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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Ah, it's nice to see Eiichirou gain more control with tennis. Looks like Eiichirou vs Takuma again. I didn't expect it this soon already but I had a feeling the match will be different from when they first faced when Takuma wanted to see if he can return his serve. >Love 15 Oh shit, he scored. There's still a gap between their skills though. I wonder when Eiichirou will shorten that gap more. |
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| I like the feeling of self-improvement that this show transmits. It's clear that Takuma is way better but I think Eiichirou will end up surpassing him. |
| Nice to listen to Namikawa Daisuke so often (and in a row!)! Can't wait to see how Eiichirou improved when he'll face his opponent at the next competition! :) |
| Eiichiro is improving! Good luck! Eiichiro managed to score but it was because Takuma didn't know yet. :/ I'm REALLY HYPED UP FOR NEXT WEEK! |
"The one true, unchanging righteousness in the world is..cuteness! Cute makes right! All our needs, desires, and instincts seek cuteness, and it is for cuteness that we will give everything we have! That's just the way men are!" - Sora |
| It feels a little bit too fast, everything developed in one episode only and now he's on an another tournament And then next episode depicts that it's been a year and 20 notebooks already.... wow man I wish they would slow it down so that I can see Eii-chan improving to be a full-fledged tennis player Anyway, can't wait to know more details about the guy who's stronger than Takuma, and also if Eii-chan will be playing with other top players. Eii-chan is so likable I wish I can hug him lololololol |
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| Eiichiro's control is already this good!?! He did manage to get one point, a bit surprised that Takuma's true strength is with his delicate touch. The nine square grid to a hundred square grid xD That control would be unimaginable. Takuma's fake and movements, glad to see that Takuma isn't going easy. Takuma is a good person as he still plays with Eiichiro. It did turn a bit motivational for the both of them at the end. Even Takuma has a person that can completely destroy him. Another tournament. Yea, this is going a bit too fast. |
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| Takuma is turning into one interesting character of this season. I also love Eiichiro-kun, he's such a cute boy. Looking forward to watching the next tournament. It was a nice episode too :) |
| I wish I had Ei-chan's personality. I give up way too quickly. |
| He's already in for another tournament!I hope he goes further on this one. |
| I really like how the story is going :"> Can't wait for the next episode! |
| Takuma's tried to discourage Ei-chan but backfired XD! |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| The end part was brilliant. How Takuma became A-chans dog :D .. or maybe other way around? Also if you liked that intense feeling during Maruo's and Takuma's play, i can assure you in anime and in manga there will be loads of these moments. This is one of the reason i really like this story ^^ |
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xchee said: Takuma's tried to discourage Ei-chan but backfired XD! Yup! Ei-chan is someone who strives to always improve himself, so naturally he won't give up so easily, not until he knows for certain that it's impossible. For tennis, he knows that he's a beginner; Takuma has been playing tennis for 12 years and Ei-chan knows that it will take some time to reach the same level. Love this series. And timeskip next episode? Yes! I want to see Ei-chan starting to get OP. XD |
| Great episode, such a crucial time for Eiichirou. I feel like it's at least 100 episodes away from Eiichirou legitimately challenging Takuma. I may have to read the manga |
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| If there is one thing I really love about his anime (well, I like a lot but this really stands out) it is how often Ei-chan gets crushed by experienced players. Do not get me wrong, I wanna see him win some games, but I love he's not getting wins over people playing tennis for years. Hell, he barely wins any points. And that is great. Have him struggle, make him learn from those defeats, adapt and come out stronger. His growing process is very, very well done in this anime. The slow pacing this anime has doesn't disturb me at all. I can see his learning curve, understand his motivations and see him grow into great player, which I have no doubt he'll become. |
| Eiichiro having a match against Takuma, but lost. That was expected. Another tournament's coming up. Can't wait. |
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| So Ei-chan is going to start training how he controls where the shots go by knowing how to hit the ball with his racket, control and aim training. Haha, Takuma vs Ei-chan in a practice match. We learn how Takuma got completely crushed by someone stronger than him and that's why he hasn't been playing well. Good, Ei-chan is going to participate in another tournament to get this revenge for losing in the 1st round last time. |
| "Let justice be done, though the heavens fall." |
| Really nice :D The coach must be really hyped XD Eiichiro's talent is amazing. He gained control right away. Any coach would love to train a gem like that XD If Eiichiro can master the 100 squares then he'll become BA as his control would become top notch. Nice knowing about Takuma. I wonder who that guy who owned him was? Loved how Ei-chan just asked him about his training schedule and every so he can train more hehe. Takuma will start getting motivated soon too XD Everytime I think that Ei-chan is training against the strongest all the time I get excited. Really, having the baseline be hardest level of difficulty will make him BA! Can't wait for Ei-chan to gain more experience nxt tourney :D He should at least win a couple of matches. He also needs to start working on his serves ^^ |
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kimustache said: It feels a little bit too fast, everything developed in one episode only and now he's on an another tournament And then next episode depicts that it's been a year and 20 notebooks already.... wow man I wish they would slow it down so that I can see Eii-chan improving to be a full-fledged tennis player Anyway, can't wait to know more details about the guy who's stronger than Takuma, and also if Eii-chan will be playing with other top players. Eii-chan is so likable I wish I can hug him lololololol They're trying to balance it out, sports anime get a tad boring when they get way too technical, not everybody understands the sport nor wants to learn the ins and outs of it, if they did they'd actually play tennis. They came here for the story/experience so there must be a fair amount of time skipping and it's up to the viewer to understand that he's improving as time passes. You don't need multiple episodes dedicated to him learning little things. It's a 25 episode anime and if they dedicate full episodes to training then they won't be able to fully dedicate episodes towards tournament arcs. I like the way they're taking it, cooldown episodes/training then back to putting that training into real practice with youth tournaments in following episodes. It also adds to the realism because there's literally no chance he can ever match up to guys like Takuma who've been playing since they were five years old when he has a few months of experience. Big time skips needed! |
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| this episode was amazing! kimustache said: so you want to see him training for months and months? they did the same thing in the previous episodes, they skipped his 4 months training and only showed glimpse of it with flashbacks. IMO I like the way they handle it.It feels a little bit too fast, everything developed in one episode only and now he's on an another tournament And then next episode depicts that it's been a year and 20 notebooks already.... wow man I wish they would slow it down so that I can see Eii-chan improving to be a full-fledged tennis player Anyway, can't wait to know more details about the guy who's stronger than Takuma, and also if Eii-chan will be playing with other top players. Eii-chan is so likable I wish I can hug him lololololol |
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| Dat ball control lesson. Takuma teaches Ei-chan a lesson. So Takuma lost to a stronger opponent back then. Hope he gets to face that guy again. Another tournament!!! Revenge time !!! Call her Nat-chan : ) |
dragonlight said: I wish I had Ei-chan's personality. I give up way too quickly. Agreed, but that's what makes Ei-chan such a refreshing character to watch, he has a realistic outlook on things, such as knowing that he of course couldn't win against Takuma at his level, yet he still won't give up on improving. It's why it's interesting that Takuma thinks that his own brooding over his loss seemed stupid after what Ei-chan said. And I just love how Takuma, despite him looking reluctant to do so, he's still helping Ei-chan out. Playing against high level players is usually an effective (although painful) way to improve quickly. Looking forward to seeing Ei-chan in his next tournament! |
| Very awesome episode! :D The OST that played when Ei-chan played against Takuma was epic! And Takuma is becoming quite likable now too. :) It's nice to see why he fell into his slump. Next episode, another tournament! I hope Ei goes far in this one. ^^ |
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| Very nice episode. Love to see Ei-chan improve with every game! He will definitely go far with that personality of his. I can't wait til he becomes a force to reckoned with, that time is definitely coming! |
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300 said: this episode was amazing! kimustache said: so you want to see him training for months and months? they did the same thing in the previous episodes, they skipped his 4 months training and only showed glimpse of it with flashbacks. IMO I like the way they handle it.It feels a little bit too fast, everything developed in one episode only and now he's on an another tournament And then next episode depicts that it's been a year and 20 notebooks already.... wow man I wish they would slow it down so that I can see Eii-chan improving to be a full-fledged tennis player Anyway, can't wait to know more details about the guy who's stronger than Takuma, and also if Eii-chan will be playing with other top players. Eii-chan is so likable I wish I can hug him lololololol The faster pace and time skips only really happen within his first year. I think it is partially due to skipping training but also the manga author not being aware of how long the series would actually run. It works pretty well though. Once his skills start to get better the matches length start to extend and everything gets even more in depth and entertaining. |
| This is too awesome, I really mean it. Ei-chan is improving significantly and is willing to not give up yet, I hope that a nice rivalry between Ei-chan and Takuma builds up. Oh and the pace is fine like this imho. Looking forward to next week's episode. |
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| Episode needed more Natsu |
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Stark700 said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Ah, it's nice to see Eiichirou gain more control with tennis. Looks like Eiichirou vs Takuma again. I didn't expect it this soon already but I had a feeling the match will be different from when they first faced when Takuma wanted to see if he can return his serve. >Love 15 Oh shit, he scored. There's still a gap between their skills though. I wonder when Eiichirou will shorten that gap more. Realistically, he should pretty much never be able to catch up. Since this is an anime though it'll definitely be around the halfway mark. |
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Vexper said: They're trying to balance it out, sports anime get a tad boring when they get way too technical, not everybody understands the sport nor wants to learn the ins and outs of it, if they did they'd actually play tennis. They came here for the story/experience so there must be a fair amount of time skipping and it's up to the viewer to understand that he's improving as time passes. You don't need multiple episodes dedicated to him learning little things. It's a 25 episode anime and if they dedicate full episodes to training then they won't be able to fully dedicate episodes towards tournament arcs. I like the way they're taking it, cooldown episodes/training then back to putting that training into real practice with youth tournaments in following episodes. It also adds to the realism because there's literally no chance he can ever match up to guys like Takuma who've been playing since they were five years old when he has a few months of experience. Big time skips needed! 300 said: this episode was amazing! so you want to see him training for months and months? they did the same thing in the previous episodes, they skipped his 4 months training and only showed glimpse of it with flashbacks. IMO I like the way they handle it. Thanks for the explanations! Maybe it was tad fast for me because of the huge jump, or maybe I just like how I'm actually enjoying the tennis lessons lmao I expected to actually slow it down by 1 episode more but since they're going in this kind of pace, then I have no choice but just to enjoy the show! |
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kimustache said: Thanks for the explanations! Maybe it was tad fast for me because of the huge jump, or maybe I just like how I'm actually enjoying the tennis lessons lmao I expected to actually slow it down by 1 episode more but since they're going in this kind of pace, then I have no choice but just to enjoy the show! Well they've already shown how Eichiro trained with the coach, as the coach said it's basically just repeating that training and adding some physical training. I don't think there would be any point showing him doing that over and over again. The most they can give is a training montage like those Hollywood movies but it's still okay even without it. It is said that experience is the best teacher though, so it also makes sense to have Eichiro be in more matches and learn more advanced techniques as he plays more and more matches. |
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| It's weird watching this after having started the manga last week. I was like, "What? What's wrong with his control? Why is coach training him on--??" before the dark and irritable duh let itself be heard. Can't say this enough: the OP gets more and more charming each week as one hears it. Definitely a grows-on-you sort, and I'm definitely grown-on. Shuhan said: Always more Natsu.Episode needed more Natsu |
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| Eiichirou slowly getting better i guess his improvement massive tho must be talented |
| Hope Ei-Chan won't get wrecked in the tournament. I feel like he'll make it to at least the finals or possibly win it. Well, we shall see |
| Good episode, really liked it. Even though the "Use Maruo to motivate Takuma" is cliched, it works. Can't wait to see Takuma go pro already, and Ei-chan slowly crawling to the top. Episode need less Natsu unless she is necessary, not just for the "oh so kawaii, need more gurls." |
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| It was a pleasant surprising to hear a tune from Mario Tennis when the coach started to play with the nine square practice The match up of Eiichiro versus Takuma was interesting I liked the notebook schedule scene afterwards, where Takuma's dreams was crushed by a stronger opponent, Eiichiro has a different approach to it and just wants to be better and not having to beat Takuma as his obsession |
| Dat development. |
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| Takuma is getting more chill with Ei-chan. However am I the only one worried how they haven't got blisters yet? Or how they don't sound like an angry horses whenever they hit the ball? |
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| Good episode, feels like the tension is stepping down. |
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| From a tennis standpoint, this series doesn't make much sense. It's like they mashed up random technical terms and trainings, but i guess that's the case for most sports anime. Still pleasant to watch though. One thing I disagree with is the complete lack of focus on footwork. For a tennis player, as for any racquet sport, mobility amounts to more than half the work. Here they just make it look obvious and basic. |
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