Sayonara Watashi no Cramer

Over the years, the reputation of women's soccer in Japan has been gradually waning. Despite this rather bleak scenario, there are still some schools with teams trying to keep the sport alive. With that, glimmers of hope are starting to appear.

Having played for the boys' soccer club when she was in middle school, Nozomi Onda's skills are nothing less than prodigious. Because of this, she thinks that playing soccer with fellow girls would only drag her down. She is only motivated to play her best when facing those she deems worthy opponents. Meanwhile, Sumire Suou is a promising rookie with exceptional talent—a talent hindered by a team that cannot keep up with her abilities.

Onda, convinced by her former coach to join a girls' soccer club, and Suou, accompanied by her close friend and rival Midori Soshizaki, cross paths as members of the Warabi Seinan High School's girls' soccer team. In this new field, both girls begin to display their full potential and skills. Along with their teammates, each of their steps, kicks, and goals will grant them victory—and perhaps also ensure that the sport begins its journey back into the spotlight.

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Onda, Nozomi Main

Shimabukuro, Miyuri Japanese

Suou, Sumire Main

Kurosawa, Tomoyo Japanese

Soshizaki, Midori Main

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Itou, Haruna Supporting

Ishikawa, Yui Japanese

Tase, Eriko Supporting

Shimamura, Yuu Japanese

Echizen, Sawa Supporting

Wakayama, Shion Japanese

Tenma, Yuu Supporting

Kobayashi, Aika Japanese

Kutani, Rei Supporting

Uchiyama, Yumi Japanese

Adatara, Alice Supporting

Kiso, Hiroko Japanese

Kishi, Ayumu Supporting

Waki, Azumi Japanese

Yamaoka, Yuuki Producer

Yonezawa, Akira Producer

Ishikawa, Isao Producer

Shiba, Hirokazu Producer

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Oct 23, 2022

Flubberdoodles

Recommended

I feel the need to step in here and actually give Cramer credit where credit is due.

First of all, though, Cramer is definitely not making any lists or anything, but there are special places where it truly shines when you really think about the story happening in the background here. The label may say shounen, but this is not a regular ol' "underdog wins because op MC" shounen. This is a story about feelings and dealing with hopelessness. It's something completely different than what everyone expected and probably wanted, honestly.

Also, before advancing further: Yes yes, you can go all day about Your Lie in ... April blah blah blah, but we're all tired of it at this point. Different stories should stay separate end of story. Stop comparing them just cuz they are connected by a name.

Cramer has its weak points, mainly in pacing and how it presents character backstories, which, sure are a bit annoying, but they don't lessen the point of the story drastically. Animation struggles in places and scene cuts can feel awkward. There are ultimately polishing issues that have to do with the animation studio more than anything.

HOWEVER, if you take a step back and think for a second about what the team represents, then you get a completely different story. This is a realistic team. This is a team that is supposed to be you. It is not a story about soccer. It's a story about you, and everyone else. When you walk away from this anime, you do not take the delight of a power fantasy. You take the suffering of reality. Not every story is about how if you're cool and op enough, you'll get anything you want, and this is an example of that. This story is about the beginning of you. That's why you'll feel so empty and bitter throughout and at the end of this anime. It did its job, and that's why I love it

Honestly, in many ways, it does resemble Your Lie in April, just in a new perspective.

All in all, if you just want a funny little shounen soccer anime to feel good about yourself, don't watch Cramer. You won't enjoy it. This story is meant to be layered behind its hard exterior, and it's up to you, the viewer, if you wish to see the ugliness of sports and life.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Jul 18, 2021

animeshitha

Mixed Feelings

FINALLY, A WOMEN'S SPORTS ANIME WHERE THE PLAYERS ACTUALLY TIE UP THEIR HAIR!!!!!

I cannot tell you how sick I am of female characters playing sports with their hair all over the place!!! This point alone is enough to make me give this anime a chance.

As a sports anime, I felt that it was a bit all over the place. When they focused on the sport, they did it well. I like how nicely they put out the point that exceptional players do not necessarily make an exceptional team.

Unfortunately, the few places where they lost that focus, were painful to watch. I almost dropped the anime ... because of that.

But in the end, they gave us a good match. I mean, the plot is pretty standard - extremely talented girl, had no teammates before, now finally gets to be in a proper team, some awesome moves, team building, etc. However, they do show realistic team-building, in the fact that it takes time. You can't REALLY become a good team overnight, and that is well displayed.

As a sports anime, it's pretty average. It's average in the beginning, gets downright unbearable in the middle, and actually gets somewhat good in the end. If you're a hardcore sports anime fan, give it a shot, otherwise, there really are better sports anime out there.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 11, 2021

psychorabbit

Not Recommended

TL;DR: Do not watch it unless you're into suffering drama with a huge lot of plot armor, this show throws every build up and character development to the trash. And the animation does not help neither.

If you saw the movie, it was an indicator of how miserable the plot armor is in this story, which throw every intent character development to the trash.

A typical dynamic with sport anime is to be a development about trying to give up the best, crash with a huge wall and then continue development to the victory or somewhat satisfactory ending.
But this series does not take the second part of ... this typical plot.

Is full of plot armor, it tries to sell you a nice story of talent and leveling up the femenine soccer, but if fails as the show constantly making up characters, scenes and situations to stop the talent, and in the end of each arc you feel like everything was for nothing and everything was throwed without any sense.

This show plot turns does not makes any sense, the plot keeps coming with things only for convenience and making not only the main character but everyone feel the worst.

Please save yourself time and do not whatch it. There's a awful lot of better sport anime.
It's a shame they wasted this opportunity to make a good show about femenine sport.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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	Poll: Sayonara Watashi no Cramer Episode 13 Discussion Stark700 - Jun 27, 2021	36 replies	by BigBoyAdvance »» Mar 1, 3:29 AM
	So i guess it's just bad? KoroSensei024 - May 2, 2021	42 replies	by Romax24245 »» Apr 27, 2023 3:36 AM
	More seasons? Sleeping_wolf_ - Jun 20, 2021	8 replies	by Torcher_ »» Oct 8, 2022 8:46 AM
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