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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Mm, nice to see Joe keeping up in shape. Training is important especially for a fighter like him. I mean, Joe has a lot of potential and I want to see him climb the rankings. He isn't afraid to take risks either or back down from a challenge. The fight itself this episode is still intense although I wish it was longer. Joe got pushed into the corner and got his face punched in. Jesus Christ, that looked painful. |
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| With the exception of the first episode, this is definitely the best episode of the series. They improved even more the plot, and give us a lot of backstory for some characters |
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| I thought this anime wouldn't be that strong in the story departement, but this episode proved me wrong. Also NO NOT ANOTHER CLIFFHANGER |
| The count lasted to 9 seconds, will he stand up in time? |
| Karasuno Fight!!! |
| Story aspect definitely improved now. That was fucking awesome to witness. Also like the training shit done before the match. |
| Isn't I the a little unfair that his opponent is pretty much a cyborg? How is this even allowed ? |
| One of the best episodes so far. I’m glad we got some insight into Aragaki & the coaches past. It’s made me want to root for him |
| The intense moments in the episode were amazing. Aragaki had some suffering times. The butterfly scene was beautiful. Joe trying to improve his boxing but the coach knowing the strength of Aragaki, knows that isn't ebough. This match is the closure of a chapter for both Coach and his old student. The music used was impactful. The fight began, and Joe is already down. That punch looked scary. He have a really strong punch. |
NoloranMay 3, 2018 12:45 PM
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| They did a good job at fleshing out Aragakis character,it's making the stakes higher and the fight feels more intense than the previous ones. I dunno if this was already shown and I can't be bothered to confirm,but Joe is apparently 22. |
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NoDakSmack said: xShinigami3125 said: Isn't I the a little unfair that his opponent is pretty much a cyborg? How is this even allowed ? His legs are definitely a disadvantage, he's not gaining anything from those. Why would his legs be a disadvantage? I mean he is most likely faster and has a much more stable stance because of them. I mean given that their technology is far more advanced then ours those legs should be far superior to normal legs. |
| fukkkkkk this is so damn good, surprising me every week |
The probability is very high. Personally, I hope he doesn't to emphasize the difference in high ranking boxers and the importance of using a gear. Hopefully, he gets his gear from the sponsors. |
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| Another excellent episode. Not only were we able to see a rival with a developed backstory and motivations, all Hajime no Ippo style, but Nambu also got a lot of development. Now we know how he ended up rigging matches: it was because he couldn't stand keeping his gym open when his best student died. Can't wait untill next week. |
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xShinigami3125 said: Why would his legs be a disadvantage? I mean he is most likely faster and has a much more stable stance because of them. I mean given that their technology is far more advanced then ours those legs should be far superior to normal legs. Except for the fact that he mentions that the veterans need more money. This likely includes him, and in that case those prosthetic legs can't be anything fancy because he couldn't have paid for anything too good or designed specifically to improve his Megaloboxing. |
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That's what i call real boxing :3  |
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| Backstories were done very well fleshing out Nanbu's and Aragaki's past. Aragaki seem's like a humble man but can be jealous(Kinda had valid reason) and resentful blaming Nanbu for his injuriers that he suffered in the war just because Nanbu didn't look for him for him harder. I understand that after Nanbu closed down his Gym Aragaki had no where to go which led him on the verge of suicide. |
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miguitronik said: xShinigami3125 said: Why would his legs be a disadvantage? I mean he is most likely faster and has a much more stable stance because of them. I mean given that their technology is far more advanced then ours those legs should be far superior to normal legs. Except for the fact that he mentions that the veterans need more money. This likely includes him, and in that case those prosthetic legs can't be anything fancy because he couldn't have paid for anything too good or designed specifically to improve his Megaloboxing. Yea I knew but still even the cheapest gear they use for megaloblxing is makes you much stronger and faster so even the chap garbage should still be better then actual legs. |
| nice backstory there, i doubt Joe will lose that easily though |
| Violet Evergarden's war PTSD got put into shame with a single Megalo Box episode, man that was fucking great. |
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This anime looks pretty ugly, too much quality. I hate the static scenes before the blows they look like drunks holding on to pee. But I love everything else . |
JuanMTMay 3, 2018 1:53 PM
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| I liked this episode entirely dedicated to Aragaki. The trauma of Aragaki is well staged and it also allows to further develop the character Nanbu that I really like, he steals the show from JD at times. Aragaki is really an interesting character and I hope that the fight against Joe will be exciting, it will be a more psychological than physical confrontation, I expect a lot to see the reactions of Nanbu during this fight, it will be interesting. Aragaki versus Joe, the past versus the future. Who will win ? |
| the show is pretty impresing but still not at rocky level, there are not hits and they win mostly in a few punches with wrong angles |
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| That shot of Joe flying in the air, fucking awesome! |
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JuanMT said: This anime looks pretty ugly its just lacking sakuga scenes a lot, must be budget issues lol but i heard on twitter that this anime have a very good production management like schedule though seeing that only few animators are needed in each episode (low number of animators is a sign that the production is not rush) |
| the backstory was pretty cool, even without much action still holds some emotional impact, but the fighting animation this episode was really bad |
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| I feel like Aragaki is just taking out his frustration on Nanbu and blaming him for everything, which isn't fair and nor is it the correct way to deal with his emotions. My boi Joe is definitely gonna win this one and show Aragaki the error of his ways. I'm willing to bet that it's gonna be one of those things where halfway through the match Nanbu finally decides to support the kid and wholeheartedly believe in him and then he's gonna turn it around somehow or something along those lines. Plot seems a bit predictable at this point, but I'm still enjoying it. |
| Not bad. We get some heavy backstory. Next episode should be fun. |
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| Another superb episode! Aragaki and Nanbu's shared past was more and better than what I was hoping for. After going through hell and losing his promised home Aragaki fell into despair to the point of almost committing suicide. It was heavy, his crying was so bitter. We also got our Gearless Joe bonding with one of his fellow rivals before the match just like Yabuki Joe would, it wasn't on the best terms and I don't know what will come out of this, but it was great. Can't wait for the next episode! I'm so glad to see it going beyond boxing! |
FayrinMay 4, 2018 2:35 AM
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i think this might be a foreshadow because they have the same haircut as the two boxers and the one in the afro makes the shot |
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xShinigami3125 said: miguitronik said: Except for the fact that he mentions that the veterans need more money. This likely includes him, and in that case those prosthetic legs can't be anything fancy because he couldn't have paid for anything too good or designed specifically to improve his Megaloboxing. Yea I knew but still even the cheapest gear they use for megaloblxing is makes you much stronger and faster so even the chap garbage should still be better then actual legs. There is no way that gear is better than real legs. The gear in the arms does make you stronger and faster, but the difference is that you need actual arms in order for it to work. He doesn't have legs. So the prosthetics must be a disadvantage since the movement won't be as accurate. Nanbu also mentions how he must have trained a lot to compensate for the handicap his legs must give him. |
| Joe’s to cocky this time , thats all in gonna say |
| this was a pretty important episode showcasing the other opponents as people with their own motivates and fleshing them out so you actually care about them, they did a good job with Aragaki being a war vet and having ties to Nanbu his clear faults were already stated by his coach but i can't let it go with him trying to unleash his anger on joe to spite Nanbu. animation was rougher than usual bummer still great nonetheless hoping future opponents are written in similar fashion |
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| This was quite the heavy episode. In the beginning, I thought I was watching something else. Got some backstory for Nanbu and his former student. I feel a bit sorry for Aragaki. Joe just simply got knocked out by him. What a cliffhanger. |
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xShinigami3125 said: You could rewatch this episode again to check. Nanbu himself said that the legs are disadvantage. That's why Aragaki used light weight arm gear so he could keep up his speed with his disadvantage legs (you could see that Joe could block his punches fine because of the light weight gear).miguitronik said: Except for the fact that he mentions that the veterans need more money. This likely includes him, and in that case those prosthetic legs can't be anything fancy because he couldn't have paid for anything too good or designed specifically to improve his Megaloboxing. Yea I knew but still even the cheapest gear they use for megaloblxing is makes you much stronger and faster so even the chap garbage should still be better then actual legs. |
jejehartadi said: xShinigami3125 said: You could rewatch this episode again to check. Nanbu himself said that the legs are disadvantage. That's why Aragaki used light weight arm gear so he could keep up his speed with his disadvantage legs (you could see that Joe could block his punches fine because of the light weight gear).Yea I knew but still even the cheapest gear they use for megaloblxing is makes you much stronger and faster so even the chap garbage should still be better then actual legs. Hm Okey i guess i missed that I thought these legs were as op as the gear. |
Albi-kun said: xShinigami3125 said: Yea I knew but still even the cheapest gear they use for megaloblxing is makes you much stronger and faster so even the chap garbage should still be better then actual legs. There is no way that gear is better than real legs. The gear in the arms does make you stronger and faster, but the difference is that you need actual arms in order for it to work. He doesn't have legs. So the prosthetics must be a disadvantage since the movement won't be as accurate. Nanbu also mentions how he must have trained a lot to compensate for the handicap his legs must give him. Okey I guess I missed that I just thought the legs were as powerful as the gear. |
| The beginning confused me, I really thought I was watching a different anime. This episode was quiet heavy & we got some backstory which is always nice as it adds development to the characters. I do sympathize with Aragaki seeing as how he thought he lost everything in the war & Nabu was his only hope only to see that he also got abandoned by him which probably lead Aragaki to feel like all what he had left is despair, but blaming Nabu isn’t the best choice either. Aragaki was reported to be dead and I’m sure Nabu himself had a hard time accepting his death, but at some point he just had to move on. On the other hand, I wonder if Joe will win this time! I won’t be surprised if he loses tho. Damn another cliffhanger! Can’t wait for the next episode ~~ |
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| What a great episode, I don't blame Aragaki for hating Nanbu, and it really brings much hype to the match, the pacing so far is perfect we can get a good finale with this. 5/5 |
| Aragaki's back story was really sad.Though i wonder did not they have psychologists to counsel all soldiers suffering from PTSD. The cliffhanger is really making me wonder what will happen. Great episode once again. |
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| there is chance he would lose and this guy would be the last guy to fight at the end of season before entering megalonia.. |
| Hopefully loses and then starts using gear. |
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