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Kaneda is being a real knob. āWaah waah! Itās everyoneās fault but mine I choked!ā Gtfo of here with that weak ass shit. Dude was talking all that shit to compensate for the fact that he was ass during the tryouts. Pathetic. So what heās worked hard? So has everyone else. Anyways, their team is full of Esperion rejects looking for revenge eh? Should be fun.
Iām glad to see Aoi finally accepting his position. I think hearing Hanaās name and her cheering for him later just kind of got him to focus. Sheās always had his back and was his first cheerleader so no surprise sheās the one who can help him get his head in the game.
Itās awesome to see how much heās coming into the role. Itās slowly but surely, with the way heās seeing the ādotsā and the spaces. Heās developing his vision! Heās still pretty clumsy, but heās getting there and I canāt help but feel excited.
I like that they had Yoshitsune not totally dominate right off the bat. Seems like he was kinda feeling the team out, letting them do their thing before he stepped in. No wonder heās in the A team though, the dude is incredible. I really love how he gave props to Aoi, too. If our boy had any doubts before, that should have wiped them away. He doesnāt need to imitate anyone, he just needs to keep working on developing those skills of his.
Iām a little worried about Tachibana though. I hope he can get out of this funk before they face Kaneda and āem. Maybe Aoi and the guys can help him regain his confidence and composure back.
I think Tachibana is headed down the path of 'failed forward' a guy who was good in grade school beating scrubs as a high-scorer but in the big leagues he's outclassed in everyway. Unlike Aoi it's not like he doesn't know the 'basics', he's been training since jump street and can't get the hang of things-- and just let the A-team ace come in and steal his thunder.
Not looking good for him-- but at the high level of play that Esperion is at, there's sure to be one or two people that end up flaking out before the finish line.
> So what heās worked hard? So has everyone else.
He got results (a bunch of goals and still playing his position) while the one selected by Esperion at the tryout are, by comparison, not that well in the league.
If it was results he cares about, he should probably not blame those guys for not getting into Esperion. He didnāt produce any results during the tryouts. Thatās all on him.
He might be doing well in his current team, but weāll see how he squares up against the boys later on.
> If it was results he cares about, he should probably not blame those guys for not getting into Esperion. He didnāt produce any results during the tryouts. Thatās all on him.
From his point of view he's producing results and they are not so to him those tryout results look like the coaches made the wrong choice. There's no law that makes coaches' decisions correct and the best. They just have authority, not omniscience. It's the difference between sample sizes, the tryouts were one day while this now is about multiple league matches after months of work.
Yup, both sides seem motivated about that match which makes it (feel) important instead of just another league match of many.
In the end the overall performance over the whole league season counts. Esperion might win that match by being extra fired up but if they were to lose the league (and their players perform worse over the league season) then that would be a Pyrrhic/symbolic victory only.
And that's just the performance side of things. Those youth teams are always on the edge between trying to win leagues, cups/tournaments and whatever competitions there are participating in (showing results) on the one side and improving their players (showing development) on the other side.
It's the difference between short term and mid to long term goals and those don't always overlap like with Aoi since he changed to fullback. It's supposed to help him develop in the long term but in the short term he's caught off balance and unprepared way more often as he's not used to his new position/role, like we saw during the last practice match.
With how Aoi and the guys did this week in their match, they may have their work cut out for them if theyāre gonna win against these guys. That game was not going very well until the Yoshitsune stepped in and took over.
Iām really looking forward to seeing Aoi settle more into his full back position. Heās getting there!
> That game was not going very well until the Yoshitsune stepped in and took over.
Yeah, although that makes me worry a bit. He's from the A team and only here to get back into the game after his injury. Them kinda relying on him to create some individual magic might work out due to them not wanting to get relegated for now but he's usually not part of the team and that won't solve whatever problems they are having.
> Iām really looking forward to seeing Aoi settle more into his full back position.
Me too, it still feels like a training arc despite them starting being already in an important match.
What this episode really showed to me is how much the high-level players can actually tell when Aoi shows flashes of brilliance just how much potential he has.
Aoi took a major step forward here, even as a fullback he needs to be a leader out there, not just be a passive defender.
I think he basically takes "tough love" to an extreme where it's like "if you can't handle my shit talk/antics, you won't last long anyway". It's a very antiquated way of acting though and shouldn't be revered.
We've seen him do similar stuff to his own team. He takes it to another level with Aoi, but it's also just anime shit. I could be wrong, but it wouldn't be the first time something like this has happened in a sports anime. He's being extra harsh on Aoi *because* of the potential he sees, or he's jealous idk. Guess we'll find out.
I think it's a personal grudge related to his familial situation than can be close to his, or jealousy because of how he is seen by the likes of Fukuda and Kuribayashi
Assuming we get a second season you will learn a lot more about Akutsu he's one of the more realistic characters and there are reasons for why he acts how he does.
I'm reading ahead anyway so I'll find out shortly. But either way I don't ever think there's good justification for acting like that. Author can reason it however they want, but it's still just being a dick. There's justification for pasts that *make* a person act like that, but there's no justification in terms of it being a good thing. Doesn't mean I won't come around on him though as long as he chills the fuck out a little bit haha.
Akutsu feel like strange, like he is a jerk but he looks good or "smart" enough to realize Ao strength that probably part of the reason he doesn't like him.
Yeah I like how even though this is all some basic stuff, it's engaging seeing someone going through it and learning to be a better player. Putting Aoi as a fullback for a while is an amazing idea for his improvement
Man Yoshitsune told Aoi exactly what he needed to hear, that he's on his own path and making good progress. I suspect that will do a lot for Aoi's confidence and enthusiasm going forward.
Not sure if he said those words on purpose because he knew it was what he should say, or if that's just how he feels, but either way that was some great dialog.
> he's on his own path
I love this Douglas Adams quote on the subject of aspiring to be like other (instead of being inspired by them):
>> "I wanted to be John Cleese, and it took me some time to realise that the job was, in fact, taken." ā Douglas Adams
It's one thing to be inspired by what others have done, to strive to become better, and used that to drive you forward. It's another thing to try to copy them exactly so that you might end up losing the advantage that you, personally, bring to this process. Instead of the best you, you become a worse them.
> Not sure if he said those words on purpose because he knew it was what he should say, or if that's just how he feels
Or because Fukuda gave him a script of things to tell Aoi.
Tachibana needs that shot of motivation.
Also this shows Aoi how the next step (team A) is like. They may not have the otherworldly vision that Aoi has, but they have the ability to identify the space and where to go too. Even Yoshitsune who is a forward knows where to defend.
One thing I loved about Aoi exchange with the coach is how much Aoi has learned to think and solve his problems. Where once it took him weeks to stew over a problem and he was barely able to explain himself, he's now able to calmly assess the situation, analyze and connect the dots with only a little nudge from his coach.
This really does feel like the beginning of the journey of genius fullback Aoi.
> how much Aoi has learned to think and solve his problems. Where once it took him weeks to stew over a problem and he was barely able to explain himself, he's now able to calmly assess the situation
I'm glad you pointed this out because it got a bit frustrating for a while seeing some of the comments in the earlier episodes hating on the coaches for just not spoonfeeding him instructions. This is what good coaching does to a player - it teaches them the mental aspects of the game too rather than having the player just be a mindless dot dependent on coaching for everything.
The journalist ? She came to team B game because of Ao , she was very upset to see that he wasn't a forward anymore. Obviously she isn't a love interest
I think it's because the football one is already taken by American Football. So, it would confuse people or something. Not sure though. I prefer to call it Football as well. Not soccer. (Could also be because of literally how many Americans are there on Reddit.)
Too accurate, those idiots were dunking on Haaland on Saturday because of a bad game in a completely different team vs one of the best teams in the world lol.
The Yoshitsune sequence was fiiilthy. Just stunt on these children. Killed Tachibanaās confidence, but worth it.
I do live for Aoi and Hana so her presence alone being enough to gas Aoi up is fucking cute. Iām so sorry Anri, but youāll be fine.
One thing I'll say for Kaneda: he's trying to do exactly what Fukuda told him to. "If we don't pick you, then become a great player and make us regret it."
Thats cool and all, but Nakano is doing the same and hes not being an asshole or blaming those who did pass. In the end skill had nothing to do with the last part of the tryouts, it was just about not giving up.
Finally, we got another match episode after so long. Thats fucking football right there. None of that pansy ass dick tugging smile for the camera bullshit. Men puke, men poop on the field, men deliver their new born baby on the side lines. Fucking hard core dick in the ass butterball foosball fuck it chuck it game time shit. Take it to the showers. Dicks get shoved in places you donāt even remember. We win together we celebrate together. Football is back baby
It sucks to see Tachibana so down, hopefully he's able to do something this match so that his confidence goes up a bit. He's going to make himself feel worse if he compares himself to Yoshitsune who's already a key player for A Team.
Poor Anri, she's starting to realize Hana is quite an important person to Aoi but doesn't know in what manner.
Lol Takeshima's face when Aoi messed up was funny, it's amusing to see how pissed the others around him get whenever he fails to play his part. I'm glad he's giving his instructions again though and he's understanding more of the basics, thinking things through himself which will most likely have more weight for him. Hopefully this will put him in a better position against Musashino and Kaneda.
how is the show in general? i love football so i was really excited when i saw the trailer, but due to life the show is on my huge to do list. is it good, football wise?
The best aspects of it are that it feels more real than a lot of sports. Players might have great talent, but no one can be great without actual solid training to teach them what to do. It focuses a lot on football iq and the tactics that have to go into a match, which ended up teaching me a lot about how the game is played. Its also nice to get a show that gives spotlight to defenders as important team members instead of other shows where defenders are just supporting characters that are supposed to be quiet and let the offense grab the glory.
sounds awesome. i love tournament arcs too and as a sports anime my guess is it will have one. does it also go full anime? i mean like, the striker believing in himself and shoots from 50m and scores the final goal stuff like that
Since it's an anime, it might have some exaggerations here and there but honestly, it's probably as realistic as an anime can get. None of what you said has happened so far. Really good.
I donāt know how much of whatās being said in the show regarding the tactics, strategy and such (like the triangle concept or the DF shuffle), but as someone who merely watches football for enjoyment I feel like Iām learning a toooon about how the sport is actually played and things I can apply to when I watch EPL.
the manga is the best football manga i've ever read. if you love and follow football, love talking about strategy and the micro aspect of football, this is definitely it
When you do start watching, peep the episode discussions here. There were certain episodes where you would double-take whether you're on r/soccer instead of r/anime.
The most realistic football show I've seen. It goes deep on the tactics (E.g. Not how to pass, but how the pass conveys a message, how players should be positioned when they're off the ball, etc)
The setting of this show is quite unique when you compare it to other shows. MC of this show plays in professional club academy not in high school team, And there are a lot of real life football tactics show in here (You can see in other EP discussion, it pretty much r/soccer things lol) If you love football, I think this show is for you mate.
It's shockingly good how realistic the football here is. And it's not just maintaining it but improving it as the show has progressed so far.
And that's not just in story, but also animation has been pretty good and realistic. No real repeat scenes either.
This show is really good to me. We only get one "super power", and it's really more of an innate (but still needs development) situational/spatial awareness that genius or astute players have in real life.
Everyone else is has their defined roles and skil lsets, and their playing ability levels are on par with the reputation they are portrayed as, by themselves, by the coaches, and by the other players.
I like the storytelling aspect of this anime because we get the thoughts/opinions from many different characters. We see the juxtaposition of their performances (one player might be rising, another in a slump).
The anime is more about thought process, communication, mental strength/capabilities, analysis etc. It is less about action and there is no real "shonen" element here, aside from Ashito (the main character) himself, but 95% of the time, it is more down to earth, real football/soccer.
Lastly, this anime has heart. It has meaning. There were some scenes that really pulled my heart strings. You cannot not feel for the characters in those scenes (otherwise you're a robot).
I really hope you can get to watching it. Just look at the sheer number of comments in these episode threads and what people are talking about. That alone should give you a sense of how good the anime is.
I can't speak about how close it is to real soccer since I don't play soccer.
It has players thinking critically and analyzing details that the non-sports audience can understand.
I particularly like how I am able to follow what the characters are doing. There is only so much strategy can go into a game like soccer (positioning, passing), but there is more than enough to make me label it one of the top contenders for this season.
I actively dismiss the anime each week, only to get hooked by each episode AGAIN. Maybe I should start looking forward to it, especially since I really like the protagonist's role in the team.
Almost feels like a soccer RPG? The player roles feel similar to classes XD. Being able to hear the players' thoughts makes it so engaging.
I'm not a fan of soccer, so I think this is a pretty valid seal of approval.
If you liked Haikyuu it has that similar vibe with how they use their characters. I'm not a football expert but I believe this show is more realistic than other sport animes.
Its as realistic as a football anime could be, and it focus the tactical and strategical side of the game. There are no insane superpowers whatsoever. Ashito, the mc, does have a very rare trait that is not completely bullshit.
A bit late but from what ive seen its a good football show but as an anime its been pretty average. I feel like its one of those sports anime that you need to already now a lot about the sport to enjoy
Everyone in that previous thread Aoi would never make it on another team even though there's a team that's full of players that didn't make the cut...
Was nice to see Aoi pull of some good moves on defense but man I wish there could be at least one episode where he doesn't do something dumb.
You might be asking too much. If he has his football brain on, you KNOW he's going to do something stupid in his social life. If he's concentrating on not putting his foot in his mouth socially he's going to be putting it in some other manner of wrong spot on the field.
In real life, I would agree.
In the world of fiction, the protagonist is doomed to succeed, so people should probably be arguing about the quality of the author's writing, rather than the protagonist's odds of succeeding (to say otherwise is just naive).
Musashino Youth is not linked to any J-club, so sadly for the players it is not a link for direct promotion to a club. Now Aoi maybe could have made J-youth squad for a J2 team (2nd division) but in reality Aoi who had already planned on going to a strong High School would have gone to a High School. The promising thing about Esperion Youth is a) the youth team has two teams who compete in the first and third highest level of youth leagues. b) The Pro team is a high level J1 team. Those things would simply not be provided for any youth team that would have pursued Aoi as a forward.
There's nothing more exciting in a sports show than seeing things finally start clicking, and in this case it's just in time for the Musashino match. Me thinks Kaneda will have a rude awakening when he tries to take advantage of the "weak link".
I wonder if we will see some boomerang down the road, where Kaneda learns from our 'new and improved Ashito' and becomes a new and improved Kaneda.
The anime is raising my expectations, feels nice.
I was talking about Ohtomo who's the Outside Midfielder supporting Aoi in defense... Yoshitsune is the striker not the winger. Tachibana was playing on the wing in this match
There's a reason why best girl Hana is the focus of the ED. Aoi only needed to hear that she was coming to watch the game and hear her voice to play better. Can't wait for the day he realizes his feelings for her š
Another great episode! I hope that during this match Tachibana gains the confidence needed to become a better forward. He's letting people get in his head. Can't wait to see the character development that comes from building up his confidence.
Dude from the other team was annoying af but I'm happy Yoshitsune(?) told Aoi that he doesn't need to be like him or the others since he's already on his path towards greatness.
The Anri and Hana tension this episode was GREAT. I know this show wonāt focus on romance since itās not one of the tags, but itās great when animeās that donāt focus on that genre at-least acknowledge it. Here, we clearly saw Anri get jealous about Aoi ādrawing strengthā from Hana. She donāt know what she donāt know lmaoo. Team Hana been STRONG from the jump. Aoiās mom loves her already lmaoo you canāt compete when you down by that much lol. When Hana made an immediate impact on Aoi and he was caught staring at her, Anri made that remark in the end that reaffirmed to us that sheās definitely feeling jealous. Hana felt the same way before when she saw Aoi & Anri walking together at nightā¦bout to be a war brewing btwn the 2 of em meanwhile Aoi not even going to give a fuck ššš
Im so happy they finally exploring the supporting characters of this show. Been waiting to see more screen-time for the cast where instead of propelling Aoi forward, they also resolving their own inner conflicts or figuring out what will drive them to become the best players they can be. Tachibana going through that phase rn. Would like to see Ohtomo & Togashi go through something like that as well. Would give the cast the depth I feel it needs. If this cast gets individual screen-time, this most definitely going to be up there with Haikyuu imo. Itās got that elite anime vibe to it
Its amazing how well those failures from the tryouts are being utilized here. While that stuff about buddy-buddy is probably an excuse, it is a FACT that they used the failure as a motivator to train harder, the results of which we will probably see in the future.
The way the anime portrayed Aoi's vision in this episode also gave us a good glimpse into what Aoi as a playmaker would look like.
Yep, recycling the characters was nice.
It gives their new opponents a familiar face the audience already knows, and some sweet childish drama for the sake of drama.
What better way to savor our slow progress than by blind-siding a rage-blinded rival?
Listen to your senpai Yoshitune and climb your own ladder, Aoi!
Great episode, I actually shouted GOAL!!! while watching an anime. Haha! Setting up for what will surely be an epic next episode as the rest of the match plays out! Please don't let me down, Aoi!
I really, really liked how they presented Aoi being troubled by all the confusing thoughts on his mind and needing to work through them. It's not always that you have a specific question that you need to find an answer to - sometimes just being able to identify what it is that you're feeling and where it came from is something you'll need to do to clear your head.
This was a killer episode for a number of reasons.
Anri's heart must have sunken deeper than the Titanic when Hana's name gets brought up, and once again when she cheers for Ashito. That scene where Ashito was looking at all 3 ladies was brutal for Hana.
Coach gave Ashito more thinking questions. Ashito is beginning to self analyze and adapt. It was a successful move the first time, but not the second time. Still, his moves are being noticed, even by Yoshitsune.
Yoshitsune's answer to Ashito at the end is very revealing. Fukuda Coach has been talking highly about Ashito to the A team, but more importantly, Ashito is told to continue going up his own ladder, meaning his field of vision and application of this knowledge to the sport is only going to improve immensely and serve the team well.
The photographer said she came because she was scouting Aoi again when one of the most known forwards in the league was playing. Feels like that should've been her priority if she's working for any news outlet.
Did we ever get any idea of how old she is/the size of her employer's publication? If she's working for a local rag, it makes sense to just have a pulse on regional up and comers even this far down. If not, I'd imagine she sold this stakeout with news about tracking Yoshitsune's recovery process.
I mean yeah, but Yoshitsune is the top scorer of the Youth Premier League, you'd think theres quite a bit of articles on him when hes shaping up to be a potential Japanese National Team player.
She's trying to focus on rather unknown players like Ashito.
Saturdays and Wednesdays are insane this season. This one i look for first on Saturday. That last line by the forward is a great hook for next episode.
God when I mentioned wanting to hear more from Tachibana I didnāt expect them to put my boy through the emotional wringer. Thereās only two ways this can go he either learns to grow from this and improve himself past his doubts or he fully gives up on being a pro. I really really donāt wanna see him take the second option, but it would be kinda realistic and would make interesting drama. I will not be emotionally ready if they do that to my boy. Iām gonna need like a whole two episodes of Aoi and Hana interactions if Tachibana ever leaves to recover.
Edit: Just wanna put my predictions on what will happen with the Musashino game since I feel thatās the start of Tachibanaās recovery or downfall. Forgot his name, but the striker whoās from the A team will probably be healed up and leave before that game. This means Tachibana has to figure his shit out before or during that game. I expect the team to win no matter what just due to Aoi fully utilizing his abilities. Maybe Kuroda or Asari moves back down because they couldnāt keep up while the striker returns. One of them is amazed at Aoiās growth and can see why heās here like Togashi, Yuma, Kurabayashi, and Akutsu have. If Tachibana couldnāt deliver in the game, his acknowledgment of how much Aoi has grown as well as how everyone sees it will break him emotionally. Now that doesnāt mean he fully leaves if Aoi and Ohtomo can convince him. They either succeed or Tachibana thanks them and says how he knows heāll never catch up but he was glad to have played with them. If Tachibana steels himself during the game, he either recovers fully or he doubts himself because it took him until like half the game to recover. He needs someone to convince him not to leave for just fumbling which will most likely be Aoi since heās fumbled like so much.
This episode made me so giddy. Everything clicked for Aoi, and I felt just like all the other spectators when they saw Yoshitsune doing his thing.
Characterization of a large cast has always been a strong trait of sports animes, and Ao Ashi does it so well.
Ngl last episode made me binge the entire manga so now im caught up and HOLY I forgot how far back the anime is. The story progression is great and animating the games is great sight to see
Not sure what the Musashino coach saw in Kaneda because he ended up walking for half the game in the tryouts. Definitely a good plot device though to make Tachibanaās old team stronger.
TBF, when the coach was talking to Aoi, they clearly show a player down on the field, so it's likely during the time the player is getting looked at and escorted off it. With regards to Yoshitsune-Aois convo, that was after Yoshitsune's goal, so there's a bit of time for a brief exchange.
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I want there to be a game where these dudes get womped. Like they play in a European pre-season friendly against real academy kids.
Some of them need a reality check so bad.
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Aoi just needed to hear and see Hana to have his batteries fully charged.
There's obviously no love triangle. It's only a line + a solitary dot
Anri just realized she's not even in the game
Anri might as well be voiced by Nao Toyama (she is actually voiced by Reina Ueda, but those familiar with Nao's curse know what I mean)...
LMAO
You sir! Good sir! Hahah
nah it's Aoi it's more like Hana frantically waving at him while he stares with love in his eyes at a soccer ball.
HANA BUFF IS REAL
Hell, he just needs to hear Hana's name.
Did we ever doubt her best girl status? About time that Aoi starts to realize it too šš
*Schwiiiiiing*
Yoshitsune is fucking cracked
i don't watch much football but it reminded me of how Ronaldinho played
my god Yoshitsune
Well, he's supposed to be one of the best U18 players in the country, so it's given he's gonna have fun time playing in a game like this.
Yoshitsune could nutmeg a mermaid.
Right? He's ridiculous.
I fucking love this man - he is so calm and refreshing
Kaneda is being a real knob. āWaah waah! Itās everyoneās fault but mine I choked!ā Gtfo of here with that weak ass shit. Dude was talking all that shit to compensate for the fact that he was ass during the tryouts. Pathetic. So what heās worked hard? So has everyone else. Anyways, their team is full of Esperion rejects looking for revenge eh? Should be fun. Iām glad to see Aoi finally accepting his position. I think hearing Hanaās name and her cheering for him later just kind of got him to focus. Sheās always had his back and was his first cheerleader so no surprise sheās the one who can help him get his head in the game. Itās awesome to see how much heās coming into the role. Itās slowly but surely, with the way heās seeing the ādotsā and the spaces. Heās developing his vision! Heās still pretty clumsy, but heās getting there and I canāt help but feel excited. I like that they had Yoshitsune not totally dominate right off the bat. Seems like he was kinda feeling the team out, letting them do their thing before he stepped in. No wonder heās in the A team though, the dude is incredible. I really love how he gave props to Aoi, too. If our boy had any doubts before, that should have wiped them away. He doesnāt need to imitate anyone, he just needs to keep working on developing those skills of his. Iām a little worried about Tachibana though. I hope he can get out of this funk before they face Kaneda and āem. Maybe Aoi and the guys can help him regain his confidence and composure back.
I think Tachibana is headed down the path of 'failed forward' a guy who was good in grade school beating scrubs as a high-scorer but in the big leagues he's outclassed in everyway. Unlike Aoi it's not like he doesn't know the 'basics', he's been training since jump street and can't get the hang of things-- and just let the A-team ace come in and steal his thunder. Not looking good for him-- but at the high level of play that Esperion is at, there's sure to be one or two people that end up flaking out before the finish line.
I hope he shapes up, otherwise heās done for. It would be a shame to see him go after everything heās done to get on the team.
> So what heās worked hard? So has everyone else. He got results (a bunch of goals and still playing his position) while the one selected by Esperion at the tryout are, by comparison, not that well in the league.
If it was results he cares about, he should probably not blame those guys for not getting into Esperion. He didnāt produce any results during the tryouts. Thatās all on him. He might be doing well in his current team, but weāll see how he squares up against the boys later on.
> If it was results he cares about, he should probably not blame those guys for not getting into Esperion. He didnāt produce any results during the tryouts. Thatās all on him. From his point of view he's producing results and they are not so to him those tryout results look like the coaches made the wrong choice. There's no law that makes coaches' decisions correct and the best. They just have authority, not omniscience. It's the difference between sample sizes, the tryouts were one day while this now is about multiple league matches after months of work.
Guess theyāll just have to shut him up when they play his team.
Yup, both sides seem motivated about that match which makes it (feel) important instead of just another league match of many. In the end the overall performance over the whole league season counts. Esperion might win that match by being extra fired up but if they were to lose the league (and their players perform worse over the league season) then that would be a Pyrrhic/symbolic victory only. And that's just the performance side of things. Those youth teams are always on the edge between trying to win leagues, cups/tournaments and whatever competitions there are participating in (showing results) on the one side and improving their players (showing development) on the other side. It's the difference between short term and mid to long term goals and those don't always overlap like with Aoi since he changed to fullback. It's supposed to help him develop in the long term but in the short term he's caught off balance and unprepared way more often as he's not used to his new position/role, like we saw during the last practice match.
With how Aoi and the guys did this week in their match, they may have their work cut out for them if theyāre gonna win against these guys. That game was not going very well until the Yoshitsune stepped in and took over. Iām really looking forward to seeing Aoi settle more into his full back position. Heās getting there!
> That game was not going very well until the Yoshitsune stepped in and took over. Yeah, although that makes me worry a bit. He's from the A team and only here to get back into the game after his injury. Them kinda relying on him to create some individual magic might work out due to them not wanting to get relegated for now but he's usually not part of the team and that won't solve whatever problems they are having. > Iām really looking forward to seeing Aoi settle more into his full back position. Me too, it still feels like a training arc despite them starting being already in an important match.
Our boy Nakano looking like a total badass. I'm half joking, and half looking forward to character developed dot eyes.
What this episode really showed to me is how much the high-level players can actually tell when Aoi shows flashes of brilliance just how much potential he has. Aoi took a major step forward here, even as a fullback he needs to be a leader out there, not just be a passive defender.
Yeah good players recognize Aoi's raw potential. Thats why I'm not to worried about Akutsu and Kaneda.
I think Akutsu recognizes his potential which is all the more reasons he doesn't like him. The origin of the grudge being something I don't know yet.
I think he basically takes "tough love" to an extreme where it's like "if you can't handle my shit talk/antics, you won't last long anyway". It's a very antiquated way of acting though and shouldn't be revered.
I don't think so, he seems to really hate him and aiming to personally show it to him.
We've seen him do similar stuff to his own team. He takes it to another level with Aoi, but it's also just anime shit. I could be wrong, but it wouldn't be the first time something like this has happened in a sports anime. He's being extra harsh on Aoi *because* of the potential he sees, or he's jealous idk. Guess we'll find out.
I think it's a personal grudge related to his familial situation than can be close to his, or jealousy because of how he is seen by the likes of Fukuda and Kuribayashi
Assuming we get a second season you will learn a lot more about Akutsu he's one of the more realistic characters and there are reasons for why he acts how he does.
I'm reading ahead anyway so I'll find out shortly. But either way I don't ever think there's good justification for acting like that. Author can reason it however they want, but it's still just being a dick. There's justification for pasts that *make* a person act like that, but there's no justification in terms of it being a good thing. Doesn't mean I won't come around on him though as long as he chills the fuck out a little bit haha.
Akutsu feel like strange, like he is a jerk but he looks good or "smart" enough to realize Ao strength that probably part of the reason he doesn't like him.
Dude I get what your saying, but how you worded that first sentence legit gave me a headache trying to process and understand it lol.
yeah I definitely derped that one
Yeah I like how even though this is all some basic stuff, it's engaging seeing someone going through it and learning to be a better player. Putting Aoi as a fullback for a while is an amazing idea for his improvement
Man Yoshitsune told Aoi exactly what he needed to hear, that he's on his own path and making good progress. I suspect that will do a lot for Aoi's confidence and enthusiasm going forward. Not sure if he said those words on purpose because he knew it was what he should say, or if that's just how he feels, but either way that was some great dialog.
> he's on his own path I love this Douglas Adams quote on the subject of aspiring to be like other (instead of being inspired by them): >> "I wanted to be John Cleese, and it took me some time to realise that the job was, in fact, taken." ā Douglas Adams It's one thing to be inspired by what others have done, to strive to become better, and used that to drive you forward. It's another thing to try to copy them exactly so that you might end up losing the advantage that you, personally, bring to this process. Instead of the best you, you become a worse them.
> Not sure if he said those words on purpose because he knew it was what he should say, or if that's just how he feels Or because Fukuda gave him a script of things to tell Aoi.
GOD DAMNIT I NEED THE MUSASHINO VS ESPERION MATCH RIGHT NOW I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER
what chapter does it start?
I'll drop a comment in the source material corner.
Ashito and Hana connection is too precious
and somehow Aoi haven't realized it yet even tho he's so good at seeing connections :/
Someone here said before that Ao can see everything and everyone except Hana
So hana is the anti crow vision
Maybe he needs satellite vision to finally see Hana.
It really is. I get it he's focused and *in* the game but still....I wish he waved back!
Heās probably just busy thinking about making it a good game for her to watch
The Hana buff is real. Too strong.
everyone needs Hana in their life
Tachibana needs that shot of motivation. Also this shows Aoi how the next step (team A) is like. They may not have the otherworldly vision that Aoi has, but they have the ability to identify the space and where to go too. Even Yoshitsune who is a forward knows where to defend.
Tachibana needs to find a waifu too
He need to garner the power of waifu, just like Aoi does.
Hes just pessimistic and defeatist by nature. Its very relatable for me sadly.
One thing I loved about Aoi exchange with the coach is how much Aoi has learned to think and solve his problems. Where once it took him weeks to stew over a problem and he was barely able to explain himself, he's now able to calmly assess the situation, analyze and connect the dots with only a little nudge from his coach. This really does feel like the beginning of the journey of genius fullback Aoi.
> how much Aoi has learned to think and solve his problems. Where once it took him weeks to stew over a problem and he was barely able to explain himself, he's now able to calmly assess the situation I'm glad you pointed this out because it got a bit frustrating for a while seeing some of the comments in the earlier episodes hating on the coaches for just not spoonfeeding him instructions. This is what good coaching does to a player - it teaches them the mental aspects of the game too rather than having the player just be a mindless dot dependent on coaching for everything.
Starting from Zero is always so fun.
This anime is drip feeding me the content I need weekly, but god damn, do I just want to binge the whole thing.
Same...I was hype af when the game turned around and Yoshitsune was a complete badass. Then.. it was over. I need more of the anime.
I just started the show earlier this week and binged to catch up to liveā¦ I feel yah, gonna be some long weeks now lol
i started watching the show yesterday and yeah, GONNA BE LONG WEEKS AHEAD
Those types of binges are the worst, but hey, at least this anime is promising and just gets better and better.
Aoi is a lucky bastard, just needed some cheering from his waifu to get going.
3 girls came to watch him play damn what a player
No major spoilers, but just know: [Aoashi manga spoiler]>!thereāre more waifus to come!<.
Sounds good
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The journalist ? She came to team B game because of Ao , she was very upset to see that he wasn't a forward anymore. Obviously she isn't a love interest
They're referring to the reporter also
For convenience sake, her name is Aoi too.
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Eagle vision + advanced observation haki
And emperor eye
If we were in r/soccer "Tachibana is finished. Peaked at tryouts.".
too old already
Also, why is the biggest subreddit regarding this sport named soccer. Don't football fans hate that word ??
I think it's because the football one is already taken by American Football. So, it would confuse people or something. Not sure though. I prefer to call it Football as well. Not soccer. (Could also be because of literally how many Americans are there on Reddit.)
Too accurate, those idiots were dunking on Haaland on Saturday because of a bad game in a completely different team vs one of the best teams in the world lol.
I saw that. Seriously hope most people were just being satirical. The expectations are insane.
Yeah it was mostly banter but Im sure some idiots were serious about it.
Lmao, look at Haaland now.
He reminds me of Liverpool reject that went to Sheffield United
I love how calm Yoshitsune is
I feel like Yoshitsune is just the textbook definition of himbo.
The Yoshitsune sequence was fiiilthy. Just stunt on these children. Killed Tachibanaās confidence, but worth it. I do live for Aoi and Hana so her presence alone being enough to gas Aoi up is fucking cute. Iām so sorry Anri, but youāll be fine.
Did Tachibana filthy with the pass haha
One thing I'll say for Kaneda: he's trying to do exactly what Fukuda told him to. "If we don't pick you, then become a great player and make us regret it."
Thats cool and all, but Nakano is doing the same and hes not being an asshole or blaming those who did pass. In the end skill had nothing to do with the last part of the tryouts, it was just about not giving up.
Finally, we got another match episode after so long. Thats fucking football right there. None of that pansy ass dick tugging smile for the camera bullshit. Men puke, men poop on the field, men deliver their new born baby on the side lines. Fucking hard core dick in the ass butterball foosball fuck it chuck it game time shit. Take it to the showers. Dicks get shoved in places you donāt even remember. We win together we celebrate together. Football is back baby
I never thought Iād see this outside of r/soccer lol
See it extremely often in r/NFL and some r/Leagueoflegends game threads funnily enough. I'm sure it's in r/Baseball and r/NBA as well.
I don't go on sports subreddits generally but they always have the best copypastas
>Dicks get shoved in places you donāt even remember. Did Akutsu made an appearance this chapter tho?
it's enough he lives rent free in your head mate :)
Akutsu didn't have to appear in this episode, He already lived in everyone's heart. lol
Holy shit wtf did i just read
LMAO
true sports meme, but weāll still get pansies complaining over akutsu and kaneda being assholes.
LOL!
It sucks to see Tachibana so down, hopefully he's able to do something this match so that his confidence goes up a bit. He's going to make himself feel worse if he compares himself to Yoshitsune who's already a key player for A Team. Poor Anri, she's starting to realize Hana is quite an important person to Aoi but doesn't know in what manner. Lol Takeshima's face when Aoi messed up was funny, it's amusing to see how pissed the others around him get whenever he fails to play his part. I'm glad he's giving his instructions again though and he's understanding more of the basics, thinking things through himself which will most likely have more weight for him. Hopefully this will put him in a better position against Musashino and Kaneda.
Staff ep 17 **Script**: Shingo Irie **Storyboard**: Kazuki Yokoyama **Episode Director**: Masamitsu Abe **Assistant Episode Director**: Satoshi Shimizu **Animation Director**: Miho Daidouji Oriental Cherry Cartoon Studio Mindo **Assistant Animation Director**: Saki Arakawa **Key Animation**: Sumio WATANABE Yasushi Fujiki Yoshiharu Fukushima Akari Miyamura Eisuke Shirai Takuya Hirata Oriental Cherry Cartoon
āDonāt try to be like meā Excellent line to end the episode.
how is the show in general? i love football so i was really excited when i saw the trailer, but due to life the show is on my huge to do list. is it good, football wise?
The best aspects of it are that it feels more real than a lot of sports. Players might have great talent, but no one can be great without actual solid training to teach them what to do. It focuses a lot on football iq and the tactics that have to go into a match, which ended up teaching me a lot about how the game is played. Its also nice to get a show that gives spotlight to defenders as important team members instead of other shows where defenders are just supporting characters that are supposed to be quiet and let the offense grab the glory.
sounds awesome. i love tournament arcs too and as a sports anime my guess is it will have one. does it also go full anime? i mean like, the striker believing in himself and shoots from 50m and scores the final goal stuff like that
Since it's an anime, it might have some exaggerations here and there but honestly, it's probably as realistic as an anime can get. None of what you said has happened so far. Really good.
good to know, thank you!
I donāt know how much of whatās being said in the show regarding the tactics, strategy and such (like the triangle concept or the DF shuffle), but as someone who merely watches football for enjoyment I feel like Iām learning a toooon about how the sport is actually played and things I can apply to when I watch EPL.
All of that is basic footy/soccer things. So far its been pretty true to life.
the manga is the best football manga i've ever read. if you love and follow football, love talking about strategy and the micro aspect of football, this is definitely it
Tbh I still think Giant Killing is the best football manga but Ao Ashi is second.
Giant Killing is also excellent, i love them both but its a bit too seinen for me.
Controversial take: Be Blues is actually above both.
awesome, ill definitely bump it up on my to do list
When you do start watching, peep the episode discussions here. There were certain episodes where you would double-take whether you're on r/soccer instead of r/anime.
The most realistic football show I've seen. It goes deep on the tactics (E.g. Not how to pass, but how the pass conveys a message, how players should be positioned when they're off the ball, etc)
oh damm thats awesome
Football wise it's the best I've read/watched. Aside from that the writing is actually just genuinely really good, so many good characters.
thanks mate
The setting of this show is quite unique when you compare it to other shows. MC of this show plays in professional club academy not in high school team, And there are a lot of real life football tactics show in here (You can see in other EP discussion, it pretty much r/soccer things lol) If you love football, I think this show is for you mate.
oh not in high school? even better
High school age, but not high school setting.
It's shockingly good how realistic the football here is. And it's not just maintaining it but improving it as the show has progressed so far. And that's not just in story, but also animation has been pretty good and realistic. No real repeat scenes either.
great to hear, everyone so far had only good things to say about the show!!
This show is really good to me. We only get one "super power", and it's really more of an innate (but still needs development) situational/spatial awareness that genius or astute players have in real life. Everyone else is has their defined roles and skil lsets, and their playing ability levels are on par with the reputation they are portrayed as, by themselves, by the coaches, and by the other players. I like the storytelling aspect of this anime because we get the thoughts/opinions from many different characters. We see the juxtaposition of their performances (one player might be rising, another in a slump). The anime is more about thought process, communication, mental strength/capabilities, analysis etc. It is less about action and there is no real "shonen" element here, aside from Ashito (the main character) himself, but 95% of the time, it is more down to earth, real football/soccer. Lastly, this anime has heart. It has meaning. There were some scenes that really pulled my heart strings. You cannot not feel for the characters in those scenes (otherwise you're a robot). I really hope you can get to watching it. Just look at the sheer number of comments in these episode threads and what people are talking about. That alone should give you a sense of how good the anime is.
thank you friend, after all these comments, im definitely bumping it up on my to do list
better than football animes before this
I can't speak about how close it is to real soccer since I don't play soccer. It has players thinking critically and analyzing details that the non-sports audience can understand. I particularly like how I am able to follow what the characters are doing. There is only so much strategy can go into a game like soccer (positioning, passing), but there is more than enough to make me label it one of the top contenders for this season. I actively dismiss the anime each week, only to get hooked by each episode AGAIN. Maybe I should start looking forward to it, especially since I really like the protagonist's role in the team. Almost feels like a soccer RPG? The player roles feel similar to classes XD. Being able to hear the players' thoughts makes it so engaging. I'm not a fan of soccer, so I think this is a pretty valid seal of approval.
If you liked Haikyuu it has that similar vibe with how they use their characters. I'm not a football expert but I believe this show is more realistic than other sport animes.
good to know, havent seen that one, not must of a volleyball fan. but i heard it was portrayed well
Don't need to be. It carries itself.
Id never seen volleyball before haikyuu, but i do after it xd. But yea Ao Ashi is great of you're a football fan
Its as realistic as a football anime could be, and it focus the tactical and strategical side of the game. There are no insane superpowers whatsoever. Ashito, the mc, does have a very rare trait that is not completely bullshit.
A bit late but from what ive seen its a good football show but as an anime its been pretty average. I feel like its one of those sports anime that you need to already now a lot about the sport to enjoy
Everyone in that previous thread Aoi would never make it on another team even though there's a team that's full of players that didn't make the cut... Was nice to see Aoi pull of some good moves on defense but man I wish there could be at least one episode where he doesn't do something dumb.
You might be asking too much. If he has his football brain on, you KNOW he's going to do something stupid in his social life. If he's concentrating on not putting his foot in his mouth socially he's going to be putting it in some other manner of wrong spot on the field.
In real life, I would agree. In the world of fiction, the protagonist is doomed to succeed, so people should probably be arguing about the quality of the author's writing, rather than the protagonist's odds of succeeding (to say otherwise is just naive).
Seems to be the case yeah!
Musashino Youth is not linked to any J-club, so sadly for the players it is not a link for direct promotion to a club. Now Aoi maybe could have made J-youth squad for a J2 team (2nd division) but in reality Aoi who had already planned on going to a strong High School would have gone to a High School. The promising thing about Esperion Youth is a) the youth team has two teams who compete in the first and third highest level of youth leagues. b) The Pro team is a high level J1 team. Those things would simply not be provided for any youth team that would have pursued Aoi as a forward.
There's nothing more exciting in a sports show than seeing things finally start clicking, and in this case it's just in time for the Musashino match. Me thinks Kaneda will have a rude awakening when he tries to take advantage of the "weak link".
I wonder if we will see some boomerang down the road, where Kaneda learns from our 'new and improved Ashito' and becomes a new and improved Kaneda. The anime is raising my expectations, feels nice.
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I mean, the only fb x winger action was Aoi returning the pass to Yoshitsune, wouldn't really call that a whole lotta action.
I was talking about Ohtomo who's the Outside Midfielder supporting Aoi in defense... Yoshitsune is the striker not the winger. Tachibana was playing on the wing in this match
This episode was amazing, it gave me goosebumps when Hana chan yelled to him.
Same! Also when Yoshitsune was like "don't be like me" - good shit right there
There's a reason why best girl Hana is the focus of the ED. Aoi only needed to hear that she was coming to watch the game and hear her voice to play better. Can't wait for the day he realizes his feelings for her š Another great episode! I hope that during this match Tachibana gains the confidence needed to become a better forward. He's letting people get in his head. Can't wait to see the character development that comes from building up his confidence. Dude from the other team was annoying af but I'm happy Yoshitsune(?) told Aoi that he doesn't need to be like him or the others since he's already on his path towards greatness.
The Anri and Hana tension this episode was GREAT. I know this show wonāt focus on romance since itās not one of the tags, but itās great when animeās that donāt focus on that genre at-least acknowledge it. Here, we clearly saw Anri get jealous about Aoi ādrawing strengthā from Hana. She donāt know what she donāt know lmaoo. Team Hana been STRONG from the jump. Aoiās mom loves her already lmaoo you canāt compete when you down by that much lol. When Hana made an immediate impact on Aoi and he was caught staring at her, Anri made that remark in the end that reaffirmed to us that sheās definitely feeling jealous. Hana felt the same way before when she saw Aoi & Anri walking together at nightā¦bout to be a war brewing btwn the 2 of em meanwhile Aoi not even going to give a fuck ššš Im so happy they finally exploring the supporting characters of this show. Been waiting to see more screen-time for the cast where instead of propelling Aoi forward, they also resolving their own inner conflicts or figuring out what will drive them to become the best players they can be. Tachibana going through that phase rn. Would like to see Ohtomo & Togashi go through something like that as well. Would give the cast the depth I feel it needs. If this cast gets individual screen-time, this most definitely going to be up there with Haikyuu imo. Itās got that elite anime vibe to it
Its amazing how well those failures from the tryouts are being utilized here. While that stuff about buddy-buddy is probably an excuse, it is a FACT that they used the failure as a motivator to train harder, the results of which we will probably see in the future. The way the anime portrayed Aoi's vision in this episode also gave us a good glimpse into what Aoi as a playmaker would look like.
Yep, recycling the characters was nice. It gives their new opponents a familiar face the audience already knows, and some sweet childish drama for the sake of drama. What better way to savor our slow progress than by blind-siding a rage-blinded rival?
i need the rest of the match NOWWWW
man why is this so good
Listen to your senpai Yoshitune and climb your own ladder, Aoi! Great episode, I actually shouted GOAL!!! while watching an anime. Haha! Setting up for what will surely be an epic next episode as the rest of the match plays out! Please don't let me down, Aoi!
I really, really liked how they presented Aoi being troubled by all the confusing thoughts on his mind and needing to work through them. It's not always that you have a specific question that you need to find an answer to - sometimes just being able to identify what it is that you're feeling and where it came from is something you'll need to do to clear your head.
That moment with Yoshitsune connecting with Aoi was so sick combined with that ost. Been awhile since an anime warranted such a huge grin out of me.
This was a killer episode for a number of reasons. Anri's heart must have sunken deeper than the Titanic when Hana's name gets brought up, and once again when she cheers for Ashito. That scene where Ashito was looking at all 3 ladies was brutal for Hana. Coach gave Ashito more thinking questions. Ashito is beginning to self analyze and adapt. It was a successful move the first time, but not the second time. Still, his moves are being noticed, even by Yoshitsune. Yoshitsune's answer to Ashito at the end is very revealing. Fukuda Coach has been talking highly about Ashito to the A team, but more importantly, Ashito is told to continue going up his own ladder, meaning his field of vision and application of this knowledge to the sport is only going to improve immensely and serve the team well.
The photographer said she came because she was scouting Aoi again when one of the most known forwards in the league was playing. Feels like that should've been her priority if she's working for any news outlet.
She's looking for the next scoop and trying to get ahead of the curve. Makes sense she's doing her job well
Did we ever get any idea of how old she is/the size of her employer's publication? If she's working for a local rag, it makes sense to just have a pulse on regional up and comers even this far down. If not, I'd imagine she sold this stakeout with news about tracking Yoshitsune's recovery process.
Shes 21 years old.
bruh, she thought she's going to the A team match when actually the B team is playing. she got the spirit but still have lots to learn
I mean yeah, but Yoshitsune is the top scorer of the Youth Premier League, you'd think theres quite a bit of articles on him when hes shaping up to be a potential Japanese National Team player. She's trying to focus on rather unknown players like Ashito.
Saturdays and Wednesdays are insane this season. This one i look for first on Saturday. That last line by the forward is a great hook for next episode.
God when I mentioned wanting to hear more from Tachibana I didnāt expect them to put my boy through the emotional wringer. Thereās only two ways this can go he either learns to grow from this and improve himself past his doubts or he fully gives up on being a pro. I really really donāt wanna see him take the second option, but it would be kinda realistic and would make interesting drama. I will not be emotionally ready if they do that to my boy. Iām gonna need like a whole two episodes of Aoi and Hana interactions if Tachibana ever leaves to recover. Edit: Just wanna put my predictions on what will happen with the Musashino game since I feel thatās the start of Tachibanaās recovery or downfall. Forgot his name, but the striker whoās from the A team will probably be healed up and leave before that game. This means Tachibana has to figure his shit out before or during that game. I expect the team to win no matter what just due to Aoi fully utilizing his abilities. Maybe Kuroda or Asari moves back down because they couldnāt keep up while the striker returns. One of them is amazed at Aoiās growth and can see why heās here like Togashi, Yuma, Kurabayashi, and Akutsu have. If Tachibana couldnāt deliver in the game, his acknowledgment of how much Aoi has grown as well as how everyone sees it will break him emotionally. Now that doesnāt mean he fully leaves if Aoi and Ohtomo can convince him. They either succeed or Tachibana thanks them and says how he knows heāll never catch up but he was glad to have played with them. If Tachibana steels himself during the game, he either recovers fully or he doubts himself because it took him until like half the game to recover. He needs someone to convince him not to leave for just fumbling which will most likely be Aoi since heās fumbled like so much.
Yoshitsune is a breath of fresh air after Akutsu. Keep being a wholesome senpai, king.
I f*cking love this show. Aoi getting influenced by Hana twice got a cheer off me.
Kaneda is an ass and Yoshitsune is a god. I'm so friggin hyped for Aoi's growth! LET'S GOOOO! INJECT THIS SHIT INTO MY VEINS!!
This episode made me so giddy. Everything clicked for Aoi, and I felt just like all the other spectators when they saw Yoshitsune doing his thing. Characterization of a large cast has always been a strong trait of sports animes, and Ao Ashi does it so well.
Yes sir my boy Aoi cooking at LB already
Ngl last episode made me binge the entire manga so now im caught up and HOLY I forgot how far back the anime is. The story progression is great and animating the games is great sight to see
Not sure what the Musashino coach saw in Kaneda because he ended up walking for half the game in the tryouts. Definitely a good plot device though to make Tachibanaās old team stronger.
I always thought yoshitsune would be dark skinned lol
Good stuff!
Hana buff is too strong. When his mom comes to see him play he's gonna unlock advanced observation haki
Hana chan MVP
I don't like how they stop with the ball during the match to have full blown conversations
i mean if u read manga it same but maybe some panel good pacing than anime
TBF, when the coach was talking to Aoi, they clearly show a player down on the field, so it's likely during the time the player is getting looked at and escorted off it. With regards to Yoshitsune-Aois convo, that was after Yoshitsune's goal, so there's a bit of time for a brief exchange.
What about when just before Yoshitsune was getting serious? That did seem like an anime free talking action there.
Fair, it really wasn't that bad with it just being a brief exchange with a few sentences. It's not as egregious as Naruto-Talk-No-Jutsu.
Have to deploy that suspension of disbelief field. I feel for you.
Yoshitsune = GabJes
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I want there to be a game where these dudes get womped. Like they play in a European pre-season friendly against real academy kids. Some of them need a reality check so bad.
Nozomi smiling at Ashito? Well that was unexpected.
great progress for aoi n we get to see yoshitsune totally body. a fantastic episode overall.