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Mika-taicho said: elany said: Oh yeah, I can totally see why people would be annoyed by that. It's clear what the show was trying to do, but it did go about it with all the subtlety of a fireworks display and I can't blame anybody for getting irked by that. Personally I didn't mind it that much bc, I mean, it's not like every other part of this show isn't over the top too, so might as well. But that's not really what I was talking about. I was more so talking about the attitude that Reki has to be a good skateboarder to deserve his MC status, which to me are two completely unrelated concepts. He could be literally the worst skater in the world and he'd still be a good protagonist of this particular story, bc the plot doesn't hinge on his skateboarding skills. Like, saying "why did they make him bad at skateboarding, isn't he the mc" makes no sense bc those two things are largely unrelated. That's fair, tho I do kinda understand their sentiment to SOME EXTENT since it's largely the anime's fault. The whole shtick is to skate etc. so when a character doesn't do that and the show does not bother to emphasize anything else they might have going for them that would be relevant to the main plot, then such attitudes jump out. One could argue Reki's thing would be the vast knowledge abt skateboards and the making of them but the show didnt particularly care for that after like 2-3 episodes. Only Langa praised him on some random occassions but no one else in this show rly gave a shit about it so. I honestly dont know how they wanna fit Reki here (especially in this tournament arc) after 7 episodes of like not rly committing to giving him anything significant to do or have going for him (related to plot). Ig we will see. Hmm y'know, I would actually argue that Langa improving exponentially and Reki getting the short end of the stick is what he's got going on. That's what his character arc has been centred around and that's been like. Half of the plot so far anyway. It's just not a particularly prestigious role to play or fun to watch a character you like be put through. But combined with everything you said, how he hasn't really had anything to fall back on in an anime that's all about skating, actually makes me more interested in how they're gonna resolve his personal issues and what the role of the tournament will be for his arc - and vice versa, what role he'll serve in the tournament. Honestly I really hope they do something with his board building hobby and focus on that more, because then we'd get almost like a racer/car mechanic duo, which I'd totally dig. That being said, I can see how that, all of what I just said, really, could be downright disappointing if you'd rather just have some cool, badass skating, which is probably what we all initially started watching for anyway. |
| I know it's not gonna happen but I'd love to see Tadashi beat Adam in the tournament lmao Nice to see Reki get some more spotlight. |
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| Well that boring part of "MC is in his Emo phase" is here, I hope that we will get the redemption in the next episode no not it will be hard to wrap everything in the remaining episodes. |
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| Reki just an idiot for me, I can understand the feeling when you don't have the talent to keep pace with the best I got this feeling a lot in my life, but at least I can't be mad at someone just because he is better than me, life not fair you have to move on not cry like a bitch |
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| No. Just no. Just No. |
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| Reki is being selfish and jealous. I understand why, still he is frustrating. I wish he'd just be honest with how he feels. He is self-sabotaging, in spite of how often Langa tried to help him. This arc is meant to strengthen their bond and grow Reki as a character, though it only feels forced. In the first half of the ep, when random skaters shit-talked Reki right in front of him, I couldn't take it seriously. It seemed so unrealistic like everything is staged. I like this show a lot when it doesn't take itself too seriously. Free! had the same issue. |
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| Damn, the angst was real this episode. With only a few months of practice, Langa managed to surpass Reki, who has been skating for years, and has even created an immense gap between them by now. Due to this, Reki feels inferior to him and I can't really blame him for that. His outburst towards... basically himself was totally understandable but hopefully, he will come back stronger once he sorts out these conflicted feelings. This said, looking forward to this tournament the scumbag of ADAM is planning. |
SouthRzVaFeb 21, 2021 10:33 PM
| Ohhh no this episode was not okay. I really hope Reki comes to terms with stuff so everything goes back to how it was. If not, my whole rating for this show will be affected. ADAM is so awful to poor Tadashi. It was nice seeing JOE and Cherry Blossom in uniforms. That lip ring tho. |
| So Reki is doing the same thing to Langa that Miya's old friends did to him, huh. I get where he is coming from, but it's not Langa's fault that he's that talented and that people like him. I also doubt he wouldn't have defended Reki, if he had heard what those dudes at S said about him. But it's still the most realistic reaction, so I don't blame Reki at all. It was great to see Joe, Cherry and Adam when they were younger. Cherry was a total punk haha. |
StormxNightmareFeb 22, 2021 1:47 PM
There's no possible way you can steal my heart    I want to drown in this sweet Melancholy |
| The downward spiral for Reki continues as he continues doubt himself while Langa continues to shine as he keeps getting better and better. He finally realizes that he is no where near Adam or Langa's level of skateboarding and he's officially hit rock bottom. I also think that Reki lashing out at Langa was uncalled for since Langa was standing in the rain waiting on him. While Reki was trying to copy what Langa was doing Langa was wondering where he was at. It's obvious that Reki has not gotten over loosing to Adam and he's basically projecting his fears and insecurities on Lagna who's not afraid Adam and gets a rush of energy whenever he skates against Adam. |
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| *Reki sees Langa do some inhuman god like skating skill* Reki: Why does the writer like Langa more? :( *depressed mode activated* |
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| I get how Reki feeks:( Hope he gets stronger after this. lol at Adam's entrance. Adam looks way happier while skating then being in his normal life. Rich people issues.. Poor langa and reki. |
| I just hope that Reki gets better or even as good as Langa does. Thing is this whole time, he has been skateboarding according to his style which is kinda the standard style for skateboarding. He then tries to grasp other peoples' skating style such as Miya's edge grind or whatever it is to defeat Adam. I think that he could develop his own style or something. If that happens then great! If it doesnt but still he gets back together with Langa as a friend, then thats also great! |
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| Ah yes this was bound to happen. Reki finally broke, the normie can't keep up with the genius. I hope he can get better at skating but maybe that's asking for too much. |
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| Reki was so selfish, he couldn't accept the fact that Arya had been snowboarding for longer. So, Arya didn't take long to learn to skateboard. I was a little upset why Reki forbade Arya not to go against Adam just because of his past. |
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| SO GAY!!! we've seen Reki's worst moments! LQ Reki x Langa! come-on just they should just made-up and go all the way M-2-M! LELZ |
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| Wahhhh I feel bad for Reki T_____T Ranga outshine him, actually he didn't skate that much, he's more a "mechanic" of skateboarding but I understand him so much.. feeling left out in the group (┳Д┳) it looks like break up scene :(  |
| Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| I think I hate Adam now. After throwing Tadashi under the bus, I don't believe he deserves a redemption. However, I won't blame him for Reki and Langa's 'break up' or whatever that tear beggar was, it's something they have to get through in their relationship, and was bound to come up at some point. |
Ryuk is somewhat relatable |
Langa is pushing his skating with gay abandon trying to catch (up to) Adam.. And now his partner broke up with him over it..  I guess it hasn't gone unnoticed.. The love tropes being used for these three.. The others started to notice his reckless behavior too..  So there's some foreshadowing of things to come.. |
| This was a long time coming, and also kind of meta. Discussions on forums and social media have all been wondering the same: isn't Reki supposed to be the protagonist? |
| So Reki is complexed by Langa's skills and he's depressed now, it's not nice to see :/ and there is a great tournament held by Adam, if they all participate (except Reki unfortunately) it's going to be interesting |
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| i'm so glad the obvious difference in their skill has been addressed. i was wondering when reki was going to feel some sort of way about langa being better than him?? langa's face in the last scene makes me so sad tho :') |
| This arc should have come before the Miya arc. Now this only feels like a backwards develoment in Reki. |
| 34 years old ossan who still watches anime |
| Such a sad episode. I hope they can reconcile in the future. |
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| oUCH OUCH OUCH I figured the whole gap in skills thing was going to be an obstacle, but damn they really nailed it on. Like ouch. I get Reki. I've been in that situation/am in that situation. I was always just drawing with my friends and we all just had a good time together. Some of the friends I'd draw with were not quite at the level even they wanted to be at, which was fine with me. Then years later it was like, "Oof", because those same friends completely left me in the dust with their skills. And it was like, yeah I was trying, but I guess they were just trying better. We'll see how it goes for Reki and Langa.;; |
| I was not ready for them to pull this level of drama after the fricking beach episode Who does that, I got ptsd from this lol |
| I'm surprised it took Reki 7 episodes to get jealous. and notices that Langa is amazing and that he can't keep up with Langa Overall 8 out of 10 sad Episode |
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| Reki is so relatable. Fuck i ended up feeling depressed again |
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