2012-05-21, 10:22 | Link #41 |
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Reika officially my #1 character in this series. Something about me liking characters like Kenichi, so seeing Reika trying hard in the midst of all these 'soccer geniuses' just burns up the feeling of rooting for her.
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2012-05-21, 17:55 | Link #42 |
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I dare anyone to watch a few episodes of this show and not love it. Because if you don’t, your cold, dead heart has surely shriveled to the size of a prune.
Ep 7 was another flawless effort. Love the depiction of how hard Reika has to work to show a little progress, and Shou's Mom actually telling him she's proud of him.
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2012-05-28, 11:08 | Link #48 |
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I just checked the fansubbers website, http://oyatsu-fansubs.com/, and here's a quote from the home page:
"UPDATE: Here’s the latest update on Episode 8. Thing is, since Lad’s on vacation right now, he won’t be able to finish translating before 28th, aka Monday. After he finishes TL, I’ll work on it as fast as possible to release it by Wednesday, aka 30th. Thanks for your cooperation." I, too, am waiting very impatiently! |
2012-05-28, 12:00 | Link #50 | |
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There is only one other show that I anxiously wait for more each week, so I'd say that this is my second favorite for this season. This is such a great show that I am surprised that more people aren't following it. Could it simply be that it is seen as a kids' show? |
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2012-05-28, 13:04 | Link #52 |
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I just did some checking, and I'm not sure that it's the "kiddie" aspect that's more of a downer than the sports aspect. The Cross Game forum here on animesuki has over 170 pages (25% of the entries probably posted by you), but then again, Big Windup, Taishou Yakyuu Musume, and Moshidora forums all have 20 pages or less. Hopefully this forum with eventually have more activity than the H2 forum which only has four pages.
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2012-05-28, 13:19 | Link #53 | |
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Also it's 4 cours long so there was more time for discussion than a 1 or 2 cour show. Chihayafuru's success on this board is due to similar reasons as well.
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2012-05-28, 14:11 | Link #54 |
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Yeah, CG was a sports series like Tsuritama is a fishing series. It's an element, but hardly the central point. I think CG is a sort of beyond classification series - it's Adachi, for one, and was far more prominent on this forum (mostly due to word of mouth) than in the English-language fandom generally.
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2012-05-29, 15:32 | Link #57 |
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Well, at least it's better than seeing one person dribble past half the opposing team time and time again, or where most of the match is showcased by 1v1ing the aces together.
So yeah, I know nothing about football tactics, but I like their emphasis on teamwork.
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2012-05-29, 18:31 | Link #58 |
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The most important thing was the dramatic side - it was an excellent and dramatic episode that flew by. The last thing GeK had to prove was that it could pull off an in-game episode that mattered, and it's mission accomplished. I like the fact that Masaru is letting Shou get through this on his own (the fact that it's a weaker opponent doesn't hurt) because he needs to overcome his inferiority complex and show the team he's the real leader.
But the soccer tactics still matter, of course - and I think they were quite realistic. I figured Masaru would scatter the Triplets across the formation, and I think he wants Kouta in the central playmaker role because he's going to draw a ton of attention, and free up space in the enemy's penalty area. It happened exactly as it would have in real life - the other team figured out the Furuyas weren't going to share the ball and triple-marked them, and the game became an ugly scrum. I've never heard the term "dango soccer" but the weird guy with glasses and beard (and green jacket and fedora) basically had it right - that's how a lot of matches where there's a large skill gap look. Speaking of - he's an odd one. Definitely the most random element in the series so far.
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2012-05-29, 18:56 | Link #59 | |
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Glad to hear that the soccer itself seems realistic. I did find one soccer related reference to "dango soccer", but even with google translate, I couldn't really understand what it was referring to. A team maybe? I also couldn't figure out what the weirdo with the glasses and beard was up to. He had a video camera which appeared to be hooked to his laptop, so was he a scout? Or maybe a reporter? Or just some soccer fanatic? He did appear to know a lot more about the game than I do. |
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2012-05-29, 19:18 | Link #60 |
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I think it makes reference to the shape - a dango is a round clump of rice four, and "dango soccer" is probably a colloquial term for all the players being clustered into a tight circle around the ball - which was happening every time a Furuya possessed it.
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