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Apr 22, 2020 6:32 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Even as a practice game, I feel like this episode is important to get the team into the mood of a routine for practice.

Also, it's a good thing they got themseves an advisor now. Looks like everyone on the team is trying to improve.
Apr 22, 2020 7:35 AM
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Wow, awful animation quality. Didn't look this bad in previous episodes.
Apr 22, 2020 7:42 AM
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I'm glad they didn't disappoint with how bad the quality of this anime, even after 4 episodes!
My guilty pleasure of the season!
Apr 22, 2020 8:17 AM
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Hahahaha wow, how did the art get so worse now??? They even changed the ED to some random concept art or something lmao.
Apr 22, 2020 8:30 AM
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It was great to see them give it a real go without overall wining. Shows they're good, but still have a lot to learn.
Apr 22, 2020 8:36 AM
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Boring episode but nice ass
Apr 22, 2020 8:47 AM
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qetou said:
Wow, awful animation quality. Didn't look this bad in previous episodes.
MrAwesome2018 said:
Hahahaha wow, how did the art get so worse now??? They even changed the ED to some random concept art or something lmao.


So apparently this is because Funimation's copy was an early master or something. TV Broadcast was fine

Apr 22, 2020 8:49 AM
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Kougeru said:
qetou said:
Wow, awful animation quality. Didn't look this bad in previous episodes.
MrAwesome2018 said:
Hahahaha wow, how did the art get so worse now??? They even changed the ED to some random concept art or something lmao.


So apparently this is because Funimation's copy was an early master or something. TV Broadcast was fine



Wow, that's unfortunate!
Apr 22, 2020 9:06 AM
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Kougeru said:
So apparently this is because Funimation's copy was an early master or something. TV Broadcast was fine


You're right, i just checked the AT-X version and it was like the other episodes. I'm gonna rewatch that.
Apr 22, 2020 9:08 AM
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Kougeru said:
qetou said:
Wow, awful animation quality. Didn't look this bad in previous episodes.
MrAwesome2018 said:
Hahahaha wow, how did the art get so worse now??? They even changed the ED to some random concept art or something lmao.


So apparently this is because Funimation's copy was an early master or something. TV Broadcast was fine



That's from the AT-X version on top, right?
Apr 22, 2020 9:10 AM

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I would assume it's AT-X version. I can't confirm, it's not my screenshot.
Apr 22, 2020 9:40 AM

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Kougeru said:
So apparently this is because Funimation's copy was an early master or something. TV Broadcast was fine


Thanks God, for a moment I thought the girls had got that virus thing.

Apr 22, 2020 10:35 AM

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Hmm ok...


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Apr 22, 2020 10:39 AM

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Jfl @ the Funimation version, but honestly didn't mind it, was even funnier that way.

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Apr 22, 2020 11:06 AM

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The Funi version is the most hilarious episode of the season as of yet, even if it wasn't intentional.
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Apr 22, 2020 12:05 PM

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What the absolute fuck was that? Im a very high scorer but this is going down to a 4, that was just embarasing!
Apr 22, 2020 12:42 PM

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Lol unfortunately I watched the Funimation version and had no idea this was just a mistake from Funimation's side. It was really funny to watch though, you could really tell it was unfinished because one of the scenes had the film number (136) on the top left still. I couldn't stop laughing when I saw that
Apr 22, 2020 1:15 PM

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Animation sure feels corona today...
Apr 22, 2020 2:06 PM
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qetou said:
Wow, awful animation quality. Didn't look this bad in previous episodes.
Well came to check that I was not the only one thinking how bad the animation is. Characters felt so weird this episode
Apr 22, 2020 2:08 PM

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If they can't even animate the ass properly anymore I'm outie man, was the only thing the show had going these last 3 episodes..
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Apr 22, 2020 2:29 PM

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@Kougeru thank god!

I needed to focus on subtitles watching this episode... Oh my god... it was disgusting to watch.
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Apr 22, 2020 3:08 PM

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This was the worst animation I have ever seen.
Apr 22, 2020 5:02 PM

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Thank God there's an explanation for the awful art and animation of the 4th episode...
Apr 22, 2020 5:04 PM
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This was the worst animation I have ever seen.


Yup ,boring and horrible drawings ,seriously this anime is one of the worst I've seen in my life
Apr 22, 2020 5:15 PM

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Dignity said:
Lol unfortunately I watched the Funimation version and had no idea this was just a mistake from Funimation's side. It was really funny to watch though, you could really tell it was unfinished because one of the scenes had the film number (136) on the top left still. I couldn't stop laughing when I saw that


This episode was traumatic to watch... XD but apparently it was a mistake of Funimation... XD
Apr 22, 2020 5:22 PM

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I just laughed so hard I pulled a muscle in my stomach.
So what is the story, funi got the draft version and released it by mistake?
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Apr 22, 2020 5:38 PM
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I watch the funi version and it was horrible and im just gonna blame the staff
on twitter and facebook for making horrible animation but thanks to /a/ its just funi fault the tv version is fine
And go watch the AT-X version instead
Apr 22, 2020 5:46 PM

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Wow damn, I was watching this and was like "what happened here"

You can like watch this one episode and get a lot of meme faces
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Apr 22, 2020 6:14 PM

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bloody hell mate i only made it to 5mins before i had to stop and check what the hell was going on, i thought it might've been due to covid but i figure'd they would already pull the plug like most shows and i mean it never look great but god damn it we reached "how on earth did they let this air" level of quality turns out they didn't and it was on the end of the wrong version funi got.


so i guess we can embrace this meme episode as a look into what some of the production looks like before it's actually done lol
Apr 22, 2020 6:46 PM

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Geez, I'm not really one to notice anime losing quality but f*ck me that was awful. Thank god it was just a funi mistake.
Apr 22, 2020 7:40 PM

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I guess im gonna rewatch it
Ive seen the Funi version...... wtf was that lol

The match was actually good

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Apr 22, 2020 8:04 PM
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My favorite part had to be at 12:26 to 12:32 when Tama tells Yomi about how much fun she's having. The first cut her mouth isn't moving for a full second, and the next thing you know, it's moving so fast it's blinding. Though, I dunno, those jelly legs when the batters swing are pretty awesome too.

I have to wonder whether Funi released it "by mistake" to help everyone get a good laugh today.
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Apr 22, 2020 10:20 PM

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Ah so the bad visuals were fixed in the broadcast version huh, gotta rewatch this then. Anyway the girls did their best in their first match but too bad they lost. Also the ass shots were hot.
Apr 22, 2020 11:16 PM

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OH GOD the animation went back to being Episode 1 levels of just chicky-bad. It was definitely all over the place. And the OP/ED shots are mostly changed.

Dignity said:
Lol unfortunately I watched the Funimation version and had no idea this was just a mistake from Funimation's side. It was really funny to watch though, you could really tell it was unfinished because one of the scenes had the film number (136) on the top left still. I couldn't stop laughing when I saw that
Defintely caught that by sight, Funimation's mistake to not cross-check quality.

Otherwise, the 1st friendly game for the girls, it was a good experience amidst the high pressure and tension even from a team that's the Top 8 girls' baseball teams (of the story) that performs their usual top-class skills.

Lost the game, but a good one.
Apr 22, 2020 11:49 PM

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Never knew how shit the art style can be 4th episode was a huge disappointing i'm hoping it doesn't happen in the next week episode, truly shocked.
Apr 23, 2020 12:19 AM
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I'm gonna rewartch the TV version of the first 3 episodes too in hopes that the animation will be better than funimation version, or maybe it's just this episode. At least It's not as bad as Senjuushi and My Sister My Writer levels of atrocity.
Apr 23, 2020 1:03 AM

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The animation was a little shaky, especially in the first half, but the storyline and pacing were done well, considering this is only a 12 episode anime.

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Apr 23, 2020 2:57 AM

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I watched first the broadcast version and I'm glad I did. Still, the animation is still quite bad, but still...

The version that FunAnimation brought out made me wanted to make stab my eyeballs out. Why does FunAnimation still exist at this point? FunAnimation is a fucking joke.
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Apr 23, 2020 3:09 AM
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I was most bewildered by the 3D animation. 3D animation is awful at the best of times but fuck me it did NOT blend well with the rest of the episode. I couldn't concentrate at all on reading the subtitles because I was in awe of the poor juxtaposition between the 3D and 2D animation.
Apr 23, 2020 4:08 AM

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I was most bewildered by the 3D animation. 3D animation is awful at the best of times but fuck me it did NOT blend well with the rest of the episode. I couldn't concentrate at all on reading the subtitles because I was in awe of the poor juxtaposition between the 3D and 2D animation.

Same as you. Besides, I think that the "improved" version is not really better than Funi version. :(
Funi version had almost zero animation, but there wasn't as much awful 3D. I watched the two versions for that episode and I assure you the plot isn't better ahah. The dialogues give the impression that they were written by an uninspired writer who read a guide "how to write sports manga?". Cliché would be an understatement.
Apr 23, 2020 4:15 AM
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The best I can wish for this show is to be stopped. I think the studio doesn't have the skills to animate sports series. Help them.
Apr 23, 2020 4:41 AM

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Okay, I was also kinda stubborn when all the low-key Funimation version grotesque pictures started to appear, but finished the episode anyway.

So a first pitching duel, huh. And not only for Yomi but for Asakura as well although she's the clear #1 of the rotation. Shout out to both Ibuki and Nozomi for playing till the end.
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This funimation mistake. Don't blame the producers
Apr 23, 2020 5:57 AM

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Lol the anmation is really bad but somehow entertaining, btw is there anyone have the link for the AT-X version?
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KingAutismo said:
I was most bewildered by the 3D animation. 3D animation is awful at the best of times but fuck me it did NOT blend well with the rest of the episode. I couldn't concentrate at all on reading the subtitles because I was in awe of the poor juxtaposition between the 3D and 2D animation.

Same as you. Besides, I think that the "improved" version is not really better than Funi version. :(
Funi version had almost zero animation, but there wasn't as much awful 3D. I watched the two versions for that episode and I assure you the plot isn't better ahah. The dialogues give the impression that they were written by an uninspired writer who read a guide "how to write sports manga?". Cliché would be an understatement.
I watched it this morning on the Funimation app and from what I can tell the version I watched appears to be the correct version. I'm assuming they had corrected their mistake and uploaded it before I was able to watch the mistakenly released version. The 3D animation was so abysmal that half way through the episode I had to check the episode discussion on MAL and I immediately assumed that the "bad animation" everyone was talking about was referring to the 3D animation until I checked the rest of the comments. There are so many layers of awful in this episode. Since you saw both versions, were some of the 3D animated scenes drawn in the "Funi" version? If that is true then that is baffling. Why the hell would they switch to 3D half way through production? Where they placeholder? Time cruntch maybe? The plot is your ubiquitous vanilla rice pudding "cute girls play sports anime" but as someone else stated the pacing was decent which somewhat made it worth watching in comparison to other meandering sports anime however I find it extremely difficult to watch anime with 3D animation of any kind especially when it is this abysmal. If subsequent episodes are like this then I'm not optimistic.
Apr 23, 2020 8:53 AM

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Well despite of the bad animation, Yomi proves to be a great pitcher but a bad batter.
Apr 23, 2020 9:58 AM

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I never complained before, but why at several parts during the game, people looked severely deformed? Watched the crunchyroll version. Is there a better version of this episode somewhere?

Losing is ok, it's a practice game. What's important is the experience that they gained from this. Yomi is getting better, and she earned the respect of the pitcher of the other team. :)

EDIT: going to rewatch with the ATX version.
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You motherfuckers need to get yo shit in gear, mistake my ass dis was art
Apr 24, 2020 1:11 AM

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Watched ATX version episode 4:

Much better than the Funimation version vomit I've seen last night..

Overall, they did well against a team they were not supposed to beat yet.
Yomi start losing confidence on remembering bad experience, but Tama cheers her up again. If Asakura had not come into the second half, they actually have a chance. Akiko getting lucky with that last hit, allowing Nozomi to bat.. she hit it, but unfortunately not enough.

Ugh, no more of that Funimation crap please. Not asking for Priconne level of animation... I'm a simple man, not hard to please.. just keep up the quality that this episode has, and I would finish this anime to the end. Would even buy something from it as support, I have the extra money :)
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Apr 24, 2020 2:15 AM

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I'm someone who is generally oblivious to bad art but if someone like me can even notice it, then something went very wrong, saying it'll be fixed in the BDs is not enough of an excuse if you ask me. At least we now know they can compete at a decent level, i really liked the dynamic between the 2 opposing pitchers and with their ace getting cold feet and messing up, its trying to do some nice things but the art is not making it easy to concentrate.

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