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Moshidora
jaybug:
--- Quote ---Also, it seems there's a live action film adaptation starring Maeda Atsuko, as well.
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Ooh, I did not know this. I'll have to check it out also.
Nikk. I think baseball appeals to the samurai in the Japanese. It is also about we, not me. There is a politeness too in the sport, that is not present in other sports. I think they would have come up with it on their own, had the need to large flat areas of playing fields more than likely prohibited its inception.
zherok:
I thought Moshidora was pretty decent, but the length definitely did something to the narrative. It felt like the entire show was in a hurry to get everything done, and so would introduce plot elements for immediate usage, and then drop them when they weren't important anymore. And yeah, the drama was kinda weak as baseball anime go. She had like the most generic illness ever.
jaybug:
For the record, I agree with Zherok. lol
zherok:
I guess the funny thing is I don't really care for sports in general. Baseball has a compelling narrative though, in a way that other sports often don't. I think it's the way roles work. It avoids some of the "superstar steals the show" emphasis that dominate a lot of other sports. You can have an amazing pitcher, but someone still needs to hit the balls. And even the least important character is gonna appear in both the lineup and on the field, while something like basketball ends up with a couple players controlling the narrative and the bench hardly sees play at all. Slam Dunk had it's starting five do that, and had a bench only three people deep (IIRC.) And I believe the author's followup to Slam Dunk had no bench at all.
Anyway, the conceit was neat for Moshidora. I think the emphasis on a non-player made it a bit distant (none of the players seemed particularly important beyond hitting the right plot points.) But for ten episodes it did well.
Out of curiosity, are there any baseball shows either of you (or anyone) liked more? I think Cross game is probably my favorite at the moment (and Adachi is awesome all around), though One Outs was really fun too. Shame it only had one season though.
VicViper573:
--- Quote from: zherok on August 13, 2013, 01:46:32 AM ---I guess the funny thing is I don't really care for sports in general. Baseball has a compelling narrative though, in a way that other sports often don't. I think it's the way roles work. It avoids some of the "superstar steals the show" emphasis that dominate a lot of other sports. You can have an amazing pitcher, but someone still needs to hit the balls. And even the least important character is gonna appear in both the lineup and on the field, while something like basketball ends up with a couple players controlling the narrative and the bench hardly sees play at all. Slam Dunk had it's starting five do that, and had a bench only three people deep (IIRC.) And I believe the author's followup to Slam Dunk had no bench at all.
Anyway, the conceit was neat for Moshidora. I think the emphasis on a non-player made it a bit distant (none of the players seemed particularly important beyond hitting the right plot points.) But for ten episodes it did well.
Out of curiosity, are there any baseball shows either of you (or anyone) liked more? I think Cross game is probably my favorite at the moment (and Adachi is awesome all around), though One Outs was really fun too. Shame it only had one season though.
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I've heard Touch is the baseball manga, like Captain Tsubasa is for soccer mangas.
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