What did you think of this episode?
5Loved it!
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4Liked it!
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3It was OK
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2Disliked it
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1Hated it
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Average 4.5
354 votes
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Oh boy, drama on the tennis court. That aside, I really hope these guys can keep their spirit up and motivate themselves. Practice is important after all. Got to see more of Touma's lifestyle at home too and well, the drama isn't ending there. |
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| Todoroki's mom needs to watch out, a new challenger appears ! |
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| I feel bad for the guy that burned by his mother. I'm guessing all the boys have some sort of family problem. |
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| This anime is really good so far. Surprised how deep it goes with all of the characters. |
| Well, this was over-dramatic. They did a pretty good job with Maki in the previous episode, but this felt like something written by I'm curious to see how the show is going to deal with his rather big cast of characters, especially since Yuta and Otaku girl seem like they are going to stay pretty relevant. |
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| Yikes. That's some backstory! If it was real life you would say how's he still alive or at least not scarred from head to toe!? |
| Yet another dramatic backstory. I kind of feel like we've had enough of it already, but I guess it's just that type of show. Exciting, the club will start to change and I assume rapidly at that. |
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| Fine episode, they really all have family problems wtf Toma was a bit annoying this episode imo |
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| Soft tennis club or support group? Another really intense episode. At first I was like: "Whoa Itsuki, chill" The other guy was nasty and all, but hitting him out of the blue wasn't a cool move either. Yet considering the events in the past, I definitely symphatize with him. |
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| They just fleshed out a ''side character'' so well in a few minutes. Itsuki will stand up for his club even if it wasn't the best reaction as he isn't known for ever even thinking about hitting someone but the bully must have said something real bad when they silenced his sentence for him to blow up like that. He realizes his mistake though by the end and gets over it fairly quickly, his sister berating him a little only to see that he already knows that what he has done was wrong and smiling it off going back to some happy small talk with her brother. The movement in the matches are consistently great, they make sure to animate the full extension before the ball is hit. |
| was not expecting the smack to actually go through lol, I thought it was gonna be one of those cases where he was gonna get stopped at the last second tbh I feel like Maki and Itsuki's connections with parental abuse is gonna be a roundabout way of strengthing their bonds. Don't know how far the show will get with its characters though, being only 12 eps and all Jin_uzuki said: Well, this was over-dramatic. They did a pretty good job with Maki in the previous episode, but this felt like something written by Nah if they were the one writing it, there'd be an hour-long yelling session filled with random excuses, followed by somebody storming out of the room and everyone looking down all sad |
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| Man, Itsuki’s flashback was hard to watch. Can’t believe her mother did that, even tho it’s not unusual to hear even worse things done to babies in real life Another great episode |
| I was honestly shocked by the blood, I didn't expect it and it changed the tone of the show for me. Same with the kettle incident. I'm falling in love with this. |
| Great episode. I'm guessing the new pairs will be the ones shown on the promo pictures released before the anime aired? https://myanimelist.net/anime/37972/Hoshiai_no_Sora/pics |
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| I loved the first few moments of the episode, it was really wholesome to see Maki making dinner for Shinjou, Yuuta, and Mitsue. The matches between the pairs were interesting too, though Itsuki was annoying with the way he didn't want to play, just to hit Maki as hard as he could. But I liked how the other one said that Maki wasn't an enemy, but a member of the club. Then there's what his mother did to him, and that was painful to watch to say the least. It doesn't seem like it was consciously done, but it doesn't change the fact that she scarred him for life. Breaking his racket on the head of that bully was a "bit" much, but I like how the people around him, like his teacher and friends, tried to make him see that what he did was wrong, while supporting him instead of only judging. And I thought Shinjou snapped because they were targeting Maki, but he just got mad because they were awful. lol Maki already found out the problem, and already has a solution. He really is an asset to the team. Oh, and the way Maki said to Shinjou that they are better sticking together was really cool too. Here's hoping the team can get along better now. |
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| Dear god, the parents in this series. As if the first episode giving us first Toma's mom and then Maki's father completely outclassing her awfulness wasn't enough, now we have Itsuki's mom showing us that you can always find worse... |
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| AOTS right here! The way the people act feels real, it's fun and dramatic sometimes but not all over the place. Great writing. great voice-acting. I love it. |
| That moment, the music, the sound, Itsuki's expression, everything was perfect. |
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| I... Have no idea what's going on anymore. This is completely different from anything I could've expected. It's wild, I- I have no idea what's going to happen, it's never obvious. Like, WHAT? When would you expect someone to hit someone with their racket in a sports anime? I mean, USUALLY someone would stop them before right? And the blood, what? WHAT? THE SCENE WHERE THE MOM WAS BOILING WATER??? LIKE WHAT AM I EVEN WATCHING I NEVER EXPECTED THIS. I want more. I'm confused, but I'm hooked. I don't know if it's too much--? Or realistic? Because everyone is a bit of an asshole? Like, Maki in the previous episode with the whole speech about how bad everyone was, and now Toma too. I mean, they're kids, like 14, and kids are kinda evil and hurt people with words (or rackets) a lot, but... Idk.. I hope it doesn't try to be too edgy or something. But I'm totally in for the ride. |
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| So do we just call that "Pulling a Todoroki" now? Anyway, we got 3 families with problems, wonder how many more were gonna get before this is over. |
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| shit this show ant holding back no surprise Itsuki has ended up how is living with a mother like that despite these kids kinda being asshole i do feel for em. and didn't feel bad for that kid that got hit had it coming but in the words of Maki use your fist weapons ant cool man. also super bummed about the stuff regarding the ED i mean i knew the choreography had to be from somewhere it just looked too recognizable but you gotta give credit where it's due is all. |
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| Is there any character who has healthy personality in this show? I won't be surprised anymore even if the tennis club captain has an affair with the protagonist's mom in the course of time. As though the producers presented a lot of abnormal back stories (and character behaviors) behind the main sports route, I'm not sure how they integrate them as a whole. I hope that the back stories are not mere gimmicks. |
| This anime is different, and that makes it a delight to watch. Everything very nicely proportioned to make it organic, I guess you could say. That dinner there made me hungry as hell, but it was also a heartwarming scene seeing Maki have guests over so easily, even his mother being great with it. The matches seemed like a fun way of teaching the newbie, only to end up the newbie teaching the others about how bad they really are. And then the blood and the background drama: things kept hidden, locked away, under many layers of everyday life, only coming out late in time, only when coaxed. Nicely set up indeed. |
| When the pv came first everyone thought that the sound/music effects are weird. 3 episodes in, it is one of the favourite aspects of the show!! |
| 'I have no bonds tying me down. That's why I can see things as they are!!' - Yugami |
| Calling it now, based off how dramatic everything has been in this show...I can totally see Maki getting killed near the end of the series. I see the death flags already since he's the one pushing the team forward and going to finally cause them to start winning, but right when they need him the most he's going to most likely get killed by his father since this series has gone full in on the drama until this point. I hope I'm wrong but just my senses as a writer tell me that something like that is being planned. |
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| Shit, what kind of mother burns their infant with boiling water, fuck that bitch. Liked how Maki encouraged Toma to not give up on the sport. |
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| Another fantastic episode. It was intense seeing the backstory, the hit on the head and even Toma getting angry and throwing his racket on the ground. Yet, it was a heartwarming episode and it was nice seeing Itsuki with his sister going home and preparing dinner! The OST and music is definitely a plus and they always use it so well! |
| Man, this is building more tension and I like it. |
| No tomo malas decisiones, solo me gusta apoyar causas perdidas. Disfruté Mayoiga, Ou-sama Game, Evil or Live, Mirai Nikki, Big Order, Arifureta, Ex-Arm, Tesla Note, Shuumatsu no Harem y Platinum End nope les falle con esa, lo siento pero todos tenemos nuestros límites. Así de jodido es mi gusto en anime, ¡Y estoy pinche orgulloso de ello!  |
| There must be something the matter with me. This is not CGDCT and yet it's my favorite show this season so far. |
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| That flashback was pretty dark ngl. Can't wait to see what they're planning to do to get better |
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| Damn, that smack was intense. Just damn, I'm curious what that bully said given how it triggered Itsuki. He definitely shouldn't have hit him with the bat but I do agree with the others that were saying he should've smacked him or headbutted him. The match presentation and animation is surprisingly good. |
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| The tension before the hot water pouring scene really made me hopeful, for a moment, that nothing might happen. Damn, I am horrified! I love the way we see the characters' personalities through the tennis matches. So, judging by Touma's reaction, Maki is just a simple athletic boy, and the team is just pathetic. No wonder he wanted to quit. Throughout most of the episode, I was worried Maki's dad might appear in the wrong time. Him not appearing is only making it scarier! The boy that got hit deserved it! Still, I kept remembering what Maki had said last episode about hitting unarmed. It was admirable to see Maki listening to Toma's advice and also him going to study the girls' team. He has no problem learning from people who know better than him. I guess the pairs Maki creates are the ones from the ed. That reminds me: this is the third episode, and we still don't have an op. |
| This anime is the hidden gem of this season. So many awesome anime this season and this one keep getting better and better, I can't wait to see how Maki will change this team and damn Maki is a genius. |
| Okay, so this is show is definitely going down the theme of "child-parent relationships", particularly harmful ones, so I'm interested to see what exactly it does with this. What conclusion or statement do you think it's going to draw by the end? One thing I do want to criticise this episode for is the portrayal of Itskui. I feel like what happened this episode falls very much into the whole "childhood trauma turns you into a psycho" trope which, even without the connotations attached to it, is just plain boring and overused. Looking forward to next week |
| Episode 3 in, this anime continues to be phenomenal This episode alone pretty much highlights all the members' personality and attitude already. Such great characterization and dynamic. Another good thing is the author of this series don't just throw these characters into a certain archetype and stick with it. Every members have their hidden background and multiple layers of personality. Each members are like real people. Also do I need to mention how good the animation is? Do I need to mention how much I like the overall art-style of this series? (Everyone is sooooo cute and adorable!) Ok, unless there's some bullshit going on toward the end, Hoshiai no Sora would definitely be my anime of the season, with no competition so far. |
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