Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4436931-20190412021820/@comment-36238563-20190412195832

In answer to the 'favourite episodes/match so far' question, I'd probably have to say the Australia match. It had its flaws, notably the fact that Taiyou no Satan used only two hissatsu the whole game and the big '4-1 down, comeback in a montage' thing which I'm not so keen on. Ultimately though it had some moments that I enjoyed, notably Death Crusher Zone and Kidou's Overhead Penguins, as well as Ichihoshi actually getting some kind of comeuppance for working with the enemy. Kidou's last hurrah. I still can't believe we've got an Inazuma Japan team without Kidou Yuuto!

I've been rewatching season 3 of the original IE inbetween new Orion episodes and one of the matches that really stood out to me was Inazuma Japan v Fire Dragon. It had everything a good FFI match should; a team that mixes fresh, genuinely challening opponents with old faces with new abilities, some great hissatsu in all departments (the standout shooting moves are obvious, but the also great Dai Bakuhatsu Harite and Jibashiri Kaen don't get enough love), character/ability development on the Inazuma Japan side and satisfying pacing overall.

I'd say it's one of the best matches across all Inazuma series and I'm waiting on Orion to produce one that even comes close. This time the difference between the Asian prelim teams and actual championship teams seems rightfully significant and the potential for an opponent that is more than just one really strong forward is still there, so I'm still naively holding on to my hope!

I'm reluctant to be too negative because honestly, regardless of all the flaws I'm totally prepared to admit that I just thoroughly enjoying the fact that there's Inazuma Eleven again and I don't think anything will make me stop watching at this point.

I was wondering if anyone has any international teams they're particularly hoping return in the finals stage? It could be unlikely but I'd love to see The Empire again; they're genuinely a defensive team but still exciting team to watch, plus it'd be great to see hissatsu like Zig-Zag Flame, Million Hands and Hellfire with flashy re-interpretations.