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| Anna has this level of charisma that I think should be looked into more. She and Michi carried this episode with their character chemistry. Plus, it seems Anna herself is skilled in judo but also respects her friends and competitors like Michi. |
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| I kinda understand that, they only have a limited time in high school, after that its over, and you want to spend as much time with your best friends as possible during the time you have left. Also her dad is a police officer, she should have natural prequisition for judo, lmao. A very, "Power of youth" kind of episode :) |
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| It´s advance quickly, a new member joined at the club, and the next episode we will know the fifth!!! amazing!!! kekeke |
| Nagumo actually did it, she left kendo to join the judo team for Michi. Beautiful friendship. Seems like she'll get good at it fast too. Also fifth member joining soon. |
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| Everyone is great, but Nagumo is awesome. She took her time to talk with everyone, including her Kendo teammates. I like her spirit. So....basically the coach strategy is, if one of the 3 lose, she will throw the towel? |
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| I like Nagumo and happy she joined the Judo club looking forward to seeing who the fifth member will be |
| best chapter, I'm glad that nagumo is in the judo club now because she just want to be with her best friend and don't have any regrets. She is already good at judo, it may be like hiura and have talent and catch quickly but there is her experience in judo like sanae said. I'm happy for nagumo and the father was pretty cool and understanding, I expected a little drama since he was so proud and happy for nagumo being so good at judo when he couldn't. |
| I have such big respect for the step Nagumo took this episode. It takes a lot of courage to start all over again when you're already top-level at something different. But in the end what matters most is enjoyment, not trophies at a wall, so I think it was the right decision for her! Now let's see what the 5th member will be like next episode :) |
| I originally wasn’t very into the idea of Nagumo quitting her passion to join Judo but after seeing things play out it really grew on me, it was probably a hard decision too but in the end the most important thing to Nagumo was spending time with her best friend and I really respect that, also really loved a lot of the shots of Nagumo in this one, this show in general has a lot of nice up close shots. It was also fun seeing her get broke into the club and learning the ropes, as well as her first throw and first time being thrown, and now I wonder how good it actually feels to be thrown lol. And with a tournament right around the corner the club needs a 5th member already, which is where the last girl comes in, I was wondering how she’d play in and being a veteran that’s left Judo is interesting for sure, excited for her introduction. And Nagumo is probably my favorite character so far, I was leaning that direction for a while but this episode won me over, this was a very good one. |
| It's a shame Nagu gave up kend nationals, especially since can't compete in judo. |
| That was a lovely episode, I like Anna so much, it feels like a "waste" for her not to keep going with Kendo but she has someone she loves more than Kendo, it was nice they decided not to have the usual parent drama and Anna instead is surrounded by so many people supporting her. |
| Anna is such a sweetheart. Must protect! 5/5 episode. I loved how mature Anna acted regarding her decision and seeing the portrayal of her friendship with Michi was absolutely adorable. |
| Ok guys, fuckk everything that i worked hard to make happened, i will follow my friend in Thier dream of reaching whatever they're doing, because they are my best friend and i can't see them anywhere else other than the Judo club. May as well divorce my wife to see my best friend all the time, and throw my children in the street, so they won't disturb me. |
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| We saw it coming, but man this episode was frustrating. It was clear Nagumo wanted Sonoda to join the kendo club from her persistence in the beginning. She was not interested and pursued judo, which is her passion. And good for her, you shouldn't let people pressure you into doing things and neglect what you enjoy. Arguably, Sonoda was even more passionate about to kendo, since she was never planning quit after middle school, but I guess some of that could have been coming from her father. I get that Nagumo feels like a bit of an outsider in the group of friends, but maybe that just means she could invest in some other friendships like, I don't know, from the kendo club? It's not like she can't see Sonoda throughout the day, and they can continue to cheer each other on. Oh well, it was her decision, and I'm glad her parents and teammates supported her, but I really don't care for clingy characters. I'll do my best to move on from this, since the show has been reasonably enjoyable so far, and I haven't had any real issues with the others. |
KwanthemasterFeb 12, 2023 11:23 PM
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| I don't know if it was the right thing for Nagumo to do to quit the Kendo Club when she was already selected for Inter-High... but what I do know is that I fully support her decision to live and enjoy her high school years to the fullest, and if she feels that is by joining the Judo Club and training with Michi, then by all means, go for it. Anyway, it's cool to see Nagumo being able to master two martial arts at once, Kendo and Judo. Like Towa said, she is so cool~ This episode really exuded a lot of positivity and good vibes, I love the spirit of these girls! Welcome to the Judo Club, Nagumo ;) |
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| Am I the only one who thinks Nagumo has more feelings for Sonoda than just friendship? The way she talked with her father about her, his reaction and how easy he accepted quitting of the Kendo club. Then Nagumo just have eyes for Sonoda, but have no relationship to Takigawa? Shouldn't they be friend too? Maybe I'm interpred to much? |
GensoTV said: No, you're not the only one. The way Nagumo talks about Sonoda to Towa and her father, how she's always looking at pictures of her, quitting Kendo just so she can be with Sonoda all the time and even the hints with Sonoda thinking Nagumo would do it for a boyfriend - it's hard for me to believe this is just friendship. Am I the only one who thinks Nagumo has more feelings for Sonoda than just friendship? The way she talked with her father about her, his reaction and how easy he accepted quitting of the Kendo club. Then Nagumo just have eyes for Sonoda, but have no relationship to Takigawa? Shouldn't they be friend too? Maybe I'm interpred to much? And whether you see it as spending time with her crush or with her best friend, this episode was just wonderful. I love the atmosphere in this show and how realistic Nagumo giving up Kendo was. She really thought it out, from not being able to go to the Inter High, over disappointing her father, to having to work real hard to get good at Judo. She was considerate with others and they supported her in turn. |
| Anna's decision to quit Kendo and join Judo, from hindsight, it's more of a personal feeling of change, than one of purpose. The conversation between Anna and Towa of feelings, it was definitely one of strange occurrence. And when looking back on her life, Anna finds herself always wrapped together with Michi from her childhood days and conversing this out in the bath between herself and Michi, it's adamant that she wants to join kendo instead. Michi, being cautious about Anna's decision to leave the Kendo Club, questions said girl, and chooses to pursue the friend that has always stood by her side, thereby quitting all that she's learnt and restarting from scratch with Judo, not wanting to regret her 3 years of high school spent with someone that she cares about. It's a decision that's not made lightly, and Michi welcomes her with open arms, as well as her parents and teammates at the Kendo Club fully supporting her at her back. Also, taking that one battle sports chapter and not splicing it with narration, I felt that this was a much remarkable change from the manga that was better for the anime. Anna putting on her first-ever judogi and commencing judo practice starting off as a white belt beginner, the need to rush to their position is strong, and its impressive how Anna quickly picked it up, mostly helped from her Kendo. The next match being Kinshuki, one of the big high school tournaments, and for the time being, Anna cannot be put there because she just started out and would be too dangerous for her until the Fall. The 5th person to complete the participation for Kinshuki, and Natsume-sensei has one: a girl that was by her own before the Judo Club's closure, an old Senpai friend of hers. Really looking forward to more in store. |
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Kwanthemaster said: We saw it coming, but man this episode was frustrating. It was clear Nagumo wanted Sonoda to join the kendo club from her persistence in the beginning. She was not interested and pursued judo, which is her passion. And good for her, you shouldn't let people pressure you into doing things and neglect what you enjoy. Arguably, Sonoda was even more passionate about to kendo, since she was never planning quit after middle school, but I guess some of that could have been coming from her father. I get that Nagumo feels like a bit of an outsider in the group of friends, but maybe that just means she could invest in some other friendships like, I don't know, from the kendo club? It's not like she can't see Sonoda throughout the day, and they can continue to cheer each other on. This, basically. I used to like Nagumo quite a bit, but imo they ruined her characterisation in this episode. It's like the author didn't want to come up with a new personality and backstory for the 4th member of the judo club, so he just went and "converted" Nagumo. I always find it annoying when writers want to drum up a support squad for their protagonist and, instead of making up compelling reasons for the existent characters or just introducing someone new who fits the role, they snatch up a side character, casually mess with their personality and character development up until that point, and make them just... Fall in line with the MC's goals and way of life. I'm the kind of person who tends to like "side character personalities" more than "protagonist personalities," so when they do this kind of thing to side characters just so the MC can have their cake and eat it too, I get really frustrated. That being said, I liked the way the Mr and Mrs Nagumo, the kendo club, and the judo club reacted to Nagumo's decision. It shows real respect and support for a person's choices, which is kinda of rare especially in sports animanga. |
| Good to see she is finally in the club, hope they can win the next match together. |
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| wonderful ep! Nagumo-chan really quit Kendo! a national kendo treasure has lost! lolz joke Nagumo quickly fits in Judo huh...since its also contact sports so she won't have a big trouble on the learning curve. I'm intrigued with the 5th member, those types of persons who already gave-up Judo on their minds but not on their hearts! haha 5/5. |
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| Como no se permite dejar una puntación si dejar un comentario, pondré un comentario generico. Me gusta mucho este anime. |
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| lol i laughed so many times, specially when we were seeing the flashbacks from Anna and Michi, wtf were those faces hahaha |
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