Ace of the Diamond
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Wintovisky said: I am not saying he can't, I am saying it's taking too long. Like you said, he was doing badly in the previously friendlies, so the least the team could do is investigate the reasons behind it, I guess. Well, since I know shit about baseball I guess my opinion is irrelevant anyways lol. That's what I said, they did know that something was wrong, but they didn't know it was this bad and until now, they had no way of knowing the full extent of it, basically because they didn't need him to throw precise inside pitches. @above; Narumiya never made it to the final of the Nationals as a first year and if you seriously think the catcher can't influence the game, then you really haven't been watching this at all. Also, there is a way to make a reasonable ending by March. I'll just say that inside is not the only thing. On a lighter note, I like how Kataoka always waits till Furuya is within earshot to have Sawamura informed that he's going up next. |
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| Let's not act like Sawamura hasn't overcome obstacles. He has faced many different walls and worked to get past them. He just now found himself coming up against a new wall in which he needs to learn to overcome. It's not like you become the best baseball player in the world after fixing one problem. He is still a first year and still has many things to fix. |
hulksWAGON said: Let's not act like Sawamura hasn't overcome obstacles. He has faced many different walls and worked to get past them. He just now found himself coming up against a new wall in which he needs to learn to overcome. It's not like you become the best baseball player in the world after fixing one problem. He is still a first year and still has many things to fix. One thing many people fail to realise is that, even though Sawamura has been playing for a while, he's still a rookie when it comes to the organised game. |
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yhunata said: hulksWAGON said: Let's not act like Sawamura hasn't overcome obstacles. He has faced many different walls and worked to get past them. He just now found himself coming up against a new wall in which he needs to learn to overcome. It's not like you become the best baseball player in the world after fixing one problem. He is still a first year and still has many things to fix. One thing many people fail to realise is that, even though Sawamura has been playing for a while, he's still a rookie when it comes to the organised game. That is all good and stuff, but the show is ending in about 4 episodes and its still pulling this shit, what is the point in watching a show that ends with a side-kick main character, on a team that failed to qualify. Complete bull shit. I feel like i wasted my time by watching this show, there is no sense of progression whatsoever. |
batossai said: That is all good and stuff, but the show is ending in about 4 episodes and its still pulling this shit, what is the point in watching a show that ends with a side-kick main character, on a team that failed to qualify. Complete bull shit. I feel like i wasted my time by watching this show, there is no sense of progression whatsoever. If I'm correct to guessing where it ends, then there will still be at least 150+ chapters left unadapted and it's been implied that DnA is only ending to let the manga catch some more steam (chapters) before continuing on again. EDIT: By the way, don't bother starting with the manga, it's scanlated upto the end of the first game of the Fall tournament and then randomly skips about 100 chapters. |
yhunataFeb 16, 2015 1:09 AM
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| Sawamura OMG T___T The game with Inashiro still haunts you. |
| As Raichi's old man said, seeing a pitcher break down on his own is the last thing we want to see. The break-down has been coming for a while now, so it's good that we're getting a proper fall all the way through. Hopefully it'll be a smooth climb all the way back to the top from here. Nobody wants to see a depressed Sawamura after all. |
| I can't take it! I'm putting this on hold until the writer stops bullying the main character! It's painful to watch, I'm not watching or listening. I only have it running in a tab and check it now and then only to find Eijun looking horrified. The payoff for this better be really fusging sweet or I'm dropping this for good. |
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Rachmaninow said: @Gerrard guy: It's hard to buy, you know? Sawamura has always been portrayed as this carefree youngster who occasionally screws up but always gives his best and pulls through somehow. During the game against Raichi's team- the quarterfinals I believe- he faced one of those walls you guys keep talking about and overcame it. Then two games later he AGAIN faced a wall, learned nothing from his previous experience, and turned into a wimp again. Where's the carefree pitcher that mesmerized everyone in the beginning? The kid who'd always have an ace up his sleeve (get it?) and surprise his opponents. I know that he cannot be invincible or perfect but his ability to overcome those emotional barriers- or rather, trample over them- is what made him special. But now? He's either acting like a traumatized dog or a pseudo-angry wannabe. A complete failure to put it shortly. That is not what I call good writing or sufficient character development. "He's a rookie etc etc" Yeah so what? Furuya is a rookie as well. Raichi is a rookie. And both dusted themselves down and grew as players. And Sawamura? Unable to move forward. I disagree with your good writing/character development comment. Sometimes the most positive and care-free people can worry about certain things the most. Mei had his short period of doing nothing much before he got back up too, and he's a lot like Eijun. But this is also a different type of situation....as people mentioned before, it seems like Eijun got the yips. This isn't just a simple problem about Eijun hitting a wall anymore. Also, Furuya and Raichi didn't hit someone during a crucial moment in a game. I'm not Eijun or anything and I'm usually pessimistic anyways, but if I were him, just the thought that I hit someone and it could've been really bad would make me unable to sleep at night. I feel like this is what Eijun is going through unconsciously if anything, and this would be a basis for why he's got the yips, why he can no longer pitch inside. But anyways, if you are not familiar with the yips, please read about it. The problem is not a simple as Eijun unable to overcome another wall like all those other players, or that he's becoming worse. The yips do happen and it really just sucks, also, don't downplay on traumas. |
| Mei had yips, Sawamura got Yips. Whoever suffers comes back stronger. And when you think about it, it was a lot in episodes (some games took a lot of them), but they only just finished the first half of their year. He's already holding his own to Inashiro but is going through a tough time, no need to rage. |
Jinrou said: Oh man, this anime wants to kill me. This! I never imagined Eijun to get the yips. However, stress and physiological issues tend to affect "care-free" people like Eijun the most when it hits hard. It's subconscious fear, not something you can just get over because you want to. I really wonder how he'll get over this. There's no doubt that he will suffer more from this, maybe even being kicked from the pitcher position altogether. I honestly didn't expect this outcome until he started pitching this episode. I was suspicious when he wasn't acting like usual, as Harucchi noted, but I thought he was just overly tense. When Miyuki was joking with his after the home run I thought Eijun would instantly recover, but no it seems like a persistent problem. I don't appreciate this appearing as the anime will be ending soon. Hopefully it will at least end on a positive note, with Eijun recovering or something... |
| Lol, when people talk bad about Sawamura here, they're so quick to be called "harsh" but when people does the same to Furuya, it's OK ultimately leading to a bandwagon hate fest. Hilarious! |
| This episode should have been called "Let's destroy our main character" |
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| I'm glad Sawamura isn't your typical sports anime protag who's just insanely good and like some sort of prodigy that only comes by once in a lifetime. It's nice to see him struggle. I think it makes him more human. At the same time, it really hurts to see Sawamura hit this wall, while Furuya only keeps getting better and better. That last ending cut for the next episode was the same as the one in the ED right? Looks like next episode is going to be pretty tough too. I'm guessing Furuya will replace Sawamura? Man, that dead ball on that Inashiro guy must've been really scarring. |
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StormBoi said: THIS OMFG!! This episode created a bunch of negativity among the fans?!? Idk, but personally, I like it when sports anime don't stick to the stereotypical storyline?? Like, is it bad that daiya no ace isn't just another generic sports anime?? Having hardship is really important for character development. You honestly can't believe that life is full of smooth sailing, especially for talented sports anime protagonists. The fact that Sawamura is having hardships makes this anime so much more real, and his character becomes so much more relatable. Also, like it says above, he's only a first year. He has plenty of time to improve and honestly once he gets out of this slump, I'll only respect his character that much more because of the hardship he had to go through.Mei had yips, Sawamura got Yips. Whoever suffers comes back stronger. And when you think about it, it was a lot in episodes (some games took a lot of them), but they only just finished the first half of their year. He's already holding his own to Inashiro but is going through a tough time, no need to rage. And hey what's all the Furuya hate about? It's not like Furuya was this outstandingly good from the start. Sure, he had fast pitches, but he completely lacked control. Furuya has been working just as hard as Sawamura, so I feel like it's kind of a double standard to praise Sawamura for his hard work and completely overlook the fact that Furuya has also been working really really hard. In fact, Furuya's hard working attitude is what inspired Sawamura to pick himself back up after the finals with Inashiro. Just because it's tough for you to watch Sawamura encounter a difficult obstacle to overcome does not make it okay to completely bash the show. I mean you're allowed to have your own opinions, but I'll let you know, if you couldn't tell already, I completely support this choice to show Sawamura struggling and being an actual human being (for Pete's sake he's not a perfectly oiled machine, of course he's going to encounter walls sooner or later just like anyone else). |
| Wow, I didn't think he'd do that bad :( |
| bahahahahahaha, did the mangaka person who created eijun decide to pull this crap to justify furuya as the ace? f*** that sh**. im out. never have i seen someone fail so badly like this. if i wanted reality i wouldnt watch anime. |
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eternaltorture said: Pretty much agree with you, those people are such a joke. It's not only Furuya, but Tanba and Kawakami too. They like their "baby Sawamura" so much that they have to downplay other characters to make Sawamura looks better.Lol, when people talk bad about Sawamura here, they're so quick to be called "harsh" but when people does the same to Furuya, it's OK ultimately leading to a bandwagon hate fest. Hilarious! kuro-ooji said: +1 to the bolded. But I don't agree with your previous comment,StormBoi said: THIS OMFG!! This episode created a bunch of negativity among the fans?!? Idk, but personally, I like it when sports anime don't stick to the stereotypical storyline?? Like, is it bad that daiya no ace isn't just another generic sports anime?? Having hardship is really important for character development. You honestly can't believe that life is full of smooth sailing, especially for talented sports anime protagonists. The fact that Sawamura is having hardships makes this anime so much more real, and his character becomes so much more relatable. Also, like it says above, he's only a first year. He has plenty of time to improve and honestly once he gets out of this slump, I'll only respect his character that much more because of the hardship he had to go through.Mei had yips, Sawamura got Yips. Whoever suffers comes back stronger. And when you think about it, it was a lot in episodes (some games took a lot of them), but they only just finished the first half of their year. He's already holding his own to Inashiro but is going through a tough time, no need to rage. And hey what's all the Furuya hate about? It's not like Furuya was this outstandingly good from the start. Sure, he had fast pitches, but he completely lacked control. Furuya has been working just as hard as Sawamura, so I feel like it's kind of a double standard to praise Sawamura for his hard work and completely overlook the fact that Furuya has also been working really really hard. In fact, Furuya's hard working attitude is what inspired Sawamura to pick himself back up after the finals with Inashiro. Just because it's tough for you to watch Sawamura encounter a difficult obstacle to overcome does not make it okay to completely bash the show. I mean you're allowed to have your own opinions, but I'll let you know, if you couldn't tell already, I completely support this choice to show Sawamura struggling and being an actual human being (for Pete's sake he's not a perfectly oiled machine, of course he's going to encounter walls sooner or later just like anyone else). kuro-ooji said: You probably haven't watched a lot of sports anime, and only watched the new ones like Kuroko no Basket.I'm glad Sawamura isn't your typical sports anime protag who's just insanely good and like some sort of prodigy that only comes by once in a lifetime. It's nice to see him struggle. I think it makes him more human. At the same time, it really hurts to see Sawamura hit this wall, while Furuya only keeps getting better and better. That last ending cut for the next episode was the same as the one in the ED right? Looks like next episode is going to be pretty tough too. I'm guessing Furuya will replace Sawamura? Man, that dead ball on that Inashiro guy must've been really scarring. |
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| Jeez, it's really painful to watch Sawamura not being his usual self. The sting of defeat in the finals hasn't left him and he's become too fixated on winning through reckless willpower. When the momentum starts working against you it's hard to pull it back together. |
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| If only Gomimura would get kicked out of the team and this became Diamond no Furuya.. |
| Dam, didn't expect Sawamura to be this affected psychologically by the loss. Not good at all. ToG25thBaam said: eternaltorture said: Pretty much agree with you, those people are such a joke. It's not only Furuya, but Tanba and Kawakami too. They like their "baby Sawamura" so much that they have to downplay other characters to make Sawamura looks better.Lol, when people talk bad about Sawamura here, they're so quick to be called "harsh" but when people does the same to Furuya, it's OK ultimately leading to a bandwagon hate fest. Hilarious! Yep, hypocrisy at its finest. |
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| 1/5 HATED İT!!!!!!!! i cant remember any anime has a pace worse than this i mean seriously,at first i actualy enjoyed it,but it keeps getting worse and worse. |
| Aaand here we have it, the pseudo post-traumatic experience... As if you'd feel guilty hurting an adversary. If I was pitching, I'd actually voluntarily hit one at the beginning of each game to fluster them and add more pressure ! :p Anyway, lame episode, and this will probably continue until the end of the show. |
| FOR THE LOVE OF FUCKING GOD SOMEONE HUG THIS DAMN SUNFLOWER CHILD BEFORE I CRY |
| I can understand the MC going through trials and tribulations, and hitting walls etc. in a sports story. However this mangaka comes dangerously close to just taking it too far and making it not worth watching. I mean this isn't Touch, this isn't a masterpiece about life in general, its a sports anime and at the end of the day it still needs to be fun. For Sawamura to struggle this much (and apparently still basically just playing team mascot hundreds of chapters into manga) just takes a lot of the authenticity and the 'fun factor' out of his personality. I think I'd actually be totally okay with this development if I hadn't heard that even way beyond S2 material in the manga Sawamura is still playing second fiddle and barely getting any spotlight, much less competing for the ace position. I mean wtf mangaka? Are you just trolling us?! |
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| The trauma of hitting someone at the finals got to Sawamura ;-; |
| Lol this is bullshit.... You know it becomes unwatchable if bad events are happening all the time -.- . ( Furuya pitching well is a bad event to me) |
| Sawamura has a BIG mental problem!!! :/ |
| Eijun crashing and burning was hard to watch. |
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| This was almost unbearable to watch... |
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| Things got dark real fast. |
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| This was so harsh to watch, I was almost crying in some part and even wished to pass the whole stuff just skipping the episode but I was so shocked that I couldn't did it at the end. I know that this isn't something that anybody really wish to see on an anime. But it is realistic as it has to be, because like someone of you said, the real life sucks the same as this situation for Sawamura. |
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| Seidou don't have good clean up hitter now, it's not exciting to watch their game anymore huhu I miss Tetsu and the gang! Sawamura is so sensitive! so what if Furuya is the starter (or even become the ace) it's for the team! he's weak now, can't control pitch.. he should practice and work hard more. Him sulking and being too tense is not appropriate, he's being brat! He have trauma or what?! |
| Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| Oh crap, Eijun got the yips. Hurts seeing him unable to throw inside pitches due to him subconsciously being reminded on the deadball to the head during the summer tournament. |
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| Honestly, I blame them for making Eijun like this. Furuya is always let go easily after a mistake, but Eijun always gets the end of the stick. I’m missing the third years. It doesn’t feel the same without them. I just want to see some progress, like he’s been training for months, but he’s stuck in the same situation. Always making mistakes after mistakes. The author clearly enjoys doing nothing with Eijun in this season. It’s like none of the team members noticed that he was acting weird after the semi finals. |
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| Eijun really gets in his own head way too much |
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| Damn this was very hard to watch 😬😬 jeez |
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