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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Finally the start of a comeback in site :D |
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| It's about damn time Tsubaki! |
| They do have enough material. The manga goes well beyond this match. I really liked this episode, it had me very excited the entire time. I can't wait till the next episode! |
 "How far can I go without turning back?"... - Takemoto Yuuta from Hachimitsu to Clover |
| gino shoot at the end ? |
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edeswen said: no it was akasaki who shoot. i really liked this episode and this anime because they show the fight which the players have with themselfs.gino shoot at the end ? |
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| Was waiting for Tsubaki to show up. Finally. I chuckled when Gino mentioned his sacrifice. He really is a prince lol. |
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ArcticMech said: Was waiting for Tsubaki to show up. Finally. I chuckled when Gino mentioned his sacrifice. He really is a prince lol. haha yea damn that kid can run :p and gino is a legend thinks he is about to make it on my top character list . |
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| I gotta admit the first half of the episode was completely weird and unsatisfaying, but dude, the second half was much much much better and made up for the lameness of the first half.... I even had the urge to skip the first two minutes until the match came into scene, but somehow I remembered that I was in a similar position as Natsuki and continued watching how it developed... The convo between Tatsumi and Natsuki was interesting... and again made me remember... is it my ball of the team's ball... I guess what Tatsumi said later is what's real for a forward, a forward who's egoistical... It's the team's but it's also mine! RAWWR XD So then.... after Natsuki somehow solving his own personal mental issues, finally the team is waking up and finally countering Osaka's powerful offense... first of all not letting them enter so easily and then surprising them with the fast and powerful passes between ETU's offensive members... I hope that shot ends up as a goal... if not I'll be really pissed Why they had to leave it in such a horrible cliffhanger!!!! Gah! I even kicked off my shoe far away and screamed a bit XD... Man Tsubaki really surprised me... just when I thought everything was lost, Tsubaki makes his surprise star appearance and kicks Kubota's ass! Dude... seriously I thought Kubota was going to score! Totally loved that steal... and much more that awesome area to area run! He has the legs XD Signs, Green |
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| This is beyond pathetic how poorly paced these episodes are. I think only 5 minutes of actual game time happened in this episode. What the hell? |
| This was one of the best episodes, especially because seeing Gino be Gino is always amazing <3 <3 Akasaki is also one of my favourites, and he has kind of been standing in the background a bit, but he's actually incredibly determined and I love his attitude. <3 Also, it felt nice to see Tsubaki take some strides forward again, I can tell he is really taking this game seriously and wants to defeat that little cunt and stop getting shitty ties. I think Natsu made some progress as well. Also, I like that Tatsumi actually admitted he may have misjudged Natsu a bit, and he really did take a gamble on trying to improve him in a significant way. I think if he had said nothing Natsu may have been a little better, but at the same time it would ruin him as a player (plus they need a bit of spark to win this Osaka game anyways). We'll see how it turns out in the end. |
| So the reason why Natsuki sucks is because Tatsumi screwed with his thoughts before the match. Yeah the first half sucked, and my computer is slow so i will ommit commenting on it. I will just say it was not fun watching it jerky like that. |
| OMG NOOOOO DON'T END THEREEEEEEEEE Argh, lol, so frustrating. Anyway, Gino rules. <3 And finally, Tsubaki popped back up. |
| How long is this match going to be? 3 more episodes left and we haven't even made it half way through the season I don't think. I am waiting to see some subs come in. No way ETU is perfectly conditioned that the whole starting XI can withstand the attacks, then counter like so and do it for 90 mins. I mean lets be somewhat realistic here. |
| Tsubaki is a rare player he is the fastest out there and also has the most stamina? what the hell lol |
| damn this episode was great, tsubaki had me on the edge of my seat, just about time he shows what he can do |
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| A solid episode but it was really funny in the end when Kubota and the other guy started falling down as if they were totally drained and as they watched Tsubaki run by them "like the wind" in ave, this may well be an seinen manga adaptation but that was very shounen-esque. Other than that it was cool that they took into consideration the relationship between a playmaker and a striker, there was really some effort throughout the show to bring the viewers closer as much as possible to all the aspects of football (soccer). |
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| Epic cliffhanger.. |
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| dammit! They ended on such an epic cliffhanger.... About damn time Tsubaki showed them his abilities. He literally left everyone eating his dust! Woulda been even more epic if he had cut inside and let fly to score. But scoring was never Tsubaki's forte so i guess him crossing kinda made more sense. |
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| Yay, Tsubaki is doing something. The first half wasn't all that interesting, but the second half got better. |
| 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 |
| My patience with the pacing was greatly increased while I was watching the world cup. Live soccer has bizarro pacing too. I had to remind myself of the pacing of the live games of all the sports I watch anime of. |
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| A real pain to watch, unrealistic, extremely hard to follow because of the poor camera angles and lack of knowledge of the actual game by the animation studio (or is it the mangaka ?), no pace, no development apart from poor drama... Well, they should stick to the managing phases, it's what Giant Killing does best. |
JacutSep 10, 2010 1:26 PM
 In every age, in every place, the deeds of men remain the same. |
| LMAO at Natsuki's image training. |
| Natsuki's dilemma was almost totally contrived. Dropped to a 5/10, and I see it getting lower. |
| Tatsumi´s presentation of his point of view about the forward position was pretty cool. It was also interesting to see that even a clever guy like him can misunderstand people(seeing how he took a while to figure out the real reason behind Natsuki´s hesitation). ETU´s counter was more intense in the manga, though. |
| Isn't that exactly what happened in the episode? |
Jacut said: A real pain to watch, unrealistic, extremely hard to follow because of the poor camera angles and lack of knowledge of the actual game by the animation studio (or is it the mangaka ?), no pace, no development apart from poor drama... Well, they should stick to the managing phases, it's what Giant Killing does best. I can't help but think you're trolling. I mean really. |
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| Well, what they did was slow down. That's pretty much how the show works. The animation budget has never been great, so instead of relying on that to make an impact, they slow down the action, focusing on the shots that you showed from the manga. I think it was more intense in the manga because that's where you saw it first and the direction of the show is generally sloppy. As far as not showing Akasaki, because the direction has been so forumlaic, I know that he will be show at the beginning of the episode after the credits roll. |
| I enjoy the show for the most part, but I agree that the pacing is terrible. I also wish they would show more soccer/plays. The opening is really nicely animated; it'd be nice if the entirety of the series showed games like that. |
| I was really waiting for Tsubaki to show something great again and he was able to steal the ball from Kubota really nicely~ |
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| Tsubaki did a fairly good job. |
Tensai_Sakuragi said: Tatsumi´s presentation of his point of view about the forward position was pretty cool. It was also interesting to see that even a clever guy like him can misunderstand people(seeing how he took a while to figure out the real reason behind Natsuki´s hesitation). ETU´s counter was more intense in the manga, though. Definitely going to keep up with the manga after the show's come to conclusion, I think I can enjoy it even though I really, really not a guy who likes reading manga. the most epic episode so far for Tsubaki, he was like a super hero for ETU. stealing the ball form Kubo just before he scores and rushing all the way to Osaka's goal area to cross what could be ETU's comeback goal. even Maradona can't beat that. |
| My favorite line this episode was when Tatsumi was speaking to Natsu: "I always thought you were weird, but you really are creepy, Natsuki." I also like how he brought up the fact that the rest of the team puts in so much effort to get the ball to the forwards. Right when I was wondering what the heck happened to Tsubaki, he showed up and wiped that grin of of Kubo's face. Now that the forwards seem to be more communicative and coordinated, hopefully they will get some goals. |
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| I realized why I put this on hold. I literally fell asleep while watching this. I don't mind slow paced shows and I love soccer but something about this show is not sitting right. Hopefully the last few eps can make up. |
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j0x said: Tsubaki is a rare player he is the fastest out there and also has the most stamina? what the hell lol Not really. If a player is fit there's a better chance he'd be fast too than if he wasn't fit. |
| Natsuki, SHUT UP. OMFG. SO ANNOYING. This anime/match drags on because of all the unnecessary dialogue! (Lack of soccer/ actual game play?) You deserve those Gino glares!! On another note, GOAL!! No way ETU will lose this match as the anime ends!! |
| FINALLY FIRST GOAL! Good job, Akasaki and Tsubaki. 2Deeh said: I realized why I put this on hold. I literally fell asleep while watching this. I don't mind slow paced shows and I love soccer but something about this show is not sitting right. Hopefully the last few eps can make up. I agree. While some episodes definitely were very well executed, most lacked the edge. |
| too much talking...losing interest.... Glad they finally (almost?) scored but shit, did you really have to stretch out this one game so many episodes? And it's still not even over yet! Well, guess it's a safe bet to assume the story is going to be left far unfinished. I marathoned through the first 14 episodes, but it's been over a week since I finished episode 14...hoping for a somewhat decent ending, feeling like im being robbed of what I thought was going to be among the most amazing shows ever :| |
Venom900Mar 14, 2014 1:19 AM
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| Natsuki... LOL. Some nice comedy in the beginning to ease off the tension a little. YESSS TSUBAKIIII. That steal <3 What was Gino talking about when he said it was thanks to his sacrifice? Highlight of the ep though: Gino's pouty face. It was so cute |
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| Natsuki is plain weird sometimes xD Wait..they did score..no i don't think so yet...hopefully tsubaki will start showing that prick who's boss 5/5 |
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| Gino just stands there lol Go Bakki, show them what you can do. Natsu receives pass from Bakki, he could have just headed the ball instead. |
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