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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Ah I like how other characters showing their tough side in this series, not just Gou or Takumi this episode. We got more of a casual game this episode as well. What I also kinda liked about this episode is that Harada go a little more screen time related to baseball. That Shun guy really knows how to get on the wrong side of others. |
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| Interesting episode. The casual game was nice to watch, Seiha getting all those outs xD That Takumi throw to Go was pretty cool. Looks like there was a bit of a timeskip and now Takumi can't throw strikes anymore? That's quite unexpected given the amount of control he had. Kaionji seems to explain it as Takumi's pitching going way too strong for him to be able to control it. However it's nice to see that Takumi and Go have developed as a battery now. A bit of heated exchange at the end there between Kadowaki and Shun, Shun seems to be very frank as he basically just states outright what Kadowaki might be going through. Well it was a fairly interesting bit of psyche that Shun was trying to explain, claiming the reason Kadowaki is obsessed with defeating Takumi is simply because he feels Takumi would be able to take away all the expectation and pressure placed on him. Even Shun has his own share of issues against Kadowaki going so far as to ask him to kneel before him. Why can't a couple of middle school kids just enjoy a fun game of baseball instead of talking about their psyche? XD I guess we'll be getting the rematch in these last two episodes. |
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| F*cking drama queens... |
| Wait was there a timeskip? I wish they would have made that more clear because I was slightly confused for a second. Shun really stirred up some shit in this episode with Kadowaki. Playing mind games and even telling Kadowaki to kneel and beg. These kids are in middle school, they should just play the game and have fun, instead of creating drama because of envy or other petty reasons. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| Yeah it wasn't clear that there was a timeskip until Sawaguchi said that they will become third years next year, when he and Takumi were stretching. The time skip felt a bit random, but at the same time, I feel like we didn't miss anything, except that Takumi's pitches have become stronger and thus he has little control over it. The thing with Kadowaki and Mizugaki was sort of odd, but Kaionji was right when he asked Mizugaki if he hated Kadowaki. He's just being lame due to his jealousy of Kadowaki :/ But aside from that, I liked the laid back game they had in the beginning with Seiha, it was very relaxing. |
| hime san hime san hime san Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa it pissed me off, there's too many characters that get on my nerves |
| Nice to see a friendly game at the start. Princess again & again. He is saying that way too much. Shugo punching Shun. |
"I’ve set myself to become the King of the Pirates…and if I die trying…then at least I tried!" Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) |
| Omg the drama. Whoa a time skip |
| the drama in this series is just cringeworthy, and the dialogue at the end also made my eyes roll. it doesn't help that every second sentence has "hime-san" in it. |
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| Go's pause after giving Takumi the ball was very frustrating; yappari what?! Did he even say anything at all? Or was the conversation muted as we look at their feet? Gah. I might be under the wrong impression, but is Takumi's current lack of control due to him being more comfortable in throwing stronger pitches at Go that he wouldn't throw before? |
| Shunji is so damn annoying. I would've enjoyed this episode a lot more without this idiot. |
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| Boy, Shun really let Shugo have it at the end. It was kind of hard to follow, but from what I can tell Shun has always wanted to take Shugo down a notch. I thought he was making a point to help Shugo, but it looks like he was just thrashing around his own attitude. Shugo, on the other hand, tries to play off the cool and composed athlete to cover up his insecurities. As Shun said, he's setting up an expectation that may or may not be there at their rematch. He's created a fantasy out of Takumi and might not like what he really sees when it's time for the real deal. |
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| So much drama for nothing :S |
| Shunji is such an asshole. Jealous asshole, closeted twink. He deserved getting slugged. I want to see Takumi cry. |
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| Mizugaki is the scum of the earth! 4/5. |
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| I know Shun wants to help him, but he looked like a jerk at the end. I didn't notice the time skip directly, but it's nice to see Harada and Gou play better. Seiha is very strong, I hope we will watch him play again. |
| Very meh episode, im glad theres only 2 episodes left tbh |
| god this show is terrible. Makes me miss Ace of Diamond's endless baseball matches and cliffhangers, even. Only good part of this episode was the laid-back baseball game in the beginning. Seiha finally was allowed to be a part of something. |
| There are too many defects. And relationships between characters are too ambiguous, especially between Mizugaki and Kadowaki. Mizugaki is hateful. |
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| There was a time skip? I didn't even notice.. |
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| I start to feel sleepy :( |
| I thought for sure Takumi's hand injury would play into the story by now. Alright episode, just a lot of drama that doesn't really work |
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| ... And there I was, about to comment about how shun and shuugo are really wonderful friends. Didn't see how it would turn up that way.. hope I get to see them making up They're boys that just have so much feelings, I totally understand the dramas even though I'm like way older lmao ;~; |
| What's up with that awkward scene at the end? It's like you've got a good friendship with someone and for shits and giggles, provoke them to the point of completely destroying all that |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| Ugh, glad I'm not watching this weekly anymore and just marathoned. So much pointless melodrama, and also a timeskip with no visible differences in the characters? What was the point... Sigh. 2 more episodes. |
| I like Mizugaki. Shit stirrer who moves the plot forward better than the others. |
| Shun really likes to hear the sound of his voice. He deserved that punch! |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| I like that they're just playing for fun. I'm not sure why Takumi is trying so hard, but I'm guessing his mother being against him playing baseball made him try especially hard just in defiance. Takumi seems extremely reactionary, only committing to things because people told him not to. He doesn't seem to have innate ambition, but, again, he's only 12. This show takes itself far too seriously. |
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