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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Inashiro and Mei show them why they are reigning chapmpion. |
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| Good episode. I liked some of the plays. Mei in particular was awesome and made some great impressions. As for the aftermath, there were some glare downs or maybe I should say impressions. Well, if anything, I'm satisfied by how the game turned out to be. |
Stark700Aug 30, 2014 5:36 PM
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| Sakurazawa managed to hold the draw for a while. Wow, Mei ending Sakurazawa's offence in an instant :O Inashiro's batters sprint like insanely fast! Sakurazawa having to stall the game as they won't get a hit from Mei. Mei to be able to put that pressure which causes errors on Sakurazawa's fielders. That cleanup home-run completely ending the game. Akira did really quite well to hold Inashiro for a few innings. The finals!!! Really looking forward to how the Seido batters would be able to hit Mei's pitches! |
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| SEIDO COMING FOR DAT ASSS!!! OMG. Im so hyped! I need the next episode like now! my body is ready! Love when Eijun shouted how they would win :D They totally floored Akira's team though. I did not expect them to win with 11 runs while making 8 of those runs in one inning. I was sad Akira lost because he was really passionate about playing with them at nationals. Mei saying they lost to the best team in the country! HA. we shall see about that!!!!! |
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| "A chance will definitely come." "No, it won't." Lol did Narumiya's balls drop with that line? Anyways, Sakurazawa got crushed like a bug...owch. |
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| 11-0 that's just sad :( They handled the aftermath well. Hope that Akira doesn't give up on his dream. Their team is great and shows promise. Also satisfied with how they portrayed Mei as a dominating force.Makes the Seido vs Inashiro match worth looking forward to.Will be epic with all those staredowns going on right now. |
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| A chance will definitely come..NOPE 11-0. Daamn they got crushed by Inashiro! |
| I was really impressed with the ost this episode tbh AND I AM HELLA EXCITED FOR ITTY BITTY MIYUKI NEXT WEEK |
| LITTLE MIYUKI NEXT. YEAHHH. And I cannot wait for the next match!! So glad they extended the series. I hope they get to Koshien this year; it would really suck to lose against the same team twice! |
| Do they cut onions near the stadium or something? The way literally every single team cries like babies over what is, at the end of the day, just a school sports game is so stupidly over the top that it's funny as fuck. |
| Ouch Mei, don't say that to Sakurazawa after they lost :( Not sure if he was just commenting or he was trying to console them but still, ouch. Akira tried to get the team back together, which was nice because they did feel better, but too bad it went downhill from there. That fourth inning was brutal. Still, have to respect Mei and the way he is able to instill fear into his opponents just from the mound. Ahhh tiny Miyuki next episode :D |
| I'm so glad this series is getting extended from 52 to 78 episodes. We get to see the match between Seido and Inashiro. |
| Most epic game coming up haha... can't wait ! They hyped it up so much ! :D |
| After this episode I really can't wait for Seidou vs. Inashiro *.* This gonna be so good! Next... CHIBI MIYUKI! >.< YEAH! *.* |
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| Akira held his ground to the end of the game. He should be proud about himself. Next match seido vs inashiro cant wait. |
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| Looks like there is no Chance when Narumiya is in the mound. hehe. |
| Complete Ownage O_O Mei is just tooo OP XD The way he destroyed was so not funny :O The hype is real!! This match should be EPIC!!! |
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| Next episode looks like a good one. Miyuki flashback. |
| Shit, Mei is terrifying as hell. Mirorin said: LITTLE MIYUKI NEXT. YEAHHH. |
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| Hopefully we'll at least get at least 10 minutes of the game in the next episode but I doubt it. Damn. |
| Didn't like this episode. |
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| Finally. Inashiro vs. Seido is set in stone. Can't wait to see the match. Looks like we get the flashback of Miyuki next episode. |
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| The way it slices up the screen and shows everyone's expression still gets me every time. |
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| Mei is crazy. Yo. I feel bad for Sakurazawa but they had no chance in the first place. LOAD said: Mirorin said: LITTLE MIYUKI NEXT. YEAHHH. *HEAVY BREATHING* |
| The preview of next episode,damn little Miyuki :D This is gonna be an interesting flashback. For this episode and the match,it was a little preview for the final,good overall. |
straggy said: This is what happens in real life in Japan, if you've ever bothered checking out a regional/Koshien game. Baseball is really important in Japan.Do they cut onions near the stadium or something? The way literally every single team cries like babies over what is, at the end of the day, just a school sports game is so stupidly over the top that it's funny as fuck. |
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| Those fierce glares between Seido and Inashiro. And of course, Sawamura's shout that they will win. Haha. Really hyped already for the upcoming finals. But wow, a Miyuki flashback! This is gonna be interesting. |
Pknoctis said: straggy said: This is what happens in real life in Japan, if you've ever bothered checking out a regional/Koshien game. Baseball is really important in Japan.Do they cut onions near the stadium or something? The way literally every single team cries like babies over what is, at the end of the day, just a school sports game is so stupidly over the top that it's funny as fuck. This guy clearly doesn't know Japanese baseball, much less Koshien and what it means to a high schooler. In real life, it's really heartbreaking seeing the team that lost crying after the match and gathering dirt of the stadium for memory purposes. That said...at least this sad game ended. Little Miyuki next episode! :D I thought that this episode (chapter 48.5 of the manga) was going to be the OVA included in the limited edition of Vol. 46 of the manga. Guess I was wrong. Bring the finals! |
| "I don’t know what you want out of nationals, but who sets their goals on something anyone can go to? We try because it’s hard. It’s a dream because it takes a lot of work." - Jun Isashiki, Diamond no Ace S2E51. |
| Love the dramatic cuts from the inspirational music to the rock theme. Crushing the hopefulness. The final game will be amazing. |
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| I felt like crying at the end. Damn Mei, he's fucking amazing. Truly badass character, tho kinda annoying, lmfao. We will see the little Miyuki in the next episode, ahhh, can't wait! |
BehindBlueSky said: Pknoctis said: This is what happens in real life in Japan, if you've ever bothered checking out a regional/Koshien game. Baseball is really important in Japan. This guy clearly doesn't know Japanese baseball, much less Koshien and what it means to a high schooler. In real life, it's really heartbreaking seeing the team that lost crying after the match and gathering dirt of the stadium for memory purposes. That said...at least this sad game ended. Little Miyuki next episode! :D I thought that this episode (chapter 48.5 of the manga) was going to be the OVA included in the limited edition of Vol. 46 of the manga. Guess I was wrong. Bring the finals! Did you all hear about the 50-inning game some high schoolers in Japan just played a few weeks ago (it was rubber baseball, I think. That doesn't make a difference though) insane pitch counts. They put in much more work than we do in the states; sacrificing friends, childhood, health etc. it's brutal but I would cry too after going through all that. Sakurazawa man, that was hard to watch. I figured they would lose but I was really rooting for them. That OST when the coach told Mei to "finish it" gave me chills. |
kelkenSep 2, 2014 11:39 PM
| I wonder how many episodes the final will take because |
| Wow best quote ever in here. "No it won't." That was so good |
kelken said: BehindBlueSky said: This guy clearly doesn't know Japanese baseball, much less Koshien and what it means to a high schooler. In real life, it's really heartbreaking seeing the team that lost crying after the match and gathering dirt of the stadium for memory purposes. That said...at least this sad game ended. Little Miyuki next episode! :D I thought that this episode (chapter 48.5 of the manga) was going to be the OVA included in the limited edition of Vol. 46 of the manga. Guess I was wrong. Bring the finals! Did you all hear about the 50-inning game some high schoolers in Japan just played a few weeks ago (it was rubber baseball, I think. That doesn't make a difference though) insane pitch counts. They put in much more work than we do in the states; sacrificing friends, childhood, health etc. it's brutal but I would cry too after going through all that. Sakurazawa man, that was hard to watch. I figured they would lose but I was really rooting for them. That OST when the coach told Mei to "finish it" gave me chills. I read about this game on Asahi. I seriously thought my eyes were playing on me because...woah, 50 innings to play (four days to that)! Both teams were scoreless until the top of the 50th inning when Chukyo High School scored 3-0. Although it was a rubber baseball tournament, it takes some insane and amazing pitching skills to be able to last scoreless for a single game that lasted 4 straight days. The pitchers were the same in those 4 days. I'd like to see MLB do that. Just yesterday I watched a game that made me think if the starting pitcher was even trying... About this match, I was not happy when I read the outcome of this match in the manga and not even now but I've got to give my props to Narumiya. He's not that likeable a character but he's an amazing pitcher. |
| "I don’t know what you want out of nationals, but who sets their goals on something anyone can go to? We try because it’s hard. It’s a dream because it takes a lot of work." - Jun Isashiki, Diamond no Ace S2E51. |
BehindBlueSky said: Pknoctis said: This is what happens in real life in Japan, if you've ever bothered checking out a regional/Koshien game. Baseball is really important in Japan. This guy clearly doesn't know Japanese baseball, much less Koshien and what it means to a high schooler. In real life, it's really heartbreaking seeing the team that lost crying after the match and gathering dirt of the stadium for memory purposes. Ahh, I guess it is true that the Japanese take their high school sports very seriously. I'm not surprised that they cry after losing. I know what it feels like to work so hard in a sport for months and then get knocked out after losing just one game :/ |
rebelakuma said: Those fierce glares between Seido and Inashiro. And of course, Sawamura's shout that they will win. Haha. Really hyped already for the upcoming finals. this part literally made me love Eijun like 2000x more than i already did. (also made me feel better cos this ep was filled with ShitMei.) for an anime trying not to have any OP characters, wtf is mei doing there :/// |
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| Inashiro gets on my nerves, even the coach with his neck cracking pisses me off lol. Was pretty obvious the other team was gonna get rekt with all those death lose flags popping up. |
Avenger-senpaiSep 4, 2015 1:05 AM
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| I feel so bad for Sakurazawa, In most sports anime I've seen the underrated teams that the main character faces or etc. They either have untalented people or one player that is basically the foundation holding everything together. In Sakurazawa's case, they basically only had one person holding everything together(Akira). No one could touch Mei's pitch so the pitch. |
| Inashiro goes to the final!! |
| I should have expected that Sakurazawa ends up getting trashed to hype up Inashiro a bit more, that's the way shounen handle things. |
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| Poor guys couldn’t handle the pressure. Mei seems unstoppable! |
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| Akira is such a likeable character, so sad he has to give up on his dream but the outcome of the game was inevitable. They did well for a team no one expected anything from though. |
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| I feel sad for Sakurawa but Inashiro is really good. |
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| Clear difference in skill from the start but still sad to see Sakurazawa getting completely obliterated and even talking about giving up their dream as they lost to the "best team". |
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| Kamiya Kun and Shirakawaare going to be a threat. The way they cut the music and to Mei saying no, you won’t. 💀 the disrespect Mei and his teammates are going to be extremely difficult opponent for Seido. Akira is a great leader. However, the pressure really got to him. I feel awful for the Sakurazawa team, they did their best, but the outcome was inevitable. |
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