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Nerzhul said: Man... I cried my heart out in this episode... so sad... me too T__T but at some point I sensed something like that would happen and when Gibbson hit Honda's head I KNEW it he'll die :'( I was crying all the ep :'( and still now I'm crying T__T so depressing ... |
Nerzhul said: Man... I cried my heart out in this episode... so sad... Me too T__T |
| This certainly was an unexpected turn of events. I knew things were too good for Honda and his son to be truth, but still, I never thought something like this would happen. Poor Goro, losing his parents when he's still a child. I wonder what Gibson will do from now on, I'm looking forward for his character development. |
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| I just fucking cried. Wow. When I saw the episode was titled "Farewell", I kinda expected this. But it was still a shock. I hope Gibson is gonna be revolutionizing baseball in JP, and coach Goro. |
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| I saw this coming, he did say he had bad luck. Gibson, the punk, needs to pay dearly. |
| R.I.P Honda, may you be happy with your wife in heaven, and please do always look after Goro's growth up there! |
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| Well, that was pretty depressing. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| man.... i knew once i saw the title... |
| Kaaaaah, I just knew he would get hit and something bad would happen from the opening but this was just soooooo sad.... Ugh, saddest thing I've seen in quite awhile... Poor Goro, first losing his mother at the age of 4 and now his father at the age of 6... |
| holy fuck I probably tear up once in about 100 anime I see and not until towards the end of the series, but this anime..... What doesn't make sense is that this anime is so damn predictable that there should be little to no psychological effect on me. Looks like I'm in for a long haul... how many season does this anime has? 9 now? It's good to be alive.. (no disrespect to Honda-san) RIP |
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| Honestly, I think I'm probably the only one who saw this coming. |
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| Not only did he die, but Goro was up for a few hours thinking he was asleep. Way too cruel for everyone. What the hell how unrealistic can you get?! Helmets don't crack like that even if they do get hit! And even if they do crack they protect the head enough to not let THAT happen.That ticks me off a bit. |
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| I expected this event based from the opening, but I never thought that it will be this sad. I got a bit teary while watching. |
| I thought, "nah, they aren't gonna kill him off, they already killed off goro's mom" - ZETSUBOUSHITAAAAAAA T_____T |
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| I only wanted to watch a basaball anime, to think that it would make me cry of saddest so much (even though I got spoiled and all). :( |
| Wow....so sad. Honda was my favorite character so far too. I wish he didn't die. Poor Goro also. It's been awhile since an anime made me cry like this :( |
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| Been a while since an anime has made me teary eyed. Shigeharu was a great character too. I wish they had at least 1 episode of Shigeharu and Momoko happy together. This series definitely has me more hooked than it already did. |
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| I'm not gonna lie this is probably the saddest anime episode I have ever watched |
| too sad for me, I thought he would be ok :( poor Goro |
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| They should have brought him immediately to the hospital after the game for check up or have him stop playing during the game. I thought that is the standard procedure if there is an accident that affected the head especially if he went unconscious (like in basketball). I was surprised that he was still able to play in the previous episode despite that. **Sigh**, its sad. Somehow, the Ocean's management is partly to be blamed for not forcing him do to check up immediately! Grr.. i'm kinda sad and pissed off now.. |
| Well there go my feels. Yeah this anime has a perfect 10 from me so far. |
cyclone25 said: This was really ****ing depressing. Someone please tell me that depressing episodes like this aren't the norm in this anime, I don't think I can handle it. Or more like I don't want to handle it. I just wanted a fun baseball anime Nah, in terms of "holy shit" level sadness (character death etc), the worse you'll see later is athletes injuries and some losing games here and there. But, it might be painful. But, it will be fun. |
| Almost at the level of Clannad After Story and Grave of the fireflies. I don't want to experience that again... |
| Flawless episode. Truly at a loss for words, it feels like I've just lost a dear friend. |
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| dammmnn, what a sad episode |
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| From the title of that episode, my heart broke. Spent the next twenty minutes crying. One of the most emotional death episodes in any anime I've ever watched. Absolutely brilliant. |
jpem said: Holy shit, didn't see this coming. Argh. Me too. Grrr.. This was a depressing episode. I was looking forward to have his dad teach him more baseball and then he'll succeed and argh.. I'M SO DEPRESSED.. If I was on Goro's shoes, I don't think there's no reason for me to live anymore. I'll go with my parents too. |
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| Just started watching this show today and now I'm in tears and depressed. :'( |
Dobbie078Aug 19, 2014 1:34 PM
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Wow. I think that I must have watched this episode with the lights on a bit too bright because my eyes are watering a little bit... This was the feels train episode of the century right here. Right up there with Cross Game's first episode and the last episode of Touch's first season. Why are baseball anime so f'n amazing? |
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| Okay one thing to comment on before I start blubbering . . . Why did he not get checked up before going to sleep? I mean he could have had a concussion, and then gone to sleep and slipped into a coma. Now then . . . WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Seriously though, it has been awhile since a series made me cry and god darnit this one hit home. Though I am also really happy that Momoko stepped in like that, although that in itself was tragic too, they had just started their relationship and he passes away just like that. |
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| i tried my hardest to keep the tears in… but alas, my efforts were futile. |
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| Fuck, man, I cried like a little bitch. Goddamnit, dude, that poor kid. He lost his mom. And now he lost his dad and life model, just when he had reached its peak. It's like putting happiness to the maximum, only to suddenly crush it... Being Goro is suffering. He's now an orphan of his biological parents, at only 6 years old. The worse I think is that he had the time to know them and love them. Gibson will be haunted by that for the rest of his life. People may have short memory, but the feeling of guilt, sometime, you can never get over it. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| Reminds me of what happened to Phil Hughes. Concussions are serious fucking business people. The medical staff on that baseball team are fucking useless. He should have been taken to the hospital immediately. Letting him play the the rest of the game was absolutely, completely retarded. |
| With the title of this episode being "Farewell" it was pretty obvious Honda was going to dead, this episode was sad none the less. |
| So, so sad. 5/5 though. |
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| That was one of the saddest episode i've ever experienced. And still a disconcerting sense of peace remains. Honda had the worst karma ever, he just wasn't meant to be happy. Let us hope his son will have a better future... Of course Gibson had to speak during one of the most tragic scenes. I couldn't help but laugh at his "Sorry boy" and his shitty accent... |
Yanoflies said: I just fucking cried. Wow. |
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| Wow. Thought he was gonna be okay after he got up and was energetic. Died so suddenly, shit.. Just goes to show the danger of baseball, have to be on your guard at all times. Have a feeling this series is gonna get a 10 from me. |
| holy cow i cried so hard after watching this episode, not to mention i am watching it while eating my dinner.. this is the first time ever an anime made me cry more than 5 minutes, i actually cried for like 15 minutes because of how sad this episode is. i just keep shouting "don't die, don't die" for the rest of the episode after he collapsed that morning, and when gibson's manager answering that phone and said that honda passed away, i just burst out crying. T__T Hoshino even know honda's death through TV news, i couldn't imagine the feeling. life is so unfair for honda-san, how could this happened to him.. |
kvintanzilJan 8, 2016 5:09 AM
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| I wanted a fun baseball anime and instead, I keep getting my heart annihilated. WHY MAJOR WHY? Oh, and fuck Gibson. |
| That was probably one of the most depressing things I've ever watch. I can't even imagine how hard this must be for Goro to have now lost both his parents at the age of 6, especially when Honda and Hoshino were planning on getting married. Why the fuck is it that awesome characters like Honda always get killed off early in the most depressing ways? ;_; |
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| Why did he have to die like that, poor Goro and poor Momoko. I'm glad to see that Goro is doing fine after 3 years. |
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| Was not expecting that, at all. This is so heartbreaking, everything was going so well, and then this, it's really messed up. Poor Goro. Shigeharu didn't deserve that, I wished he could have lived and seen his son grow up and reach his dreams. |
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