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"I'm interested in anything high-stakes or gambling-related" I also love show's like these!! tbh death games are also my soft spot if done well enough XD!

It's pretty interesting that Liar Game doesn't have an adaptation yet [I didn't read it, but I sure hear about it], I would love to see one!

OO I love Toudou! Just not in a husbando-sense haha, his backstory was well... extremelly tragic, from the guilt, being unable to get over yips - but the moment he met his senpai and had a good cry, damn It was so good!!! ngl I wondered if Chihaya backstory will be more tragic than him, but it was hard to top hahaha. As much as I love his design, sometimes his eyes were drawn so small XD, whenever I saw it, I couldn't help but forget about it haha

going back to One Outs... where's the rest of the anime??? XD like come on, give me anything!! [I doubt it haha], I love Tokuchi! My only critisism of the anime being that some chill/"slice of life" moment's would be alright, anything that wasn't part of the baseball itself would be good, to see how he acts outside court etc. and well many characters didn't had any time to shine anyway with the rotation of matches, few memorable faces were seen only to dissapear and the show ended, before it had a chance to go further, which is dissapoiting! But well maybe someday, or I'm gonna read the manga XD.

Ight small review time XD

I liked everything about it! Firstly it's not typical sport anime [meaning It's not like Haikyuu, KNB etc.] It's more grounded, making it unique between show's that take place 85% of their runtime on the court. [which is not bad, I like both]. It's for me also kinda funny that it ended up being my second baseball anime, my first one being "One Outs" which also wasn't part of "basic shounen sports anime" - as I called it "psychological baseball" [It's a really good show btw].

Going further - animation was great! [should I expect anything else from Mappa anyway?] [I remember that in their phase between sakuga filled show's and what they did before, they made a different sport's show - Re-Main and I would love to see it animated with their current "standards"]

Directing was great, I'm a fan of long shot's, posting character's against a very vast space [sky/court in this example], watching stuff from character's point of view [Kei when he was a catcher] etc. and just more dramatic/arts'y directing.

Dynamic's between the character's are simple, but the banter is really good [for example the last match, when Kirishima even though he wasn't playing at all, he teased the other guy on the field all the time and was cracking up/commenting in his head everything that was happening but in such a way that it wasn't boring/too busy, but just enriched the scene all together]. Anything between Todou, Chihaya duo snickering in the distance, Haruka comment's, Kei just being Kei and Yamada commentary [in his head of course, he's too kind for that XD], It's all well done.

Amnesia plot is unique, I didn't expect that - Kaname Kei is the heart of the story, source of both comedy and tragedy [I mean It IS really tragic if you think about it, his mind litteraly going back to the state before he played baseball, so he could feel some joy from the sport? All the notebooks he left behind in the OP? The scene on the beach with Haruka?] [there was also one pretty haunting shot of a trail of footstep's on the beach, only for water to cover one of them - Kei's probably, making him dissapear under the water] [it's simple? yeah but oh so good]

When it comes to the comedy, Gintama taught me that screaming = funny, Yamada being the straight man [in his head] and Haruka deadpan reaction's are so good, I don't know how any show can make a guy yelling "nipple hair" every episode funny, but they did. Actually a lot of the humor reminded me of Gintama itself, except Gintama would show a blurred picture of nipple hair, 100% - also the amount of "straight" humor is pretty surprising [the porn videos, girlfriend jokes, shit] for sport anime's that tend to be BL bait's without crossing the line to the BL genre'a and this one leaned more into them being just guy's was pretty refreshing. [also the gag with Haruka's brother being the god of porn for some reason is pretty funny XD]

Also when it comes to the "mean senpai" joke, that guy that leaves every practice because "he has date with his girlfriend" only for Yamada to comment in his head "no, he doesn't" - I'm pretty sure that conclusion to this joke is going to be, him actually having a girlfriend, I'm calling for it right now XD

Also Kiyomine Haruka character - you look at him and think "ight this is just Haruka from Free", focused on the sport, talented, honest but well-meaning - most of those thing's are right except the "well-meaning" part, cuz him being an egoist and kinda a dick is so hilarious XDD - still his dynamic with Kei is both heartwarming, hilarious and tragic [yet again the scene on the beach]

so yeah I liked it XD, I could probably write more but I already wrote a lot haha

[Husbando count: 4 - Kaname being the best boy, with Chihaya, Haruka and Kirishima being after him]

oh that's lovely :DD I have it on my planned list! [as I'm slowly catching up to spring 2024]

omg I love the aesthetic of ur profile!! :DD [I love violet]

I don't know why, but it's hard to read/focus on screen. Something I would read in 1 minute on paper, it would be 3 on screen (；￣Д￣) It was a real pain to complete Uzumaki; it took me ages... (￣ ￣|||)
I have the same problems with academic texts and others too...

I did 1 year of visual arts, but sadly I had to drop out; mental health is really important, and I just couldn't stand a couple of teachers + 2 hours of transport was crazy (maybe I'll come back, tho! when I get better). But I have a degree in Games and a "technical course" in Photography (idk how it is whit these this types of courses in your country, but in Brazil this is like something in between high school and university). All I ever did was in the art area lol.
And whaaat, that's saaad, but I get u!! Guidance problems are complicated, and wtffff this really doesn't make sense at all!! Will you be continuing the study in English philology?
Btw, it's really cool that it has an anime club. I always wanted something like that omg, how does it work?
I'm glad that you're having fun at least; I wish you the best!!!

Hey, besides anime, do you play games as well?

I used to call it " '00s band fanfiction: the anime". Goofy in a very nostalgic way :'D

inb4 you actually finish it before I do :D

That's so cooooooool!!! I can't read anything on the internet, so I really hope I can buy the mangas of Blue Period someday~ I really like the adaptation, but that may be because the premise really gets to me!! I'm an artist too btw, I enjoyed my time at arts university~ ⸜(*ˊᗜˋ*)⸝ How has your experience been?

I get you two, lol; I don't really care abt being realistic, but it has to keep me engaged! I think the sport theme benefits from the realism though that depends on what topic the creator wanted to talk abt... Honestly, in Kuroko it annoyed me a little bit, but I did get used to it and enjoyed it with another perspective!
And yesss, I do have irl friends that watch anime! Probably all of them, actually... If the person isn't into anime, they're into games, and if the person is too deep into games (I work in this industry, so they always are), they MUST have watched at least some shows! One of my friends even moved to Japan recently ヽ(∀° )人( °∀)ノ

I'll watch the Ping Pong really soon; I'm just waiting for me and my friend to finish rewatching K-on! AGAIN, and we will start this together. I really love the work of Yuasa Masaaki, so my expectations are HIIIIGH!!!! I know the animation will be absolutely gorgeous!

AND THANK YOU SO MUCHHHH~~~ Being an elf must be so complicated, you're awesome!!! ヾ(=`ω´=)ノ
I'll go greet my Santa now!!

Hey there gyanburubii!
Thank you very much for the Oblivion Battery recommendation this year! As you could probably tell looking at my list, I don't normally like watching Sports Anime (aside from volleyball, since I like watching that sport in general), especially ones that are mostly just one long tournament arc, so I do appreciate you trying to fill out this gap in my list!
I would say though, that in order to get my to like a Sports Anime (aside from being about volleyball), having it be about a bunch of goofballs having a great time is a good way to get me to watch it! The premise of the series and your writeup made me think of Big Windup which I've heard also involves Silly Bishounen Boys playing Baseball and have always been undecided whether to check it out or not... I can definitely say that I have heard too much about Oblivion Battery aside from maybe once or twice in passing!

In terms of the show itself, sadly I haven't had much of a chance to watch too much of it yet and have only seen the first two episodes. The two episodes were essentially just the premise and the regular club recruitment-type episodes that are mandatory for these type of series so I have not seen enough to get an impression of it yet, but so far it's been good enough that I will be finishing it! If you'd like I can tell you my thoughts once I finish the series (and get past the infamous episode 11)!

I did see in the list that you are an elf and not in the same group as me, so I'm guessing that my original Santa had some kind of issue getting a recommendation for me in time! A bit sad, but thank you very much for stepping in and getting something for me!

Hope that your holidays have been great and have a great 2025!

OMG HIIIIIIIIIIIII
TYSM for that comment!!!!

Yes, it was kinda hard, but it was pretty FUN! I've had plenty of options, but they always had one or two things that made them not eligible (╥_╥) I was so thrilled when I remembered Blue Period and was like: "OMG YES, THIS ONE IS PERFECT!" but then it was in your manga list... Or other ones like Ansatsu Kyoushitsu, but then the popularity was too high for our type of elves!

I'm really glad that you enjoyed Kuroko no Basket that much!!! It was actually a surprise! I thought that even if you didn't love the general thing, you would find it a bit fun. I have no idea what u will think about the other recommendations though~

The gift I received was all pretty interesting: one I already knew that it was perfect for me, Ping Pong the Animation - so I didn't watch it yet, Eve no Jikan and Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou! Since they were all small and I was in the mood, I already watched them! I didn't expect shoujo shuumatsu to be this cool! Sadly, my Secret Santa * disappeared *, so I didn't have the chance to say thanks :(

Thank you again for the feedback; you're so kind ☆*:.｡.o(≧▽≦)o.｡.:*☆

Workaholic buddies (≧▽≦)

Alright, now that we're friends, please tell me who the Gamble Bee is!

Interesting, I see! I only spent like a year being into Enstars, but even I could probably write an essay on how Gintoki is Rinne XD gin-san sibling arc when

I think Kagura better fits as Kohaku with her, ahem, family issues and general foreigner vibes. But if Sadaharu weren't there (and they both share the very hungry child trait), I'd very much agree that they both share too much to differentiate.

(also your ep 10 comment. relatable )

which one is himeru to you, i'm dying to know. sadaharu??

Awwww Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year as well! I'm gathering my brain cells first to put out a lengthy reply so please bear with this for now hehe ●|￣|＿. For this year, I got Tomodachi Game and Hare-Kon for anime and manga. Do you know about these titles? (๑>◡<๑)