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| Not too long until they graduate. This was a tense buildup episode for the guys to show everyone what they've learned this year. It seems everyone is trying their hardest this episode with that momentum. So much competitive energy! |
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| The jockeys' school studies are nearing its end, and now depends on the mock races to prove that they'll be pros once they're out with different horses that don't act the way they want them to. Kota tries to stand out now by being a better version of Shun, and he earned the spot by being a hard and smart student who's not just a hardcore horse otaku, but one always ahead of the pack, and he quickly raked the 1st place position in multiple mock races in a row. But yet, Kota is the only ordinary person in the group who's had no connections whatsoever, so he has to work double as hard for a name recognition, and I respect Kota's view if this is his goal. As the mock races progress, some decide to pull back, while others push for the desire to win, that's still dependent on the horses and their stamina. And above all, Kota got outwitted by Yu and lost on the 6th lap to him. This is a setback, but everyone's also serious about winning that's more than talent alone. This episode finally is one of the better ones, but the consequence is that it's already at the end of the tunnel, so there's no salvaging the bad story plot anymore. |
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| Great episode! Kota seems to think everyone else but him has a place in life so tries very hard to win. Yuu won the race in the end! Looking forward to the next episode! |
| AISHITERU...REM! |
| Multiple races in one episode in my melodrama anime? This can't be real. |
| It's nice seeing the characters' actions affecting each other. Really makes it feel like they're in the same world. Shun still can't hear the animals, huh. But, he seems satisfied. Yuu is more aggressive now. Kuji has been quite an influence on him. lol Kouta actually got some story. I am pleasantly surprised. Aki still thinks Yuu's a sadist. haha I don't care about horse races, but this episode made it so interesting by making it a part of the characters' development. I wonder what happened with Shun after seeing Kouta frustrated. He seemed affected by it in some way. That post-credit scene was not fair!!! After making me ship Yuu and Shun all this time, if they put a scene where it looks like Shun is about to say something big to Yuu, of course it will make me think of a love confession for a whole week!!! |
| Finally a horse-racing focused episode. Such a shame its only coming now. |
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| I understand Kota's point of view, but saying that winning means more to him than to Yuu is completely unnecessary because he has no idea how Yuu feels about winning. He was furious at the end because he had lost to Yuu, but that's just how sports work. We win and we lose. I also think Shunn might quit being a jockey. |
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| Nice to finally see them racing against each other, I thought it would have happened sooner though. Interesting how Kouta's character has changed after the training experience, he's definitely a lot more confident but even more so determined, it was surprising to see him let out his frustrations like that after being outsmarted by Yuu. I also don't think it was right of Kouta to play down Yuu's feelings saying that winning means a lot more to himself than Yuu. I have a feeling Shun is either going to realize he doesn't like competition or he will purposely lose for the others benefits since I still remember Kuji stating he's not fit to be a jockey and the way he reacted seeing Kouta makes me feel like that. Plus, he's the only one we don't see studying what happened in the race like the others but I could be wrong. |
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| To be honest, I completely forgot that Kouta was even there ^^' Also, the guy has some nerve to say "This means more to me that it does to you" to the guy who literally gave up his career in the spotlight to become a jockey. What, exactly, makes him think this doesn't mean much to Yuu? Especially after all the drama he had to go through just to keep attending the school. I agree with Kouta about him being forgettable in comparison to Yuu and the others though. I mean, even Hayato is more memorable than him and he left - never to be heard from again - quite a while ago. |
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| Still think Maki is awesome if he could ditch the nasty attitude. Can't wait for the next mock race |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| The most improved Jockey Kota got outsmarted by Yuu...what an idol ass! 2/5. |
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| Kota get a little shine here, with so much win on the race mock, only to realize later that he's not the protagonist of the show, and its all back to Yuu and Shun again in the end. Whatever it's all about, lets take it all through the end... |
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| Damn, my boy Kouta returned from his practices turned into a gigachad. Such a shame Yuu still has the power of MC on his side tho. |
| finally a real race, with a bit of action, intensity and strategy. The best episode of the season1!!!! kekeke |
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