Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24510002-20180720172819/@comment-31337598-20180730232858

TanatatTigerTruth wrote: SyckInsanity wrote: @everyone

all right, so about my views regarding the episode and that shiet

first and foremost, i will no just go and accept everything they'll give to me without questioning or criticizing, like some part of this fanbase.

i want good stuff, done with heart and soul, because I DO LIKE THE FRANCHISE.

get it, it's exactly thanks to some harsh and demanding words that we can get some nice things, but ey, if everybody pretends or says everything is good the way it is, fine, but how exactly do you want them to give us the best to begin with it.

the previous episodes were meh at best, so that could be the reason why this one looked slightly better to some. again, the opposing gk didnt do shit, which was a common issue for some who are now praising the ep, and someoka barely had screentime, same ol raimon asspulling and bsing, etc

as for haizaki not joining raimon, its nothing to do with my fanb- i mean, opinions and views, but because ares is already rushed as it is and a character like him not joing is just blueballing us, the sooner he joins the faster theyll know him, cooperate, develop, etc.

and just to chill (hahaha ebin jokerino) things, i've watched the ep subbed, and eh, guess it wasnt really THAT BAD. just my getting-older old boomer ass at work.

gud things and things i liked: Nae's everything, Atsuya's perfomance, some bits here and there with Raimon and Norika, the characters' interaction, and CHADZAKI'S smille

das it, lads. nice/ok episode, but nothing really "great", tho still good. peace out 🕸 Hear Hear! Definitely agreed with most of things, if only they would listen to the western fanbase more often.

I would like more Haizaki, in fact, one of my biggest pet peeve about this entire Ares was how much they are falling back on the usual stuff instead of trying to play up that three protagonist stuff. Instead it's the usual Trio dynamic with Asuto as the "main". Whether it's for budget reasons or advertisement reasons, they certainly underperformed with what they have.

Agreed that Someoka (and to an extension, Kidou) did mostly nothing but just directing the team around which is very underwhelming. At least Kazemaru used a waza, and we haven't seen any reinforcement member pulling their leg as much as Gouenji did. He could at least used one waza but nope, he's directing the team around.

I disagree with your criticism of the fanbase on a subjective level, but I won't go into it.

Great write-up!

Gouenji, Kazemaru and Kidou got what they deserve, enough screentime and role

Kabeyama got a "moment" with Iwano, not enough but alright.

Someoka at least grew up and matured, and you can't shine when two fan favourite characters and Nae because she's Nae are strikers.

Pretty Sure the rest of the gang won't ever appear, even if they do they'll be cameos (Tachimukai, Tsunami, Hijikata, Kurimatsu, Kogure, Touko, Handa, Max, Megane, Kageno, Shadow, Shourin, Shishido)