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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Good episode. The training Peco is going through looked tough ;o I really liked the build up this episode and I think Peco is doing a fine job so far in terms of efforts. The OST matched perfectly in coordination. It was also nice hearing the humming again. Some of the plays imo were also awesome. |
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| Everyone is all training hard, kinda funny that all Peco's family look the same. |
| Loved this ep. The development of each character is just astounding. Loved how they showed Smile having emotions with how he got hurt about Koizumi agreeing to have him go to Kaiou. Really nice stuff there. Didn't expect he cared about Koizumi that much ^^ And the end with the new balls was nice too. Koizumi's past is really giving me foreshadowing vibes for a Peco vs Smile. Seems like he held back against his friend in the past too. He seemed quite OP though hehe Peco finally getting back into shape and getting used to a style better for him. I can't wait to see how he'll develop more and more :D Good to see he has a strong coach now :D His family was so lol XD Sanada made himself notable to Yurie. Nice work. NTR that TT otaku XD Lol'd at Yurie's fist printed TT racket chocolate and lol'd even more at the drifting XD Kong training against a machine was nice too. Can't wait to see him play ^^ I don't really see Kong as a side character anymore. He's definitely Main. |
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| Another great episode. Loved everything in it, from Peco training to Smiles developing relationship with Ohba(or whatever his name is). The characters and their interactions are just so natural. I've never liked when stories go down that repeated history thing, hopefully there'll be a little change. Can't wait to see how they all change by the end. |
     Short of the day: Monotonous Purgatory(MAL) ✰Public Domain Club | One Piece Club✰ |
| Peco is going through some extensive tough training. His new coach is pretty good; devising a new style that would be suitable for him. Peco's family was ridiculous. XD Seems like Sanada is considering Kazama as his rival.. Good move on Yurie. That was some crazy drifting though! Koizumi and Smile's conversations were nice. Looks like Smile also has emotions too.. Loved Koizumi's legend of being the "Butterfly Joe." He was too nice to hold back against his friend.. Finally, they get their hands on some new ping-pong balls. Smile would probably become 2X as OP playing with those! Good episode. Wenge needs more airtime though. |
VindstotMay 29, 2014 3:07 PM
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| Butterfly Jo. Sounds catchy |
| Everyone seems to be really developing as players (and people too). The final tournament is going to be a blast. |
| "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 |
| Peco's bandaged knee. Looks like its going to be the same as Butterfly Jo's story but with Smile and Peco. I wonder if Smile will let him win or beat him. |
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| I find it hard imagining a robot which is fast enough to play ping pong. But besides that, Wenge is my favourite character and he really needs more screen time! Funny how Sanada declared war on Kazama! And the relationship between the old woman and Peco is also nice to watch, good to see Peco back in shape! This show is really genuinely funny and exciting, love it! |
| everybody is training, i like that Wenge is practicing against a robotic arm lol, and Smile is practicing with better ping pong balls now, while Peco is showing that his got talent for ping pong but damn his legs has an injury just like the backstory about coach Koizumi so its like history repeating itself, meanwhile Kazama just frienzoned Yurie lol |
| Peco's leg makes me really nervous, considering the possible parallels with the past. But I am excited to see Smile and him go against each other. I enjoy that this all also deals with events outside of Ping Pong but are related to their great passion in the sport. |
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| Peco losing motivation xD Nice to see Peco taking ping pong really seriously now. Everyone else is working hard too. The older generation's love. especially Obaba. How she always says that she loves Peco! Peco's family all looking the same, the comment was funny. Smile doing a small practise with the captain, a sign of him opening up a little!?! A robot that is meant for playing ping pong o.o |
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| So much is going on and I am liking every single moment of it. Peco's family though, lol. |
| Really great OST here. |
| Powerful eyebrows. |
1cebear said: I find it hard imagining a robot which is fast enough to play ping pong. Don't need to imagine since it already exists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIIJME8-au8 |
| Good speech at the amusement park. I love the direction, with multiple freeze shots cut across the screen. More of an uplifting episode. Man, I really want to see the next serious match |
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| Koizumi reminds me of my grandad :) |
meatycheesyboy said: Buying movies. LOLI remember years ago a buddy of mine was trying to get me to watch the live action adaptation of this and I never got around to it. With how good this anime is, I wish I would have so I could have been exposed to this awesomeness back then but on the other hand it's nice to experience the story for the first time in anime form. That being said, I want to pick up the movie but it's just so dang expensive: http://www.amazon.com/Ping-Pong-Yosuke-Kubozuka/dp/B000QXDG70/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1400785312&sr=1-2&keywords=ping+pong |
| EL PSY KONGROO!!! |
| I actually think this episode wasn't as good. This anime is still INCREDIBLE though, and it is SO much like Kaiba. What a pleasant watch. |
| Oh geez, there's a movie? I'm happy it has other adaptations, but I find anime/manga to live-action to be pretty bad most of the time. (Especially with J-dramas and movies.) Even something more realistic like Uchuu Kyoudai, for example... >> And that commercial, trying very hard to be dramatic. XD Well besides the point, good episode. Brings some warmth into Smile's character compared to previous episodes. Peco's getting serious and potential injury. I sense that that Smile vs. Peco will be like Butterfly Jo's match against his friend; the knee thing and all. If that's the case, not sure if Smile will defeat him or not. And not that MAL ranks matter, but is that # >1000 I see? :D |
| Peco's family haha! Yeah well now we know where he got his looks from. Looks like Smile vs Peco would be like Butterfly Jo vs grandpa Kazama 2.0. Will Smile be timid or not :o |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| Kong's face when he saw the robot, lol. Oh man Peco's leg, I've got a bad feeling. |
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| Another wonderful episode. Smile vs Peco, oh lordy. TravSavage said: Best scene.Peco's family though, lol. |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
athetosis said: 1cebear said: I find it hard imagining a robot which is fast enough to play ping pong. Don't need to imagine since it already exists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIIJME8-au8 Thank you, I am impressed! And nice statement at the end "Not the best in table tennis, but probably the best in robotics!", which sounds reasonable to me!^^ |
| ugh no plz no peco's bandaged knee makes me feel uneasy i dont want this history-repeats-itself shit plz no Peco's family tho lololol |
| i can't find a negative thing about this anime . each episode is better than the last one . i like the way that Yurie drove the car . |
| already like the Peco family^^ nice to see nearly all characters from their own pov, really good story |
| Mellow episode :) If Kazama loses the first match, wow :O Will Tsukimoto beat peco or not? |
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| Awww, we didn't get to see our drifter friend. :C He's probably overseas selling hotdogs at the international tournament. Also I've got a bad feeling about Sanada (Kazama's teammate who keeps fawning after Yurie)... I really don't want it to go down this road but he's getting rather obsessed with her. I hope he doesn't like snap and try and rape her or anything. The fact we saw him wanking to a picture of her during the last episode put me off. |
| "Pretend I'm your honey, come up here and give me a squeeze!" |
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CloudyDaze said: Awww, we didn't get to see our drifter friend. :C He's probably overseas selling The fact we saw him wanking to a picture of her during the last episode put me off. haha...yeah that was almost subtle yet it wasnt. But at the same time, it's not like it's "abnormal" or anything. They are teenagers after all. |
| That "kibishii" that Peco did though. |
Jody32 said: Absolutely loved that build up at the end of the episode. And woah, each character has been given so much development I'm surprised it has only been 7 episodes. And this is actually GOOD development as in we see true changes in the characters, not the BS "development" people fawn over in lesser anime (aka they go through some shit, but they fundamentally remain as the same damn character). |
| I think this show has the best character development of the season. It's amazing, in one episode they can pack more substance than most anime in a whole season. Here even some initially minor characters such as Ota and Sanada have depth. There are things happening on all fronts - Koizumi's past, Peco's training, KAzama's family, Kong and the robot :D I do agree that we need to see more of Kong though, he is my favorite character. |
| ''Want to go on a date?'' Damn, those old funky people xD Such an awesome coach. ''You know coach, even myself I have feelings'' That somehow made me sad. Even if Smile isn't showing it by expression, you can see by his action that he have a lot of compassion for the world around him. I would really love to see Kong make a return and beat his inner demon! He need a revenge agaisnt Kazama. Peco is slowly coming back, even accepting to change his style. He isn't the same goofy Peko as before, he's a pumped superhero version Peko. Poor Sanada dude, thinking he can hurt Kazama by stealing him Yurie. Even if he was able to steal her, Kazama wouldn't even fucking notice it 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 |
| This is so sad. That anime had amazing graphic, really, but... Why that animation is so boring. |
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| Great as always, glad to see Peco back in action. Also the backstory of the sensei was pretty interesting, I wonder if we'll see a sorta of analogy of it with Peco vs Smile. (Since we saw Peco wounded to the knee?) |
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Mauseum said: *proceeds then to puke his guts out*"Pretend I'm your honey, come up here and give me a squeeze!" Dem Peco kage bunshin, tho. Another great episode. |
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| Respect to Koizumi, that career ending decision of his was no easy one. I like how him and Smile have developed a deeper bond as coach and athlete. The interactions between the old lady and Peco are hilarious, but with that taping on his knee I wonder if it'll be a repeat of what Koizumi's friend went through. |
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