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Darkhilt
13 years ago
not a big fan of sports animes but because of the loli factor I am obliged to watch.
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Hanasaku i should just die
13 years ago
I conclude:

Subaru is a lolicon.
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Iamnotchrishansen Jiggy Blackson
13 years ago
I'm gonna catch hell for this:

Spoiler:
I was really intrigued by this anime at first. Lolis playing basketball, how can you go wrong? Well, it can. So far, this has been your stereotypical moe harem with basketball thrown into the mix. Nothing else is original. I can already see whats gonna happen the next ep: the girls band together have an inspirational speech and make a comeback. I'd hate to be pessimistic, but so far nothing unexpected has happened. I do hope there is an uncensored version of this though. I'll keep going in hopes that I get corrected, but I doubt there's any hope for a huge twist.
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Pervy Fatman
13 years ago
is anybody else starting to love hinata after this episode...just so damn cute and adorable. can't wait to see more of the game next episode, thats gonna be a great highlight.
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ArashiX
13 years ago
Ugh, have the opening theme stuck in my head. Hope the full version is released soon.

Ep 03
Spoiler:
Subaru's prior experience seems to be well put to use during the match. Shame they had to trick poor Airi, but all for the sake of winning I suppose and a tactical standing.


Pervy Fatman wrote...
is anybody else starting to love hinata after this episode...just so damn cute and adorable. can't wait to see more of the game next episode, thats gonna be a great highlight.


I second that ^^
However, I keep seeing Alice from Kami-sama no Memo-chō, lol (same voice actor).
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ZeroOBK
13 years ago
Iamnotchrishansen wrote...
I'm gonna catch hell for this:

Spoiler:
I was really intrigued by this anime at first. Lolis playing basketball, how can you go wrong? Well, it can. So far, this has been your stereotypical moe harem with basketball thrown into the mix. Nothing else is original. I can already see whats gonna happen the next ep: the girls band together have an inspirational speech and make a comeback. I'd hate to be pessimistic, but so far nothing unexpected has happened. I do hope there is an uncensored version of this though. I'll keep going in hopes that I get corrected, but I doubt there's any hope for a huge twist.


Spoiler:
It goes wrong because you were a fool to think that it would be any different from what it is. Not all loli anime can be like Astarotte's Toy. Also, avoid getting hung up on the concept of "originality".
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Iamnotchrishansen Jiggy Blackson
13 years ago
ZeroOBK wrote...
Iamnotchrishansen wrote...
I'm gonna catch hell for this:

Spoiler:
I was really intrigued by this anime at first. Lolis playing basketball, how can you go wrong? Well, it can. So far, this has been your stereotypical moe harem with basketball thrown into the mix. Nothing else is original. I can already see whats gonna happen the next ep: the girls band together have an inspirational speech and make a comeback. I'd hate to be pessimistic, but so far nothing unexpected has happened. I do hope there is an uncensored version of this though. I'll keep going in hopes that I get corrected, but I doubt there's any hope for a huge twist.


Spoiler:
It goes wrong because you were a fool to think that it would be any different from what it is. Not all loli anime can be like Astarotte's Toy. Also, avoid getting hung up on the concept of "originality".


Spoiler:
Maybe this anime isn't for me then, sir. No reason to call me a fool for trying to have some expectations. But, I'll keep watching because I've been too picky towards a lot of anime and I have a lot of unfinished ones.

If it does happen to be a cliche, please give me a reason to continue if you pretty much know what to expect. So far, this anime has been like that.
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ZeroOBK
13 years ago
Iamnotchrishansen wrote...
Spoiler:
Maybe this anime isn't for me then, sir. No reason to call me a fool for trying to have some expectations.


Spoiler:
You knew you were "going to catch hell", so don't be so offended. But let me put it in a more gentle way.

From just the first episode:
- MC's older sister looks like a loli
- The basketball team greets the MC in maid outfits going "Welcome home, Master."
- After that, they use "Onii-chan"
- MC's basketball team was disbanded because the captain was (probably) a lolicon
- Naked loli shower scene

From this, it gives the impression of a loli-fanservice show. Why were your expectations different?
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Iamnotchrishansen Jiggy Blackson
13 years ago
ZeroOBK wrote...
Iamnotchrishansen wrote...
Spoiler:
Maybe this anime isn't for me then, sir. No reason to call me a fool for trying to have some expectations.


Spoiler:
You knew you were "going to catch hell", so don't be so offended. But let me put it in a more gentle way.

From just the first episode:
- MC's older sister looks like a loli
- The basketball team greets the MC in maid outfits going "Welcome home, Master."
- After that, they use "Onii-chan"
- MC's basketball team was disbanded because the captain was (probably) a lolicon
- Naked loli shower scene

From this, it gives the impression of a loli-fanservice show. Why were your expectations different?


Spoiler:
You never know, look at Madoka. That's an antithesis to the magical girl genre. You think "magical girl" anime, you immediately think of titles like Sailor Moon or Cardcaptor Sakura, happy go lucky girls that shoot hearts and stars from their wands. If you seen Madoka, you know that isn't the case. Again, who knows? Maybe I'll stand corrected and the anime will take a huge turn.
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yepperoni
13 years ago
ZeroOBK wrote...
Spoiler:
It goes wrong because you were a fool to think that it would be any different from what it is. Not all loli anime can be like Astarotte's Toy. Also, avoid getting hung up on the concept of "originality".


You're always quite blunt and arrogant when replying to people. But yeah, I wasn't expecting this to be any kind of special Madoka-like reversal of a loli or sports series. I was fully expecting this to be like the original manga, a story about lolis playing basketball with a high school student as the coach, and nothing more.
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ZeroOBK
13 years ago
Iamnotchrishansen wrote...
Spoiler:
You never know, look at Madoka. That's an antithesis to the magical girl genre. You think "magical girl" anime, you immediately think of titles like Sailor Moon or Cardcaptor Sakura, happy go lucky girls that shoot hearts and stars from their wands. If you seen Madoka, you know that isn't the case. Again, who knows? Maybe I'll stand corrected and the anime will take a huge turn.


The Madoka comparison doesn't work here. Even if you ignored that the writer was Urobuchi, all the other staff members, and everything the studio said to promote it, the first episode by itself leaves a very different impression than the typical magical girl series.

yepperoni wrote...
You're always quite blunt and arrogant when replying to people.


Not always. In this case, I saw only three possibilities that a person can have for this series: loli-fanservice, sports drama, or slice-of-life. None of these types of anime typically generate high expectations. Sports drama was unlikely because writers prefer using teenagers in those. This made loli-fanservice and slice-of-life more or less equal possibilities ... until the first episode came. Additionally, the phrase: "How can you go wrong?" was particularly infuriating since Iamnotchrishansen paired it with "originality", which made it impossible for this anime (and many others if he applies this logic elsewhere) to not be disappointing.

Anyway, episode 4:
Spoiler:
Good thing I'm not a lolicon or the ending of this episode would have killed me. Five lolis dressed in school swimsuits and aprons saying "Welcoome home, dear"? May the poor lolicons who died after hearing that rest in peace. Also, I applaud Subaru for his tactical thinking. Using Innocent Charm against the boy who likes Hina was cruel, yet brilliant.
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Iamnotchrishansen Jiggy Blackson
13 years ago
Spoiler:
ZeroOBK wrote...
Iamnotchrishansen wrote...
Spoiler:
You never know, look at Madoka. That's an antithesis to the magical girl genre. You think "magical girl" anime, you immediately think of titles like Sailor Moon or Cardcaptor Sakura, happy go lucky girls that shoot hearts and stars from their wands. If you seen Madoka, you know that isn't the case. Again, who knows? Maybe I'll stand corrected and the anime will take a huge turn.


The Madoka comparison doesn't work here. Even if you ignored that the writer was Urobuchi, all the other staff members, and everything the studio said to promote it, the first episode by itself leaves a very different impression than the typical magical girl series.

yepperoni wrote...
You're always quite blunt and arrogant when replying to people.


Not always. In this case, I saw only three possibilities that a person can have for this series: loli-fanservice, sports drama, or slice-of-life. None of these types of anime typically generate high expectations. Sports drama was unlikely because writers prefer using teenagers in those. This made loli-fanservice and slice-of-life more or less equal possibilities ... until the first episode came. Additionally, the phrase: "How can you go wrong?" was particularly infuriating since Iamnotchrishansen paired it with "originality", which made it impossible for this anime (and many others if he applies this logic elsewhere) to not be disappointing.

Anyway, episode 4:
Spoiler:
Good thing I'm not a lolicon or the ending of this episode would have killed me. Five lolis dressed in school swimsuits and aprons saying "Welcoome home, dear"? May the poor lolicons who died after hearing that rest in peace. Also, I applaud Subaru for his tactical thinking. Using Innocent Charm against the boy who likes Hina was cruel, yet brilliant.


Spoiler:
Very logical argument sir. In a sense, "how can you go wrong" and "originality" does sound contradictory. Oh well, I dropped this anime because it isn't for me. Again episode four was nothing new and was expected to happen. But one last complaint about this series: if it is a fanservice anime, why have censors? At least go all they way >_>.
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ArashiX
13 years ago
Two words you should never mix in a sentence when speaking to a grade schooler "fine" and "woman, lol. Gotta love Subaru.

Ep 04
Spoiler:
Show is actually turning out to meet my expectations. The win for the girls was rather predictable, but still nice to see it play out in the fashion it did. Actually good that they did, since it seems like it inspired Subaru again. Wondering how far the story will go since the light novels are currently at Vol.8, so their has to be a lot of content more than it can go in its 12 epsiode run.


In addition, seems like a Visual Novel for this series is a go in October 27th of this year. Might be willing to check that out if I have the time: http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/359/359255/
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ZeroOBK
13 years ago
Iamnotchrishansen wrote...
But one last complaint about this series: if it is a fanservice anime, why have censors? At least go all they way >_>.


It's particularly bad this season, but Japan's censorship of anime has always been dumb. Most anime airs late at night anyway. Ro-Kyu-Bu itself airs at 11:30PM Japan time.

Edit:
Episode 6:
Spoiler:
You know, there's something hilarious about a loli harem anime that suddenly gets serious about returning panties. It would've been totally appropriate to have a couple Metal Gear references. Subaru through that whole ordeal was dead-serious and even slithered into Tomoka's futon to avoid detection. Then, he got placed in a vaulting horse, which was then placed where the lolis change out of their clothes.
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ArashiX
13 years ago
Back after a week and did not disappoint.

Ep 07

Spoiler:
Nothing but laughs all through epsiode. Poor Subaru is just making things harder on himself by not telling the truth, but guess the show would not be any fun or pose a conflict if he did. On the other hand, Saki was just cute this epsiode with her little tsun moments ^^.


Have to consider seriously buying the PSP game once it is out.
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ZeroOBK
13 years ago
Episode 7:
Spoiler:
Your tsundere childhood friend knows you broke your promise with her to spend time with lolis. To avoid being brutally murdered, you have the following choices:
A. Run away
B. Use the lolis as human shields
C. Beg for her forgiveness using whatever means necessary
D. None of the above, you're dead either way
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Hubs
13 years ago
For some reason, their so cute, but their voice aint getting to me.
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Zero54
13 years ago
Lolis playing basketball... in their swimsuits.

I'm filled with mixed emotions right now.
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Looky-tan Got Megane?
13 years ago
dalester23 wrote...
For some reason, their so cute, but their voice aint getting to me.


heh opposite for me more or less. Indeed they are cute, that's not up for argument, but I really like the voice cast here, and of course the OP is just so full of win.
Spoiler:

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SamRavster
13 years ago
[font=verdana][color=green]Eugh. This series is what it is. I came in expecting this and it delivered on all fronts.

I can only guess that, in a future episode, they all have an argument that threatens the group and it's all up to Subaru to fix things. Just maybe.
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