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ridojiri said: Well that was confusing. The episode I mean. Basically team Nishiura is taking a walk in team Tosei's shoes since Sayama managed to to do their homework figuring out all the habits of Nishiura's teammates, including Abe's signs and Hanai's tendency to hit the ball back to center. |
| In this episode Nishiura's batters finally realise they should watch the opponent's defence before hitting, and Abe finds out that dealing with Mihashi's ability has drawbacks and needs adjusted tactics to succeed. |
 And on the edge of sanity I stumble and fall. |
| Great episode. It feels like the first "real" match of this season has started. I'm looking forward to more! |
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| There's no sports anime where the actual game has been executed and directed this well, for any sport and in any anime. This episode just reminded us of that, and the 5 or 6 following episodes (I think that's about it) that will make up this match will prove it each week to come. Oofuri is just perfect as a slice of life / sports anime as it's mixing the best of both genres. |
 In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same. |
| This was a tough episode to watch. Seeing everything go so smoothly for the opposition made me feel terribly for everyone else. Compared to Cross Game and other baseball shows, Oofuri truly makes me worried for Ren's pitching record, his self-esteem, and the general mood of each of the players. I kind of have a headache from being so anxious...or maybe it was the iced coffee. Loved it. Bumped up to a 9. |
| Already a strategy-intensive game. Abe took which the mental hit already which is different from the "in-control" demeanor that he's shown so far in this series. This is why I love this anime. |
| I am so noob. How do I make sure my torrents work quickly? Just it is on 1.5 percent. Sometimes the torrent will jump right up to like 500 KB/s, but most times I run BitTorrent 6.1.1 [Utorrent] it just will go at a snails pace and then stop working altogether. |
| Ah, they're really having it tough now that they've brought enough attention to get their gameplay studied. Everyone seems to be losing their cool as well, particularly Abe and Izumi. It makes me nervous just thinking about how much pressure is being put on them >.<. |
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| Haha, Abe will show Mihashi middle-fingers! Now that's gay :D |
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| I was so engrossed watching this episode and then credits roll. Ah cliffhanger! This is probably the most intense situation they encountered so far. I like it. mariux9998 said: Haha, Abe will show Mihashi middle-fingers! Now that's gay :D LOL. Now that you've mentioned it, ah yeah...we can call it the other way . Not only that, how about the tickling of Mihashi? Shounen-ai hints huh? |
| Honestly the only thing stopping this anime from being totally homosexual is Chi and Momo. and i hope if fixed that problem btw. |
| I'm really liking this game. It can get boring when things go so smoothly for the main team, which is what usually happens. Looking forward to the next episode :3 |
MonochromeMay 25, 2010 4:04 PM
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| This part made me anxious in the manga too. I love how they make up a sign for shaking off a sign. |
| How long would it take to earn 50 million yen, Karasawa? - Katsuya No longer than it would take to get to the bank, provided I have a gun. -Karasawa I'm through talking with you. -Katsuya |
| I wanna see ep 9 so bad. The raw is out but it isnt subbed yet :*( |
Ni Paaa ^_^ |
| This was a really interesting episode in that a lot of the team were losing their cool. I was so anxious for them! This is the only sports anime that gets me so concerned about the characters well being. I'm looking forward to episode 9 ^__^ |
| Wow, such a thoroughly enjoyable episode. To see Nishiura get beat at their own game (and not realize it) was interesting to watch. Of course Abe wasn't going to realize it on his own since that would've made things way too easy. Much credit goes to Mihashi for deciding to try to communicate his thoughts to Abe and the coach even if it did take a couple of people to coax/pull it out of him. The battery is slowly getting it with emphasis on slow. But at least it's progress. Tajima continues to be awesome as he knew what was going on from the start and adjusted to it. Baseball is a game of adjustments right? This episode could be used as a coaching tool IMO. |
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| haha, I was biting my fingernails a lot during this episode. I hope they can turn the game around soon. The tickle-relaxation game scene was quite funny. |
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| I'm badly in love with tajima, it's crazy how he can make me smile just because he says something! XD |
| great episode |
"I am the bone of my sword, Steel is my body and Fire is my blood, I have created over a thousand blades, Unknown to Death, Nor known to Life, Have withstood pain to create many weapons, Yet, those hands will never hold anything, So as I pray, unlimited blade works" |
| Tajima really is a skilled player. This is turning into a really great game and learning experience. |
 ジリティック♡BEGINNER |
| Good job,Mihashi! But poor boy got caught between angry Abe and angry Momoe...scarry! Looks like it's gonna be a realy hard match :S |
 "Only the dead have seen the end of war". ~Plato~ |
| Wow, he can't even shake his head to say no properly |
| Oh the middle finger... why not pinky or something? XD Momoe is scarier than Abe! |
| nice episode! so much tension and I love how they have to overcome this ordeal. how will they do it? is the question. so intriguing!!! loving this anime! |
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| very funny while Mihashi was trying to say that he realized, he was crying lol ... I wonder if they can win after that huge left behind ... |
"The Slave is the have-not, the oppressed one with nothing to spare. But because the Slave is in that despairing situation, having nothing, it can kill the Emperor !" |
| Done re watching the 1st season and then the 1-7 episodes of the 2nd season. Upon reaching the season 2 8th episode, I am torn between continuing to rewatch or stopping already because as far as I can remember, these parts are the toughest and quite frustrating ones to watch. Bijou is really a good "strategical" team in which Nishiura had a big time struggle. But anyway, seems like I will still continue since the ending is realistically nice and emotional for me. |
noteDhero said: Exactly this.This was a tough episode to watch. Seeing everything go so smoothly for the opposition made me feel terribly for everyone else. Compared to Cross Game and other baseball shows, Oofuri truly makes me worried for Ren's pitching record, his self-esteem, and the general mood of each of the players. I kind of have a headache from being so anxious...or maybe it was the iced coffee. Painful now to see what catered-to tactics can do to our protagonists. Even more unsettling is Roka and the catcher - mention of the borderline "illegal" moves - "doing anything" to win. I don't want to jump to complete foul play leading to injury, but it sure seems like we could be heading that way. The ante is raised oh so very high already. |
Ckan said: Ahhh I have to pause the episode every time things get bad because I feel the pressure on the entire team. How does OoFuri make me so anxious??noteDhero said: Exactly this.This was a tough episode to watch. Seeing everything go so smoothly for the opposition made me feel terribly for everyone else. Compared to Cross Game and other baseball shows, Oofuri truly makes me worried for Ren's pitching record, his self-esteem, and the general mood of each of the players. I kind of have a headache from being so anxious...or maybe it was the iced coffee. Painful now to see what catered-to tactics can do to our protagonists. Even more unsettling is Roka and the catcher - mention of the borderline "illegal" moves - "doing anything" to win. I don't want to jump to complete foul play leading to injury, but it sure seems like we could be heading that way. The ante is raised oh so very high already. |
| It was pretty cool of Mihashi discovering that the opponents batting line up had changed their batting patterns because they had figured out Abe's game calling habits.I'm really glad he didn't keep his discovery to himself like last time. Bijoudai really did their homework on Nishiura's batters and their battery. Well,essentially when they started playing in the match no one had any info on them but now that they've lost that advantage ,their strength is really being tested here.It's interesting to see if they'll adapt to the situation at hand and manage to make it work in their favor. This is definitely going to be a very challenging match. Also I really hope that Takeshi's illegal moves have nothing to do with plays designed to injury anyone. |
Incr3dibl3Sep 24, 2015 12:16 AM
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| The way Abe treats Mihashi annoys me so much. Kid is such a dick to him. |
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| So this is what they meant by going after Abe? Phew, I thought they would injure him. |
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| bijou is doing the same thing nishiura has been doing to the other teams to win so this is to be expected. still makes me really worried and nervous tho im excited to see how they'll overcome this also just realised that last episode before they got in the stadium there was a team crying shown... hope thats not foreshadowing because I WILLL CRY |
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