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| God damn it Tsukimoto stop being considerate of other's feelings xD |
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| So Kong won after all. Tsukimoto had him on the ropes though! Awesome match and great episode. |
TheFreycook said: 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 İ have same question but no-one amswered |
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| My man, Tsuda Kenjirou, only came in and got the role like that, Yuasa? Were you kidding me? Lol. I just came in there and be shocked when hearing his voices only to lost. Omg. Its funny, but still, his last sentence just too perfect and suited well with their current situations. Oh, well, once again, i can't hold my smile. Its too exaggeration, yet, i am satisfied enough with that. Despite the supporting character had so much amusement, the plot wise of its story kinda surprised me too. They just move on to the inter-high competition too fast than i could imagine. Well, with their current pace, idk how well its end can be. Otherwise, i had enough satisfaction with its marvelous animation detailling every punch on their matches, once again. However, that robo guy, unfortunately just came back to his usual uninterested motivation to pity Kong. Oh, well, lets see how its effect his next life. Should it be good or not for him? And what happened to Peco after that? I just hope he lost too, so everything just came back to normal again. Lol. Lets see.... |
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| Wow... Smile threw the game because Wenge was getting grilled for losing. I wonder does winning really mean nothing to Smile, or would he rather just lose so he doesn't have to think about the consequences of the other guy losing. |
| I expected Kong to win but this episode is just MWAHHH |
| Anyone who believes Kong won on merit needs to rewatch the episode. Really beautifully crafted show so far, every scene is done with great resolve and meaning behind it. |
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| Tsukimoto has so much potential but holds back by catering to others feelings because he doesn't put as much value on table tennis as others too (as he says). Kong's career and success rides on this tournament whereas for Smile, its just a beloved hobby that hes good at (maybe more?). The balance between doing what he wants for himself, being considerate to others, and trying his best is so interesting to see He holds back for the sake of others, but is it really not at the expense of himself? of his own joy? of him possibly harnessing his own potential and really making use of it? is he scared that he might be in a situation like kong or let something like ping pong have control over his life? is he afraid to let it all out and for what, is it his own lack of drive for anything as life is just life or is it fear? He might think he has nothing to lose or gain but why live life like that. |
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| Another fantastic eps and the OST slaps |
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| My god the new op visuals are just something else. Great episode. I know a lot of people says the charm of this show isn't the sport itself but the character and i can defenitely see that, but the matches were incredibly entertaining as well, would have never expected to be so much caught for a ping pong match lol if this keep going like this it could become my favorite Yuasa ez |
| I think this is the first time I've ever seen a Roomba in an anime. |
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| Reject Ping Pong, return to beach. |
| that boy Wenge is the Vegeta of this series I love that small meetup they had on the stairs when Smile passed him up .. you can sense Wenge's excitement "Things just got a lil more interesting!" and poor Peco ... he has no idea he's actually the worse out of everybody here due to his lack of practice .. if only he practiced more .. he could put his money where his mouth is Dragon spittin facts what he said to Smile "you care about your opponents feelings too much" .. that's what his coach is tryna drill in his head and btw ,, the person in the red hat, shades, and glasses sitting on the sideline is Dragon's future girl .. she scouting ? or coming for support ? |
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| Peco recognizing the inherent genius that is within Smile ... is that insecurity I sense in his words? And I love the monologues of Smiles 1st opponent .. reminds me of the "cabbage man" from the Avatar series and what a legendary battle between Wenge and Smile .. that was the real Smile .. that is before he threw , concerning himself with his opponents feelings too much I need that theme song humming version in the playlist |
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| Amazing episode. So well directed. I love the quick cuts and slides, the humming coating the utter silence and tension of the game was brilliant. What a masterful episode. |
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| 3 episodes in and Kong already was about to lose. The entire episode is filled with the paneling style directing. I definitely prefer some Ushio ost than the humming so that was kind of awkward. |
| I love the beach guy :) I like his voice too! And Smile lost on purpose huh |
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| Damn, Smile is going to get an ear full for throwing the game to Wenge there. Still lots to be discovered in both their characters. I'm invested. |
  𝒮𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒𝓈, 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒸𝒶𝓃'𝓉 𝓂𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓌𝒶𝓇𝒹 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒸𝓁𝑜𝓈𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝑜𝑜𝓇 𝒷𝑒𝒽𝒾𝓃𝒹 𝓎𝑜𝓊. - 𝑅𝑒𝒾 𝒦𝒾𝓇𝒾𝓎𝒶𝓂𝒶   |
| Took me three episodes to realize that this is by the same director that made Devilman Crybaby, another anime I watched recently. And yeah, I can see it. especially this episode in particular. The idea of using that little hum that Smile does while he locked in, in that game was such a genius and greatly directed idea that only someday as talented as Masaaki could come up with. Though, in the end, it wasn't all for nothing, but he did lose in the end so. Still a beautiful episode nonetheless. |
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| Wow the animation is so nice and the story being told is really involving, this was very nice but also very sad to see Tsukimoto losing |
"Fear and Doubt are signs of a strong heart" ~Jack Skellington, Kingdom Hearts 2 |
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