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| I'm not really into this kind of anime but I was actually quite into this one... I expect great things from this anime and hope it won't let me down... I rarely give any form of sports anime a chance as I don't play sports, I don't watch sports, I don't game sports... sooooo this is pretty big for me to say I LIKED THIS. 8/10 Something new for me :D |
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MoeGalacticHero said: It's not gay at all. And that's a bad thing. It's only one episode, give it time. |
Baniita said: Some guy said this was "NOT GAY AT ALL". --Symbolic parallels of helping Haru-"chan" up from the water. Um. Okay. --He's wearing a goddamn almost-naked apron. In front of a guy. wat --Sneaking into a pool together at night. not the least bit gay nope --Haru is so tsun/kuudere it's not even funny. --Haru quits swimming like a kicked puppy after Rin leaves. UUHHHHH --"Let's swim together, Nanase. If you swim with me, I'll show you a sight you've never seen before." UNDER A SAKURA TREE *flailing at this heterosexuality* --[12:28] Why are the swimming shorts in their childhood shortshorts? ...Also, the over-the-shoulder hug there, while Haru looks away dere'ing... REALLY? NO, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? --The trophy looks like a dildo --"Romantic, right?" AHAHAHAAAHAHAHHAAAHHAA (Haru deres) .....BWAAAAAHHHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA --"Did they just ditch us?" Yes, they did. They're going to get a room, because apparently Rin thinks only Haru is good enough for him. --Makoto tries for years to get him back into competitive stri--I mean swimming, but instantly takes it back up the moment Rin arrives. --VIOLENT SHIRT FLINGING LIKE A STRIPPER yep they went to go get a room. BECAUSE THIS IS NOT GAY --Cue Rin turning bitter, cue Haru to inspire him over the season to change his mind (what is this a dating sim) (oh wait there is a dating sim of this) --Nagisa sleeps on Haru's shoulder. Not gay. Nope. --Stripping in random places. ...HOW ARE YOU EVEN ALLOWED --Haru can't wait to strip. lemao --NAGISA IS SKINNY DIPPING WITH GUYS WHAT OKAY SERIOUSLY?!?! YOU SAID THIS WASN'T GAY??! --Water play. wtf --JUST WTF --YOU SAID THIS WASN'T GAY --THIS IS GAYER THAN KUROBASU AND TENPURI COMBINED --"I want you to show me that sight again" --okay dying --ok sers dying --and then in the ED Rin flips his hair and holds his hand out to Haru and the latter jumps into all the gayety DON'T LIE TO ME AND TELL ME SOMETHING ISN'T GAY WHEN IT'S OFF THE CHARTS IN HOMOSEXUALITY. Dude...relax....you're at a 10 and you need to be at a 2. Seriously, even if everything you said and implied is 100% true....you don't have to watch this anime. C'mon man, you just look foolish. |
JustALEX said: MoeGalacticHero said: It's not gay at all. And that's a bad thing. It's only one episode, give it time. I want the D and I want it now goddammit -_- |
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MoeGalacticHero said: JustALEX said: MoeGalacticHero said: It's not gay at all. And that's a bad thing. It's only one episode, give it time. I want the D and I want it now goddammit -_- Out of curiosity....which is more enticing this anime or the possibility of Eren and Levi becoming more than just friends? |
| FANSERVICEEeee lol swimming sexy dude~ Thank you KyoAni for alluring me to this kind of anime, NANASE HARUKAA his flipping hair technique is so....speechless-maker. |
hikoghert said: garydx25 said: My Panties Dropped  fixed 4 u I can't...stop...LAUGHING.. OMG xD this made my night(now i have something to make me laugh for the rest of the week). xD on topic, the episode, although full of fanservice did not bother me one bit, very entertaining throughout the whole episode! I did not expect that kind of theme for the opening, but it was still good non-the less~ |
Baniita said: Some guy said this was "NOT GAY AT ALL". --Symbolic parallels of helping Haru-"chan" up from the water. Um. Okay. --He's wearing a goddamn almost-naked apron. In front of a guy. wat --Sneaking into a pool together at night. not the least bit gay nope --Haru is so tsun/kuudere it's not even funny. --Haru quits swimming like a kicked puppy after Rin leaves. UUHHHHH --"Let's swim together, Nanase. If you swim with me, I'll show you a sight you've never seen before." UNDER A SAKURA TREE *flailing at this heterosexuality* --[12:28] Why are the swimming shorts in their childhood shortshorts? ...Also, the over-the-shoulder hug there, while Haru looks away dere'ing... REALLY? NO, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? --The trophy looks like a dildo --"Romantic, right?" AHAHAHAAAHAHAHHAAAHHAA (Haru deres) .....BWAAAAAHHHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA --"Did they just ditch us?" Yes, they did. They're going to get a room, because apparently Rin thinks only Haru is good enough for him. --Makoto tries for years to get him back into competitive stri--I mean swimming, but instantly takes it back up the moment Rin arrives. --VIOLENT SHIRT FLINGING LIKE A STRIPPER yep they went to go get a room. BECAUSE THIS IS NOT GAY --Cue Rin turning bitter, cue Haru to inspire him over the season to change his mind (what is this a dating sim) (oh wait there is a dating sim of this) --Nagisa sleeps on Haru's shoulder. Not gay. Nope. --Stripping in random places. ...HOW ARE YOU EVEN ALLOWED --Haru can't wait to strip. lemao --NAGISA IS SKINNY DIPPING WITH GUYS WHAT OKAY SERIOUSLY?!?! YOU SAID THIS WASN'T GAY??! --Water play. wtf --JUST WTF --YOU SAID THIS WASN'T GAY --THIS IS GAYER THAN KUROBASU AND TENPURI COMBINED --"I want you to show me that sight again" --okay dying --ok sers dying --and then in the ED Rin flips his hair and holds his hand out to Haru and the latter jumps into all the gayety DON'T LIE TO ME AND TELL ME SOMETHING ISN'T GAY WHEN IT'S OFF THE CHARTS IN HOMOSEXUALITY. Not gay until butt sex. ;) Also, i'm not sure if this post is fangirling or a rant.... |
JustALEX said: MoeGalacticHero said: JustALEX said: MoeGalacticHero said: It's not gay at all. And that's a bad thing. It's only one episode, give it time. I want the D and I want it now goddammit -_- Out of curiosity....which is more enticing this anime or the possibility of Eren and Levi becoming more than just friends? wow Sophie's choice. |
JustALEX said: MoeGalacticHero said: JustALEX said: MoeGalacticHero said: It's not gay at all. And that's a bad thing. It's only one episode, give it time. I want the D and I want it now goddammit -_- Out of curiosity....which is more enticing this anime or the possibility of Eren and Levi becoming more than just friends?  I want nothing more than that. This episode wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be. |
MEanimaniac1Jul 4, 2013 12:55 AM
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EVAMAAKU14 said: Baniita said: Some guy said this was "NOT GAY AT ALL". DON'T LIE TO ME AND TELL ME SOMETHING ISN'T GAY WHEN IT'S OFF THE CHARTS IN HOMOSEXUALITY. Not gay until butt sex. ;) Also, i'm not sure if this post is fangirling or a rant.... Oho, all the buttsex is just offscreen. ;D And it's fangirling... sort of. RinHaru is likely going to become beyond canon, but I'm not going to actually ship them unless their chemistry turns out to actually work well. If their story is interesting, I'm all in. But so far, it's super predictable. |
Baniita said: Wait. You're joking right?EVAMAAKU14 said: Baniita said: Some guy said this was "NOT GAY AT ALL". DON'T LIE TO ME AND TELL ME SOMETHING ISN'T GAY WHEN IT'S OFF THE CHARTS IN HOMOSEXUALITY. Not gay until butt sex. ;) Also, i'm not sure if this post is fangirling or a rant.... Oho, all the buttsex is just offscreen. ;D And it's fangirling... sort of. RinHaru is likely going to become beyond canon, but I'm not going to actually ship them unless their chemistry turns out to actually work well. If their story is interesting, I'm all in. But so far, it's super predictable. |
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MEanimaniac1 said: JustALEX said: MoeGalacticHero said: JustALEX said: MoeGalacticHero said: It's not gay at all. And that's a bad thing. It's only one episode, give it time. I want the D and I want it now goddammit -_- Out of curiosity....which is more enticing this anime or the possibility of Eren and Levi becoming more than just friends? I want nothing more than that. This episode wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be. More enticing is the fact that Ono Daisuke (Shizuo) voices Erwin, and Kamiya Hiroshi (Izaya) voices Levi. /pumps fist This episode was decent. Not that good, but definitely not bad. It'd be a lot better if it weren't so goddamned predictable. I already know that Rin's changed, so the gay rivalry will lead to character development and tension and backstory and understanding and drama, which will change Rin for the better and stuff. (Geez, what is this, Hikaru no Go? (Yum, AkiHika.)) |
Well,as long as the series isn't a complete sausages-fest (meaning that there are some girl characters) & there's no full blown buttsex (yes,I do have this feeling that we may see some guy-on-guy kissing.Like a 25% chance),I don't see the problem. |
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Edefrem said: Baniita said: Wait. You're joking right?EVAMAAKU14 said: Baniita said: Some guy said this was "NOT GAY AT ALL". DON'T LIE TO ME AND TELL ME SOMETHING ISN'T GAY WHEN IT'S OFF THE CHARTS IN HOMOSEXUALITY. Not gay until butt sex. ;) Also, i'm not sure if this post is fangirling or a rant.... Oho, all the buttsex is just offscreen. ;D And it's fangirling... sort of. RinHaru is likely going to become beyond canon, but I'm not going to actually ship them unless their chemistry turns out to actually work well. If their story is interesting, I'm all in. But so far, it's super predictable. Note that my definition of "beyond canon" just means "dude the subtext is so gay I can't even". My definition of "beyond canon" includes SebaCiel, Shizaya, KuroFai, ZabuzaxHaku... etc. So you decide if I'm joking or not. |
BaniitaJul 4, 2013 1:01 AM
JeddyVII said: Well,as long as the series isn't a complete sausages-fest (meaning that there are some girl characters) & there's no full blown buttsex (yes,I do have this feeling that we may see some guy-on-guy kissing.Like a 25% chance),I don't see the problem. Ahhahaaha. Don't worry, there's very likely that there'll be no kissing. They don't have the balls Bones did with No.6. |
JeddyVII said: Well,as long as the series isn't a complete sausages-fest (meaning that there are some girl characters) & there's no full blown buttsex (yes,I do have this feeling that we may see some guy-on-guy kissing.Like a 25% chance),I don't see the problem. You do know that this is still a kyoani anime right? And you do know that in ALL the anime that kyoani has done there is rarely ANY kissing, right? I give the chance of kissing or even anything remotely close to actual homosexuality at about 0.00001% |
| This prologue, I couldn't stop laughing. >doesn't swim in the ocean in winter not hardcore enough Well apart from the Kyoani same faces, the chins pointiness, the ridiculous bgm in dramatic moments, the cliché best friend and the fact that Nagisa is really effeminate, this was kind of good. Best male: Haruka, best female: Gou; looking forward to more. And more swimming hopefully. |
EratiKJul 4, 2013 1:24 AM
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JeddyVII said: Well,as long as the series isn't a complete sausages-fest (meaning that there are some girl characters) & there's no full blown buttsex (yes,I do have this feeling that we may see some guy-on-guy kissing.Like a 25% chance),I don't see the problem. At first I thought no way but the more I read it,I think it might just happen, very very unlikely but still possible. And after that chu2byo OVA kyoani does have some experience in animating it... |
| Reminds me of Kuroko! Seems interesting! Love the part when Haruka is cooking with his trunks and with an apron on. HOT STUFF! |
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| I really like this episode! I thought the friendship was really nice between Haruka, Nagisa, and Makoto. I thought it was a bit sad since they were all friends with Rin and he drastically changed, much to their surprise. Also I really loved the ending theme. |
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| Besides animation and eye candy looks, is there anything worth watching? Theres no freedom because while im watching i feel like crap KyoAni This is Moi Free! |
huntxJul 4, 2013 1:45 AM
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| So I wonder if this feels like when girls watch dumb anime about fanservice girls. |
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Vodkas said: Yes. Check your privilege.So I wonder if this feels like when girls watch dumb anime about fanservice girls. |
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JustALEX said: JeddyVII said: Well,as long as the series isn't a complete sausages-fest (meaning that there are some girl characters) & there's no full blown buttsex (yes,I do have this feeling that we may see some guy-on-guy kissing.Like a 25% chance),I don't see the problem. You do know that this is still a kyoani anime right? And you do know that in ALL the anime that kyoani has done there is rarely ANY kissing, right? You do know that there was also once a time when people said "KyoAni only animates cute moe girls". And then we got this anime here. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ |
| okay I guess.. :3 the art is just like hyouka and k-on I kind of like it :3 the ost before ED is like dubstep :3 cool! XD probably will watch it :p |
| I'm done with episode 1. I'll watch this, I find the fanservice riduclously funny oddly enough and the fandom on tumblr is fun. |
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| Anime for bunch of fangirls i guess.. Oh well.. first ep was meh... I hope it becomes better |
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Face_Faith said: JustALEX said: JeddyVII said: Well,as long as the series isn't a complete sausages-fest (meaning that there are some girl characters) & there's no full blown buttsex (yes,I do have this feeling that we may see some guy-on-guy kissing.Like a 25% chance),I don't see the problem. You do know that this is still a kyoani anime right? And you do know that in ALL the anime that kyoani has done there is rarely ANY kissing, right? You do know that there was also once a time when people said "KyoAni only animates cute moe girls". And then we got this anime here. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ What an ugly turn of events, huh...? Maybe in the final episode they'll turn into girls. It's not really that hard, add some tits and they'll be girls both physically and psychologically. |
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| Lol, couldn't help but think the manservice is. TOO. DAMN. HIGH. XD Also, that ED, rofl. But yeah, not really much in this particular one for me. Don't know if I should drop it or not, meh will see how I feel next week. Not seeing anything wrong with it but really any aspect to keep me entertained. |
Red_Keys said: I love how people keep throwing around the word "fujoshi" as some sort of insult or something. Ignorant as ever. I watched this with very low expectations but I was still disappointed, never been a fan of kyo ani but this was just terrible fujoshit. You can change the genders of the characters to female and it will literally not change anything significant. I can't believe they are comparing this to KnB. 2/5. |
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Ayame0126 said: I liked it when they took off their clothes... I-I mean the animation when they took off their clothes. I-I didn't mean I like it when they took off their c-clothes... Baka... tsudecimo said: Red_Keys said: I love how people keep throwing around the word "fujoshi" as some sort of insult or something. Ignorant as ever. I watched this with very low expectations but I was still disappointed, never been a fan of kyo ani but this was just terrible fujoshit. You can change the genders of the characters to female and it will literally not change anything significant. I can't believe they are comparing this to KnB. 2/5. From what I heard KnB has plot. I don't see people watching this for plot. At least if this was Ecchi. You know, proper ecchi. |
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| The first episode was good.. I guess. I hate seeing naked boys, without naked girls but.. it's a swimming anime so I really won't care. The animation is good, and I like the OST. But I think it would have been better if Rin was shown in like Episode 3.. Because having it in the first episode is weird for me, but that's just me.. And one last thing, I like it when Haru's eyes shine brightly when he's told that there is a big pool that they can swim on. :) |
RadieneJul 4, 2013 3:09 AM
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| Cute boys with girl names, one girl with boy name. My main headache is that they are not acting manly, they are more like 'kawaii girls in men bodies'. Anytime you could switch their genders and it would work just fine, that is horrible approach. Story seems to be pretty weak so far, I guess it would be centered about winning swimming championship and adopting 'magical and forbidden freestyle technique'. And all that fanservice, I guess I am way too far from target demographic, this show is made for girls only and more specially for yaoi fangirls. Commie named it right: Can some man explain me how this can be enjoyable to him and what he likes the most? Cause I tried and my eyes were bleeding. |
Mich666Jul 4, 2013 3:07 AM
| I really liked the ending song :D |
| it was so bad I loved it |
a tumblr post said: This dude is as passionate about swimming as Eren is about killing all titans. Except he actually goes swimming. |
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Itermin8rX said: a tumblr post said: This dude is as passionate about swimming as Eren is about killing all titans. Except he actually goes swimming. Unless swimming involved high risks of dying in horrible ways I don't know how that analogy works. Eren is in the military, orders, you know...? This guy is acting like this:  Mod Edit: Removed off-topic. |
LunaJul 4, 2013 6:08 AM
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Mich666 said: Cute boys with girl names, one girl with boy name. My main headache is that they are not acting manly, they are more like 'kawaii girls in men bodies'. Anytime you could switch their genders and it would work just fine, that is horrible approach. I see the same thing. They act girly at times, even their names are girly and they make a huge deal out of that fact. It may change for later episodes, but as it is now I think Kyo Ani will keep it sweet. Before we know it they'll meet up at cafés for chai latte and cookies (I hope not, lol xD). |
| gotta love nice bodies + a lot of stripping. i can't decide whether to like the tsundere or the tsukkomi...tatsu surprised me. so true to his words in free niconama that his character seems like one who does a lot of talking. and the blonde guy stripped til bare and jumped so high...HAHAHAH! rin as the king of the desert yum <3 |
Immahnoob said: Itermin8rX said: a tumblr post said: This dude is as passionate about swimming as Eren is about killing all titans. Except he actually goes swimming. Unless swimming involved high risks of dying in horrible ways I don't know how that analogy works. Eren is in the military, orders, you know...? This guy is acting like this: But Elena and Mikasa was supposed to be the invincible abs of steel woman and Armin being brains and shit, ah well whatever. At least Haruka almost killed himself in the drained pool. |
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| This had some...gay vibes... Why the hell is his name Haruka Nanase? xD I am in anyways for the sports. Moreoever, It has a beautiful calm(Edit:- I take it back. She is not that calm..) girl in whom I am totally interested. 8/10. Awesome art. At first, I was like why Makoto is so popular. But now I see why. They all have girly names and Gou has a boyish name xD It's a funny show. Gou is already my fav. Makoto is good too. Hoping for some Gou x Makoto here xD |
TragicRomanceJul 4, 2013 4:04 AM
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| Well... It's definitely much different that what I thought it would be... More homo Definitely watching this. Haruka reminded me a bit too much of Oreki |
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