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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Ah, I like how this episode made the match matter by every single second where time is of the essence. Regardless of the score, it's the team effort that matters together in the end imo. |
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| 2-3 episodes more and the mother is dead I guess |
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| The game ending is left as a cliff hanger & Soras mother in the emergency room for her heart is another cliff hanger... Hopely this doesnt end sad cause last episode She realized what her next goal/dream was. I honestly thought she was dealing with blindness caused by cancer or something |
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| I didn't think my heart would held up with the sudden change of atmosphere between the end of the match and Sora's mom collapsing, the whole hospital sequence was really emotional and touching. |
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| I was so not ready for those last 3 minutes :( |
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| Here I was ready to complain how one match lasted 7 episodes, but the last 3 minutes... *sigh* |
| We still don't know who won? |
| Sorry not sorry, but the setup with Sora's mom is just terrible. Or maybe not even the setup itself, but the build-up and how it's presented throughout the season. Has some mysterious illness from the very start that makes her so weak she has to stay in a hospital, something so mysterious it can't be named but we know is inoperable, and yet - the few times we do get to see her, she's smiling and happy and inquisitive and all... And then suddenly it's like she just died, but oh no wait she didn't, we're just told she's a lot worse off than we were led to believe? Give me a break. And all this during a game that's already drawn out far longer than it should be, with literally the last minute getting an entire episode of its own because even though it's just the first match it's literally left hanging in the air with a one or two point difference in its last few seconds, and at the end of which we still don't even get to see the last of it or know what happens with something we've spent like 6 or 7 episodes watching???? I think the phrase rhymes with clucking bell. -_- |
yellowheartrenMay 20, 2020 5:32 AM
| Damn, that's just heartbreaking. Clear as daylight that she's at her final whims now. Sora helpless in the end there was just the finishing blow, really. |
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| How could they do this to me... Should've ended with Sora telling her mom the result of the match, like "We won, mom." - cut to ending Now I'm really curious if they really had won the match. Daaaamnnn don't spoil me I'll bear with it for a week |
| I honestly thought her mother would ask "Did you win" and the episode would end on this very sentence but no, they didn't go that far. However we still ignore if the final result but I believe they lost. Answer will be revealed next week ! |
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| [quote=defaltknight02 message=59840562]T_T Sora might lie and tell her mom that they won the game to see her smile.. damn it! tsk! my heart is heavy... ps: im just assuming they lose because looks like it does to add more drama[/quote I'm just guessing, but it's obvious they won. Who would make an anime where they lose the important game and then get kicked from the tournament. Also, they wouldn't show the other school players, who are strong and etc. They just introduce us to next enemies Kuzu will have. If they lost, what the last 19 episodes would be about, waiting for next year, training?:D |
| That last 3mins was intense. And here I was hoping someone will post a spoiler here! |
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| YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS the match is finally over, I dont even care about Kurumatani's mother at this point Im just glad we finally get to move onto something else. Will his mother death take 7 eps too ? (I want a cliffhanger on her electrocardiogram at ep 38) (The plot requires the death of MC's mom to end a match, thats hardcore tbh) |
RingareMay 20, 2020 10:29 AM
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| They proly lost the match and now Sora's mom gonna die soon too. This is messed up. |
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| Sora's mom doesn't have much time and based on the look on Sora's face I'm guessing that they lost the match. We won't know until next week, but I'm wondering if Sora's mom is going to tell him that she saw him play? |
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| wtf, almost full episode for 3 minutes of the game and we still don't know how it ended, really? ... i've been very interested since the anime started, but these last 2 episodes ........ we all knew Yuka is close to death, but didn't expect Sora to be called there in this episode, fellsbadman ... can we please finish that next episode, i'm kinda getting tired of feeling sad for her . |
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| Gonna be brutally honest, I almost teared when Sora opened that door. That was a touching moment, brought on by an excellent buildup of sound, cinematography, and timing. |
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| Finaly a half decent episode. |
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| What a disappointment this show is. I was excited when it started but every episode I feel less and less interested in it. I love sports anime but this is not that good from my point of view, what a waste. |
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| Finally that fucking match is over! ... Or i suppose, since the other team missed both of their shots and the clock had a couple of seconds that don't think were enough to score points. |
| No tomo malas decisiones, solo me gusta apoyar causas perdidas. Disfruté Mayoiga, Ou-sama Game, Evil or Live, Mirai Nikki, Big Order, Arifureta, Ex-Arm, Tesla Note, Shuumatsu no Harem y Platinum End nope les falle con esa, lo siento pero todos tenemos nuestros límites. Así de jodido es mi gusto en anime, ¡Y estoy pinche orgulloso de ello!  |
| Quoting a wise old character from the beloved works of Araki Sensei: OH MYYY GOOOOOOOD!!!! Did they win?!!! Obaachan crying broke my heart, I sighed in relief when I read "I.C.U.". At least the mother lives... Her passing after getting to see Sora play and enjoy himself with friends would have been a great closure, but it would be bad for the story; should the boys win, her death would hinder Sora's performance in the next match. Since Yuka lives for now ("good news"), there might be room for a defeat ("bad news) in the plot. There was some foreshadowing when the senpai of the female team was explaining that they still can't expect much from the boys since they've only been training for a month, and that even a defeat would still be a good lesson and valuable experience for them, as in softening the blow for us watchers. However, Sora and Nao figured the secret plan of the other team and it seems they countered at the last second. We'll see... |
Frank_86May 20, 2020 10:53 PM
| I oddly found it quite satisfying that the final minute took the entire episode since a final minute can legit go that long in a real game, lol. Nevertheless, I understand the gripes with the pacing and this show just loves putting us on endless cliffhangers (match result is still in the air). At the end of every recent episode, I almost always get the thought that this show would feel a lot better if you're binging it all in one sitting. Welp, there's no way they can keep the results from us next week, right? |
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| It doesn't matter who won, but there were only 3 seconds left, no time to pass someone. ”( |
| lettuce<3 |
Aim1rR said: It doesn't matter who won, but there were only 3 seconds left, no time to pass someone. ”( That's not true; 3 seconds is plenty of time to make a single pass and take a shot. |
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| tbh i dont care at all about the sport part, i just love the drama. i cry every time... literally |
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| oml they still managed to stretch out 30 seconds into a single ep lmao? Talk about too slow. But those last few minutes though, once again proving to be better than the rest of the ep. fuk the sports at this point just make the series about Sora's mom and her struggles where's the dad in all this lol? what. the. flying. fuck??? |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
AceDvazz said: Aim1rR said: It doesn't matter who won, but there were only 3 seconds left, no time to pass someone. ”( That's not true; 3 seconds is plenty of time to make a single pass and take a shot. If that's true, they have only a chance to go OT. Perhaps they have a center advantage. |
| lettuce<3 |
Aim1rR said: If that's true, they have only a chance to go OT. Perhaps they have a center advantage. I think it was hinted that they were going for a 3 to end the game one way or another. I don't remember if it was explicitly mentioned, but I recall thinking it was a 3. |
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| Damn the drama aspect of this show they do an excellent job at... However the writing during basketball matches is absolutely horrid. Same goes for the pacing too. |
| Incredible... they really dared to leave the match's final result in a another cliffhanger. And also... Damn, it seems they're actually gonna kill Sora's mother on screen... or not, I don't know. It's all so mysterious when it comes to her character since they always refuse to give a name to her "illness". Guess next episode will be a decisive one for a good amount of characters. Now on a good note, I liked the whole build-up that led to Sora finally meeting his mother at the hospital. It's execution was rather decent and honestly, Obaachan crying moved me way more than I would like to admit. |
| The author might be torturing us...something happened to Sora's mom and they lost the match!? if that really happened then author is really a torture! 5/5. |
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