#whats up with kyoto animation making the gayest animes ever

[fighting-these-demons]

First Episode Season 5!!!!! Woooooo!!!

I'm not loving the first opening (and what will undoubtedly be the final track that plays fir the end of the season) but that's ok.

Oh wow Kaburagi is gonna be the one at the Finish Line?

It looked like his hair anyway. I know that Naruko was the lead up to that shot but it looked like Kaburagi's hair.

Huh. They flattened Imaizumi's chin? Did they animation crew decide on that independently?

It's been less than 24 hours and he's got a new face.

How could they break the tip off of his Dorrito Chin? 😫😭💔 Imaizumi what have they done to you?????

He looks like he went through a second puberty via time travel.

Everyone's hair is Wrong too. Naruko's and Onoda's isn't spiky enough at the top... Teshima and Aoyagis hair is too short... it shouldn't be peaking out of his helmet like it is at that length.

We traveled back in time 20 minutes and they yanked Teshima and Aoyagi from their 1st year of high school and dropped them here. Meanwhile they snatched Imaizumi from one if his college classes and threw him in here.

Naruko also looks like he got yanked from his last year of middle school.

What is going on here?????

Who let them do this?????

These budget cuts are CRAZY. The difference in animation from season 4 to season 5 is stunning (derogatory).

I know Sohoku didn't cut their hair the night before but now I have to headcanon it that way because it simply doesn't make sense otherwise.

They toned down Naruko's dialogue with Onoda from the last episode. :(

They made Kaburagi seem nervous instead of excited?

They made only Naruko shout "Go!!!" When the whole team shouted it before in the last episode and they animated it as if he was asking a casual question in a worried tone like checking up on Onoda as opposed to cheering him on.

How weird. It doesn't sync with the audio either.

You can really tell this is where the studio was losing money and patience. 😞

Ah I see it's it's spell cast by Midousuji chanting Morph Morph Morph!

He morphed the cast.

Also I know that Kyoto Fushimi had backup riders before the race... why don't they have a 6th guy to replace the one they lost the day before?

The way they're animating them moving side to side in close ups is making me motion sick! 😖

That's interesting. They didn't attack before Onoda caught up last episode but now they are.

Oh Wooooow!!!!!! It's big Imainoda hours this season!!!! Woooooo!!!!! 🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊

I hope they still throw Imaisugi some bones though!

I'm glad for Imaizumi! He deserves these moments! 💖💖💖

Dang he LOVES these moments of getting to metaphorically hold someone's hand and teach them through new experiences! This has got to be Peak for him! Good for him!!!

Gayest Dialog Ever God Bless! 💖🎊

Imaizumi's STAYING CALM after that????

THE SMIRK

Saying "That's not something you should be saying right now." ??????????

They really did pull him out of time from college!!! Holy shit the raw confidence!!! Good for him! Holy shit!

"No, that's not right. If you felt like saying it during a race, then that's the time to say it."

"Road races are similar to the passage of time; at times they change at dizzying speeds, and there's no going back. "

"Whatever you're thinking at that time has to be said in that moment. "

"Thank you Onoda, for what you said earlier. It's encouraging. Not that I'm particularly gentle or kind."

WITH THE SMOULDER?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!

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Man really did get pulled back in time and decided to capitalize on his crush that got away!!!

Good for him!!!!! DAMN!!! I'm remembering how I cheered for Imainoda in the beginning of season 1! 😂

This scene was animated by last season's team! 🤣 Imaizumi still has his chin as I'm pausing for dialog.

Ope! And now it's gone again! 😂 He wiped his damn chin off!

I like the closing song much more. The simple style is nice and beautifully colored. I'm not a fan of the framing/staging for the characters and it's REALLY making me appreciate how awesome all of the OPs and EDs were animated for Season 4 by comparison... but it's still nice. It's very sweet.