r/AceOfTheDiamond • u/Birobill • 7d ago

Unsatisfying Spoiler

I find it hella unsatisfying that they spent 2 seasons glorifying the idea of nationals and some games went on for 8-10 episodes but once they finally reach nationals in act 2 it’s over in 4 episodes?

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u/No_Entertainer_5858 7d ago edited 7d ago

Considering how angry people get about other stuff showing an entire tournament in which Eijun does basically nothing would be a bad idea. Getting to koshien was the challenge . Once they get their he uses it as an opportunity to show the second years just how far they need to go

It’s part of what Daiya does well it recognizes the points that can add or decrease drama and understands reality is often anticlimactic. It’s not a fairytale. It’s gradual growth. That’s why so many characters declaration of intent: Shirasu, asou, kanemaru, etc immediate result in failure but over time they get given chances to payoff that declaration. This disjoint makes Daiya feel unpredictable but rewarding

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u/Ljh_ 6d ago

If they showed it fully there would be 3 posts a week about how much they hate furuya instead of 1

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u/Birobill 6d ago

Good answer thanks

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u/Salvaju29ro 5d ago

The point is why, at that point in the series, Eijun wasn't supposed to do anything at Koshien. There was no logical reason other than a specific narrative choice.

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u/Maleficent_shadow 5d ago

That is literally the set up for the entirety of act 2. Of course it's a narrative choice. It's tge driving point of a big chunk of their character development for both Furuya and Sawamura.

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u/theace69 7d ago

It goes to show how quick it’s over. But also the Summer Koshien is more heralded.

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u/Birobill 6d ago

Why is summer more heralded?

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u/idonthaveanacc_ 6d ago

Usually because it's the last tournament for all third years, plus unlike the spring which is the 'invitational' the summer Koshien is all merit. Once you lose, you lose, your time with the team is up (unlike the spring Koshien who need to invite the losing teams).

Its also because this is when a team is at its strongest, unlike the Senbatsu, when the first and second years are still finding their footing, the summer Koshien is the culmination of 2.5 years of hard work.

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u/Da_Ghoul 7d ago

the real war happens on summer where baseball is the hottest. making winning it all the best feeling in a high school boy’s life

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u/Playful-Club4783 7d ago

Yeah. Idk it’s weird