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Apr 8, 2023 1:07 PM

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Peotaaa

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Great character developement, I feel bad for Rin. Makoto and Haru are lovers and u can't tell me otherwise

Dec 27, 2023 9:12 AM

#102

robtosca

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Nov 2016

It's heartening to see that all their effort and Haru's acceptance to participate in the relay resulted in their qualification for the Regional Tournament.

Overall, it's an episode with not too much additional information; it's lighter and more relaxed, which is fair since the characters needed a break, and it was an idea to distract Haru from swimming.

The episode aims to further develop Rin and shows him reminiscing about childhood, when he used to swim with friends. Undoubtedly, he misses those times but hides behind a proud image.

The dialogue between Haru and Makoto is crucial for the plot, where Haru explains that he felt hurt by the idea of not being able to swim with Rin anymore and that he was very excited about sharing the relay with his friends. What a great narrative work.

In the end, we see that Rin is going to participate in the relay because he's quite stubborn and can't stay put in his corner.

Good episode.

Jan 18, 5:35 PM

#103

CCC47

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Nagisa's winking cue to Makoto killed me!! xD This anime is so good!

I think Rin is slowly realizing that he misses the bond he had with his former teammates (on his childhood relay team) and that's why he wants to join his school's relay team. However, he is kind of standoffish, so I dunno if joining the relay team with new teammates at his new school will solve all his problems.

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