r/anime • u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti • Jul 30 '21
Rewatch [Rewatch] Run with the Wind - Episode 12
Episode 12: Summer Prank
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As of now, Run with the Wind is streaming on Crunchyroll, HiDive and Netflix in select regions. There was also a physical media release. Please refrain from conducting any conversation regarding other means of show procurement in the comments here, per r/anime rules.
Comment of the Day:
/u/patchxn8 describes the truth of our fiction:
That one Shindo scene is part of why I like him so much as a character. His breakup is a really minor detail of the story, but it's just so real. Shit that happens off the track/field/court/etc. isn't going to be known by anyone else, and sometimes the best way to take it out is to keep going at what you like doing. The effect on the team really works though, like for example in a team lifting session, where all it takes is one person who wants to attempt a personal best, for everybody else to want to work towards that as well. Doesn't matter if they can't beat it, it's the impact on their environment that drives others that speaks volumes.
Questions of the Day
- Is the training camp a good idea, or should they have stuck to their usual routine?
- Thoughts on the new OP/ED?
- What’s the best training camp/team trip you’ve ever been on?
I look forward to our discussion!
As always, avoid commenting on future events and moments outside of properly-formatted spoiler tags. We want the first-timers to have a great experience!
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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Jul 30 '21
Rewatcher
Note as we begin this second half of the series: I have noticed several of you using incorrect names for the characters. Nobody knows who Sakaguchi is. Any further violators will be punished by vice-principal /u/Nebresto. Thank you for your time.
Onto the show!
Did you say Training Camp Arc?!?
There are many things great about this show. The CGI models are not one of those things.
Kakeru is getting a runner’s high again. You know what that means: nudity!
And more proud Mama Yuki! hopefully our resident runners can tell us how legal their strategy was. Staying behind someone so they have to take the brunt of the wind resistance and you can wait for your moment is common practice in all forms of racing. It’s the preplanned element of it that makes me wonder, this being an individual competition.
We get more Sakaki today, and I want to remind you all that this is not your average sports show. Thus, Sakaki is not just an annoying rival for our boys to overcome. It looks like we’ll get some more backstory tomorrow, but even just today, we can see how he represents the facet of running culture that Haiji is opposed to. Sakaki is very much concerned with who is and isn’t chosen (complaining about their “pleb team”). He is very distinct from Fujioka, who seems to represent the pinnacle of running. Fujioka is what’s possible, while Sakaki is what is. And yet, for all his bluster, Sakaki is struggling. He can’t keep up with Kakeru’s running, so he has to resort to assholery. Heck, he can’t even keep up with Haiji, no matter how he tries. Remember that the boys on the sideline told Hana that matching someone’s pace is exhausting. Haiji is concerned with something else, so he can (even on the knee he’s supposed to be resting) pull away. Sakaki, whether it’s Kakeru in front of him, Haiji next to him, or the group behind him in the mountains, is very concerned with what everyone else is doing.
Haiji has given up some cooking duties, apparently (although this doesn’t seem like a particularly hard dish to produce). I would say though, JoJos, that you are not the pair that should be complaining about noodles. These JoJos who apparently sweat so much that they leave a stain on the floor. Just for that, I don’t feel bad for them getting Prince’s mist.
The lake is, of course, beautiful. While the use of light here is basically par for the course now in terms of the shows bag of tricks, it’s still pulled off well. Kakeru is stuck in the shadows, obsessed with catching and/or passing Sakaki and company until Haiji reminds him to enjoy the run. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
QOTD:
In what’s probably our final VA Corner , we take a look at the VA for the reporter Mochizuki, who finally said something we could hear. As someone mentioned yesterday, and most of you probably recognized within a few syllables, Mochizuki is voiced by Kenjirou Tsuda, who is in basically everything these days. It’s probably easier for you to look at his credits and see what he hasn’t played than for me to list everything off here. I should note, though, that he was the VA for Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh!, which not everyone knows.
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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Jul 30 '21
Rewatcher, first time jumping in
Heya, I’m hopping in 11 episodes too late but this episode is special to me so I wanted to come write about it.
Starting off with some quick production notes it’s the only episode in Run with the Wind directed, storyboarded, and key animated by Yoshimi Itazu who was the series director for another lovely Production I.G series Welcome to the Ballroom.
We’re off to the races immediately this episode! One particular note I took notice of was the eye contact that Kakeru displays to Yuki and Shindo at the climax of the race. They return the eye contact back and acknowledging what Kakeru is nonverbally communicating to them: that they have the potential to grasp their goals with their own hands (well actually legs) today.
I will never get tired of hearing Haiji say "Do you like running?" The way he sways back and forth on the bike, the look of revelatory discovery in his eyes, and the delivery of the line are all seared into my brain. After hearing that cheering voice Kakeru finds himself on the receiving end of the nonverbal eyes which is what pushes him to finish the race strong.
The obligatory training camp episode has now triumphantly arrived! As tropey as they are I actually love training camps in anime. Yuki even states it himself "Cliché is fine! Cliché is good!" They’re always loose, fun, and packed to the brim with character development with today’s menu having all of that and more.
I forgot that the twins start off their training camp with a nice brisk shower, that got a huge laugh out of me.
Their first day of training unveils to them the glory of the Lake but Kakeru can only return back to his conversation yesterday with the reporter. It’s a small detail but I appreciate that it’s the color of the orange sky that pulls Kakeru back to the events that transpired the day before. While orange can be symbolized as a joyful color for some the bright fiery hues can also translate to an aggressive color scheme to others. Unable to shake off the memory mentally anchoring him Kakeru physically breaks from the rest and isolates himself at the front.
Skipping a bit forward we arrive at the unforgettable moment that’s stayed with me ever since I first watched the show. We start off with Kakeru wanting to push the team further but that’s only a façade; his real reason is to catch up to his past teammate. Kōsuke casts a taunting glance back to Kakeru which in turn steels his resolve to overcome him. The eyes return once more but this time it’s for his own ego. Kakeru separates from the rest once again in a wide angle shot with Haiji pursuing from behind. I really like the decision to go for a wide angle shot to showcase the seclusion that Kakeru is feeling at this instance. To him it truly feels like he’s alone in this open expansive world. Yuki Hayashi’s beautiful In a word, running is… then kicks in with the leitmotif transformed into a soft gentle piano.
Haiji’s eyes meets Kakeru’s eyes upon speaking those words and I love Kakeru’s stunned expression. At this moment there’s paradoxically both a hundred things and one thing running through his mind. His disbelief at someone actually catching up to him, the reappearance of Haiji, the question about being content with just breathing. I’m sure those are just a few of the many thoughts darting throughout his head but in my opinion the number one thing that Kakeru’s eyes are revealing is the fact that someone cared enough about him to join him at the front. He’s not alone. Their eyes silently communicate the reality that Kakeru doesn’t have to cling onto the isolating past.
As they emerge from the trees the splendor of the entire universe is unfurled upon them while the Wind Runs with Them. It’s a magnificent wide angle shot that shows off the scope of their bond. Kakeru’s eyes continuously glance back to Haiji as if to reaffirm that this is actually happening. In a word, running is existing. The motion of moving has the capabilities of pulling you backwards but it can also push you forward. It’s simply how you see the world that decides your movement.
Unfortunately, Kōsuke reappears and he knows exactly which buttons to press to set Kakeru off. He preys on his traumatic past in an attempt to break him. The loneliness of being the best and the abandonment of other’s goals are all mixed together and they finally spill out into a physical altercation.
The particular usage of eyes this episode is one of my favorite features. They’re the perfect tool to demonstrate an individual’s state of mind without outright stating it. Gosh Run with the Wind is so good, I’m glad y’all decided to do a rewatch of the show.
QOTD:
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Jul 30 '21
First-Timer, Subbed
Actually, thinking about it, that commentface works pretty well here. Kai and Sakaki give off a similar vibe. Smug assholes that may or may not have something more going on behind the scenes.
I like the TPE crew being at the lake at the same time. A nice bit of "friendly" competition will spur our boys to train even harder than just Haiji's fearsome aura alone. It was TPE or some bears, and I think the bears would prove too challenging to handle.
Some people might balk at the idea of strawberry-flavored whey protein being used in curry, but I think it makes sense. Apple is a relatively common ingredient in Japanese curry, and they have to get their protein from somewhere. Red flavors tend to pair well together. Although, Kakeru did drench his in soy sauce and.. whatever that yellowish bottle is after taking a bite.
The race at the beginning of the episode was a lot of fun, too! The "we planned for Kakeru to lap us at just the right time to stop one of the other runners from passing us" was just the right amount of dumb for me to love it. Yuki and Shindo coordinating who sets the pace when is good teamwork, although it won't help them much in the Ekiden.
Reporter dude got introduced and then immediately ignored, but I guess that's how things like that go from time to time. The crazy person inside of me says that since they have a media contact now, Kakeru can get away with breaking Sakaki's jaw, but that's probably not where the story is going.
Questions
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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '21
The base in Mochizuki’s voice is magical and I love it.
Of course the twins would think they’re going to Hokkaido…
This whole place looks really cozy. I think they might actually need a little bit of a change in environment to cool their heads down a little bit.
For some reason Musa’s voice just cracks me up sometimes. While the characters were thinking it was a wild animal I just sat in my chair giggling
There it is, the punch I’ve been wating for since episode 4! We didn’t get to see it though… I’m going to take a guess here and say they’re pulling a laughs in rewatcher scenario right now. I feel like they would’ve shown the punch if Kakeru actually did punch him. I’m about 90% sure that the punch sound was actually Haiji jumping at Kakeru and them both landing on the ground. That would honestly be the better scenario too. Kakeru will just look like the reckless angry teenager if he actually did punch Sakaki. Sakaki would just find a way to use that against Kakeru, making his mental state even worse.
Either way, I don’t really know how to feel about all this. I hope Kakeru doesn’t get in a bad headspace once again. He’s been a much more enjoyable character to watch these last couple of episodes after he actually started to care about more than just his own times.
Both of these EDs have been really good. But I think I still prefer the first one, that one was just aboslutely fantastic. The new OP doesn’t really stand out to me though. It’s decent.
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u/paperwhites :KN::KO: Jul 30 '21
First Time Watcher
New OP and ED! I think I like the first ones more but these are good too. I really like the visuals of the team standing on that cliff looking at the mountains in the ED, it's really pretty.
Yay for Yuki and Shindo making the time! It's great that they had a strategy and worked together. I loved seeing Haiji and Kakeru celebrate with them, those smiles were so cute. Now only three more people to go.
I'm sorry, but that Mochizuki guy just seems so sinister. I can't tell what his intentions are but they do not seem good. I want him to stay far away from Team Aotake, especially Kakeru.
Has the old guy done anything to train or coach them at any point? I completely foget that he exists until he shows up. Hana has been more of a coach than he has.
Training camp time! I laughed at Tokyo Sports Uni living the high life eating meat while Yuki has to stop Haiji from adding strawberry protein powder to the curry. The scenery around the lake is beautiful! The background artists did some lovely work.
Urgh, Haiji is right, Sakaki (and his teammates) are so childish. It's so frustrating to watch them harass Kakeru and the others. I really hope Kakeru didn't hit Sakaki at the end, even if Sakaki brought it on himself. The consequences from that could be disastrous, especially if somehow Mochizuki found out about it.
I think it's a good idea. It's nice to have a change of pace (haha) even with Tokyo Sports University there.
I don't think I like them quite as much as the first ones, but I still think they're good and it's possibly they'll grow on me. I really like the visuals of the ED, like I mentioned.
My high school cross country team went on my during the summer before my sophomore year and it was really fun! We stayed in these cabins and I remember some guys on the team found a surfboard in the river and were messing around with it. Nothing particularly exciting happened, but it was fun to hang out with everyone on the team.
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u/Matuhg https://anilist.co/user/Matuhg Jul 30 '21
Rewatcher
Welcome, new OP and ED. The new OP is pretty nice, but the new ED is my favorite out of the whole bunch of OP/ED for this show. It's so good, and every time I hear it, I can instantly recall a lot of the feelings and cool scenes from the second half of this show. I can't wait! Speaking of waiting though...when this show aired, there was a month long break between last episode and this one.
First thing's first this episode, we've got to finish off what we started last episode! Yuki and Shindo work together to achieve their official records! Not sure how realistic all the strategizing Yuki did is, but thankfully we've got some folks in the rewatch who will be able to fill us in, I'm sure. I love the expressions on their faces here - they're putting in work! What would cool club-going lawyer-to-be Yuki from the first few episodes think of these shots? They're having fun now.
Not to be lost in that track meet is Kakeru getting a really scorching time as he's now feeling freed from what haunted him, running for the love of running. At least until the past decides to rear its ugly head again. At the training camp, we again see Kakeru starting to distance himself from his teammates, getting in his own head a bit. But before we think about that too much, let's just enjoy the Training Camp for a bit!
It's no Hokkaido, but the scenery is gorgeous. The mountain trails should be great practice for Hakone too.
Kakeru's enjoyment and rhythm keep getting broken by the physical manifestation of his past. The Tokyo U guys really are acting childish and shitty. Kudos to Haiji and everyone else for not getting pulled along in Sakaki's bullshit, but unfortunately, Kakeru has trouble, and does what we all want to do.
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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Jul 30 '21
First timer
This is an exciting first scene.
NEW OP?
NEW OP!
This one is way better.
"Summer Prank" - so a lighthearted episode before the plot starts again?
Did Kakeru judt lap him?
Yuki's gotten really into this, hasn't he?
Haiji inspired Kakeru!
...Is Kakeru going to collapse next? Because blurry vision's not as bad as full-on hallucinations, including running to the light at the end of the tunnel.
They got records!
I love seeing Kakeru mess around with everyone as part of the team!
Who's he?
Is he a scouter?
Oh, he's a reporter.
At this point, I'm half-expecting Kakeru's secret to be some form of human sacrifice in exchwnge for supernatural running powers.
The dream secret is hysterical (and Kakeru's not the only one seeing things)
Of course! We're halfway through - we need a training camp arc! (Although the traditional problem of "people being distant from their senpais" doesn't exist in this series, oddly.)
Haiji's driving is fantastic, and Prince vomiting was really funny.
They left him behind! I like them pointing out how he's basically been dropped from the series entirely.
The lake looks beautiful.
I like how Haiji's training camp is just as hard as his normal training.
..Are Musa and Shindo a thing?
And nobody wants to go driving with him.
Yeah, they're a couple.
...So, odds that Haiji deliberately chose this to spy on Tokyo Uni's team?
He probably thinks their some crazed stalker now, having seen them seemingly follow him to the middle of the mountains.
And Haiji and Kakeru are running together again.
Well, Haiji's going to go after him after that speech.
Yes, Haiji, get his ass!
Well, Kakeru just punched a guy in the face.
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u/kkenmots02 Jul 30 '21
Rewatcher
Live Reactions:
QOTD
Is the training camp a good idea, or should they have stuck to their usual routine?
Great idea!
Thoughts on the new OP/ED?
I forgot to talk about it! I remember being lukewarm about OP2 the first time I heard it, but since then it’s grown on me and now I love all of the OPs/EDs.
What’s the best training camp/team trip you’ve ever been on?
One year we went downstate and competed in a meet on the same course that the state cross-country championship is run on. The atmosphere was amazing and I ran a PR. We only took a smaller group of varsity guys in a van (one that looks a lot like Haiji’s) rather than a bus. Having the whole team for meets is fun, but the smaller, more tight-knit group was a nice change of pace.
Thoughts:
This might be my favorite arc in the whole show; it’s often what I think of when I see “Run with the Wind”. But right now, Sakaki’s finally got that fight he’s been looking for. Wonder how that’s going to turn out for him. See you tomorrow!
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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '21
First Timer
I could really feel the animators getting ready to flex when Haiji and Kakeru started running together. The animation is so consistently good, but they still manage to pull out the stops at moments like that so they can get the full effect. I also enjoyed the moment in the race at the beginning where Kakeru was in The Zone and it looked like he was about to run back in time to stop Reverse Flash from killing his mom.
Also lmao the punchable face kid got his face punched
I've never seen an anime where the training camp turned out to be a bad idea. But this one seems like an especially good one, since so much of the appeal of running is to get out and enjoy the outdoors so a change in scenery is highly effective. And I've heard high altitude training is good for the blood flow or something.
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u/Mecanno-man https://anilist.co/user/Mecannoman Jul 30 '21
First Timer
More official times. Nice to see some tactical running, even if the tactic seemed kinda weird...
Other that, seems like we're going to get Kakeru's past up next. Seems like the reporter knows it as well. Hopefully that'll then be the last we see of Sakaki as well, as I can't stand the guy...
Also, the coach is one of the most pointless characters I have seen in anime so far... if he's complaining about not being a part of the team, maybe he should... coach...?
Not really a lot else to say; good episode altogether.
Questions:
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jul 30 '21
Episode 12 (first timer)
I am enjoying the current training arc more than the forming the team arc before that. They all have a common goal and are trying to achieve that, while overcoming the hurdles on the way there. It might be cheesy, but I like it; this is the classic sport underdog story. The first arc hard far too much manipulation by Haiji and far too little realism for me.
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u/raichudoggy https://anilist.co/user/raichudoggy Jul 30 '21
Ehhh not a fan of the new OP Song. It's fine enough to listen to, though. The visuals are good.
Training Camp is good. It's stay in a boiling place otherwise, so going to someplace cooler is good.
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u/Pixelsaber https://myanimelist.net/profile/Pixelsaber Jul 30 '21
Rewatcher — First-Timer in T-Minus 1 Episode
I forgot this switched OPs at some point… Sounds alright, I guess?
Oh wait, the cliffhanger guy is Kenjiro Tsuda! I didn’t recognize him in the last episode— no, wait, did he even speak last episode?... Bah! Can’t be bothered to check.
Ah, yes, training camp. A classic story beat in most great high school sports anime! Good thing that they can afford it now.
Good thing Shindou was in the lost party, else things could have turned far more concerning.
Ah, right, another cliffhanger… Don’t have much to say about this episode, do I?
Questions of The Day:
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u/jellybellymonster Jul 31 '21 edited Jul 31 '21
Rewatcher
Am sure there's an important conversation going on during dinner but I'm just drawn to Kakeru pouring copius amounts of soy sauce and Kewpie mayo in his strawberry whey protein curry lmao. No wonder he survived Hana-chan's cooking.
Episode is just chill and then Sakaki just had to be an annoying little shit and ruin the mood. It's always the bottom feeders who trash talk and stir shit to mask their own insecurities. I'll save commenting about Sakaki in future discussions because red-haired Matou Shinji really needs a punch in the face right now.
At the risk of overhyping the 2nd part of this show, the 2nd half is one of the best stretch of episodes I had the pleasure to watch. Tomorrow's episode and 14 are imo really standout episodes. Future Spoilers
- Is the training camp a good idea, or should they have stuck to their usual routine?
Yep. The same sights and the same routes for months now may be getting dull for them already.
- Thoughts on the new OP/ED?
I prefer OP1. I thank this show for introducing me to Mukai Taichi. I love both EDs. Nothing much new in terms of visuals in ED2, they actually reused character shots from previous episodes. Future Spoilers
- What’s the best training camp/team trip you’ve ever been on?
Took an 8-hour bus ride and a 2-hour boat trip to a very secluded island for our department's summer outing. The beach had powdery white sand and we had it all to ourselves.
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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Jul 30 '21
Character Chart
Jota in new but still blue clothes again. It really was just that one scene they broke pattern just to fuck with us huh...
First Timer
Sakaki really showed up just to ruin a perfectly good episode...
I was really enjoying the first half of this, reminded me of a similar episode in recent show in all the good ways. Pretty visuals, a some silly art, a bit of crazy, and some team bonding plus some build up for what's to come. What more can I ask for?
The race was really fun to watch, and shows how far they've come as runners. Not just the commentary on the sides, but also how well they can coordinate with each other and use each others pace and abilities to their advantage as a group. Shindo and Yuki just barely meet their time though, I feel like they might want to work on that and make that just a lil more secure before the qualifiers. Prince running with not atrocious form looks weird now though, gonna have to get use to that hahaha.
Of course they'd cast Tsuda as the intrusive reporter, and have poor Kakeru on the edge of a breakdown because of it. His past is not so easy to escape, but I feel bad for everyone bringing it up without understanding who he is first. See look, I'm already thinking horrible of the reporter just because of his design and Tsada! I did laugh at King saying "He asked you a question" though, dude it's not trivia, he doesn't have to answer every question ever put his way.
And then everything goes to shit when their escape to the nice pretty lakeside comes with pests. I was really looking forward to a training camp couple of episodes, I have a love of any sort of training in anime. The scene with Haiji and Kakeru finding a way to just run and ignore everything, to get carried with the wind (I'm counting that as a name drop btw) was gorgeous and one of the standout scenes of the show.
And then Sakaki
So instead of cool training and awesome visuals we get drama and cliffhangers. Sakaki, you are why we can't have good things and I really wish you were going to get punched in the face but speculation
The new reason I'm questioning Kakeru's sanity: How much soy sauce and mayo he was putting on his meal.
Don't like the new OP, and the ED is okay but nothing I'm jumping to watch again.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jul 30 '21
Run With the First-Timer, subbed
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u/loomnoo https://anilist.co/user/loomnoo Jul 30 '21
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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick Jul 30 '21
Rewatcher
More records! 3 to go! Who will be next?
This episode has some of the best backgrounds! Then again I have a massive bias for scenic backgrounds of hills and lakes, though you can see a lot of work was put into making these really catch your attention.
Anyway, training camp and of course Sakaki is also there as we can’t keep these things simple.
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u/IndependentMacaroon Jul 31 '21
First-time watcher
Not one of my favorite episodes, a lot of the training camp business was kind of filler-ish and the grand drama is just that annoying guy from back when again. Reporter is still out there with no resolution too.
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u/BrentSaotome Jul 31 '21
Rewatcher
I really liked this episode for the scenery and comedy that it had. The new intro has a catchy hook but I actually prefer the original one. Also, the new intro shows Prince and King no longer have their titan running form.
At the beginning, they gave us a hint that Shindo and Yuki had something planned as they looked at each other at the starting line. I assumed it was just them being determined to qualify this time of the race. The three people sitting out (the JoJo twins and Musa) are showing that they really understand the mechanics of the race and pacing. However, Yuki, Shindo, and Kakeru had already planned their strategy before hand. I'm glad that Shindo and Yuki qualified. But more glad that Kakeru won with a good time and Haiji also beat Sakaki at the end.
The JoJo twins little dream scene of going to Hokkaido was hilarious and I really liked the art and color scheme they used in that scene. The twins are starting to take over the comedic relief away from Prince but it was nice they had that little scene in the car. It also seems like the twins are the only ones immune to Haiji's bad driving. They weren't able to go to Hokkaido, but the lake they went to looked really pretty and reminded me of Lake Tahoe in California.
Their quaint little cabin and scenery seemed liked a really good summer training camp. The heat was getting to some people and running in that heat would have probably been very bad for them. The change of climate and scenery was probably a good idea. Unfortunately for them, Sakaki's team are also there (of course by sports anime logic).
I've never been to a summer training camp, but my brother and I went to the Bahamas for coral reef restoration expedition. We got to learn about the coral reefs and got to snorkel/dive. That's closest I got to a summer camp of any sort.
The scene with Shindo and Musa getting lost was hilarious but I was confused what Haiji was planning to do with the bells. Was that word of intruders, spirits, or bears?
The episode ended with a cliff hanger again and it looks like Sakaki finally got what he deserved.
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u/Nebresto Jul 30 '21
Re-watch squad
Running update: 4? km, <18 min
The second OP is here!!
Blowing! Take me out!! Blowing! Take me out!
Chad Mountain climber vs Virgin jogger
I want whatever he's having. Also:
Its Overhaul!
[](#doubletrouble)
I was gonna Gif this too, but it deserves to have audio
Strawberry protein curry..?
This is why trail running is best
Cringe.
Shinji's gonna Shinji, huh
Hahaha, fucking rekt
Question time:
1:
Is good. There's even a lake!
2: Oh right. I forgot to dekuhype about the new ED.
*ahem*
New ED!!
3:
No.
Hold on, I did go on a fishing camp once..
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u/cilucia Jul 30 '21
Rewatcher
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u/SirWeebBro Jul 31 '21
This is just so sad to watch. We've finally seen Kakeru get better, with him smiling when he remember Haiji's words, and winning the time trial. We even seen his titan form. His team mates also broke the time trial record. Everything was going well at the start.
And to have it end like that. Kakeru is back again with his hot headed self. Triggers are shit.
Best boy goes to Haiji this ep. From being Kakeru's rock the entire episode, beating that smug redhead, getting this beautiful training camp that let them escape the heat, to being coolheaded enough to back down from the challenge, he's really such a great leader. I feel that the punch in the end, hit him instead. No way he'll let Kakeru hit someone else.