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daiya no ace anime reflection/review

**spoilers!!**

im at a point in my life where i have a lot of free time at the end of the day and i find myself filling that slot with anime.

for the past two weeks, ace of the diamond has taken up a big portion of my mind as i found myself falling in love with the team and its players.

about a month ago was when i started a roll on watching sports anime. i caught up on haikyuu, binged blue lock and ao ashi, and finally spent another good chunk of time on free!!. ace of the diamond was no new title to me, yet for some reason i kept it on the back burner. i dont know why; whether it was the art style, the then-seemingly long list of episodes, or the fact that it was baseball. maybe it was all of them. when i burned myself out trying to find another anime, i finally settled on giving DnA a chance.

today, as i have finished all 176 episodes (no OVAs yet!) i confidently say it's one of my top, if not the top, anime ive seen so far.

i noted a few things as i progressed through the series: strong points, cons, favorite characters, and a few personal thoughts.

i will start off with the cons head on. daiya's is, i guess i could say, notorious? for its "annoying, loud, benchwarmer" MC. one genuine complaint i do have is the lack of animation quality in the third season. there were many still shots with voice overs, though i felt a little more satisfied with the animation towards the end. also, to a smaller extent, the anime is not as complete as the manga.

anyway, i think the slow burn is actually a strong point, as many others point out. indeed, it is the very low lows that make the highs so high. don't get me wrong, i love a stupidly powerful MC, such as mob psycho 100 or OPM, but the realism gives DnA its charm and relatability. when others say "season 1 is bad, season 2 is good, season 3 is amazing," they are not lying.

DnA's charm not only lies in its realism, but also its character development and character interactions. brotherhood, leadership, and teamwork are all themes throughout the anime. the way the third years cared for their juniors and the way the juniors fought to elongate their seniors' summers was beautiful, heart-wrenching, and gut-punching to me, a recent college graduate. these types of moments are not uncommon in sports anime, but something about DnA's execution made it so much more..emotional? relatable? whether it was due to convenient timing or the fact that the sheer amount of episodes made me feel like they were actually my own friends, i just felt so much more compelled when watching daiya.

on the topic of my personal emotions, as i said, the themes of graduating/retiring really hit home for me. but that made daiya all the more special to me. both personal relatability and just watching everyone's hard work made it so easy to sympathize with their determination. maybe it was the countless scenes of them heaving and gasping for air; or the scenes where TJ made their frustrations so visible and vulnerable. as a watcher, i did not see myself rooting for some characters in a show; normally, i'd take a normal stance with the expectations that the "of course, the MC team will win." i saw myself rooting for my friends. in addition, knowing TJ, we can never be too sure on how seido's games will actually go. everything comes down to the realism. it's daiya's realism that made me feel their passion, made them so relatable, and made it feel like they were actually at high stakes. i truly, rarely never cry when watching an anime. besides assassination classroom, no other anime has made me so emotional. not only that, but daiya made me cry several times. the amount of immersion is insane.

to no surprise, my favorite character is miyuki. he was the know-it-all. he was essentially the rock of seido with his calls. i often found myself wondering how strong seido would be without miyuki. no disrespect to ono; as he proved, and as kataoka also believes, ono is also reliable. but miyuki was just built different bro. anyway, i appreciated his character for not only baseball iq, but his rapid maturity into the captain role, and his flexibility with his juniors. i found his personality very admirable and his logical approach to situations both relatable and reliable. other characters i particularly were fond of were chris and kuramochi. if okumura had more screen time, i could also see him climbing up my list. as someone who had no prior baseball knowledge, daiya/seido as a whole, but particularly chris and miyuki, gave me a newfound respect for and fundmental understanding of baseball.

i think one last thing i wanted to note was that i really don't read manga. but for daiya, im definitely gonna pick up the manga now. i have never done this before for an anime, even others i really liked--hxh, haikyuu, one punch man, etc. i just never felt compelled to read the story further beyond the anime. but for daiya, this is something im willing to do. i just love it that much.

if you are having second thoughts or are debating on watching DnA, def watch it if you do not mind slow burn and can take a realistic approach. on the other hand, i do not recommend if you want to see an OP MC.

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i am truly a nobody, especially not a professional anime critic LMFAO but i just wanted to vent my thoughts of daiya somewhere :) these are just my personal opinions

[anime-matchmaker-blog]

{1/3} Hi! I was wondering if I could get a matchup for Seven Deadly Sins, Noragami, and Blue Exorcist? I guess I should describe myself huh. Well I'm a straight female and have short blonde hair that people mistake for brown and blue eyes. I have thick glasses(I'm legally blind) that I tend to lose a lot(a lot). I am very shy, not liking to talk to people unless they start the conversation. I also have bad anxiety and light insomnia so I don't sleep a lot. Also have nightmares from time to time.

{2/3} I also really like drawing and writing! Another one of my hobbies is cooking and baking which I really love to do when I have time. I’ll sing occasionally and I play the cello(been playing for 5 years!). I also really love dogs and own 5 of them(all total sweethearts). I know 3 languages and will often talk in a mix of the three without realizing it when I get really into a conversation, I also know a little of American Sign Language which I use. Even though I’m really shy, im very loyal.

{3/3} Once others get to know me I can be very hyper and friendly. I don’t like judging people cause I had lots of negativity in that area when I was in junior high. But I also don’t like bugging people about my problems because I tend to think I can do it on my own. I get scared easily and flinch a ton but I love hugs! I get scared easily?(Even people giving me hugs will freak me out cause I don’t know what they are doing until they tell me, I flinch at people giving me high fives, no joke).

Thank you so much for requesting!

Nanatsu no Taizai - Gilthunder

Wow, so, Gilthunder. He never really notices you at the beginning since all he can focus on is Margaret. He would vaguely register you as the girl who is usually by Margaret’s side and so long you aren’t causing her any trouble, he won’t do anything to you. He does find you alone one day on his way to Margaret’s room and curiosity drove him to pause and see what you were working on. It’s a painting of the city but it’s only about half complete. He startles you by praising you for your work, causing you to create a large stain on the canvas. Gilthunder apologizes every time he sees you and still does, after all this time.

You have an easier time talking with Margaret than you do with him. He’s kind and gentle, yes, but difficult to get a good reading of. He’s polite and speaks to you in a formal tone, saying he has extended his protection to you as well. The three of you are often together but he rarely interacts with you directly when in Margaret’s presence. It’s only when he finds you on your own that his professional demeanor falls and he acts a bit more casual with you with every meeting. He’s charming and serious and takes pride in his position as a Holy Knight. Even when you tell him to talk to you as a normal person, he isn’t able to because of his oath as a knight.

In his downtime,he spends time at your place. At first, it was to watch you paint and listen to you play the cello, but mostly because of your dogs. He loves animals but dogs especially because of how loyal they are. You invite him out to take them on walks whenever he comes around. On days when walks aren’t an option, he simply enjoys lounging around and watching you do your thing. He isn’t much of a conversationalist outside of the castle and you’re more than content with his silence.

Neither of you are exactly sure when he fell for you. Although he still retained his position as Margaret’s guard, he was much closer to you, even while on duty. He took careful measures to never surprise you, always letting you know when he was approaching, if someone else was in the room, or if someone wanted to hug you. He always asked before giving you a hug. You never turn him down. He vows to protect you with his life in exchange for being with you for as long as possible.

Ao no Exorcist - Miwa Konekomaru

Koneko is also reserved and shy so your interactions with him at the start will be awkward. He isn’t much of a talker, even when he’s with Bon or Shima. He’s an awkward turtle but he challenges himself to get to know you and the first encounter included a search for your glasses, which you lost somewhere along the way. He finds them and chides you to take better care of them since they’re a precious tool for letting you see. You know he’s right but you can’t help but lose them sometimes.

There’s usually a lot weighing on his mind with no way to explain it to others. He notices early on you’re the same - there’s always something you don’t say or deny, even if the evidence says otherwise. He takes great comfort in talking to you about trivial matters - the weather, schoolwork, weekend plans - as a distraction from everything swirling in his mind. You appreciate the distraction as well so both of you make conscious efforts to keep the conversation going for as long as possible until awkwardness breaks it.

As a cat person, Koneko is frightened by your dogs but you coax him into petting them and eventually into playing with them. He prefers helping you walk them and occasionally playing catch with them but that’s all he can handle. He tries introducing you to the wonderful world of cats but your dogs are all you need. He’s also amazed at how you can flawlessly switch between languages when discussing topics you care about. You don’t think it’s much of a big deal because you find his ability to memorize sutras and verses much more useful. He’s shy when it comes to his ability to exorcise demons since what he does seems lame compared to the rest. You can listen to him recite sutras all day, the same as him listening to you play the cello all day.

The two of you become close easily once both of you overcome your shy personalities. Koneko is incredibly intelligent and he uses his knowledge to come up with strategies to prevent you from losing your glasses.He knows when to bug you if your problems get out of hand and vice versa. He isn’t the strongest person he knows but he’ll do whatever it takes to protect you.

Noragami - Kazuma

Kazuma treats you the same way as everyone else because that’s who he is. He does, however, express more concern for you because of how often you lose your glasses. As someone who has bad eyesight as well, he knows how it feels to be unable to see your surroundings as clearly as the rest. He’s always talking to you first, asking if you’re all right or need help with anything. Your shyness makes you turn his offers down at first but after he insists on it, you relent and let him help you out from time to time.

There isn’t much that escapes Kazuma’s sharp eyes so he often notices if you’re uncomfortable or have something on your mind. You don’t admit outright if he’s right - you don’t want to bother him. He doesn’t pursue the issue further than necessary and he simply reminds you that he’d be there to listen if you did open up to him. In the rare instances you do confess whatever is on your mind, he has difficulty understanding because the words are expressed in three different languages. When he tells you that, you can’t help but feel embarrassed and he merely prompts you to take your time in telling him whatever you’d like for him to know.

In your downtime, Kazuma loves listening to you play the cello as a way to unwind and relax after a long day of work. He treats your singing voice as a treasure since you rarely sing for him and when you do, he can’t help but feel blessed. He also loves playing with your dogs and he marvels at how you’re able to manage all of them with ease. He also finds your dexterity with languages to be fascinating and he often asks you for advice on how to master other languages since it might come in handy one day.

Kazuma rarely surprises you. He’s also letting you know what’s happening, what’s about to happen, and what has happened. He has a unique way of giving you a hug so you know it’s him and not someone else. He can never fathom who in their right mind would randomly surprise you but alas, it happens. He swears to protect you if that happens and to be your navigator to make your life easier.