2013-10-06, 20:26 | Link #46 |
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Join Date: May 2004
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Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai. From Idol Vocalist to Underdog Pro-Wrestler
This is the show that I have been eagerly expecting for three months, and I took the liberty to watch the first episode two times in the same day. My opinion is that the first episode delivered pleasantly my expectations regarding where the storyline and plot will be heading.
For a little bit of personal background stories, my little sister and I used to watch lucha libre (Mexican Wrestling) bouts broadcasted in TV. There was once a time that "Lucha Libre" was considered an art in my home country, and still recall those old but good times during the early to the middle 1990's. The wrestler character Kazama Rio mentions that wrestling moves must be showy, and she isn't far off from the truth. Signature moves and other wrestling techniques need to be showy as well as packing in raw power. I hold to the belief that Japanese wrestling took a great deal of either influence or inspiration borrowed from Mexican lucha libre. For example, Kazama Rio challenges Sakura to a bout where both competitors are betting their hair, and that is what she meant with "Cabellera contra cabellera"; Spanish translated as "Hair vs hair". There's also "Mascara contra mascara"; Spanish translates to "Mask vs mask". This is a bout where and when two masked wrestlers bet each others' masks, and there's also as well "Mascara contra cabellera"; translation to "Mask vs hair". This last one is self-explanatory about the type of challenge, wrestling bout is. At least in Mexican lucha libre for a wrestler to be either unmasked or having the hair cut right after losing a challenge match in public is considered a major disgrace for said wrestler's career as "luchador" (translates to wrestler). Now, returning the discussion back to the show, there are multiple factors as to why Sakura shamlessly loses to Kazama Rio, and the most poignant is that utterly the former lacks experience in an art or discipline or sport that is outside of her scope. Honestly, did Sakura expect to beat Rio within just a short amount of time after the latter issued the challenge? Sorry to say this, but it is virtually impossible to take on a pro with just doing some training for a few days and possessing cero experience against other wrestlers to have the body properly toned and bulked-up for the challenge. Moreover, I am surprised that Sakura did not receive any major lessions or contusions right after the match was over like, for example, getting a hip broken. Nevertheless, I truly liked Sakura standing her ground again and declaring to go pro to take on Rio once more for a future rematch. This is simply because I love this kind of sports drama stories featuring the underdog protagonist that makes his or her way rising towards the top while facing and experiencing the difficulties at getting there while braving the challenges. I can tell you that Kazama Rio is just the tip of the iceberg that Sakura will face now that she has set feet inside a brand-new world for her, the world of pro-wrestling. |
2013-10-06, 20:29 | Link #47 | |
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2013-10-06, 20:43 | Link #48 | |
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The pro wrestling in this first episode is not bad. And yeah, I'm glad that they're playing this as "for real" instead of as "scripted". It's much more fun to have it presented as "for real", imo. Even though it is presented as "for real", I like the self-awareness of Kazama's character. She gets the importance of flashiness/showiness and good feuds in pro wrestling. I think that's at least partly why she was excited over Sakura wanting a re-match with her.
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2013-10-06, 20:54 | Link #50 | |
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They feel to me more like advocating and showing-off too much "ultra-violence" so to speak at extreme lengths, and I do not state this based upon having watched a couple of bouts on American wrestlers. Back in the early 1990's thanks to cable TV networks I was able to get hold of American Wrestling broadcasts during the time that the WWF existed; the times when Jake "the Snake" Roberts and the "Undertaker" were still wrestling on the ring. At least, I can recall to have watched 20-30 WWF matches. After gaining enough experience as a spectator on American wrestling, I said to myself that this looked more to me like a sort of entertainment circus rather than entertainment sport or match. |
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2013-10-06, 22:38 | Link #51 |
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Yeah, I really can't feel that bad for what the main character is going to go through since she literally asked for it...twice. After already seeing her friend get her ass kicked . While some people would say "ok not my field, I'll focus on what I'm good at" she's decided to throw her whole self into this. Kind of funny that she was the one that recognizes that the ring is important to wrestlers and yet is the type that loses her head and does rash things without thinking. Can only imagine what she's going to put herself through in order to settle this grudge. Though of course with how these things goes she'll find her passion in it and probably stay full time.
At least her friend just had to suffer once before having the sense to go back to idol work . Kind of jumped between sighing at Sakura's recklessness, but appreciating her spirit. Kind of hard to let some things go and some might just let that frustrating sit in the back of their minds and never do anything about it. At least by the end she should take this girl down and feel satisfied in that. Otherwise a good chunk of the series should be watching this girl get her ass kicked and thrown into various holds along the way. That in itself should make it a series worth enjoying . Pretty good cast voice wise and can certainly understand why they went out to get them .
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2013-10-07, 03:02 | Link #55 | |
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Plot so far is nonexistent... |
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2013-10-07, 21:34 | Link #60 | |
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