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| The first episode was disappointing and I thought it was just another generic sports show. But now this was a huge improvement. |
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| That was intense. Nice character development too. |
| [25/04/14 4:04:39 PM] Skitzo: doujins have deep psychological undertones about the sexual intrigue of human behavior |
| That robot zone of mister tsukimoto was epic ;) Now peco has to step his game up. |
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| The match was great. The tension was high as fuck and the visual presentation was fascinating. The coach is a cool lad and it was interesting to see Smile getting out of his shell. |
| good job Mr Koizumi, a monster is awaken |
| this will be a masterpiece i know it |
| For me this is one of the most promising anime of this season. This artwork is simply eye robbering and the background settings and the script are amazing. I just can't wait for the story to develop, but I know this is going to be awesome (I hope). I don't know much about Ping-Pong rules and technical stuff, but Smile's duel seemed pretty powerful, and now that I mention it.. SMILE. What the hell of a character is he? It's fantastic. I sympathize with him, because I'm similar, but whenever he talks the only word I have is epicness. Peco is also good.. I like also the chinese guy! 10/10 |
| Damn, that lame OP again? It's a shame because the song is fucking good, but doing a lazy montage is not enough, it feel bland. The episode was really great though. Smile is an incredible character. He have no great qualities, except for is talent in ping pong. The rest is pure depressing stuff. The way he said to the coach that ping pong was only for him a way to pass time until his death. That's an horrible way to think about life, to lower it to a simple duty that you can't get rid of. Wendo is mad because he want to challenge Smile but can't find him. This will probably be the ultimate showdown. Peko was a bit absent this episode. Though, I think the star of the show is really Smile. It's funny how the two of them completely contradict the way to live of the other, yet they perfectly complete themself. Since Peko is competitive but lack of talent, it can be compensated by the lack of motivation of Smile and his great talent. It was hilarious the part were the girl got stolen his diner by the falcon xD |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| Somehow this is turning into one of my favorites for the new season. I certainly didn't expect that. xD; I just love the intense passion and ridiculous characters. Smile has my interest with that disinterest while still sticking around his friend who he is so much better than. |
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| The rare anime that puts style and substance on the same level of importance while allowing neither one nor the other to overshadow. I hope this show catches on as an example of something with truly creative visuals as well as a story that is still digestible and imminently interesting. |
| My goodness was that a brilliant episode. This is easily the best sports anime airing at the moment, from what I have seen. I'm really enjoying the focus on Smile. He's different from the usual protagonist of this kind of series in that he loves the sport but isn't motivated to be the best. Opens up a lot of interesting possibilities, and the visual imagery sprinkled throughout the entire episode only makes the exploration of his character more fascinating. |
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SolviteSekai said: jimjameswhatever said: SolviteSekai said: Woooo aku no hana 2014 how so? Because its an awesome show that everyone is bashing for its animation? Pretty much this^ |
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Pralando said: Smile is scary when he's serious. Yeah he is quite scary. |
| Kong's actually quite BA in his skills. Dat proposal to Tsukimoto/Smile, lol. Love letter from Mr. Koizumi? You can't refuse it Smile. XD The match was intense, Koizumi-sensei and Smile both are very good. I think this show is good, episode 2 was much better so I should continue watching it. |
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| "You don't chase the ball, the ball chases you." -Chuck Norris |
| I believe that unless you know for sure that you don't like a concept, you should keep exploring it. Whether it be characteristics of people or a genre of some sort, you never know if you don't like it until you've seen quality work corresponding to that genre. Keep exploring until you've found something you enjoy, or something of quality. Then you know what's bad, what's good, and what isn't for you. ( ･ㅂ･)و ̑̑ Everyday life. |
| 03:58 ohhh yehhh 07:45 Burger, not baagaa 08:27 the best rabu retaa ever 18:21 bad-A 19:02 LOOL 7/10 for this episode. |
| Isayama Hajime should be awarded The Manga with The Highest Inconsistencies of Characters' Appearances. He keeps performing multiple plastic surgeries on those Shingeki No Kyojin characters in a SINGLE chapter. Yes, I've read up to the latest chapter of Shingeki No Kyojin manga. Forced myself to read through the kidsketching chapters after the anime's ended. At least from now on, I only have to go through the hell once a month. Patiently awaiting SNK TV/movie/OVA anime-sequel. The 2015 SNK live-action movie would probably suck. |
| Not Bahgah, Burrgurrr!! It's awkward when someone tries to correct you from British to American accent. By the way usually the best and most praised animes have an unusual animation, and this one is not the exception. |
| That was so fucking epic,if only this had legit animation,easily top 20 ever. I could realy feel it with the coach's speech about being the best and competitive. |
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| The art has grown on me. |
| i liked the first episode, i adored this episode, man this episode had such a charm and style to every little thing for all 20 minutes of this, im really looking forword to the rest of this |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| 10/10 would bang AOTS AOTY AOTD AOTM |
 Vengeance of everyone's grudge. "I didn't add it to my list so I forgot I was watching that." - lpf |
| SHIT NO WONDER Why didn't I see Yuasa Masaaki before There was only one explanation for this, and it could have only been Yuasa. Welp, dis gon be good. It can only get better and better. |
| Incredible. They really are going all out on this one. This is goins to be stellar. |
| Far better than the first episode, which I really liked. This is definitely a sleeper anime of the season for me, wasn't expecting to be enjoying this as much when I randomly decided to watch it. The game between Smile & Teach was perfect. |
| Dear God, dear God, tinkle tinkle hoy? |
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| Haha that English. I'm really liking this, the music when the robot came doe. Pretty sad its only 11 eps. |
Alone on a Friday night? Remember that DIO did nothing wrong! |
| Wow, this episode was a masterpiece to watch. The whole match of Sensei and Smile was a thrill to watch. |
| Now I'm starting to think what's going on with Smile... Maybe Peco's the "hero". Maybe Peco introduced him to PingPong. |
| Better pacing than the first episode, which was great, however this one was excellent. :) One complaint that I do have is the fact that they did not fully explain (or really explain at all) the story of Butterfly Joe from the manga. They did include the shots of the butterfly and some of the lines, but the story itself was missing, which was a bit disappointing. Maybe they'll explain in the future episodes? |
| HASSAN CHOP! |
| lol that hawk stole the burger. |
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| Amazing. |
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| This is absolutely brilliant stuff. The writing, direction, choreography, dialogue...Just brilliant. And the people who criticize the animation show their abysmal ignorance. The animation is very good. What they don't like are the character designs/art which goes against the orthodox "pretty" look that 90% of anime goes for. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| This episode captured more of Matsumoto's flare - Smile vs. Koizumi was well done. I loved the piano piece, too, but I feel they could be doing a lot more with the soundtrack. |
| This continues to be great. |
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| I say. This episode was the bomb. The first flashback sequence with the red hero was brilliant, and the BGM heavenly. What can I say, I'm a sucker for EDM soundtracks in my animu. Also this:  I mean, praising the Sun with one arm. How much cooler can you get? China's training is srs bsnss tho Koizumi v. Smile really got me pumped. I especially loved the contrast between the hot-blooded hero from the beginning which could represent something he wishes he could be (a lively and mighty righter of wrongs, able to fight back the villains -the bullies?-) and conjures up to give himself strength, and the cold blue machine which corresponds more to Smile's current state of mind. I also appreciated the parallels between Smile's game (and by extension lifestyle) and the butterfly: soft, weak, and ephemeral. Something you'll just be passing by and forget the next day. Looks like Koizumi sensei did get what he wanted from Smile in the end, even though his inner conflict is far from being resolved. But unleashing Smile's fighting spirit was the first necessary step to start working on that. This show is definitely not (just) about Ping Pong. And that's great. PS: Koizumi sensei's pronounciation of "burger" was arguably way worse than the boys' japanized version, tho. |
SapewlothJun 29, 2014 11:27 AM
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| Yo omg this episode was so hype! The coach is funny as hell. Tsukimoto was badass in this episode. It feels like there's nothing wasted in this anime like no wasted scenes and dialogue. Everything serves a purpose and I really felt that. A great example is at the end where Tsukimoto goes "I'm going on ahead"...so much impact to those words. Enter the f**king hero! |
| Rarely anime hypes me up like this anymore. Smile's "Peco, I am going ahead." was awesome! Can't wait for Peco's reaction toward Smile's awakening. |
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| The OST during the robot part was amazing. Really liking the series :> Gah I only realized now that Smile had the same seiyuu as Tsukki ;v; |
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| Well that was just great! |
| Mister Tsukimoto! Oh yeah, i really like the sonority of that~ That got to be the weirdest sensei i've seen in a long time...@-@ Still can't find an accurate word to describe this, it's simply...intriguing... how did i miss this? Oh yeah, i'm not particulary fond of the 'sports' genre, and i always try to avoid it, but this anime... i dunno *-* Also wanted to add that the dialogue in this ep was just brilliant, "There are some views you can't see until you stand at the top" favorite quote :3 Some anime could learn with this one... diversify y'know?! This is refreshing. |
PriestSlayerOct 25, 2014 12:14 AM
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| Quite nice development! I like the pacing so let's see what's next. |
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| SSJ Tsukimoto. |
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