(L) Ro-Kyu-Bu! [anime]

[kk2extreme]

Spoiler for If I am going to watch kid's basketball:

[FlareKnight]

Not a bad first episode. Can understand the lead's frustration right now. Not like suddenly coaching others is going to make up for his club getting shut down for a year. Sure ending up coaching if you can't play for various reasons happens, but suddenly doing that isn't easy either. Though seeing how he is right now can't blame his mother and aunt for being worried.

Oddly not a huge fan of the voice selections. Will probably get used to them though.

[fertygo]

The show is much better if you watch it with thought of the real basketball like "Holy shiet, the loli can doing crossover like that" or "God, the loli try to being clutch more than LBJ"

I can't stop smirking like stupid kid while doing that lol. Will continue watching just for that pleasure.

[judasmartel]

Originally Posted by fertygo

Its about Lebron-chan at his quest to chasing the wedding ring.

ROFLMAO!!!

Oh man. But hey, Minato's not so LeBron, though.

She reminds me better of Larry Bird: humble off-court, a monster on-court.

But this pic made me laugh really hard! At first, she reminds me of LeBron, but then I thought, "yeah, right, LeBron in his Cleveland days?"

Hope she's more clutch than Princess James though.

Originally Posted by kemal_1915

Here is a short intro of the girls
I don't think it is a spoiler but I still put it in spoiler tag

Spoiler for about the girls:

Minato Tomoka: Hanazawa Kana
A polite girl and only member who really know how to play basketball (the rests has minimal knowledge and skill)
All round abilities in both offense and defense
Position: SG

Misawa Miho: Iguchi, Yuka
A genki girl with a lot of energy and the most mischievous one
Position: PF

Nagatsuka Saki: Hikasa Yoko
A calm girl and the best friend of Miho. Always stop Miho from doing stupid thing
Position: PG

Hakamada Hinata: Ogura Yui
A cute girl (most of the boys in the school have a crush on her) but without any sport abilities (she is short, slow and weak)
Position: SF (only position left for her)

Kashii Airi: Hidaka Rina
A tall and shy girl which is very sensitive with her height. She has a hard time to confront with people.
Position: C

Hmm, is this from the official site? Because I thought I wrote their positions wrong at MAL. I wrote their positions like this:

Spoiler for the girls' positions:

PG - Hinata ('cause she's the smallest in the group? But being the smallest one doesn't mean you'll be the ballhandler, right?)
SG - Maho (I just thought she's too small to be a forward, but hey, there a reason why we have so-called "undersized PFs". If there's an undersized PF in their team, it could be her.)
C - Airi (definitely)
SF - Minato (just to make her look like LBJ, minus his antics)
PF - Saki (cause she's lanky? Yeah, right, 'cause Hinata's not learned B-ball yet.)

Spoiler for Miami Heat/Ro-Kyu-Bu comparison:

PG - Chalmers - Hinata
SG - Wade - Maho
C - Anthony - Airi
SF - James - Minato
PF - Bosh - Saki

But hey, my positions fit the ones in the pic!

Well, looking at two line-ups (assuming kemal_1915's came from the site), I definitely screwed up. I think I should pay more attention to the playing style rather than the size.

As for the boy thugs, is it me or their b-ball uniforms remind me of the New Orleans Hornets?

[ion475]

Hmm, is this from the official site? Because I thought I wrote their positions wrong at MAL. I wrote their positions like this:

Spoiler for the girls' positions:

Spoiler:

PG - Hinata ('cause she's the smallest in the group? But being the smallest one doesn't mean you'll be the ballhandler, right?)
SG - Maho (I just thought she's too small to be a forward, but hey, there a reason why we have so-called "undersized PFs". If there's an undersized PF in their team, it could be her.)
C - Airi (definitely)
SF - Minato (just to make her look like LBJ, minus his antics)
PF - Saki (cause she's lanky? Yeah, right, 'cause Hinata's not learned B-ball yet.)

kemal's position are correct.

Spoiler:

The position did change after 1st volume, though...(thus kemal's position are actually the new one, not the initial one)
Hinata: PG -> SF
Tomoka: SF -> SG
Saki: SG -> PG
Maho (PF) and Airi (C) remains the same. (Come on, Airi is obviously the center anyway...)

[judasmartel]

Oh, just as I thought. I did it wrong. Oh, well.

So Maho's the undersized PF then, with a Charles Barkley energy and Shaquille O'Neal antics?

I know a center is usually the tallest guy in the team, but I can't seem to differentiate C and PF as they're now used interchangeably. But I know that smaller PFs have a speed advantage over bigger PFs, is that right?

[Sekirei07]

Wow talk about a huge variety of loli types:

Smart glasses girl loli
Over-developed shy loli
Sportsy game (but is actually an ojou-sama) Loli (I assume she is a ojou based on how her room looked)
Genuine Loli attitude loli (and looks like she belongs in Touhou)
Heroine complete with pink hair Loli
and of course...
The-fake-actual-blood-relative loli

All we need is a tsudere in here somewhere and we are golden

[judasmartel]

Prolly the tsundere's the sixth man, don't you think?

Assuming they get a bench soon (I don't see any right now), which real-life players would you mold them into?

Me, I prefer a scorer or a long-range shooter for their sixth man. Something like James Jones, Mike Miller, J.J. Barea, or DeShawn Stevenson.

[Sekirei07]

which one of those is the most tsundere?

[ion475]

Prolly the tsundere's the sixth man, don't you think?

Too bad there's no sixth man (Come on...it's elementary school, they actually have something call "bench"?). Don't worry, though, there's tsundere in the series but she's not a loli...(Just wait...)

[judasmartel]

AFAIK, I haven't seen a tsundere yet. I meant that should there be one, she could be either the sixth man, or they could just sideline Hinata when they're playing big.

[Sekirei07]

Originally Posted by ion475

Too bad there's no sixth man (Come on...it's elementary school, they actually have something call "bench"?). Don't worry, though, there's tsundere in the series but she's not a loli...(Just wait...)

Is it the classmate girl that invited him to street ball?

[judasmartel]

Ummm, nope, as she's in the same year as Subaru.

[kemal_1915]

Originally Posted by Tsukino Kage Spectre

One thing I don't get... if the team captain has been confirmed to have committed a crime, why is the whole team disbanded? Is it some obscure rule that if the leader of a sports team is kicked out, the whole team should be made to stop playing? Couldn't they just choose a new captain. It sounds like the whole team is being punished for the actions of one person, who did something not awful that is not related to team activities directly (but perhaps indirectly, if it really it the coach's daughter he did it with).

There will be an answer later

Originally Posted by judasmartel

But hey, my positions fit the ones in the pic!

Well, looking at two line-ups (assuming kemal_1915's came from the site), I definitely screwed up. I think I should pay more attention to the playing style rather than the size.

As for the boy thugs, is it me or their b-ball uniforms remind me of the New Orleans Hornets?

ion475 is right
this is their positions for the later volumes and the best fit one
of course, the positions doesn't mean anything to them now
However, when they are well-trained, ... (sadly, we will not go that far)

[Sekirei07]

It seems like this is going to be a "save the team" series.

Just from the first episode I gather

1. There girl basketball team is on verge of closing
2. The boys team wants to take the gym from them
3. They are challenged by boys team and if win they can stay

Thats what I feel this series is mainly going to focus on

[DragoonKain3]

Originally Posted by Kaoru Chujo

I didn't really find the anime all that interesting, but the seiyuus I do find interesting.

Same. Only reason why I'm still watching this is because of Hanazawa.

....ok, ok, I lie. Hikasa, and the Itous are also up there in my seiyuu list. Speaking of which....

So here is a characters/seiyuus page, with pics of the characters and their seiyuus, and a bit of info about each seiyuu.

...no Kanae Ito? Blasphemy! How else will people know the beauty of OhanaxKou *ahem* I mean, SubaruxAoi?

[brocko]

Originally Posted by fertygo

The show is much better if you watch it with thought of the real basketball like "Holy shiet, the loli can doing crossover like that" or "God, the loli try to being clutch more than LBJ"

I can't stop smirking like stupid kid while doing that lol. Will continue watching just for that pleasure.

When you pretty much throw up one hell of a pray from just within halfcourt, after being triple-teamed with 4 players wide open, you're either:

a. Too clutch to even care
or
b. One giant ballhog and your head needs to shrink a few sizes to comepensate

[judasmartel]

Oh, just in case somebody doesn't know what the basketball positions mean, yet:

Spoiler for Basketball Positions:

Point Guard - Saki
Shooting Guard - Tomoka
Center - Airi
Small Forward - Hinata
Power Forward - Maho

Point Guard (PG) - Also known as the one (1). The Point Guard is the so-called "floor general", setting the team's play on offense, and guarding the opposing point guard on defense. The PG is usually the smallest player in the team, but he's also their best ball handler. They must have sharp court vision and superior basketball IQ to excel in this position. A true PG always looks to pass first, and attempts to shot ONLY if there are no open teammates to be found.
Strong Areas: Assists
Notable PG's: John Stockton, Steve Nash, Chris Paul, Derrick Rose, and Rajon Rondo
Shohoku's PG: Ryota Miyagi

Shooting Guard (SG) - Also known as the two (2). The Shooting Guard is usually the most prolific scorer in the team, creating high-volume shots on offense, and guarding the opposing team's best scorer on defense. The SG is expected to be able to create his/her own shot, make long-range shots when necessary, and defend the perimeter.
Strong Areas: Points and Assists
Notable SG's: John Havlicek, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Ray Allen, and Dwyane Wade
Shohoku's SG: Hisashi Mitsui

Small Forward (SF) - Also known as the three (3). The Small Forward is usually the team's most versatile player, as the SF is expected to be strong in all areas of basketball. He/She can play and defend multiple positions on offense and defense, respectively. Some people say the SF is the bridge between the Point Guard and the Center.
Strong Areas: Points, Rebounds, and Assists
Notable SF's: Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Paul Pierce, and LeBron James
Shohoku's SF: Kaede Rukawa

Power Forward (PF) - Also known as the four (4). The Power Forward is usually the team's best post (i.e., near the basket) defender. He/She can make post moves near the basket or shoot short to medium range shots far from the basket on offense, and defend the post on zone defense or the opposing power forward on man-to-man defense.
Strong Points: Points and Rebounds
Notable PF's: Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Dennis Rodman, Amar'e Stoudamire, Chris Bosh, and Dirk Nowitzki
Shohoku's PF: Hanamichi Sakuragi

Center (C) - Also known as the five (5). The Center is usually the biggest player in the team. The C uses his/her size and length to dominate near the basket on offense and out-rebound and shot-block opposing players on defense. For this reason, Centers are chosen to take jump balls, especially the opening tip.
Strong Points: Points, Rebounds, and Blocks
Notable C's: Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dikembe Mutombo, Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, and Dwight Howard
Shohoku's C: Takenori Akagi

[ion475]

It seems like this is going to be a "save the team" series.

Just from the first episode I gather

1. There girl basketball team is on verge of closing
2. The boys team wants to take the gym from them
3. They are challenged by boys team and if win they can stay

Thats what I feel this series is mainly going to focus on

Spoiler:

You're absolutely correct except for 1 thing...it's not the focus of the series, it's the focus of the 1st volume (and that's it...), translating to ~3 episodes...

For 2nd point - It's more like the boys team wants to have the gym all the time instead of sharing with the girls team...

[kk2extreme]

Originally Posted by judasmartel

Ummm, nope, as she's in the same year as Subaru.

Assistant coach???