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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Holy shit, Joe gets his mouthguard knocked out in the fight. However, the guy doesn't back off and continues to display his determination in the ring. Tons of action this episode with the pacing and I am still quite impressed by the amount of talent that Joe has showed. |
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| "Next Round 7: The Road To Death'' Well this is going to be interesting. |
| the first half was a little slow with joe mostly getting his ass kicked but the second half was intense with joe and aragaki beating the crap out of each other. It sucks that aragaki had to forfeit, I really wanted to see who would win. |
| Such a simple series, yet so touching. Every episode leaves me with a lump in the throat |
| That was an amazing fight. I'm glad on how it ended, with Joe not randomly knocking him out with one punch. This show completely nailed Aragaki's backstory and his interaction with his former coach after the fight so beautifully. I'm satisfied with the closure. |
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| All votes are 5/5 this is the first time I see this, well it deserved it. Great fight great chachters how can that not be lit?!! |
| This is what I call a masterpiece in the making. The fight got me really riled up and it didn't took much,just two determinded guys slugging it out. Satisfied with how the match played out and even felt a bit moved ,but that was nothing compared to what came afterwards. The concluding conversation between Aragaki and Nanbu was the shit.Not gonna lie, almost shed some manly tears there. Most emotional episode this season for me and I'm so hyped for what's going to come next. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Damn.. this battle had some good action. Joe suffered great damage in the beginning. The use of flasbacks in the scenes was well made, adding more development to Aragaki. Joe's determination to continue the match was scary. In the end he got the advantage with some mind games. Such a nice thrilling match! The reunion of the Coach and his student had a nice touch and emotional. Aragaki can now move on. The ticket really was a lucky charm. |
NoloranMay 10, 2018 12:14 PM
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| Aragaki did great considering the state of his leg. It was a great fight. |
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| THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. Jesus what an awesome bloodbath that was. This show needed a fight like this and boy it delivered. It felt like a proper boxing bout with the match starting slow and the tactics used by Joe was great. The moment with Coach Nanbu and Aragaki was really bittersweet. Excited to see Megalonia take place now. This show has truly been fantastic for its first 6 episodes. |
FallenEntity said: the first half was a little slow with joe mostly getting his ass kicked but the second half was intense with joe and aragaki beating the crap out of each other. It sucks that aragaki had to forfeit, I really wanted to see who would win. I agree, some punches felt like they weighted nothing. And the end of the fight is kinda anti-climatic. Yet it is a good episode with good character development. Also, I hope Gearless Joe will soon stop being gearless. I mean, if someone without an exosqueleton can win every fight, what is the point of using it and creating a sport based on that? |
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| easily becoming my favorite sports anime ost, fight scenes, characters, visuals, everything is done so well i can't help it but love it more on more each episode |
| That episode was amazing. I'm at a loss for words especially when is came to the ticket part. |
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| Not really a fan of yet another protagonist with high durability. His fighting in underground doesn't explain it either. Aragaki has been boxing for years and definitely taken heavier beatings from top boxers, while Joe was fighting with 2nd-rated boxers underground with 2nd-rated gears. It simply doesn't make sense Joe and Aragaki could fight blows for blows at the end, especially when Aragaki has a gear and Joe got injured badly from previous rounds. Unless you want to defend it with Aragaki's punches are weaker towards the end due to his legs. From the looks of it, Aragaki is probably giving Joe his old gear. Wonder would Joe change his title since he wouldn't be "gearless" anymore. |
| i was jumping and trying to throw punches like kid while i was watching the episode. |
| that toe-to-toe fighting was spectacular. and a bit of drama added this spice to it, that ticket moment this show just gets me more and more invested in it |
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| Sugoii! That fight was breathtaking stuff. loving this show. Sleeper hit of the season. |
| "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 |
| "For me... Tomorrow starts today. I've come this far on these legs... That's... enough, isn't it, coach Nanbu?" Such a satisfing conclusion for Aragaki's character! I'm so glad that in the end what he was searching for wasn't revenge, but closure, not only with Nanbu, but to also leave boxing behind. After all he went through he was still able to stand by himself on the ring and to go as far as he went. He gave his all, his tomorrow is finally here, he's moving on. Joe was also satisfied as he smiled at the end. And then Yuuri finally realized that he's coming for him, on his ring. Can't wait for what's to come! |
FayrinMay 10, 2018 4:39 PM
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| fights in this anime is absolutely awful wow everything is just random punch. really boring. |
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| The final part of the fight was so epic, how great the music is also added to that. Quite some strong feels in the second half of the episode, this is heading to be amazing. |
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| they did a great job with aragaki fuck me |
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| This boxing got heated. But I prefer Joe using gear tbh. Cuz gear make him more OP. |
 兵家 "Green how I want you green. Green wind. Green branches." |
| Alright... this episode elevated this series to another level. Aragaki & the coach’s character development, the fight choreography and the music was perfect! |
| Perhaps the best episode since the beginning for me. The fight is easily the best we've seen since the beginning even though I think they can do even better ; I liked the moment when the camera turns around the fighters and also the various freeze frames. Aragaki has really been an excellent character until the end, the scene after the fight was really moving with Nanbu, it's these moments that make an anime great ; The message of this episode for Aragaki is really positive and it's not something that we often see in anime. And a really interesting end of episode with the third Megalonia's boxer unveiled, probably the big oaf of the anime that we will see soon ^^ And then a last character who seems not to appreciate Joe because of its social origin, I think it will be Joe's next opponent but I'm not sure ; I will also say that this character also has maybe a connection with Sachio but nothing is sure, after the devellopement of Nanbu I will not be surprised if Sachio would be now entitled to his "arc" himself. For me the Megalonia will happen like this : Burroughs then Pepe Iglesias then Yuuri, I can't wait to check if my theories are right ! |
| welp win or lose its the final fight of Aragaki anyway since his legs is gonna get permanently injured if he goes on congrats to Joe this anime will be more enjoyable if there is sakuga animation on the fight scenes at least |
| That was a really good fight. If the show keeps going at the rate that it is going, I bet it will be anime of the year. I like what I've seen so far. |
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| I still don't like how they can't make things right, The fights felt predictable, The drama part felt too rushed, It went downhill when joe suddently recovered from the punch. I lost all interest after that |
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| So far best fight in the series, I like how they add on Fight of the Tomorrow as that brings back alot of good memories. Arageki as a character was nice to see and looks like thanks to Joe he as finally to move on. I was surprise how the fight turn out I thought their was no way Joe was going to pull a win, but he manage somehow, however I wish he actually KO him. Also that final shot when they were about to punch each other, i wish that hit so it become a cross counter, because I want Joe to end off a fight with the cross counter before this series end. Overall curious who going to be third fighter who going to be selected and so far Sachinko has been more important than any of the kids in Ashita no Joe. |
| My god,that circling shot around Joe and Aragaki...just beautiful. About the fight: it felt like first actual challenge for Joe,curious to see what Mikio is up to. |
| "You are the leaves bathing in the sun, I am the roots that grow in the dark." |
| The fight was good, especially during the last round! Aragaki forfeited for the sake of his legs & It's nice seeing that he finally wants to move on, deciding to forgive Nabu as well as himself! I'm guessing Joe's next opponent will be Mikio! Can't wait for the next match ~ |
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 This anime makes me want to get back into making GIFs regularly, wew. Loved the ep! I love the little smirks Joe has on his face while fighting, even when getting beaten to a pulp. That last round between him and Aragaki was fantastic~ |
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| Undoubtedly an amazing episode and best episode so far, loved every second of it. |
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| I like the fact that Aragaki hasn't chosen this fight to get revenge, but rather for closure to his Megalo Boxing career. |
| Great episode. Joe wins the match as his opponent eventually has to forfeit. It's only gonna get harder with each win. |
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VanishingKira said:  Second half of the fight when they were beating the shit out of each other was intense,too bad it ended in a forfeit. Honestly better than real boxing. The camera angles and the exchange of fists really sold the match. |
| That artificial legs , must hurt a lot damn . |
| The match was handled extremely well. Some nice feels afterwards. |
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| the fight was awesome, but I"m just baffled as how the OP can be so GOOD! it gets me pumped everytime! actually the whole OST does!! |
| EL PSY KONGROO!!! |
GangsterCat said: fights in this anime is absolutely awful wow everything is just random punch. really boring. ... I mean it's boxing, what do you expect, MHA super hero fights? It's about emotion not the fights itself, try looking deeper. |
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| Man that was epic. So fucking manly. |
| I used to be a watchmaker. |
| That was a pretty emotional episode. I'm really hyped for what's next. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| Glad to see Nanu and Aragaki make up after everything. It's awesome to see Joe develop and grow from these fights as well. I can't wait to see how he will handle the top guys, do you guys think he will continue to go gearless until the end? |
| Hnnngggghh the osts are so good... Anyone have any idea if they're gonna release an album featuring the osts or not? |
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