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| Tbh, some of the anger this episode was justified. I'd be pissed too if a photo was used without my consent. Besides the usual dealing with business and drama, there's also some short flashbacks. I do wish we get one of those episodes that takes a deeper dive into the main cast's history though. |
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| Will the childhood friend stand atop the podium of heart? Interested to see where this eventually lead to.  |
| So that's why Madoka-san said at the end of eps 1 (in Eng translation) 'I finally did it'. |
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| Wow this was a very interesting episode where we finally got to learn more about Kouya and why he doesn't want to take pictures of people anymore and I just feel bad for Haruka for thinking that he his responsible for his dad taking risks and dying in a race |
| Incredible episode, wow. The burning car will stay in my mind for a bit. |
| How is this series consistently so high quality??? Every scene is so carefully crafted, from the myriad background details, through the faces, the body language, the voice acting, the background music, down to the smallest sound effects. Even what looks like a little filler detour in the first half is actually great because we get to spend some off-time with more of the off-characters... and then the second half just - right in the feels, in more ways than one. Continue to be absolutely amazed by this. On a sidenote, after four episode I have to ask: I can't be the only one sensing some subtle BL vibes here??? (Or not-so-subtle, with Sae's "cave of heaven" comment, jfc... pfft.) |
| the sad backstories of the main characters are shown finally |
| i was surprised. it was really interesting |
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| love this show so much |
| they really went all out with the commercial. agree with her though, kouya is lowkey obnoxious. some sad stuff huh. |
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| Some of my favorite photos were captured during times when perhaps a photo wasn't "supposed" to be taken. It captures people in the rawest way possible. Sometimes at the best, sometimes at the worst. Kouya IS a bit too much though, but at least he isn't as annoying as Alice! |
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| Was less dramatic then I had expected them to make it. Just some natural disaster. He might really not have been able to do something else - when it was dangerous. Then he compensated by helping later at distributing stuff to the people. The picture thing is kinda tricky. Personally I also would not like to relatives be shown into a pic before the die. But I know there also are a lot of people that are like "say their names" in favor of showing pics + names and stuff. (Though they also often do it for just other random people and not even people they are related to. Spreading the stuff on social media.) In terms of fighting climate change (so less natural disasters might occur - for earth quakes in Japan it might not really help though) there might be people that use such pics - to get attention and appeal to the viewer. It seems they do not make it out as a general evil thing and the ex-wife seems to understand him. Ex-wife is a good char. I also liked the talk with her and Haru and the scene in the end when he said he wants his pic to be taken when he is on the winner's podium. |
| This is actually getting better and better! :3 |
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| So we finally got Koya's backstory and why he hasn't taken pictures of people (except for crying Haruka). Speaking of Haruka, that was harsh what the Belsorriso driver said to him but in the end Haruka got to be in a commercial first. Beyond all that it looks like Haruka is beginning to understand and maybe even respect Koya. |
| I prefer this episode than MF Ghost's episode 4.. Asahina Haruka is such an adorable guy with all that expressive reactions and I can't wait for Koya Madoka to take that shot in the podium! |
| I like how the start of the episode kind of gives you the feeling that Kouya would be a father figure in Haruka's life, especially given the pep talk in the last episode. However, the episode ends with both of them on equal ground. That Haruka can also lift up Kouya, even if Kouya himself doesn't feel like he necessarily needs it or anything. Haruka's last line to his father was something that Kouya accepted naturally, even though he doesn't accept any work for taking pictures of people, he knows he'll be able to take a picture of Haruka on the podium. What Haruka said made me cry, it was so heartwarming. That being, said, I would be mortified too if I was in Haruka's position, seeing the CM ending with that picture, LOL. Poor kid. But glad he got over it, haha. He was incredibly expressive in this episode, loved seeing all the facial expressions. The directing in this show is amazing so far. It's not over the top, but not too subtle in order to get its point across. I also appreciate how the backstories were presented naturally. You still felt sad, but the stories didn't play out dramatically, either. |
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| Why would anyone have blamed Madoka ? Not like he could have saved someone from a tsunami. I thought it would be something easier to deal with. |
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| awww they re opening to each other! |
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| Every time I come back to this show, I get surprised of how thoughtfully the script is written. Glad they didn't go too much with the drama too, just a few moments. The humor gradually decreases as we move on with the episode until the final scene with Haruka and Madoka. |
| Imo images of people during disaster should only be taken with their permission or used for journalism, the way the episode showed depicting it at an art exhibit is a questionable choice especially considering the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of 2011 was catastrophic of nearly 20k deaths. -- Otherwise good episode, still think I would have preferred if the anime wasn't more about Kyoya than Haruka. |
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| The first half was really funny. Sponsors are an opportunity, but they can be a pain to deal with too! The second half finally gave the details on the backstories. I'm suprised Hayuka actually became a pilot after it killed his father. Overall the drama was good, but I wish they'd taken some more time to make it more emotional. Especially since the anime generally felt slow, rather than overpaced. |
| This episode hits me right in the kokoro. |
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| The animation was great but the scene where you see the accident the kid's dad was in, the cgi wasn't bad. Made it seem like a movie instead of an episode. really good. |
| The man got PTSD from internet hate for taking a photo. lol He's pretty weak lol |
| Nice promise, a photo if win the race!!! kekeke |
| I was not expecting that dark backstory for Kouya. I thought he took a picture of a surfer or something, boy was I wrong. Also, that was a really wholesome moment at the end. |
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The animation was great but the scene where you see the accident the kid's dad was in, the cgi wasn't bad. Made it seem like a movie instead of an episode. really good.
| @Dripz2012 yea i noticed that too! the animation framing when the camera goes in constant transition from the zooming-in was excellent! 4/5 |
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| Interesting. I like this anime waaay more than MF Ghost, although at this point it's clear they are very different and probably shouldn't be compared just because they are about racing. But the way this story is told, the animation and characters are all far more appealing to me. It feels more genuine and down to earth. Not as much exciting racing shots so far, but it's not a bad thing. It's actually good we get to know the characters and what drives them (and there's no annoying romantic subplot here, at least for now). |
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| For Haruka, his pride is his racing, brought forth the good news to his family grave, that's respect. Kouya's commercial advertisement putting him on the spotlight for Mikazuki Beverages, it feels that he has hoodwinked Haruka, but the results were positively accepted, which apart from Haruka's disdain, it was a success. Most certainly, the word "lose" really hits him hard, and both Kotarou and Alice were surpised that Haruka didn't even know the cameraman's name by now. For Satsuki to come congratulating him on getting the CM before him, like said rising star, losing is not really in Haruka's dictionary, Kouya finding himself blocked by Haruka no matter how many apologies he dished out, the fact is that his naturally crying facial expression is a steal, but it's not like they can get similar shots like it willy-nilly, despite being a sponsor. Kouya is facing his old nightmares again for a temporary moment, though his ex-wife Saeko shielded him from the problem at hand. Saeko sharing her ex-husband's life as a photojournalist in the Tohoku area (at the time of the inspired Tohoku Earthquake disaster), the sensitivty of his job put him at the front of criticism trying to capture human models, though Haruka's photo was the first that he'd taken in a long time. Even so, Saeko stood by him, and the free time on the weekend to help spruce the Asahina family grave, Haruka's father was an up-and-coming F4 racer that despite his encouragements, was performing poorly until the tragedy of a crash that took his life, something that Haruka took seriously since his encouragement assumedly, drove his father up the wall in the midst of wanting him to get back to the podium. The past tragedies of the racer and photojournalist, combine together for a force that makes a winning right. |
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| okay i know i'm a big baby, but there were many tears shed in this episode. |
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| This one hit me in the emotions |
| Interesting development for the backstory of MC with how he stopped taking photos of humans after his tsunami picture controversy but went back to it when he saw Haruka... and also sad for Haruka's father accident of course. |
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| Releasing a photo of a person being swept up by tsunami is kinda brutal tbh. But the comments on if he should've done something to help the person in the photo is unwarranted. |
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