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| Now that was an incredible episode. Wow. Those flashbacks were so visceral. Whoever decided to make the image and audio all fuzzy during them needs a raise. Not only did it set the mood perfectly, but it made the punch scene hit that much harder when the filter was dropped. Really incredible stuff, and it's not like the second half of the episode was weak either. There were some good laughs and nice heartwarming stuff when the team came together for Kakeru. Edit: Just realized that the fuzziness could also represent Kakeru's emotions building up and hence when he releases it all with the punch it goes away. Even more brilliant. |
ProofByColorJan 16, 2019 9:09 PM
| Those flashbacks were nicely done. |
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| Powerful episode, this! Blending in the flashbacks and the dialogues of the past with the current timeline made things a lot more innate and overall very intriguing to watch, truly! Kakeru’s past with the despicable coach there was more extreme than I had anticipated and the gravity of the whole event was alike. Even then, I feel as though some of Sakaki’s anger and hatred towards Kakeru is somewhat unreasonable and excess. At least Haiji and the others stopped him in time though, surely Kakeru would’ve deeply regretted this too had it gone down the wrong path. Haiji, then, keeping an eye on Kakeru from thence on was very captain-ish from him, along with that little conversation under the moonlight, and that was nice to see! Kakeru finally put it into words for the others to catch on and then just accepting and supporting him was pretty steoreotypical but there’s nothing wrong with that honestly. Few shots during the climax of that was brilliant to have, props to Production I.G. I never realised all this time that the old man who was cooking food for them was actually Hana’s father, I had to replay that scene a few times the shock was real xD. Anyway, Kakeru’s decalaration that he wants run the Hajime Ekiden in the end there just goes to show his growth throughout the course of the show, and honestly it feels pretty standard for me but that’s just me and I alone but it was good to see nonetheless. Looks like we’ll be seeing more of Prince next episode. |
#Anime4Life be my Life Motto! #PrayForKyoAni  |
| Finally, Kakeru understand all and his is now, yes now, a member of the team! ;) |
| Amazing episode, so motivational and really developed Kakeru as a Character. The animation was outstanding and so was the OST. If this continue this way, I may give this anime an 8/10 |
| "We could make the world better, but it's easier to just shut our eyes." ~Blackwall |
| That punch to the nose was well deserved |
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| Episode that surprised me with regard to the quarrel between Kakeru and his former friend of the team, I imagined a more trivial excuse, but the motivation was much more serious, but the errors are on both sides and not only by Kakeru . The context in which Kakeru reveals his past to his friends is very theatrical, but the narrative in those moments is also very intense. |
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| Can anyone explain to me the "scene under the stars", lol? Did Haiji try to ship Kakeru and Hanna together? |
RobertBobertJan 21, 2019 9:52 AM
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| After first 10 min i thought this gonna be weakest episode so far but then the hit came in and after that a lot of feels. good clutch |
| The way the flashback was presented was really something else. I felt immersed into Kakeku's mind. |
| What a beautiful and well written episode. Kakeru is awesome! I was just imagining hiw I would beat his ass when he actually did it    |
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| beautiful ending! Kakeru finally opened up and told everyone about his inner fears. Definitely a turning point for the story! Everyone is fully committed now, lets go for Hakone! The ost that played during the final moments was so gooooood. |
| That coach deserved more than a punch, what a scumbag. |
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| Half his teammates stopped Kakeru-- even better :') love that <3 Good lookin' out, fam ^.^ I was just thinking it'd be a gr8 time for them to release Kakeru's past haha. The pacing is awesome so far! I love this anime so so much TTuTT |
| I really like this episode! I like the pacing and how the story about Kakeru's past was told. I hope he will be able to control his emotions gradually and now I understand Kakeru and Sakaki's part. But in my opinion, that coach bastard deserved to get punched. Kakeru has a reason but yeah, using violence didn't lead him to any good. I like Yuki's scenes in this episode! And Hana chan is so cute |
  ★━━─ 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵? 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺? |
| Kakeru has come so far I love him and I'm so proud of him :') the overall character development has been wonderful I'm glad I finally got around to watching this |
"Before I slit your throat, I'll give you a kiss," Nezumi said softly. "You'll find out exactly how much better I am at giving farewell kisses."  |
| Aaaaa that was such a great episode! We could finally see the full strenght of Kakeru's backstory and how that awful coach led to the current situation they are in. The background noise during all the scenes from the past really built up to the tension, it was such a great work from the studio. The conclusion with the talk with everyone about his problems was so emotional, this is a new page for Kakeru and another start for the dream this team has, I'm rooting so hard for them. |
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| I hate that coach!!! That's why Kakeru is so strict because he get it from him! Grrrr I don't understand why Haiji ask if he have a gf hahah |
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| Great episode! Love the sense of camaraderie they've created in this show |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| Finally some closure to Kakeru's troubled past. Despite those problems, the team is finally ready to take on the challenge of running at Hakone. The combination of the art, colors and the soundtrack was amazing in those last few shots! Also this: |
| I've seen both the sub and dub of the coach getting punched, and overall DUB SMASHES IT! - That felt skin crawling, like oh shitttt its about to go down! When he yelled. When I watched the sub, I was like oh no he punched him, and yelled for like 2 seconds, the level of anger in their voices was so far more pronounced in the dub! This is a win for the dubbers brahhh! Not to mention everytime I watched it subbed their voices just sounded so weak, now they have some real depth to them, they don't sound like a bunch a girls lmao that was terrible, they sounded pathetic yet they're runners? I mean I hate the overdone breathing in the dub, honestly the japanese had way less pronounced breath, But at the same time, their overall voices were weaker compared to the dubs. Like the dramatic scenes, really pay off in that respect. |
| That was so heartwarming when they sat around & listened to Kakeru. They are such a wholesome & empathetic bunch & they say it as it is, with Ōji saying that violence is never the answer. Kakeru’s mindset has changed too, I’m sure he knows now that he has found his people♡ Haiji best boiiiiiiiiiii ♡_______♡ |
 ꕤ but i’ll probably remember over and over again you were there and everyone else was there — the day we all searched for just one thing ꕤ |
| The coach totally deserved it though |
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| Strong episode, finally Kakeru's able to talk about his past to his friends. What a great bunch of guys just supporting each other no matter what :D Also fck that coach, this is exactly what Haiji's been trying NOT to do, focusing on leaving others behind that can't run as well or don't have the numbers. |
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| OMG this ep was so good that PUNCH was SO satisfying!!! i’m totally on Kakeru’s side. fk the school and that coach i didn’t think it was gonna play out like that. i assumed he punched the red haired kid or another student. love that he actually punched the douchebag coach instead |
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| @i-loathe-sasuke bruh your comments on every episode are terrible you are welcome to leave (respectfully) xo |
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