## Per Episodes #### EP1 cant wait to see his power didnt even want to face the china pro holding back on younger animation is so smooth wtf literally only cares about ping pong #### EP2 ways to pass time until i die focus is on fun killed the coach robot mode activated #### EP3 just wants to win, overconfident, no care for peoples feelings gave up to let him ein talented people know who they are and dont need to prove anything #### EP5 kaiou all about winning demon got rekt, practiced so much more but no talent bowl cut quit too bruh #### EP6 - Mans lost his motivation, just focused on hedonism - Demon went back to core, motivating him to continue - Interesting christmas special, a bunch of different characters and they're all just going to fight eventually #### EP7 - Butterfly joe, undefeated, but opponent got injured and he felt bad - Winner was kaiou leader - Place only talented people go - mans going in for the gf steal bruh #### EP8 - Hoshino learning on the spot - Tsuki calls him hi shero still asldkjasldkj - Understands why he holes up, plays for more than himself, and say to the team? wtf #### EP9 - Smile used to smile when playing table tennis, only stopped because hoshino started getting lame - Still persevering just to get him to play #### EP10 - The emptiness of always being on top - Forced to continue - Realized he was a hero - Time flies when you're having fun - Showing him that table tennis can be fun - Interesting hard e ffort climbing a mountain vs flying, much easier - Kazuma smiled for the first time, describing flow - Pushing to limits - Enjoyment - No need to be afraid - - Shared activity, goal is to just have the best experience #### EP11 - Tsukimoto plays like butterfly joe - Even calims he was at this peak - Really like how hype is being built up - omg the foreshadowing - He got saved from bullying. that's why he enjoys him and the game - Super cool how he was able to bounce back after diving - Little side story of guy who quit - Business person, professional, and elementary teacher bruh - Like how the outcome didn't matter - FUCK i didn't even catch smile smile in the picture - Smile came from a loveless home, wasn't able to express emotions - Blood may taste like iron, but it's still blood - Strength in being human ## Rating ## Personal Significance - Interesting take on passion, showcased the different types and went through the traditional hero's journey - Coming of age ## Themes ## Memorable Scenes - I cried in the semis when - Cried in the last two episodes, shit was heartfelt - Didn't even need to show the match itself, the important part was the relationships and future afterwards ## What I enjoyed - I liked how I was oblivious to Peco being the hero and the most important character in the story. I failed to realize impact Peco had on Tsukimoro, how he was sad because he missed his best friend at his best. I was hyperfixated on - Gave me YLIA vibes with the final realization hidden in plain sight - The progressions and endings of all the charactersw - Amount of symbolism, I was not thinking too much on it as I was watching but damn - Animation grew on me ## What I disliked - I enjoyed it - Only critique I can think of is yes ## Similar [[Blue Period]] on passion