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「真の光」 (Shin no Hikari)
“True Light”
I’ve been wondering when “it” was going to happen, but never did I think it would during such an important match against a powerhouse opponent. Then again, maybe this was actually the perfect time for “it” to occur?
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「さよならヒーロー」 (Sayonara Hiiroo)
“Goodbye, Hero”
This episode was all over the place in terms of the emotion spectrum. From overwhelming sadness to an incoherent amount of pleasure, as well as every single other emotion that exists in-between, it was an emotional rollercoaster from start to finish.
(Takaii here covering for Zanibas this week!)
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「笑っちゃいますね」 (Waracchaimasune)
“It Makes Me Laugh”
Boy did this week’s episode wreak of friendship, rivalry, sweat, and tears.
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「差し出そう」 (Sashidasou)
“I will Offer Them”
While I may have harbored some resentment toward Midorima and Takao when we first met them way back when, the two have quickly become my second favorite pair in the entire show.
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「オレは知らない」 (Ore wa Shiranai)
“I Know None Of That”
If you thought Kise’s powers to perfectly imitate any of the Generation of Miracles was ridiculous, Akashi’s Emperor Eye pushes that boundary to a whole new level.
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「もらっとくわ」 (Morattokuwa)
“I’ll Take This For Now”
And here I thought that we’d get to see Seirin finally play some basketball.
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「真名」 (Mana)
“True Name”
After last week’s disappointing performance, this week’s episode did a rather good job at translating what makes the manga so good into the anime. Sort of.
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「ジャマすんじゃねーよ」 (Jayma Sunjyaneeyo)
“Don’t You Get In My Way”
While Seirin may be the masters at unleashing something amazing right as the clock hits zero, Kaijo did a fine job at putting up their best effort until the very end.
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「邂逅」 (Kaigou)
“Chance Encounter”
So, after hyping the show up both in my mind and on the preview, does the anime adaptation manage to do the series justice? Hint: Sort of, but not really.
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「オレのもんだ」 (Ore no Monda)
“This Is Mine”
After last week’s rather boring Winter Cup recap, this week’s episode manages to kick this new arc off to a great start.