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| you can feel the feels. too bad i dont know how shogi works so i couldnt really tell what was happening. |
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| tearful episode. going well so far not a huge fan of Harunobu, i hope he doesn't show up too much |
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| So he plays to forget about his dead parents? Ok. |
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| This show is like a poem. And props to Shaft's off-kilter style once again, really capturing something special with this source material. (They always manage to make an impression, for better or worse.) |
| Beautiful show. Can't believe it took me this long to start it. |
| this show did seem nice but the mc looks way too depressed so i can even continue further |
| Sonic X is basically an isekai |
| Man the feels in this one, and we're only three episodes in! |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
Bakazuki said: Ugh. Okay, let me just preemptively point out a major translation error in one of the subs I'm watching (dunno which). It's not "[Rei's] first game after becoming a professional player." It's "his first game [with Nikaidou] after becoming a professional player." Big difference. Otherwise what were the matches seen beforehand? Thank you! I noticed that too |
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| Damn that ending! Quite sad, but well that's the general atmosphere I'm feeling from this anime! Still quite lovely progress though, let's see what's next. |
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| I didn't know this anime is so deep I'm crying like a child. |
| The ending was so sad . I was crying T_T |
| @BlinkOtaku Haha yesss xD |
| First part ended strong, and the second blown me away, there are definitly memories I can relate to, and it just felt so beautiful, natural and soft, I teared up quite a bit. Great episode! |
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| Great episode, episodes ed makes you cry.. |
| It does go from funny to very sad within a minute. I feel like it is going to get sadder and sadder. But the cats make me laugh. |
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| Love Nikaidou. Best character in the show so far |
| At first, I was jealous of the fat kid for having an elderly too-good-for-this-world personal servant, but then I remembered the three amazing sisters Rei has. |
| "No, son, you may not have your body pillow at the dinner table!" |
| Man this show is so boring, it is unbearable to watch and drama is my favorite genre, but this is handled very poorly. Dropped. |
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| Why does Momo keep crying? Does she miss her mom? |
| Numbuh 3, you've got to get off the couch, you cannot sit in that tree house, girl you like Rainbow Monkeys so grab your little shit and then swing! Hand tracks be tracking me to different doorways. In a maze, and I don't know what to do. Guaranteed though, Ima find the emeralds. |
| I'm enjoying the show but I don't feel like I'm learning anything about the game and I really find Harunobu a bit too awkward of a character. |
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Haruhi_Kamino said: Don't worry, you don't have to! Despite being my favorite anime of all time, I understand nothing about shogi as well.I'm enjoying the show but I don't feel like I'm learning anything about the game and I really find Harunobu a bit too awkward of a character. |
| i feel like this anime will keep getting sadder and sadder somehow |
| I should learn about fucking shogi. |
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| I was not ready for the second part it really got into me. :-''; |
| Wow, first we learn that Nikaidou isn't healthy at all and then we see that cry scene, damn, so many feelings. |
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| Such a melancholy feeling coming from this show. I like how all these characters, each with their own respective tragedies to contend with, come together as a sort of surrogate family for each other. |
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| Another stellar episode. The first part was interesting, of course, but the second half was where this episode truly shined. Words cannot do it justice. The violin player did a phenomenal job setting the somber tone of the scene, and Kana Hanazawa did such an amazing job as Hina I truly cannot describe it in such a short comment. Phenomenal. |
| For a rich and sickly kid, Nikaidou sure has a pretty active personality and is a pretty good rival |
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| This episode made me awfully sad. |
  ★━━─ 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵? 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺? |
| Harunobu is too cool lol So Rei is truly empty inside. I thought his locked emotions would come out but not just yet ;) |
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| This was sad yet beautiful at the same time...Rei is just too empty |
| Second half hits exponentially harder when you've dealt with lose, beautifully crafted. |
Celest__Feb 26, 2021 2:43 PM
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| Hm.. You could sit years in front of crying boy face?.. I'm not too sure, why.. I don't think Rei is sadist.. Maybe it is because his rival was very expressive.. As Rei says - how in manga.. But I'm still not sure, if that's what Rei meant.. Ok.. It's like 11:30.. Wonder, when they'll finish.. Though, I really should just search on net, how long are shougi games.. Will do that now.. Ah, wiki says 30 minutes to 2 hours.. Well, understandable.. Hm.. And now we see 15:10.. So long match it is.. Going into this anime, I certainly didn't expect this to be sports anime, lol.. I mean, I heard it's psychological anime or something.. Well.. Either way will see.. Though, I'm really in this anime not for shougi, I don't even know rules for that, even on the beginner level.. Such ceremonies bring only pain and suffering, you think, Rei.. Well.. Who knows.. .. Maybe thinking a bit more.. They probably give different feelings to different people.. And really if this doesn't work for you in particular.. Don't force yourself to do this.. What I think.. Hm, Hinata went to the other place, so that she'd be able to cry about her mother.. That's a bit worrying.. But also, I guess, Hinata shows strength in this.. Not bothering other family members.. Or maybe distrust that her feelings wouldn't be taken in bad way.. So who knows.. It can be viewed in different angles.. So in the end.. I don't know, really, if this is a good or bad thing.. Depends on angle you view it upon.. Throwing dead parents out of your head.. Well, who knows, if it is right or wrong thing to do, as you ask, Rei.. I personally think there is no right or wrong way to deal with this.. Question is more, what you'd personally want to do.. But that's how it feels to me.. Nice continuation of the dead parents topic we touched in previous episode.. It's nice to see all kinds of feelings and thoughts, that different people experience it in different ways.. |
| rei and nikaidou's match was great, i know absolutely nothing about shogi but it was still intense and i enjoyed it a lot. the scene where hina cried was great, really did felt real. rei stepping in when guys tried to take advantage of her was cool too |
| What a beautiful episode. The difference between how Rei and Hina and how they convey (or not convey) their pain isn't so far apart. For Rei, he's been through so much and have closed himself off from those emotions, probably because having those emotions will get in the way of reaching higher places in shogi and also part because it's just so overwhelming. Him being able to experience Hina's tears and openness and the way the animation expressed this was so so beautiful. Also on a side note, I'm curious what Harunobu has that's impacting his health. At first he seemed like an offputting character but the way he was so stubborn and determined, yet flawed, makes him a likable character for me. |
| desu desu binches |
| So how DOES one deal with loss? Push the memories out? Maintain a facade? I wonder if we will get the answers. |
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| really good character moments, looking forward to see how they'll flesh out nikaidou |
| good opinions on anything, block = I own you |
| wow, what an episode. firstly, nukkaido part. this part just sucked me so much to the story. don't remember i even saw that kind of character building in some other anime. it was absolutely masterpiecely done. and in the end it came out that rei was mistaken all along. just showing how much he's "locked" inside himself. my only regret is, that i do not know anything about shogi. but somehow that match was still done pretty well. the second part was great, and heartbreaking. i seriously cried when hina were crying. it was done so well and emotionally. didn't thought it were coming. and all this "drama" isn't even fiction but pure "real" drama. and the themes and characters were right in place. above all, i'm feeling this series is less about rei, but more about how the world around rei is shaping him. |
| This episode bandied an entirety parcel of complex emotions—it nearly makes one feel awkward, like something is wriggling through your watch and going someplace in your mental space where you do not as a rule go. It reminds you that our reality could be a lean, effortlessly torn cloak drawn over a sea of feelings. |
| Really nice episode, the stuff that revolves around family is always nice to see and the dramatic moment was nicely done too |
| The pain may lessen, but it never goes away |
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| + More background for characters + Hina scene was beautiful - Goes deeper into Shogi and it makes hard to follow if you don't know the game Super enjoyable 8/10 |
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