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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Damn, what a performance! They really put the training to good use with all those coordinated moves on stage. Music made that performance feel impactful too. It's just too bad that Shoutarou still had his wrist problem. However, they definitely deserved praise for their work. Felt bad that Shoutarou has to deal with an injury but it's cool that the team supports him when he needed the most. |
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| At first, what a great performance by Shiro High, the champions of the previous year. They're no joke. But, they also helped our boys to gain some consciousness back and focus on the game more. Shotaro's hand is fine for now and after careful observation, the coach and the captain allowed him to enter the competition. And, then we saw our boys performing and giving out their all. Great job boys. Again, the OST and animation were beautiful as usual. Looks like the results will not be revealed until the last episode that is next week. Can't wait to see who's gonna win this one. Our rivals or us? |
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| Futaba has his hand sprain injury THAT bad, and the team can't afford to waste his talent given their progress to the regionals. Futaba desperately wanting in, but the team says otherwise, because they want nothing but the best condition. Of course, the Shiro High and Ao High gymnastic boys meet to fanfare, while the regionals are going on. Time will only tell if the Ao High boys would be able to perform as a full 6-man team. As expected, Zexcs really put on flawless, excellent and jaw-dropping cinematic rotoscoping camerawork with the animation and visuals, and that's to top with the music for the rhythmic gymnastics section. For Futaba, it's a do-or-die afffair to either sit out or make their performance worse at the expense of his injuries. The usual affair with leaving 3rd Years becoming of the last time that all 6 can compete together, Futaba and Misato make their claim to share the dream tgether with the rest of the 4-man Senpai team. Even Coach Shusaku makes a heavy compromise, but for the greater good. The Ao High boys have come this far, and now it's their turn to soar high in camaraderie. Expectations are high, and this is a reference to Episode 1's opening, now with the addition of Misato and Futaba. The performance...IS SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL. Can't wait for the final episode next week to the results and finish on a hgh note. |
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| Shiro High's representation was the best by far in my opinion, the main ones still did great and I wonder what score they will get but I don't think they can get 18 or more, so I expect Shiro High to win once again, anyway it's still good how they managed to do that even with Futaba's hand injury, his determination is incredible. |
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| Shiro High's performance was pretty damn good, the music was incredible. But damn Shotaro still performed even with his wrist problem and performed amazing. The angles, the music, the animation.. EVERYTHING was really good imo. They left us on a bigass cliffhanger. |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| OMG the Shiro Kou performance the animation/CGI and the way it was directed just perfection. Felt so much better and smoother than earlier episodes and the Ao Kou performance was amazing as well. I really didn't think they'd let him perform. I thought surely someone was gonna be the adult in the room but no. xD Just amazing, beautifully choreographed and directed episode. <3 I am so sad there is just one episode left though. I hope Shoutaro is gonna be okay! T_T |
| This episode was fantastic, honestly this entire anime has been such a pleasant surprise for me, every episode. It keeps getting better and you can just tell how much passion went into this show. Both performances were incredible and I gotta agree with most of y'all that Shiro High's was best, but Ao High's had a lot more emotional impact on me so personally I liked it better. Well I guess that's a given lmao Amazing place to end the episode too really. I expected them to push the performance to the final episode, but this is much more of an effective cliffhanger. Now I Really really need to know the scores!! I also can't express how much I adore Futaba as a character. Oh how I wish there will be another season for me to enjoy his wholesomeness. |
| Ugh, this show is so good. The animation on Futaba's expression and how he put his head down in dejection at the beginning of the episode really made you feel how he was feeling. And the whole scene where Futaba was pleading to the team to let him perform was, while not subtle, still very well directed. How it was raining with grey skies outside, and then the sun started to peak from behind the clouds as Futaba held his ground about accepting the future consequences of his hand—it was perfection. The lighting in this series has always been amazing, it really evokes many emotions. Time to praise the director once again! Shiro Kou's performance was intense, and again, awesome lightning there, but I agree that Ao Kou's had more emotional impact to it. It was intense in its own way, the director not letting us feel safe throughout the performance, using the same uncomfortable fisheye lens and visual distortions as Futaba's nightmare from the last episode. It kept me on edge, wondering if something bad would happen, but I'm glad it didn't (yet...?). I wonder how's Futaba's hand doing after this performance. One more episode...nooooo ;_; |
| Ah, i see. They are going to that route. Well, i was right about making him absent, at least on the opening ceremony. Other than that, no matter what shit, let them soar high, right mate? Understandable idea, even though, i think, the way its used those dramatic approaching kinda useless, if its goes to that route. But, anyways, everything were still nice tho. The performance looked very perfect for me. The next will be the finale, so expect to see them gettin the first place. Because i don't see them making enough mistake, even with Shoutaro injury, idk why. Then its clear that them had a better routines than Shiro High got on this one. So, yeah, if they are not, imma mad and crying at the bottom corner. That's it and peace out. |
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| The tension this episode was so high!! If you'll allow me to weeb a bit: テンションたっけー！ The characters' confusion and panic were drawn so well, and presented with the perfect camera angles, colour palette and music. Throughout this anime, when the characters felt inspired and found a path to travel, we have seen a clear blue sky. This episode, after learning about Futaba's condition, the sky was covered with dark grey clouds, showing an absence of clarity. While I really dislike weather being used to show emotions in anime, Bakuten—I think—made it work somehow. Shiro Kou performed with fiery clothes, a design which shows their power and determination quite well. Though, I kind of expected them to be wearing . . . you know . . . white? Cuz their name's Shiro? Ao Kou wears blue just like their name! Anyway, Shiro Kou's performance was awesome!! And, "Massive Impact" is such a nice soundtrack! When Futaba decided to enter the match anyway, it was time to release the emotions, and it rained. I love that the anime didn't put too much focus on the rain itself, but on the characters instead. I could feel Coach Shida's dilemma when Futaba wanted to enter the match injured. Because the anime had told us about the coach's past early on, and not just this episode, we can see how the coach finds parts of himself in his students without the story telling each and everything to us. I like that the director is trusting their audience to understand things. Futaba's facial expressions and voice acting is PERFECT!! His simple design makes it easy to notice the small changes in his emotions, and I love it! The way the clouds slowly part to reveal the blue sky when they figure out what to do!!!! The lighting this episode was just so beautiful! (Rim lighting makes me so excited!!!!) Ao Kou's new performance was so nerve wracking! Because of Hoshiai no Sora and Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteru and the coach's flashbacks from this anime itself, I was constantly worried about Futaba's wrist. Because the choreography had changed, I thought they'd use a different music, but they didn't. Makes sense in a way. "Sparkle" has become the soundtrack for Ao Kou. They didn't use a lot of CG for either of the performances. And they were both so beautiful and detailed. Now, going to my only problem, which is very nit-picky: the CG, while good enough, makes the animators feel very powerful, and they end up showing a lot of cool camera movements and angles. But, those movements and angles don't help you understand how amazing the characters' performances were, which makes it stick out from every 2d shots which have been directed better here than in most anime I've seen. |
| Something that really grabbed me this episode was Shinba Tsuchiya's voice acting for Shoutarou during the scene where Shoutarou begs Shida and Shichigahama to not have him sit on the bench. The way his voice cracked made my heart fall right through the floor- it felt incredibly real and raw. Shoutarou's journey throughout the series has been wonderful to see, and it's gonna be sad to see the series end next week. |
if you told me we were dreaming, i would pinch you to prove we're awake.  |
| The drama was set up very well, the preceding scenes and then the resolution both carried weight that could be felt. If anything, we're still left uneasy, and it's not only because of that cliffhanger alone. Then it was firedance and skydance, with impeccable music and direction for both. Didn't think we'd get to see both performances in this episode tbh. And holy sh×t, it wasn't just the boys that soared, but the quality of the anime as well. Lighting, animation, overall image quality, it's like they suddenly got a surge in budget, not that it was bad to begin with, but everything looks even prettier this time around. I really would love a second season of this. |
| The performance was great!!! The CGI doesn't look that bad. It was so good!! |
| an injury of course that'd be something in this show they ended up letting him perform but i liked how they were didnt let him at all then Very hesitant, not just instantly "ah yeah youre cool come with us". the paralel with the coach too, with both being injured but the coach went through it alone. personally dont really like this kind of "oh no hes got an injury" thing to hype up the performance but it worked. i was clutching my hand the whole time on shiro high's performance and gritting my teeth on ao high's. animation for ao high's was SICK i rewatched it 4 times straight that was great |
| Impressive animation is an understatement. The camera angles, the flow of the animation and choreography, the changing atmosphere, OSTs, they nailed it all. I loved it! Both performances were excellent as well. For a second I thought the coach was not going to let Shotaro participate, but the high schooler's will and sense of responsibility were too strong for the coach to turn him down. I really like that despite how simple this show can seem we still got to see two developments, Shotaro's and Misato's. They both changed for the better and kind of catalyzed each other's growth. Not to mention their influence on the coach. I really appreciate this about the show. Really sad it's coming to an end, but it was really fun! On another note, can the coach adopt me? He's so NICE I want to cry. |
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| Man, that cliffhanger is a bitch. I love how the show just focused on Ao High's performance, no audience reaction or any interruptions, just the performance, very fucking immersive. And the directing and camera angles are just *chef's kiss* Fantastic episode, the art looked extra crisp this episode, you can really see the pain in Shotaro's face. Even though Shiro high's performance was so captivating especially Mashiro, I couldn't help but feel anxious for Shotaro and the Ao High boys. Was anxious during the performance as well, but glad they were able to pull through, that was amazing. Loved those effects they used in the performances. Really looking forward to the last episode, I hope we get a season 2. |
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| Omg the scene where Shoutarou begs to be allowed to still compete with them ........ Tsuchiya Shinba’s voice work was SO good, I could really sense the tension & desperation in his voice. No other coach for them, Shichigahama, don’t make me cry!!!!! Once again Bakuten!! never fails to make me emotional. And impressed. I love how everyone is mentioning the art & Shoutarou’s expressions this episode!!!! The art & animation have always been amazing. They always put so much heart into even the littlest details such as casual movements, it’s what makes this anime all that more immersive. Sigh I’ll miss the boys so much after next week. I hope there’ll be a 2nd season, or at least an OVA. |
 ꕤ but i’ll probably remember over and over again you were there and everyone else was there — the day we all searched for just one thing ꕤ |
| I was nervous throughout because of his arm , Glad it all went well |
| I didn't realise I was holding my breath until the end of their routine - I was so anxious that Shotaro's injury would take a turn for the worst at any moment! Our boys did so well and I was so impressed with the performance and how it was animated; despite it being the same performance they did before it felt fresh thanks to the cinematography. I really don't want next week to be the last week... this anime is so freakin' good but seriously underrated. I'm gonna pray all week long that we get a Season 2 cause these characters have got so much more to give. |
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| my god... this show really is the underdog of the season, just like the team. lmao Shoutarou's unshed tears as he was begging to be able to perform, the animation, man. wow. |
| Leaving reckless decisions aside, I seriously doubt someone can sprain their wrist that easily but that's just me. Anyways, in the end I'm glad Shoutarou could finish the performance without fails while giving his all. Fantastic episode. Direction was on point once again and man, Shiro High's performance was simply amazing. Ao's presentation was also pretty good but being honest, I found it slightly inferior in comparison. This said, looking forward to the final results next week. |
| again with the bad camera work and shitty animation during competitions. The animation during Shotaro's nightmare was better than the entire series. And why did Shotaro even take the bandage off is hand? It would have provided him with much needed support. Is there a rule that prevents players from wearing bandages during competitions? |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| The whole injury subplot could've been removed, since it doesn't really affect the final performance (which was great). Nevertheless, a really good episode. |
| Man, this episode is so intense! ? My heart is beating so fast when watching this uhhhu |
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