What did you think of this episode?
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3It was OK
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1Hated it
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Average 4.2
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Oh Misaki... Glad to see friends caring so much about her though. We got Saki in action again. This girl's like unstoppable, no joke. I gotta give Asuka some credit for trying though. Was not expecting to take the fall into the sea....  Yum curry. |
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| That bird cage tactic is just cruel even Asuka got hurt because of it. Makes me wonder how they will counter is when it happens again. Inui's sempai seems to be out for it the question is what is she trying to prove? From the looks of it isn't not just her "beautiful" style or the promotion of her fathers brand. |
| It truly sucks when you leave a group but still have to see and deal with them every day. Nice escape Misaki!! (would've preferred leaving through the class window though.) Masaya getting some spotlight this episode also talked about his past too with Misaki (finally woohoo). Masaya is still far from claiming the role of MC though (maybe the upcoming episodes) Masaya deserves an award for being the coach behind the scenes making everyone become as skilled as they are now smug Irina is best Irina, I'm so rich I can park a helicoptor on school grounds, and during class time! screw the rules I'm an Ojou-sama!. Asuka quite noticeably better, those sharp turns were futile against Saki though. Asuka got me right at the end with her cry just before the ED played (knowing Asuka though...) "Bird Cage" is 100% not fun to play against (that BGM!!) More backstory next episode  |
KomomoFeb 29, 2016 12:41 PM
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| Such an underrated anime. Despite everyone hating on Inui, i cant say that im against her style. Its a sport, you do what it takes to win at all costs. The characters just need to figure out a way to beat. Maybe they could just copy the style which would cause a stalemate that would require her to form a new style. If we should be hating on aanyone, it should be inui's coach. She is so annoying. She just wants to rub in how perfect the birdcage is and it seems like she is purposefully trying to make the characters feel bad. I really like the direction the anime is going and im surprised that it could actually be so good. I feel bad for Asuka for losing her hair piece, it seemed really important. I think that air kick turn at the end might have been able to make a difference but she just ran out of energy. Cant wait to see how she recovers from this |
| Grimgar season 2 please!!!! |
| Damn,knew when I saw the helicopter something like that was going to happen but didn't expect that fall at the end.I can't stand Irina,I hope someone puts her in her place |
| FINALLY! A GOOD EPISODE AGAIN! :D That opening school portion of them chasing Misaki was adorable, and seeing Saki destroy Asuka was great! :D THAT'S what shoulda happened to Asuka at the competition! Speaking of Saki, where was she hiding those big, beautiful tits!?!? :D Well hopefully now that Asuka got destroyed Misaki can come back and pick up the pieces. Oh, and Masaya's backstory? Eh, don't care. But that outfit Misaki had on during dinner did show off her big, beautiful tits rather nicely. :D |
| That bird cage tactic is definitely cruel. It even affected someone like Asuka which I found surprising. It definitely looks like something that would take the fun out of the game. |
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| Quite a convenient time to miss an air kick turn. Other than that, the episode was hard to watch in a good way; you can just feel the drama and emotion bursting out of the screen. |
| Damn. Not gonna lie, the part right before the "to be continued" made me wanna cry. Inui or whatever her name is and her second are super fucked up. That bird cage technique is completely unfair. Hopefully maybe this will spark Misaki to reenter FC. |
| Finally, they made the MC actually matter by giving him a backstory, even if it was kinda what I expected anyhow. Oh, and seeing Asuka finally get put in her place by Inui with the perfect and entirely fair birdcage (seriously, it's just a tactic, it's not fucking unfair at all and to say so is utterly absurd) was brilliant, even if it became overly dramatic about it afterwards going into the ending. Maybe there's still hope for this show after all. Oh, and to say that Inui was deliberately deflecting Asuka's attacks to send her flying at the exact same angle, despite Asuka flying in to attack from various different angles, is physically and mathematically impossible and illogical, not to mention downright stupid. |
| Oh plz I hate how they're dramatizing all this by making out 'birdcage' to be some horrible thing. It's a perfectly legitimate tactic to win that isn't boring and doesn't follow the basics. But noooo they wanna make Irisdina and Inui look oh so evil. Grow up. And I feel like pinkie's character has been broken with her crying for losing. She always knew she's still a beginner, knows the other team is awesome and even idolized them for it. She knew of their tactics before hand as well and never showed any issue with it. Now all of a sudden she's sullen? Best be for another reason or else she's dumb (like the rest of the cast). And I feel like it's too little too late with introducing Masaya's background. He's just not an MC. |
| It breaks my heart to see the always cheerful Asuka break down like this T_T That bird cage tactic is relentless  |
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Panther_Seraphin said: danieltortoisee said: Oh, and to say that Inui was deliberately deflecting Asuka's attacks to send her flying at the exact same angle, despite Asuka flying in to attack from various different angles, is physically and mathematically impossible and illogical, not to mention downright stupid. Could be more like in relation to Inui's position so she is always going down at the same angle and not deflecting off in random directions as usual? it could also be gonzo making cuts :^) |
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| Poor Asuka ='( I hope she well get back to her DESU form =P. |
| Holy shit. Masaya is actually a character :O wow what a plot twist. lol damn tho that Inui chick has an action replay or someshit, she too op. |
Tokoya said: adapatations are not supposed to be carbon copies of source materials and until the anime community in general can accept that and judge an anime based on what it presents and how they handle every episode, these threads will continue to be filled with hate posts by purists |
| So we got to see a bit of Masaya's past. Great. Hope to see more of that. And that fight was like Saki VS Shindou all over again. Not a great sight to see. Pretty cruel.... Poor Asuka crying. From this happy girl to this ): |
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Inugirlz said: Oh plz I hate how they're dramatizing all this by making out 'birdcage' to be some horrible thing. It's a perfectly legitimate tactic to win that isn't boring and doesn't follow the basics. But noooo they wanna make Irisdina and Inui look oh so evil. Grow up. Preciseley this. There is absolutely nothing unethical about the birdcage tactic used by Irina and Inui whatsoever; considering they're ultimately trying to win the game it's also wrong to say it goes against the "spirit" of the game as surely victory is a major part of that anyway? Heck, I'd actually call the birdcage tactic clever in that it deviates from the norm and is remarkably effective as a result, primarily because everyone else other than Shindou sticks to the basics rather than pushing themselves. Now, surely THAT'S more against the "spirit" of the game than the birdcage tactic? |
danieltortoisee said: Inugirlz said: Oh plz I hate how they're dramatizing all this by making out 'birdcage' to be some horrible thing. It's a perfectly legitimate tactic to win that isn't boring and doesn't follow the basics. But noooo they wanna make Irisdina and Inui look oh so evil. Grow up. Preciseley this. There is absolutely nothing unethical about the birdcage tactic used by Irina and Inui whatsoever; considering they're ultimately trying to win the game it's also wrong to say it goes against the "spirit" of the game as surely victory is a major part of that anyway? Heck, I'd actually call the birdcage tactic clever in that it deviates from the norm and is remarkably effective as a result, primarily because everyone else other than Shindou sticks to the basics rather than pushing themselves. Now, surely THAT'S more against the "spirit" of the game than the birdcage tactic? Thank you. So what if it's an annoying tactic that's hard to deal with? Just proves you need to practice more. If you want a typical match go play against someone else. I mean the birdcage involves risks on it's own so its not unfair. You sacrifice getting more points by simply following and mentally controlling your opponent. If you want to take that risk then you must be good. It would be different if they purposely lost points and didn't try to win at all just to torment you. Then they'd just be a poor sport and assholes. I see nothing wrong here. (Besides landing a helicopter--show offs) EDIT: spelling |
InugirlzMar 2, 2016 11:41 AM
| Nothing wrong with that birdcage in what FC is related to, but is way too lame. Asuka crying broke me, of course she was playing against an experienced player using a technique without any counterplay it seems. I just hope Misaya thinks out of something with the return of Misaki and shuts Inui's mouth down =_= |
| This anime is getting boring for me. Just gonna watch it for the sake of finishing it. |
#CHEXIT |
| chasing misaki was really stupid but asukas match with saki was intense and the aftermath was pretty moving |
| Finally the past of Masaya was revealed, he even looked like a protagonist in this episode, but I still felt that the relationship of it with Misaki was a bit superficial, wanted to see a big drama and tears, but the tears were for the end, and for the account Asuka, the plot again excited me, but still expect a lot more of the protagonist and of the plot .. |
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| That bird cage tactic was pretty rough. Best episode yet! Must need more Masaya :D 4/5 |
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| Even if it was for a little bit I'm still glad Masaya and Misaki got some alone time. I don't know if that counts as the romance part in anime where the MC gives advice to the girl and the girl is surprised. I usually like Overpowered side characters but I hate them when they don't show even a slight emotion when they beat the hell out of someone. But still 5/5 because I luv curry and finally some DAMN MASAYA BACKSTORY MY GOD! |
| I need me some close up's of Saki *smiles* I'd gladly get into a birdcage with her you know? or any of the gal's including the beautiful teach. Great ep as always, I want to play the damn visual novel someone translate it pronto. Asukas expression was epic at the end. I'm imagining she wanted to say she'll quit FC as well but I highly doubt that's the case. |
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| damn, even our happy-go-lucky Asuka is having a breakdown like that.. good episode |
| Uh oh, if someone like Asuka was crying that means it was more serious. I'm glad this episode wasn't as predictable as I thought to be. |
 (っ◔◡◔)っ 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓪 𝔀𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓭𝓪𝔂 ♥ |
| It's too late for me to drop this show now. I guess I have no choice but to finish this. |
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| That Irina person probably has her reasons but holy hell is she a b- |
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Renchenchen said: Anyways, anyone knows what exactly did she drop that made her not able to fly towards the end of the match? Asuka dropped her "special hair tie" used to keep that side ponytail going. I doubt that's actually the reason why she fell into the ocean though. My guess is that Asuka either 1- simply overexerted herself against Saki (This brings up the issue of her match vs Shindou where she triple[quad?] air kicked. She might've been in the "zone" or did it when she still had the energy to do so.) 2- too much strain doing an air kick almost immediately after recoil 3- her body looking like it twisted or turned unnaturally? probably a combination of these and maybe a couple more I can't think of (*cough* plot convenience, |
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| LOL and there goes Masaya's backstory. Kinda wished they followed Misaki's route though, but i guess the empty headed moe girl always wins the adaptation raffles. |
 <--- Who Your Waifus Look Up To --->  |
| Asuka will still be hopeless even if she tries many times to succeed after that duel and besides of that Asuka and the rest of AoKana girls will still be losers and worst characters of this year :P |
| The current game that i play: Azur Lane :3 |
| Episode 8 and still not getting any romance story... eps 9 is probably gonna be like this again nice anime though but the "Romance" genre is really questionable |
| Oh control vs. aggro match ups never change. Eventually something new will turn up and shake the meta and other sometimes, something completely effective yet boring destroys the old meta and stagnates the entire game. It happened in some games here. FC will probably go through the same thing. That being said I hope they change the meta to something more fun than hyper control birdcage thingy. In other news Masaya levelled up from background character to supporting character. Yay! I guess. |
| Poor Misaki. I kinda guessed what the Masaya's reason would be. Wasn't too unique but it is understandable. Can we just get rid of those cruel people Irina and Inui? They piss me off. They are just cruel to everyone, they made Asuka cry! That's the first time in this anime Asuka has really been upset isn't it? They make me not like or enjoy this anime. |
| Misaki capture plans failing left, right and center I always like those matches, animation is done well it's smooth Inui bullied another one today, Asuka was crying. Feeling incompetent and frustrated after losing I'd like to see someone to bully Inui. Irina needs to get bullied too, she's a sadist. Seems like Misaki will be coming back next episode Overall I liked the episode it was good! 3/5 |
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Aversa said: That bird cage tactic is just cruel even Asuka got hurt because of it. Makes me wonder how they will counter is when it happens again. Inui's sempai seems to be out for it the question is what is she trying to prove? From the looks of it isn't not just her "beautiful" style or the promotion of her fathers brand. it's not just cruel man, it's scary af |
| Perception is very important in judging any experience and I may have crossed the line in this case...I will try to finish it but not too much expectations Mr. MC is excruciatingly bland and predictable. That helicopter ride was a hell of a waste of money. Use some technology mate. Hey girl you might be surprised but a supertechnology named telephones exist. Challenging and then gloating doesn't look so intelligent. Laughing like that is reserved to situations when you were challenged, not when you have challenged an underdog, you cunt. Don't care about tactics, but I hate that kind of arrogancy first and foremost |
LanzMar 1, 2016 8:43 AM
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