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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- This looked to be a pretty tough match for Maki. In particular, he's facing off against someone who isn't just skilled but also has the crowd's favor. Maki and Toma makes an interesting pair though and thanks to their practice, it seems they are able to keep up with their opponents. Loved the details of the coordination and the background commentary to make the match feel as real as possible. |
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phantomfandom said: This is how I understood it as well. I wonder how it would unfold. I'm gonna predict we'll have surprised relationship, like Toma's mom turnout to be Rintaro's biological mom too. Also good looking boys as usual, but not much of gay moment I expect. But everytime I see Oji's cocky personality I want to tame him. |
She should not be shocked at this point lol
| Maki and Toma were really doing great but damn the Itsuse brothers are really strong, idk if they will able to beat them for the last episode |
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| I assume Ryoma is talking about Maki and Touma, and using "brothers" in a metaphorical sense. They haven't talked about it after the first episode, but he used to look after Maki as a kid and when he came back he knew immediately. No idea what's going on with Touma's mom though, especially given her behaviors last episode. |
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| Good episode, they focused on actual tennis rather than drama. Maki and Toma used good tactic against Joy, by sending all the balls to Joy's partner they tired him out and Joy could do nothing but watch. The twins are really strong, this is proly the end of line for them. |
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| With 1 episode left not much is resolved on the drama side of the show lol Dunno really how the director planned this show |
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| Go Maki and Toma!!! They did pretty well. But the twins are too damn strong and I'm afraid this is as far as they can go. :( Well, one more episode to go. |
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| Toma's "mom" (I'm not sure she is his biological mother from things she has said) is Rintaro's biological mother isn't she? The part where Ryoma said "two little brothers" seems to be indicating that. Toma's mom is saying she wants to meet Rintaro is my guess. The fact that Rintaro and Toma are the same age indicates to me that Toma probably isn't her biological son....unless Rintaro is his twin and she had to give one of them up....but why would that be since she seems to be the wife of a rich man. Seems to me she's more likey a step-mother to Toma and Ryoma. There are a lot of drama plotlines to resolve in the last episode, I hope they don'y half-ass it like Hanebado did. Why would Ryoma be talking to his mom about Maki? Why would Toma's mother's decision affect Maki at all? |
HOOfan_1Dec 19, 2019 12:28 PM
| Happy to see Maki & Toma win some matches. Though with one episode... I wonder if they can wrap things up. |
| Solid episode. About what we expected - a buildup to the finale. However, like many others have said, this show needs some kind of 2nd season. I really hope that a 2nd season gets announced immediately after Episode 12, and that the show was planned with 2 split cours in mind. If not, then it's up to the sales of the series. Considering its an anime original sports series, I don't expect it to be a resounding success. Then again, plenty of other niche series have gotten continuations. |
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| Touma and Maki having the same father would be the lamest twist ever. Instant 0/10 if they pull that |
| I hope they announce split cours.... Otherwise, my first thought was that Toma's mom is Rintaro's real mom but i guess it kinda doesnt make sense? Like why would she give up Rintaro but not Toma. This is some Parent Trap kinda plotline... |
| Best episode so far, it was satisfying to see Maki and Touma win, thought they didn't stand a chance against the champions. I liked the scene where Arashi told Maki to not underestimate soft tennis. Curious how they are gonna wrap this up in one episode or if there's gonna be some kind of S2/Split-cour announcement. |
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| Maki and Touma did it. They only needed to win a match, but they ended up winning three. They were unlucky enough to face the national champions in their fourth one, but the future of the club is secured for now. And I don't like how Rintarou was so quick to call his biological mother "mother." But I guess he just wants to meet her, and good thing Itsuki went with him. Then there's Nao, who suddenly decided to not care about his mother's calls, but she is still really crazy and possessive. Then there's that scene after the ED, which was honestly a bit confusing. Here's hoping they can finish this in a satisfying way. |
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| Wow, that was a lot of matches in a very short time. I guess this really isn't as much of a sports anime as it is a mixed slice-of-life. Also lots of flashbacks this time around. Joy was rather annoying (why did Mitsue have to hide from his fangirls?), but Arashi being there and cheering for Maki really was hilarious: on one hand, simply nice sportsmanship; on the other, it really built his puppy personality, like a dog returning to and lurking around and barking at the person that fed him, quite literally. xD |
| So many unresolved subplots and only 1 episode remains. I don't see it ending well.. |
Fortune favours the bold!  |
| Finally a good episode. |
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| I agree with above I think the Maki pair is gonna lose this. I mean, at the end of the day it is a sports anime amirite Hoping for a solid conclusion for a S2, cause like others have said it's gonna be hard to tie up all loose ends. I really enjoyed how the animation has stayed consistent though |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| Really wonder what the director had in mind when he was structuring this series... I mean, it's not like I'm totally complaining about this week's episode (the first half featuring the match was truly enjoyable) but there's no way things will wrap up decently with just one more at disposal. |
| WTF! There is only one episode left. I hope they manage to tie everything up. Or even better: I hope we get a second season. Could Touma and Rintarou be half brothers? Or maybe they just want us to think that. Still, the cliff hanger is going to make me quite uncomfortable this week. I thought Maki and Touma would lose, and the school president would decide to be a nice person, and let their club stay. Kind of happy they actually won so many matches. Still, they might actually lose against the twins. The twins: they were kind of funny. Maki and Touma greeted the twins with such different personalities, but the twins greeted back with the exact same and empty personality. Nao is actually rebelling, and he seems happy. However, the helicopter is scaring me. There are still so many plot threads that need to be tied together. I am mostly anxious about Maki's dad and Yuu's mum. |
| I have a feeling they're gonna announce a 2nd season at the end of the last episode. No way things are gonna end next episode with so many loose ends and unresolved plot lines. Anyway, I really enjoyed this episode a lot. That piano ost that plays during the matches is so good. Didn't expect them to go full sports this episode considering that the last few episodes have been drama-focused but it's a nice change of pace. I'm not complaining at all. It seems like Maki and Toma and set to lose in the next episode. I like how Arashi told Maki to not underestimate soft tennis. They've been getting by the matches through asking information and figuring out ways to counter their opponents. It's about time they had a taste of defeat through sheer gap of talent and skill. So Rintaro's mother shows up. I'm mostly curious about Toma's mother and what Ryoma said about protecting his little brothers. Anyway looking forward to the last episode. Fingers crossed they actually announce something. This can't possibly end well with just one season. |
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Doggo_Plays said: Mitsue hid from Joy's fangirls because they were the same ones that she got in a confrontation with when she and Yu/Maki went to spy on Joy's practice match a few episodes back. It could have been awkward to have pretended to be a Joy fan only to be seen cheering for the pair against Joy, not to just mention the disdain of being around someone you've scuffled with. Oh wow, my brain completely shortcircuited there. Could've sworn they scouted Arashi because I absolutely forgot about having ever seen Joy before. (Then again, that episode was memorable for a slew of other details, each much bigger than Joy, I guess.) Ah well, makes sense then, thank you for the reminder! |
| This episode made me laugh so hard. First, take a shot every time that piano song plays during a match. It's so annoying at this point. And again, using the opening song in a "dramatic" moment. It's hard to care when they do this every single time too. This show is bad even as a sports anime. Why did they take so long to reach the obvious conclusion that, if their opponent is huge, they can simply not throw the ball at him? It's literally the same conflict we saw during the practice match: "the opponent doesn't play as a pair." The only difference is that Joy is too ignorant to adapt, and that is his whole character trait. A shallow character that felt like a filler. And what about that video they recorded? They never mention it aside from stating that they got "some data on Joy." It makes that episode about cross-dressing and recording him just an excuse to have drama. I laughed at how good the flashback scenes looked compared to the actual episode. It's like a completely different show. And what was even the point of those flashbacks? Lol Apparently Nao is all fine and dandy. What was the point of his drama if the conclusion is as simple as realizing that he's having fun (something he should've realized way earlier)? This show is more worried about creating drama rather than exploring and reaching a satisfying conclusion to it. Rintaro's mom sends him a message. Sorry, but I have no reason to be invested on his character or his drama at all to care about this. He'll either find his mom and have an emotional talk to her, or not find her and having an emotional talk with Itsuki (most likely since Itsuki has been out of the drama for a while) They rushed the match against some guys we don't know about and reached the twins. This episode definitely had the worst animation so far. Incredibly inconsistent and stiff, lots of reused animation too. The whole match against the guys we don't know the name of was composed of reused animation. Something something about Touma's mom. She suddenly realized she's a bad parent, but we the audience still have no reason to believe she is a bad parent. I guess it is what it is. One episode left to go and many things are unresolved. They'll rush just like they rushed Nao's development (or lack of). They really forgot about Yuu's mom lmao. Gabisu said: I think the script is unaware of the word "family dialogue" because everything could lead to a tolerable and convincing path, it is important to have a family dialogue to solve a situation because that's how dramas and personal situations usually work... It doesn't have "family dialogue" because the parents don't act like human beings. They are one-dimensional characters that have only one character trait: being abusive. |
| Looks like the Itsuse brothers will be the toughest they'll ever face. Nao's mother is damn creepy. As for the parent issue: Tsuki ga Kirei did it better even as an original anime. |
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| Hol up, what's with that ending? What does she mean? Who is the other younger brother? Is it Rintarou? Da heck? By the way, since this is not a power-up type shounen sports anime I don't think they'll win against the twins but I think they'll be happy with winning one game. I hope they do win at least one game. Lastly, I wonder how they'll fit all that family drama in the last episode. I don't think any of the problems will be solved but I hope at least Maki confronts his dad properly. I really want to see the dad messed up by the end. I have a feeling that the end will be rushed. |
| If you read Eleceed you're automatically my friend. |
| Wait I'm confused. So Rintarou is Touma's actual brother? Also we got 1 episode left and it seems all the family issue and potential threat are still there. Guess that's how real life really is then. Family issue can't be resolved just by power of friendship in one key moment. |
BLCD said: You are right. Just check the voice actresses on the end credits.In any case, I don't think his mother is Rintaro's biological mom. It think Ryouma is referring to Toma and Maki. Rintaro's mom's voice doesn't sound similar to Toma's mom either. |
| 1 episode left and not a single "drama" has been solved so far (or at least, solved in a convincing way). Either they leave it drastically open for a second season, or Maki Jesus will fix it all on his own by playing Tennis and (somehow) winning, and magically all parents stop being assholes. |
| "We could make the world better, but it's easier to just shut our eyes." ~Blackwall |
Ventus_S said: Wait I'm confused. So Rintarou is Touma's actual brother? Also we got 1 episode left and it seems all the family issue and potential threat are still there. Guess that's how real life really is then. Family issue can't be resolved just by power of friendship in one key moment. This. People expect everything to be wrapped up nicely but I bet it's gonna be a downer ending. |
| This anime could've done well as a 2 cour. I felt like its too short. |
dc22 said: Ventus_S said: Wait I'm confused. So Rintarou is Touma's actual brother? Also we got 1 episode left and it seems all the family issue and potential threat are still there. Guess that's how real life really is then. Family issue can't be resolved just by power of friendship in one key moment. This. People expect everything to be wrapped up nicely but I bet it's gonna be a downer ending. The problem isn't that it's not going to be resolved as those issues don't exactly need to be, it's that they introduced many problems and didn't explore any of them. |
| It really felt like showing all the Toma/Maki moments throughout the show it seems like they're gonna be a couple by the end, hopefully we get some kind of happiness or a satisfying ending regardless, but there's so many plotholes and loose ends to tie up and I'm not sure the series is popular enough for a season 2 |
| Maki & Toma was able to beat that huge guy lolz those brother champs are really stronk! drama here we go again! 5/5. Mod edit: removed racial slur |
BrandonDec 22, 2019 10:18 PM
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| This show could have been a lot better if there was less forced family drama. I don't see how this stuff will help improve the main story, having two people on the team have the same mom, having one character trans and one non-binary, having one character's mom over controlling... In the end, they did a bad job linking the subplots to the main plot and it's hard to see it going well with only one episode left. Well, that's what we get for having an original story. Also, what the fuck is Nao's mom up to now? She needs some mental therapy. |
| I looooved this episode <3 10/10 I'm glad we got to see our 2 bois win and now they're facing off these twins with killer as serves and will probably lose but that's okay. I love how their first match didn't take up the whole episode too no time wasted! |
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