This is a liveblog of Yowamushi Pedal New Generation (seasons 3 - 5). I'm reacting to the show so there will obviously be spoilers.
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Sugimoto!!! Imaizumi has got to start encouraging some kind of oral fixation in you to get you to shut the hell up my guy.
Poor Koga. 😭
Don't be sad babe! You're the Best Looking guy on the team Hands Down!!!
MAN IT SURE WOULD BE NICE TO SEE NEXT YEARS INTER HIGH
THAT SURE WOULD BE NICE WOULDNT IT?????
Oh God. Koga you gotta be careful outside at night dude. Komigari is dangerous and not above stalking. 😱😨😬
They're subtitling "Meat" as "Muscles" when he's clearly saying meat. That's the point of his character is to be terrifying and objectifying his victims.
Who subtitled this?
I wish they'd have done his dialogue justice but they're toning him down needlessly.
It's funny that Komari is the one into groping and vore meanwhile Midousuji's got those TEETH but has no desired to use them when making his victims miserable.
The pretty normie looking one is the skincrawling creep and the creepy one is the mind games and mean words guy it's so good.
Honestly if they weren't hellbent in different directions entirely they'd be perfect for each other.
A true shame. I'd love their fucked up dynamic if they were somehow into each other.
Conversely they're actually the Best Platonic Pair in the entire show because they respect, platonically admire, and support each other and seem to enjoy each other's company as much as either of them could ever enjoy someone else's company outside of a predatory or dominating context.
They're each sort of like "Can't wait to see who he fucks up next and how!"
Every other "friendship" in this show has massive Romantic or Sexual or Divorced undertones which renders all of them non-platonic.
But Komari and Midousuji? Evil Backstabbing BFFs that would absolutely trip the other if they were both running from the cops.
So I finished catching up with Blue Lock and I am legitimately shocked at how much I like it. Like, I was genuinely entertained by it and want more content. It was wild.
1) The music did such a good job of hyping up the matches? There were one or two moments in each match where the visual aspect of it was really hype but I feel like the matches in general were really cool because the music was so good. The soundtrack is fantastic.
2) The story is crazy. It’s literally just Danganronpa soccer. But it’s easy to kind of forget about the premise since the show focuses a lot more on personal drama and matches. Like it’s basically a soccer tournament arc.
3) As opposed to how ‘slow’ other sports animes can feel, I think Blue Lock has a wonderfully fast pacing. It’s snappy and nothing gets so much focus that it gets actively irritating to watch (*cough*Teshima and Ashikiba’s backstory in Yowapeda*cough*). They made the most of how many episodes they have and I don’t know how much of this is the author and how much of this is the anime staff.
4) I’m not quite sure why I’m surprised by how much I like the characters because I always like sports anime characters. I will say that I went in there expecting to like Nagi and Chigiri (I really like them) but I never expected Bachira and Reo to also be my faves. Reo is because he’s funny and Bachira is funny but in like a whole different way.
5) Always love me some C-parts. The new Yowamushi Pedal season is trash because they got rid of the C-parts.
It was actually really fun and I can’t believe I’m saying this but I’d sooner rewatch Blue Lock than rewatch CSM.
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Today's AniAnimal is this hungry black cat from "Yowamushi Pedal: NEW GENERATION". Yukinari fed this cat in the post-credit scene of episode 21.
今日のアニアニマルは『弱虫ペダル NEW GENERATION』に登場する腹ペコ黒猫です。第21話のクレジット後で、雪成がこの猫に餌をやった.
YAY !!! WELCOME BACK WE MISSED YOU IT'S FINE IF YOU NEEDED TO TAKE A BREAK BECAUSE OF YOUR HEALTH WE'RE JUST HAPPY YOU'RE BACK HAPPY AND HEALTHY NOW 💘😘❤️ I CANNOT WAIT TO REQUEST YOUR ONE OF MY FAVORITE BLOGS I ALWAYS CHECK TO SEE IF YOU UPDATED ANYTHING YOUR WRITING IS SO GOOD AND FANTASTIC
Also I have a question did you watch/read Hanebado it's a sports anime/manga about badminton 🏸 I recommend it it's really good it's also has a female lead protagonist with a female cast I recommend reading the manga before watching the anime because the anime wildly differs from its source material the manga also do you know yowamushi pedal it's a sports anime about biking/cycling ?
Hello!
Thank you for the kind message <3
I have not watched/red Hanebado. Truthfully, I am 100% stuck in Tokyo Revengers hell so I haven't watched anything new since then lmao I shall live here for a while yet, me thinks
But I'll be honest too, I don't tend to watch anime with female protagonists XD it's really weird, cause everything else I read/watch has a bomb female protagonist, but I dunno, the way anime tends to do girls is off putting for me? I love some adjacent lead ladies though. And I suppose reverse harem anime is the exception to this? lol
I also generally only watch/read shounen or like fluffy romance anime? Limiting, true, but we all have our tastes!
I have watched the first season and a half of Yowamushi, but it's been a loooong ass time. There are other new sports anime I want to get to, but anime is basically watch it all in a couple sittings or don't watch it at all for me lol
I'm really trying to focused on using my time to write, and in truth, my mental health (ADHD specifically) makes it hard for me to sit through tv/movies so I'm slow picking up new series too. Then there is the fact that when I watch new things, especially in particular genres, I tend to get obsessed with that series until I watch another series. And since I am all in TR right now, I don't want to get distracted by another series.
Does that make sense? lol
I am struggling a little bit to get the rest of the asks done, especially the NSFW ones. Not sure why... part of it is I feel like I don't know some series as well (lookin at you ES21) but I will persevere!
Also, so many of you didn't read the headcanon requirement on the last ask open, so I hope you aren't too disappointed when you get headcanons instead of scenarios! Though scenarios are easier to write for nsfw for me, so who knows XD
Anime Blu-ray Review: Yowamushi Pedal New Generation
Yowamushi Pedal New Generation is a two-disc set that includes all 25 episodes of the series as well as a couple of bonus features.
Yowamushi Pedal New Generation
English Publisher: Discotek Media
Format: Blu-ray
Release Date: June 28, 2022
Even though this third season is titled, Yowamushi Pedal New Generation, it doesn’t start with the third years being gone from their respective teams.…
Don't mind me, just a casual nitpicky rant about Yowamushi Pedal under the cut lul
OK I am going to preface this by saying that I love Yowamushi Pedal. It’s one of my favorite animes, let alone favorite sports anime. Also everything I am about to say is completely my opinion for (what that’s worth loooooooool) so please don’t take it overly seriously it’s just my dumb rambles.
Anyway I AM VERY DISAPOINTED BY SO MANY THINGS IN YOWAMUSHI PEDAL SEASON 4 (that I finally watched after literal years) AND I AM UPSET.
· First things first, I just really miss the seniors. Even though I love Teshima and Aoyagi, and ofc I love Onoda, Naruko, and Imaizumi, I personally feel like Kaburagi and Danchiku are kind of lacking. I don’t dislike them (Kaburagi did take a while to grow on me tho) but compared to the characters we lost they just aren’t as good. They do not fill the hole in my heart.
· Speaking of Kaburagi, I get it’s for the lolz but it low key pisses me off that he doesn’t realize how much Aoyagi sacrifices for him and helps him. It’s frustrating. Give my boy the credit he deserves >:(
· And speaking of Aoyagi, though I adore him, I am so sorry… His inflation power is just really really bad. It looks dumb as hell. I get that it’s paying homage to Tadokoro but like… It’s just SO stupid looking. :( And I know Yowapeda is full of tons of silly and bizarre things (it’s one of the things that endears me to the series) but that is just bad.
· I am not upset about Sohoku not winning the first days sprint. I think it makes sense story wise, Sohoku won the first day sprint last year yadda yadda. I also get that with Hakone losing last year, they would be even tougher and more formidable this year, so I am not mad about that either. What I am mad about is how much the author is SHITTING ON SOHOKU. TWO WHOLE DAYS GO BY. THAT IS THREE RACES A DAY AND THEY DON’T WIN ONE OF THEM. IN TWO DAYS. WHO IS THIS SERIES ABOUT AGAIN??? Like I get it Hakone is out for blood but like, SOHOKU HAS BEEN WORKING THEIR ASSES OFF TOO TF???
· I was heartbroken over Teshima’s loss. It was so fucking frustrating. Like, you spent all this time focusing on him and his struggles, how he is surrounded by all these team mates with natural talent and sport super powers, but he himself is just a normal guy who had to bust his ass to be worthy of his position and riding with his team mates. And he DID work his ass off! He sacrificed so much of himself to be in the inner high!!! And instead of it being like this uplifting moment of ‘hard work paid off, I won!’ HE LOST. And not only did he lose, he poured so much or himself into taking the mountain that he totally wore himself out, almost passed out until Onoda caught him, and was just like useless for the rest of the day. And then, at the start of next day’s race, he became a burden weighing down the team a bit because he was still worn out from day one. I hate it I hate it I hate it.
· And did you have to have hit us with the ‘is it really so wrong for me to want to win once?’ dialogue??? Bro… :(
· Then after this we have fucking Imazumi working with Hakone to get back to Naruko and Midousuji, and he like… totally helps Hakone by pulling for them and shit in hopes of ‘using’ them to get to Naruko, but he ends up being used and Sohoku loses that ending line as well to HAKONE. WHO HE ACTIVELY HELPED. :) It’s fine.
· SPEAKING of Midousuji I just… Don’t understand why his team puts up with him? At all. I really liked him first inter high (especially talking about his childhood and getting a glimpse at the more ‘human’ side of him) but like… Bro is straight up running his team like he’s a dictator. And he’s not even the captain, but he gets to make all the shots? He’s mean as hell to everyone on his team, uses them, and treats them like shit. I’m sorry, but if his rude ass was on a team I wanted to join I would a. not join at all, b. kick him out, or c. start a new team without him. :) I get that he is super talented and the main reason Kyofushi does as well as the do but like goddamn… He sure as hell isn’t making this fun at all. Or rewarding. Why would you want to help HIM win? At this point that’s what it is, not the team winning, just this stank ass who treats you like shit and calls you a Zaku. No fucking thanks!!!
· On that note, why the fuck would the audience react the way they did when Midousuji gave his winning speech??? Again, he was just being a mean bitch and rude af on the stand to the other competitors. If anything, everyone should have been uncomfortable or the MC should have taken the mic away. No one would go to this highschool race, see this kid acting like a total fuck to his competition and be like yeah! He’s right! Only winners matter and everyone else is trash! Fuck sportsmanship and being a team player!!! Like NO. As my boyfriend said, “This must be the same group of people that go to Trump rallies” asdfghjkl
· While on the topic of rude, Yuto is a far cry from Hayato ell oh ell. Sorry kid, but Running people off the road with your bike is not showing how superior and talented you are. It just shows that you are acting like an ass.
· I am not mad about Ashikiba becoming the mountain king because I love him and he deserves it, but I am mad that Onoda had to put up with Yuto’s bs during that whole race.
· And then, we get down to the end of day two. Sohoku hasn’t won shit, but it’s on Imaizumi, the ace, so there is a good chance for success FINALLY. It’s his time to shine. He’s in perfect form. He’s riding on the hopes of his team, up against Midousuji. This is the perfect opportunity for redemption. After all the prev years long bs Midousuji has put him through. After all the pain and loss Sohoku has gone through. After Naruko, my darling bean boy who has never done anything wrong ever, gives his ALL and fucking drags the team and Imaizumi to the finish line to get the win…
· You guessed it! He loses! To Midou-FUCKING-Suji!!!
· I just… Like was this fun to write and draw? Because I am not having a fun time watching it. > : (
· I get that they should struggle. I get other teams are super strong. But why the fuck does Sohoku, our boys, have to be the only ones struggling WITHOUT any payoff??? Not one win???
· Also I had the tiniest bit of hope that hey. Maybe Aoyagi and Teshima will take the final win and trophy for the final day??? Maybe??? Please???
· Then Aoyagi gets hurt so… Highly doubt that
· (I am still praying by some miracle Teshima wins overall because HE DESERVES IT but I am not holding my breath… Any manga readers do not spoil but please pray for me lul)
· So I just watched all this, and was like wait… The season is almost over??? The race isn’t finished and Sohoku hasn’t won anything! When does the next season come out???
· Not until Oct 2022. Which is already MONTHS away, but MAJOR condolences for my squad that watched this when it aired in 2018 and just had to wait for YEARS with this burden of loss on them, I am so sorry. :((((
· And my final major complaint is Kishigami. He makes me uncomfortable and honestly someone should have reported him for sexual assault and groping. Look, you can touch whoever’s muscle’s you want but why do you have to be so weird about it??? And please, just get consent first damn.
· (He should have copped a feel on Andy and Frank tho come on bro he was letting you and they are celebrities at this point)
This is nitpicky I know but I just wanted to vent because again… I love Yowapeda and I am only upset in the first place because my heart hurts. :,)
Let’s end on a happy note tho! Things I loved about this season:
· Any time I saw Naruko. Love him.
· Any time I saw Teshima (even when it hurts). Love him. So proud of our captain!
· Anytime I saw Makishima. Truly the best boy.
· Koga!!! I wish he could be more prominent and I wish he got to race, but I love him!
· Tsugimoto, who I used to not like at all, has become very charming. He and his brother are very cute together.
· Mrs. Sakamichi coming thru with the BEST BOY hats and giving one to Manami, which he wears and loves. Adorable.
· Ashikiba as a whole. I love everything about him. His attitude, his looks, his pink bike, how he’s ditzy, his love of Mother Nature. Just an all-around great boy. And I loved the scene with him and Yuto with Yuto coming into his own, it was very nice.
· But the BEST moment was my boy Aoyagi bringing back Kaburagi with the power of Love Hime’s first OP. Singing his lil soul out, not giving two fucks that everyone was laughing, dead serious the whole time. What a fucking champ.
Anyway forgive this conniption fit I just have a lot of feelings and want the next season to come out. TAT
(Also, as always, all the openings and endings both songs and animation SLAPPED heavily.)
Yowamushi pedal New Generation is actually on Crunchy Roll
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I'm so sorry yall prepare to be sick of me
I've been wanting to watch this SO BAD
Also just finished the movie and it was great! Toudou and Makishima are a good canon ship and I'm glad Toudou got to give Makishima a proper send off! Good for him!
It's not my favorite ship but I respect canon and it's cute anyway.