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Originally Posted by Katapan

Episode 3 was still a lot of fun.

Spoiler for ep03:

Shall we go over some of the lines once again?

Abe: ... I like you!
[...]
Mihashi: I like you too, Abe-kun!



[...]
Maria: Everyone, do you want Mihashi-kun?
Abe: I want him!
Everyone: eh? ohh...


... Clearly I partly enjoyed this for all the wrong reasons. It may not appeal to most of the watchers, I'm not sure I don't really know how obvious these lines were, but they might have seemed at least funny. I don't think we'll get more of these any time soon, so even if they weren't liked that's nothing to worry about.

Spoiler:

Ah.. the oh-so-slashable nature of this series that has spawned lots of doujinshi.

Honestly though, it's Abe wanting to get Mihashi to build up his confidence and his personal need for Mihashi to be the pitcher that he wants Mihashi to be

Originally Posted by Katapan

Spoiler for ep03:

Anyway, this confirms my first impression: characters are the true strength here. Even side characters bring a lot of fun to the show. It seems a bit silly to say when the lead seems to be hated by some... but hey, there are signs of improving!

Yup. It's the characters and how real they feel.