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| so we have lower level Haikyuu but more emo huh... 4/5. |
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| So MC is a Tobio/Kei hybrid lmao Well, not a bad start! |
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| Looks OK, tbh it doesn't look like it's gonna be be heavily about baseball, it's probably gonna focus more on the drama and on the two main characters and their growth, which is a shame cause i love sports anime because of their focus on the sports. also, what's up with megane-kun being a copy/paste of kageyama? i understand they're trying to follow the hq hype train, but that's a bit too similar |
Game over. If that's the case, I just have to play again. |
| Anyone read the light novel? This feels like a BL/yaoi. I hope it's a BL |
| HACKs! 🤢🤮 |
| Interesting dynamic between Yuni-Chika-Yori. Super curious to see how that goes. Is Yori really just concerned or is the bad boy group he's apart of influencing him? I do think he cares, why else would he look up information about Chika? But that group doesn't look good and Chika clearly hates how they treat Yuni. |
| 眠れないのは君のせい |
| Well, it was good but.. maybe a bit too fast paced, we already got a time skip lmao |
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| This is gay as fuck. That position question lol. The pacing was... odd, especially the last 3/4 were they just straight up time skip to one month after. But I'll say enjoyed the first episode at least. |
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Someone is translating the novel on tumblr. I can message you a link, you want. I was pretty intrigued by the first episode but I hope this story doesn't get too melodramatic. |
hirahiraJan 7, 2021 8:26 PM
| Surprisingly good, I liked it a lot. Sounds like it will have more drama than sports but that's fine too. Production and direction seem good. It's definitely not the next Haikyuu but it looks like it could be very good and I generally like sports anime so I'm looking forward to it. Liked both the main characters so far, the training sequences and even the small bits of match we got in the beginning was good. I think Yuni should've been more careful than to brush off volleyball as something he would quit, he's clearly been watching up close how much effort Chika is putting into it and teaching their beginner team. Only thing missing is Yuki Hayashi music. xD |
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| Although I don't like sport anime, I tried the 1st episode and it's not bad because of some drama. --- I wondered what "2.43" meant. According to the Net, the number means standard men's volleyball net height. Now you can sleep well. |
| It was a decent start I would say, I like some of the drama but I hope it doesn't become exaggerated. Still hype tho. |
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hirahira said: It's not. Someone is translating the novel on tumblr. I was pretty intrigued by the first episode but I hope this story doesn't get too melodramatic. Isn't this based on a light novel currently not finished? So yeah not BL, but it doesn't necessarily exclude romance or subtext between the main characters like something like Richard. |
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Jin_uzuki said: hirahira said: It's not. Someone is translating the novel on tumblr. I was pretty intrigued by the first episode but I hope this story doesn't get too melodramatic. Isn't this based on a light novel currently not finished? So yeah not BL, but it doesn't necessarily exclude romance or subtext between the main characters like something like Richard. Oh, I’m sure there will be plenty of subtext. Maybe something like Tsurune. But as far as being explicitly canon, I have my doubts. The author has only written het stuff, afaik. Since the novel is ongoing, we probably won’t get any real resolution in the anime. I’m currently trying to find out what I can about the novel but I plan to enjoy this story for what it is and not get overly invested in whether or not a ship is canon. |
hirahiraJan 7, 2021 8:19 PM
| That was not bad at all, the pacing is kind of fast though. And from that first episode, I can tell that it's going to be way different from Haikyuu, the only thing that reminded me of Haikyuu would be Chika's extreme setter personality but, that's about it. So, we don't need to unnecessarily compare the two. Overall I kinda liked it, OP and ED were great too. |
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| I love this! Whether it's more about character-drama or the matches, or even both, i'm in! OP and ED are great too. |
pint said: FMmatron said: Seems like it'll be volleyball with a lot of drama involved. I don't mind this style though, it's something different.Off brand Tsukki takes things a bit too far. Got Kageyama vibes. Won't expect a second Haikyuu from this, but seems promising and I hope for some engaging drama. Production and opening are nice. Even got a hint of fujo bait, as it should be. Yeah, it could very well play out in a similar way to Run with the Wind. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
FMmatron said: don't know if it can get to run with the wind level :ppint said: Seems like it'll be volleyball with a lot of drama involved. I don't mind this style though, it's something different. Yeah, it could very well play out in a similar way to Run with the Wind. |
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pint said: don't know if it can get to run with the wind level :p Not that level, that would be too much xD but at least follow a similar structure. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| I'm so happy that "Kensho-San" is Chika. I liked the episode and excited for next one. |
| Solid start, a volleyball anime that is very different from haikyuu since it doesn't have shounen elements. It's more like run with the wind with its overcoming one's personal struggles and maybe a bit of coming of age stuffs. I hope the sports and drama will be balance well and not so melodramatic. and not so many BL stuffs please |
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| Looks promising. Reminds me of Run With the Wind. Also kept thinking about Haikyuus Kageyama and Tsukishima lol |
| I don't want to compare this with Haikyuu but Chika is so much like Kageyama that it's very hard not to. Also, this dude is a genius for wearing contact lenses during a match, Tsukki could never. This looks like it'll focus more on drama and less on hype action, and I'm totally okay with it. It takes it to a different direction. But I hope they don't make things overdramatic like Free! S3. All in all a nice premiere. Is it just me or is the animation here really better than Haikyuu To the Top lmao |
| If you read Eleceed you're automatically my friend. |
| An interesting starts but all can happens! |
| Well damn, didn't expect so much drama in the first episode! I guess Yori's right to warn Yuni about Chika after what happened to Chika's teammate in Tokyo but there's just something I don't like about Yori already; he seems like he wants to keep Yuni down for some reason, claiming that it's all for his sake. |
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| I'm sorry, but that a kid goes to suicide over criticism in a sports team stretches my suspension of disbelief to the maximum from the start. What would a kid like that do when there was actual bullying and not just some harsh (but at least somewhat warranted criticism), bomb the school? I have seen countless anime where characters get pushed into suicidal thoughts, and it is a very delicate thing to touch on, but I have never seen a more bogus reason to reach that matter. Edit: I know this might only be a part of the reason, and we don't get the full picture, obviously, but this is supposed to be the hook of the show somewhat, and in that it fails completely. |
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| Solid first episode, though the pacing was a bit too fast. The OP and ED are a bop. Just hope that this anime doesn't get too melodramatic... |
| It was interesting to see Yuni's relationship with Yori and Chaki and what they represent.. The slacker cousin who he hanged out with.. Until the overachiever childhood friend came into the picture.. And at the end of the episode being put in a situation of having to choose a side.. |
| Gotta love how so many people so quickly feel the need to put up the "no BL here, don't worry" disclaimers. So many right at the beginning of whatever they post, but hey, if that's the pattern, I'm starting with that too. It's sad that it's a label that needs to be applied, or quickly removed to have a placeholder instead, that it's something that defines whether one stays away from a story. But it's also sad in itself that yet another story had to shy away from it, perhaps exactly for that reason, who knows - especially while still retaining so many obvious elements trying to establish Chika as such an in-control top, right, because the bait's gotta be there...? Personally, I do wish we had more serious BL, I do wish this one had some serious BL. Now that that's out the door - the first episode was great. Yeah, some characters look like "watered down" versions of certain others, but it's easy to look beyond that, especially with what's looming over the entire thing and gets confirmed as a sort of twist at the end. And even in the meantime, the situations and thoughts are easy to relate to due to how they're put on display. A solid start from a technical point of view, too, I think: the expressions, the body shapes, the animation were all great, hope it won't go downhill as the season progresses. |
yellowheartrenJan 8, 2021 8:03 PM
yellowheartren said: Gotta love how so many people so quickly feel the need to put up the "no BL here, don't worry" disclaimers. So many right at the beginning of whatever they post, but hey, if that's the pattern, I'm starting with that too. It's sad that it's a label that needs to be applied, or quickly removed to have a placeholder instead, that it's something that defines whether one stays away from a story. But it's also sad in itself that yet another story had to shy away from it, perhaps exactly for that reason, who knows - especially while still retaining so many obvious elements trying to establish Chika as such an in-control top, right, because the bait's gotta be there...? Personally, I do wish we had more serious BL, I do wish this one had some serious BL. Now that that's out the door - the first episode was great. Yeah, some characters look like "watered down" versions of certain others, but it's easy to look beyond that, especially with what's looming over the entire thing and gets confirmed as a sort of twist at the end. And even in the meantime, the situations and thoughts are easy to relate to due to how they're put on display. A solid start from a technical point of view, too, I think: the expressions, the body shapes, the animation were all great, hope it won't go downhill as the season progresses. Who cares about these people lmao The say it for every anime even They basically go NONONO IT'S NOT GAY DON'T WORRY even when the actual material is gay as fuck (Like that one jewellery anime for some seasons ago) They are basically reassuring themselves they are not gay for watching homo stuff, they don't even know what the story is about more often than not |
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