In episode 6, the crew minus Shadow is all skating towards the beach. From the scene, it looks like Reki is the only one riding an actual skateboard. To me, Joe is riding a cruiser board. Miya is riding what looks to be pennyboard. Cherry and Langa look to riding a longboard. Now if we take into consideration of the downhill skateboarding race at "S" then it seems like this anime has longboard elements as well. Remember ADAM dancing on his skateboard before doing the Love Hug? I just thought it was interesting how this anime fuses both elements of skateboarding, with the falls and scrapes, but also longboarding in the downhill race, but also prominently in Langa and Cherry's board design. Would you like to see more skateboard or longboard elements in this anime? What are your thoughts? |
SekaisoFeb 15, 2021 11:15 AM
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Yeah, I've been thinking about this, too! I noticed Joe's got shark wheels as well. Thanks for sharing this screenshot, I didn't notice Miya was skating a penny here but I think you're right. Having such a mix of boards and styles featured in the show was really fun to watch. I hope it doesn't end up confusing new skaters too much, though. (I'm pretty sure there's going to be at least a handful of people who want to start skating bc they watched SK8, or were maybe thinking about it before and will now feel the push to act on that curiosity.) I have been skating a surfskate/cruiser for a while now but I will confess, SK8 has gotten me excited to learn more about street skating tricks and the history of skateboarding. I also enjoyed matching up what I know to what was shown in the anime, what kinds of things were exaggerated in an anime/sports fiction fashion, and what they got right/clearly put in the research on. For example, I know some longboarders do really like to skate in the rain and get that slick speed, but hooh man, I wish the show mentioned it's terrible for your wheel bearings! I guess the people who do that accept the loss and just replace them more often, but for beginners it would suck not know that getting your board wet comes at the cost of ruining your bearings faster. Overall I am far from being an expert but I think it was really cool how many things the show demonstrated that they took the time to learn about different boards and skating styles, skate culture, etc. Yo, thanks for sharing! I've never heard of Freebord before, I had no idea snowboarding-style skateboards were a real thing. Also, pointing out that Cherry's board represents electric boards made me remember, yes, electric boards are a thing. With the Carla AI silliness I didn't pick up on it having even a little basis in reality. Even as a fictional concept, I thought it was a pretty neat idea that Cherry's board could transform to adjust its length. (I forget if it was like, a street-sized skateboard turning into a longboard or a longboard becoming even longer? I guess I will have to rewatch that episode lol) |
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| I'm just wondering what are those boards with the slightly slopey designs that Reki and Langa have. They look and must feel quite nice but I've never seen such designs in real life. Does anyone know? In comparison none of the boards irl look like that: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shutterstock.com%2Fsearch%2Fskateboard%2Bside%2Bview&psig=AOvVaw1WL90g7c5ABvJDEOG0vZ2Y&ust=1618935469913000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCICm2OXaivACFQAAAAAdAAAAABAV |
BlobikiApr 19, 2021 9:19 AM
Blobiki said: I'm just wondering what are those boards with the slightly slopey designs that Reki and Langa have. They look and must feel quite nice but I've never seen such designs in real life. Does anyone know? In comparison none of the boards irl look like that: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shutterstock.com%2Fsearch%2Fskateboard%2Bside%2Bview&psig=AOvVaw1WL90g7c5ABvJDEOG0vZ2Y&ust=1618935469913000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAIQjRxqFwoTCICm2OXaivACFQAAAAAdAAAAABAV they do. they just drawn the concave really badly in half the scenes in this anime. most decks look like they bend down before the nose and tail. but thats an illusion cause the sides of the board are actually curved upward. |
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| I don't care. Bones's visuals still look good in that screenshot either way |
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Joe's board has Shark Wheels. |
Old_School_AkiraSep 23, 2021 9:51 PM
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Yeah Langa's board looks like a Freeboard for sure, or inspired by it. |
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