Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games

"I can parry shivers with shivers" is the hardest line this show has ever dropped. Aya went from convinced she'd lose to matching Gekido's energy and that transition hit me like a drive rush

The technical breakdown segment was such a treat for actual fighting game heads. They talked parries and frame data like real commentators do and it made every match feel legit instead of anime fluff. Gekido bleeding from his own arcade stick slam was insane commitment

Mio cracking first and crying while Aya pretended to be the strong one was too real. But the hand-holding moment had me yelling at my screen. These two are basically married now this is canon

To those who haven't seen the key visual or have skipped both the OP and ED would be surprised by this development 🤔. The shifting art style is surprisingly well-integrated, as it never feels jarring or remotely odd. Rather, it works hand in hand with the emotions and atmosphere of each scene, adding a unique visual touch to the episode. Given the developments in this episode, I am interested to see how the story will continue to unfold moving forward. P.S. I would also like to know how Aya manages to sleep for such a short period yet wake up feeling completely recharged 🤭

Ah yes CGDCT out of nowhere, not complaining! Seems like all of them has been corrupted. Can't wait for the local tournament arc!

Aya and Mio moving to first-name basis while forming an underground fighting game club? The yuri stocks are absolutely soaring. Every episode somehow gets more chaotic, and I'm completely here for it.

After watching this episode, it got me thinking. This really feels like a shounen anime. I bet after the event, they’d be looking at the sunset, having regained a new passion for fighting games 😆. I think it was a good decision to cut the fight with Mio short because I was already feeling overloaded from the previous matches of Aya and Inui.

I'm suspecting none of our protagonists will make the final, but they will knock out their rival characters before losing to a more experienced player we haven't met yet and hasn't been introduced before.

Tamaki's breakdown made me hurt. Watching Natsuki methodically tear apart every attempt and then tell her to just quit was brutal villain energy. I need their backstory NOW because there is clearly way more going on there than sibling rivalry

Interesting to see when the nice ones dissassociate.

Most of the matches were intense and heated, with the exception of one that felt rather lukewarm. I really appreciated the side commentary, especially for those who aren’t entirely familiar with the technique used during the fights. With that said, I’m curious to see how the side with Inui and Tamaki's matches will turn out.

This anime is just soo good, the comedy is so on point, really out of the box writing on the characters, subverts your expectations again and again. Even the characters in the anime itself are getting trolled. And yet it's so shonen it's crazy, one of my fav anime for sure this season.

Mio and the kid's interaction is soo funny. She has the same mentality as her. Cant wait to see next episode with both of their matches.

We're back to amazing tension and extra animation and comedy. So relatable! White Lily is just so hilarious!

I really love how over the top this anime is. From Mio's noodle parry to Hana's spiritual pressure. the comedy really gets you when you least expect it. I also like the approach that Aya is covering the winners side while Mio is covering the losers side, so we can get the full tournament picture.

I'm amused by the level of macho posturing from these schoolgirls.

There’s a lot going on in this episode! Gekido and Cafeore’s match was intense and even after their battle ended, the excitement didn’t die down. The episode continued to deliver with several memorable moments, ranging from intense developments to unexpectedly cute ones 😅. This more than makes up for not showing each of the individual matches. The episode went by in a flash with all the excitement in the air. I’m already highly anticipating the next episode, especially to see Aya and Mio take on such a formidable opponent. I can’t wait to see how their match unfolds!

Really cool episode, especially the Angry Bird v Kakeru reference. This episode also has a lot of motivational value during the evo part- I really want to play fighting games now.

I have to wait till next episode?? nahhh come onn LETS GET TO THE TOURNAMENT!!

Hilarious characters. The anime focuses quite alot on the gameplay and gaming theories itself, might not really understand or relate to if not used to playing fighting games.