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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Well they took on a somewhat serious approach at ping pong in this. One thing that bothers me the character designs about their eyes, too big imo. On the other hand, they are kinda cute. The visual quality itself is so-so, nothing too impressive. Ping pong is serious business~ |
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| This is moe + ping pong |
| "I lost all of what you could call feelings of love. They weren't sealed, so they can't be released. They weren't broken, so they can't be fixed. That which is lost, cannot be recovered." Shiba Tatsuya "There are no regrets. If one can be proud of one's life, one should not wish for another chance." Saber "No matter what happens, no matter how crazy things get, I'll always try to restore balance." Korra "It's madness to let others take what's yours and accept it blindly." Baatar Jr "Instinct is a lie, told by a fearful body, hoping to be wrong." Zaheer "Partner in crime, partner in time" Chloe Price and Max Caulfield |
| The girls certainly get wet in this anime. Ping pong is intense seeing the way the girls sweat like that. So for the anime seems ok tho Akari seems a bit full of herself. |
| Kawaiii!!! Cute Anime, the ace looks like aoba from new games actually the all animation looks like the animation from new games, i think the new girl will change the team to the best, I hope it will be a little bit serious not only cutesy anime .....I love cute anime don't get me wrong ;)) |
AlhakamOct 3, 2016 12:18 PM
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| 6.00 score? Why so low? (by MAL standards, I mean) I thought the episode was quite fun. Koyori and Agari are super cute! Looking forward the next episode. |
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| The sports season has officially started! It went right into the action and was actually captivating. The characters are really fun and you get tons of action watching table tennis. That's the best episode i've watched so far from the new stuff this season. |
| I can't get Suzukaze Aoba out of my head >< good OP, good ED, funny first episode and also some dark sides (and oppai) can't wait for next week ! |
| Hey, thats pretty gud ! |
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| Dem wet T-shirts full of moe sweat. |
 "Your sight, my delight. Will you marry me?" |
| This was really good, Way better than what I expected. They dived right into the ping ping action and it was really entertaining to watch, The games felt energetic and the show has the zeal I always look for in sports shows. :D The girls get all wet. XD Characters are lively and likable, Art is fairly simplistic but I guess it's working in the shows' favor. Munemune is such a fitting nickname. XD Agari's jealous over all the attention Koyori's getting, Wonder if Koyori is actually better than Agari, Guess we'll know soon. Looking forward to more. |
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| Wow, that was way better than I had expected |
| Why such a low scre? This was easily one of the strongest first episodes so far in terms of selling the shows strengths. Sports and Moe aspects balance each other out really well, the character designs are adorable and while they are simple, I love the details like them actual sweating realistically while doing sports. The character animation is nice and so far, the number of derpfaces in the background has been very limited. What else could people ask from a sports show with cute girls? |
There is nothing terribly wrong with feeling lost, so long as that feeling precedes some plan on your part to actually do something about it. Too often a person grows complacent with their disillusionment, wearing their discomfort like a favorite shirt - Johnny C.   |
| Very good start, but i like nearly all sports anime so it was to be expected. Will watch the next episode, and so far the only anime that has beaten it in my score is Bloodivores and trickster. Probably drawing with Vivid Strike, another sports anime. |
| This is surprisingly really good. The comedy is funny, and the matches themselves are fun. Could develop into being one of my favorites by the end of the season. (Most sports anime have a tournament arc and I think this one will have it as well) |
| holy shit this show is actually super good better than haikyu lmao |
Cross  AngeHey guys check my profile for current airing season anime recommendation (guaranteed best taste) |
| It kinda reminds me of Battle Athletes TV series, both have clumsy main character, and their best friend is star in sports, i just hope they won't get too over dramatic like in BA (Where best friend got so upset that main character got good, she wanted her to lose) |
| Best show of the season so far. Kagami Hiiragi vs Akarin in ping pong!? |
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| Didn't have much expectations about this anime based solely on character design, BUT it turn out to be the best first ep of the season in terms of feelings, something like Elfen Lied, cute but dramatic at the same time. Hope the anime keep this terrific feeling and balance between cuteness and drama. 5/5 |
| Spats and Butts/10 |
 nice this is the new tribe for me after new game. i am a big fan of table tennis and its rare now to see a player who plays penhold style as Ryu Seung-min. |
man ping pong the animation season 2 sure is different...  |
| The score is only 6.0 because only the first eight votes had come in when it was calculated. That calculation timing actually hurts the show, because it discourages people from giving it a chance. (In my list a 6 is a good show, but of course by MAL standards 6 means terrible) The actual ratings given so far look like somewhere around 6.8. https://myanimelist.net/anime/33031/Shakunetsu_no_Takkyuu_Musume/stats |
nDroaeOct 3, 2016 3:47 PM
DatRandomDude said: Hey, thats pretty gud ! Idk, I'd say it was more mildly adequate. |
| Holy crap that was like way way way way way better than I expected. The only thing that worries me is it looks like it's gonna have some needless drama but it doesn't look like the series is gonna focus on it. (at least I hope it won't) Very nice first episode. Moe as hell but it keep the matches "real". I don't want the transfer student to become the ace :| |
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| This dragged on, even at 2x speed... |
| Serious ping pong + moe... not bad 4/5 Character designs do look meh. |
| "I left everything I own in One Piece" ~ Gol D. Roger |
| My weekly dose of moe is here. At first I was expecting it to be more comedy-centered. Something like Sabagebu. Well, this way is fine too. |
BlancchetOct 3, 2016 5:37 PM
| This show is good. Remind me of Saki |
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| lol@ people commenting on score. Unless it's been super hyped before the season starts, scores won't be true until it finishes airing. (If it's still good by then it'll jump rank.) Anyway, aside from being super moe, I liked this. Sports ftw. Though I sense oncoming drama. |
| can never have enough CGDCT a season dat sweat doh... |
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| In the beginning I don't like the episode at all but in the final it seems nice! |
sweetdrops said: 6.00 score? Why so low? (by MAL standards, I mean) I thought the episode was quite fun. Koyori and Agari are super cute! Looking forward the next episode. Indeed, fun. So much in this episode. - Intro match - Agari vs Koyori getting into their match. I liked Agari's expression when she went serious. In short, Koyori showed her talent and made Agari quite jelly in the process. I liked Koyori's funny comment about Munemune, calling her a boob name lol. Never knew one can sweat that much just by playing ping pong, but cute. |
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| After Akaza Akari got beaten by Tomoko Kuroki, she disappeared for the entire series. |
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| As much as im down for a weekly dose of CGDCT + ping pong + probable fanservice here and there. Part of me is sorta hoping this is like the Kuroko no Basket of ping pong from time to time |
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| was thinking monday's might go back to being duds thought this was gonna be a short so i had zero expectations going in but this actually was pretty good! animation was great as well sweat spots were lewd but a nice detail ,seeing the OP gives me some Saki Vibes character designs are good too just a tad bit to big on the eyes lol maybe they should make them a bit smaller the play on words for munemune ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) now i won't be surprised if this ends up being one of the better shows this season |
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Cloudy said: I don't want the transfer student to become the ace :| Seems mandatory, so that Agari (current ace, Not-Aoba) can have her arc in which she's humbled but then learns to truly love the game; she currently only uses ping pong as a means to her goal of being popular. The show didn't start to click for me until Koyori (redhead transfer, MC according to poster) showed up. I guess this is only the third sports anime I've watched, after Giant Killing and Days. |
| I honestly didn't expect to like it as much as I did. The animation was fairly good and I really dug how they balanced it out being all moe and dramatic in its sports matches when it came down to it. I'll be sticking with this one and see how it goes. |
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| I didn't quite expect this to be full serious ping ponging. Good thing it's looking like it'll be taking it's table tennis seriously. Agari is the ace at her school and her spot is being threatened by the newcomer Koyori. They were friendly at first but now they're rivals, or at least Agari will consider them to be so. The matches were quite good. Lol Agari went for an interview and behind her back Agari wreaked some havoc by defeating the first years without conceding a point. Liked Koyori's technique of stopping Munemune (wtf is this name lol) from even attempting her deadly smashes. The ping pong animation was kinda good. The matches were interesting. I'm not really liking the character designs. They don't look particularly cute. I didn't really get why they showed that Oudo school lose in the beginning. Is Koyori from Oudo and transferred here after her school lost big time? I don't think that looks like the case though. Could be that they're only showing that the times have changed and the nine time reigning champions have lost so anyone can reach the top. But then again, Agari didn't care about that. Anyway, this was interesting. It was a bit predictable in places but still kinda enjoyable. Liked the table tennis matches. The animation is also good enough and the comedy is fun for most of the part. Lol how Agari tells Munemune to put her boobs away because the size is scaring Koyori. And now Agari and Koyori will probably play against each other to see who will become the school ace. And Agari will probably face the reality that the timid newcomer is better than her. Or at least she should face that reality. |
| WHOAH... Why the fuck was this THAT good?? This is the first moe in a long time to surprise me :O I'm going to stick to this. |
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| Not a bad first episode and quite fun.Tsumujikaze is so cute.. She might be the cutest girl this season. |
| It's already better than that other anime actually titled Ping Pong because beeewbs.. That being said I'm surprised they actually took the ping pong stuff seriously. I was expecting something like Ro-Kyu-Bu, all moe and very little focus on the sport itself. OP and Ed are surprisingly good too and I don't say this on every anime (since most anime has generic forgettable songs) |
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| Like a bunch have already said, this was much better than i was expecting, very enjoyable start! |
| Amazing! What an incredible start! These girls are so cute! The ping pong action is so incredible, I was sweating and I'm a cross country runner! For some reason, I really wanna play ping pong after this and I don't have the slightest clue why. In all seriousness. I thought this was fairly entertaining and better than expected. The girls are adorable, especially Koyori, but everything I just posted is to entertain myself because my Mondays at work are god awful. I'm not making fun of the show. I'm just entertaining myself to make my day better. Apologies if I offend you. 2/5 |
TehSnawnOct 4, 2016 2:22 AM
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