Final Stage (エースをねらえ! ファイナルステージ, Ēsu o Nerae! Fainaru Sutēji), which consists of 12 episodes directed by Osamu Dezaki.[39] It was originally released by Bandai Visual into six VHS videos from October 23, 1989, to April 24, 1990,[40][41] and a DVD box set was released on September 26, 2003.[42]