(L+CR) Mix - Meisei Story

[Guardian Enzo]

It never occurred to me for a moment either in the manga or the anime that Touma's stepmom meant any harm, or that he was remotely bothered. By contrast, she seems to go out of her way to be affectionate towards him so he knows there's no difference in her mind between he and her bio kids.

[Anh_Minh]

I know she doesn't mean harm, but she said right in this episode she keeps him "separate". And the way she calls him is different.

[Ulin]

I didn't know that Minami was the narrator (I've only watched Touch dubbed, I should rewatch it with the original voices...)
Classic gold Adachi here, Punch's name, the mother clarifying anyone about the "twins" and their family situation... but knowing Adachi she would probably be an important pillar for Touma in the future
And Sou is a womanizer... I guess it will change when the other girl in the opening appears

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Ulin

I didn't know that Minami was the narrator (I've only watched Touch dubbed, I should rewatch it with the original voices...)

I watched it in Japanese and I didn't know that either. That's a really nice touch.

[Ulin]

Originally Posted by Kanon

That's a really nice touch.

Pun(ch) intended?

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Ulin

Pun(ch) intended?

I'm ashamed to say it was

[Frontier]

Originally Posted by Ulin

I didn't know that Minami was the narrator (I've only watched Touch dubbed, I should rewatch it with the original voices...)

I've never watched Touch, but can I just say how well Noriko Hidaka's voice has aged ?

[Kanon]

"Come to think of it, you have the right to compete too"

Yep, people will be fine with Touma getting with his stepsister. There were also clear signs in this episode that he likes her but is in denial.

Touma doesn't even get to be a relief pitcher. I guess the coach is worried that people from the outside will also start to question things seeing how Touma is so much better than the ace. His reputation would take a hit, assuming he's got any.
There's something off with the ace, incidentally. He's apparently really determined to win, yet skips on practice.

Souichirou wanted to be a pitcher too. Touma talked about changing schools but obviously one of them will remain there, however the other could become a pitcher at another school. It could be an interesting development.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Kanon

"Come to think of it, you have the right to compete too"

Yep, people will be fine with Touma getting with his stepsister. There were also clear signs in this episode that he likes her but is in denial.

Touma doesn't even get to be a relief pitcher. I guess the coach is worried that people from the outside will also start to question things seeing how Touma is so much better than the ace. His reputation would take a hit, assuming he's got any.
There's something off with the ace, incidentally. He's apparently really determined to win, yet skips on practice.

Dying, maybe?

[Haak]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

Dying, maybe?

That...would be quite the twist.

I do wonder what's going to happen to him and the coach though because they seem to be the main ones standing in the way of progress. If this show follows the same structure as Cross Game, first the home team will need to be "purged" of its corruption before it can get serious in competitions, so they're going to have to be dealt with someway. That little hint might suggest that there is yet hope for the lazy ace though.

The coach is even more of a curiosity. If he's playing the long game just like the captain then he sure is doing a good job of hiding it.

[Guardian Enzo]

What struck me about this sequence when I read it, actually, is little Natsuno showed serious cojones by going to the coach to complain on Touma's behalf. Good on him.

[MeoTwister5]

Generally when most anime has the MC... "chancing" upon some girl's freshly washed undies, blood related or not, it's usually played on for some ecchi laughs. For shows like this it's really used as a chance for the MC and the viewer to recognize that the girl is becoming a lady, puberty and all.

I agree that the coach has some agenda or backup given his talk with Mr. No. 1. He likely understands that their team won't really make it into the big leagues with a pitcher that has poor stamina.

[moridin84]

Originally Posted by Kanon

"Come to think of it, you have the right to compete too"

Yep, people will be fine with Touma getting with his stepsister. There were also clear signs in this episode that he likes her but is in denial.

Touma doesn't even get to be a relief pitcher. I guess the coach is worried that people from the outside will also start to question things seeing how Touma is so much better than the ace. His reputation would take a hit, assuming he's got any.
There's something off with the ace, incidentally. He's apparently really determined to win, yet skips on practice.

Souichirou wanted to be a pitcher too. Touma talked about changing schools but obviously one of them will remain there, however the other could become a pitcher at another school. It could be an interesting development.

The "ace" probably knows that even if he works hard he will still be inferior to Touma.

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

What struck me about this sequence when I read it, actually, is little Natsuno showed serious cojones by going to the coach to complain on Touma's behalf. Good on him.

... I'm pretty sure he was complaining for his own sake. Even with Touma there, he would be a relief pitcher at least.

[Guardian Enzo]

It was more clear in the manga, but the main reason he was there was because of Touma.

[SeijiSensei]

Is the song the band plays in episode two from another Adaichi adaptation?

I'm waiting for the "draw Punchi" song.

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Nomo's face is rather more complex though.

I wish the father were a bit less of a doofus.

I have a suspicion that Nikaidou, Jr, will prove a more sympathetic character as the story unfolds. I just wish he didn't look 43.

[Ulin]

Originally Posted by SeijiSensei

Is the song the band plays in episode two from another Adaichi adaptation?

Yep, it's the first
Touch Opening

Any deaths wouldn't be a twist... just classic Adachi at work

I smell that they are going to different high schools to face each other as pitchers, but since they wouldn't be facing each other as Hiro and Hideo in H2 did I'm not so sure...

What I'm more interested in now is why the father seems to be so misterious about Sou's dad

[moridin84]

Originally Posted by Ulin

Yep, it's the first
Touch Opening

Any deaths wouldn't be a twist... just classic Adachi at work

I smell that they are going to different high schools to face each other as pitchers, but since they wouldn't be facing each other as Hiro and Hideo in H2 did I'm not so sure...

What I'm more interested in now is why the father seems to be so misterious about Sou's dad

I think it would be stupid for them to join different schools as pitchers. What's that's the point in all the catcher/pitcher dynamic then?

I imagine that the dead father was actually a really talented pitcher. Since he didn't tell his son, the stepfather wants to respect his wishes.

[Kanon]

"Hey, it's Frieza's son!" is what I told myself, and then they actually made a joke about it during the preview. I wonder if his father will show up. It would be nice to know what happened to him after he fucked up his shoulder (IIRC).

Touma sure doesn't half-ass things when it comes to preventing Otomi from going on a date with another guy. He ranked in the top 5.

Nikaidou still acts like a total dick. There's definitely something up with him, but I'm not sure that excuses his behavior.

[Ulin]

Originally Posted by Kanon

"Hey, it's Frieza's son!" is what I told myself, and then they actually made a joke about it during the preview. I wonder if his father will show up.

In fact, I think he appears in the preview, he's probably the adult with a beard in a baseball uniform.

Originally Posted by Kanon

Nikaidou still acts like a total dick. There's definitely something up with him, but I'm not sure that excuses his behavior.

I don't get his role in the story once he is "defeated". I guess he will be the "first arc villian" but nothing else because he doesn't seem to have any reedeming qualities

[Uribatake]

Originally Posted by Kanon

"Hey, it's Frieza's son!" is what I told myself, and then they actually made a joke about it during the preview. I wonder if his father will show up. It would be nice to know what happened to him after he fucked up his shoulder (IIRC).

Not only he showed up this week, but they brought Ryusei Nakao back to voice him. He said he's got both talent and accomplishments, so he must have won a tournament or two.