Mole1d ago

Also, after missing both Cats and an absolute easy option with the most recent challenge, it's time to get back to the #AniMangaPictureChallenge ( @apc )! This week, it's "Rivals".

My pick is from "Dive!!". And, well, is there such thing as an Unrequited Rivalry?

Mizuki Diving Club's Fujitani is the best diver in the club, an elegant executor of dives, a fierce competitor, and a role model for everyone in the club.

However, he is challenged by Miyagi Spirits' Yamada (aka "Pinky") - a dramatic man who wants nothing else than to take down Fujitani in competition, and prove once and for all that he's a better diver.

And in practices, he is - flawless, and full of vigour.

In competitions, though...

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@apc In all honesty, I wouldn't recommend Dive!!: https://urusai.social/@moleSG/115955513430096355

But it has its moments. Pinky is so dramatic and it's great. I really wish he'd had more of an arc.

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In a good sports anime, I want to feel hype. I want tension, I want the thrill of cheering for a character(s) to see how they perform when the rubber hits the road. I think Dive!! struggled with its budget - both in terms of animation budget, but also in terms of its runtime. It can't afford to take its foot off the gas to properly explore the characters or build the tension, because it's trying to put a whole series - with training, interpersonal drama, multiple characters aiming for the top, multiple competitions - into a single, 12-episode series. Which means it can't savour any of it. Which means it can't build any of it up. Which means I don't care. It's honestly a damn shame, because there's the bones of an excellent #anime here.

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