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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- One of the better OP's of the season imo. Finally...subs for the show I've been waiting for and it doesn't disappoint. Masato Hagiwara is voicing the show's character of interest Toua Tokuchi just as he voiced the titular characters of both Akagi and Kaiji. As you probably expect, this show has quite a bit in common with both Akagi and Kaiji in that it's a gambling show with a solid dose of the psychological. Toua is definitely a lot more like Akagi than Kaiji. Other than the black woman's neck, I loved everything and I'm looking forward to more episodes, subs permitting. This episode leaves off on a bit of a nail-biter and the next episode preview doesn't really give much away either. |
| It was alright. The explanations went a bit overboard as they often do in these types of shows and currently it's none too exciting, but once it heats up it should be fun to watch. |
| This show is awesome, it's like Akagi with baseball players. |
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| So question about this show. Because I haven't had the time to check out Akagi or Kaiji, I'm not to sure of what the emphasis in the show is, but does it concentrate more on the sports aspect or more pscyhological/suspense/drama type of stuff? Just curious. |
| I don't know how they manage to make these shows so intense, I don't even like baseball and I'm loving it. |
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| Quite a promising first episode. I'll be following this one for sure. |
| Although atm its no Akagi... It delivered! |
| I love it! Reminds me of Kaiji, and the main chara is cool and a smoker, so I like him^^ And it's made by MADHOUSE. Will continue watching. |
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| it looks promising Scud said: I don't know how they manage to make these shows so intense, I don't even like baseball and I'm loving it. lol same |
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Scud said: I don't know how they manage to make these shows so intense, I don't even like baseball and I'm loving it. Yea, same with me. Although the only baseball I like is anime baseball, along with all other sports. Maybe because they dont waste time and its not as boring. |
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| Freaking awesome, though most of the subs are slowly subbing this I can't wait... Argh the cliffhangers from Kaiji!!! :D Edit: ZAWAAAAAAAAA ZAWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA |
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Kragebein said: The latter, I'd say. The pitcher wins all the time because of technique, not speed. Gay. I hate sports shows like that where the main character constantly wins. Take Prince of Tennis for example, it was cool the first 10 or so times when Ryoma won but after that it got old. I can see this getting even more tiring since the main character looks like an asshole. In any case I thought this episode was decent. The black women pissed me off for some reason though. |
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| Akagi... it was okay, but Kaiji was freaking awesome. And so is this so far. Need more! |
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| 2 things that came up when I was watching: Holy bishounen Batman, regarding the opening. Also, I found myself doing "Zawa Zawa" during a few moments during the episode. Looking forward for more. |
| Is it just me, or does the pitcher look almost exactly the same as Hiruma from Eyeshield 21 o-o |
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| I haven't been so pissed off to see an episode end in quite a while! This had me on the edge of my seat. REally cool first ep, will watch. |
| This series looks promising. SUPER intense, I can't wait for the next episode. And great music too: yay for Pay money To my Pain! |
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| Not bad. Since it is related to Aiji & Akagi, I will give it a try even if I don't like the setting and the characters at all right now. |
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Scud said: I don't know how they manage to make these shows so intense, I don't even like baseball and I'm loving it. |
| Wow, that was a very pleasant surprise. Much better than I was expecting. I'll definitely be watching this. I really like Toua for some reason already too, though I don't know exactly why. |
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| I expected Oofuri, and got Kaiji. Unexpectedly good episode. |
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cyruz said: I expected Oofuri, and got Kaiji. Unexpectedly good episode. Hehe, same here. |
DeathfireD said: Kragebein said: The latter, I'd say. The pitcher wins all the time because of technique, not speed. Gay. I hate sports shows like that where the main character constantly wins. Take Prince of Tennis for example, it was cool the first 10 or so times when Ryoma won but after that it got old. I can see this getting even more tiring since the main character looks like an asshole. In any case I thought this episode was decent. The black women pissed me off for some reason though. The main character follows the "total badass" archetype in this show, as opposed to the "kind hearted wimp that keeps getting better" archetype. Whether one or the other works depends 100% on execution. |
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Drengot said: DeathfireD said: Kragebein said: The latter, I'd say. The pitcher wins all the time because of technique, not speed. Gay. I hate sports shows like that where the main character constantly wins. Take Prince of Tennis for example, it was cool the first 10 or so times when Ryoma won but after that it got old. I can see this getting even more tiring since the main character looks like an asshole. In any case I thought this episode was decent. The black women pissed me off for some reason though. lol I agree. But it won't be as interesting if the main character sucked, right? I would've dropped this already if I saw the common formula in sports. Where the main character sucked in the beginning, because he's weak, lame or whatever. But becomes good because he has "special ability", "kind-hearted person".. (eg. Eyeshield 21). No but it would still be interesting if he was somewhere in the middle ;). I really hope he doesn't go through the whole series with only 1 or 2 losses. |
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| This series looks interesting to me. Good episode. I can tell you that I enjoyed watching the first episode. I will definitely watching this. |
| just finished watching the first episode and it was awesome, i thought that it will be just a regular sports anime but i turned out to enjoy it allot! there are already 3 episode out but i wonder when 2 and 3 will be subbed. i give episode 1 a 5/5!!! :p |
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Ltay said: Is it just me, or does the pitcher look almost exactly the same as Hiruma from Eyeshield 21 o-o I've never seen/read ES 21 before but I saw the pitcher, Toua, resembling Hisoka from Hunter X Hunter. Which could be why my initial impression of him was a creepy badass. I've never seen either Akagi or Kaiji, nor do I like sports anime all that much (or baseball for that matter =P), but this show has potential to be an exception. |
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| Not a bad episode at all. After having just finished Kaiji recently, I'm definitely looking forward to more of this =) |
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| Sports anime not my usual deal. Watched cause I ate up all my hit-list torrents. But, about 10 minutes in, I was liking it. |
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| The opening cracked me up. I was laughing so hard, lol. It's so fanservicey, and Toua seems to have a really hard time keeping his pants buttoned/zipped up. Oh, was I the only one who noticed that? *cough* Er yeah, I liked the opening. *ahem* I may watch more of this. *nods* |
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| rofl'd at "Baseball is sacred!!!" Looks like the pitcher is going to be Akagi-style god mode. I'd much prefer a new type of character (one who isn't a clone of either Akagi or Kaiji), so that's what I'll be hoping for in the next few episodes. Just something different. |
MagicalEmi said: The opening cracked me up. I was laughing so hard, lol. I thought I was the only one. |
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| I like Toua, he's not a bitch like Kaiji. I haven't seen Akagi, how is that character compared to Kaiji and Toua? Good episode, very exciting. |
| Both Akagi and Toua are psychos, only difference is one is into mahjong and another one is into baseball. This anime just shows how powerful mind is, and what can be done if manipulated correctly which in this case, bring you loads of $$$. |
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| It really is Kaiji baseball version lol Anyway, I definitely overlooked this series potential when I was looking at series to start this fall. I was pleasantly surprised, first episode was pretty good. |
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| A real surprise. It's really different from other baseball shows. Gonna be watching this, |
| That episode really impressed me. Toua iz da man, a very imposing presence when he first was showed. |
| Oooh what a catchy opening! >.< Urghhh losing so much money is such a little amount of time. @_@ I hope the pro baseball dude(forgot his name already :P) wins. >.> |
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| I knew this episode was going to end in a cliffhanger. Oh well, gonna check out the next episodes. |
MagicalEmi said: The opening cracked me up. I was laughing so hard, lol. It's so fanservicey, and Toua seems to have a really hard time keeping his pants buttoned/zipped up. Oh, was I the only one who noticed that? *cough* Er yeah, I liked the opening. *ahem* I may watch more of this. *nods* Ahaha. XD Quite hilarious. I haven't seen an anime that has man-service in it. |
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