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In hindsight, Minato clearly he took up the bow, in the hopes that he might have overcome this problem after spending so much time away from the bow. Instead, he was given yet another painful reminder of something that he so wished to forget - his debilitating case of target panic.
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Is that a bad thing? Most certainly not! The moment the arrow was let loose, I expected our protagonist to hit the mark, returning to his glory days then changing his mind about passing up on the club. There was such a powerful build-up to Narumiya’s shot, that I felt extremely deflated when he missed. This was it, the moment we had all been waiting for. Although Minato vehemently protested, he eventually relents and prepares to shoot an arrow. Tommy-sensei takes a detour from the Kyudo Club’s briefing schedule, requesting Minato to step up and demonstrate his shooting form. But it wasn’t until the climactic moment that our pre-imagined suppositions were shattered, allowing us to realise what is truly going on. Why? We are slowly drip-fed information, potentially hinting why this would be the case: we didn’t see the outcome of the middle school tournament, a sizeable scar exists on his stomach, the death of his mother, to name a few examples.
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It takes being forcefully dragged along by a childhood friend for Minato to cave in, which begs the question. How so? By signing up to the club and providing their expertise as veteran archers! Though this should interest and excite our main character, who was depicted to adore the sport, he seems oddly disinterested if not outright apathetic. So, what exactly is the premise behind Tsurune? If you asked me, I would answer: ‘ an energetic old chap wanted to revive Kazemai’s Kyudo club and asks our characters to aid him in such an endeavour’. Only it turned out to be somewhat different, and what a difference it proved to be. Based upon precedent, I had expected Tsurune to follow a similar line of progression, seen in both Free! and Euphonium. Hurting others was the primary reason behind why they were so hesitant to return, and overcoming their troubled past with the help of friends proved key to progressing the series. However, critical incidents during middle school generated trauma that prevented them from participating in team-oriented activities, namely competitive swimming and orchestral practice. Of course, both Nanase Haruka and Oumae Kumiko still took up swimming and the euphonium as pastimes during their spare time. A person holding boundless potential, who has hit a stagnating point in terms of their development. In terms of their slice of life seasonal shows, KyoAni seem to enjoy exploring an uncertain protagonist who has lost faith in their path prior to attending highschool. He no longer takes up archery, despite his previous displays ardent dedication towards the sport, hence our presumption would be that something terrible must have happened.Īs a massive fan of KyoAni, I anticipated something along the lines of Free! with archery as the primary focus. His innocence is still intact and he has yet to be shaken by the world. Confidence blazing in his eyes, he gracefully steps up to take the first shot to represent his middle school at a prefectural tournament.
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Next, this same boy is now a young teenager who decided to follow through on archery, adorned in the traditional hakama of a Kyudo practitioner. His child-like wonder is self-evident, and it represented a world view untainted by the taint and cynicism of older age. Tsurune makes a late yet emphatic entry into the Fall 2018 season, but does it hit the mark? To start off, a young boy falls in love with archery, as he hears the sound of a bow string being released.