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DuoraDoll said: So do we just call that "Pulling a Todoroki" That's a definite yes, if it means internal tragedy in strife. Episode 3, and I'm still very impressed, yet frightened by this show. Copyright on the ED though, no wonder it felt similar to something I only saw once and vanished like the wind. But credit where credit is due. Now with the characters together (Toma, Maki, Mitsue, Yuta), their happy life is there but temporary...as Maki gets accustomed more to soft tennis with Toma. Speaking of that, his fast nature organics along with the reflexes of experiences gives him the edge over the other members. What a nice recurring way to burn them, skill and all, as much as a "friendly". But Toma was the one who suffered the most, being open to Maki exposes ALL problems that are amplified by his short temper. The same with Itsuki, same story with Maki. What a shocker to use the racket against the bully, but channeling his anger towards his family too. Itsuki being a Todoroki was frightening enough, to add to the sound design of pauses, literally holding my breath. Getting burned was bad enough, but boiling water? That's many steps too far for an estranged mother. In a twist, Maki NEEDS Toma to continue the growing relations as the former learns of the boys' family struggles in the team, and Toma to help him get to where he needs to achieve it. Really want to know what's going on with everyone since this episode pretty much highlights their personalities, and for one I can see that everyone has a past they don't want people to know, and that the club is their one-stop break from the traversity of their own families. Keep this train going, not gonna stop here now! |
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DuoraDoll said: So do we just call that "Pulling a Todoroki" now? Anyway, we got 3 families with problems, wonder how many more were gonna get before this is over. As if Hero Aca is the first one to pull this out? In fact Hero Aca make the whole situation much more simplistic , and follow every archetypes of shonen manga's tragic past sympathetic character scenario. |
| These type of back stories is reminding me of my shitty childhood. Because of the realistic path they're taking, it makes this anime the best anime this season. |
| I've got a bad feeling this is going to turn into a weekly "Which kid has the crappiest home life". I certainly hope not but it seems to be trending that way. |
| Man, the atmosphere and the attitude of the main character is just gold! Questionable how he's so flawless as a beginner but I've a feeling the show will delve more into the familial matters and so far it's been handled brilliantly so here's to hoping it'll retain through. Yikes, burning your own child like that though. I've a feeling she was on bad terms with her husband/fiance/partner and she was just taking it out on the little child. Didn't see the sister though, the family must've been split already then but it was really heartwarming to see that final scene between the two. Captain-san's relationship with his mother is really intriguing too, I wonder what led to that. Looks like the Studio went ahead with the ED visuals despite the controversy, hmm. One-quarter through and it's been great so far, looking forward to more! |
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| WOW this anime is great! I waited 3 episodes to say this but it's fantastic so far! I just wish that I could binge this because it's that good |
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| This has become my favorite show of the season, the interactions between characters have a touch of realism i just miss sometimes in your usual anime, and it has a lot of attention to detail in design and animation that anime overall this days reaaally lacks. It can get a little too dark at times, but man it has been effective for me tbh, got chills at those times. |
| This is getting quite dark and this was only the 3th episode! |
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| Well some people need to learn they can't get away with talking shit xD nice smack to the head with the racket. That kettle scene was quite unpleasant, and all these issues will be what makes them stronger together as a group as well I imagine. |
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Ventus_S said: DuoraDoll said: So do we just call that "Pulling a Todoroki" now? Anyway, we got 3 families with problems, wonder how many more were gonna get before this is over. As if Hero Aca is the first one to pull this out? In fact Hero Aca make the whole situation much more simplistic , and follow every archetypes of shonen manga's tragic past sympathetic character scenario. Hero Aca is the only other series I know of that featured a tragic backstory that includes a moment where a mother was going through mess that resulted in her pouring a hot liquid onto her son when they were younger which resulted in a permanent scar somewhere on their body... What other series did this? I'm not being sarcastic or anything, I'm just curious as to whether or not this has been done before. |
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| Maki's neighbor, that gloomy girl, is moving from passive stalker to actively being quite creepy...like literally 5 feet away from him at all times in this episode. Let's hope this doesn't develop a yandere subplot because this show has enough trauma already at this point... |
| I thought this was good since episode 1, but now I can say this is going to be an anime with a lot more drama and plot content than I first thought. Now I can't help but wonder if 12 episodes will be enough to cover the story development of every character's background, considering that there is also a main story to follow (the soft-tennis club) and that all the family conflicts already introduced are not yet solved. |
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| Not gonna lie, the bully deserved it. Now, he will never mess with Itsuki (and probably with other kids) again. That said, I now hope this series doesn't pretend every member of the club to have family issues. That would definitely ruin the charm the story has so let's hope the studio don't overuse this "trope". Other than that, it was another quite good episode overall. |
| I expected drama in this series, but so much for being laid back. In 3 eps with the amount of drama packed in can't help but think this would be better off as 2 cours to pace it a little better. Not to say I'm not still enjoying this, just can't help but feel a bit wary. |
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| More family drama thou that backstory was sad and reminded me of Todoroki but whatever. So among the members of the club three guys have family issues so far. Now I hope this the extent of it and the rest of them dun have family issues too. This anime doesn't feel like sports anime at all so far meh. |
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| One thing's for sure, this show is getting better and better! 5/5. |
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| Anime food always looks so good. That egg roll looked so good, makes me want to make lumpia. Damn, almost everyone in this series has an awful backstory. Itsuki being burned by his mom reminded me of . I wonder was Itsuki's mom suffering from postpartum depression or was she sleepwalking? What happened? Poor guy. I KIND OF felt sorry for that bully after Itsuki hit him, he was crying so desperately. I guess sometimes I feel bad for characters after they taste the consequences of their actions. Still, he was an asshole and he'll live. I was worried Itsuki hitting him would have gotten the club permanently disbanded. Maki is helping the team out a lot and I still think he's a natural athlete and genius. He learns from his mistakes and he's a beginner. Like he said, if the tennis club was good then how could a complete beginner defeat them? |
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| Totally loved the drama. The way Maki "tsundere" Toma at the end is amazing. Considering now that Maki has learnt that Toma was a victim of domestic abuse like he has been, I can see how Maki must feel a lot closer to Toma now despite their partnership was utilitarian at first. It is what good character drama looks like. |
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SouthRzVa said: Not gonna lie, the bully deserved it. Now, he will never mess with Itsuki (and probably with other kids) again. That said, I now hope this series doesn't pretend every member of the club to have family issues. That would definitely ruin the charm the story has so let's hope the studio don't overuse this "trope". Other than that, it was another quite good episode overall. This serie only has 12 episode so I don't think they have enough episodes to pull this out anyway lolz. They need to at least win (or lose?) one competition before the end anyway, plus they still got issues to resolve for both of the mcs. |
SouthRzVa said: I now hope this series doesn't pretend every member of the club to have family issues. That would definitely ruin the charm the story has so let's hope the studio don't overuse this "trope". But all families DO have issues though, to some extent. It's realistic that every kid is dealing with something from their past or with their current situation at home. If you ask me I think it's kinda unrealistic to expect that the majority of characters don't have some kind of trauma or internal issues they're dealing with. |
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| I wonder if next time we see Maki's dad will be when Maki has friends over. What if he barges in and starts beating up Maki with the friends watching....what would they do? I doubt that would happen but who knows with this show honestly. |
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Talim said: SouthRzVa said: I now hope this series doesn't pretend every member of the club to have family issues. That would definitely ruin the charm the story has so let's hope the studio don't overuse this "trope". But all families DO have issues though, to some extent. It's realistic that every kid is dealing with something from their past or with their current situation at home. If you ask me I think it's kinda unrealistic to expect that the majority of characters don't have some kind of trauma or internal issues they're dealing with. "It's kinda unrealistic to expect that the majority of characters don't have some kind of trauma." Yeah because having a few characters with a decent childhood and two loving parents would be too weird, right? I honestly disagree since having even more kids with backstories of that degree would cause the overall plot to become repetitive and with no impact at all. |
SouthRzVa said: Yeah because having a few characters with a decent childhood and two loving parents would be too weird, right?Talim said: But all families DO have issues though, to some extent. It's realistic that every kid is dealing with something from their past or with their current situation at home. If you ask me I think it's kinda unrealistic to expect that the majority of characters don't have some kind of trauma or internal issues they're dealing with. "It's kinda unrealistic to expect that the majority of characters don't have some kind of trauma." Yeah because having a few characters with a decent childhood and two loving parents would be too weird, right? I honestly disagree since having even more kids with backstories of that degree would cause the overall plot to become repetitive and with no impact at all. I never said that. Yes of course there are kids raised by loving parents who had good childhoods. But literally EVERY family has issues of some kind. Even if your parents love you and treat you well, there's always something going on in every family. I honestly disagree since having even more kids with backstories of that degree would cause the overall plot to become repetitive and with no impact at all. Yes, showing every character dealing with something would be repetitive, I agree. But I wasn't saying every character should have their own issues explored in a subplot. Just that it's very realistic for every kid to be dealing with some kind of issue internally or at home. That's literally all I'm saying here, bud. |
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| This episode was intense. So I guess all the characters have dramatic backstories huh. When Maki hit that bully on the head with his racket it felt a bit too much. Although I understand that this teasing was too much for him to handle. Well, at least he didn't get in trouble for it. I love how the coach just offered them sweets in the end. Looking forward to next week for sure! |
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| looks like there's gonna have one character introduced on each ep with a particular family drama, but can the traumatized families get resolved at the end though. |
| Ouchhhhh another crazy mom!!! Grrrr the family drama of the characters is so sad :( I root for them T--- T why hurt the children??? Parents here is so useless!!! what's the title of this song?? |
erenmeiiOct 27, 2019 10:20 PM
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| omygod this show went beyond my expectations it's so good!!!! i like how everyone has their own story love the dancing in the end! i think the pairs we saw in the end is gonna be their new pairings the mom pouring hot water down the baby's back reminds me of Todoroki Shouto A_Sad_Dust_Cloud said: One thing I do want to criticise this episode for is the portrayal of Itskui. I feel like what happened this episode falls very much into the whole "childhood trauma turns you into a psycho" trope which, even without the connotations attached to it, is just plain boring and overused. how is he a psycho? |
ttcchen said: A_Sad_Dust_Cloud said: One thing I do want to criticise this episode for is the portrayal of Itskui. I feel like what happened this episode falls very much into the whole "childhood trauma turns you into a psycho" trope which, even without the connotations attached to it, is just plain boring and overused. how is he a psycho? When he hits the bully over the head with the racket and it cuts to that shot of a his face curling into a creepy smile, drawn from a lower angle and with his face in shadow, usually visual shorthand for "this is a bad guy". |
A_Sad_Dust_Cloud said: i don't think he's necessarily a psycho/mentally unstable. He's just satisfied to see his bullies cower in pain, getting what they deserved for badmouthing his family. It's just a simple gesture of revenge. Not everyone who are satisfied after getting revenge is a psycho. Those who took pleasure in causing people pain without a reason is a psycho.When he hits the bully over the head with the racket and it cuts to that shot of a his face curling into a creepy smile, drawn from a lower angle and with his face in shadow, usually visual shorthand for "this is a bad guy". |
| Itsuki seems to have a traumatic past, too. Something tells me his mom didn't want a baby, not that it justifies what she did. As for why Shinjou seems fond of Maki's mom, I am pretty sure its because his own mom doesn't love him while Maki's mom acted warm to him. Ah, the pairs are in the ending song. Definitely more interesting than the current ones. |
| Pretty good episode. It seems clear that everyone in the club has trouble with their parent, or that is the idea I have got after these three episodes. |
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Flyingcowsketch said: i forgot about that part. i take back what i said. however, i do not think he is a psycho. he's just mentally scarred from his childhood abuse and he isn't a complete insane psycho/yandere/villain type character, especially after he hurt that bully and the mc talked to him, he didn't continue with his crazy behavior instead he actually listens. in other words, i don't think this kid is a complete lost cause.ttcchen said: i don't think he's necessarily a psycho/mentally unstable. He's just satisfied to see his bullies cower in pain, getting what they deserved for badmouthing his family. It's just a simple gesture of revenge. Not everyone who are satisfied after getting revenge is a psycho. Those who took pleasure in causing people pain without a reason is a psycho. He has shown sociopathic behavior from the start of the show. His indiference, anthipathy towards people and fixation with pain is recurrent in people with this condition. The problem is that anime has always abused that "evil smirk" making it some kind of yandere/villain trope, but it is not a normal reaction when hurting people. "Those who took pleasure in causing people pain without a reason is a psycho." He looked very satisfied hurting Maki when they were playing the match. |
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