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| I think I just found my new favourite anime of the season! I'm already as invested and hyped as her coach to witness Inori's journey on becoming a pro figure skater and it's only episode 1!!! Not to mention the amount of tears and feels this episode had alone! This kind of emotional stuff is something I'd expect waaaay later in an anime, not at the beginning lol 😂 Also gotta love just how much of a emotional wreck Inori is, just makes you wanna hug her and tell her everything is gonna be alright 😅 Girl failures ftw! Also gotta love the comedic chemistry between the coach and his boss 😂 Too bad this anime is in Disney+ jail, guess that means a bunch of people won't be watching it 😕 |
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| Tsukasa will be Inori's trainer. I liked the first episode quite a lot. I will definitely keep watching it. Very good, Inori is very cute The opening is great.   |
| i enjoyed it, but holy the mom was?? i have no words |
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| I have a few questions. First of all, was the original manga so bittersweet and emotionally cheesy? Secondly, is there any romance here? Of course, not between the coach and Inori. And how long will the plot continue to develop this theme of emotional trauma for the characters? |
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| Loved it!!! Tsukasa's a funny dude, although at the start he scared poor Inori to the extent she put herself in mortal danger! wtf dude? Anyways, Inori's adorable. I'm hoping we'll see her suffer and cry less from now on. She's too sweet and must be protected. |
Reply to RobertBobert
I have a few questions. First of all, was the original manga so bittersweet and emotionally cheesy? Secondly, is there any romance here? Of course, not between the coach and Inori. And how long will the plot continue to develop this theme of emotional trauma for the characters?
| @RobertBobert emotionally cheesy? Secondly, is there any romance here? And how long will the plot continue to develop this theme of emotional trauma for the characters?. Well. Medalist is a drama. If you expect, as most here do, that it's going to be "Cute Girls Doing Cute Things" only, then no, it won't be. ... As long as the adaptation sticks to the originals, of course. |
Reply to Kalmir
@RobertBobert emotionally cheesy?
Well. Medalist is a drama. If you expect, as most here do, that it's going to be "Cute Girls Doing Cute Things" only, then no, it won't be.
... As long as the adaptation sticks to the originals, of course.
Secondly, is there any romance here?
And how long will the plot continue to develop this theme of emotional trauma for the characters?.
Well. Medalist is a drama. If you expect, as most here do, that it's going to be "Cute Girls Doing Cute Things" only, then no, it won't be.
... As long as the adaptation sticks to the originals, of course.
| @Kalmir Medalist? Cute girls doing cute things? Lol, what? I didn’t see anything like that and couldn’t even think about classifying the story into this genre. |
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| OP is a dancefloor banger. No remix needed. |
| Powered by「アニソン」。 'anison' (ANIme SONg). RAW and NOT DILUTED (aka NOT REMIXED [there are exceptions]) AND NOT THE WESTERN/GAIJIN EMPHASIS ON OST/BGM, but...OPs, EDs, INsert Songs, & Character Songs! |
| I have a lot to say about this show but I am gonna try keep this short: 1) That guy (an adult btw!!) is so petty, that he follows a little girl just because she skates for free. Not only that he has been having so much pity with himself just because he didn't start ice skating earlier. Making it all about having to be the best and how starting "too" late makes you like you can never can catch up with the rest 2) That mom is the worst mom ever, comparing your kid to your other kid and making it all about having to be good. Like why can't your kid just have fun?! You are definitely setting your kid up with tons of pressure and feel like having to preform. So congrats with the worst mom of the year award. I hate dropping anime's but honestly if this one doesn't get better before 3/ at 3 I have to drop this. It's so dramatic so awful and that guy is really creepy. At least the CGI isn't too bad even though it's obvious it's CGI. |
Reply to ad0rablegoat
I have a lot to say about this show but I am gonna try keep this short:
1) That guy (an adult btw!!) is so petty, that he follows a little girl just because she skates for free. Not only that he has been having so much pity with himself just because he didn't start ice skating earlier. Making it all about having to be the best and how starting "too" late makes you like you can never can catch up with the rest
2) That mom is the worst mom ever, comparing your kid to your other kid and making it all about having to be good. Like why can't your kid just have fun?! You are definitely setting your kid up with tons of pressure and feel like having to preform. So congrats with the worst mom of the year award.
I hate dropping anime's but honestly if this one doesn't get better before 3/ at 3 I have to drop this. It's so dramatic so awful and that guy is really creepy. At least the CGI isn't too bad even though it's obvious it's CGI.
1) That guy (an adult btw!!) is so petty, that he follows a little girl just because she skates for free. Not only that he has been having so much pity with himself just because he didn't start ice skating earlier. Making it all about having to be the best and how starting "too" late makes you like you can never can catch up with the rest
2) That mom is the worst mom ever, comparing your kid to your other kid and making it all about having to be good. Like why can't your kid just have fun?! You are definitely setting your kid up with tons of pressure and feel like having to preform. So congrats with the worst mom of the year award.
I hate dropping anime's but honestly if this one doesn't get better before 3/ at 3 I have to drop this. It's so dramatic so awful and that guy is really creepy. At least the CGI isn't too bad even though it's obvious it's CGI.
| @Hearts4MyLover You're calling one of the few people who doesn't consider Inori a failure petty? A man who will dedicate his life to fulfill her dreams a creepy? |
Reply to Kalmir
@Hearts4MyLover You're calling one of the few people who doesn't consider Inori a failure petty? A man who will dedicate his life to fulfill her dreams a creepy?
| @Kalmir Yup that’s exactly what I said, he is petty and creepy. I said what I said. I couldn’t care less if someone got in for free like good for them, but that guy he felt the need to ask an actual child if she paid even though it’s like non of his business. This guy on the other end doesn’t want to see people get in for free because he couldn’t get in for free. Creepy for sure too, I don’t think I need to add to that other than saying I would keep my kid far away from him. |
Reply to ad0rablegoat
I have a lot to say about this show but I am gonna try keep this short:
1) That guy (an adult btw!!) is so petty, that he follows a little girl just because she skates for free. Not only that he has been having so much pity with himself just because he didn't start ice skating earlier. Making it all about having to be the best and how starting "too" late makes you like you can never can catch up with the rest
2) That mom is the worst mom ever, comparing your kid to your other kid and making it all about having to be good. Like why can't your kid just have fun?! You are definitely setting your kid up with tons of pressure and feel like having to preform. So congrats with the worst mom of the year award.
I hate dropping anime's but honestly if this one doesn't get better before 3/ at 3 I have to drop this. It's so dramatic so awful and that guy is really creepy. At least the CGI isn't too bad even though it's obvious it's CGI.
1) That guy (an adult btw!!) is so petty, that he follows a little girl just because she skates for free. Not only that he has been having so much pity with himself just because he didn't start ice skating earlier. Making it all about having to be the best and how starting "too" late makes you like you can never can catch up with the rest
2) That mom is the worst mom ever, comparing your kid to your other kid and making it all about having to be good. Like why can't your kid just have fun?! You are definitely setting your kid up with tons of pressure and feel like having to preform. So congrats with the worst mom of the year award.
I hate dropping anime's but honestly if this one doesn't get better before 3/ at 3 I have to drop this. It's so dramatic so awful and that guy is really creepy. At least the CGI isn't too bad even though it's obvious it's CGI.
| @Hearts4MyLover Her mother may be overprotective, but it is normal to fear for her youngest child when the older one has already suffered with it. |
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| Good start to this series that I'm going into blind. I thought that Inori was paying for skating via worms because her family didn't have much money but it looks like it was more because she kept her skating secret from her mom and therefore was on her own. Regarding Tsukasa, even though he also started skating seriously later than most kids he made it to nationals with the female coworker so it sounded like he stuck with it despite the discouragement from those around him. On that note I think he'll make the perfect coach to Inori although I wonder what setbacks she will encounter, hopefully nothing career ending like her sister. |
| Absolutely melted my heart |
Reply to Tacsk0
@Alfredo-Sauce
Ice dancing (where he and the brunette made it to nationals) is significantly less prestigious as a sport, compared to solo figure-skating, which Inori is attempting. Because Tsukasa started so late, it was hopeless for him to become a figure skater, while in ice dancing the male role is more of a support for the lady. Tsukasa is visibly bothered that he couldn't make a solo careeer.
Alfredo-Sauce said:
Regarding Tsukasa, even though he also started skating seriously later than most kids he made it to nationals with the female coworker
Regarding Tsukasa, even though he also started skating seriously later than most kids he made it to nationals with the female coworker
Ice dancing (where he and the brunette made it to nationals) is significantly less prestigious as a sport, compared to solo figure-skating, which Inori is attempting. Because Tsukasa started so late, it was hopeless for him to become a figure skater, while in ice dancing the male role is more of a support for the lady. Tsukasa is visibly bothered that he couldn't make a solo careeer.
| @Tacsk0 I see, that makes sense as to why he was bothered even though he went to nationals, because he did ice dancing instead of solo figure skating. Knowing that I can tell that he is motivated in helping Inori out as much as he can and hopefully have her succeed where he didn't. |
| what kind of person, let alone adult, geeks on a kid who (for all he knows) could have a parent that works there or is allowed to do that. |
| Wow wow wow What a great premiere episode!! No joke it legit got me tearing up during the last scene. Inori was so precious, i can't help but cheering her all the way after just one episode. |
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| A fun first episode. Brought some Yuri on Ice vibes. |
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| Honestly, I think the first episode reflects many of the issues we face in modern times. For example, a child wanting to become a YouTuber or turning their hobby into a full-time career—the mother's reaction is very similar to how most parents respond in general. In my opinion, we all need a coach like the protagonist in our lives to help us do what we love *lol*. |
I love slice-of-life works.  |
| Where were you all this time, masterpiece!!! |
| Amazing first episode, animation looks great and the story is engaging, finally Inori can do ice skating now despite all the issues with her big sister and her being harassed at school. I just think Inori's voice doesn't sound really good, not sure about this VA tbh |
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yeah , well.. not even looking forward to ep 2 , 3 but gotta give it it's fair shots  that yellow hair coach makes my head hurt |
| Tsukasa is such a dense yet kindhearted person. Seeing himself in Inori, he wants to help her achieve what he couldn't, but in doing so, he has caused a lot of trouble for Hitomi. Inori's mother, Nozomi, isn't wrong—her reasoning is completely justified. More than anything, she doesn’t want her younger daughter to suffer like her older one did. The episode was amazing, and the premise was strong. I’d love for future episodes to keep this same energy. The Tsukasa-Inori duo is going to be fun to watch! |
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