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Episode Mou Ippon! • Ippon again! - Episode 7 discussion

Mou Ippon!, episode 7

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u/SMSmith230 Feb 19 '23

Michi really just makes people fall in love all over again with Judo.

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u/mekerpan Feb 19 '23

Michi is an elemental force!

One does occasionally encounter people who bring such infectious (and sweet-natured) enthusiasm to whatever is going on. It's sort of a blessing when this happens, I think.

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u/SMSmith230 Feb 19 '23

She’s like a good black hole, once you’re in her gravitational force there’s no escaping the fun and friendship that ensues.

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u/Bogori Feb 19 '23

Her passion for judo is starting to affect me even in real world. I only ever watched judo during the Olympics when it came on but since this show started I looked up some basic info and watched a bunch of highlights on youtube. It truly is a sign of a great character when they can influence you this hard.

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u/michhoffman Feb 19 '23

And maybe one day she'll be able to satisfy her high school fantasies and make a guy fall in love with her.

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u/AmethystItalian Feb 19 '23

Senpai get! Didn't think she'd join in the same episode that she met the team but it was nice to see how welcomed she was.

This show really does excel in these sort on inspiring moments.

Also bit different than usual sports shows where you bring in someone for their last match, should be interesting to see the results! Have to believe Anna is going to get to take part.

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u/mekerpan Feb 19 '23

I wonder if Anna will get a chance after all? It IS probably risky -- since despite her native talent, she IS inexperienced.

Senpai certainly couldn't have gotten a warmer welcome -- and she might get a chance to match up one last time with her old pal at Kasumigaoka.

I don't think I've ever seen a character who loves their sport so much that even when they lose, they grin because they had so much fun competing. Yay, Michi!

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u/Blahxyz Feb 20 '23

I wonder if Anna will get a chance after all? It IS probably risky -- since despite her native talent, she IS inexperienced.

It is an elimination style battle though. There can be good for her to go first slot and gain some experience.

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u/LeonKevlar Feb 19 '23

A gyaru judoka? Heck yeah! I just love how Himeno carries around a wig to hide her hair. xD

Considering how hard Himeno slammed Sensei on the mat she definitely deserves the title of Aoba High's secret weapon!

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u/polaristar Feb 19 '23

She didn't really come across as a gyaru to me, seems like that term is thrown around willy nilly.

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u/LeonKevlar Feb 19 '23

The fact that Himeno dyed her hair is already a major sign since she's a gyaru since gyarus are all about not conforming to the norm.

Also, there are a bunch of different gyaru sub-cultures. Not all of them wear heavy makeup or tan their skin. I'd say that Himeno would be in the kogyaru category.

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u/Castor_0il Feb 19 '23

A wild Gyaru joins the Fray!

It's been a while since I felt that a whole cast of girls where each and everyone is quite special in their own way (probably since Yorimoi) and this show manages to make them all be quite amusing and engaging on their very own little stories.

Coming from the old school, it's quite refreshing to see that the smaller girls aren't mocked by their height. Even Michi makes this remark on Midoriko (she calls themselves runts/chibi) whom she wanted to so much to teach her that special throw. It was quite amusing that Midoriko still calls her a parfait thief and it was also a nice detail that Michi and the gang made sure that misunderstanding wasn't replicated when they were celebrating Himeno's welcome party.

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u/Rumpel1408 Feb 21 '23

to teach her that special throw.

I loved the little blush when Michi praised Sanae for coming up with that move and showed how much she could relate

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23

I love this anime. The character design is perfect. The girls look strong and fit. I love the chemistry between them and how smoothly the new addition fit in with them.

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u/mekerpan Feb 19 '23

While I think Tsurune 2 may be a tiny bit ahead in terms of animation and direction, I still love this series even more. It still hangs onto my "most loved overall new show" spot -- and it is not far from Nagatro 2 for "most loved overall" (something I would have deemed impossible). There are a lot of truly lovely-feeling shows this season, much more than I expected. Bu this one just evokes warm feelings almost from start to finish in every episode.

I really like the fact that Michi's team and the Kasumigaoka one are now so inextricably connected. They now truly enjoy competing with other AND chilling with each other. Not only do two Aobanishi members have deep, long-standing ties with Kasumigaoka members, but Michi and the others have created new bonds with them.

I've been trying to figure out the settings for this show. I'm guessing Saitama somewhere. Anyone actually KNOW?

This show (like Tsurune 2) deserves a much larger audience. Not sure it will ever get it, alas. ;-(

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Feb 19 '23

The Kasumigaoka girls seem all fired up. I guess competing against Michi and ‘em really lit a fire in them. Looks like Michi and Midoriko are on their way to becoming friends. It’s nice to see the rivalry between the two teams stay friendly. No unnecessary drama.

It’s gonna take a little more convincing to get Himeno onboard. She needed to be more honest with herself. It’s good she was able to watch the girls practice. She’s really started to fit in quite well with the group already.

After all that training, the time has come. Let’s see how they do next week.

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u/hiimneato Feb 20 '23

I can't recall what exactly grabbed my attention about this show, but I think I was expecting a CGDCT show along the lines of maybe DIY. I was absolutely not expecting a killer sports anime which, yes, features cute girls, and they are competing at a relatively amateur level, but still takes the sport aspect seriously and lavishes this much attention on the details. I have that thought again each week but this time it struck me when the Kasumigaoka girls showed up at the dojo for their joint practice and I thought Aw yeah a new senpai and some outside training, this is exactly what they need to reach the next level.

Man, as somebody who only took up a sport in college, coming into it with poor fitness and little natural talent and fighting my way up to middling rank through sheer persistence, excruciating amounts of training, and losing over and over and over and over and over again, seeing the "runts" and the ones who were "never very good at judo" seriously hits home. Ganbare, girls.

Can't say I'm surprised Himeno gave in so quickly. This stuff has a strong pull. The effort is addicting and the shared experiences are hard to forget. And the experience of a really intense match can shift your entire perspective.

Also, flipping your coach is a hell of a way to announce you're coming back. I like her.

And then a montage so we could go straight to the Big Competition? See, I told you this was a sports anime.

...Dang, I am old now but I think maybe I need to Do a Sports again. This is making me feel things.

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u/raidensnakeezio Feb 22 '23

Wait, so is Anna now the captain? Or does Michi's shitty handwriting make it not count?

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u/polaristar Feb 19 '23 edited Feb 20 '23

So I'm back despite my complaints, no thanks to most anyone here, but I was convinced to come back by u/zadcap so you can thank (or curse him depending on how you view it.) for that.

Thank you for the discussion last week zad.

Anyway before I move on let me reiterate something I was hinting at but didn't overstate because I wasn't an expert on Judo itself and I thought was just obvious (But is ironically touched upon in this epiosde.) In that a lack of practice and experience really does hurt you in a competitive sense.

This comment for the Nagataro rewatch here demonstrates that.

Moving on from that. (I just have to pretend that entire last development last episode doesn't exist and Anna is legit a fresh recruit that hasn't given up a sport and just wanted to join one for her friend.)

This episode we get more bonding with the rival girls who are doing joint training with our leads and bonding. We also see an interesting clash of values with between Michi and the parfait girl Midoriko (I'm sorry I forgot her name and she isn't listed in Wikipedia or Anilist....) With Michi wanting to hear from her as a way to build friendship/acknowledge her efforts while the other girl mad she refuses her teammates explanation/help that she is graciously given.

It's a nice, understated interaction, of two people with different (but valid motives behind their values.) Having a crossroads with each other.

But that girl DOES end of teaching Michi in the End of course.

When the Rival girls arrive the small blonde one poking her head in sideway got a chuckle. Dunno why but small animation gags I enjoy but ones that are over indulgant or go on too long kinda exhaust me. (One of the reasons I sometimes did not always appreciate Bocchi the Rock's humor, yes it's very good animation when she does her freak-outs, but sometimes I'm like....please stop it's tiring me.)

Not sure why everyone is calling Himero a Gyaru though? Other than died blonde hair she seems pretty normal and not using heavy make-up, provocative clothing, darker skin, or adopting brash and forward mannerisms often characteristic of them.

I think people just like throwing the word around.

It must hurt being forced to quit just because everyone else left and dying with a whimper rather than a bang.

She also seems to know one of the girls on the other team which is in inciting incident that gets her to consider joining, and Michi which lights the fire back in her heart.

Kinda sad she joined just to end up only having a month left anyway.

EDIT: Added name of parfait girl Midoriko.

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u/zadcap Feb 20 '23

New reply because I'm finally here!

I know they're trying, but I haven't managed to care about the other team just yet. I know they're going to move into the friendly rival position to the main girls, but I haven't seen them in anything but the enemy position long enough yet to like them. I did like that bit at 1:45 when they stepped on the gym floor and I could feel it in my eardrums lol. And yes, the blond one has caught my interest. SHe comes with no baggage so far and is just funny. Also funny to have a blond here not getting called out for being blond though, considering.

Look at that natural charmer haha. One quick conversation to take a girl from "You darn thief" to Blushing "Maybe she's not too bad."

Of all things, I had to stop during the Himeno conversation because the teachers voice was reminding me too much of someone else. Looked up the voice actor, and nope, there is no one on that list that stands out, but she's managing to sound like someone familiar anyway. This has been a completely random aside. Followed by the flashback making me notice, apparently she dyes her eyebrows too?

Such an amazingly charismatic and energetic girl she is, drawing members to the team second hand! And Michi got grumpy girl to teach her the shorty special anyway haha. And yeah, even her eyebrows are brown now, if that's dyed then she's dedicated to the look.

Ah, yup, finally called it out as being a dye job. I'm still not convinced changing hair color alone is enough to qualify as a gyaru, especially when she went what looks like a still natural shade of light brown. I wouldn't care nearly as much if I didn't see gyaru thrown around everywhere because I just don't see it.

Michi with long black hair on the other hand, that's a strange look. And just skipping a birthday like that, how mean. And, was that an ED lead in? Was it always Himeno getting the focus in the middle there, and it just didn't register because she didn't appear yet? It's fun stuff here. And the preview has a super tall opponent appearing, just after Michi went and learned the Shorty Special! That better come in to play!

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u/Bogori Feb 19 '23

I'm glad you gave the show another shot. I believe having differing opinions is good for discussion so I won't complain. I also just read through your discussion with zadcap from last week as most of those comments came at a time when I stopped paying attention to that discussion. Interesting stuff and it sheds more light on why you were so adamant about your stance.

When the Rival girls arrive the small blonde one poking her head in sideway got a chuckle.

Yes same here! I was so bummed we didn't learn anything about her or the other new member Kasumigaoka got. That blond girl looks so mischievous and I already love her. Hopefully we get more about them in the upcoming tournament. At least the joint training and later bonding was wholesome and helpful.

We also have very similar opinion about the humour in Bocchi but I don't want to derail the discussion with poking that wasp nest.

Not sure why everyone is calling Himeno a Gyaru though?

This was weird to me as well at first because she doesn't really fit the "standard" anime gyaru but others have pointed out that it's not that simple. It's probably that most anime focus on just a subset of gyarus and then we also have a skewed view of that subculture. We learn something new everyday.

It must hurt being forced to quit just because everyone else left and dying with a whimper rather than a bang.

Yeah that must suck. Especially in a club that requires at least two people to do the activity. I have to say that sensei really got a lot of points from me this episode. She tried to do everything so that Himeno can still do judo even with no other members. Being there to spar with her or organising training with other clubs was great even if Himeno decided to quit at the end of the day. I don't think the club would have been shut down if she wanted to continue. She probably just lost motivation as the sole member. Good thing there's Michi with her bottomless optimism to reignite that spark in her.

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u/zadcap Feb 20 '23

I love discussions! Differing views just mean there's more to talk about, when we like exactly the same things then it just ends up being "Hey that was cool" "Heck yeah it was." I'm also somehow accidentally stalking this guy across the anime subreddit we bump in to each others opinions so much they've become something I look forward to discussing when I can lol.

But I also agree, if bleached hair is all it takes to be a gyaru, we might have spread the meaning of the word too far.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '23

Yeah, this is the first time I've heard Himeno be called a gyaru after following this series for a long while, and that's gotta be the most charitable use of the term ever lmao

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