Ahiru no Sora

A good spokon, if it has a second season it will break your heart. The first season is to prepare what is coming so I hope another season, I correct it is an epic long anime, epic but very very epic. I will tell later as the review follows. Well, the season just ended, it was nice to see this anime every Wednesday, there are 50 chapters, so it's 50 weeks. I really enjoyed it a lot, bitch, I hope the anime continues because while I was waiting for haikyu. I loved this anime I liked how they use sports as an escape, to feel part of something I loved that. Here they say that it will have 4 seasons, hopefully it is true, I really recommend it. The drama it has is very good, the contrast between sports and the protagonist's personal life is very good. En español: Un buen spokon, si tiene una segunda temporada te va a romper el corazón. La primera temporada es para preparar lo que viene así que espero otra temporada, corrijo es un anime largo épico, épico pero muy muy épico. Contaré después como sigue la reseña. Bueno recién termine la temporada fue lindo ver todos los miércoles este anime son 50 capítulos así que son 50 semanas. La verdad lo disfruté un montón puta madre ojalá siga el anime porque mientras que esperaba haikyu. Ame este anime me gusto como usan el deporte como escapa, para sentirse parte de algo me encanto eso . Acá dicen que va a tener 4 temporadas ojalá sea cierto lo recomiendo la verdad. La drama que tiene es muy buena el contraste entre el deporte y la vida personal del protagonista es muy buena.

This show is a very love-hate relationship for me. Don't jump into this expecting sports only. It is much more than that and that is probably why I'm having this love-hate relationship with this show. I love the realism in this show, particularly in the sports aspect. My problem(and not because the show is bad) is the drama. When things felt too real, it felt painful to watch. I really wanted for Sora to end up with Madoka in the beginning but my view on their relationship is messed up right now. I sincerely hope the best for the characters and the anime has done decently enough to make me interested in reading the manga. I don't see a possibility of the next season of this any time soon with how the story is on hiatus. Do I regret watching this? A bit. This is completely false but I feel like I was NTRed with Madoka from this show.

Short version: Very enjoyable, good story and character development. You should watch it. First, I had no basketball knowledge, but as someone who plays sports, I really enjoyed the anime. The 50 episodes helped in developing the characters and story plot. The games may seem long to some people, but you can really get into it and root for the characters. The introduction of characters was well done and gave their background; this allows you to relate. That aspect was one of my favorite things about this anime since some sports anime's don't provide that background info. Overall you should watch. Pet peeves (not important): I watched in dub, and the MC voice made my ears bleed.

I thoroughly enjoyed the start of this anime and how it was developing, story was on point, art is amazing, great character development. However, when they got into their first official match against Shinjo Towa Academy it really took a dive for me. From a watcher's perspective, Sora was a lot better previously compared to this game, it felt like while everyone else got better, the training that they went through made him worse somehow. I don't mind the fact that they lost either but like he didn't use any techniques he'd previously used in other matches. Don't get me wrong it's still a great anime but this is the only reason I wasn't able to give it a higher grade.

Ahiru No Sora - Short review Positives: Characters - Well defined with characters strengths and flaws, develop over time. Story - Has a solid story overall. Negatives: Art Style - In particular character design wasn't to my taste, could be argued that some characters are too generic looking. Kuroko No Basket and Slam Dunk - Its going to be under the shadow of those two shows in particular, both are well known basketball anime, plus comparisons are going to happen because of that and this show is more likely to go under the radar due to having to come out after both. Middle ground issues: Side stories: Basically, had no strong feelings about them one way or the other. Sound: Was fine overall. The opening and ending songs were basically serviceable that I had no problems with. Conclusion: Recommend. I'm not going to lie, I haven't seen Slam Dunk at this point but I have seen Kuroko No Basket. Ahiru no Sora is going to struggle to gain fans when Kuroko is probably a better show due to the more over the top nature of it. Ahiru No Sora, is a much more grounded in reality show, in terms of everything. Which to me, makes it an enjoyable show to watch. No one on the team is really overpowered in terms of basketball skill. Yes, some characters do have they own specialised skill. But its not in the same realm as Kuroko with the 3 point shooting from anywhere on court, the incredible passing finesse or diverting attention so you seem to go invisible. For the most part the characters on the team are either completely new to the game or haven't played in some time. Which gets shown throughout the show, just how out of depth, the team as a whole is. This makes Ahiru no Sora very different. You're not watching an above average team become a super team. Its more like you're watching a team of nobodies with they lack of skill trying to become something. The characters have a real struggle to overcome the odds that are against them. With the show being 50 episodes long in total, I would say that its building towards something. But honestly the 50 episodes, I'm expecting it to be the ground work for a future season. Hopefully not another season of 50 episodes, because that would be too long. But something along the lines of 13 episode season long arcs would be more ideal. The 50 episodes are hard to summarise in terms of pace. Its not slow, nor fast, or perfect, but it feels like the show could've had less episodes or be done over several smaller seasons to cover the storyline arcs. It's just a tough ask to get people to watch a 50 episode show when its not split up into seasons, which is going to a downside for a lot of people. Even more so when a sequel isn't certain to happen. In the end, if you want a more realistic Basketball anime compared to Kuroko no Basket and don't mind having 50 episodes to watch. Then Ahiru no Sora is a worthwhile show to see in my opinion.

This is one of the first anime I've watched from the first day the first episode came out all the way through to the end, and I still feel like I don't know what to say a year later. I loved it, there's no doubt about that, but I don't know how to explain why. I will say this: Ahiru no Sora had moments where it did all of its elements perfectly and moments where those same elements felt boring or overdone. I'd say it did its elements perfectly 85% of the time, though, so that's pretty good. Of these elements, I'm gonna talk about the games, the characters, and the story. Starting with the games, I enjoyed that Ahiru no Sora wasn't like Kuroko no Basuke. I mean, Kuroko no Basuke is one of my favorite anime, but I didn't realize how much I would love something that was totally opposite how Kuroko presented basketball. Ahiru no Sora was very mundane in all aspects of its storytelling, but the mundanity in the games the characters played was really nice. There weren't any super complicated moves or characters that had ridiculous skill--it wasn't supposed to be surreal like Kuroko no Basuke, and the fact that you just got to see good basketball games was awesome. That being said, sometimes the games drug out. The animation and art style in Ahiru no Sora was something I wasn't immediately attracted to, but now I like it a lot. Many people complained that this series is kind of like a slideshow because a lot of the episodes had part of the episode as still frames of the characters that the camera would pan across rather than having scenes with motion all the time. This didn't really bother me while I was watching, though, because I still found myself feeling the impact of cool plays or intense moments. My issue with the games was how many episodes they took up. Some of them, the length was fine, but others felt like the entire anime had always been this one game. Honestly, if I were to binge this series, it wouldn't matter. The content of the episodes was normally enough to keep me interested regardless of how long it went, but watching it week-to-week did feel a bit draining sometimes. The characters also felt like two sides of the same coin at times. Honestly, 95% of the time, the characters and their development was awesome. There was a lot of care put into the characters and how they changed over time, especially in regards to their personal stories. Not only that, but they were all very complicated. They wouldn't always have expected reactions to events in the story, and in fact, probably reacted unusually more often than not because they were shown to have muddied perceptions and thought processes. They felt like real people. That being said, there was one specific character (people who have seen this will know who I'm talking about) who started going downhill and kept going downhill. They started as a character that meant something to the story and ended in a way that makes me wonder why they were written into the story in the first place. I imagine there's more to that character that gets revealed later, but their story in the last part of this anime felt totally unneeded. So, now the story. It, like everything else, felt really mundane and really realistic. It felt like real events with real people. It didn't focus on just basketball or what was happening to the characters real-time or how basketball was changing the characters but also how their pasts affect who they are and how they operate within their team. Beyond that, many of the elements of the story were just beautifully written. The motivations provided to the characters were oftentimes very moving to watch, and it wasn't just for the main character. The story you get through the characters' pasts and their relationships to each other builds such a rich experience for the audience to partake in. The flip side of this is that there were a few episodes that delved into unnecessary stuff, but in the grand scheme, the story was the closest element in Ahiru no Sora to reach perfection. All in all, I loved this anime. If you take the episodes individually (especially toward the beginning) they don't all reach 100%, but the impression I was left with after a year of watching this was that I can't wait to see what happens to these characters with all the hardship and happiness and tragedy and camaraderie they've build up. It may take a bit to get into, but I'd absolutely recommend this anime to anyone who thinks they might like it. It's got a lot to love.

Normally I only watch shows between 12 and 25 episodes which are okay but I wanted to expand my horizons. So when I heard that Ahiru No Sora was going to be 50 I immediately swore to myself that I would see the entire thing through to the end. Was it worth it? I think so, I’m a huge fan of character-driven anime especially when they relate to sports (Run With The Wind being my #1 favorite sports anime). It’s a little long but I honestly love that about that show, this way they can cram as many “TOP 10 AHIRU NO SORA SHOTS” into one episode as they want. Tl;dr: The show is long, the pacing is relatively slow, the art isn’t the focal point but if these things don’t really matter to you you are going to have a hell of a good time. This show focuses on character and story. Story:8 Not exactly the most original but there’s a slight twist to it There’s a lot I want to talk about with Ahiru No Sora but like 90% of it are massive spoilers so I’ll just say that this show focuses on character development. We really zoom in on a group of people who, for one reason or another, either get into basketball or resume their basketball career. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses and it's really fun to see them grow as a team, to get better, and to become better friends. You don’t have to even know the rules to enjoy the show either, it explains any niche rules immediately so you’re not lost for too long either Art 6: I’ma keep it 100% with you, the art is probably the lowest part of the show The art actually started out pretty nice, a lot of work clearly went into the show. Character design was significantly different from almost anything I’ve ever seen and there was a sense of uniqueness while watching it. Animation, however, started to dip towards the middle and dropped every couple of episodes. That being said, this was on average and there were a couple of moments when the animation went up which was a little jarring towards the end because you’d have like 4-5 panning shots before someone does some crazy crossover move at around 60 frames per second. Sound 9: I liked all the openings and endings There really isn’t too much for me to talk about here, the openings were great, the endings were great, the… basketball sounded great. I never know what to put in the sound section because you never really run into an anime that sounds BAD. Character 10: Character was, of course, the focal point of this anime. Of course, I’m going to give the character section a “10” on a character-focused anime. Everyone in the show had their spotlight and was fleshed out. You can really see the group chemistry change within the group every episode either for better or for worse and everyone goes through their own character arc which was nice to see. You also see their improvements in each game after they go through their own trial. All around a good time. Enjoyment: 7 Now this is where the 50 episode count really starts to take its toll When it comes to the overall enjoyment, 50 episodes really starts to drag on. That being said, not being able to watch this show after watching it every week for almost a year is really a punch in the gut. I don’t know what it would be like to binge-watch it but I’m definitely going to miss this show. Overall: 8 Loved every second of it. One last thing, if you’re expecting a lot of anime… well don’t because there isn’t

its one those rare anime where its realistic and u can actually see charachter growing without any unrealastic boost like freindshir or "oh this my last chance to prove who i am" shit like some anime do OVERALL i would say go for it u will not regreat 10/10 (this is my first rewie and its telling me to write more damn i am not much of a rewiew guy so i just blabber some offshit skip this part ....) when i was 17 i really enjoyed playing basketball but i was only like 155 cm tht time and i just introduced to the game so i was nerfed by skill and natural talent wise still tho we didnt had much bigger club soo fortunetly i wasnt on bench all time , i had lot of fun i did faced some issues but it was worth to put all those effort , i didnt won any chanpionship , lol not even an offical match BUT , the time i spend dedication myself to a sport which i love and seeing myself getting better at it was a lifetime experince i dont think i ever get to experince like tht ever. now i am 24 yer old i left basketball 3 year ago but i still play it once in a while and the this anime gave me wht i flet exactly back then, i wished i had height i wished i was trained earlier but tht doenst matter cuz i really enjoyed it and i keep enjoying for rest of my life ( if i able to score next week exam lol serously i need to studyy instead watching anime i am soo fuked in this exam ) if u read this far well ,...here's a advic , pls try to get as much fun as u can for anythign u doing u might think tht its not worhth it in end but belive me when u put urself into stuff for the ride instead of end result ,u end up with best thing a human can achive in his/her life time ....MEMORIES :)

This is a good basketball anime, it is hard for basketball anime and sport anime in general to really get outreach when slam dunk and kuroko no baske exist for this type of sport. but ahiru no sora is able to take a new approach of a very underdog team in there rise to power. The rise to power is integral and this show is filled with alot of character development. (I will not specifically go into all the characters) but it presents as a highschool sports anime well since it shows the development of children who are not the greatest, who are not magically gifted. But a group of children who have worked hard and used there talent as best they can to be basketball players. It might be a little slow is a issue with this. personally I dont mind but for people coming from haikyuu or blue lock where it was faster paced and a little more too the point of showing how good the players are this is a slow burned or character development and how varying circumstance can effect growth. I really reccomend this too sport anime fans, it may not be the greatest but it is a good watch and covers interesting themes most sport anime I have seen don't really cover as much.

This is a really good sports anime, in the popular sports animes out there like Kuroko and Haikyuu, the protagonist's team usually keeps on winning and winning, but with Ahiru no Sora, the protagonist's team and the protagonist himself keep on taking Ls after Ls, not just in basketball but in their lives as well. Usually we don't see protagonists in sports animes lose so often but in Ahiru no Sora we see it happen quite often giving us some nice character development. It is truly a really beautiful anime and the only complaint I have against it would be the animation, while the characters are drawn out almost identical to the manga, the animation and execution of the plays isn't done that well, reasons being are quite obvious since the anime was airing out episodes each week barely even taking a break. Overall a 10 for me, I really enjoyed it.

I started watching this anime after having an urge to watch sports animes. I started watching Kuroko no Basket, and after seeing about 12 episodes, i stopped, not because it was bad, but i just kinda wanted to see other "competition". I found this anime on crunchyroll, didn't look at the rating or anything, just went for it, and i am glad i did. SPOILERS AHEAD!!! Before i jump into the story, i just want to say, after watching Kuroko no Basket for a little while, this anime is a complete opposite. While Kuroko no Basket has overpowered characters with superhuman abilities, this anime is much more realistic and down to earth, more about the team building, basketball overall, tactics, rough starts, etc. For people that enjoy anime for being this ridiculous amazing unnatural abilities, this anime might feel slow, boring later on, or even early on, but to those who enjoy sports, or just don't mind anime being more realistic, you will for sure enjoy this. STORY is an 8 for me, for simple reasons really. The story starts focusing on Sora, the short basketball player showing the basketball team on his high school why they should start playing basketball, we get introduced to other great characters and so on, but later on in the story it feels like it starts to focus on a different character, Kite, who is this amazing prodigy apparently, talking about him like he is the best out there, and while that might be true, it just feels really weird, that another character is "outshining" the main character, that's name is in the title even... Another character that just makes me, personally angry, is the other short player that arrives late in the story (i already forgot his name). That learned how to play basketball by Sora's mother, and the anime makes him look, and mentions him like he is "very similar" to Sora's mother, which just seems really stupid, considering Sora had his mother for years with him, while the other small dude saw her like once or twice, and now he is her clone all of a sudden, and is much better than Sora, despite being in the same situation as him, i'd say even worse? What?. And to end it all, Madoka...... From the start of the anime, Madoka seems alright and just a good "romance" character for Sora etc. But later on in the anime, she just becomes this completely pointless, stupid character that makes no sense and only makes the anime longer. Which just ruins the story. But, the story overall is great! The characters (for the most part) are well written, have their moments and feel really "real" so to speak. ART is alright, for the year 2019 i feel it could be less static at moments, and i feel like the characters could've been done "better" maybe, but that's just my personal taste, and for me, the art is a solid 7. SOUND is a 9! Thankfully. I think it's important for anime, and especially sports ones, to have good sound, and it just does. simple as that. CHARACTERS are easily a 9! Apart from the 2 shit ones i mentioned above, that just make me annoyed for even existing, all the characters have their own personalities, traits and cons , they all are different in their own right and make them super great, their personalities are just bright (or interesting) and you can see the development, and how they mature slowly throughout the show (or at least some of them). MY PERSONAL ENJOYMENT is a strong 9. Again, the two characters made me enjoy the slow end to this anime less, so much so i had to skip some scenes to not lose my mind. But take that out of it and this one is incredible. I was surprised it only has a rating of 7, but not everyone is into this kind of..realistic, slow, anime about basketball especially. But i loved it. Realistic, funny but serious if need be, bright different characters from different schools and lovely start and middle of the story, the matches last throughout multiple episodes and it really has you on edge at times, which is what you want from sport. Being nervous for a team. You see all the feelings and aftermath after every failed shot, dribble, lost match, everything, the detail into how real basketball can feel and really any sport can be is incredible. I couldn't stop watching even though everytime i see an anime with 40+ episodes i just feel like it's going to eat away my time more than anything, this was an exception and i couldn't be happier. OVERALL 9. As i explained earlier, i feel like this anime deserves more spotlight, more people looking into it and not giving up after afew episodes. And while yes, towards the end this anime starts to be annoying af, it is still worth to watch until the end and i bet you, you will love it. Its real, its entertaining, its funny, its serious, it has interesting characters, all you can ask from a sports anime. While many sports anime make characters overpowered and feel like they have some sort of cheats on, this one just shows you how the real life is (kinda) by showing you how people have to work hard, how they fail and have cons they have to work on. Noone is perfect, but with practice you can get better, there is no cutting corners and talent can only carry you so far, especially in a team game like basketball. Basically, if you want to see an anime that feels and seems real, without any (well, some...) Overpowered moves where they just seem to have godlike speed, or can score from the whole court, or they can do something godlike, this anime is for you. Amazing. Simply amazing.

I'm 90% sure the reason for this anime's pretty average rating is because a large portion of people didn't finish all 50 episodes. I beg you to take your time, because the pay off is huge. Enormous and glorious. This show really picks up after episode 33 (I say this without irony, please please please stick with it). This show has some themes I try to avoid while picking an anime: delinquents, fights, bullying. Also there are cliches, such as over the top presentation of physical strength and masculinity and a sport that endorses them. But I didn't regret sticking with it. It starts slow and you don't know where it will go. Eventually, it coherently tackles all the things one by one, without excessive drama or moralizing. And it surprises you with how detailed and aware the script is about all things that are wrong. Basketball is just a wrapping, common goal for the characters to unpack those things. It's realistic in that it gives no easy solutions. It has conflicts that aren't fully resolved or perfectly resolved. Characters do not magically improve on every account, despite wanting to change. Sometimes there is a blow after a blow and no certainty about the future. This anime really shines at illustrating the idea of redemption and taking responsibility. It's about becoming a little more decent human in some aspects of life. Giving second and third chances. I would praise this anime for being very aware of what it is, where and when it is, without repeating after popular sports anime. So in the end watching 50 episodes doesn't feel like a waste of time at all. 8/10

- - - - - - - - NOT KUROKO but some SLAM DUNK moments I admit it, I came here after Kuroko no basket (wich I liked), and to be clear, beyond the love for the game these two stories are pretty different , and I love that. I started to watch it without expectations and it got me hooked. This series is about Sora and his permanent fight with his lack of height in the game he loves, basket. You can fee how much he loves the game, how much he tries, how good he is at it, and the relationship with his beloved mother through basketball. His effort to create a basket team with some classmates, that turn out to be the school "thugs". is hilarious. Besides I dont know but I just feel that Sora permanent challenge all that emotions of "Im going to show you"... "I know that I am good, and I will do whatever it takes to prove it", I know is cliche but Im not sorry about it, I like that. I think this series shows more emotions and characters background than Kuroko, (in one episode there is a clear reference to kuroko no basket, I think it was great, some people hated it), and it has a lot of humor, which is why it reminds me of Slam dunk. It's enjoyable, empathetic, lots of humor, and leaves you wanting more. - The problem for some of you could be the pacing, it feels slow in some points, and has 50 episodes. -Its on hold,and I wish they could continue the series, Im waiting for the 2nd season, but you can read the manga as well. If you are looking for a sport specifically basketball anime I totally recommend this story, give it a try.