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Blanchimont
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When I started reading the Medalist manga, I was amazed by both the art and story. I was even more amazed when I later found out this is the author's debut work (well, aside a single oneshot). Seems ENGI can capture some of that magic.
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Blood-
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I am not a big sports anime person and figure skating is far from a personal passion, but so far I'm enjoying this. Come on, how can you not love a heroine who digs up worms to calm her nerves?
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KiritoFan88*
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I’m glad this isn’t a queer romance, it set me off from continuing to watch Yuri on Ice. That’s not my thing.
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garfield15
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This is literally my favorite sports manga right now so I really was hoping for the best
It's crazy that ENGI seems to be making the best anime production of the studio's existence if this manages to keep up its quality. |
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Kiwi93
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I’m not that big on sports anime but was curious about this one since ENGI is working on it and I gotta say I’m genuinely surprised by how good it is so far! will definitely keep this one on the watchlist for now.
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cutslo
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Man, why is it that everyone talks about Yuri on Ice, it's like they only know the show from vague descriptions. Did you forget that that that show indeed has a whole tourney arc in it and people only don't talk about that because it's really bad and pointless? I mean sure, it wasn't super shounen-y, but it was just very idol boy group "cute smexy figure skater of the week" type of stuff instead. Honestly, I wish Yuri on Ice was what you describe it as.
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meiam
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Disappointed that they went right for the whole "this amateur will become world class in just a few months". Like, what does that say about the rival who's been training for years if she get bested by someone who just started?
Also, how did the mom not know about the tier system if her first daughter already went trough all that? |
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Oggers
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I've been enjoying this so far. I don't expect another Yuri on Ice (and I'm still mourning the cancelled movie), but it's nice to have another anime about figure skating again after so long.
I'm not sure why you're calling that "pointless" when competing in the Grand Prix is, in fact, the main point of Yuri on Ice along with how Yuuri and Victor's relationship develops. The story starts with Yuuri placing dead last in the Grand Prix Final, Victor declares that he'll coach Yuuri for the next Grand Prix, and most of the anime's episodes focus on their progress through that competition (which is a real competition that is portrayed pretty accurately). |
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Gina Szanboti
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I wondered about that too. Or how it would've been news to Inori as well. It's like she only lived in the bubble of watching figure skating on tv and only had a vague awareness that her sister was actively engaged in it and competing. If she wants this so badly, I'd expect her to be obsessively reading and learning everything she can about the sport and how to get into it. Talking to her actual family members involved would be the least she'd do, but she only seems to be aware that her sister got hurt and ended her chances. It also bugs me that when skating the characters' heads are waay too big for their bodies. |
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TJ_Kat
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She may have tried talking to her family and they may have shut her down. Her mom doesn't want her to have anything to do with skating, and the fact that we haven't seen her sister suggests to me that they two of them may not be close. If her sister is bitter about her skating dreams being cut short, it may not be an acceptable topic of discussion in their household. But that still doesn't explain her mom's cluelessness. It's also streaming on Disney+ (in Canada at least). |
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Animegomaniac
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I like the characters but I'm not fully convinced by the scenario and how Inori went from "I want to skate" to "I want to win gold", Or the yet unseen sister who's being held up as an example and those other kids the same age and their instructor who would seem to be set up as a rival student/teacher team.
"You want to go pro? You have six months to accomplish it, 6 weeks of training but 6 minutes to make a decision." |
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meiam
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Even if they're not close, it'd be hard to miss information about it. The sis would at the very least make a big deal about winning them, or the mom would mention it over diner "Here's an extra portion for you honey cause you did so well!". Maybe if she's much younger than her sister and would have just been a baby at the time? Anyway, none of that really explain why the mom knows nothing of it, unless its a completely new system or something? |
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Piglet the Grate
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Am I the only one who hopes that Rioh Sonidori (the nasty blond-haired boy skater Inori meets) has an encounter with Truck-kun?
I dislike the title because when I first saw it I was hoping for (lower case) yuri on ice* - too close to false advertising. 
Better than oppai that are way too big for the rest of the body. 
*Call me toxic if you like - I have a thick skin from years of Usenet flame wars that even degenerated for some participants into real life conflict. Those were the days. |
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blahmoomoo
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The thing is, her mom does know of it... in the manga. Right after Inori asks "What's a badge test?", her mom says ""What is it?" Your sister took them, you know.". But the anime cuts to the OP instead. And then the mom seems clueless at the explanation meeting (in the manga, Tsukasa explains it on the spot and the mom isn't involved after the comment above). This change also makes the mom's comment of Inori and her mom being at the large ice arena before a bit odd. As for why Inori doesn't know about them, I think there are a lot of things that younger children completely miss, like the the difference between skating practice and a skating test. If the age gap is significant (I do wonder how wide it is at this point), then that seems reasonable to me. |
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MFrontier
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I have to say (while Jukki Hanada's scripting and the story/voice acting are probably hard carrying it), ENGI so far seems to be doing a pretty reasonable job adapting the series. With given how phenomenal the manga is, it utterly deserves.
I love Tsukasa going from crushing disappointment to being the best coach and believer in Inori he can be. I love Inori fighting anxiety, self-doubt, the opinions of her own family, to be the person she wants to be and to have worms as a comfort animal. I love how wholesome and sincere her friendship with Hikaru is. Also, Kenshi Yonezu was a fan of the manga and wanted to do the OP and it shows. |
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