Aug 14, 2020
This show has a very strong and engaging start. The introduction to the characters are nicely done, the premise is interesting. I like that it wasn't going to be an "underdog" story. I feel like the first 20ish episodes is where the anime truly shines after that it kind of goes downhill for me. The show was really good at setting up a goal for Sawamura and the team. Watching how they achive that goal was exciting and mostly rewarding. My favourite part was the Chris storyline and how Sawamura learns from his mistake and grows as a character.
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the show fails at creating a well-rounded rival for our main character. I hated Furuya. This kind of rivalry is hard to done well. You want this character to be somewhat threatoning yet loveable - and I feel like DnA fails at that. They put so much more on the threatoning part. Furuya starts of as lonely, somewhat shy, introvert, yet proud "monster" pitcher. Which is fine... Not too original but could've been done well. His personality is polar opposite to Sawamura's. It should've worked magnificently. Haikyuu had done it well with Kageyama and Hinata. I think the main issue with his character is that we see and know so little about him. Yes, we know his a "monster" but what else? Him being a prodigy is not his personality. Yes, we see him warm up to the others but he doesn't really creat any meaningful bonds with them, he's just there. I would've loved to see him talking about his past, how it effected him not having friends and being rejacted. Confiding in Miyuki maybe.
Overall, I enjoyed watching it for the most part. The games were exciting, but they also get more and more frustrating.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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