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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- For such a show to come out after Haikyuu! finishes its airing, there's no rush to have the sports volleyball anime scene back, but I certainly didn't expect one like this to come out so soon. Everything is just like Haikyuu!, only with the David Production treatment. NO SORRY, SCRATCH THAT. This seems like a mix of Haikyuu! with some other shows like Given (BL front, though there's no BL) and Hoshiai no Sora/Stars Align (coming-of-age) on their aforementioned elements. Not to mention similar shows like Kuroko no Basket and Production I.G.'s Run With The Wind: different sport, same backdrop. MCs Chika Haijima and Yuni Kuroba immediately strikes a chord, not just as childhood friends, but because of volleyball (because almost every other sports show have done the exact same formula: wash, rinse, repeat). Not sure what to think of this, but I just can't stop comparing this to Haikyuu (at least volleyball) and others on being dark and depressing. Gonna have to keep this on hold. |
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| yama op is really good, ED is just okay though. Yuni's cousin is pretty hot. Wonder if the title has to do with the difference in the two's heights? So chika is basically a kageyama clone who pushed a kid to suicide. He's also an arrogant asshole at school because he's talented, hmm... hopefully this leads to an opportunity for character development. Otherwise seeing Chika is going to be painful to watch. Didn't he learn from his past expereinces that acting arrogant because you're talented and screaming at your teammates because they are underperforming isn't a good idea? |
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Jannes26 said: don't ask this, all you'll do is get the people who answer you banned where can I watch it? |
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9000 said: yama op is really good, ED is just okay though. Yuni's cousin is pretty hot. Wonder if the title has to do with the difference in the two's heights? So chika is basically a kageyama clone who pushed a kid to suicide. He's also an arrogant asshole at school because he's talented, hmm... hopefully this leads to an opportunity for character development. Otherwise seeing Chika is going to be painful to watch. Didn't he learn from his past expereinces that acting arrogant because you're talented and screaming at your teammates because they are underperforming isn't a good idea? Judging by his stance to the regular kids(or so we'll call the tracksuit company), he probably realizes he went too far. At first glance he looks like an edgier Kageyama , but this kid probably faced a lot worse than a team's ostracization judging by the whole PTA/forums and guilt over attempted suicide. Overall I was impressed with what I saw from the show. Animation was clean and art looked nice. OP was pleasant enough too. I do wonder how long it'll take for them to get into highschool. |
| Off brand Tsukki takes things a bit too far. Got Kageyama vibes. Won't expect a second Haikyuu from this, but seems promising and I hope for some engaging drama. Production and opening are nice. Even got a hint of fujo bait, as it should be. |
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Jannes26 said: just forum rules, you can't post links.9000 said: why would they get banned?don't ask this, all you'll do is get the people who answer you banned |
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FMmatron said: Seems like it'll be volleyball with a lot of drama involved. I don't mind this style though, it's something different.Off brand Tsukki takes things a bit too far. Got Kageyama vibes. Won't expect a second Haikyuu from this, but seems promising and I hope for some engaging drama. Production and opening are nice. Even got a hint of fujo bait, as it should be. |
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| This premiere felt bizarre for me since everything felt a bit off. A part of me thinks its the pacing, a part of me thinks its the animation looking a little stiff and unrefined, a part of me thinks it was the character interactions at the volleyball club in the episode, the only real thing that was clear to me was the ending where it is quite the intense one where we learn about how Chika was so aggressive with training others and yelling at them so much in his previous volleyball club that it pushed Souta, one of the players, to near suicide. I feel like this would have been way more impactful if the rest of the episode didn't feel as off as I described it earlier. Really nice OP song though. Want the full release of that soon to get. |
Lazy said: Maybe he's having the hedgehogs dilemma now.9000 said: yama op is really good, ED is just okay though. Yuni's cousin is pretty hot. Wonder if the title has to do with the difference in the two's heights? So chika is basically a kageyama clone who pushed a kid to suicide. He's also an arrogant asshole at school because he's talented, hmm... hopefully this leads to an opportunity for character development. Otherwise seeing Chika is going to be painful to watch. Didn't he learn from his past expereinces that acting arrogant because you're talented and screaming at your teammates because they are underperforming isn't a good idea? Judging by his stance to the regular kids(or so we'll call the tracksuit company), he probably realizes he went too far. At first glance he looks like an edgier Kageyama , but this kid probably faced a lot worse than a team's ostracization judging by the whole PTA/forums and guilt over attempted suicide. Overall I was impressed with what I saw from the show. Animation was clean and art looked nice. OP was pleasant enough too. I do wonder how long it'll take for them to get into highschool. |
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| Most sports anime do well for me and I'll probably like this as well. Not a bad begin, Yuni looks ok but Chika... eh that went too far. |
| I'm not going to compare this to Haikyuu. I really liked the OP and ED. Animation was good. It looks like it has a serious plot, I'm interested in how he drove his teammate to attempt to suicide. |
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| Good first episode so far. I’m definitely invested now and look forward to watching more episodes. Everyone is comparing this anime to Haikyuu but I think it has more of a Given feel. The first episode is more dramatic, deeper and even darker than Haikyuu. I can’t wait to see what the next episodes have to offer. |
| not too bad.. didn't expect that scene at the end, but i'm interested to see where this goes |
   ❝☆ 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿, 𝗺𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 ☆ 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶...❞ |
| Nothing good nor bad from the first episode, the animation was just simple dunno why people above make it seem like its "good" its literally just average. I know I shouldn't compare to Haikyuu but the glasses guy has the looks of Tsukki and is an extreme version of Kageyama which is kinda a bad rip off but mkay lets say it wasn't on purpose. Its the first episode, I hope it gets good we'll see how it goes. |
| Okay, so Tsukishima really went to make his own anime. But a little bit different here Tsukishima is with Kageyama's personality a little bit. A good player but with a bad attitude and edge lord. Enjoyed the first ep. felt quite a bit rushed but it's fine. Let's see how this show will go. The animation looks good so far. OP is fire. ED is catchy AF. And also Yuni and Chika have a lot of blushing moments. lol |
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| I have a feeling that this is going to be reeeaally painful. I really liked the first episode, both main characters are very interesting and I sense that there is a lot potential for development, both character and relationship wise (and I don't mean in a romantic way). It's natural to compare them to certain Haikyuu characters, but I really don't want to do that. It just doesn't feel right. I guess we can't expect it to be a happy and funny sports-shonen-anime and, honestly, I'm here for it. I like that it has drama vibes and will probably focus on inner conflicts and interpersonal relationships. Animation was really smooth and the art and character design is very pretty, music was good too. So far. I couldn't find anything negative, I'm looking forward to the second episode! |
| I liked this more than I thought I would. Animation is solid (and I expect that it would improve later) and this first episode is fairly interesting. Really hope this can be something good |
davekramer said: Nothing good nor bad from the first episode, the animation was just simple dunno why people above make it seem like its "good" its literally just average. I know I shouldn't compare to Haikyuu but the glasses guy has the looks of Tsukki and is an extreme version of Kageyama which is kinda a bad rip off but mkay lets say it wasn't on purpose. Its the first episode, I hope it gets good we'll see how it goes. The normal animation was pretty average yes, but I felt like the animation for key moments during actual volleyball looked great. I'm guessing games later on would feature animation like this for at least certain moments. |
| OP and ED are top-notch, also can I just point out that the hoodlum looking cousin has such a punchable face LMAO..... |
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| The op was good, the show kind of feels like a beginner's guide to volleyball and if Tsukki and Tobio became one person it would probably be Haijima, Yuni on the other hand is such a cutie! |
| Feel like this show will be centred around Yuni and Kimichika both on and off court. By what it looks like I do not think other characters will get much development. Think this show will be a short climb to the top while solving issues and what not show. The opening and ending were great. Think I heard a couple of unique sound effects. Ball definitely flew a bit weird in a couple of scenes. Will it be better than Haikyuu? Probably not although I think there's a possibility that this show has something in store for us that it has not revealed yet. |
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| I told myself I wasn’t gonna compare this to haikyuu but cmon, mean setter?? That screams kageyama to me 😂 |
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| rather than haikyu it has more vibes like sangatsu no lion. i expect this to be a good coming of age drama, but I'm afraid the fujosh will ruin it. |
| This seems promising! I liked this more than I thought I would. The animation looking a little stiff but am sure it would get better down the line. Could this be better than Haikyuu? I don't think so but if every episode is like this... it could be around the same level. For characters, we have Tsukishima mixed with Kageyama. The other main character is kinda reminding me of Yamaguchi. Am excited to see how they develop! (I hope there is no Oikawa copy in the future >w>) But I don't want to compare it to Haikyuu. Seems unfair. However, I do get more given vibes compared to haikyuu though. (Not in terms of yaoi) |
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| After seeing the first episode, I'm no longer comparing this anime to Haikyuu!! This has an entirely different approach, and I hope that people who are watching the show won't relentlessly compare the two to one another :P Also, completely agree with another user who said the first episode reminded them of Given. Obviously, not in the aspect of LGBTQ+ things, although it would be really cool if they gave us a gay or queer character, like Hoshiai no Sora did, but the general serene atmosphere - and the concept of a new student being outted for their difficult past. Really excited to see where they'll take this. |
| As much as I don’t want to, I am consciously obligated to compare this to Haikyuu while I watch it. It is using that sports trope of a team that doesn’t care gets their love for the sport reinvigorated by a new player. It’s overused, but I can move past it. I also don’t like it when sports anime yaoi bait without actually dedicating to it. It’s fine if the characters are gay, but if they aren’t then it just comes across as pandering. |
| This was fun. The animation was great, but—because of Production IG's animation for Haikyuu—the animation here felt like something was missing. I am liking the start of this story more than Haikyuu. Looks like this will have more story than just boring volleyball matches. I hope I am not mistaken. The two leads are very cute and interesting. I am mostly interested in Yuni right now. There was a slight hint of BL, but I know it won't go anywhere. Still, I will pray that it will be like "Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru" where the two main characters sort of hint that they are in love with each other, and don't fall for any of the girls. |
| was NOT expecting that ending! pretty intriguing show, albeit a little weirdly paced imo overall, excited for next ep tho |
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| Ohh, I'm really liking this so far! I think knowing that it was adapted from a novel prepared me for some drama. I agree with phantomfandom that this seems more like a coming-of-age than a pure sports story. The town seems small, and Yuni's best friend is his cousin, who seems to not hang out with the best people. Like seriously? You're going to let your "friends" keep calling your cousin "rich boy?" Unless Yori also doesn't like those people, either. Well there's a lot I think that could be said about the last scene. I'm interested in some of the drama aspects. As for Chika, so far, it seems like he's changed a bit from how he was in Tokyo, due to him having pushed his teammate over the edge. From the montage of their practices, Chika has a looot of patience with the members, most of whom were complete beginners, not knowing how to receive, having trouble with all kinds of basics. Even though he's the type to want to win and takes volleyball very seriously, here in the countryside, he only wants to play more volleyball. He wasn't desperate either, as he practiced alone, never pestering the other members to come to practice. I wonder if his new attitude will hold up, whenever they start to participate in real matches. Has he really learned from his mistakes, or will he still become short-tempered due to wanting to win? I find his character fascinating from just one episode, as it showed two very different sides of Chika. How cute was he when he was excited that Yuni offered to practice with him? ^^ On Yuni, he has a really laid-back personality, and seems like he may have never really tried hard at something, or doesn't have something he's passionate about, so having Chika around should be able to help him with that aspect of himself. Yuni also seems to avoid conflicts as well. It's clear that he'll continue playing volleyball, but I'm curious as how he'll handle conflict (with both Yori and Chika). |
| Went into this knowing nothing about except that it's about volleyball and came out honestly surprised. I'm really curious to see where they're headed from here. |
 "In the past few months since we met, I've shared many memories with Nagato. Though I've also shared memories with Haruhi, Asahina-san and Koizumi, I found that I've experienced more events with Nagato in particular. In fact, every situation seems to involve her. I might as well mention this, she's probably the only person to cause the bell within me to shake the most vigorously..." ~ Kyon, TMOSH |
| Pretty fun first episode. As a Haikyuu fan it felt different and new enough for me to want to keep watching more. |
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| If Haikyuu was more of some overly convoluted and conceited soap opera fluff, this would be it. While the animation seems alright, the pacing of the story feels very off and I find the drama about as silly as any post-VN era KEY work. While at least we come to recognize certain character motivations, they don’t have much to make me bother caring yet. |
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