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| I always love it when Furuya fails! I'm evil, I know! But damn! Goosebumps after Sawamura comes in like a badass! |
| Oh yayyy!! This is the type of episode I've been craving for since the past seasons!! Sawamura's emotion is being delivered really well. Deep down initially, he probably wasn't really hurt with Furuya getting all the attention from his teammates and coaches. He wasn't sincerely angry as well, just frustrated. After all, Sawamura himself recognizes Furuya's strength and understands that he's important. However after seeing how horrible Furuya performed even after all that attention he has gotten, and that he's still allowed to pitch after countless amount of horrible pitching, it probably snapped into him how bias everyone were being. Honestly I was refusing to believe that it was because of a mere diary entry that led to Kataoka's bias decision. After all, in the past, he always does what was right for the situation, being very pragmatic and realistic, and had almost never falter in that sense (even the coach from Teito said he used to switch pitcher very quickly without even batting an eye). I guess I was wrong =/. Felt really unreal to me haha. Feeling so hyped now! |
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| One of the best episodes of the series and the best episode of Act II yet. Finally, we get to see valuable playtime for Sawamura. He really is the driving force of the series and following his development process in this long span of time was a really satisfying experience. I myself complained a lot about the Furuya's heroics and his exaggerated amount of spotlight time, but I guess when Sawamura eventually overcomes that kind of player and becomes the ace, it will be much more satisfactory. Like Miyuki, I got goosebumps while watching Sawamura dominate... |
| This is the Ace of Diamond I used to love. Best episode in a very long time. But honestly? Kataoka is an asshole. Same for the other coach. Also, wasn't Kataoka supposed to retire or something? What happened with that? |
| Miyuki and Kataoka were useless, their bias were showing and yet they were not being helpful at all to both Furuya & Sawamura... in the end Furuya was still perform badly and Sawa was getting frustated by them. Idk why the sudden turn of attitude, maybe for the plot to be progressed so Sawa being more spirited to take the ace number, it's just... lmao even in that fat coach's eyes (flashback to i-won't-sacrifice-everything-for-Furuya) Kataoka (and Miyuki) are the hypocrites, it's ironic. |
| Reading all these (previous) discussions, there sure are lots of angry Sawamura fans. Like so many people take it as a personal insult if Sawamura doesn't shine or some characters not doing always what he wants. I know it's frustrating considering he's the mc and all, but calm down. But good for Sawamura, and hope Furuya can grow up from this. Edit: I forgot to mention it, but props to Ochiai. If he hadn't said anything, Kataoka probably wouldn't have realized how dire the situation was. |
KultaJul 25, 2019 6:32 AM
| Got so hyped up after Eijun's amazing performance in saving the team! I replayed the outside fastball so many times and everyone's reaction to it. Striked out with only fastballs, and then the first pitch to the next batter was a change-up. They really had a nice pace going. As for the discussion thread, it's a bit sad to see some people say that the Seidou doesn't respect Eijun much, aside from first-years. I love the team as a whole, so it's uncomfortable to see other people seeing the team that way. The second-years definitely respect Eijun (Kanemaru, Haruichi, Toujou), and of course even the third-years like Kuramochi, Kawakamai, Maezono, none of them seem to favor Furuya in any way. Of course it'll seem like Eijun doesn't get respected in comparison to Furuya, that's just how it goes with having the Ace title. Kataoka definitely made a delayed decision with switching Furuya out, but it's nothing on Eijun (or any other possible relief pitcher). He, like Miyuki, wanted to try and get Furuya back into shape. Ultimately, it was also for the good of the team I suppose, since they wouldn't want to let everyone see Seidou's ace performing so unfavorably. But it was a gamble, and again, Kataoka shouldn't have let it escalate to that point to sub in a relief. Kataoka actually treats Eijun quite favorably, if he didn't have an ounce of belief in Eijun, he could've subbed in Kawakami, who is the more reliable relief pitcher when under such a stressful situation. |
| For the first time, I got annoyed with Furuya and Coach now!! What happened???!!! He gave up so many run!! Coach takes too long to decide to switch him! Grrrrr Good job Eijun!! I hope he pitch more now!!! He's ready to become ace!! |
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| Caught up already but I'm rewatching- I really love how Sawamura shines and shocked everyone at the field. About time he gets the acknowledgement that he deserves. They are always bias when it comes to Sawamura and now they're probably changing their minds hence, trusting him 100% Ace Sawamura is the best It's cute that the first years are commenting and praising Sawamura~ killerqueen2000 said: bzzrkd said: The real question is: What did he mean by, "damn it, don't apologize"? What do you guys think? I am thinking he said that because he don't want the coach to appear weak. I'm not sure. Its because Kataoka knows he made the wrong decision by not switching out Furuya earlier and the result of that is Seido currently losing. Basically Kataoka admitting his faults made Eijun frustrated because he was on the receiving end of it but also they’re losing the game because of it this.... T__T |
eulsFeb 9, 2020 8:27 AM
| Damn, Eijun was so intense. He really is the mood maker - I went from passively watching the match with mild interest to feeling my heart thumping as I couldn't look away. All on all, this episode was a total vindication for him and proves that he has all of the qualities of an ace. Edit: As for Kataoka headpatting Eijun, man that was the real jaw dropper. Made him seem like a father figure for a moment. |
ZekkenshinJul 24, 2020 12:29 PM
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| I'm so disappointed in Kataoka for no longer sticking to 'Team before the ace' as he didn't switch Furuya even after giving away 5 runs until Ochiai of all people had to step up. Felt good seeing Eijun performing fantastic but terrible with how his own team heck even Miyuki was so shocked in the sense of them not expecting anything from him. |
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This is the perfect image of a TRUE ACE right here Sawamura's inner monologue at the end is so sad though :'( NAVID said: sannythebest95 said: In general the whole Seidou has little respect for Sawamura. Even Ochiai, although he advised (rightly) to replace Furuya, is prejudiced on Sawamura. Just look at the face he made when Kataoka said that Sawamura saved the team. Besides the fact that later he says he expected to lose more runs On Miyuki I have little to say, I have never liked at the beginning of the manga / anime, but I know that it is the most loved character (in Japan at least) It should be noted instead that the boys of the first year, unlike the others, feel a lot of respect for Sawamura. It's not a casuality Yeah, the whole team really doesn't think much of him. But the first years respect him for his work ethic and spirit. They see him as someone who made it into the first team. This is why I love this 3rd season the most. The presence of the new first years admiring Sawamura is very wholesome to see, pleasant to the eyes. |
  𝑇𝐼𝑃𝑆 𝐼𝑁 𝐺𝐼𝑁𝑇𝐴𝑀𝐴 - NOT your usual shounen anime - Pure comedy? DEAD WRONG - Treat Gintama as SoL/weekly sitcom especially earlier seasons - Ep 1 & 2 are for manga readers - BIG patience for its 'slow' start |
| Oh boi... I got tears in my eyes. Coach... why'd you have to say that? Now I can't even get mad at you for not switching our Furuya earlier anymore! Anyway that was a perfect relief. Every pitch was incredible. I got goosebumps, man! Eijun is really awesome! :D |
 HuaLian <3 |
| This could’ve been easily avoided if Eijun had started the game and Furuya played second part of the game. Which was the plan before, but Coach Kataoka just randomly decided to change his mind at the last minute. What's going on with coach Kataoka, he's allowing his emotions to influence his decision. I like the serious Eijun! Eijun is fire up, he’s ain’t playing around no more. He’s so much mature now. HELL YEAH INSIDE PITCH. THAT WAS PERFECT! Finally people are acknowledging Eijun. They even noticed how they needed to switch pitchers. Even though he has been saving Seido all this time. YOSH YOSH YOSH “My role” he indeed did it. |
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| Fking banger ep!! Sawamura is a GAME CHANGER He’s done this so many times I love it haha. It’s always hype to see. Surely he’ll actually become the ace by the end of this season, right? |
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| This episode really shows how much Eijun has grown and where Furuya still has to learn a bit more. Loved it. |
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