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| That opening is more like it. If Matsumoto's drawings were to burst into life, that's what I'd expect them to look like. Demon's introduction was brilliantly done, too. But the animation is still pretty sloppy; there isn't really any consistency or flow to the ping pong rallies. I feel like they could be doing so much more with them. Though, that said, I do like the manga panel presentation going on. It adds a different edge to the show. |
| Dat OP animation tho. Goddamit Smile : you just had to let him win didn't you? China must have felt horribly insulted. The direction this episode was nuts. |
| Proud founder of The Official Anti-Ging Freecss Fan Club Join now! Kellhus said: GuusWayne said: there is a limit to the suspension of disbelief And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat. |
| This show is too good. Very original, refreshing concept. Tsukimoto definitely threw it at the end because he felt compassion for Kong. Makes him an even more interesting and elusive character now. |
Sapewloth said: The direction this episode was nuts. Seriously tho. So slick. |
Barion-Zara said: It's clear as day that he let him win in the end. As was being foreshadowed, he must have felt bad for Kong and lost on purpose. Though it seems Kong and pretty much every other strong player figured that out too ^^; Wow I actually didn't catch that but it totally makes sense this way. I was feeling pretty bad for Kong too so I kind of wanted him to win but to win like this must make him feel terrible. Another great episode. Revealed more about the characters. |
| Great episode. Who does that bald guy remind me of? Oh yeah. |
Winter_Fox_Ryuko said: Pretty much the opposite.Another spectacular episode, though that "Some Africans can't dance" line was a little racist >.> That's actually a very neat way to adress the very common issue of stereotyping groups of people from countries or ethnicities different from our own, by using one of those most widespread prejudices about african peeps (that all of 'em have "the rythm in their veins", or some stupid shit like that) as a comparison. There are Africans who can't dance. And there are Chinese players who aren't Ping Pong gods. |
| Proud founder of The Official Anti-Ging Freecss Fan Club Join now! Kellhus said: GuusWayne said: there is a limit to the suspension of disbelief And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat. |
| was a bit iffy about this but after 3 EP, I'm hooked dat hum doe xD |
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| It takes guts to eliminate the main character from the tournament after 3 rounds, but I am satisfied. Now it's Peco's turn. By the way who the hell is the guy at the end? |
| Honobono Log - best slice of life short -------------------------------------------- most kawaii loli overlord ---------------------------- Donquixote Doflamingo AMV - Control |
| Best anime episode of the year? |
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| Surprising, our MC actually lose! I really like how they actually have the Chinese speaking their own language, it helps a ton in the immersion. The OST use in this ep was exceptional. What'up with that guy at the end? lol |
FragOutFire said: Why am I a Berserk fan? All I ever experience is pain. We are in the eclipse and Miura has sacrificed us |
| It appeared that Smile intentionally threw that match for Kong. God, I love the OP for this anime. |
| A bit unfortunate that he held back but in general it sure was a nice match, let's see what's next! |
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| He probably lost on purpose. |
The animation was great during the ping pong matches with its speed and intensity which really added to the heat of the moment with all the build up of smile coming out of his shell which ultimately made his resulting loss more shocking and more sad for me because of how he didn't quite beat the guy he promised to beat. |
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| Watching Smile go full robot on Kong was satisfying as hell. Too bad he lost his way. Great episode. This anime has been growing on me. 8/10 |
| Awesome. Shame Smile lost on purpose, I don't like Kong and I wanted him to lose. |
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| That was awesome! Wow really.. wow. So good. Smile being nice in such situation is just so wrong. But he really is one interesting character. Me likey. I give this ep 10/10 |
| I'm liking the animation style more and more. Pacing is also great for now! |
| I.. I guess I'll just go to the sea. |
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| Another great episode :) I think Kong realized that Smile threw the match at the end. |
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| No offense but really Chinese sounds so weird. Get lost.go to beach now |
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| Wow Smile pretty much gave up. Can't blame him. I was beginning to feel bad for Kong too. |
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| I actually really like the OP. It's so cool how this anime stands out among the rest in almost everything! I was humming along through the match :') Although I really like Smile as a character, I'm sad that he just threw the game like that. I wonder what's going to happen next.. |
Jomei said: Another awesome episode. There was so much going on in this one, I might have to watch it again. so much goes on in every episode, damn this anime is good |
| What a great episode. I specially love the representation of the hero that Smile wishes for, and the humming at the end (very atmospheric). The couple was very interesting, heh. The OP is amazing, I usually skip openings on the 3rd episode, but here I think I might watch it every time. Farabeuf said: Every now and again you see something so different, so well made, with such care and attention to every detail, that it just takes your breath away. I mean I don't even like ping pong and I was absolutely mesmerized. Definitely agree. |
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| That OST and animation though |
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| For some reason this show has a hard time keeping my attention. I'm not sure why that is. Maybe it's the protaganist or maybe it just shows how few fucks I give about anything sport related. The anime is good, but I don't think it's the ideal show for me. |
| I can't get enough of this awesome OST and superb directing, gosh!!! The whole humming scene was god-tier, and I was afraid Smile would propositaly lose that game, I was right... :/ |
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| Fantastic episode. Smile was badass and pwned Kong, but his bad habits are still there and he let Kong win. The sound of the ping ping balls hitting the table turned into music. I loved that moment. I want more robot sounds. |
 “Even if the attention isn’t forever, I’ll keep singing.” |
| I thought he would win that match lol |
Winter_Fox_Ryuko said: Another spectacular episode, though that "Some Africans can't dance" line was a little racist >.> the complete opposite. it's racist to assume all negros can dance, which is an extremely common and disgusting stereotype. she was only saying that isn't necessarily true for all. or do you think that anything about africans and the non-praising of them is racist? if she said "all africans can dance" would you have the same response? ksmotA said: it feels so... mature? i dunno. it's a seinen. it makes everything else looks like a spoiled kid's puke. <3 would you like a humble child's instead? oooVasAooo said: Now, about the episode: Smile let China win on purpose, because he felt bad for him. Dammit Smile!!! He doesn't have the will he needs to win. He doesn't want to hurt people. He turned off his robotic beast because he was too worried about his opponent's feelings and future. he did? if so, that's interesting that his character beforehand was horribly cold, but he actually cares this much for people he doesn't even know. Ckan said: Damn, that percussion opening right after the OP. Amazing. IKR.... ReaperCreeper said: Holy shit Smile is a boss. That humming and data input, oh man. I get the feeling that by the time the series is over he'll be on my fave character list. that was kinda creepy and awesome. i expect to see more of it later. Takuan_Soho said: Oh definitely, remember that Smile thinks of himself as a hero, a hero doesn't beat the weak. That was what Kazuma's whole speech about how Smile thinks about his opponents was about. Smile proved he could have won, and then turned it off. His opponent's know that he did that (though they don't know why), but the spectators don't understand. ah ok. i did feel a sort of something when it focused on his face. ReaperCreeper said: Char said: Probably not that funny to others but I laughed when Smile greeted China with a "Ni hao". That passive-aggressiveness was just killing me. The way Kong looked at Smile afterwards was the cherry on top. no, i laughed at that too. it was so condescending. the line itself without the perfect voice acting was funny. PremiumCascade said: That humming was infectious and delicious Did he give up in the end? that's what i thought but apparently no. ToG25thBaam said: It takes guts to eliminate the main character from the tournament after 3 rounds, but I am satisfied. Now it's Peco's turn. By the way who the hell is the guy at the end? what, the beach guy? smile rekted him not too long ago. --------- ooh, the song played again before the OP (speaking of, OP HYPE!!!! animation was GREAT in that.)! i like how smile plays PP like a god but is sure to make it clear " To play ping pong and make it your life, I find it revolting." he doesn't have the hinata hype and doesn't even understand or bother to have it. and it may be just me but i think that the hero that smile sees, his name is peco. it's happened twice that smile's hero appears with peco being at least mentioned (previous ep has him saying "I wish I could be like you, Peco" and the hero comes again when peco sits next to him this ep). smile's humming made me smile; i even hummed alone with him a bit, lol. i loved how that basically intimidated china alone with the audience. and i love the directing/cinematography! when the squares are all over the screen, giving different perspectives and such. and animation is even better than before. side note: people were complaining about the fugly art, and whether it is or not, i find this good. now you can't look at the anime simply for pretty kyoto art and ACTUALLY PAY ATTENTION to the plot people beg so much for these days. GREAT ep. already in love with the series, please don't fail me in future eps! |
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| Dangit yuasa, you never cease to amaze me |
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| This was a very terrible episode, I don't care what u call that ending but I was disgusted. Why do writers have to do that, when something is going so well something must always happen to ruin it. It is vexing |
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| This was a very terrible episode, I don't care what u call that ending but I was disgusted. Why do writers have to do that, when something is going so well something must always happen to ruin it. It is vexing |
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| Awww he's too nice to be in sport anime In my heart you already won the world championship by doing that :) |
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| I guess that I was watching a version where they showed the OP back at episode 1. It takes the cake for hyping me up for the awesome upcoming episode and the ED was just to touchingly catchy to skip~ 2 months already? That Ping Pong beat is pretty catchy :o "Take out any chinks in your armor or cut that part off." If Kong was there, oh boy xD Smile had to throw the game... If only he wasn't so sympathetic and aware of the pressures of ping pong, let alone understand Mandarin. I wonder how Peco will go against that baldy. Beach guy made it to the beach \o/ |
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| To think Smile vs China would come this soon and would be as fun of a watch as it was, and as someone who knows nothing about the rules of ping pong, how did China win 2-2? Or did they skip showing that part and he won 3-2? Im slightly confused, but mostly entertained |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| The third match really got interesting when Tsukimoto got serious. But as it was told, he is a nice and kind soul. So he let the Kong Chinese dude win on purpose. I think even Kong noticed it. I hope we will see another match of Tsukimoto were he is serious throughout the match. That would be awesome! |
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| If the other Japanese players want to talk to the Chinese guy, they could probably start by learning a Chinese word other than "Ni-hao" and stopping referring to him as "China". The guy being convinced by his girlfriend to play Kong and then being like "Welp that was a bad idea" was pretty funny. It seems like Smile might have purposely thrown off his game in the end because he felt sympathy for China. (That shot of his ear...I don't know if he really understands the language, but he knew what he was hearing just from the tone wasn't good for China.) That seems to be his weakness. I honestly thought he was going to beat China for a second. |
| "No, son, you may not have your body pillow at the dinner table!" |
| The episode was great, but that humming drove me mad, I had to watch without the sound ;p |
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| I really like how the prospective changes! Like it changed from Smile to the coach to other players watching the match. My favorite part was Smile's first match and it was shone entirely from the opponents's prospective- what he was thinking. When he knew he lost he thought: Maybe I'll go to the ocean :) |
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| Another great episode for this anime, Tsukimoto vs Kong was a very good match, I thought he was going to defeat him. |
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| So he let him win, he’s too human to be a machine. Great episode. |
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