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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Great episode! the boombox scene was hilarious at the beginning |
| yeah anyway that guy is really fast so how he will defeat him |
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| This guy is fast. How many strategies is Ippo going to practice for this guy? |
| Speed Star is fast o.o |
| i hope he swats him like a fly. 2 classic speed always beets power until now |
| well, its six rounds and all that bouncing around is probably pretty tiring, so Ippo could probably wear him down by just continuing with this strategy and then move in for the kill once he slows down. |
| Nice a speed boxer this should definitely be interesting. |
| Saeki really deserves the title speedstar. He's good. |
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~ |
| Nice matchup here! A Speed Star Vs. A Power puncher! I wonder how Ippo's going pull off this one haha :-D |
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| What the hell Ippo? Use your speed :( |
| The beginning was really funny! Return of the Ippo dance routine. |
| I guess they don't call him Speed Star for no reason :) |
| That dance at the beginning was hilarious xD Ippo strategy was so simple, yet very clever. Psychological war is almost as important as boxing itself. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| Nice start of the match, I really wonder how it will turn out this time! |
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| He was still too fast at that time also, his initial plan of the body shot didn't work. |
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| Specializes in speed huh, not that interesting to be honest. |
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| Ofc he would have a cheetah print. xD |
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| I dont want Ippo to lose this one. |
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| Ehh, this fight looks kinda boring. It's obvious with these opponents that have 0 backstory or buildup lately that Ippo won't have any serious trouble with them. Ever since Sendo, Ippo's fights have just felt like padding until we get to Date. |
jacobpaige said: well, its six rounds and all that bouncing around is probably pretty tiring, so Ippo could probably wear him down by just continuing with this strategy and then move in for the kill once he slows down. It doesn't work like that. It's more tiring to attack all the time than to dodge, also it's frustating to don't hit the one who dodges and because of that you can end being too reckless. On the other side to be dodging all the time it's more mentally tiring cause you are all the time 100% focused on all the movements of the other fighter. Let's see how this fight goes, it looks promising. |
| I thought Ippo's strategy was going to be making faces at Saeki XDDD |
| Power vs. speed It's hard to watch, going to be hard match :( Saeki almost kissed Ippo xD |
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 Wait Ippo is 164 cm tall? I thought he would be around 170 cm, seems like I am the same height :) (cries in midget) Seems like the match this time is Speed vs Strength |
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| IM SO SOFT RIGHT NOWWWW UWU the bouquet and then the boxing trunks and THEN THE NEW BOXING SHOES TT^TT so sweet omg my heart why is umezawa such a dad trying to take a picture in the waiting room lol this guy Saeki is a formidable opponent but i just can't get over the fact his introduction to the anime was so rushed like we just met him last episode and now him and Ippo are fighting... Reapermask said: Wait Ippo is 164 cm tall? I thought he would be around 170 cm, seems like I am the same height :) (cries in midget) Seems like the match this time is Speed vs Strength IKR lol I was thinking the same thing about Ippo's height! I had to pause it and fully grasp what i just saw XD I'm literally the same height as him lmao |
| I really like the fact Umezawa’s here again. He’s a completely different person now. I’m curious to know how the match will end. |
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| holy shit it's Sonic! |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| Saeki's a thrill seeker and Ippo's definitely the one who'll finally give him what he needs and more. It's nice to see Umezawa and Mama Makunouchi show Ippo some support by giving him a new getup. Even though it wouldn't be half as fun to see that staredown in real life, it was a really tense display of the psychological aspect of boxing here and they certainly more than made up for the lack of action with how speedy things were when things really started. |
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| Umezawa has insane amount of development.I can't even remember any supporting shounen character being this developed.Going from default school bully beating MC to such a nice guy and MC's close friend.Everything about pacing is so good in this anime. |
| I hate everyone equally |
| Saeki got some nice hair structure, lowkey jealous. Ippo with new shorts and shows, that's some serious motivation xD But honestly, when he got them that was pretty touching. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| seriously how ippo going to punch that guy? even date weren't able to do much against his speed. staring is really the only thing ippo got under his slaves? |
| This guy is seriously way too fast.. good luck Ippo, you'll need it :) |
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| Stare no Jutsu was pretty OP for a minute or two. Speed Star is super fast, let's see how Ippo handles this. |
| Saeki was pulling some anime moves this episode. His trunks and boots have a horrible design though. |
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| When they said saeki was fast they weren't kidding.🥊 |
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