Forum - View topicRowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro!! (TV).
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Stark700
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Rowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro!! Genres: tournament Themes: sumo wrestling Plot Summary: Matsutarou Sakaguchi is a giant roughneck man with strength far beyond ordinary people. He never uttered words like "work hard," "strive," and "dream" like the typical shounen manga protagonist. However, he is stronger than anyone and peerless in sumo wrestling. His greatest weakness is his own carefree personality. He grows into a full-fledged sumo wrestler. Episode 1: Well that was amusing. The artwork took me a little while to get used to spoiler[but that OP song is something I might not forget for awhile. Then again, there's those scenes in the car and Matsutarou's daydreaming of his dreamgirl] But still, the theme of sumo wrestling is interesting imo. I think it's more like a classic for Japan's culture so I'll definitely follow this show to see what's up. |
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SethMosrite
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Well, the OP is an enka duet, so there's that. This is not as bad as the ANN reviewers are making it out to be. It's basically shaping up to be a shonen sports show but instead of a polite, hard working main character we get a complete douche. The positives right now are it's about sumo and set in the showa period, could be interesting.
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DuskyPredator
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Episode 1
That was the single worst hero/protagonist I have ever seen, so much so that it was worth watching the episode just to see that. He kind of made me think of Wreck it Ralph, except the finest example of scum. |
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jaw271
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If you thought Matsutaro was awful you should watch Desert Punk , very similar and both are such horrible people its hard to stop watching.
 Laughed so hard while watching DP...
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CrowLia
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Just recently I had the opportunity of attending a real Sumo tournament in Japan and I had so much fun I was mildly interested in this show, but if the main character is an insufferable douchebag I don't know if I'll be able to deal with it
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GVman
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His behavior seems to stem from the fact that he's just that dumb and doesn't know any better. He gets his comeuppance in episode 5.
And I don't see what the problem with a douchy lead is. If it means character development is coming our way, than I'm all for it. And CrowLia, what's it like watching actual sumo? |
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medama_oyaji
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I'm still enjoying this series! I'm a fan of old-school anime, and so I like the sensibilities of this show quite a lot. However, with this 70's pacing, it seems like it should span several seasons. Anybody know if this is continuing into the summer season?
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WhiteHairGirls
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Whoa. Sunabozo wasn't a horrible person. He was an anti-hero who was greedy. That doesn't make him a bad person, but rather a refreshing MC. |
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