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Aug 2, 2009 6:35 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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It's nice to see that another manager is doing baseball, even though it's just for the audition.
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Aug 3, 2009 12:32 AM
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I can't believe she got her own episode and then quits the team. Part of me hopes that she'll be back so it won't have been a wasted episode, but since I didn't really care about her at all, most of me just thinks, "good riddance."
Aug 3, 2009 3:05 AM
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Heh, so she's finally gone. I never really cared for her but good episode nonetheless.
Aug 3, 2009 4:54 AM
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I'm glad she got the role. Would've been terrible if she actually learned baseball so that one day she would come back and face Aoba in a match.
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Aug 3, 2009 5:44 AM
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So I guess this episode caps of her character development, at least she learned how to work hard and have a real goal. Not enough Azuma in this episode.
Aug 3, 2009 10:23 AM
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I actually liked her determination.
Needs more Aoba and Kou though!
Aug 3, 2009 5:47 PM
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Mmmmmmmmm, good filler - satisfying, nutritious and enjoyable.
Aug 4, 2009 5:57 AM
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glad she left, hope she doesnt come back

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Aug 4, 2009 5:25 PM
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Another great T___T, episode. I never thought I would tear up for Risa, but she worked her ass off, and she deserved to get in the movie. And buying Aoba a present was win. Kou was kind of a jerk in this ep, I mean, I know Risa's been pretty bogus to the team. But, he could have helped her out a little more. Next ep is Waka-chan...\o/ Urahara Out!!
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Aug 4, 2009 9:46 PM
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I loved all the Idol Ace references. Lol.
Aug 5, 2009 2:17 PM
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lol at the Idol Ace reference, it's okay filler.....
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The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.
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Aug 11, 2009 11:45 AM

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was a pretty good ep, though i still dont like her^^


Aug 26, 2009 3:25 AM

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I think the whole point was for it to inspire Aoba in the future episodes. Decent episode otherwise.
Sep 3, 2009 3:19 AM

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Not really a comment on this particular episode, but the series as a whole so far.

I was surprised i liked this as much as i do. I picked it up expecting it to be a rom/com with a bit of baseball involved, but actually, the story so far has got me completely hooked. I don't really care about baseball as such, but i'm really enjoying the series. Great stuff, and looking forward to the rest.
Sep 5, 2009 12:01 PM

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fisher_88 said:
Mmmmmmmmm, good filler - satisfying, nutritious and enjoyable.

Only the part regarding Midori was filler; on the other hand, the part regarding Risa and the audition for the movie actually takes place in the manga.
Sep 8, 2009 11:05 AM

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Midori is a character for filler huh?

"She's approaching elementary school level huh?" <- epic...not only in manga..anime better
Jun 12, 2010 4:28 AM

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Hmm...well I can't say I'll miss her.
Jul 4, 2011 4:47 PM

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It's bizarre just how good this show really is. The last few episodes have been practically perfect, and yet not that much has really happened. If it keeps this level of quality up for the rest of the series, it's going straight to Favourites.
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Jan 8, 2012 9:20 AM

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greenmush said:
glad she left, hope she doesnt come back
Sep 18, 2012 12:52 AM

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greenmush said:
glad she left, hope she doesnt come back

Basically this. Haha
Mar 1, 2013 3:30 PM

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Did they try to get her our sympathy? xD More or less wasted episode, the only good things were probably small lessons for the others.
Mar 8, 2014 11:16 PM

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Good thing she got the part. She's finally gone. Yay for Chubby manager!
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"May those who defy their fate be granted glory."
Jun 20, 2014 6:22 PM

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Oh wow, that manager is so full of herself. Still a funny episode, with that harrassing girl :P

I'm really curious about why Aoba is so obstinated about staying at Seisho. She is so talented in baseball, she know that she won't be able to play after she graduate and she even look annoyed by it. I wonder if the coach could be able to make her pass for a boy...

Also, it's minor and probably meaningless, but in the ED, in every photo, she's always looking in the direction of Koh.
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Aug 4, 2014 9:28 PM

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Pointless Episode....
all that for the snotty Manager to get something "Good" for her character. only for her to quit afterwards...
I just kept saying through the whole episode "GET OFF THE SCREEN"
Even though it's Obvious Aoba want's to follow Kou into High school i still don't think she should risk playing baseball for that.
I'm hoping in the end either 1 of two things happens
Either 1: Aoba goes to other school and has fun playing baseball while still cheering for Kou on the sidelines.
Or 2: Aoba follows into Kou's High school and SOMEHOW makes it onto the Boys Baseball team for Official Games.
Argue? Nah Too lazy For That...
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Jan 3, 2015 12:56 AM

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greenmush said:
glad she left, hope she doesnt come back


Same here, a true selfish bitch that one.
Jan 17, 2015 2:01 PM

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It can't be that hard to throw 60 feet even without proper form.
Good episode though
Sep 29, 2015 5:54 AM

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RediceRyan said:
It can't be that hard to throw 60 feet even without proper form.
Good episode though


Some people are actually that hopeless.
Jan 30, 2016 10:30 PM

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I still can't bring myself to actually like Risa, but seeing her work so hard was nice in its own way.
Aug 9, 2018 5:34 AM

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That star wannabe is the worst player I've ever seen but she got a role on the movie.
I hope we won't be seeing her too often now.
Jun 6, 2019 3:56 AM

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ah yes, the shameless promotional episode disguised as character development XD where would adachi be without mentioning anything about his other works on another manga
May 21, 2020 9:02 AM

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- Midori is annoying.
- Risa is also annoying.
- But from some reason Risa is much more interesting character than Midori who wants only to beat Ahoba.
- Kou, you are still the man.
- it’s seems there’ll be some time before the next game.
Aug 15, 2020 2:16 AM

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Respect to Risa for turning from someone who ordered people around to a person who puts in a lot of effort to reach her dream. Well good riddance of a terrible manager at least.

Oct 11, 2020 12:48 PM

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this felt like filler, i'm surprised it actually happened in the manga. decent ep either way, i kinda liked the meta feeling of the movie plot and was surprised to find myself sorta rooting for the manager

also this is something i have thought since the beginning of the show but never commented: why does aoba's little sister sound so grown up T.T it's soooo jarring lmao she legit sounds/acts like a grown woman
Dec 10, 2021 10:32 AM

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LOL Senda got played hard. At least his cousin actually got to play... against Aoba. Too bad it didn't go anywhere.

So the bijin manager aka the bitchy manager gets an episode dedicated to herself, huh? That was fun. Yeah she's sucky but I couldn't help but root for her dedication towards acting for a baseball movie adaptation, even though she showed 0 interest towards baseball before. Sucks that she resigned from being the manager though. But I called it in the last episode if not sooner. My guess is this is the last we'll see of her (unless she makes a cameo after the movie releases). Wait a second, Idol Ace is a real manga? Written by Adachi Mitsuru (the same author as Cross Game)? That's cheeky.

Next episode there's going to be another flashback. Pajn
Looks like the new character will debut in the next episode as well which is exciting. After the prefab vs first string arc this show needs another big plotpoint.
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