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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Not going to lie, I thought the first half of this week's episode was kinda boring. At the same time, really hope Reki will improve his physical and mental health. It looks like he got really stressed out. It's half way point of this show and there's still time to improve his character. |
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| Reki isn't doing well. Right now, he's really feeling down. As my favorite character in this show, It's so hard to see him like that. I can relate to the situation he's been going through. You don't want to be under the shadow of someone forever when you want to do good as well. He's just feeling inferior to Langa. Can't blame him too. I hope they sort this out. |
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| It took a while, but the jealously is finally here, poor Reki. Also, poor Tadashi seems like he was trained to be that way, to express no emotion at all. This episode was such a rollercoaster of emotions for every character in the series, what a change of pace from the previous ones. |
| The inevitable Jealousy arc. Langa didn't do anything to deserve Reki's bs but at the same time i can understand where Reki is coming from, hope he gets over this soon before their friendship fully decays. |
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Mika-taicho said: Fruitpie said: So Reki did to Langa the same thing Miya's friends did to him, huh? Too bad, Reki was my favourite character. Obviously he is not now. Eh is it the same thing? he did say he was scared and stuff if I understood correctly. And I saw he thought Langa was breaking their promise about Adam? He probably feels betrayed. Plus he has been continuously supporting Langa but there is no point continuing a relationship if you feel the way Reki does or if the relationship is just not working out. Obviously it's not Langa's fault but I would rather Reki took a break and sort his feelings out on this matter instead of bottling it inside. It's better this way and I personally don't think that makes him a bad person. The show already dunks on him a lot lol It would be weird if he didn't feel anything. Agreed. It's not the same thing. Reki doesn't abandon Langa because he feels inferior. If that were true, he would've left Langa episodes ago, heck even in the first few minutes of the episode when he starts learning how others view him compared to Langa. Mika-taicho said: On the other hand it always bothers me how this show tries to beat you over the head with that whole message "Langa is superior a genius at EVERYTHING (that came out of nowhere tbh) just look at him and how great he is meanwhile Reki is this inferior one, he doesn't have such amazing talent blah blah". Like,,, i get it lmfao I understood that like 4 eps ago, seriously. This x100. I'm so tired of this being shoved down our throats every single freaking episode. |
mattrash said: phantomfandom said: Even though they're breaking, their interaction is still look cute to me... teenagers.. such a passionate youth. I suggest one realism solution to this, Reki stop skating and focus on creating skateboard instead, this is the one skill that he's definitely better than Langa, and it's actuall the skill that might make him a millionaire in the future. But of course, Reki is not gonna stop skating, this is anime after all. What kind of shitty mindset is "ignore your passion, only follow your talents?" Lmao I was gonna say the same thing lol. Why should he quit doing something he is so passionate about instead of trying to improve? |
| This anime shit is addictive |
Fruitpie said: So Reki did to Langa the same thing Miya's friends did to him, huh? Too bad, Reki was my favourite character. Obviously he is not now. It's far from the same thing. You probably don't see all this from Reki's perspective at all. Reki was always happy to see Langa perform well and get the attention he deserves, even at the beginning of this episode, he was happy hearing praise about Langa. His envy and frustration doesn't stem from the fact that his friend has become better than him at skateboarding, it stems from the fact that he has been resorted to a "lowlife" that hangs around with Langa, and all the effort he has ever put into skateboarding has seemingly been negated just because he was left behind. If you were in Reki's stead, would you really be able to calmly shake off the things those random dudes were saying about you? That you were just a lowlife hanging around with your friend? That he was the talented one and you were nothing? Despite all the effort and time you put into skateboarding? Or do you prefer idealistic characters that are unable to feel any kind of emotion besides positivity? Reki's reaction is very human, anyone else would feel the same pain. Nobody can hear those things about themselves and feel unaffected. |
| This anime shit is addictive |
| "I have no opinions." I think we knew who called the cops now. Adam is kind of a piece of shit to throw his own guy under the bus because he fucked up and decided to be dirty by paying someone off to keep S off the route. This is getting really good. Not a fan of the tournament arc with only 4 episodes left though. spectrojan said: I thought this was obvious. The dude your responding just woosh so hard, it's rich. Fruitpie said: So Reki did to Langa the same thing Miya's friends did to him, huh? Too bad, Reki was my favourite character. Obviously he is not now. It's far from the same thing. You probably don't see all this from Reki's perspective at all. Reki was always happy to see Langa perform well and get the attention he deserves, even at the beginning of this episode, he was happy hearing praise about Langa. His envy and frustration doesn't stem from the fact that his friend has become better than him at skateboarding, it stems from the fact that he has been resorted to a "lowlife" that hangs around with Langa, and all the effort he has ever put into skateboarding has seemingly been negated just because he was left behind. If you were in Reki's stead, would you really be able to calmly shake off the things those random dudes were saying about you? That you were just a lowlife hanging around with your friend? That he was the talented one and you were nothing? Despite all the effort and time you put into skateboarding? Or do you prefer idealistic characters that are unable to feel any kind of emotion besides positivity? Reki's reaction is very human, anyone else would feel the same pain. Nobody can hear those things about themselves and feel unaffected. |
| I had to change this because some loser couldn't make an actual argument. So....yeah I hope you guys like the new sig. |
| It was the hardest episode to watch so far, aah I'd say Reki is one of the most relatable character in anime history. When someone surpasses you in a thing you have been doiong for years, it's hard to just brush it off and always be supportive. I am actually amazed how Reki showed all the support for Langa but he just can't let go of the frustration. I am glad that Langa wanted to be honest with him saying that he wants to skate with ADAM but he shouldn't have promised Reki that he won't go against him when it was clear that he will want to do that again after their first BEEF against eachother. I am excited to see how creators will go with Reki's comeback, I mean surely it will happen, I think it's obvious enough, but I just want to see how exactly it will happen. I hope it will be somehow connected with him creating a brand new skateboard for himself! Man, I never expected some skateboarding anime to make me feel so emotional |
| Wow, didn't expect for the episode to be so heavy going into it... On one hand, I really don't want Langa to enter the tournament and go to Reki instead, on the other one I'd kill to see SNOW and ADAM skating together again.. Can't for next week's ep |
HarryDigsAnimeFeb 20, 2021 12:32 PM
| imo its reallllly hard to pull off these kind of episodes where the mc feels sorry for himself. The reason is nearly ever that valid but I'm guessing though that the only way is up for Reki now. Also i wanna see Tadashi hit Adam in his smug face for some reason, just me? |
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| I relate to Reki for feeling that way but sometimes there are really people better than us and its harder when its someone you saw improve and get better than you. It took some time to make him feel like that, he's quite strong. It's sad to see their friendship like that but I really can't blame him. I'm surprised how Reki worded his argument since he blamed his inferiority for not being able to keep up but man Langa waited outside while its raining gotta give him some props for that. I hope for them to fix their friendship as soon as possible because there is also a tournament and there are only 5 episodes left. |
| It's completely understandable for Reki to harbour these doubts. Langa just outclasses him in every way. |
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| you promised me you would stop seeing that man! |
| all that i can say is that i'm in pain |
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| Tadashi is the best char. :D ("I have no opinion.") |
| Man, the writers of this anime really really want to drive home just how inferior Reki is to Langa. Like, some of the stuff that was being said about Reki in this episode was just straight harsh as fuck lol. We get it, Langa >>>>>> Reki, I feel like this show portrays Reki as a jobber in an overly dramatic way lol. Aside from that minor complaint, I did still enjoy this episode. Looks like the rest of the show will focus on Langa trying to repair his friendship with Reki while also dealing with Adam's tournament (which should be exciting to watch). |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. Take me back to the days before MAL became infested with Twitter's favorite buzzwords. |
| I have been longing for this for a long time, finally Reki is getting some character development. I think this is the best episode of the series so far. |
| I’m glad they acknowledged Reki being completely overshadowed by Langa and feeling inferior for it. Yeah, Reki is being selfish and immature, but he is a high schooler and it is completely reasonable that he would feel that way. The tournament should be fun though and ADAM is definitely going to jail at the end if the season. |
| The bromance can't end up like this can't it? I'm sure Reki will come back around he's just going through the emotions right now. |
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| I was actually ready for them to keep Reki as this happy-go-lucky "my friends mean everything to me and whatever people says doesn't faze me Langa and I will skate together as best friends" but I'm excited that they've finally dig into Reki's slowly chipping away self-worth. It was evident that something like this should happen since episode 1, and I was worried that they weren't gonna build up Reki's character. |
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| Forget perjury, someone tell detective girl that Adam is molesting minors during races and grooming them. This sick man needs to be punished! |
| as melodramatic that this episode took a turn for, I feel like it's totally predictable that Langa and Reki will make up eventually. Not that predictability is bad or anything, as long s it still stays entertaining. I hope Reki finally gets some more character development and his find a way to gain his confidence back. This anime sure likes to dunk on him. He's supposed to be the mc? but it certainly doesn't feel that way. It hasn't even really been made clear that he is a good skater. SO far, the anime has shown him to be decent at best. I wouldn't be surprised if he joins the tournament, but he seems to be the least-talented skater out of the rest of the cast, so it's hard to imagine him beating any one. Still 5 more eps to go, seems like a lot if this tournament is supposed to be the final arc. Unless the story gets really padded out. There's also all the political stuff going on with Adam. I honestly think this part of the story is so pointless. Yeah, Adam is a villain, but him being a corrupt politician adds nothing to the plot. I think the story would serve better if he was just some rich asshole who has a obsessive passion with skateboarding, and leave out all the crap of him doing corrupty things as a corrupt politician. Just my two cents. |
| How angsty. Reki is in his feels. At least near the end of the episode, he does something about it and practices skateboarding. Lmao yeah Reki treated Langa similarly to Miya/friends situation. Langa was like a puppydog looking for Reki, trailing after Reki, and then the rain scene was just ouch. If I were Langa, I can't imagine NOT wanting to face Adam: Adam is the top skater, dangerous - defeating him proves that you have top abilities. Not to mention, Langa finds skating against Adam to be exciting. (And it's not like Adam is the only dangerous/tricky skater - Shadow is no joke.) The political scandal part was left field. I'm interested in finding out if Adam is really going to let his secretary be a scapegoat. |
| A theatrical-sky-diving-matador by night and an aiding-in-political-corruption elite during the day, huh. Gdi Adam, we can't have shit in this house. |
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