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| Rin doing sit ups in bed was so much fail. Situps on a soft surface are so inefficient. And he should have a better core to not need someone to hold his feet. lol I guess Haru's loss was so the focus will be on the relay, which I assume they would win together? :) Also, I can't wait for the butterfly event LOL! |
| This episode actually kind of disappointed me. Maybe it's just because it's such a big contrast from last week's episode? I really don't know... When it ended, I was left thinking"that's it"? Not to mention, never have I ever felt the need to bash my head on a wall so many times... Learning more about Rin was nice, and I didn't mind the scenes between him and Nitori, but otherwise it just felt really empty. Aka, I'm too attached to this anime. Also, Rin was such a jerk to Haru... >.< |
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| Aww Haru looks so sad at the end I cant believe he didnt place like at all,isn't he supposed to be good? Im kind of surprised it ended so fast,i thought Haru vs Rin would have been more...dramatic? |
“It’s fascinating. You know all these words, and they’re all English, but when you string them together into sentences, they just don’t make any sense.” |
| I will now fire 9,001 cannons at the Haruka x Rin ship and go for Makoto instead! I hate Rin he's a sharky asshole. lol I'm soooo sorry, Haruka. Man, I felt that scene in my gut. Love that ost lol. It takes a poweful scene to pull off dubstep XD |
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| Pretty good episode. Rin has an actual goal and is very determined whilst Haru just swims 'free' and doesn't really have a goal in mind. The dubstep track that played before the swimming match fit surprisingly well. The OST that played during the swimming match made it a lot more intense though, loved it. Rin ended up beating Haru and looks like Haru won't be swimming with Rin anymore. D: I'm sure Haru's going to train pretty hard in the next few episodes. All the fangirls must have loved this episode, those Rin x Haru moments lmao. xD 4/5 |
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lindsayzzz said: lolnopeAll the fangirls must have loved this episode, those Rin x Haru moments lmao. xD 4/5 All the Rin/Haru fangirls are cyring their eyes out at then, which makes no sense to me. Like it was a douchey thing to say, but people are acting like Rin punched him in the face or something. |
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Edefrem said: lindsayzzz said: lolnopeAll the fangirls must have loved this episode, those Rin x Haru moments lmao. xD 4/5 All the Rin/Haru fangirls are cyring their eyes out at then, which makes no sense to me. Like it was a douchey thing to say, but people are acting like Rin punched him in the face or something. haha. I think that's two different things. First there's a group condemning Rin. I swear it's the manipulation of the music because Rin didn't act in a particularly douchier than usual way. (Also, he didn't say those things to purposefully draw out how Haru reacted. Haru's reaction was a surprise to even himself as Haru had expected to feel free when he was clearly upset even before Rin said anything to him). The people in that group don't seem to like Rin much in the first place. Rinharu shippers might be a little sad because their ship got SUPER ANGSTY. But it's going to get better. Haru's fortune says so. "Your wishes will come true with help from others." The happiest Rinharu ship moment in this episode was probably the appearance of the fortune, "You will be reunited with the person you want to see." -_- |
| Fantastic episode! It's really good to get some focus on Rin and see his backstory. I felt so bad for both Rin and Haru in this episode. I mean, Rin was always kind of a douchebag, but his behavior at the end of the episode was still upsetting. And oh man, Haruuu. ;__; Poor baby. |
| Too bad Haru didn't qualify. And we learn more about Rin's past. |
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| Rin has been a jerk since episode 1, really confused on how people are so surprised. |
| Omg, it was like Haru was the puppy who got kicked in the stomach. :( I wonder if Rin will even care that Haru will (inevitably) win the relay. I guess the anime will go to a friendship over all theme. |
| I knew Rin was reaching the olympic dream for the kid who passed away in the photo from episode 2. What was unexpected was that it was his dad. I guess no more' I only swim to feel the water' nonsense anymore as it seems Haruka has a motivation now. Rin's excitement went overboard but it makes sense since he's finally free from Haruka's shadow after all those years. |
egnaro15Aug 22, 2013 2:24 AM
| Am I the only one who thinks Rin is not at fault here? I mean, it's his dad who couldn't get what we wanted. Besides Haruka FINALLY showed a reaction instead of that lousy "free" word he always says and Rin's roommate annoys the heck out of me. However the ending battle was TENSE. as much as I dont like dubstep this was fine with me. wubwubwubwubwub dis episode. But srsly man whats wrong with swimming with Haruka? What about the other flop swimmers? ah well 4/5 |
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| Oh no haru lost he Rin was awesome and has an awesome piranha like teeth |
| Damn, what an ending. Maybe Haru will get more serious about winning now! |
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| Rin won this ep but Gou wins every ep also the irony that Rin was mean when he won(was obvious based on his personality although maybe it was unintentional) while Haru tried not to hurt him(although his approach was bad so he had it coming) |
amirhossAug 22, 2013 7:29 AM
| I still don't get it how he couldn't qualify - they both ended practically at the same time. (but I guess it was so-so even for Rin as he was 4th or 5th I think) |
| I swear I was just as hurt as Haru when Rin said he would never swim with him again. That was so cruel... |
| What I wanna know is... if Rin's father was a fisherman, how in the world could their family afford to send him to school in Australia? This episode was unexpected... I didn't expect Haru to lose. I also don't get how Haru didn't even qualify. Does that mean he and Rin are just mediocre swimmers? Lol |
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Pknoctis said: Scholarship maybe? And he went to Australia after his dad died so...What I wanna know is... if Rin's father was a fisherman, how in the world could their family afford to send him to school in Australia?l |
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| Can't wait for the OST to be released. I just love the dubstep they are using in this show o u o And another good episode. But why did you have to say something like that Rin? : ( Of course you guys will swim together again. |
| OMG all the drama in this episode, with Rin's past and the race at the end 0___0 but poor Haru to hear them words from Rin. Monochrome said: Had no clue who would win that race and I'm not sure how I feel about the result...just see how this plays out. Lulexiaa said: Seriously Mikoshiba can be so adorable <333 I wish he had more screen time!and omfg that cute moment when Captain was calling out to Gou OMFG he is superr cute!! ; u ; I totally agree he's such an adorable/carefree character  Kali7713 said: More Rin hotness, and naked guy in background Plus that definitely looks like a butt naked Mikoshiba xD |
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| Kinda sad that Haru didn't make it. Rin's backstory is really sad, and I liked his scenes with Nitori but I do hate the way he treats other people. Hoping Nagisa, Makoto and Rei manage to win! |
| Geez, Nitori is pretty annoying, but I guess I get his point. It's exactly what Rin is feeling regarding Haruka and his talents. So the person who died and was the fisherman Makoto spoke of is actually Rin and Gou's father, or at least a fisherman who was with him. I actually fully expected Haruka to lose actually. And he didn't let Rin win either. Of course Rin was smug about it afterwards, but why the hell would he want to never swim with Haruka again? So that Haruka can never beat him again? |
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| Haruka's been so cocky and arrogant since the beginning, yet he got lost to that bastard Rin. |
Itermin8rX said: Am I the only one who thinks Rin is not at fault here? I mean, it's his dad who couldn't get what we wanted. Besides Haruka FINALLY showed a reaction instead of that lousy "free" word he always says But nowhere did I see anything about his dad pressuring him to follow in his footsteps. I just through Rin was drawing his own conclusions. Yes, maybe his father mentioned it from time to time. To share his love of swimming with loved ones. But not to focus on the old dream. After all, new dreams roll around all the time. I would like to think sometime down the line Rin will learn that his father was happy with his family, maybe even happier than he could have anticipated. |
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| Woah, poor Haru D: That desperate look in his eyes.. Why was Rin so mean?!?! And to think I was hoping for him to win the race... He definitely didn't deserve it! What an idiot!! damn him =_= |
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| Rin won it's good but he's being really mean at the end poor Haru ): |
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| The competition was beautiful. It must be really difficult to capture the movement and depth of everything, and that's why there's so few swimming scenes. At least, that's what I figured. Good episode. 3.5/5 |
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| Oh, Rin, you loveable jackass with your trashy dubstep theme song. Shine on. |
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vonPeterhof said: The soundtrack in the scene of them getting on their marks: was that... dubstep? In MY KyoAni fanservice show?! That... worked surprisingly well. The actual drink irl is called Pocari Sweat. |
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| the competition is super intense, I almost forgot that it was a sport anime. I already know that something bad is going to happen to haruka like not winning the competition but then I saw his face, his reaction, and I was like dang I didn't expect that kind of reaction from haruka, poor him. this anime is getting better though. I don't really like the 6th episode actually, but this one is great. |
EdenBaggins said: I swear I was just as hurt as Haru when Rin said he would never swim with him again. That was so cruel... my heart stop for about an hour because of him, he's so mean, and haru reaction is just sad :( |
| So Rin has a tragic backstory too, huh. I really like the soundtrack. This anime is surprisingly enjoyable, not as much as Kuroko no Basket, but still pretty good. I'm really glad that they actually focus more on the swimming than the sexual tension and muscles. |
| The only thing you can rely on is that you can't rely on anything. |
| It was so dramatic when Haruka and Rin were swimming, but then Rei yelled "Haruka-senpai" in such a funny way I had to laugh XD In a way I'm glad Rin won because it's more interesting to see what's going to happen next. And I have to admit, whenever I see Haruka, Rin and Makoto interact, it feels like Rin is Haruka's ex and Haruka is trying to get over him but cannot while Makoto can only watch. Lol. unameesan said: I didn't expect that kind of reaction from haruka, poor him. Same here~ |
Face_FaithAug 23, 2013 3:38 AM
| Damn Rin is such an asshole I don't see why so many people like him he's just a winging miserable jerk! |
| Rin won, so does that mean he's going to stop being so annoying now? I still like his teeth though. |
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Face_Faith said: It was so dramatic when Haruka and Rin were swimming, but then Rei yelled "Haruka-senpai" in such a funny way I had to laugh XD In a way I'm glad Rin won because it's more interesting to see what's going to happen next. And I have to admit, whenever I see Haruka, Rin and Makoto interact, it feels like Rin is Haruka's ex and Haruka is trying to get over him but cannot while Makoto can only watch. Lol. unameesan said: I didn't expect that kind of reaction from haruka, poor him. Same here~ but haru reaction is a serious issue, haru hardly has facial expression (except when you mention about pool and swim). and with haru-rin-makoto thing I agree with you, like makoto is trying to replace rin's place for haru sake, while on the other hand nagisa and rei are making their own way to the new higher level than just being friend lol, the story is getting intense from now, I don't hate rin for being such a mean guy, it's not his fault but I just don't understand when he said he wont swim with haru anymore, it's sad |
| Didn't expect Haru to lose - normally in sports anime they'd at least let the protag('s team) win in the first competition, but as other people has said, Rin worked for it his whole life. Wonder if Haru's skill will wane because of "I will never swim with you again." Harsh rivals are painful. |
| "If you feed me, Seymour, I can grow up big and strong!" |
| Rin's past TwT Whoa Rin won. ( Mixed feelings) Haru Nooo!!!!! |
| Rin won but that victory was sad |
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