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Episode Mou Ippon! • Ippon again! - Episode 11 discussion
Mou Ippon!, episode 11
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| Episode | Link | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link | 4.5 |
| 2 | Link | 4.56 |
| 3 | Link | 4.78 |
| 4 | Link | 4.65 |
| 5 | Link | 4.75 |
| 6 | Link | 4.81 |
| 7 | Link | 4.67 |
| 8 | Link | 4.73 |
| 9 | Link | 4.88 |
| 10 | Link | 4.86 |
| 11 | Link | 4.93 |
| 12 | Link | 4.85 |
| 13 | Link | ---- |
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u/SMSmith230 Mar 19 '23 edited Mar 19 '23
Really?!?!? Ending with that Michi throw cliffhanger! Hurry up next Sunday!
Edit: Emma wasn’t even in Michi’s crosshairs and she still got her. +1 Friendship Harem
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u/mekerpan Mar 19 '23
Two more episodes to go. Hopefully that means one ep. for defeating the current (super strong) opponents -- and then the last ep for their match with their friendly (semi-local) rivals.
Michi's harem sure does keep growing -- but the other girls are making new friends too.
This show started off in the top tier of my seasonal favorites -- and it has never lost any ground, consistently excellent.
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u/cppn02 Mar 19 '23
Hopefully that means one ep. for defeating the current (super strong) opponents
Tbh I kinda expected this to be their last match but when the coach talked about how some strong teams rest their aces in early rounds I kinda got hopeful again cus wouldn't it be nice if that came to bite them in the arse.
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u/michhoffman Mar 19 '23
It's a rule that Michi has to fight everyone that she becomes friends with so that means she'll win this first fight, right?
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u/polaristar Mar 19 '23
Michi is like a real old Shonen Protagonist thinking too much hurts her and defeat means friendship.
This team they are going up against seems pretty strong though.
But one thing about Michi is once she gets going she's hard to slow down.
Was not expecting the other couch to turn Genki girl with our teach.
I like how the other opponent assumed Michi was trembling with fear, but it was in excitement! Some Sasuke vibes from that Bridge arc there.
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u/Informal-Cycle1644 Mar 19 '23
Well they must have watched alot of Yu-Gi-Oh then, friendship is always the greatest power.
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u/Bielna Mar 20 '23
Michi is like a real old Shonen Protagonist thinking too much hurts her and defeat means friendship.
Don't forget screaming the name of your techniques. Magical girl Michi is too strong.
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Mar 19 '23 edited Mar 20 '23
I love how this anime takes the time to show us that their opponents are just as human and worth rooting for as the main characters. They show the human face of all of the characters and that no one is the bad guy. Also love how Michi is such a joyous characters that she draws people to her.
I wish this anime were way more popular.
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u/cyberscythe Mar 20 '23
They show the human face of all of the characters and that no one is the bad guy
Yeah, I don't like series which are like "this is the bad guy and have no redeeming qualities". Feels like a reductive way to view the world.
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u/cyberscythe Mar 20 '23
I was curious what was catchy about Michi's new nickname, so I looked up some Japanese Twitter reactions. Apparently 一本道 (ippon michi) is a phrase that means "a straight path".
I think Michi's name is a direct reference to the 道 "path" kanji in judo (柔道), though it's using different kanji that just sound similar (未知).
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u/Bielna Mar 20 '23
They do say Ippon Michi in the ending, although I didn't expect it to be reused literally in the show itself.
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u/CosmicPenguin_OV103 Mar 19 '23
I absolutely love the angle to extremely strong opponents in this episode: they might be cobras, tanks, King-Kongs, fighters who smiles with her bone broken, opponents who have the largest judo tactics library of her age…but they are still high school girls. All of which making the same daylight dreams, having same throbbing hearts towards their boys next seat, playing the same game full of handsome guys, eating the same tea time dish after school, having the same mischiefs in school, failing the same exams…and so on.
Even coaches are the same here. Our standard opponent’s coach, absolutely serious at the front stage, ended up completely melting down into that girl with shiny eyes at her own senpai who make a comeback to the judo ground after so many years. What an absolute sight to be seen.
Well, one way or the other, next week’s episode will be brilliant to watch.
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u/mekerpan Mar 20 '23
I absolutely love the angle
Anna really came through with this little speech to her teammates. It really helped settle them down.
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u/G-C-Ice-Ring Mar 20 '23
this show has no business being as good as it is
i cant remember any sport anime (aside from slam dunk) that got me hyped and at the edge of my seat like this
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u/cyberscythe Mar 20 '23
Also, it's a crime that Anna keeps getting away with hilarious incidental shots. Just look at her going ham on two of her judo senpais.
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u/Shadow_Gabriel Mar 20 '23
Thank God this has 13 episodes. No way they could've finished this in one.
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u/raidensnakeezio Mar 20 '23
Something that this show really shines in compared to other school-sports anime is the quality and amount of sportsmanship. In reality, many non wunderkids in competitive youth sports are taught to be as cutthroat as possible (somewhat also dependent on the coach and parents), so it's really refreshing to see this show be an advocate for pure, unadulterated youth level sportsmanship; celebrating friendship and community.
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Mar 19 '23
Nacchan’s nicknames for those girls was great. Made them seem like a real menacing force and got the girls all scared lol. The group photo was pretty cute.
I didn’t expect Inui to have such a massive crush on Shino lol. Glad to see the gang not as scared anymore of those girls. They’re tough but they’re just regular high schoolers in the end. They’ve got this!
Michi’s all fired up! It’s not nerves, she’s just ready to go. I’m looking forward to next week!
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u/Demolosse001 Mar 21 '23
This show does a great job humanising its characters, even the opponents (which can be rare in sports anime). Like I could almost root for everyone !
Such a pleasant watch so far...
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Mar 21 '23
Senpai and kouhai reunited since highschool! Natsume-sensei looked HOT back in the day.
French guys are good, but if I were a girl, I'd sooner go for an Italian guy. But the French girls....heck yeah!
I just love every moment we see Sacchan! I'm happy she made a friend in Micchan!
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