Comments on: Time to champion Ookiku Furikabutte

By: Tyuken

Tyuken — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:33:01 +0000

I dunno why everyone hates Ren. I liked him throughout the entire anime series (and up to where I am in the manga). He does cry a bit which, due to my overly sympathizing nature, made me cringe a bit. But, he tries his best. And I feel so bad for him.

The character I don’t like as much is (Don’t shoot me!) Abe. Maybe it’s because things he said later on in the manga, I don’t know. (No worries, I don’t spoil). But, he really is rather rude and impatient and more importantly, bossy.

Every character is very cool. But I think that only 4-5 characters on the team have a serious role in the anime. (Tajima, Momoe, Hanai, Abe, and Ren) I hope they do flesh out the rest in the manga, but it’s not seeming hopeful.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:58:00 +0000

Ren sort of annoyed me the entire series but not to the point that I hated him (he had his moments) or I would stop watching the series. But I think what Hanai said about Mihashi in the last episode summed up my feelings about him. I loved the rest of the team very much and I expect Mihashi develops even more in the actual manga.

As for Tajima I guess he is sort of your typical shounen character. He was definitely the uplifting guy on the team and I liked that about him. Although I would say I think Tajima is more realistic than Kamina but I guess he has Kamina’s sense of spirit.

By: bateszi

bateszi — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:49:13 +0000

@Kim: How did you find Ren? My theory is that his spinelessness early on in the series, up there with Shinji Ikari, frustrates many people; enough to out-right drop the series after a few episodes, yet his emotional development is one of the most inspiring elements of the story. Also, I read on your LJ that you really liked Tajima; I agree. He’s kind of like a mini-version of Kamina!

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:35:20 +0000

Now that I actually watched this I can say I am really glad I did. It definitely needs the second season. Yeah I can read the manga but I don’t think it will be the same without the animation. Well I plan to buy it when it comes out on DVD.

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By: Impz

Impz — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:30:02 +0000

Yep, I always remember how much I blog about it, only to realize people are not too interested to watch a sports anime because “it’s all the same”. It is one of the very few anime that stops making sports as a shounen genre anime because it should not be so.

I have no interest when I watch it initially, only for myself to anticipate it every week. What can I say? I like the loser guy who grows in confidence. What’s more, the loser guy is not crap but someone who is willing to work twice as hard to be better. Simply inspirational.

By: bateszi

bateszi — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:13:57 +0000

@Benjiro/KT Kore: I watched the first three episodes of Ashita no Joe on Saturday. For TV anime produced in 1970, it looks really, really good, in fact, it has to have been remastered? Regardless, three episodes in and Joe hasn’t even stepped into a boxing ring yet; the level of story-telling and characterisation is much higher than expected, given a lot of anime from this period seems (to me) to be rather inconsistent and basic. Joe isn’t the hero I was expecting either, in fact, he’s a real selfish bastard so far. Anyway, as fate would have it, episode 4 was released yesterday, so I’m definitely going to check that out. And yeah, the opening theme is pure win.

@dengar: I know the feeling. I was getting annoyed with Ren at first, but persevere, he gets better. As for the slowness, well, I agree, but once you get inside the character’s heads, it won’t seem as languid. Honestly, I felt exactly the same as you around that point (especially considering I know jack-all about baseball), but trust me, it gets easier.

By: dengar

dengar — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:20:35 +0000

So I’ve seen the first 5 episodes. I liked it and will watch more. BUT THIS IS SOOOO SLOW!!

Maybe its because I have not watched the shows one after the other, but the last 3 episodes have been about 1 game without the plot even advancing much. I realize the comparison is unfair on some level, but an actual baseball game on TV while just as long still feels like it goes faster (and the equal length is mostly due to commercial breaks).

I’m also getting really tired of Mr. Ace Pitcher. If I wanted Shinji I would watch Eva again…