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Aug 24, 2014 2:26 PM

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i feel for sakurazawa's team already ;; rooting for them

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K...Kamio plays baseball?!

I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO THOUGHT THAT LMAO
Aug 24, 2014 5:03 PM

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Haha... Mei looks very competitive. Don't want to lose, huh.
Aug 24, 2014 5:11 PM

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Mei striking out was hilarious, especially that dropped 3rd strike. Loving the fact that there is a knuckleballer in this anime.
Aug 25, 2014 2:03 AM

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I thougt the coach of sakurazawa was a woman,damn! Good episode
Aug 25, 2014 8:07 AM

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Great episode! I literally had to research how a knuckleball pitch works because it really seemed interesting.
Aug 25, 2014 9:46 PM
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The knuckleball pitch is really interesting.I like how it bends smoothly and all the batters are surprised xD Really liking the sakurazawa team, especially the coach haha. Feeling sad for them already ;(
Aug 29, 2014 4:36 PM

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I wouldnt mind if inashiro loses here.
Sep 1, 2014 5:12 PM
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I want sakurazawa to win :( but i don't think they will.
Sep 6, 2014 10:26 AM

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Lyrisia said:
BehindBlueSky said:
I still can't believe that Sakurazawa's coach is a male...I mean, when I read the manga I pictured him as a old woman. It's really refreshing seeing Akira's knuckleball working well against Inashiro. Even more when he manages to get a strike out of Narumiya! (serves you right)

"Are they just playing catch?!" LOL, Sawamura! You really know how to make me laugh.


I also thought he was an old woman from behind (not reading the manga) and even from the front maybe... well until I heard his voice lol

It would be nice if Sakurazawa won though I doubt they will :(


It was really surprising, since in the manga his students only refer to him as 'Professor' or with neutral Japanese pronouns. Still...when I heard male voice coming out of him, I was like WTF.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that not sympathizes with Narumiya. I really don't like his atitude, but he's an outstanding pitcher.
"I don’t know what you want out of nationals, but who sets their goals on something anyone can go to? We try because it’s hard. It’s a dream because it takes a lot of work." - Jun Isashiki, Diamond no Ace S2E51.
Oct 14, 2014 8:59 PM

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Lol at when Sawamura said, "Not even the pitcher will know how it'll move? That's irresponsible if you ask me!"
Mar 6, 2015 6:49 PM

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wish they had a different VA for Mei, I already hate the character... but kaji yuki makes me want to flip shit every time he talks /O (that annoying). literal piece of trash. i hope he loses (dies) in the upcoming battle with seido. as much as i want the sakura kids to win, theyre adorable... they wont cause they dont have any good batters :///.
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Sep 4, 2015 12:42 AM

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straggy said:
I thought Narumiya's laugh sounded like Monobear's, but "Pitching of Despair"? lmao

Thought the same thing when he laughed, guess it wasn't just me xD
Jan 7, 2017 6:25 PM

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I'm rooting for the underdog public team!!!
May 21, 2017 3:32 PM

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I like the Sakurazawa team and their coach more than Inashiro, they're more humble.
I'm very upset honestly, I've been spoiled about what's going to happen in this anime and I didn't want to let it upset my experience but it looks like that's what's already happening... *goes into zen mode to keep on going*
Nov 4, 2017 10:13 PM

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For a non-Seido game, this is actually an interesting episode. More entertaining than the previous Seido game...
Jan 16, 2018 2:23 AM
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Akira has a nice throw, but Inashiro has the advantage because has a solid pitcher and great batters!!! The batters are the dark point of the violet team!!!
Aug 14, 2018 6:25 AM

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I really like the backround story of Sakurazawa road to becoming a powerhouse.

That knuckleball is sure a something, but Mei's declaration at the end was also hella badass.

This will be an intense match.

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Aug 23, 2018 7:35 PM

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This team seems extremely likeable. Too bad they don’t have a chance of winning this.
Nov 25, 2019 2:30 AM
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A knuckleball mc pitcher would've been good as well. I really hope Inashiro loses this so I can see Mei's smug face turn upside down.
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Sep 21, 2020 2:33 PM
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They brought out some more underdogs. I want them to win, but the plot is against them. I also wonder, is the only difference between Eijun's balls and these "knuckle balls" is that his spin and they don't? I ask this because, aside from that reason, they seem the same to me.
Oct 28, 2021 11:53 AM

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Always cool to see a knuckleball in anime. Sakurazawa's underdog story of slowly becoming stronger is an interesting one, too bad they aren't the protagonist team and face against an absolute powerhouse who have Kanto's best pitcher Mei.

Jul 4, 2023 1:42 PM

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I'm blown away with Sakurazawa School's rapid improvement in a single year. After suffering so many losses, they made it to the semi-finals.

But now they’re going against one of the best schools in the region. 

The final result is inevitable
Jul 28, 2023 5:45 AM
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At first I was gonna complain about every team needing a backstory, but this knuckleball thing is sick! Haha

Pitcher face-off, how cool

Deffs got my money on Mei tho. His team is too good

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