Rough start and rough budget to start with the 2nd season. For such a long pause a lot of memories have passed, they started it off with rough long conversation only first half and slideshow animation on the 2nd half. Hope we could start to reconnect with the Aoashi we love from the first season.

amelia664

1 mo

Verified

As someone who couldn't be less into football, I was a little worried going into this episode since it's been a while since I saw season one and maybe it'd be a lot more dull than I was expecting. However, I was very pleasantly surprised watching this episode because I heavily enjoyed myself. Our main character now officially moves up to the A team and then engage in some training drills, and my jaw was on the floor because it's intense as all hell. If this is the vibe we're going to be going for in the rest of the season, I think I'll find myself enjoying it. The character dynamics are already starting to shift slightly, so one can only imagine just how much intense things might get the further into the series.

sora_ronin_448

1 mo

Watched the new studio's first swing and the rondo actually moved so well I forgot to worry about the still-panel opening

Episode Context

This premiere, titled Starting Line, drops Ashito Aoi into Esperion's A Team and immediately raises the bar. The mood is demanding rather than celebratory: speed, technique, and academy standards make routine training feel unforgiving, and the episode leans on the gap between raw potential and polished ability. Kanpei Kuroda, Keiji Togashi, and Eisaku Otomo carry the anxiety of that adjustment, while Haruhisa Kuribayashi and Nagisa Akutsu establish how intimidating the top level is. Tatsuya Fukuda's decisions frame the stakes. Practice drives the hour, built on observation, blunt criticism, and pressure rather than match-day spectacle. Ashito's eagerness to test himself against stronger competition gives the episode its forward pull.

Runtime24 min

Filler StatusCanon

Plot ImportanceMED

Air DateOct 4, 2026

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