dmoen - 2017-01-05 03:45:40

I like to call this the best sports anime that no one is watching.

Based on a seinen manga by Amase Shiori. All Out!! is a rugby anime that looks odd when you first stumble upon it with it’s super buffed teenagers and unusual art style. And while yes, the style may take some getting used to, in the end it just adds to the uniqueness of this anime. What you’re really here for is the fantastic characters and actual plot that more than once has had me close to tears. You really bond with these characters after just a few episodes and even characters that appear one dimensional at first get their stories told.

Does it have?
BL: No
Fanservice: Yes
Queerbaiting: Yes
LGBT representation: TBD

Recommended: Yes!

You will probably like this if you like:
Haikyu!, Yuri!!! On Ice, Bara genre, rugby, BL

avery23 - 2016-12-14 02:19:25

Great sports anime Great finale.

Quite a lot of still frames this episode but the intensity of the match was still there so that’s good.
Ryujin reminds me of Hyuga from Captain Tsubasa with the way he breaks through the defense with brute force. XD

The Jinko boys did their best but still got wrecked in the second half, nonetheless great sportsmanship and spirit from them. They deserve all the praise they get and it was nice that Ryujin acknowledged them.

The sprint up the hill was kinda funny, I so want to see a flashback with Kurota rolling down the hill. XD

Nice metaphor with the players being flowers, the coaches being the Earth and the manger being water. :)
Pretty heartwarming final moments with everyone acknowledging how hard they worked and showing the spirit to make it to Hanazono. All Out :)

Overall, great sports series, it had all the passion, intensity and zeal that I love about sports shows and it delivered them with honesty and spirit. I didn’t know anything about rugby when going into this series and I’m glad that I learnt some rules of rugby. Characters were great, there are still some new faces that I didn’t even know existed until an episode showed up about them but nonetheless the majority of the characters are likable and fun to watch. If anything the only issue with the series is perhaps it’s slow pacing and the fact there are a lot of character-centric episodes but more character exposition is never really a bad thing and it’ll ultimately pay off later. We never really got to see the Jinko boys play a tournament game and that’s a little disappointing but there were still a lot of great matches and they were all presented really well.

8/10, I really hope this gets an S2 someday so we can see the Jinko boys grow further and finally play a tournament game.
Also am I the only one who finds the manager cute? Cause really no one seems to comment on her, she deserves more love. XD