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| if it wasn't for jojo and hanamonogatari this would be my frontrunner for AOTS. it keeps surprising me more and more i wasn't expecting to enjoy it nearly as much as i am. i love the art, the direction is fantastic, the characters interesting and well written, the ost is great so far...i hope it can maintain or even surpass this level of quality until the end it's such a unique breath of fresh air. |
| Such a good episode... It is so mature in its storytelling, which is rare from anime. Ckan said: It's great how the voice acting actually adds layers to what's happening, as so often, anime are so very unsubtle and feel the need to spell everything out. Fantastic show. Yes, I think it's because of this. |
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Ckan said: Toaki90 said: I'm disappointed in you, but I can see why some people don't like it.Ckan said: Seriously, I m not the only one who don't enjoy Jojo, am I?Toaki90 said: You forgot Jojo.This anime's freaking awesome!! Mushishi, Haikyuu and Ping Pong are springs savior Still can't understand whats the hype all about Tried to watch the first seaon few weeks back 9 episodes later, i got anime poisoning It's all in the campiness. It really is up to your preferences, but I think it does what it sets out to do very well. |
| Simply brilliant. |
| i'll give this instant 10/10 if the next eps got a legit development. "your blood taste like an iron" "you are a machine" "no one can hurt you" |
EthnocentrismApr 18, 2014 6:17 AM
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| The scenes with Smile stuck in the locker were powerful. I don't even care if the actual ping pong shown is weak when you get amazing imagery like that. |
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SolviteSekai said: Woooo aku no hana 2014 What the fuck are you talking about, that is bullshit. The art style isn't even similar to Aku no Hana's. |
| Jojo has great atmosphere and style. How about Baby Steps? :O But on another note, yes the Chinese is native! Which means the director is legit! Though the VA speaking Cantonese makes sense, since I did find his Chinese (mandarin) to sound a wee bit different than usual. I think the coach has a better accent. The only issue I have is Smile's creepy eyes as a kid (there was this one scene, not the one in the closet). I hope in later episodes we get to see him play against Wenge too. So glad I decided to pick this up last minute. ^^ |
MirorinApr 19, 2014 12:58 PM
| The first episode was disappointing and I thought it was just another generic sports show. But now this was a huge improvement. |
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| That was intense. Nice character development too. |
| [25/04/14 4:04:39 PM] Skitzo: doujins have deep psychological undertones about the sexual intrigue of human behavior |
| That robot zone of mister tsukimoto was epic ;) Now peco has to step his game up. |
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| The match was great. The tension was high as fuck and the visual presentation was fascinating. The coach is a cool lad and it was interesting to see Smile getting out of his shell. |
| good job Mr Koizumi, a monster is awaken |
| this will be a masterpiece i know it |
| For me this is one of the most promising anime of this season. This artwork is simply eye robbering and the background settings and the script are amazing. I just can't wait for the story to develop, but I know this is going to be awesome (I hope). I don't know much about Ping-Pong rules and technical stuff, but Smile's duel seemed pretty powerful, and now that I mention it.. SMILE. What the hell of a character is he? It's fantastic. I sympathize with him, because I'm similar, but whenever he talks the only word I have is epicness. Peco is also good.. I like also the chinese guy! 10/10 |
| Damn, that lame OP again? It's a shame because the song is fucking good, but doing a lazy montage is not enough, it feel bland. The episode was really great though. Smile is an incredible character. He have no great qualities, except for is talent in ping pong. The rest is pure depressing stuff. The way he said to the coach that ping pong was only for him a way to pass time until his death. That's an horrible way to think about life, to lower it to a simple duty that you can't get rid of. Wendo is mad because he want to challenge Smile but can't find him. This will probably be the ultimate showdown. Peko was a bit absent this episode. Though, I think the star of the show is really Smile. It's funny how the two of them completely contradict the way to live of the other, yet they perfectly complete themself. Since Peko is competitive but lack of talent, it can be compensated by the lack of motivation of Smile and his great talent. It was hilarious the part were the girl got stolen his diner by the falcon xD |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| Somehow this is turning into one of my favorites for the new season. I certainly didn't expect that. xD; I just love the intense passion and ridiculous characters. Smile has my interest with that disinterest while still sticking around his friend who he is so much better than. |
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| The rare anime that puts style and substance on the same level of importance while allowing neither one nor the other to overshadow. I hope this show catches on as an example of something with truly creative visuals as well as a story that is still digestible and imminently interesting. |
| My goodness was that a brilliant episode. This is easily the best sports anime airing at the moment, from what I have seen. I'm really enjoying the focus on Smile. He's different from the usual protagonist of this kind of series in that he loves the sport but isn't motivated to be the best. Opens up a lot of interesting possibilities, and the visual imagery sprinkled throughout the entire episode only makes the exploration of his character more fascinating. |
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SolviteSekai said: jimjameswhatever said: SolviteSekai said: Woooo aku no hana 2014 how so? Because its an awesome show that everyone is bashing for its animation? Pretty much this^ |
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Pralando said: Smile is scary when he's serious. Yeah he is quite scary. |
| Kong's actually quite BA in his skills. Dat proposal to Tsukimoto/Smile, lol. Love letter from Mr. Koizumi? You can't refuse it Smile. XD The match was intense, Koizumi-sensei and Smile both are very good. I think this show is good, episode 2 was much better so I should continue watching it. |
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| "You don't chase the ball, the ball chases you." -Chuck Norris |
| I believe that unless you know for sure that you don't like a concept, you should keep exploring it. Whether it be characteristics of people or a genre of some sort, you never know if you don't like it until you've seen quality work corresponding to that genre. Keep exploring until you've found something you enjoy, or something of quality. Then you know what's bad, what's good, and what isn't for you. ( ･ㅂ･)و ̑̑ Everyday life. |
| 03:58 ohhh yehhh 07:45 Burger, not baagaa 08:27 the best rabu retaa ever 18:21 bad-A 19:02 LOOL 7/10 for this episode. |
| Isayama Hajime should be awarded The Manga with The Highest Inconsistencies of Characters' Appearances. He keeps performing multiple plastic surgeries on those Shingeki No Kyojin characters in a SINGLE chapter. Yes, I've read up to the latest chapter of Shingeki No Kyojin manga. Forced myself to read through the kidsketching chapters after the anime's ended. At least from now on, I only have to go through the hell once a month. Patiently awaiting SNK TV/movie/OVA anime-sequel. The 2015 SNK live-action movie would probably suck. |
| Not Bahgah, Burrgurrr!! It's awkward when someone tries to correct you from British to American accent. By the way usually the best and most praised animes have an unusual animation, and this one is not the exception. |
| That was so fucking epic,if only this had legit animation,easily top 20 ever. I could realy feel it with the coach's speech about being the best and competitive. |
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| The art has grown on me. |
| i liked the first episode, i adored this episode, man this episode had such a charm and style to every little thing for all 20 minutes of this, im really looking forword to the rest of this |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| 10/10 would bang AOTS AOTY AOTD AOTM |
 Vengeance of everyone's grudge. "I didn't add it to my list so I forgot I was watching that." - lpf |
| SHIT NO WONDER Why didn't I see Yuasa Masaaki before There was only one explanation for this, and it could have only been Yuasa. Welp, dis gon be good. It can only get better and better. |
| Incredible. They really are going all out on this one. This is goins to be stellar. |
| Far better than the first episode, which I really liked. This is definitely a sleeper anime of the season for me, wasn't expecting to be enjoying this as much when I randomly decided to watch it. The game between Smile & Teach was perfect. |
| Dear God, dear God, tinkle tinkle hoy? |
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| Haha that English. I'm really liking this, the music when the robot came doe. Pretty sad its only 11 eps. |
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| Wow, this episode was a masterpiece to watch. The whole match of Sensei and Smile was a thrill to watch. |
| Now I'm starting to think what's going on with Smile... Maybe Peco's the "hero". Maybe Peco introduced him to PingPong. |
| Better pacing than the first episode, which was great, however this one was excellent. :) One complaint that I do have is the fact that they did not fully explain (or really explain at all) the story of Butterfly Joe from the manga. They did include the shots of the butterfly and some of the lines, but the story itself was missing, which was a bit disappointing. Maybe they'll explain in the future episodes? |
| HASSAN CHOP! |
| lol that hawk stole the burger. |
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| Amazing. |
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| This is absolutely brilliant stuff. The writing, direction, choreography, dialogue...Just brilliant. And the people who criticize the animation show their abysmal ignorance. The animation is very good. What they don't like are the character designs/art which goes against the orthodox "pretty" look that 90% of anime goes for. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| This episode captured more of Matsumoto's flare - Smile vs. Koizumi was well done. I loved the piano piece, too, but I feel they could be doing a lot more with the soundtrack. |
| This continues to be great. |
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