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dustykanvas · 1 year

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this is for the 4 other people who watch tsurune and found their budding friendship endearing

i feel like ryohei would just randomly show up at shuu’s place with peasant food and shuu will just be mind blown every time like the soft rich boi he is

and thus begins the saga of ryohei just showing shuu new worlds of flavour

excuse the low quality pile of cup noodles i just couldn’t be bothered to draw them lmao use your imagination

#what is this deliciousness ryohei??#it is msg #this is probably shuu’s gateway to msg addiction #ryohei be coming in here and ruining the ecosystem #i swear they’re just friends #tsurune #tsurune season 2 #tsurune: the linking shot #tsurune: tsunagari no issha #tsuruneedit #yamanouchi ryouhei #fujiwara shuu #sports anime #ryouhei x shuu

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ella390-the-potato · 1 year

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A bunch of boys bonding through the medium of some sport or club activity?

Of course I've been watching this.

#Tsurune #Tsurune: Kazemai Koukou Kyuudou bu #Tsurune Kazemai High School's Kyuudou Club #Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha #Tsurune: The Linking Shot #Kotoko Ayano #Kyoto Animation #KyoAni #Yamanouchi Ryouhei #Ryouhei Yamanouchi #Fujiwara Shuu #Shuu Fujiwara #How good was the OST here as well as when Shuu took his shot #I am not immune to this genre #video

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sakuwsker · 1 year

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Nikaido Eisuke ~ Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha episode 13

#tsurune: the linking shot #tsurune: tsunagari no issha #nikaido eisuke #so handsome #happy to see his smile #so good season #i'm going to miss them #hopefully 3rd season some day #i'll miss my boys

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shantechni · 1 year

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I'm sure I'm in the majority when I say S2 of Tsurune is heads above S1, and I'm not just saying that because of the better animation.

I plan to read the novels, so I don't know how closely this current season follows them, but I've seen numerous people say KyoAni did a lot of their own things in S1. And I could tell; even though Tsurune is fundamentally different, I got too much of a Free! vibe at certain points and not in a good way. It just reminded me that I could go watch the entirety of that if I wanted another dramatic instance of a childhood friend feeling like they're losing their place in their friend's life.

The storytelling in S2 is such a breath of fresh air and nothing feels like a distraction from the main point of the plot. Seiya doesn't annoy me nearly as much, there isn't a major onslaught of shipping bait, and the new characters introduced aren't shoved in our faces with exposition. We just see another team and we aren't forced to completely know them right away while still trying to figure out the main cast.

Plenty of people said they were underwhelmed by Tsurune when S1 was airing, comparing it to KyoAni's other anime, citing that it was up against competition at the time, or (the biggest criticism) it felt too much like Free!. And it sucks because it's an amazing series when adapted properly for people who aren't the type to read the source material. S1 was a serious missed opportunity to introduce people to a unique sports anime about archery, especially with S2 now garnering more attention and praises than S1 for KyoAni's decision to not copy their usual formula.

...So yeah go watch Tsurune, and don't be turned off by S1's negatives, because it has more positives than negatives and S2 helps to remedy those negatives by tossing them to the side or removing them entirely. I just really don't want to see something as good as Tsurune go under the radar.

Edit some time later: I should mention that the novels are 100% worth reading because the anime only gives viewers a fraction of what the novels contain, and that's not because of the novel being inherently longer. KyoAni just added a lot of original content to stretch everything, or I'm at least assuming.

#yes this is a slight critique aimed at free! as well--3 straight seasons of the same thing is a crime😭#anime #manga #tsurune #tsurune: kazemai koukou kyuudoubu #tsurune: the linking shot #tsurune: tsunagari no issha #kyoto animation #kyoani #2023 anime #winter 2023 anime #tsurune season 2 #tsurune s2

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polandspringz · 1 year

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Tsurune: The Linking Shot Ep 3- SO MANY THOUGHTS.

Mainly going to be talking about Minato in this episode, because I think the way Kyoto Animation depicted what went wrong was SO well done from a show don’t tell perspective.

When Kazemai started talking about Tsujimine’s archery style, I was originally thinking that Ryohei was going to try something different suddenly since he had been having the most trouble with his shooting. But the moment Minato started focusing too much on the way Nikaido shoots, I instantly realized that he was becoming like Shuu at the end of last season. Especially with how they showed Minato looking at Nikaido in the third round before they started shooting- there was a lot of shots where they showed the anchors of the different teams in each round as if they were standing right behind each other even though there were really four people separating them- and the way we saw Nikaido and Shuu’s figures appear as Minato was thinking about how they shot, it hammered home the idea that, like Shuu last season, Minato was too busy looking at his opponent and not his target.

Now, as for what actually went wrong with the team’s shooting, I REALLY like how it wasn’t spelled out, but the audience can understand it by everyone else’s reactions. This episode was focused on how Tsujimine’s tempo was so different from every other team’s, and the concern about shooting early and getting a technical miss. Although Minato was thinking more about the other team’s form when he was shooting, it seemed as though Minato subconsciously shot a bit earlier than he normally does. While watching the scenes of each person shooting on Tsujimine, I realized that listening and knowing who is shooting is extremely important. The anchors of course can see in front of them who just went, but if you’re the first person, you have to listen carefully and know when your team is at the fifth person and not mix it up with the other team’s shots that are also behind you. (Of course, there is probably more of a difference in sound since each person is standing more distance apart from the first person of the first team in line, but Tsurune often does close ups for when the arrows release, so the sound effect used tends to always be the same volume for the audience.)

Back to Minato though, by Kacchan’s reaction, we can see he is surprised by the sound of Minato’s shot. Upon reviewing the scene, Minato might have been altering his form too, as it seems that he didn’t pull the string as much as he normally does. This still would alter the tempo, as he shot faster than usual, and his sound, the titular tsurune, was not as clear as normal. From this point on, the rest of the team is thrown off their usual tempo as Kacchan is first left trying to catch up, and then everyone fumbles after that. Furthermore, the animators depicted Minato’s headband falling off as his thoughts became more and more consumed by how Shuu and Nikaido would shoot or how he wants to catch up to them, and I was screaming at my laptop at this point, because the headband represents the Kazemai team. Minato was literally abandoning everyone and shooting alone out there despite it being a team match.

There’s also so many other scenes in this episode that add to Minato becoming blind to his own faults. Before that though, I like how Kacchan hesitates before taking the blame for what happened. Although he is introduced as the most impolite on the team, the way he was described as “having a glass heart” in this episode really rang true. He’s sensitive, he respects his team, and likely didn’t want to call Minato out to his face as it would only create discord, even though he likely knew that Minato was the one who messed him up. But at the same time, from Kacchan’s perspective, Minato is their best archer, so he’s probably thinking that it can’t be Minato who messed up, it had to be him, because Minato only does the right thing during a match. To continue though, when we got that flashback of Minato showing Seiya how to shoot, he immediately becomes distracted by Nikaido’s kyuudo, and we Seiya floundering because he still needs instruction. This was just another case of Minato being easily drawn away from his friends’ needs for his own selfish desires, so it’s not a new thing, it’s a weakness he has always had.

And as for the ending, well, I never would have expected Masaki to ban Minato from kyudo, but it’s a perfect full circle. At the beginning of the story, Minato wanted to shoot, but was unable to because of his target panic. And so he ran away from the range, but with the help of friends, he finally got back there. But now he’s taking his friends for granted, and so to strip him of the one thing he desires most in a reversal of what he’s come so far to finally do is a GREAT move, but also an extremely low blow. I love it, and I can’t wait to see what will happen when Minato wakes up and realizes why he was the one in the wrong this whole time.

#tsurune #tsurune: tsunagari no issha #tsurune the linking shot #tsurune: the linking shot #tsurune: kazemai koukou kyuudoubu #poland's thoughts

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beneaththetangles · 1 year

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First Impression: Tsurune – The Linking Shot S2

As preparations for the sports festival are taking place, the unmistakable sound of a shooting bow—the tsurune—is heard around the school. The trained ears of four students who are our old friends by now recognize it, and they all run to the archery club, which is officially closed for the day. Such a restriction is too much for our protagonist, though, and there he is, practicing. Only a stern reproach by the team captain breaks the spell. Then the games of the festival remind us of how different Minato, Seiya, Ryōhei, Nanao and Onogi are. During the subsequent celebration, Ryōhei mentions how he has been having difficulties landing his shots, and they all go to a shrine to get advice from Masaki Takigawa. According to him, they will soon learn that is important to take breaks. Nobody is in the mood for that, though. They are lost in the world of bows, arrows, aims, postures, and personal motivation. After all, the national tournament is about to begin, and old and new rivals are appearing on the horizon.

A beautifully conveyed moment of connection.

If you have watched the first season of Tsurune, then you already know that you’re in for peak KyoAni visuals and music: this show is nothing short of breathtaking. This episode proves that they are still in full command of their magic for the small moments, visual metaphors, and reflections on the meaning of life. The attention to kyudo, traditional Japanese archery, also shines through. The conflicts (Minato’s obsession in particular) are intriguing, and the rivals look interesting. But, just as in the first season, Tsurune feels a bit emotionally distant, and there is something oddly self-absorbed about each of our five teenagers. The show seems to know this: “I think it’s just called being narcissistic,” Seo says after the characters discuss the meaning of kyudo. The first season, beautiful as it was, made me think that she is somehow right. Hopefully, our band of five will prove me wrong this time around.

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Tsurune – The Linking Shot S2 can be streamed at HiDIVE.

#Anime #First Impressions #Tsurune: The Linking Shot #Tsurune: Tsunagari no Issha #Winter Anime 2023 #Articles #Author: Gaheret

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atamascolily · 3 months

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