harder ones to make, so I was skeptical about this drama. However, to my surprise, they did a great job! I liked the pace of the drama, and I liked the action scenes during the tennis matches. Instead of focusing on just the point by point plays as one would usually do while watching a tennis match, the focus instead was turned to the player's emotions and the tension during the match. I was impressed that the drama took this direction and really succeeded as well. There were plenty of groundstroke, serve, and volley scenes to keep even tennis enthusiasts(like me) satisfied, and coupled with scenes where the focus was on the player's emotions during the match to make the drama well rounded and fun to watch. Then the off court story is of course, typical, but then this is a teenie bopper drama, so what did you expect?
Reviewed by Hiro Toyo* on 25 January 2005*
4.	Good diferent plot [Rating: 8/10] I like this drama because is something diferent of the normal plot. Aya Ueto is soo good actress. Is one of my favourite and she plays his role soo well. For this and for the good efects in the drama I think that is a good drama for be seeing. Anyway, I think that there are some things that can better.
Reviewed by carla-chan* on 12 September 2005*
5.	I've registered to review this title, and all I ha [Rating: 1/10] ...absolutely pathetic drama series. Acting = P*SS POOR. The lead girl may be popular, but because of her extremely whiny nature displayed in this drama + her unattractive looks(like a mouse) make this series very unenjoyable. The script, though imported from the Manga, is unintriguing and mundane. I cringe as I watched every episode, because each Episode can be summarized as this: Main actress gets in a struggle about tennis; (INSERT WAH WAH WAH WAH WAH WAH WAH WAH WHINING HERE); End. No climax, pathetic story buildup, and nothing but some stupid, spineless, weak natured girl complaining about her situation. Oh, but somehow she manages to conquer all her problems one by one! Yet, in the subsequent episode, she finds more things to whine about! Also, on a technical aspect, the camera work is un-intuitive and boring, the shots are boring, and the actors are obviously un-motivated in their roles. Unless of course, they naturally suck, which I am leaning towards to believe. VERY POOR / PATHETIC / BORING / FRUSTRATING / FULL OF WHINING series. Avoid at all cost, unless you want to cringe and wished that you could stick your hand into the screen and slap the heck out of the actor/actresses (especially the main lead, she's so pathetic I didn't even bother to look at her name). This is crap compared to "Orange Days" and "Koi ni Ochitara", etc.
Reviewed by Toshi83* on 19 January 2006*
6.	boring [Rating: 2/10] i was just bored from the start. I cant explain why I went on watching. Acting of Ueto was so poor that in some moments (she literally crawled sometimes and faked falling TT TT) I thought I may start crying... Only reason why I didnt give it 1/10 is that ueto really is a cutie ^^;
Reviewed by akitsu* on 6 February 2006*
7.	unrealistic but good [Rating: 7/10] perhaps if i werent a tennis player, i could suspend my disbelief for this drama but i could not. it is very unrealistic how aya ueto's character could even hope to beat her school's ace much less anybody in the prefectural and then national "aim for the grand slam" tournament. most pros start tennis before the age of 7. aya started when she was 15-16 and was able to beat the school pro who started at the age of 3. tennis is a sport where the age you start at can predict your skill in the game. an obvious aim for the dorama is to promote tennis in japan by inspiring young girls with this fairy tale. but i couldnt help but think of all the girls on the tennis team who were BYPASSED by the self-absorbed coach. these girls had every right to despise and resent aya. they spent many more years than aya at the game only to be throw by the wayside by the coach. since japan is not a very strong tennis nation, it would have behooved the writer to inspire instead of alientating the core tennis playing crowd who have to work for years on end for their skills instead of ignoring their efforts in exchange for "one in a million talent." reality check: if the coach really wanted to guide a tennis player to a grand slam, he would have chosen ochoufujin. think of how much better she could have gotten since she was already at the same level it took aya the entire series to reach. okay, so all those complaints aside, i did enjoy the series. i was tennis-starved since i dont have the tennis channel and there wasnt any on tv though i studiously followed the livescoreboard at tennis.com of the tnc open and dubai. but i thought that aya was very likable. whenever the story got a little mushy and incredulous, it was easy to just admire aya instead. i found the acting by the coach to be great since i had just seen him a week before in an older drama, love generation. (funny how small the drama world is that i could watch two dramas back to back, 9 years apart and itd have the same actor.) while the story fell into too simple of categorizations of bad and good - and then switching it midway (otowa teaching tennis to kids, anyone?) - and numerous other flaws, its a fun diversion and the cg tennis aint bad either.
Reviewed by lordmanji* on 9 March 2006*
8.	Incredible [Rating: 9/10] Watching Ace Wo Nerae was an experience. How somebody is not good at playing tennis but then after so much training becomes a professional tennis player within 1 year. I've watched all of the episodes and I found the ending was good as it catches the viewer’s eyes. I give this a 9/10 as I thoroughly enjoyed watching it.
Reviewed by sesil* on 5 November 2006*
9.	easy to predict [Rating: 7/10] a quite fun but cliche sport dorama, after dealing major obstacles she succeeds. the outcome was predictable. Though i have to say this dorama looks a lot more realistic then the Prince of Tennis live action. fun, makes you wanna play tennis
Reviewed by monta* on 17 November 2006*
10.	Such a Blah Drama... [Rating: 6/10] After getting through the first episode I realized that it would take me a while to get into this drama. I was wrong. I didn’t get into this drama AT ALL. I’m not exactly sure why. It wasn’t completely terrible, but it was completely void of any “wow” factor. I found myself forcing my eyes and mind to focus when watching, and if it weren’t for my inability to quit a drama once I’ve started it, I would have stopped watching Ace no Nerae after the first episode. I did, however, make it to the end and yes I survived. I don’t regret wasting my time on it, and yes, by about the 6th episode I did feel like playing tennis and I did feel for some of the characters. The character development was satisfactory but the plot was really bland and, at times, boring. I found the story predictable and some scenes were a little too overdramatic. The last game with Reika and Hiromi really was exciting to watch, but it didn’t make up for the drama’s faults. I was disappointed in the fact that Ueto Aya’s character failed to convince me. At the tournament it seems she only got ahead because all her opponents suffered mentally, physically, or emotionally at some point and therefore either dropped out of the tournament or performed out of par with their usual skill. Even Aya’s natural charm could not save this drama in my eyes. I did enjoy Sakai Ayana’s character and I think I was rooting for Matsumoto Rio’s character moreso than Ueto’s. Ishigaki Yuma’s hair entertained me to no end, but again, overall, this drama was just blah.
Reviewed by Wynter* on 15 January 2007*
11.	If u like sports u will love it [Rating: 10/10] If you really like sports you must watch it, it's one of the best dorama I've ever seen with a hooking plot and a nice ending
Reviewed by Jhvx* on 22 April 2007*
12.	okay [Rating: 6/10] I enjoyed this drama a little mainly for the lesbianic undertones between Oka Hiromi and Ryuuzaki Reika. the tennis shots are fake but Aya isn't all that bad in this drama. Munakata Jin falling in love with Hiromi was a little over the top though. Sakai Ayana is lovely as Midorikawa Ranko. The SP wasnt bad, but a little over the top with the Hiromi going off to learn from a master of tennis..etc.
Reviewed by bba1* on 29 April 2007*
13.	I loved it! [Rating: 9/10] I think it is a great drama! Any improbability things (if so), like some others are saying, didn't bother me AT ALL. Just look at the episodes and enjoy it... Don't think about it too much. If you NEED high probability, there might be few drama's for you to watch anyway. If you WANT high probability, this drama MIGHT not give you enough satisfaction. But as i said, it's not in a way that it bothers me. Not in the very least. After starting to watch, i wanted to see all episodes ASAP. Never did i think i was wasting time or so. No, quite the opposite. I enjoyed the whole thing. Totally unlike some other reviewer said, i think the lead character (Aya Ueto = Oka Hiromi) is awesome. If it were for she alone, the drama is worth seeing. I have to be fair, i'm a little biased; i'm an Aya fan. But i think the rest is ok too. (Some details might have been better.) Somebody wrote: "these girls had every right to despise and resent [Oka.]". I think that's a terrible thing to say. Such behaviour is in every respect despicable - it doesn't matter under what circumstances. Somebody wrote: "...lesbianic undertones between Oka Hiromi and Ryuuzaki Reika". Lol... What?? I think i have to see the drama again! But i think you're mistaken.
Reviewed by mpm* on 29 December 2007*

Comments From Users (125)

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1.	Comments by arashilove [Rating: 6/10] The OST is not very likeable, and the drama seems to be overly dramatic at times. Even if there is the lovely Ueto Aya, my idol, it is a little difficult to get into a drama that revolves around a sport. Still, this was okay...makes me want to play tennis like Hiromi!
2.	Comments by DragonSpirit164 [Rating: ?/10] Just got. Will watch soon.
3.	Comments by Kirari Ililah [Rating: 6/10] Not exciting, over dramatic..Ueto Aya doesn't seem the type, she feels to be too delicate...
4.	Comments by shozen [Rating: 10/10] i read the manga after i saw this show. im surprised they did a special for this too. actually it was good they did. the drama seemed to have jumped to conclusions. its hard to relate the manga to the drama.
5.	Comments by fahsum [Rating: 8/10] At first it was a very interesting drama and the casts portrayed their roles well, but then it sorta got draggy. The ending was realistic but unsatisfying for me.
6.	Comments by maguro666 [Rating: 6/10] felt like watching comic on tv =P
7.	Comments by Marit [Rating: 7/10] reminds me a bit of the anime: Captain Tsubasa ... anyway.. it is a nice series, but there is deffinately things that they could have made better
8.	Comments by IniQx [Rating: 6/10] somehow the storyline developed alittle too quickly. too fast & unrealistic
9.	Comments by Janicechen [Rating: 8/10] Just finished watching in a day. Superb!
10.	Comments by carla-chan [Rating: 8/10] I like this drama because is something diferent of the normal plot. Aya Ueto is soo good actress. Is one of my favourite and she plays his role soo well. For this and for the good efects in the drama I think that is a good drama for be seeing. Anyway, I think that there are some things that can better.
11.	Comments by Padme [Rating: 7/10] Very entertaining.. Aya Ueto was both funny and charming in this series. I haven't finished it yet (although i know the ending since there's the anime series), but I'm looking forward to a some good live-action tennis drama.
12.	Comments by aoi_hana [Rating: ?/10] watching
13.	Comments by lynn [Rating: 8/10] Download
14.	Comments by maemo [Rating: 8/10] Toudou is so CUTE! And Ueto Aya's character's really cute too. Except for the fact that she keeps giving up. Honey, you're never gonna make it in the real world if that's your attitude. LOL. Oh, also it was over dramatic in alot of parts and serifu ga monosugoku kusakatta!
15.	Comments by Dorochive [Rating: 3/10] I want to watch Aya... in a different drama, please.
16.	Comments by andrew.mitsuko [Rating: 10/10] Hiromi is much better than Sharaporva!!!
17.	Comments by hina-sama [Rating: 7/10] Watched it because of Aya Ueto. But the drama was great in itself. I thought it would be boring 'cuz it reminded me Prince of Tennis but not at all . It's a nice drama.
18.	Comments by doramaqueen2004 [Rating: 7/10] Loved it! Inspiring!
19.	Comments by OasisCS [Rating: 10/10] O o Excellect Movie o O
20.	Comments by R`zzz [Rating: ?/10] yet to watch
21.	Comments by AjiKan [Rating: 4/10] Unrealistic. Didnt finish.
22.	Comments by jepy_east [Rating: 8/10] sweet!
23.	Comments by misato-chan [Rating: ?/10] only saw episode 1...Will get the others when I get a chance
24.	Comments by g_hunter1 [Rating: 7/10] Expected a bit more.
25.	Comments by emiko [Rating: ?/10] ep 1-3
26.	Comments by qilver [Rating: ?/10] i watched a few eps of it. I like it. Still waiting for the other episodes to become available and subtitled in english.
27.	Comments by xhidex33 [Rating: 9/10] Fun~ same comment for this as for Attack No.1
28.	Comments by K.T.Tran [Rating: 9/10] A good drama that shows hardship and struggles in become the best tennis player. If the drama had less special effects during the tennis matches, this drama would've been more entertaining to watch.
29.	Comments by HeLLoMinna [Rating: 8/10] The story is pretty good. Watching it, makes you want to fight, and do your best in life.
30.	Comments by bubblieri [Rating: 8/10] i haven't finished the series yet....but sometimes ueto aya's acting bothers me. one thing that bothers me is how it always shows her falling....but i don't really see how she improves until she has a match. it's not bad.....i guess i would recommend it :)
31.	Comments by Karupin [Rating: 6/10] Nice sport drama
32.	Comments by dirtysweet [Rating: 7/10] BUBBLY! FUN! TENNIS! I love tennis so I'm biased towards this show. Ueto Aya is SO KAWAII!
33.	Comments by Muay-chan [Rating: 10/10] Awsome, one of the best drama's I've seen, aya-chan rules in it ^^
34.	Comments by EdisonLiu [Rating: ?/10] extremely good
35.	Comments by hitokiri333 [Rating: 6/10] fun drama to watch, very corny at parts, actual tennis play coudlve been better. But aya ueto is in it!
36.	Comments by jc05 [Rating: 6/10] This is for kids! lol It's so corny. Alright, I know it's based on the anime so what do I expect.
37.	Comments by Milano [Rating: 8/10] A not-so-mature-as-actress Aya Ueto... she improves a lot if in the next drama (Attack #1)
38.	*Comments by NAZUNA [Rating: 9/10]** Too much of playing tennis and not enough of plot. I wish there was more chemistry between Hiromi (ueto) and Todou-san. However, it was my first drama of Ueto, and it made me love her. So this rocks!
39.	Comments by Kermitton [Rating: 7/10] Quite original in its way.
40.	Comments by illuminati [Rating: 8/10] nice
41.	Comments by Shuin [Rating: 7/10] Aya! Aya! Aya!
42.	Comments by rdelgx [Rating: 6/10] As a tennis player, I ve nerver had so much fun so far watching a drama... But after the ridiculous, it's a bit boring... Hopefully the Special is the funniest
43.	Comments by cdeuxp [Rating: 10/10] Simply excellent
44.	Comments by Terryb [Rating: 6/10] Mixed feelings about this one, the tennispart is rubbish - the countless smackdowns on her face is just too annoying. What must all these youngsters think in Japan? All clumsy/shitty players like her can become top players? ;) The characters and plot are more interesting though. Why wasn't this show 11 episodes instead of 9? with more airtime the show could have been improved greatly.
45.	Comments by MrNiceGuy [Rating: 7/10] Average movie. It's ok for watching, not really special. There is alots new pretty actress, specically Sakai Ayana. Hopefully can see their movie more.
46.	Comments by Red_Dragon_JPN [Rating: 8/10] DVDR
47.	Comments by bcgurl [Rating: 7/10] Another Ueto Aya jdorama. :)) It's about the same as Attack No.1 but not as good becuase I don't think there was a really good plot. Maybe I just didn't watch the show properly. XP
48.	Comments by williu [Rating: 7/10] A part of me wants to dislike this drama - because it's unrealistically unrealistic and has some really lame acting (I don't blame the actors here - I blame the scriptwriters for the lame lines). However, there's still something in it that keeps you hooked until the last episode - I don't know what or why, but it's there.
49.	Comments by sao [Rating: 6/10] A good sport drama !
50.	Comments by doink-chan [Rating: 7/10] Rather silly show, but I like Ueto Aya. doinkies prefers the original manga and anime, though they are very old.
51.	Comments by kamikaze54 [Rating: 3/10] Ueto Aya needs to be more athletic to make this drama look somewhat realistic. Her diving for balls looks more like " I have fallen and can't get up".
52.	Comments by KokiChan [Rating: 7/10] Interesting drama. Toudo-san is very cute ^-^
53.	Comments by TrigunX89 [Rating: ?/10] It's been a little slow starting, but it's growing on me. I'm only halfway through the series. I'll rate it once I've finished it.
54.	Comments by Aya_fans [Rating: 10/10] here comes my ace!
55.	Comments by himitsu-kun [Rating: 8/10] Interesting
56.	Comments by viet_la_amour [Rating: 9/10] Very inspirational.
57.	Comments by PureYuki [Rating: 10/10] Very good drama, it reflects alot of character development for the main character. Story was good and well made and had some important philosopy. Give it a try! you might like it.
58.	Comments by Sevenz [Rating: 4/10] Very unrealistic....
59.	Comments by Jhuy [Rating: 10/10] THE SPECIAL is very good o/"
60.	Comments by tabana [Rating: 6/10] Not that good. If it wasn't for the cute girls I'm not sure I would've finished it. Although it gets better at the end, it can be skipped.
61.	Comments by stuffed.with.fluff [Rating: 7/10] Kinda corny... Entertaining though.
62.	Comments by korogui [Rating: 9/10] ueto aya!
63.	Comments by gto_girlz83 [Rating: 10/10] I really enjoy watching this drama..Pitty aya that she can't falling lov with somebody she likes in order to fulfill her dreams and her coach mission..
64.	Comments by G-Pjube [Rating: 7/10] My first Drama I've ever watched. It was an enjoyable ride, but not something special.
65.	Comments by expanzee [Rating: 8/10] I always loved sport-based drama and this one is no exception.
66.	Comments by butterLiLy [Rating: 6/10] It just your typical drama about your dreams to reach the top theme. But hey, there's Aya in it :)
67.	Comments by crazy_of_u [Rating: 10/10] aya plays as Oka Hiromi..adopt from manga..
68.	Comments by Chrn0 [Rating: 8/10] Way underrated IMO This drama is on par and better than a lot of other dramas I've seen, including a few from the top 50 list. Ueto's performance was wonderful as always. It's true the plot is old and over used, but which drama these days arn't? it's not what the story is about, but how the story is excecuted, at least IMO. Althought I am a huge fan of Ueto Aya and a small tennis player, so my opinion might be a little biased, but I found Ace wo nerae! very entertaining.
69.	Comments by Andro [Rating: 9/10] The story was nice, although I don't really like tennis. The charakters were great, but Aya had better dramas before. I don't want to say, that I didn't like her in this drama, but this wasn't her best acting.
70.	Comments by Ralbol [Rating: 6/10] Le debut du drama fait treeees treees peur. Ca sent le navet a plein nez. En fait c'est effectivement un navet mais bon, comme Attack no.1 ca se laisse regarder. Et ca commence a ressembler vite fait a du tennis a la fin de la serie (mais faut pas trop en demander de ce point de vue). A part ca mes felicititations a ueto aya, continuez comme ca jeune fille.
71.	Comments by Wesu [Rating: 6/10] This series was cheesier than a Quesadilla, but I give it a 6 cuz Ueto is a cutie-pie and there are some hot girls in this one ^^
72.	Comments by lovejdorama [Rating: ?/10] avail for trade, 2-DVD English Subbed http://www.geocities.com/reddashay/jdorama.html
73.	Comments by ayachan_83 [Rating: 9/10] so sad that aya's can't love somebody bcoz of tennis.i wonder when aya's will act as good lover.nice drama!
74.	Comments by suki83 [Rating: 10/10] aya's acting was so cool n cute
75.	Comments by nishishi [Rating: 3/10] OMG! This dorama is really boring... Altough i LOVE tennis... and even play it... This dorama couldn't make me feel a lil' bit excited. The characters are annoying!!! The casting really sux (speacially BECKY, even her appearences on TV makes me feel sick!!!) Damn... sry Ueto Aya... but this one was bounded to fail!!! The r just a couple of thins that r good 'bou this dorama... Ueto Aya and her song...!!
76.	Comments by Tokibaka [Rating: 10/10] Yes. This is maybe Aya Ueto's best drama. Really, really, addicting. Very impressive camerapositions.
77.	Comments by lesamouraifou [Rating: 9/10] best drama about sport I've seen. better than attack n°1. perhaps because tennis is far better than volley!!!!
78.	Comments by Hanzo21 [Rating: 10/10] Cool drama. Aya extra cute. Almost as good as Attack No. 1
79.	Comments by ayachan369 [Rating: 10/10] Another sports drama. more of an emotional drama.
80.	Comments by Nobita-kun [Rating: 2/10] Unwatchable (except for Ueto Aya). The plot is dull, shallow, predictable, and cheesy. The tennis scenes were so horribly fake that I nearly gouged out my eyes from embarrassment. The girls clearly can't play so they had to use computer graphics to simulate the ball trajectories. Oka must be a hundred times more talented than Steffi Graf because nobody goes from being barely able to return a serve to winning tournaments at competitive varsity levels with only a couple weeks of harsh drilling. Tennis requires years of practice and coaching for one to be truly proficient. The only redeeming quality of this drama is Aya in a cute tennis outfit.
81.	Comments by mooncrescent [Rating: 9/10] Suddenly I want to play Tennis for my college hehe
82.	Comments by jovie2109 [Rating: 10/10] ace ace ace...sports drama from Aya..n she's acting very well
83.	Comments by indayze [Rating: 7/10] It was okay. I might have enjoyed more if I wasn't creeped out with the coach thing.
84.	Comments by Bodhi [Rating: 8/10] Nice short drama series, based on a manga. Ueto Aya is kawaii as always. Make sure to see the special it really is, I changed from 7 to an 8 because it was so good.
85.	Comments by puny_bunny12 [Rating: 8/10] Liked the cast. Interesting plot. Could be more realistic.
86.	Comments by ShinYo [Rating: 7/10] Another sport drama acted by Aya Ueto, love the ending song by her as well.
87.	Comments by shitomaru [Rating: 6/10] mmm....what an usual drama. since i've watched attack no.1 before, watching this drama made me feel that these dramas are both the same in theme 'n pace.
88.	Comments by debabsayang [Rating: 8/10] Awesome!
89.	Comments by Eve [Rating: 5/10] Silly and repetitive but sure to be a hit with the AYa crowd.
90.	Comments by joychin [Rating: 5/10] I can't stand this drama. Such a sick coach
91.	Comments by aya_fans85 [Rating: 10/10] I felt sad when Aya is also hurting when she can't love the man she like most..
92.	Comments by jdqueennm [Rating: 10/10] it was awesome!! i think there should be another second series!!!!
93.	Comments by akitsu [Rating: 1/10] it was sooo boring. Ueto's playing was the worst I've ever seen. At times I felt like the heroine was handicapped...
94.	Comments by Dreamchaser [Rating: 7/10] This one got me totally into Yoshizawa Yuu! I don't know if I had watched it whole without this cutie!
95.	Comments by loveaomori [Rating: 5/10] This dorama is simply shit! Ueto Aya is ok for a high school student bt Toudou no yarou is 10 years older! Who can believe this?? Another stupid thing: The big big big.... final game between Oka and Ochofujin (what the fuck is this stupid name) was broadcast on TV. When a game is broadcast on TV with people to comment it you expect some audience in the stadium......there was nobody!! nobody! And why do Oka and everybody in this dorama have to get injured every 23 seconds? or lose their relatives? So stupid! So stupid. Becky's acting is shit compare to anna san no omame. A big disappointment! But cute and I like the coach!
96.	Comments by uchi23 [Rating: 8/10] has a lot of young talented actors.. especially ueto aya who has great future.. has a pretty good plot even though i think the one in Attack 1 was better.. still very enjoyable sports drama
97.	Comments by Wynter [Rating: 6/10] A really "blah" drama with a predictable plot. Not really my cup of tea...
98.	Comments by lov_ayachan [Rating: 10/10] drama about a girl who doesn't know tennis and started playing hardly with a very hard training from her coach..
99.	Comments by mitha-chan [Rating: 7/10] -no comment-
100.	Comments by norani [Rating: ?/10] Aim for the Ace --- Ace wo Nerae-- about Tennis
101.	Comments by JackClark [Rating: 10/10] Aya Ueto at her best.
102.	Comments by Jhvx [Rating: 8/10] Worthwatching, it's one of the best sport doramas I've ever seen and if u like sports then u should watch it
103.	Comments by Ezalor [Rating: 4/10] BOOORING. Lame manga-remake, cold, heartless. I've watched this only because of Ueto Aya and only Ep 1 to 3.
104.	Comments by banihborneo [Rating: 5/10] test
105.	Comments by Phi [Rating: 7/10] Never saw people fall down that much when I played Tennis but maybe that's the way they learn it in Japan? ;-P Not very realistic or serious but I still enjoyed watching it.
106.	Comments by oldasianguy [Rating: 5/10] Ueto Aya is one of the cuteist faces in the Japanese entertainment industry...& I love her...but a tennis player she is not.....so this show loses some creditablity because of that...plus the coach was really somewhat of a psycho head case.....!
107.	Comments by Geezer [Rating: 3/10] Pop idol drama.
108.	Comments by deina-kun [Rating: ?/10] Haven't started
109.	Comments by bluescorpion [Rating: 5/10] so so
110.	Comments by CuPxxCaKE [Rating: 8/10] pretty good drama... the ending was very touching
111.	Comments by Ohmiya [Rating: 8/10] The end
112.	Comments by japochoboi [Rating: 1/10] just horrible, i dont even know how i finished the series. the whole thing pissed me off and even at the end the chick sucked at tennis. for a true sports fan this was pathetic.
113.	Comments by dokodemodoa [Rating: 2/10] trash. just a waste of time
114.	Comments by dead woods [Rating: 10/10] love aya playing sports
115.	Comments by Dashu [Rating: 9/10] Really nice ending ^^ i like the series and the movie
116.	Comments by ishikumi [Rating: 8/10] more dramatic than i expected, especially the ending and SP. but the SP gave some closure to the loss and i appreciated that.
117.	Comments by doriangrey64 [Rating: 7/10] pretty cool drama. =)
118.	Comments by pinkokoro [Rating: ?/10] COMPLETE.
119.	Comments by gupi [Rating: 8/10] like attack no 1
120.	Comments by irwinner [Rating: 6/10] Boring and slow moving story.
121.	Comments by liquidlzero [Rating: ?/10] currently watching
122.	Comments by girl2bconfused [Rating: 8/10] A Very heart-felt drama that was good. The onlly sad thing about this drama is the ending because it is not satisfying and leaves you hanging...
123.	Comments by xayaxceresx [Rating: 7/10] tennis yay
124.	Comments by misaki697 [Rating: ?/10] watching...
125.	Comments by elfgeek [Rating: 6/10] A bit cheesy. But still fun. Can't go that wrong with Ueto Aya ~~

Users who voted for this drama (71)

1.	gto_girlz83 she's so talented in acting as tennis player..
2.	SkylinerZ
3.	gloomy Aya is so cute in this drama!!
4.	genji_99
5.	jovi_cute1986 adapt from manga..started to know u is Ueto Aya..such a good actress
6.	Aya_fans ^^ realy love it
7.	Padme
8.	Freefall
9.	najieb good
10.	sebmiller love aya in this soooo much she looks so cute playing tennis
11.	saucecake
12.	OasisCS O o Excellect Movie o O
13.	cheese Because of this drama.... it makes me interested more in other aya ueto's show.
14.	Yoh
15.	dr.psycho_30 i dont know why, but then actress speaks for it, aya ueto
16.	Muay-chan
17.	danxp Aunque solo he visto hasta el capitulo 5 este drama me da a entender muchas cosas la maravillosa actuacion de Aya me hace verlo con mas interes y bueno la historia me gusta mucho y todo el sacrificio que hace aya para ser una gran tenista .... Ojala termine de verlo(n_n)'
18.	cdeuxp Awesome
19.	Kermitton So nice
20.	pizzadans Very nice drama
21.	boris
22.	b33unit
23.	venusling This drama shows the passion of playing tennis and teach us don't give up our dream no matter what obstacles. Aya ueto doing a pretty good job here. Very good drama indeed. Wondering why this series not getting what it deserve.
24.	assuran
25.	miyakah nice sorts drama, AYA is COOL
26.	PureYuki Very good drama, very much reflects the anime image. Well made for the time period that it had, and each minute of the drama wasn't a waste.
27.	irish_robz I picked up tennis again (dropped it 8 yrs ago!) after this drama! It's all Aya's fault! LOL
28.	ueto_aya interesting..
29.	crazy_of_u oka hiromi..Such a cute face..but, i think they should replace the hero much younger than the current...Aya's always cute in her smile!!
30.	aya83 Aya plays her character as Oka Hiromi.. such a good drama n she's so kawaii
31.	crazy_girlz83 i'm start 2 like her by watching this drama..Aya's the best!!
32.	polabear_85 adopted from shōjo manga..watch it bocz Aya
33.	greenepal_82 aim for the ace AYA!!..beat the rest..
34.	Chrn0 way too underrated! needs to make it to top 50 imo
35.	jinzoaya
36.	crazy_girlz2109 start 2 like aya..she's so cute
37.	aya_fans83 start to like aya...her act was just great
38.	kozue_girlz83 i started to like aya when watching this drama
39.	silverpuzzle
40.	hamsters
41.	ayachan369 with aya inside, its got to be a gd show.. lol. but its gd seeing girls get down to sports.
42.	ayachan_83 aya's act very cool
43.	suki83 so pitty to aya that she can't love a person she loves bcoz of tennis..oka hiromi..nice ending for ace wo nerae dorama special
44.	cutie_girlz83 A sports drama on tennis..but have to forget her love just 2 aim her goals.Anyway, i agree with her coach coz i don like the hero..hehe..
45.	lov_aya85 started watching this drama after Attack No.1..i thought i dont like tennis drama but Aya's acting change my mind to watch it until th end
46.	Tokibaka
47.	AyaAya Aya as the cast, needless to say, good show. LoL~ this tennis drama has nice computers graphic, it makes the tennis ball look so real and I like the way they emphasis on how the cast hit the ball as it makes the show looks "REAL" with CG.
48.	kezzini
49.	cutie_aya85 I don't like watching tennis games but when Aya's acting this drama about tennis, I suddenly interesting to watch tennis drama till the end..it means, aya 's acting was perfect well..
50.	pandan_girlz83 Aya's acting really impressed me although i dont like tennis at the beginning of the drama..Such a pitty to Aya when she can't falling in love in order to achieve her dreams
51.	suki_1305 such a wonderful drama 2 be watch.Aya's look cool n kawaaiii
52.	lov_aya a nice plot tennis drama..I love her special drama
53.	kin_2109 i'm falling in lov to tennis n so Aya..
54.	jovie2109 aya's cute!!
55.	oxHersheysKisses
56.	i_lov_aya Aim for the ace!Aya cute in acting as tennis player n she deserves for it.
57.	aya_fans85 adopt from manga sports if i'm not mistaken.. Aya acting is wonderful
58.	Sesshoumaru A piece of jewerly, nothing can be so emotive like this!!!!!
59.	amtamfan84
60.	fahim87 never give up to be the best!That's Aya motto!
61.	japanese_girlz87 ace! Ace! To be a well-known and greatest tennis player, Ueto Aya has to keep far her lov..I started to like aya..
62.	chipsmore_cube enjoy the song and the story too..when aya was pain, i felt too!
63.	lov_ayachan ace!ace! pitty Aya..can't falling lov in order to obtain her goal
64.	jpopfanatic Loved the monga. Aya Ueto is so Kowaii!!!
65.	madomado great aya ueto
66.	hayya love tennis a lot!
67.	angel_azumi another of my aya-dorama fave. i like watching the last part of the special repeatedly.
68.	dead woods love watchimg AYA in any sport role like attack no.1
69.	flororig I love this drama very much, the story is very good and so as the cast who've done a great job...while watching this I'm so moved, very realistic...Ive never seen a drama like this in a world of sports was very touching...specially in the scene which her coach died...I love to watch it again and again...i don't feel bored at all...
70.	stars
71.	ItachiSama banzai!!