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| It’s tough moving out on your own. It’s good that this episode showed how much everyone wants that kid from Ehime to excel. Ganbatte, my guy   |
| Pretty much what you expect from a farewell episode with a tearful goodbye from Aoi's family and friends. Although he still had to get his mother's permission after going over the details of moving to Tokyo and joining a sports club which is not cheap. After a half a year or preparation, Aoi and his mother didn't talk or even get a chance to say goodbye in person. His mom wrote a letter that Aoi opened on the train telling him how she felt by supporting him. Even though she didn't have the money to get Aoi new cleats, she manged to get a pair of orange cleats that looked new to me. I'm guessing that those shoes were slightly used. Congrats to the Ao Ashi manga for recently making the Oricon's Top 20 series with 251,798 copies sold at #10. https://twitter.com/WSJ_manga/status/1522514650683879424 |
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| Very moving this episode! |
| Man that letter made cry so much I love this series so much easily the best episode. |
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SKKintheHouse7 said: AddaeAkono said: his mom apologizing for not buying him new cleats is about how all this time he wore worn out cleats and then the gift was brand new cleats.Pretty much what you expect from a farewell episode with a tearful goodbye from Aoi's family and friends. Although he still had to get his mother's permission after going over the details of moving to Tokyo and joining a sports club which is not cheap. After a half a year or preparation, Aoi and his mother didn't talk or even get a chance to say goodbye in person. His mom wrote a letter that Aoi opened on the train telling him how she felt by supporting him. Even though she didn't have the money to get Aoi new cleats, she manged to get a pair of orange cleats that looked new to me. I'm guessing that those shoes were slightly used. Congrats to the Ao Ashi manga for recently making the Oricon's Top 20 series with 251,798 copies sold at #10. https://twitter.com/WSJ_manga/status/1522514650683879424 Oh I see. Thank You for clearing that up for me because he really needed some new cleats. |
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| This anime has been great so far. Idk why so many people are sleeping on it |
turtleinshell said: This was probably the best episode of any anime this season so far, and that's standing next to the likes of Ya Boy Kongming and Spy x Family. You don't have to kill someone off to have an emotional moment in a show, and, especially this soon into a series, it's rare to see a show pull off a tear jerker really well without killing a character off or inserting some cheesy melodrama. It's a shounen, which make this episode a bit strange, because I feel like it hits home the most with anyone that has gone to college or moved away from home after college for work, and have thus had those teary goodbyes with their parents before. They covered some of the subtleties of the emotions and expressions and actions involved in that process really well, which is in part why I think this episode is so good. Very nice episode. Have to admit though, it’ll be tough for anything releasing this week to top the recent episode of Love is War. That was comedy gold man |
I will be sincere. I'm not much of a football fan, but this anime is being very good. The episodes are better than the others. I'm in love. I really hope for a romance between Aoi and Hana, even if it's mild. The way his mother is a wonderful mother, tough on the outside but soft hearted on the inside, that was amazing. That letter, man, that broke me. It's been a long time since an anime made me want to cry. Honestly, I don't think it's possible to express it in words. Did you feel it too? |
Lavadora8KgMay 7, 2022 8:07 PM
| Probably one of the best episodes yet The process of leaving your family, friends, and hometown behind to pursue your dreams is a topic not much touched upon. I've by no means seen a lot of sports anime but I'm pretty sure moments like these aren't included. The letter scene hits hard. Also, his mom mentioned she couldn't afford to buy him new cleats so those new ones were given to him by that player who was dissing him in the first episode?? Anyways, overall it was such a beautiful episode. |
DeonXMay 7, 2022 9:25 PM
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| Leaving aside the fact of Ashito's mother acting more like a grumpy older sister than an actual parent, I gotta say I really liked this episode. Ashito is gonna start a new journey in his life and I can't wait to see what it has to offer. |
| i thought no other letter would make me cry other than Kaori's but I never been so wrong in my life. I cried like a baby. |
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| Man, that letter made me cry and right on time for mothers day too. That was an episode full of goodbyes and it was beautiful. F to that one girl though whom I assume had a crush on Ashito. But hey, at least we got best manager, and of course best mom, best brother and best friends. Really looking forward to the next episode. |
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| This episode hit like a truck. I haven't seen any sports anime touch upon the subjects of leaving your home and more importantly the financial problems that most sportspeople from a poor background suffer from. Many athletes come from a poor background and have to struggle to go pro because of the financial constraints so I am glad this anime touched upon that matter. The farewell was fairly emotional. I had a feeling that the black haired girl liked Ashito based on her remarks in the last episode and this episode confirmed it. Though I guess we won't see her any time soon as the story will probably now focus on Ashito and his journey to go pro. Hana helping out Ashito and his family was really sweet. The letter scene at the end was perfect and really emotional. It made me tear up a bit. This episode released right in time for mother's day too. Ashito indeed has a great family and friends. God I love this show. |
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| That was beautiful, i'm honestly in awe how much of a nice girl Hana is. Cherish your mom. |
| Holy shit this was a marvelous episode. I slightly worried that they might hamfistedly handle Ashito's relationship with his mother, but boy was I wrong. They actually dedicated an entire episode to fleshing out their relationship and showing Ashito's farewell with his friends, and I'm so, so glad that they did. Getting a bit personal, I have been raised in a somewhat well-to-do family, and I have never pursued sports or any particular career for that matter, so I may not fully understand how tough it actually had been for Ashito's mother; but even then, it's amazing how the anime made me sympathize with her. And last but absolutely not least—that ending scene. In all honesty, I started crying myself nearly the same time Ashito did, those two lines from his mother were just that powerful. A question for the manga readers. Is the name of the short blue haired girl ever revealed? I liked her quite a bit so I wanna know. |
| Love this episode, and this anime. You literally have an anime with well told story and amazing football animation, totally underrated. |
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| Such an emotional send-off. Not often is the topic of financial constraints for poor players who have to go to a big city touched upon. Glad it was touched upon. |
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| I'm ugly-crying right now. What an amazing mother he has! Never mind the brother and his classmates. He is so blessed to have so many people support and cheer for him. |
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JJnie said: MegamiRem said: Predictable turn of events but it was still quite emotional. Of course it's predictable it's a farewell episode afterall. You expect them to punch each other or something? Lmao. I don't get people sometimes. your comment cracked the shit out of me dude lmao |
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Alsanch said: turtleinshell said: This was probably the best episode of any anime this season so far, and that's standing next to the likes of Ya Boy Kongming and Spy x Family. You don't have to kill someone off to have an emotional moment in a show, and, especially this soon into a series, it's rare to see a show pull off a tear jerker really well without killing a character off or inserting some cheesy melodrama. It's a shounen, which make this episode a bit strange, because I feel like it hits home the most with anyone that has gone to college or moved away from home after college for work, and have thus had those teary goodbyes with their parents before. They covered some of the subtleties of the emotions and expressions and actions involved in that process really well, which is in part why I think this episode is so good. actually the manga of this anime is classified as seinen Well I guess that explains it. Interesting. The show has a very shounen feel so far. |
Animillion said: turtleinshell said: This was probably the best episode of any anime this season so far, and that's standing next to the likes of Ya Boy Kongming and Spy x Family. You don't have to kill someone off to have an emotional moment in a show, and, especially this soon into a series, it's rare to see a show pull off a tear jerker really well without killing a character off or inserting some cheesy melodrama. It's a shounen, which make this episode a bit strange, because I feel like it hits home the most with anyone that has gone to college or moved away from home after college for work, and have thus had those teary goodbyes with their parents before. They covered some of the subtleties of the emotions and expressions and actions involved in that process really well, which is in part why I think this episode is so good. Very nice episode. Have to admit though, it’ll be tough for anything releasing this week to top the recent episode of Love is War. That was comedy gold man See I don't know what it is recently, but the comedy in this season of love is war hasn't hit home as much as it did in the last season. Maybe I'm just not in the mood for it. The recent episode was definitely quite good, but I felt the direction in this episode of Ao Ashi just nailed the emotion and everything perfectly. Most of the time when a show goes for it this early on, they fall flat and miss the mark, but they managed to hit a home run here. |
turtleinshell said: Animillion said: Very nice episode. Have to admit though, it’ll be tough for anything releasing this week to top the recent episode of Love is War. That was comedy gold man See I don't know what it is recently, but the comedy in this season of love is war hasn't hit home as much as it did in the last season. Maybe I'm just not in the mood for it. The recent episode was definitely quite good, but I felt the direction in this episode of Ao Ashi just nailed the emotion and everything perfectly. Most of the time when a show goes for it this early on, they fall flat and miss the mark, but they managed to hit a home run here. Ao Ashi had a great episode this week, but I have to give a hats off to what the Love is War VA’s did this past week. Just the ED itself was awesome, let alone the rest of the episode. I’m curious how the dub for Love is War will sound like for that episode |
xdoubtx said: Animillion said: Ao Ashi had a great episode this week, but I have to give a hats off to what the Love is War VA’s did this past week. Just the ED itself was awesome, let alone the rest of the episode. I’m curious how the dub for Love is War will sound like for that episode Ao Ashi and Love is War are both in my top 5 this season. Same, just under Spy x Family |
| Again, I was touched by this anime, it happened during the scene of Ashito reading a letter from his mother. So can't wait for Ashito to compete in the club. |
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| I wasn't crying. Someone was chopping onions outside my window while I was watching this episode. Just a coincidence. |
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em_doubleyou said: DeonX said: Probably one of the best episodes yet Also, his mom mentioned she couldn't afford to buy him new cleats so those new ones were given to him by that player who was dissing him in the first episode?? She was mentioning what happened before - during his junior highschool period. The mom probably saved up some cash to get him new cleats. This episode happened in the span of a few months, right? 6 months? She asked his shoe size too to make sure. Ah, that makes sense. I confused it with her not having enough money after spending it on the club fees and account deposits. |
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Yudesei said: I wasn't crying. Someone was chopping onions outside my window while I was watching this episode. Just a coincidence. Whoa, what a coincidence! The same happened with me. |
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| That was sad in the end how he cried after holding it this whole time |
| i'm NOT crying YOU'RE crying!!! emotional episode! Ashito's mom Noriko is still one HOT MILF!!! 5/5. |
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| Food plans are a pain to come up with but so useful when done thoughtfully. Show has a lot of heart, I like the focus on the family element. Definitely got a few tears from me from the mothers support. |
xdoubtx said: IrrelevantGuy said: Holy shit this was a marvelous episode. I slightly worried that they might hamfistedly handle Ashito's relationship with his mother, but boy was I wrong. They actually dedicated an entire episode to fleshing out their relationship and showing Ashito's farewell with his friends, and I'm so, so glad that they did. Getting a bit personal, I have been raised in a somewhat well-to-do family, and I have never pursued sports or any particular career for that matter, so I may not fully understand how tough it actually had been for Ashito's mother; but even then, it's amazing how the anime made me sympathize with her. And last but absolutely not least—that ending scene. In all honesty, I started crying myself nearly the same time Ashito did, those two lines from his mother were just that powerful. A question for the manga readers. Is the name of the short blue haired girl ever revealed? I liked her quite a bit so I wanna know. The name of the girl never revealed. And that's the last you will see her. Atleast yet because the manga is still ongoing. That's unfortunate :( I'm pretty sure we will see her and Ashito's other friends again later though, considering how close they seemed like. They will most likely appear before Ashito's playing an important match or when he returns to his hometown. |
IrrelevantGuyMay 9, 2022 4:19 AM
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