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Took a month break, the summer heat in august murked any remains of my will to do anything.

Gouenji your dad sucks be he truly is an asian parent. Give up your hobbies to focus on your future kind of person, not a favorite of mine. But also, wtf was the plan to send him to Germany of all places?? Can Gouenji even speak german? And if you planned to keep him overseas for further studies, what country was he gonna practice in?? Maybe he can learn over there and come back to take his uni studies in Japan but still huh?? Why not just have him study in Japan to begin with,, granted I’m taking the logistics of a soccer anime and running with it so eh idk.

Okay, the Korea team. I’m so,, surprised that they even did that. Zainichi-Koreans were subject to discrimination and hate even back then (2000s?) so honestly wow, there’s guts in that, I’ll commend it. Nagumo and Suzuno being paired together a lot, and then revealed as being Zainichi actually makes sense and hurts so much more goodness.. It makes sense why they’re orphans I really wish I could see more ex-Aliea banter but oh well

Fudou’s backstory,, gah I’ve gotten attached to this mohawk weasel. Of course if power equals safety in your head then you’re gonna ally with whoever grants you the most power (safety). He probably was desperate by that point when Kageyama threw him away, considering how much he buttered up (?), surely he believed that teaming with Kageyama would be the safest option. He’s hard to work with and is snappy but him and Kidou work really well as observers both on/off field. Also, he’s just a really good player like whoa? His plays are sometimes harsh but at the same time I can’t deny he makes progress.

I think I mentioned it already but I love the tactics and non-hissatsu moves in this season, it’s more explainable to an extent. Like, I can see these moves being put to play in games.

Fully expecting the Brazil team to be the final boss ngl, if they aren't I'll be shocked.

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Season 3!

I swear they retconned the whole ‘strongest team on earth’.. but oh well I guess you did need a buffer to introduce new characters and weed out the weaker ones without bloating so eh

Fudou my fuckass cat (now weasel) forever on bench until his time is up lmao. Midfielder? More like benchwarmer. I’m kinda sad that Sakuma didn’t get chosen for inajapan but it kind of makes sense since he’s only really good with trio shoots from what I’ve seen so far, and there’s no trio in the team as of now. But also if he did join I’d be kinda concerned considering all the Fudou. Yeah Kidou is concerned since Fudou and Kageyama have a connection but this guy got Sakuma hospitalized again. The chance of Sakuma jumping the mohawk donning weasel at night isn’t zero. But I’ll still hold out hope that someone drops out and the position opens up.

Midorikawa is a mood unfortunately. I love how Hiroto is trying to cheer him on and support him but I’d say the environment just doesn’t work with him,, he’s too concerned with improving that even with a new hissatsu he immediately sets himself back. : ( But I still love him, my son.

Toramaru and Tobitaka are cute in their own rights, really liking them so far too

Kudou however! Not a fan of atm. In Inazuma coach fashion he sucks at communication, and it’s harder to read him in comparison to Hitomiko.

Lastly! I saw! Aphrodi! In the opening! (??) Alongside burn and gazel? Are they not Japanese since dual citizenship isn't allowed? Its either that or they're Brazillian but more likely, Zainichi Korean. If its the latter then oh?? omg?? Its surprising that they'd even try that ngl considering everything but thats so interesting if so !

(Unrelated but bestie has gifted me with merch. Yippie)

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Ep 66/67 (Recap so,,)

If I don't see any of them next season I will weep.

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Season 2 finished!

Yippie aliens but also not aliens,, pspspsps I’ll take you away from that sorry excuse of a father figure pspsps

I have many feelings towards Seijirou that can’t be voiced but oh god this man deserved to get hit by Ulvida’s kick. Essentially manipulating a bunch of orphaned children to become soccer super soldiers is so wrong on so many levels. Pitting them against each other and give them ranks, sure that’s not gonna fuck up their self esteem and create a poisonous hierarchy.

Grief-stricken yes I get but dude?? Then going to adopt a boy that looks just like your dead son? Gosh I can’t even imagine what was hitomiko’s reaction to seeing this little boy was..

On the topic of Hiroto, whoo boy. I spent the remaining episodes just pissed off at Seijirou for being a piss poor dad. Hiroto is obviously very attached to him, but I gotta wonder if the love the old man showed him was just any misplaced fatherly love towards the image of his dead son he very obviously projected onto the kid. How tf did he treat Hitomiko? Dad is on your side until you voice your opinion, Hiroto you deserve a better father figure. All of Aliea deserves a parental figure that cared for them instead of seeing them as potential wells.

Fubuki recovered, which is good, but I feel like it was so rushed? Or is it better to say, wasted potential? The way Atsuya was treated as a sort of separate ‘persona’ that would disperse when Fubuki stabilized. I get that maybe they expected him to share on his own but look at him, all clammed up and frozen. If anything, the team not doing anything further added to the issue. It took the combined efforts of Someoka, Aphrodi and Gouenji to get to him, and 2 are hospitalized now. The way Gouenji worked with him is also kinda erm,, lowkey beating it out of him was a,, choice.

Kazemaru sweetie I beg of you keep the hair down for a little longer. But I also get where he was getting, Kazemaru joined soccer only to constantly suffer www (鬱丸 I now get). It’s a tad interesting that Kazemaru leaving, would be the tip off point for Endou. Bro was DEPRESSED. Gouenji, Someoka, Fubuki's whole breakdown, nothing phased this boy but oh suddenly Kazemaru leaving nearly sucked his soul out. But the ending didn’t really fix the issue?? How can you be sure that he won’t fall down a depression spiral bc inadequacy/being unable to keep up haunts him again,, or is that curse passed onto a different character now

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I got attached to one alien and see where that got me. Desarm come back :((

Burn/Gazel seemed pretty interesting in dynamic but they got crunched into like, 10 episodes max so,, kinda sad about that but oh well I suppose.

Aphrodi!! I didn’t expect to see him back so soon but yippie! Yay! He didn’t do much in terms of team building but he did try to get Fubuki back in order and that’s a whole mountain to climb. And he succeeded so yay. It felt weird to see him without a twirly skort though, still served in Raimon’s uniform though. But I couldn’t really understand why he went so out in 58, probably a mix of desperation to understand their movements, personal atonement for what he did in s1 and getting Fubuki back.. Guardian angel www

Hiroto is uh,, dude you’re making it difficult for me to understand you but you do you I suppose. But god is he pale. Stop soccer ball teleporting and take a walk please.

Tachimukai and Tsunami just being in their own world during practices is so cute I swear.

I didn’t pace my watching well this time, I’m more episodes in when I realized I should divide stuff better.

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I expected to be done with this round a lot earlier but I had my research seminar project approved faster than I expected so uh,, I got preoccupied,, whoops

Anyways. Back to crazy aliens and people spiraling.

I didn’t like Kogure in the beginning but he’s like a cheeky little brother character so he’s my baby now.

Sakuma and Genda I’m so,, so normal about those two,, they appear for 2 episodes and go straight back to the hospital why :((

Fudou is a bastard. I like him. If he appears again I hope him and Kidou have heavy beef,,

Hiroto (?) is pale as hell and kind of a stalker but good for him I suppose. Happy pride to him in particular, I freaked out (ep 45)

Fubuki needs a straight up divine intervention or he won’t make it out the next match in one piece (body and mind). Because Kazemaru ( :(( 鬱丸　now I understand ) already tipped off the edge so uh,, someone get a therapist taped to the inazuma caravan roof since that’s where everyone likes to breakdown apparently.

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Took a small break and now am in season 2 (?).

Uh Aliens, funky. Love that we went from soccer-based violence to straight acts of domestic terrorism. Kinda concerning that this isn’t a global matter since the pm of Japan literally got kidnapped and there are aliens popping in and out and just wrecking the living shit out of middle schoolers + collateral damage.

Idk how to feel about Hitomiko though, on one hand she’s made good play decisions, but on the other she’s not properly communicating it either,,, she's pretty though www

Fubuki! Jumped out of my seat when he spoke. He’s very cute, but the DID thing is gonna cause some internal turmoil down the line I suspect.. Kazemaru. It’s definitely getting to him. I’ll brace myself for when he leaves the team :'(

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Ahh!! I finished the first season just before midterms start www

I didn’t expect to get so invested in the main cast + some others this fast, and I found the matches to be genuinely enjoyable.

Kazemaru & Sakuma are still my top favourites but Kidou has really grown on me, I think I’ve said all I wanted to say in the ep. Also Aphrodi. Served the whole 3(?) episodes he was there. I hope he appears again later down the road as an ally.. he’s just beautiful.

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Ep 12 ( +confused noises, reaction to beams is the thumbnail (?) )

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(My handwriting is shit holy moly)

I thought I’d have golden week off to binge but apparently nope haha. Is it fair to say the first arc is over? Since FF is starting? Kidou is growing on me, he feels like one of those kids that takes on the expectations and acts mature but has constant internal conflict, like while Kageyama may no longer be in teikoku his presence will shadow over Kidou.

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(Sakuma! Yippie!)

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Quick to realize I’m fond of Sakuma and Kazemaru.

But!! Everyone is really solid! Which is kinda a surprise to me since with a cast that big already I was worried some might be set aside,,

The level of training equipment though.. so crazy and for what lol, but I guess they have the funds for it

Also curious about the Yuka plot.. lowkey kinda feel like Gouenji isn’t on the best terms with his dad but hmm

At the moment idk what to feel about kidou though, I can’t tell if he’s really all that bad (?) Like, he acts semi-independently/on his own accords but also follows Kageyama strongly.. is he like his right hand man? But he’s also a kid just like everyone else no matter how mature he seems,,

I know he’ll join the main cast via spoilers but I just hope he won’t get hurt in the process

I apologize to the light teal haired boy whom I mistook for a pretty girl. The design still goes hard though, he better not cut it.

Overall, first episode was fun!

I still don’t understand why the kids are flying into the air to kick the ball but in a world where balls can create crater marks, obeying gravity is probably on the lower spectrum of rules to follow. What next, aliens ? I jest

The designs I’ve seen so far from this episode alone and the gender mirishira I did earlier on, honestly a fan of the chara designs. While I am biased towards longer haired boys each character I’ve seen so far has their own charm.

Mirishira /ミリしら (By @/. duki2028 on X)

Provided by friend. Probably half incorrect but we’ll see. Regardless, very pretty characters!!