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| Tense episode but good flow of gameplay involving the field, bench, and the relevant guys on the field. Whether you like Kei or not, he's showing more maturity and leadership in this episode. There's some clever camera angles and chereography used this episode too in regards to the pitching and plays. Not going to lie, this episode got me hyped for the season finale. |
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| Eating candy while your benched in the middle of a game is actually crazy lmaooo. Anywho, very good directing this episode. Phenomenal even. Animation also went stupid. Really love Chihaya's backstory of always getting back up no matter what happens and MAPPA directed it to perfection. Best episode thus far. Wonder what the finale could have in store. |
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| Chihaya's tall-standing walls against Hikawa's baseball team that wanted to recruit him but couldn't do so, it's just one problem of many, with the most vexing circumstance being Kaname reverting back to his clown-like attitude, which upsets none other than Kiyomine, even as Makita steps up to the plate to get easy bases, which Kotesashi suddenly finds themselves lagging behind quickly. The team's morale at a low, and Tsuchiya's mistakes are overlooked for the time being as the team plays catch-up, and Chihaya is still stuck facing his own personal walls. To see Chihaya not develop like a regular human being, him literally having to outsmart the competition by playing his own style that he finds it fun, it didn't matter as long as he got the chance to play baseball and constantly improve his skills. That is until he encountered the Kaname-Kiyomine battery enough to just let life and let go, because all of his knowledge isn't worth the effort to people who had it better than him. Of course, that only helped spiral Chihaya into a downward trend without baseball and wanting to live life again, but his reason for picking up the sport once again, at the cusp of him being the critical point of winning and losing the game due to his jealousy of others, it's truly psychological manipulation to think that he sits on top of the world and only having to support himself, when the truth is that he wanted to play baseball all over again, with a team that supports him in his endeavour. The baton has been passed from Chihaya to Kaname, trust over pride to win their game, will the latter keep his promise? |
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| Animation quality increased quite a bit this episode compared to earlier ones. Also seems to be more of a Shaft-esque animation style, I guess they're trying new things? Or did they get someone new to work on this episode? |
| Holy mother of GOD-tier episodes. What a beautiful episode. My goodness. I knew that this episode was important and really amazing in the original but I didn't expect them to go this hard in this episode. It was perfection. This whole episode was beautiful. I related to Chihaya on a personal level and it made me tear up as well. I loved it so fucking much. I love this show so much. So pretty. So beautiful. Brilliantly directed and storyboarded by Tokumaru-san. It was more than anything I ever imagined for this episode. On to the last episode of the season. I don't want this show to end. |
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| Really loved the Backstory of Chihaya and his past issues with baseball and overcoming them. This show has been such a pleasure to watch and I can't wait for the finale next week. |
| HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY................ how do you rate an episode perfect when you'd already rated all previous episodes perfect (for various reasons)??? MAL, help me out here. I knew I was going to be blown away when I saw the preview last week, but HOT DAMN, I'm blown away. This was absolute perfection. Such a deep dive into Shun, and the entire episode's narration style is just really a bonus (THANK YOU, Shimazaki-san!) - instead of random flashbacks, it's the character himself baring his soul at a pivotal moment, taking a hard look at himself and how he got to where he is. With issues that are so real, I'm sure many of us were clutching our chests at one point or another. And then zooming out from that perspective into how his former teammates saw him vs how his current team sees him, with Makita as a focal point... Works beautifully with the all the sharp cuts, the incredible variety of perfectly common locations, and all the unique-angle dynamism the camera did this episode. Just. Phenomenal. Thank you. More of this please. Fwiw, in case people are wondering, feeling things being different, it's worth checking out this tweet from director of photography Kawashita Yuki. And this and this from Mikawa-san. (Additionally, take a look around, there are several interesting titbits all over.) |
yellowheartrenJun 25, 10:17 AM
| Oh my, what an absolutely beautiful episode this was! Loved loved loved the directing and animation, and it was very satisfying to see Chihaya break down the walls he'd been avoiding. Also loved how he responded the same as Todo to Kei's question earlier this season. I will be very sad when this show ends next week and I'm hoping for a season 2 announcement! |
| Production this episode was stellar! The animation was so dynamic all throughout, making for a really pleasant and engaging viewing experience! Chihaya's backstory almost made me cry, not something I could've imagined this anime could've made me feel going into it. |
FiornoJun 25, 12:02 PM
| I have read 2 perfect chapters of manga; They are Usogui Chapter 203 and Onani Master Kurosawa Chapter 23. |
| So it wasn't just Chihaya's lack of physical presence that was holding him back, but it was the lack of trust in others that prevented him from connecting with his old teammates which created an inferior complex despite being the best player on that team stat wise. I thought Chihaya was going to knock it out of the park, but he chose to be walked to first base leaving the game in Kei's hands. |
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| I'm dizzy with this animation. And I don't understand the need to put so many quick transitions in a row per minute, I hope the next chapter returns to normal. |
| Pretty good episode that focused on Chihaya's backstory and the struggles he had to overcome, notably the lack of confidence in his own physique and not trusting in his teammates. Speaking of which, I have no idea how Kei will do in his at-bat but if he doesn't show any of the "commander" part... well maybe he'll get walked too? 🤷♂️ |
| the animation on this episode is UNREAL |
| the animation quality HOLYYYYY this is one of the best episodes for this series omg |
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| 10/10 episode, the best one yet. Good story with profound character development. And then the animation ... whoo Mappa is really cooking with this. Everything sakuga, nice, fluid, looks realistic, great angle, just smooth AF. Very impressed, That's some high quality work right there. Amazing. Why aren't more people watching this series? |
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| I guess it's confirmed now that he's faking being stupid. He's been pretending he had no memories from when he was stupid/smart. However he remembered Chihaya was upset since the beginning of match, but he was in commander mode back then. |
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| Chihaya up the "wall"! Kei has the key!!! kekeke |
| The directing in this episode is different from previous episodes. The camera angles, movement, and editing...a unique episode. The nice thing is that this is fit with the theme of the story in the episode, as it focuses on the psychological aspects, internal conflicts, and the state of tension. It may be the least funny episode of the season, but it is definitely one of the best. |
| Chihaya didn't strike to me as a prideful person but I guess if someone's really such a smart-ass like him, it's natural to get conceited at some point in your life. I'm happy that he had overcome his walls and learned to trust his teammate in the end 🖤 P.S. At first, the setting transitions in this episode kinda made me dizzy. Still it was animated pretty well so I really don't wanna complain... |
| This episode has no right looking this good! |
| Another impactful episode and the animation/motion was really good. Chihaya overcame his wall. |
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| Chihaya is my favorite of the group so I'm stoked that his backstory episode turned out this amazing, holy cow. His internal conflict and the way it was presented felt incredibly real and painful, the way this show handles psychological character exploration really hits for me man. Not to mention the animation and baseball game choreography was just gorgeous. |
| Chihaya daisuki ❤ Top notch animation right here. |
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| This was a damn beautiful episode. From the storytelling to the animation and music. 2/2 "I do!". I love that part. |
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| Wow. From beginning to end this episode is filled with impressive visuals and animation. It's a shame I don't care too much about the story and this series did lose me with how the whole amnesia plotline is handled, but I'll have to rewatch this episode just to fully appreciate it even more. Stunning work! |
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| Even if they are loosing, the sequence showing the match was sooo good. He really just said "You've been looking down since we arrived" like hmmm, I thought you didn't remember hmmmmmm. Can't believe it's almost over. |
| Night and day difference in the quality of the previous episodes and this one. Animation aside, Chihaya overcoming his pride and past insecurities was a thing of beauty to witness. I always enjoy episodes in anime like this one, where we see a character's story come to a resolution like this. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
An episode primarily hyped for the animation ceiling for the show's standard, but it offers so much more than that. Condensing Chihaya's story into just one episode (unlike Toudou's 6+7) makes it stand out in its own way accompanied by the sharp editing. One of the best of the year. |
| I liked the dynamic transitions used in this episode. Even if it was a bit excessive, there was intention and meaning behind it. Got to appreciate the artistic approach in the directing. |
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