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Stark700 · 2021-10-20, 22:22

An original anime titled Lehman's Club got announced today. Coming Winter 2022.

Source (official site)

https://rymansclub.com/

MisaoFan · 2021-10-21, 11:19

The anime focuses on badminton players on a corporate team, with characters who work at a day job in a company and also play badminton. The story centers on Mikoto Shiratori, a childhood prodigy at badminton, but who never recovered from a major loss during a high school competition. Now, he works in the sales department of the Sunlight Beverage company, playing badminton on the side.

Guardian Enzo · 2022-01-30, 23:08

This finally did premiere, and it was quite good I thought. Miki Shinichirou was his usual fantastic self.

magnumcyclonex · 2022-01-31, 03:56

I liked episode one. I hope they will do more animations of the rallies, the few that they showed were pretty good, but of course we are shown the angle with the character hitting the shuttle most of the time, not the full court viewpoint. One thing I liked was showing some of the footwork, and the transition to backhand. I hope there won't be too many "super powers", because having good game sense, and reading the other player is not super special, but can be learned.

Story wise, I'm digging it. As others have posted, its about adults playing sports, which breaks the over done middle/high school setting so many other sports anime focus on.

They definitely parodied some of the Japanese companies. Sunlight is Suntory, Tomari is Tonami, Unisics is Unisys, Mitsuhoshi Bank is ???

This will be an interesting insight into the Japanese corporate sports world, as some, if not all of the badminton athletes of the Japanese National Team are employed by some of these companies as part of their "day job".

I would also not be too surprised if they pulled some characteristics from select players like Yuta Watanabe, Kento Momota etc.

MisaoFan · 2022-01-31, 05:22

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Originally Posted by magnumcyclonex

Mitsuhoshi Bank is ???

Maybe you're referring to Mizuho Financial Group?

Guardian Enzo · 2022-01-31, 05:56

Most likely Mitsubishi UFJ I imagine.

SeijiSensei · 2022-01-31, 13:00

Bit surprised this isn't a noitaminA offering with its older cast of bishies. Perhaps backflip filled their quota of shows about athletic young men.

Cloudedmind · 2022-01-31, 13:53

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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

This finally did premiere, and it was quite good I thought. Miki Shinichirou was his usual fantastic self.

And, I'll be watching the whole season just for this reason alone.

The first episode was also nice.

I finally got around to watching Castlevania, and ended up watching the Japanese dub simply because he voiced Alucard. The rest of of the Japanese dub cast was great to though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by magnumcyclonex

This will be an interesting insight into the Japanese corporate sports world, as some, if not all of the badminton athletes of the Japanese National Team are employed by some of these companies as part of their "day job".

I was just coming to ask if this was a thing. Having your players do double duty like with Sunlight seems like it could be stressful for the players though.

magnumcyclonex · 2022-01-31, 14:46

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Originally Posted by Cloudedmind

I was just coming to ask if this was a thing. Having your players do double duty like with Sunlight seems like it could be stressful for the players though.

I really have no idea how it works in Japan. I follow badminton and often see the Japanese matches on Youtube to be between these different companies. Only the badminton side of things is known to me (as their matches are broadcasted, but what they do outside of that, within the confines of their company is not well known).

From the Reddit Episode 1 thread, someone explained and also posted links:

https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comme..._1_discussion/

https://www.reddit.com/r/badminton/c...nton_in_japan/

https://www.badmintoncentral.com/for...m-work.157593/

Guardian Enzo · 2022-02-06, 06:51

This is some rock solid sports anime right here.

SeijiSensei · 2022-02-06, 08:28

Do the companies deduct room-and-board to stay in the dorms, or is it a (taxable?) benefit?

Liking this show so far. The characters are pretty stock, but the story is interesting.

Decel · 2022-02-06, 09:36

The animation was a let-down for me, felt it dropped a notch or two compared to the pilot.

Having stills during a match of a sports anime? The idea of dropping this crossed my mind a few times during the first set of doubles.

Giving this a couple more eps.

shmaster · 2022-02-06, 20:27

This is not good, just 2 episode in and they are using still shots already.
Ep.1 had falsely raised my expectation.

magnumcyclonex · 2022-02-07, 01:11

Yay for episode 2! Badaryman rules will always be sacred and followed.

It's too bad the car got damaged. Looked like a good car, so hopefully that relationship isn't soured too much.

As a badminton player, I'm going to be critical of the animation and scenes. There were a lot of still shots and awkward looking poses/footwork shown. We didn't get any real fluidity compared to episode 1. The only real fluid animation were the jump smashes, which was just really repeated a lot. We really only get the characters in action shots (i.e. showing one side most of the time), instead of the full court of 2 or 4 players moving at the same time. I hope what we saw this episode won't be the norm when it comes to showcasing badminton. I would really like to see sequences of plays and full rallies to some extent.

Also, every shot sounds the same! Badminton is full of intrigue. There's power, speed, finesse, and deception. All of these game traits translate to different ways the racket hits or slices the shuttle. Which means the sounds of these shots are different. Some are sharp, some are soft, others loud and snappy etc.

Tactics wise, it was great to show their partnership develop and support each other, although this near "super power" is really just astute game sense. I don't really buy it, but hey, if he's really that good at predicting moves and limiting his opponent's options, then for the sake of the story, I'll give that to him. The explanation scene gave me a nice chuckle when he grabbed most of the snacks before his partner could get to them.

The Unisys team was full of intrigue. Some of them get carried away, but are brought back down to earth. I suppose because it's a reflection of the corporate sports structure, and the fact that they are mostly adults that there's less of the shonen super ego character traits, and more of a realistic and respectful approach to the opposition (the Unisys pair played at a higher level in the 3rd game).

Ending scene was nice. That was probably his old partner.

SeijiSensei · 2022-02-07, 15:58

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Originally Posted by magnumcyclonex

Looked like a good car

It was a Lexus, and a pretty high-end model from the look of it.

Guardian Enzo · 2022-02-07, 17:00

Probably an RC or RCF.

Cloudedmind · 2022-02-07, 18:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by magnumcyclonex

I really have no idea how it works in Japan. I follow badminton and often see the Japanese matches on Youtube to be between these different companies. Only the badminton side of things is known to me (as their matches are broadcasted, but what they do outside of that, within the confines of their company is not well known).

From the Reddit Episode 1 thread, someone explained and also posted links:

https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comme..._1_discussion/

https://www.reddit.com/r/badminton/c...nton_in_japan/

https://www.badmintoncentral.com/for...m-work.157593/

Thanks for the links!

magnumcyclonex · 2022-02-12, 15:16

Ep 3 is out! Good well rounded episode imo.

Spoiler:

Guardian Enzo · 2022-02-13, 07:25

A lot of anime (well, not a lot, but some) try for that "guys just being guys" vibe, but it's almost always too mannered and affected to really be authentic. It's working very well here. I also like that the series had enough confidence to do an episode without sports so early on (though I suppose that helps with the animation budget, too).

magnumcyclonex · 2022-02-26, 17:15

Oops, somehow skipped commenting on Episode 4. Not too popular on these forums?

Episode 5:

Spoiler:

2021-10-20, 22:22	Link #1
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	Ryman's Club An original anime titled Lehman's Club got announced today. Coming Winter 2022. Source (official site) https://rymansclub.com/ __________________ Last edited by Stark700; 2021-10-20 at 22:49.

2022-01-31, 13:00	Link #7
SeijiSensei AS Oji-kun Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 74	Bit surprised this isn't a noitaminA offering with its older cast of bishies. Perhaps backflip filled their quota of shows about athletic young men. __________________ Taking Anime Seriously - Politics by the Numbers - Sports by the Numbers - MAL List - Avatars - Images

2022-02-06, 08:28	Link #11
SeijiSensei AS Oji-kun Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 74	Do the companies deduct room-and-board to stay in the dorms, or is it a (taxable?) benefit? Liking this show so far. The characters are pretty stock, but the story is interesting. __________________ Taking Anime Seriously - Politics by the Numbers - Sports by the Numbers - MAL List - Avatars - Images

2022-02-06, 09:36	Link #12
Decel Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada	The animation was a let-down for me, felt it dropped a notch or two compared to the pilot. Having stills during a match of a sports anime? The idea of dropping this crossed my mind a few times during the first set of doubles. Giving this a couple more eps. __________________ 2006- The year of the invasion of the Suzumiya Haruhi avatars and signature logos

2022-02-12, 15:16	Link #18
magnumcyclonex Cyclone Magnum Join Date: Apr 2004	Ep 3 is out! Good well rounded episode imo. Spoiler: Not much badminton in this episode but good insight into Shiratori's past and a nice b-day celebration over company beverages. Was also glad to see some of the other company staff making small talk. It really feels like I'm watching a slice of life type anime in a corporate environment, especially with the explanation of what QA does and having to map out a new product proposal etc. Man, I wish I could go somewhere to hack out a proposal like that. Work would be so much more fun haha. Drunk Shiratori really let's it all out. No one is spared! It looks like the proposal went well. Finally the inter-company tournament is about to begin, and look who's there!

2022-01-31, 03:56	Link #4
magnumcyclonex Cyclone Magnum Join Date: Apr 2004	I liked episode one. I hope they will do more animations of the rallies, the few that they showed were pretty good, but of course we are shown the angle with the character hitting the shuttle most of the time, not the full court viewpoint. One thing I liked was showing some of the footwork, and the transition to backhand. I hope there won't be too many "super powers", because having good game sense, and reading the other player is not super special, but can be learned. Story wise, I'm digging it. As others have posted, its about adults playing sports, which breaks the over done middle/high school setting so many other sports anime focus on. They definitely parodied some of the Japanese companies. Sunlight is Suntory, Tomari is Tonami, Unisics is Unisys, Mitsuhoshi Bank is ??? This will be an interesting insight into the Japanese corporate sports world, as some, if not all of the badminton athletes of the Japanese National Team are employed by some of these companies as part of their "day job". I would also not be too surprised if they pulled some characteristics from select players like Yuta Watanabe, Kento Momota etc.

2022-02-06, 20:27	Link #13
shmaster オンドリャァァァ!!! Join Date: May 2009	This is not good, just 2 episode in and they are using still shots already. Ep.1 had falsely raised my expectation.

2022-02-07, 01:11	Link #14
magnumcyclonex Cyclone Magnum Join Date: Apr 2004	Yay for episode 2! Badaryman rules will always be sacred and followed. It's too bad the car got damaged. Looked like a good car, so hopefully that relationship isn't soured too much. As a badminton player, I'm going to be critical of the animation and scenes. There were a lot of still shots and awkward looking poses/footwork shown. We didn't get any real fluidity compared to episode 1. The only real fluid animation were the jump smashes, which was just really repeated a lot. We really only get the characters in action shots (i.e. showing one side most of the time), instead of the full court of 2 or 4 players moving at the same time. I hope what we saw this episode won't be the norm when it comes to showcasing badminton. I would really like to see sequences of plays and full rallies to some extent. Also, every shot sounds the same! Badminton is full of intrigue. There's power, speed, finesse, and deception. All of these game traits translate to different ways the racket hits or slices the shuttle. Which means the sounds of these shots are different. Some are sharp, some are soft, others loud and snappy etc. Tactics wise, it was great to show their partnership develop and support each other, although this near "super power" is really just astute game sense. I don't really buy it, but hey, if he's really that good at predicting moves and limiting his opponent's options, then for the sake of the story, I'll give that to him. The explanation scene gave me a nice chuckle when he grabbed most of the snacks before his partner could get to them. The Unisys team was full of intrigue. Some of them get carried away, but are brought back down to earth. I suppose because it's a reflection of the corporate sports structure, and the fact that they are mostly adults that there's less of the shonen super ego character traits, and more of a realistic and respectful approach to the opposition (the Unisys pair played at a higher level in the 3rd game). Ending scene was nice. That was probably his old partner.

2022-02-26, 17:15	Link #20
magnumcyclonex Cyclone Magnum Join Date: Apr 2004	Oops, somehow skipped commenting on Episode 4. Not too popular on these forums? Episode 5: Spoiler: Great episode! Action was more or less on point (still hoping for more fluid motions and rallies - but I'll take what I can get), and the way Mikoto overcame his fears and hesitations was done well. I'm glad that it really wasn't Mikoto's entire fault, Azuma overworked his muscles/tendons, and he showed great resolve to rehabilitate both physically and mentally. Good to see both teams get together over dinner and have people convey their feelings. A little sappy but hey, that's anime writing for you. Btw, whatever happened to the scallop drink idea? Three important scenes near/at the end with Mikoto's senpai involving young Mikoto, current Mikoto, and Mr. QA guy. It looks like retirement may be on the horizon and someone (maybe QA guy) will step in, in the future.