Tsurune: Kazemai Koukou Kyuudou-bu

"Tsurune"—It's the sound made by the bowstring when an arrow is released, and the sound that inspired Minato Narumiya to learn kyudo, a modern Japanese martial art focusing on archery. However, an incident during his last middle school tournament caused him to quit the sport.

But soon, many factors conspire to make Minato take up the bow once again: the start of a new kyudo club in his high school, a chance encounter with a mysterious archer, and the support of his childhood friends, Seiya Takehaya and Ryouhei Yamanouchi. Together with his childhood friends and his new teammates, Kaito Onogi and Nanao Kisaragi, Minato rekindles his love for kyudo and works with his team toward their aim of winning the prefectural tournament.

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Adaptation:	Tsurune: Kazemai Koukou Kyuudoubu
Sequel:	Tsurune: Kazemai Koukou Kyuudou-bu - Yabai
Summary:	Tsurune Movie: Hajimari no Issha

Kobayashi, Yuusuke
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Takemoto, Yasuhiro

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Nakamura, Shinichi

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Suzuki, Megumi

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Usukura, Ryuutarou

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"Naru" by Luck Life

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"Orange Iro (オレンジ色)" by ChouCho

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Apr 21, 2024

Valentine07

Recommended

(Spanish review below)

Although Tsurune is a fairly simple anime and doesn't invent anything, I consider that it accomplishes what it sets out to do and isn't presumptuous. Personally, the first time I saw it I like it but nothing more, it was okey. But, over time, I couldn't stop thinking about the warm feeling it left me with. After watching it again several years later, I can assure you that Tsurune is a comfort anime for me.

It has the dramatic touch of KyoAni that I like so much, characters that I generally find interesting (although none of them are very original) and a beautiful animation. ... If something stands out, it is the animation.

Also, from the beginning I like that we not only have a male group of characters practicing the sport, but also three girls in the same club, something that doesn't happen so often in other sports animes. If it happens, they usually don't have more than three dialogues, and in Tsurune all the girls have a marked personality and are part of what happens. Clearly, since they aren't part of the team that will compete, they aren't at the center of the dilemma, but they are still quite present.

On the other hand, I like that we don't just have a coach who fulfills the role of coach and that's it. Masaki has an almost leading role in the series and many things to contribute to it.

Aside from Masaki, Seiya, and Minato, almost no other characters get much development. Yes a couple of clues, but nothing more. Having seen the second season, I recommend that you watch it if you want to see more development of the rest of the team and also the rivals. The only "bad" thing I have to say about the series is that I find Minato extremely boring as the protagonist and even a little unbearable.

Without a doubt, I highly recommend watching Tsurune, but with the idea of watching a slice of life with touches of spokon, rather than a spokon itself.

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Si bien Tsurune es un anime bastante simple y no inventa nada, considero que cumple lo que se propone y que no es presuntuoso. En lo personal, la primera vez que lo vi me gustó y nada más. Pero, con el tiempo, no podía dejar de pensar en la sensación de calidez que me dejó. Tras verlo una vez más arios años después, puedo asegurar que Tsurune es para mí un anime de comfort.

Tiene el toque dramático de KyoAni que tanto me gusta, personajes que en general me parecen interesantes (aunque ninguno sea muy original) y una animación preciosa. Si algo destaco es la animación.

Además, desde el principio me gusta que no sólo tengamos a un grupo masculino de personajes practicando el deporte, sino también a tres chicas en el mismo club, algo que no pasa tan seguido en otros animes de deporte. Si pasa, no suelen tener más de tres diálogos, y en Tsurune todas las chicas tienen una personalidad marcada y son parte de lo que pasa. Claramente, como no son parte del equipo que competirá, no están en el centro del dilema, pero aún así están bastante presentes.

Por otro lado, me gusta que no sólo tengamos a un entrenador que cumple el rol de entrenador y ya está. Masaki tienen un rol casi protagónico en la serie y muchas cosas que aportar a la misma.

Además de Masaki, Seiya y Minato, casi ningún otro personaje tiene un gran desarrollo. Si un par de pistas, pero nada más. Habiendo visto al segunda temporada, les recomiendo que la vean si quieren ver más desarrollo del resto del equipo y también de los rivales. Lo único "malo" que tengo para decir de la serie es que Minato se me hace aburridísimo como protagonista y hasta un poco insoportable.

Sin duda, recomiendo mucho mirar a Tsurune, pero con la idea de mirar un slice of life con toques de spokon, que un spokon en sí mismo.

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Aug 23, 2022

anonymous_fan

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Tsurune: Kazemai Koukou Kyuudoubu is a good show. Honestly, there is a certain standard one expects from KyoAni and surely this show didn't disappoint in that department.

Simply speaking, the basics of the story are similar to Free!. We are introduced to the main character named Minato (aka Haru), who abandoned his beloved archery, after developing target panic. After a faithful meeting with the coach Masaki, he nevertheless joins his school's archery team, where he is joined by his best friend Seiya (aka Tachibana), an archery rookie Ryouhei (aka Rei), cheerful Nanao (aka Nagisa) and tsundere Onogi. We are also very early on introduced to his ...

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Jun 9, 2022

sakuraspace

Not Recommended

Basic and short review here.
The art of this anime is fkn mesmerizing, there are scenes with extremely beautiful settings and the animation is so on point.
The first episodes were fire and everything looked super good but it gets so freaking boring. The plot made no sense, I felt like I was watching a documentary of gay boys practicing the bow and arrow because the boys have like girly personalities, the girls have no emotions, the dog had more emotions than any girl in this anime, also too much repetitive and dull arguments about boy x boy drama, plus the SLOW pace of sequence ...

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