2009-12-06, 01:44 | Link #2025 | |
Knowledge is the solution
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Spoiler for ep. 36:
happens in this episode.
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2009-12-06, 14:59 | Link #2029 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Age: 35
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you should read the manga, whether it's now, or till it's finished, but this episode was decent, but if they had done a two episode filler arc, it could have been much better. Still decent for non adachi material. And I wish they had spliced some of the guys training.
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2009-12-06, 16:55 | Link #2030 |
Alto x Ranka :)
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: New York City
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You're a jerk Kidding of course because while I quoted your post, I can actually see what you wrote and I guess I should thank you for not actually putting anything significant within the spoiler tags
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2009-12-07, 02:40 | Link #2031 | |
Ushio... omochikaeri!!!
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: North Carolina, US
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Spoiler for episode 36:
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2009-12-07, 03:22 | Link #2033 |
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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Previews are really a mixed bag. When they are used to build suspense, I like them. An example would be when we say Azuma saying that the only girl he'd date was (presumably) Aoba. Was he really talking to her? Why does he say it? What's her reaction?
This week was an example of a bad preview. Spoiler for ep36/37 preview:
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2009-12-07, 03:41 | Link #2034 | |
Ushio... omochikaeri!!!
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: North Carolina, US
Age: 36
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In addition, don't forget previews can sometimes be misleading.
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Spoiler for ep36 preview:
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2009-12-07, 05:40 | Link #2035 | |
Knight of Twelve's Knight
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Orange County
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I'm a bit worried though, the pace Adachi is drawing the manga is turtle speed. He spends a fair amount of time on games but the anime just breezes through them. I don't see Adachi speeding up, and I wouldn't wish for it either so I guess that leaves us with some more fillers.
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2009-12-07, 05:52 | Link #2036 |
Hurray for Takako Shimura
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Spoiler for Answering HitagiIsHot's question in post #2031 (= whether the cliffhanger was in the manga):
Spoiler for whether the preview for ep37 is deceiving or not (but only on the most important point / does not go into much detail about next ep):
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2009-12-07, 06:18 | Link #2037 |
Lurker
Join Date: Oct 2008
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Akaishi is apparently trying to score points with Akane the only way he can. If Adachi shoehorns the two into a relationship I will be so pissed.
In other shocking news, Kou does some sweet things for Aoba. It's like Adachi isn't even trying anymore. |
2009-12-07, 06:40 | Link #2039 |
Hurray for Takako Shimura
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Four random comments about episode 36:
1) I am under the impression these anime-original episodes are not just filler but are conscious decisions from the anime staff to make the anime more female-friendly. The manga runs in a shônen publication so the majority of its readership is boys. the TV show's audience is probably much better balanced. From the dialogue in this episode, I got the impression the scriptwriters wanted to persuade their audience (male and female) that female sports is not a lesser form of sport and should be encouraged. Besides the national team subplot itself, good examples are Ichiyo's answer to Momiji and Kojima mentioning she is inspired by Aoba and wishes to continue playing at university. I almost got a vibe of activism from this episode. Another sign is that, as we discussed previously, most of the changes in the anime give more attention and depth to Aoba. Furthermore, almost all the original characters are girls. Even Nakanishi's girlfriend is much more used than in the manga (and in a clever way). 2) I was wondering about how much the female national team subplot would change the course of the original story, but one interesting twist is that this episode's cliffhanger will force Aoba out of the national team selection. After all, they say the next phase of the selection is "next week". Whatever happens to Aoba in ep37, there is no way she will participate in that match. This is a pretty clever way to put Aoba back into the main storyline without forcing her to drop out of the selection process. Furthermore, it gives even more importance to what happens at the end of this episode. I thought that deserved praise. 3) Another nice anime addition is how much they extend the "Aoba's thank you curse" running gag. 4) Finally, I am quite amused by one small detail: it is mentioned that the jersey numbers are given according to the player's age. If you pay close attention, Aoba is clearly one of the youngest talents, with jersey 18. All the other good players have way higher numbers. When the coach mentions who is selected at the end of the day, he goes: "Numbers 4, 15, 18, 22... <volume fading down>" This is obviously for dramatic effect and I guess they did not really pay attention to the implication of this dialogue line, but who the hell are the two other genius First years (even younger than Aoba!) who passed along with the monsters we just saw? |
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