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| yeah.sad story it was |
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| FUCK, the new OP is so fucking good. |
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| Date's path sure has been rough. |
| I wonder how he's going to survive his final retirement, its coming up soon whether he likes it or not. If his wife keeps acting like she won't love him if he's not a boxer then he may very well overreach and kill himself trying to stay in the ring. |
| Yay for new OP and ED =] and Ippo's coming for that belt but Date sure has come a long way =O |
| Interesting to know Date's past. |
| Date's past was slightly uninteresting. >.> |
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~ |
| " The husband I knew, who left for Mexico 3 years ago, never came back." |
| Some flashbacks about Date Eiji's past.. :-) Pretty interesting..but tragic past.. the loss of their 1st child must be rough :-( The only thing i noticed was Date looked so different during his youth haha Nice OP and ED indeed! :-) the animations seems to be getting better too |
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| New OP is sooo bad. Where a song? But story Date is dramatic :3 |
| the 2nd op was better. anyway great story about date |
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| I was about to complain about the not changing op and now it change :D but the second op was better this kind a remind me of shakugan no shana where the first child is unborn and the second child is born and named it yuji :D |
| Holy shit new OP song. That was an interesting flashback of Date this episode. Damn. Those were the memories. |
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| Awesome, new OP and ED. Nice to see some backstory of Date. It'll add a little spice to their upcoming fight. |
| Seriosuly, Date had such a shitty life. To lose your dream then lose your child, that's fucked up. Respect to him and his wife to get him back in boxing. That was some nice provocation from Date :P When I heard the intro song, I immidiately thought about Trigun and guess who made Trigun intro... |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| Saddening back story with a triumphant return. This episode has pretty much put me on Date's side for this upcoming fight. Date deserves this win. |
| Date's story is really sad... |
If you don't like me, acquire some taste |
| Quite touching episode I must say, and well I do wonder what's next! |
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| Is it bad that I want Ippo to lose? I think Ippo could really use a losing fight, he hasn't experienced the feels yet! Also, I'd feel really sad for Date's loss. |
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Baka_Inu said: " The husband I knew, who left for Mexico 3 years ago, never came back." She sure knows how to sugarcoat it lol. |
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| It's nice to see the fall and triumphant return of Date. =) |
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| Interesting backstory. Even with a 3 year leave, he came back. |
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| Yeah, Date's quickly becoming one of my favorite characters. He seems like the most realistic Boxer Ippo will have faced so far. No sob story about trying to make money or anything. Just a dude who tried to live a normal, providing life after a streak of shitty luck and realized he was miserable without boxing. I'm pretty sure Ippo Vs Date is gonna be the best fight so far. The hype is unreal after all these lackluster fights we've been getting since the Sendo fight. |
| Damn that new opening is really disappointing. I really liked Inner light the previous one. Well, on the bright side this new opening's animation is amazing. |
| Date's backstory is tragic, and almost makes me root for him to win. I just want to see him raise up his kid. Although, if Rocky taught us anything, it's not about winning, it's enough to put everything on the line and put up a great fight. I'm guessing that's how Ippo vs Date is going to go. |
| ~ The world is not beautiful, therefore it is. |
| Date sure had it rough :( New OP sux. |
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| New op and it isn't as great as the previous two, but oh well. In this ep we had a back story of Date and I must say it was great of him to come to boxing after 6yrs, but it was thank to the wife though for encouraging him. As for Ippo facing him, I hope it will be a fierce and a passionate fight because after all it is a championship match. As for Takamura, I know he will win his anyway. A masterpiece series so far. |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| Time for Ippo to level up his already top-level punches lulz Date's gonna regret calling his punches "light" |
| Rlly emotional backstory for Date, I could feel his pain. The character development in this anime is insane. |
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| Never thought Date had such a backstory, he really is impressive to have risen to japanese featherweight champion after disappearing from the boxing world. |
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| Wow. This episode was terrific. An entire character arc in a single episode and damn was it effective. |
| Such drama. Much wow. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| Finding out about what caused Date's scar was one thing but the discovery of a miscarriage happening to his wife just around the time he lost the World Championships and how distraught she was towards her husband attempting to discard his past after abandoning his dreams for 3 whole years nearly made me cry for them. I'm really glad that things ended on a happy note for them. Surprisingly enough, I'm worried about Takamura since Date's little speech at the end definitely felt like he was jinxing it and him falling unconscious in the sauna wasn't a very pretty sign... |
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| Date went through some seriously rough times, but such a comeback is inspiring. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| haha Date just called Ippo weakkkk loool |
If you don't like me, acquire some taste |
| date's past is horrible, i know what his wife means. wonder what date meant by ippo punches light. i like opening song then just vocal, but it was still nice. ed nice too. |
| Date has a sad past tbh Cant wait to see Takamura's fight |
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| it was good to learn a little more about date, but damn it was sad. i'm glad he's back boxing now & i'm excited to see him and ippo fight! takamura's fight is next and that should be good! |
| good backstory, gotta respect date eiji. |
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| Date lost the world championship battle 6 years prior. In his flashback he wanted to gain approval for his marriage. What a touching reason to contend internationally. Good episode. |
| Re:W Tragic events around Date and his opportuinty to win the World Tittle!!! kekeke |
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