They don't know if they're writing an anime or a doujinshi

Can I just say.. blatant?
At night time too

Ab lines!!
Momo hasn't had much sleep these past few days

Now THAT beats even drive B in the tackiness stakes
(it was so bad they didn't even give it a name)

- I would have animated it for you but I was just too embarrassed

 

 


Episode 120 - 11 seconds of random, unnecessary touching

Episode 121 - 30 seconds of random, unnecessary touching

In total, that makes 41 seconds of random unnecessary touching

That's 6 seconds more than they spent touching in the Yamabuki arc

Which means OMG their love has GROWN!

 

 

Now that makes it a total of THREE characters (not including the ichidiots) that have shed tears- Ootori (ony in the manga), Dan, and Eiji (only in the anime)

Character Analysis Time- Genki!Eiji vs Insecure!Eiji

I've noticed that he seems to swing between almost insufferable happiness and insecurity that more often than not leads to tantrums (and almost always is about his own performance in relation to Oishi's.) Initially he responded to his own weaknesses quite well (ie, 'reflection time' on the bin) but now that more is at stake I think he suffers quite a bit worrying he's not up to par with his partner (exhaustion, bad habits- it's always Eiji's fault, isn't it?)

Also, if anyone is familiar with the Myers-Briggs personality scale, I've always thought that Eiji was an Intravert as opposed to an Extravert (Oishi). Intraversion is not so much about social skills, it's about where you get your energy from. Intraverts get energy from within, and often require a break from social situations to have time to reflect and think (reflection on the bin!) I also think that he is a Thinker as opposed to a Feeler (Oishi). Feelers respond emotionally to stimulus (which explains Oishi's bitchslapping episode and his mother hen tendancies) whereas Thinkers detatch themselves emotionally from stimulus and respond to it logically (which explains why Eiji was able to manipulate Kaidoh, a Feeler, around ep 71). They are more often than not uncomfortable feeling strong emotion, which explains Eiji's tantrum on court- he is not practised dealing with such insecurity. It also explains why Oishi was able to calm him down- being a Feeler he is more used to dealing with strong emotions.

... You can tell I think a lot about my OTP, can't you?!


This was my favourite moment in the whole show.

Kaidoh feigns concern as an excuse to touch his sempai's hands


From his heeaaarrrt

Aaaah, real sparklies!

 

"First she rocks up in that dress that I made for my fashion assignment, and then she monopolises my boyfriend the whole time and touches him with her girly moisturised arms in front of the whole team, what does she want to do, impugne my masculinity..."

The basis of InuKiku?

 




So after Oishi shuffles the team away to give Inui and Kaidoh some space... I just... really... hope that one day I get a boyfriend that nice. *cries*

It's puberty, Kippei

The imagery of this episode is so, SO subtle. There's a crow! Kirihara MUST be evil!

 

Proof the Fuji=angel imagery is void... bad boys don't uke

"I may have allergies to pollen but I'm still badass!"




Fuji does the Kimeru Sprawl! TM

 


Sumire's had plastic surgery as well as breast implants
Fuji's old flame rocks up (...in turquoise)

Kirihara's cute even when he forgets to use his eye drops
...and Yumiko was hot in the 80's!

This must be the only fat kid in Japan
I think our Lleyton could learn a thing or two from Fuji...

Oishi and his "precautionary reasons" again...
(it's because Tachibana's on the scene, isn't it... I can just imagine Oishi freaking out and setting up a free condom bowl in the clubhouse..)
Yukimura fails to stay away from the light