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Jun 25, 2022 2:01 AM
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One week break (next ep. on July 9) due to special music show on July 2.
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Jun 25, 2022 4:36 AM
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You're goddamn right it was, hate these little bitch MCs in sports anime. That whole match was laughable. Won't even mention the pacing lol. This anime started off really good with the insight into the laborious training that they do and the Highschool team comradery and competitiveness, but now it's become a joke.
Jun 25, 2022 5:11 AM
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That was a pretty rough game at first. Mizushima understandably just couldn’t focus, especially with that strategy (though it was sound) and with his friend being hurt like that. I kind of figured that would happen when he saw his buddy’s knee like that in the last ep. But I’m glad he managed to focus up eventually and win that match. All those fellas played very well. It might not have been the match they wanted, but they played their hearts out and gave it their all.

Looking forward to seeing what happens next.
Jun 25, 2022 5:55 AM
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The entire match went as I expected. Not necessarily a bad thing but it was very boring and the directing and janky animation certainly didn't help.

The coach of the opposing school shouldn't have let someone with an obvious injury participate either. It would just make things worse.




Jun 25, 2022 6:52 AM
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For your coach to target the enemy that's already injured to a friend of yours, that's scummy.

Mizushima's friends Hiroto and Shizuo of Enayama High playing in the newbie tournament, but why the hell would you bring injured players into the game, much less allow them to play in the first place. This indites an internal nightmare within Mizushima whom falters, which passes the effect onto Sakaki, leading them to lose their game. He needs to focus on winning the matches right now if he wants to face Shizuo right as promised, this is a match that friends have looked forward to.

Mizushima's change in strategy for the 2nd game, and that proves right for them. Despite injuries and losses, this overblown drama which involves friendship on the line, it's their moment of hurrah to play to their very best that ended in Mizushima and Sakaki's win.

More timeskips and matches for Yokohama Minato to clinch the win on the newbie tournament, that's to be expected.

Honestly, if this show ended here, I would at least be happy about it to end on an amicable note. Such a forgettable series that's entering its 2nd Cour next.

@GakutoDeathGlare this show has been a joke from the start, this is an early 2010s novel that someone must be mad to make an anime out of this more than a decade later.
Jun 25, 2022 7:41 AM
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Shit. Ebihara sensei really use such a tough strategy from the start to the middle-end. Good to see Ryo finally use his brain more and comes up with better strategy without putting his friend more on strain. That closing really put up some weird cut though. What's up with the cat lol. Still, looking forward for the next cour. However boring and shallow its ended up there...
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Jun 25, 2022 7:44 AM
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The coach strategy is right, he think the match should end in just 2 sets to avoid injuring any further. But because of Ryo's indecisiveness the match end in 3 sets and each set is very long.

Next episode is one year from the first episode already? Time flies very fast! I'll waiting for the new ED from my favorite singer Yasuda Rei.
Jun 25, 2022 1:17 PM
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Never would've guessed that Shizuo - of all characters - would be relatable.
I, too, would've insisted on playing despite being injured. Hell, I have done it before.

Aside from finding a relatable character, I also have a new favorite scene in this anime now;
Jun 26, 2022 3:01 AM
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Yudesei said:
Never would've guessed that Shizuo - of all characters - would be relatable.
I, too, would've insisted on playing despite being injured. Hell, I have done it before.

Aside from finding a relatable character, I also have a new favorite scene in this anime now;

I totally agree. It was a very cute scene with the cat.
Jun 26, 2022 6:31 AM

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you're weak if you employ pity on an opponent!
it their fault they still played while being injured...
4/5.


Jun 26, 2022 12:28 PM

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Pretty dumb of them for begging the coach to let Shizuo continue. The guy could've been permanently injured risking not to ever play badminton again. However, congrats to Sakaki and Ryo for winning their team event.
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Jun 26, 2022 3:31 PM
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I felt for the friend there when he played through injury. My knee got torn up in high school during my tennis state tourney and I had to play through all three of my matches. The next week my team were in the sectional tourney and were gonna use a sub from varsity reserve for me before we were informed since I qualified I had to play so I had to wear a sleeve and chug down pain killers all day since if I didn't play we couldn't get to the state final as a team. Well I eventually won my flight and got to go to the individual and state finals. If I would have ended up facing a friend or teammate then I would have been disappointed if they didn't exploit my injury tbh.

On a related note though in support of the ones in the thread who thought the friend should have pulled out to avoid permanent damage, at the same sectional I played through had a different story for a different team. The team that was neck and neck with us to win the tourney had their number 2 singles with a broken leg. He played through the tourney and was winning even with a cast on. The third match of his though he hit a big shot and injured his only good leg really badly since it had to deal with double the stress. His team in doubles also played through with a broken wrist on his nondominant hand.
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Jun 27, 2022 3:08 PM

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wow, one of the most hyped matches in this anime and this is what we get? i liked the other guys trying hard, but as we can see (or not, since we can't see that much), almost all the points they got were because of mizushima being drunk lol
how did he even play when he could barely walk during the breaks?
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Jul 4, 2022 11:56 PM

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Yikes ngl this was underwhelming lol, i burst out laughing when they were just going "please, please!🥺😠" to the referee (?) and him instantly going Oh Well

but it was decent ig. can't believe this is a two cour, but congrats. i hope this'll get better!
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Nov 23, 2022 3:08 PM
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Don't need to say much about the MC's uselessness as a competitive sportsman if this is how he competes against an opponent who chose to play injured or about the dumb coaches letting a guy play on with one leg in the final game when they were clearly gonna lose, as it's already all been said above.

But that annoying cheerleader girl whose only vocabulary seems to be spouting sugoi over and over with tears in her eyes at what had to be one of the worst badminton matches you'll ever see, ugh I really can't take much more of her.

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