Kazuya Miyuki

Kazuya Miyuki, also known as Pretty Boy Catcher, Last Boss and Cap, is one of the main characters from the Ace of Diamond series.
== Charactah Account ==
A student of Seidou High and is the regular catcher as well as the captain of Seidou High's baseball team. He is a genius catcher whose name is nationally well known. He was scouted by Takashima when he was still a first year in junior high.
Miyuki is deemed to be arrogant and cheeky, and enjoys getting into people's heads. Despite his good looks, he has a horrible personality. Whether by outsmarting them on the diamond, or just by getting under their skin, he is often seen laughing because of this. In contrast to his gadfly-ish attitude, he can be serious and forthright, not mincing words when pointing out what his teammates should have done and can do better. He's not afraid of being disliked, and there were times when his strict words have affected his teammates. But he has stronger determination to win than anyone else hidden inside of him.
Despite all this, Miyuki is still well-liked by his teammates due to his reliability and cool head, making him a valued player on Seidou's roster. He comes off as callous at times, opting to progress forward, often ignoring personal sentiments and feelings, but in reality he wants what's best for the team, and for his team to be the best. Miyuki is among the players who takes baseball seriously and takes initiative in every situation that will benefit the team. His unorthodox methods have given him an edge over other players, and his talent is frequently recognized.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Ace of Diamond
* Ace of Diamond OVA
* Ace of Diamond: Act III
* Ace of Diamond: Second Season
* Ace of Diamond: Second Season OVA
=== Manga ===
* Ace of Diamond
* Ace of Diamond Act II
* Brass of Diamond: Seidou High School Brass Band Club
== Trivia ==
* A real-life catcher with comparable defensive skills is Takuya Kai, but Kai is not as proficient on offense.
* Miyuki took first place in the first official character popularity poll for both the online preliminary and final result.
* Kataoka has always thought of Miyuki as the next captain, who was also recommended by Yuuki.
* He loves pitchers with good control because they are easy to lead and predict.
* His shoulder is strong enough that his teammates thought he would make a fine pitcher; however, Miyuki declined the idea stating that it's more fun to play as a catcher and leads the pitchers instead.
* The last match-up between him and Chris happened during the 3rd years vs. current members wherein both coached their teams.
* Interestingly, he has never been drawn without some form of glasses. Even asleep, he was shown wearing an eye mask.
* Miyuki and Kuramochi Youichi were the only two players from their year to make the first string in their first summer at Seido. However, Miyuki was the only one who became a starter right away.
* Miyuki's dorm room number is 203.
* His roommates are Kimura (2nd year) and Okumura Koushuu, a 1st year catcher.
* He was the catcher for an Edogawa Senior League team since his first year in junior high. His specific team was the Edogawa Dragons.
* He has no particular food preference but he doesn't really like sweets.
* He has no particular strength in academic performance but is very good at calculating in his head.
* Miyuki's hobby/special skill is cooking.
* He has great respect for Chris-senpai.
* There are only two known characters to call Miyuki with his given name "Kazuya": Narumiya Mei and Kawakami Norifumi (in the drama CD only).
* In an online poll by Kodansha, called "Most Popular Megane Danshi", Miyuki placed 1st.
* He claims to be an "Edoko" aka a "Tokyoite."
* His family owns and operates a factory called Miyuki Steel.
** The "steel" in the name is a play on the word steal. Both "steal" and "steel" are written and read the same way in katakana and they wanted to include something baseball-related.
* He is one of the chosen players for the Tokyo Invitational game against the United States team, which is held in June and over the course of 3 days.
* As of the Spring Tournament's Eigen High vs. Seidou match, Miyuki has hit a total of 32 homeruns in official games.
* The average time it takes to throw from home plate to second Miyuki recorded in Senbatsu was 1.91 seconds.
* Miyuki likes a band called The Back Horn, confirmed by Terajima on Twitter.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Miyuki Kazuya at Diamond no Ace Wiki
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