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| Wow! this hit me in the feels. The Yuki Hayashi OSTs definitley helped. Loving this so far! |
| very very promising show !!! |
| WOW , that was breathtaking there's 99% chances it will be the best anime this season |
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Reply to Avarion
@Serafos Absolutely. I understand the wish to insert levity, but it felt awkward and jarring. I haven't read the original material but I hope the author tones this down as the story unfolds.
| @Avarion Indeed. I'm glad someone else agrees with me. I don't want this show to feel like a forced comedy. I don't think I can finish this if the upcoming episodes are going to be the same. |
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| Aw, Inori is so adorable! I enjoyed the first episode a lot more than I thought I would. I'm gonna be reserved on my expectations for consistently good animation quality in the future episodes, but either way I'll definitely read the manga. Figure skating is such a beautiful sport, I'm excited to see how the story will unfold for Inori and her coach. |
  "As promised, all that you seek, all that we desire, is prepared up there. On top of the Tower." |
| It kicks off with a strong start, introducing viewers to a world of competitive figure skating with an emotional and motivating storyline. The first episode does a great job of setting up the central characters, particularly the protagonist, whose struggle to break through in the sport is both relatable and compelling. The animation is smooth and captures the intensity of skating well, while the soundtrack adds to the emotional weight of the scenes. Though the episode doesn’t completely dive into deep character development, it leaves enough hooks to keep you intrigued. Overall, it’s a solid beginning with great potential for growth as the series progresses. |
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| didn't expect it, but this was really good |
| This series seems like it's going to be a good one. The coach cracks me the hell up and Inori about had me in tears. Even the mom and Tsukasa's friend seem like good characters. |
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| If anyone is on the fence to watch this, give it a shot. This was a really beautiful and emotional episode and had a good bit of comedy to balance it out. |
| really glad I decided to watch this, seems it slipped towards the bottom of this stacked season but it’s already off to a good start very emotional episode almost had me tearing up towards the end |
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| Wow, that was great. I loved the feels and comedy mixture. Had me smiling one minute and tearing up the next. I did not expect ENGI to come through and I still don't, tbh. I fully expect them to screw this up at some point. For now though, I'm pretty sure ENGI just made their best episode of anime with this one. Hopefully, they can 1-up themselves a few more times throughout this season. Then we might have something here. |
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Tacsk0 said: @doomrider7 > Was so annoyed watching the mom do everything in her power to discourage Inori from skating like damn just because your other daughter quit due to injury If we assume the "Sith" figure shown at very beginning of ep1 was the elder daughter, that possibly means her career-ending injury resulted in a divorce and she stayed with dad, while Inori stayed with mom. Thus ice skating literally tore the family apart. After such developments mom would obviously be scared of history repeating itself. I thought that the accident itself was like a culmination, and that their problem was that she wasn't getting any better instead. Which is why, fearing that she would waste her childhood on a very expensive hobby that would bear absolutely no fruits, as in she would never be nationally competitive no matter how much she practiced, she tried to discourage her daughter. Could be wrong though. |
Rising_Blade said: Honestly, it was a decent episode. Feels a little rushed but that's any adaptation for you. One thing I didn't like is Inori's VA voice. I thought that was one of the best parts. I've never heard sobbing like that (when she was crying on the skating rink) that sounded like an actual kid would cry and speak at the same time. Made it all the more emotional. |
| To be honest, I just tried watching this because I saw an R34 art of Inori and got curious uohhh please forgive me 😭😭 But it looks like I'm watching this for real, it's surprisingly good. I hope the studio won't mess this one up. 🙏🏻 Inori is such a precious daughterwife |
| Inori is such a mature kid. She understands everything well. But skating is the only thing which can give her happiness. Then you must give her that. Good animation job in skating scenes. It felt a bit more dramaish the first episode. I want to see Inori's success |
| I need somebody who can love me at my worst No, I'm not perfect, but I hope you see my worth 'Cause it's only you, nobody new, I put you first And for you, girl, I swear I'll do the worst If you stay forever, let me hold your hand I can fill those places in your heart no else can Let me show you love, oh, I don't pretend, yeah I'll be right here, baby, you know I'll sink or swim |
| Overall story is good and entertaining, seeing their similar story and same dedication is a useful connection. But why they always have that person that has to yell everything they say, I don't know, it gets annoying. I understand someone is zealous and serious, but yelling it like that makes him seem crazy rather than sincere, but good thing his words were on point. That mom had a thick wall of Ice up preventing her from agreeing, seeing her skate and hearing his seriousness melted it. |
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.  |
| ice skating is so beautiful to me it always bring me to tears. i hope i get to see some astounding ice skating performances throughout this showw. |
Reply to Yang_Wenli
We're watching this for the ice skating, right?
| @Yang_Wenli Wait, this show was about ice skating? /s |
| Great animation and comedy |
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| already love this one, I'm sure that dude's going to be a great coach : ) but man, I could never work like that with kids because when you're working with kids, you're also working with the parents whether you like it or not, and if I were to be forced to interact with such insufferable parents I'd get fired on my first day O__O |
| Don't mind me, just sobbing at that last part. I could relate to her so well, not feeling like you're good enough but having that one thing you're passionate about |
Born to shoujo, forced to shounen. |
| First episode and I am already crying. There could not have be a more intense emotional 1st episode, I am honestly baffled. |
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| this might actually be really good?! funny and a quite emotional opener this coach is the right kind of good person you need for this kind of show we may never get Yuri on Ice again but hey ! |
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| I was really surprised how much I enjoyed this. The dub is good too, hopefully it keeps up. Always love a good sports anime! |
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