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| Cliffhanger ending, and we couldn't even see the rematch. Would have been nice to see an improved Phi Trick or even Kakeru make it to blue uniform team again, Best part of the episode was Nana's confession or implied confession to Kakeru. Not only will she wait for him as a lover but also wait for him to make the blue team again and this time play together. |
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| Ugh................ This anime would've been better if it had either: 1) never included Suguru's weird ghost thing (hampering Kakeru's development IMO) or 2) killed Kakeru off and just had Suguru be the MC (would've been better) or 3) didn't kill off anyone and just had the two brothers help achieve each other's dreams 7/10 |
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| Breakthrough at the center of the spiraling storm !! "Divide the enemy by making them rotate with a side change then shift from slow-to-fast and penetrate the unmanned center with a sudden long feed .. the two conductors of the diagonal line are separated from the offense and defensive fronts ." that will head to an unexpected division . As the wind subsides , the knights pierces through within and ties the game !! Turn it all around enoshima !! Forward !! Ohh .. It's a Goal !! .. Enoshima leads the game ~ !! Defense all the way !! .. It was .. Deflected .. Yehh Enoshima wins the game ~ !! Sagamigaura was awesome on their part .. they did great too !! Yoin is just as strong as they play always .. they crush the team with a 4-0 score !! Hmm .. That's a high dream araki .. conquering the tournament will be a difficult job :) That Amazing teamwork .. Nadeshiko Japan is truly a one great team-up of skilled players !! Watching live at the stage of the world championships !! "I'll be waiting for you" .. It sounded like a lovely one for me ~ .. kakeru will definitely shine !! The Kick-off to their dreams of the blue skies ~ !! WIN IT ALL THE WAY ~ !! :D Perfect Episode !!! the Ending was just .. so flawless ~ Area no Kishi . is a series that is full of awesomeness and excitement.. also was a spectacular , remarkable and wondrous that ever gave the great vibes of a true splendid show of soccer . I'm in a lost for words .. It was really a stunning one in my eyes . As in all aspects , It really satisfied me with it's awe-inspiring plays , those clever tactics in-game .. the miracle shots that obtain many victories , the frustrating moments of losing and the aspiring will of each players that so captivating that even made me emotional sometimes . The Funny gags and giggles .. like peeping and crossdressing .. I didn't expect that I laugh so hard with the humor because I presume that It's just the typical comedy of an anime that becomes boring when it goes on and on .. but this .. I enjoyed it so many times ~ . It's plot , making the MC stronger through the numerous games he counters , developing hat tricks the brings confusion to enemies and goals to his teammates because of his ambition to be on the top with his prodigious and beloved brother who gave his life to continue the longing dreams of his little brother as well his dreams . It was a stereotype storyline like any sports anime is ..but as the story goes on , It will improve and the uniqueness will show up . At the Romance part , I meant the love triangle between nana-kakeru-mai was quite lovely to watch and enchanting to make pairings with them . (I support KakeruxNana btw) even though , It lacks mostly in this part as it focus to the development of each characters , I loved all the scenes of it and treasure them with sweet and delight in my memories . As with the Characters , The art is fine .. but sometimes It was so ravishing and exquisite . The development .. well , It has a slow pace one with the main character steady advance of it's "requirements" to his yearning goal in life . The Personality is each individual is distinct of course .. but the great thing they have in common is the determination to win that fascinated me whenever they work their hardest to win :) For me personal life , It inspires me to play soccer , the sports of kicks because of the most normal words to say : "It look awesome , I wanna try" .. I keep training for this new sports of mine and hopefully it will gain some goals in the future too . Ending note .. I sincerely wish for a sequel to cover up the questions in line to make truthful answers to it .. but it's not the most important reason of why should I hope for another season .. It's because I want to experience again the gladness and glee of watching a soccer anime that I undoubtedly loved and enjoyed at all times . It's scores at my heart ~ :D |
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| Even if the anime would've ended in a better way, I don't think my overall opinion of Area no Kishi would have changed. Football/Soccer is one of the sports I actually like (basketball being my favorite) so the fact that I enjoyed Haikyuu!! and Daimond no Ace a lot more over this one when I'm not even a fan of either sport (especially not baseball) made it clear to me that this anime wasn't that impressive.... for me, anyway. When I first started watching this anime I thought I would've liked it despite the not-so-impressive animation. I watched Prince of Tennis a few months ago for the first time and even with its lesser in quality animation, I enjoyed it to the end. I dunno what it is about Area no Kishi that made me not like it so much. >_< Probably the way it was executed? Who knows... @_@ Ah well~ I still finished it at least. :) |
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| WHY!? Why has this anime ended without the chance of a second season. I can understand the sales reason of course but otherwise it was very entertaining. The animation was great in my eyes and I'm sure many people never even noticed or thought that it looked bad. As a true fan of soccer and of anime I think this anime knocked it out of the park (or scored a massive goal)! There were vibrant colors and the story was amazing. This is an anime that concentrated on the vital points of soccer (training, game action, strategy, execution, and entertainment). As someone who plays soccer a lot, I believe this anime represents what the sport is all about. Also I don't believe that anything was rushed (if anyone things that it was get off my pitch! lol). |
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| @raenydays: lol don't expect much out of soccer anime. they're always less than "great". like literally every baseball anime is godly and same with basketball, cycling or volleyball. >.> i agree with the above post though. you've listed the main reasons why i do like this anime a lot. |
| Well.. after a good 2 years of this being on my list, I've finally gone back and finished it. Kind of disappointed it had to end there, if they were to make the sequel, I'd hope it be better animated and still fit the same style that it offers. Great series, but poor ending, should of kept going until the end! |
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| The end was really rushed. At least Kakeru didn't need to use Suguru to defeat the Neo Total Football. 5/10. |
| Honestly this anime was a big "meh" for me, the soccer scenes got to be repetitive after awhile and no one was really developed enough as a character, not even our two leads. Constant dull soccer commentary was not needed and annoyingly, Seven's games were more interesting to me than our MC and of course hers were shorter. Plus there were a couple of "drama" setups that went absolutely nowhere. That reporter following Seven and Kakeru? Went nowhere. The guy who seemed to be stalking Mina and had her so freaked? No explanation given, might as well not have ever happened. Then the biggest sin beyond plot lines being abandoned and lack of character development is that this story is unfinished. Can't give a high rating for that alone. In the end I'm battling with myself as to whether to give Area no Kishi a 5 or be kind and leave it with a 6. Really now, the anime didn't even use the relationship between Kakeru and Seven much at all, I don't' even think there was even a half-hearted attempt to try and build on it, not even decent ribbing on him from his family or teammates. Disappointing. |
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| Wish there was a season 2! |
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| Well that was a sour note to end it on. The best part of this series was the first match against Yoin, so teasing a rematch that will never be is just that much more disappointing. The whole "Kick off with Suguru" could have had a more sentimental effect if it was the start of nationals against an unnamed team. I was reaching the point where I was ready to get this over with, but now I wish it had been another 2-3 episodes just for this rematch. Well all in all, Area no Kishi was a fair weather sports series. It was a mixed bag, delivering an emotionally gripping premise with the Kakeru brothers yet constantly churning out mediocre fanservice episodes that resulted in too much "loss time." I did like how this series broadened the horizons of the sport, particularly with the dynamic duo of Nana & Mai. That whole "Kakeru x Nana" scandal never developed into anything, but probably for the better since it always felt like an unnecessary element of the plot. 6/10. Also terrible timing since Japan just got knocked out of the World Cup today. |
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