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| Ay. Dope. Gearless Joe is cool, and very risky. I liked the montage as it made sense in a 13 episode cour. Can't show all 5 fights, so the first fight was to get Joe's feet wet while the other two were to raise his rank. Looks like Joe is going to fight a former student of Nanbu. Kakatte koi yo |
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| I really enjoy this anime , i was like "wow that quality, i'll drop this anime in few episodes" but finally the story made me forget everything about the bad image quality (sorry for my english) |
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| The atmosphere was intense during that fight, feelsgood episode right here. Was wondering how he was going to fight with the broken gear. |
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xShinigami3125 said: I didn't like this episode as much as some of the others also fuck that kid he is annoying That kid may be a rascal but he has a heart of gold! |
modboy said: xShinigami3125 said: I didn't like this episode as much as some of the others also fuck that kid he is annoying That kid may be a rascal but he has a heart of gold! Yea maybe but I still cant stand him I cant even accurately describe why I just get annyed every time he says something. |
| Joe being gearless just made him so much cooler. The thing I don't get though is that Joe should be used to being hit in the head with geared punches. As far as I can tell, gear doesn't protect the head. |
| They didn't quite explain why he was a allowed to fight without gear too well. What are "standard rules" suppose to be? I imagine megalo boxing has its own set of rules, but are we talking standard megalo boxing rules or standard boxing rules here? On another note, way to make a last name for yourself. Wonder if it'll stick. |
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| fucking epic I'm just lost for words |
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| The kid they brought in last episode is kinda ruining the anime for me, ngl. |
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Reload said: They didn't quite explain why he was a allowed to fight without gear too well. What are "standard rules" suppose to be? I imagine megalo boxing has its own set of rules, but are we talking standard megalo boxing rules or standard boxing rules here? On another note, way to make a last name for yourself. Wonder if it'll stick. This plothole should be addressed later on the episodes. I hope he gets his gear asap in the mid ranks as opponents supposedly get stronger. |
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| Joe went Sugar Ray Lenord on that bum Shark. |
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| this anime legit is amazing |
| "Question: The world will not change, but you can change yourself. So then, how will you change? Answer: You become the god of a new world." --Hachiman Hikigaya (Yahari Ore No Seishun Love Come Wa Machigatteiru) |
| Great episode the fight was awesome to see Jd struggle and like the tension that was in it. Glad to see that he won and now he is getting further in the rank, looking forward to seeing what his next opponent is like an dhow the fight will go out. |
| I had a lot of gripes and doubts from the previous episode, and this episode pretty much evaporated my excitement for the show. Seems that the story is committing fully to the idea of a regular boxer beating up geared boxers, which makes the existence of gears entirely pointless. And since we've got 9 episodes to go you can bet he's he's going to keep beating everyone, which further trivializes the concept of megaloboxing and everything that's supposed to separate it from regular boxing. And as if the kid wasn't annoying enough in episode 3, they cranked the dial up for his whining even further. It was dumb enough that some 10 year old street urchin is somehow an expert on gears, but since Joe isn't even using one, the kid is just there for no reason whatsoever. It's a real shame that it's turning out like this. This show had a premise and artstyle that really made it stand out from the cookie cutter isekai and slice of life anime that we get every season, but sadly the plot is just taking a nosedive for me. |
| Really good episode, the music again was amazing. The fight was good, showed some of Joe's inner struggles during the fight. I really liked how they handled Joe being afraid. With a lecture making him realise that he wasn't alone in this whole thing and some motivation, he was back on his feet ready to box. I would like to see Joe fight with someone who also uses his brain during fights, like himself. Hopefully this new fighter will be like that. Excited for the next episode. |
| Very good episode. I like how Joe has to get over his fear of fighting without gear and how he gets used to it after the first match of his. Seems like the guy that'll be Joe's 4th opponent is a guy that the coach knew so it'll be interesting to see what happens next. |
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| Damn, the way their voices were distorted while he was down was legitimately eerie |
| Oh shoot, he really is just going in gearless, thought they would have patched something up real quick or something. Dude got himself into one hell of a fight here, had me worrying the whole damn fight what the heck was going on with him, he was totally out of it. Fear was really taking it's toll on Joe here, but dude really got it together at the end there. And started climbing, guess the second and third fights weren't important. Anyway, episode was once again, damn good. |
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| 'No Belonging' pmsl The kid is not that great a character. Suddenly barged in and we're supposed to care about him, nah, not for me |
Brahmastra_ said: Reload said: They didn't quite explain why he was a allowed to fight without gear too well. What are "standard rules" suppose to be? I imagine megalo boxing has its own set of rules, but are we talking standard megalo boxing rules or standard boxing rules here? On another note, way to make a last name for yourself. Wonder if it'll stick. This plothole should be addressed later on the episodes. I hope he gets his gear asap in the mid ranks as opponents supposedly get stronger. There's no plothole though. The ref outright states that Megalo Boxing has no rule against fighting without a gear before the fight with Samejima starts. |
Red_Ranger_Wien said: Brahmastra_ said: This plothole should be addressed later on the episodes. I hope he gets his gear asap in the mid ranks as opponents supposedly get stronger. There's no plothole though. The ref outright states that Megalo Boxing has no rule against fighting without a gear before the fight with Samejima starts. Yeah but what exactly are standard megalo boxing? That's my gripe. |
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poptart-sama said: I had a lot of gripes and doubts from the previous episode, and this episode pretty much evaporated my excitement for the show. Seems that the story is committing fully to the idea of a regular boxer beating up geared boxers, which makes the existence of gears entirely pointless. And since we've got 9 episodes to go you can bet he's he's going to keep beating everyone, which further trivializes the concept of megaloboxing and everything that's supposed to separate it from regular boxing. And as if the kid wasn't annoying enough in episode 3, they cranked the dial up for his whining even further. It was dumb enough that some 10 year old street urchin is somehow an expert on gears, but since Joe isn't even using one, the kid is just there for no reason whatsoever. It's a real shame that it's turning out like this. This show had a premise and artstyle that really made it stand out from the cookie cutter isekai and slice of life anime that we get every season, but sadly the plot is just taking a nosedive for me. I think Joe is gonna start wearing a gear as his oppenants get harder, however if this is not the case then this is bullshit as the cover displays Joe wearing a gear and also the story so far has been built around boxers using gears in their battles. |
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Brahmastra_ said: Red_Ranger_Wien said: There's no plothole though. The ref outright states that Megalo Boxing has no rule against fighting without a gear before the fight with Samejima starts. Yeah but what exactly are standard megalo boxing? That's my gripe. Boxing but you can use Gears. Seems pretty obvious tbh |
| This episode is the worst animation so far. Feels like I'm back to 80-90s where the animation is just as simple as this. But still be one of anime of the year. |
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| I haven't fallen in love with an anime this quickly in a while. New episodes cannot come fast enough. |
| Very good music. And the battle was epic. I really like this anime I think with this is anime of the season without counting second season's anime. |
poptart-sama said: I had a lot of gripes and doubts from the previous episode, and this episode pretty much evaporated my excitement for the show. Seems that the story is committing fully to the idea of a regular boxer beating up geared boxers, which makes the existence of gears entirely pointless. And since we've got 9 episodes to go you can bet he's he's going to keep beating everyone, which further trivializes the concept of megaloboxing and everything that's supposed to separate it from regular boxing. And as if the kid wasn't annoying enough in episode 3, they cranked the dial up for his whining even further. It was dumb enough that some 10 year old street urchin is somehow an expert on gears, but since Joe isn't even using one, the kid is just there for no reason whatsoever. It's a real shame that it's turning out like this. This show had a premise and artstyle that really made it stand out from the cookie cutter isekai and slice of life anime that we get every season, but sadly the plot is just taking a nosedive for me. Glad to see someone else isn't just blindly supporting this anime, but also looking at it with a critical eye. I agree with you about the plot, I wasn't too excited to see him beating up fighters while gearless and I think they shoehorned his victory in this episode. Fear does not shut you down to such a level that you forget how to move unless it is your first experience, and we have seen him face many boxers of varying abilities with little to no signs of personal hesitation. It doesn't make sense just judging his personality, which leads me to believe that they were just covering up the fact that it would be illogical for Joe to beat them by pure prowess alone. I didn't think the kid was annoying in the third episode, and have actually gotten quite attached to him...though I can see why his archetype can prove unlikable to others. I am just hoping the plot gets better from here. I'm not willing to drop it yet, though if it continues this streak into the tenth episode, I may just consider it. Yusnanism said: This episode is the worst animation so far. Feels like I'm back to 80-90s where the animation is just as simple as this. But still be one of anime of the year. I think that's the overall style they're going for, so I wouldn't say the quality of the animation is a setback. |
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| Gotta love training montages. |
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| Gearless, eh? I guess that is a sure-fire way to gain attention. Not that it will make earning reputation much easier for Joe. However, a gearless opponent does make a match much more enjoyable. |
| This episode wants to make me bump up the score from 8 to 9, but I wanna wait atleast one more episode. And the guy who wants to fight Joe at the end of the episode... Perhaps, Nanbu trained him before Joe? |
| Pretty shitty coach to not know who was #17 off the top of his head. |
| I absolutely loved the music in this episode |
| I don´t understand how those boxers can stay in the rank if can´t defeat a rookie without gears!!! Then, the gears are not necessary to figh, right? This point seemed to me a bit sutpid if in the next episode use the gears to fight, if not i will suck down my words!!! |
| An excellent episode, the fight lasted a proper amount of time and the training sequences plus seeing Saicho deliverying posters around the city was heartwarming. I'm really looking forward for the next fight, and I hope that they make it tough for Joe. Still, is a shame that this anime is a short one, you can do so much with more episodes, like, for example, show us more of the society |
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| Good fight. I like what they did with the effect of Joe sinking into the floor. Very good visual for how he was feeling. |
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| badass episode! Joe rose-up to ranked 102nd! At first he was overwhelmed with fear, but good thing the kid made some realization words that helped both Joe & Coach Nanbu! looks like the fourth opponent is a former student of Coach Nanbu! definitely trouble here! 5/5. |
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