I'm crying like a bitch. This is embarrassing.

this background music really pulled the whole scene together I love it so much

I rmemeber sending a risky text to a crush and watching this show on adult swim before school the next morning 😅

the subtle details are insane... watch the green guy at 2:24 grab his spear slowly before it's hurled in the next cut

I loved the part where balsa is watching him fight his best friend and her eyes dial in. Such a simple detail shows quite a bit.

este anime me da sentimientos encontrados aparte de la nostalgia, una de los mejores trabajos de gonzo

I know Misaki is not real and will never be, but even if she were to become real and she came to my door, I d probably think is either my family paying someone to be my friend or a fed. So its a lose-lose situation either way lol

懐かしいなこのアニメ 岬ちゃんが大好きだった

Eu também quero uma Misaki...

Why is it so underrated bro

Teamo misaki

This is one of my favorites from back in the day. The lines were so clean. Nice, concise story

Honestly I use this as a reference for what I imagine Spear Bladesinging looks like in DnD.

I wanna meet someone like Misaki some day.

Esperando el ángel que me saque de la depresion

Best Anime I've ever seen, I've got so much to learn from this but sadly never applied in my life and I'm literally like him not much difference but I'm 21 and he's 22

😭😭😭😭😭😭 que buen anime llore demaciado todo el tiempo entretenido me dio emociones correctamente aprendi mucho demaciado es demaciado bueno 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Unrealistic. In the real world a neet won't have an angel like Misagi by him. He will just rot like that, nobody cares.

Loved this series absolutely loved it

Really Really love how pragmatic the moves are in the fighting. Sure some are duels but you are not in a tournament or dojo. These are the "streets" and anything goes. Throw a stone. Kick some mud. No shame in fighting a little dirty if your life is on the line.

I love that not only did they show that spears can be just as cool if not cooler than swords, but that they were the most commonly used weapon for so many reasons, not the least of which beng they are quite literally just superior in most situations

bro why are they doing so many slashes with a spear 😭 its a piercing weapon...

All these years later, and still one of the best choreographed anime for fight scenes. The fact that all the skilled fighters (Balsa, Jiguro) RUN AWAY from the groups when they're outnumbered in order to fight the enemies one-on-one (since every person naturally runs at a slightly different speed) is an overlooked aspect that makes the fights feel believable and the victories earned. One person isn't instantly defeating 10 goons, each enemy is a skilled fighter in their own right but Balsa and Jiguro separate them and counterattack in unexpected ways in order to take them out of the fight as quickly as possible, even if that means fighting "dirty".

🎉🎉🎉🎉

5:42 That's how a headbutt is supposed to look like. You need to know the forehead skull is very thick and if you slam your forehead on your opponent's, both of you will suffer the same damage. You need to aim for their face.

ユメタソカワユスハスハス(*･ω･)✨

Incredible work for 2007. It holds up really well even today.

This anime gave me such a lost feeling after it ended.. I’ve seen the complete series 3 times now.. might go for a 4th soon.

🔥

緑色の服着た男　顔面に３発も攻撃食らってたんやな そら動けなくなるわ

was looking for spear fight refrences and holy crap this is good

The jiguro episode made me cry like a baby. The soundtrack is one of the best in anime history

This show will always be my all time fave anime

2:37 I’m in tears. Jugoru and Balsa relationship was one of the greatest really.

FYI, yume's Seiyuu and Senku's from Dr. stone seiyuu was a same person

Kansai accent the best

I need more Yume in my life

Na

This is the only anime I've ever rated 10/10, and I'm one of the Naruto die-hards, as that was my first anime as a child. There's just something about this one, which at the end of watching it, made me give it a 10! Unbelievable! P.S: I strongly believe that Yasuke on Netflix used this anime as the base for its plot. The similarities are rife!

I felt those two hits at 2:01 from my screen.

Anyone know how accurate this is to real world spear combat?

such long time ago, winter is coming again

This show has in my opinion the best fights. No flashing lights or bright colors. Just skill and technique.

That has to be the worst way to secure a spearhead i've ever seen.

That's how fights are supposed to be. Quick, decisive, efficient, not spinning your spear around like a Fidget spinner for swag.

An amazing anime, of course. As a lover of reading, I miss details in anime, however this title managed to impact me in a positive way, I recommend it.

I'm sure a lot of feminist types loved Balsa, and the "in control" way the character is portrayed. It came across to me as a feminist's "wet dream" if that's possible, and a role reversal that seemed to make a woman embody all of the characteristics that man-hating women think men possess, and claim they hate, until they see a woman doing exactly the same things. The only real redeeming quality here is the fight scenes. Despite the nonsense about "overpowering men" that feminists, and their mangina's love to see, the character Balsa, tries to maneuver her opponents into disadvantageous positions instead of trying to overpower them as some of these commenters think. That seems to be why she's constantly running while fighting. It's smart, and probably the only socially realistic portion of the animated series that I can find.

5:06 is still one of my favorite moments in anime. Such a badass sacrifice move.

Spear and quarterstaff fighting is underrated

Naaaa <3