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Feb 10, 2009 2:34 PM
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The fact that Tokuchi was bluffing on the last one was fairly obvious. The silly Bloomer should have been a little less obvious about the fact that they were reading and reacting to the signs. This episode was more for giggles, imo, as Mihara's signs were totally hilarious.

To tell the truth, this match reminds me a little more of Tetsuya than Akagi.
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Feb 17, 2009 6:15 AM
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This episode had a whole lot of comic relief, I kind of liked it.

Waiting for the means of transmission for their signs to not auditory and not visual, though. Probably somehow beer girl (who they kept showing, lol foreshadowing) or the taiko drums that you can hear occasionally.

My only complaint is that there was several frames where Toua was missing a foot and that was just weirrddd
Feb 17, 2009 8:09 AM
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The cheat its in the drums! xD Different beats to different strategies... Thats what i think

Good episode.
Feb 17, 2009 10:43 AM
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The cheat its in the drums! xD Different beats to different strategies... Thats what i think

Good episode.


Yeah, I'm leaning towards the Taiko drummers as the 10th Man of the Bluemars. the writers weren't subtle about it whenever Ideguchi was searching for whatever was stealing the signs.
Feb 17, 2009 11:11 AM
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I think it's about the beer girl. They kept showing her. It was pretty obvious that Tokuchi had talked with Kojima beforehand. It will be fun watching BloomersBlue Mars lose.
Feb 17, 2009 11:58 AM
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I thought that it was either the scoreboard or the lights, which they also kept showing, but then beer girl kept showing up, but I don't know if she's a red herring or not. Besides trying to figure that out, I was pretty bored by the episode. Especially with Tokuchi and Ideguchi's drawn out conversation on the mound.
Feb 17, 2009 12:59 PM
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Not much suspense like previous episodes, but it was a funny one.
The cheat is totally unrelated to the beer girl (who they just kept showing). I thinks it have something to do with score board maybe.
Feb 17, 2009 2:33 PM
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I thought the sign was the taiko drums too, they showed up at the beginning and I could hear them through all of the episode.
Haha, One Outs meets Detective Conan.
Feb 17, 2009 2:48 PM
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Pretty much seconding what everyone else is saying. More comic relief, less mindrape. It's not bad by any means, but it lacks a certain Tokuchi-ness to it. Oh well. As for where the sign is, I'm at a loss. Maybe I'll see how little I can understand and watch the raw!

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Feb 17, 2009 4:23 PM

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Yeah, I'm thinking the drums, as well. It's too hard to communicate all of the possible signs through the beer girl. And if it was visual, it would be easy to see where they were looking.

The catcher guy is really dumb, though. He didn't even come up with the obvious strategy of changing the signs to something different. I was kind of confused that it was never brought up - just using different signs.
Feb 17, 2009 4:27 PM

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Kojima looked like he won a lottery when he hit a home run, lol. XD

It's a hilarious episode indeed, but I was looking forward of Tokuchi's antics.
Feb 17, 2009 4:28 PM

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Me too, naikou, that would have easily had everyone panicking...or, they could have stopped using the signs altogether.
Feb 17, 2009 5:08 PM

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I also think the sign stealing is through the drums. So these guys cheat, like Tokuchi said that gets them more and more dependent on them.
Sep 4, 2009 1:51 PM

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explanations are too long, please for the love of God, keep them brief or eliminate them all together.

that said, I too think the drums are the best bet atm. mainly because the catcher was watching their eyes and didn't seem to think that they were all looking in a particular direction. the main problem with this is that it would take too long to signal with drums when you're batting, but this is an anime where people can talk with a conversational tone from any distance and be understood clearly, so I doubt that would stop them ;)

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The catcher guy is really dumb, though. He didn't even come up with the obvious strategy of changing the signs to something different. I was kind of confused that it was never brought up - just using different signs.

I too am underwellemed by the intelligence of most of the people in this anime.
Oct 20, 2009 8:49 AM

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The girl selling the beer is pretty cute, wait is she the first and the last girl character in the series? don't count the big mama o_O
May 30, 2010 1:29 AM

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This ep was just wow, man.
Mar 1, 2011 1:24 PM

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The girl selling the beer is pretty cute, wait is she the first and the last girl character in the series? don't count the big mama o_O

QFT! I realy wanted some beer back then... :(

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Apr 21, 2011 3:02 AM

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2 more runs to go

Apr 21, 2011 4:52 PM

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It's good that they were able to take 3 runs off of them, talking to Kojima beforehand really threw the other team off balance.
Nov 12, 2012 7:09 PM

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I think it's about the beer girl. They kept showing her. It was pretty obvious that Tokuchi had talked with Kojima beforehand. It will be fun watching BloomersBlue Mars lose.


Yeah I'm thinking the beer girl as well. That's very out there even for an anime like this.

But to reiterate the point above, just change your signs and change them often. The players on the Lycons are really really dumb. Its kind of insulting to baseball players everywhere. Kojima I'll make an exception for but how are they not all over their dog of a manager for being so dumb.
Apr 13, 2013 2:02 PM
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Good episode.
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DaBigD said:
I think it's about the beer girl. They kept showing her. It was pretty obvious that Tokuchi had talked with Kojima beforehand. It will be fun watching BloomersBlue Mars lose.


Yeah I'm thinking the beer girl as well. That's very out there even for an anime like this.

But to reiterate the point above, just change your signs and change them often. The players on the Lycons are really really dumb. Its kind of insulting to baseball players everywhere. Kojima I'll make an exception for but how are they not all over their dog of a manager for being so dumb.

That what was i thinking. The beer girl keep showing the other team signs lol.
I agree. The manger is dumb to make decisions sometimes. He should not shout and just trust Toua. Same for players except him though, they trust him right now.
4/5
Jun 2, 2013 10:02 AM

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I thought the sign was the taiko drums too, they showed up at the beginning and I could hear them through all of the episode.
Haha, One Outs meets Detective Conan.



LOL. Hell yea.

Aug 17, 2013 4:17 PM

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Either drums or the beer girl. That's what I think.

But to reiterate the point above, just change your signs and change them often.

This! It's so simple, but why does Toua and the others make it so complicated? XD
Nov 9, 2014 7:44 AM

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Great episode, loved it how Toua used their cheating. The manager is really so lame person.
Nov 30, 2014 2:31 PM

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It's amazing how Toua just thinks in the different direction and forces his opponents one way.

Jan 11, 2015 2:15 AM

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A girl in One Outs who's actually attractive? I never thought this day would come!

I think it's the drums that's allowing the Blue Mars to recieve their signals. I keep hearing those drums constantly pounding in the background when Ideguchi is trying to find the source.

I think the beer girl is merely a red herring. It would be way too obvious considering how many times they showed her.

Pretty good episode though not great. There hasn't been a truly game-changing episode lately.

7/10

Feb 9, 2015 12:08 PM

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Yeah, I think it's the drums too . . . Although that seems too simple. Well, either way, the option of just changing the meaning of the signs is also something that they could do . . . Really looking forward to the cheating duel though.
Apr 13, 2015 2:58 AM
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Damn Kojima is a boss, that homerun reduced the deficit to 2. Episodes quality has dropped abit but it is still good.
Apr 26, 2015 2:04 PM

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AikoD said:
Haha, One Outs meets Detective Conan.


Drums sound like the best bet.

I liked the comedy relief this ep. A fun change of pace.
May 14, 2015 12:57 PM

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Use the sign stealing against them, well that makes sense. Toua isn't dumb, but his friend sorta is lol.

It's the beer girl!lol.
Jun 4, 2015 8:17 AM

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This episode was pretty predictable, obviously if they are stealing signs just change the signs.

Everyone will do that in this situation, and again they are showing Toua like he's a genius or smth.
Oct 31, 2015 2:53 PM

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If you know they're stealing signs, use different signs or just like Tokuchi did, make them think you're still using signs when in fact you've already agreed on hitting what hit.

Decent episode though :)
Feb 12, 2016 8:34 PM
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Yeah, Toua owning again XD
I was hoping he'd do that XD
Now maybe thay can win the game with just that.
Next episode already *.*
Mar 25, 2016 1:33 PM

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Tokuchi the scamster lol

These guys are cheap.
Apr 4, 2016 4:44 AM

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How didn't any other rival see that they were cheating, there really weren't any smart guys in any team?
Aug 15, 2016 12:20 AM

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Nothing like screwing the enemy over with their own weapon >:)
Jul 23, 2017 9:14 AM

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It seemed like an average episode, but had some welcome comic relief. I also liked that we finally saw Kojima kicking some ass. At least him and Ideguchi are not as dumb as the rest of the team.
Aug 16, 2018 1:56 PM

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It is so obvious that the signals are in the drums (well i hope so otherwise i'm making a fool of myself). Pacing of the ep felt kinda slow.
Nov 6, 2019 8:33 PM

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The talk of Tokuchi and Ideguchi is too long! Are they allowed to do that in real life game?
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Mar 28, 2020 4:15 PM

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Yep. Cheaters will bring about their own karma in the end. It's bound to happen.
May 1, 2020 10:19 AM

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People trying to solve a problem by forcing themselves to think that there's only one solution to it is more common than one would like to think. They should trust their instincts more than mull over trying to find the secret behind their methods so much to the point of overcomplicating things and messing up their performance. To be fair, Kojima's trick might only be used so much before they try something else to counter it.

I wonder how they'll be able to stop them from stealing signals even if they've found out how they're doing it.








Jun 6, 2020 4:44 AM

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Toua used their trick against them, they didn't notice yet, its time the lycaons take the lead
Nov 7, 2020 7:27 PM

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really interesting.. I wonder how they are giving the signals...
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Feb 23, 2022 10:01 PM

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my guess is either the juice girl or the drum
Aug 23, 2022 5:36 AM

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It is probably the drums. They aren't looking for signs. They are listening for them.

Anyway, another Toua win!
Mar 21, 2023 2:29 AM

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I'm learning about Baseball as I watch, but the tactics used are so satisfying.
I know no way they are realistic, but I love the power fantasy here.
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It’s quite insane how far these teams would go to win lol

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