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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- There are only two times in which I was literally cheering for the team in a sports anime. The first was in Eyeshield 21 when Sena, Monta and Komusubi did a three stage jump to get over the Poseidon teams defense line for a touchdown. The second was in today's episode of Giant Killing when Tsubaki made a freaking awesome goal on Nagoya. (Anyone else think Tatsumi is like if you put Gintoki's personality in Light Yagami and made him a football coach? :D) |
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| Ah, that really brings out the adrenaline rush. Nice goal! Tsubaki!! mhm, I wanna see Itagaki do something next episode. |
| GOAL!!!!!! Tsubaki! Tsubaki! Tsubaki! As glorious the counter and Tsubaki's goal were, Tatsumi owned this episode. His tireless dedication to studying tape combined with his ability to see things that others can't paid off here. Pretty amazing that the total focus on defense was really done in order to create that one opening for his team to score. From turning the opposing team's strength into a weakness and taking advantage of player tendencies, this episode showed him at his tactical best. As exciting as this match has been to watch, I hope it ends in the next episode. |
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| it was awesome until after the goal, then they slowed down the pace and it felt like they were trying to run out the clock rather than continue the episode. still, awesome counter :) I wonder how many new fans Tsubaki will have after this match? ; ) |
Usami-Haru said: I wish that Tatsumi actually existed lol. Seconded. Anyhow. I expected the match to finish in this episode, but for some reason they decided to drag it, too bad. The way it's going, the rest of manga material might actually be squeezed into the remaining fourteen episodes - which would be a shame. Tsubaki is becoming bearable, isn't he. |
Analytical_gal said: After he scored the goal, while he was running, I expected him to bang into someone because his eyes were closed the whole time XD That passed through my mind too. I am not sure i want them to be realistic and get rid of the talking, or stay the way they are spacing out and chatting in the middle of the game. I love how they implement the language barrier. "What was Itagaki saying?" This game is really long though that is for sure >.> but they have done a good job of keeping it interesting. |
| SUGOI TSUBAKI! :D Great goal, and the first song that came to my mind was "The Little Busters" by The Pillows. Tatsumi is just plain badass and cool that he used to use instincts now he watches the tape. Just plain awesome. ---- Randy |
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| That was damn a good episode. Just didn't like the looong 3 min. flash back at the start. Also they could have finished this match in this episode, well nevermind, looks like the will gonna win in the next episode. Woo woot! |
| Good episode, but too much dialogue on the field for my tastes. I mean, I think only 10 minutes of game-time passed in this episode, and this is halfway through the series. How is ETU going to go from a 1-5 bottom feeder (assuming they beat Nagoya, which I'm pretty sure they will) to the top of the league in 13 episodes if it takes four episodes to show one game? Also, I was cracking up at how much Portuguese sounds like drunken Spanish. |
| I loved this episode!! |
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| i just love how he comes out of no where to score that goal. so exciting watching this anime this is why i love sport anime xD |
| He came just from nowhere? yeah sure you say... In fact he was running along side Gino all the time during the counter attack! So no wonder why managed to reach the goal just in time to crush Nagoya's hopes of scoring and making them more desperate for goals... In one way or the other I thought Carlos noticing Tsubaki's and unexpectedly Ouji's pressure was going to be the final downfall for ETU... Happily it wasn't ETU's downfall but Nagoya's!! Heck you dunno how happy I was when Tatsumi actially predicted that and saw all those flaws throughout Nagoya's tctical disposition and the players abilities! Shoot it was just sooo amazing... Tatsumi is awesome... If only someone like that actually existed... He's like Mourinho... yet he has to confirm us his awesomeness in Real Madrid... SO so Tatsumi's coaching abilities really took effect and finally managed to warm up and take the advantage of the game... Man I was really excited when Tsubaki scored... I loved that scene... thou it was a shame that Akasaki missed... but hey he did everything perfectly well.. he made the perfect moves to actually try to score the goal... just a little faster and it would have been your goal... But hey that made Tsubaki the hero... I also wonder how many fans will Tsubaki gain after this goal... BTW finally someone else realized that the Number Tsubaki sports means something! Finally someone realized that there has to be a reason why Tsubaki carries that number! Finally they got into it! and Tatsumi really trusts that guy.. which is bad and good at the same time... But finally someone else realized! yeha! Well well the match it's not ended yet... Hold up ETU!!! You can do it! Doesn't matter Itagaki will go all crazy and go to either way he pleases... and not follow the Coach's directions... Oh whatever... I'm confident Kuroda will stop him... I just hope they stop everything what Carlos do... Oh and the talk between Carlos and Zelberto was interesting... Makes me wonder what else can they do... And Pepe... damn his moment was barely stole by Kiyokawa.... dang... Signs, Green @Usami-Haru: Heck I do understand you!!! The second round has been much better yet it's not what we waited for! Oh well whatever... La Samba came to make this quite fun... Hmmm finally ETU's tactical disposition is clearer to me... Let's see.. Midorikawa (Dori) No.1 as GK, Sugie No. 3 and Kuroda No. 2 the Centerbacks, Ishihawa No. 22 Rightback, Kiyokawa No. 14 Leftback, both side backs having little or none run on their sides... Along with Murakoshi No.6 Defensive Midfielder make up the defense of ETU. then comes Tsubaki No.7 as the mixed Midfielder, Akasaki No.15 the Right Winger, Yoshida (Gino) No.10 as the Playmaker, and Sera No.20 as the Center Forward... I still dun have an idea who goes left on the midfield of ETU... but damn they do have nice chem between them... I love this team! They make up more or less a 4-5-1 Formation, switching back and forth between 4-4-2, 4-1-3-1-1 and 4-1-2-1-2 |
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| They made a goal and better not become cocky ... thats whatll make them lose. I hope ETU beats the other crappy coach anyway for gods sake. if they lose this one i might stop watching the anime, anyway, cheering tsubaki to the extreme. |
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| YES! i knew it Tsubaki was going to score =D now now, im guessing they will scrore in the next episode, equalise, but then ETU will score the winner. or it will be 2 -0 :3 |
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| Episode 12 Screencaps and Impressions: http://randomc.net/2010/06/20/giant-killing-12/ |
| So far better than my national team. (Yes i'm french ... Go joke on me. XD) |
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| I love how this is the underdog / surprise story. Just like my country New Zealand in the world cup atm :p WE TIED WITH ITALY! WHAT THE HECK! Very good episode though, it was exactly what I had been waiting many episodes for. Got quite into it. |
| nice a goal from the underdog tsubaki the wait for the next episode is killing me |
| FUCK YEAH TSUBAKI!!! THIS HAS MADE MY FUCKING DAY!!! |
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| They really just wasted the second half on reactions, flash-backs, and slow motion. Shame, because the first half was brilliant. Seeing Gino fired up was awesome. I'm tired of Tsubaki and Koshi. Bumped down from an 8 to a 6. |
helur said: I love how they implement the language barrier. "What was Itagaki saying?" It was perfect! You know, the manga has them actually speaking in Japanese... |
| GOOOOAAAALLLL !!! Great counterattack begin from Kiyokawa to Gino, continued with a nice trough pass to Akasaki. He shoots, Sera failed to get the rebound and Tsubaki makes a great coming and score to the open goal. A really thrilling moment there, I already expected that they going to exploit Carlos's hole. Anyways, does anyone realize that Takumi's tactic is like almost all the tactics that small teams use against big teams in the World Cup ? (Lure the opponent in with much possesion and do a defesive play with fast counterattack). There's 15 minutes left and could ETU hang on ? VS Nagoya gonna be the longest match in this anime, 4 episodes. ShiroiRyu said: So far better than my national team. (Yes i'm french ... Go joke on me. XD) Well, I pity french national team, after barely qualified to the world cup, a draw against uruguay, a defeat against mexico, anelka getting sent home, Evra and the players boycotted the training session, FFF president steps down, it's really a big problem while they must face the host country in the next match |
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| It was a good episode, but just too much recap at the beginning of the episode. |
| They were really laying it on thick about that goal, to the point that I couldn't take it seriously most of the time. And wtf, that scene from the half-time talk about Pepe and Carlos totally doesn't feel like it actually happened after Tastumi was all like 'yeah, just do the same crap you've been doing!' last episode. Now that I'm done complaining, TSUBAKI <3 The dork pulled through. Tatsumi totally doesn't feel like the protagonist. At least during games, it's commendable how the screentime gets spread around the characters. The counterattack was laid out well, hopefully that wasn't just the apex of what this series has to offer for plays. This game needs to end soon so we can have some slice-of-life again. |
| Nice counter. Interesting how they sat back all this time just to wait for that one moment when Carlos moved up for the attack. This match should not be 4 eps long. And I am going to punch something if I have to hear more about this reporter and her thoughts about her career. The most useless part written in series. yamato21 said: Well, I pity french national team, after barely qualified to the world cup, a draw against uruguay, a defeat against mexico, anelka getting sent home, Evra and the players boycotted the training session, FFF president steps down, it's really a big problem while they must face the host country in the next match The French team have some deep issues that they need to work out. Should have named their new coach a while ago since they knew how was getting the job next. Sure all these problems wouldn't have happened. |
ShiroiRyu said: So far better than my national team. (Yes i'm french ... Go joke on me. XD) Nothing can be weaker and less respectful than the players of our national team. Hope that the leaders of this masquerade (Evra, Gallas, Abidal, Ribery - and Malouda, even if he's the only outstanding French player in this WC -) will be benched tomorrow. They deserve it. That said, I must say that today's episode was interesting although kinda slow. The developments were expected but relatively well executed. On a purely graphical side though, the 3D is bothering me more and more as it's badly integrated with the drawings and can be very distracting at times. Well, the animation's not really great overall. |
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velcom said: I love how this is the underdog / surprise story. Just like my country New Zealand in the world cup atm :p WE TIED WITH ITALY! WHAT THE HECK! Very good episode though, it was exactly what I had been waiting many episodes for. Got quite into it. Robbed by De Rossi's dive, pity. |
| Looks like ETU might win this time. |
sukari said: velcom said: I love how this is the underdog / surprise story. Just like my country New Zealand in the world cup atm :p WE TIED WITH ITALY! WHAT THE HECK! Very good episode though, it was exactly what I had been waiting many episodes for. Got quite into it. Robbed by De Rossi's dive, pity. I know eh :/ |
| That was a pretty nice goal from Tsubaki, I loved it. Maybe next ep too.... It's indeed slowed down after the goal, still I like where this goes. One episode and we will be at halfway and probably the match will be over~ |
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noteDhero said: They really just wasted the second half on reactions, flash-backs, and slow motion. Shame, because the first half was brilliant. Seeing Gino fired up was awesome. I'm tired of Tsubaki and Koshi. Bumped down from an 8 to a 6. Whoa! A 6? I mean, if an episode disappointed me, I would just bring it down one vote, but two? Doesn't that seem a little harsh? |
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| It was a long time coming. The past few episodes have been very slow and underwhelming. I thought I had had it at a 7 already, but I didn't. |
yamato21 said: Anyways, does anyone realize that Takumi's tactic is like almost all the tactics that small teams use against big teams in the World Cup ? (Lure the opponent in with much possession and do a defensive play with fast counterattack). Which speaks for the manga author, an anime which features actual tactics applied in football. Even if there was little ingenious about this counter. |
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| ^ I think he/she meant it ends in another 14 episodes, since this is episode 12 already. anyhoo, im extremely glad tsubaki finally scored a goal. now i just want them to move on from this match. x |
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| That was a great goal by tsubaki, I love Gino, so I am glad he was interested in the game for a bit. |
| Macchan your face looks creepy XD Let see if Tatsumi predicted about Itagaki's change of movements too |
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| First i can't believe this one match is still going. Even if you know how the opposing team will play you can't control the ball. Waiting for only one attack? Of course that never happens. Because if the opposing team pushes forwards to put a goal they know they leave more space at the back but do it anyway because they want to win. Even if ETU didn't score the others will still continue to attack in the same way leaving them room for a counter attack. At least that's how real football is. Seriously this was nothing but the strategy we see every day on the field with the one golden chance exaggeration of one team defending hard against a stronger team and counter attacking when the stronger team pushes harder for a goal as the time passes because they need the win. Jacut said: ShiroiRyu said: So far better than my national team. (Yes i'm french ... Go joke on me. XD) Nothing can be weaker and less respectful than the players of our national team. Hope that the leaders of this masquerade (Evra, Gallas, Abidal, Ribery - and Malouda, even if he's the only outstanding French player in this WC -) will be benched tomorrow. They deserve it. You are blaming the wrong people. Here is your man.  Just look at his face. You just know his head is full of hot air. Give the man an FM game. Maybe he will learn a few things about being a manager. |
MonadJun 23, 2010 11:00 AM
Translucent said: I came. From watching this episode or from seeing Domenech's photo? |
| Great going Tsubaki! It could have been a more elegant goal though. I find it humorous that Itagaki gets pissed off at Carlos, but he doesn't even know Japanese and has to ask about what he was even talking about. |
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| Ho, Tsubaki is the MVP of this match! |
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