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Well... If you're here hopefully you've seen the "movie" so you'll have some context as to why everyone is upset. If not, then go do yourself a favor and watch it so you'll understand where everyone is coming from.

I'm not gonna complain or go on a long rant, there's plenty of those here and they're quite justified. Instead, I'm gonna share my thoughts on why this was possibly made. As we all inevitably learn in our search for more SnO content, this movie was made after the third season was canceled. BUT WHY IS IT LIKE THIS? Well I think the answer is simple, rather ... than just seeing the series die or delivery a rushed crappy ending... the producers decided to turn their crappy rushed ending into a last ditch effort to get people to read the actual manga. The movie really has no answers or conclusion to the series, quite the opposite actually. It raises more questions and "shock factor" moments, showing further that the story of SnO is much more different than what it let's on.

So while like many I felt upset immediately after finishing the last bit of SnO anime content that was left, I came to realize that this might have been the only thing the producers could do to try and salvage their sinking ship due to their own circumstances surrounding the cancelation.

It's bad.
Let's keep things simple, other people have already left thesis length reviews if you want something that in depth.

Should you watch this anime? Probably not. Only under some very niche circumstances would I recommend it.

Are you looking for a sports anime with cute girls? There are way better options out there with better storytelling and pacing. Are you looking for an ecchi anime? Let's be honest, with a cover and tags/rating like that 99% of you reading this will be. There are TONS of better ecchi anime out there. The pacing and storytelling in this series is absolutely mediocre. Yes it has boobs and ... butts galore, and two or three incredibly brief nip shots, but it's just not worth having to watch through this for that.

So what's my main issue with this series? As you may have guessed from above, it's the horrible pacing. Nothing actually interesting happens the entire series. The main heroine gets wrecked each match for 90% of the duration only to make a comeback in the last 10%. She is shown to grow during matches or to have epiphanies during training, only to get wrecked like always once she gets in the ring. She fights a few matches that get hyped up, struggles with her idol attachments, and just fails to be exciting for the viewer. That's it, that's literally the entire series.

There's just better alternatives out there for whatever reason you might be wanting to watch this. The only exception here, the only people I would recommend this to would be... If you get off from endlessly hearing nonstop high pitched squeals of pain and mediocrity. You will hear her screaming and squealing NONSTOP. If this is your thing then this is the perfect anime for you!