ao ashi 304 absolutely loved this insight from shiba through kuribayashi's story and how it further enhances the idea that the sport goes beyond physicality and heavily relies on thinking and planning ahead, which diversifies what kinds of players exist

while nozomi and fukuda ended up coaching, shiba also did a similar job but his role was on the field as opposed to the sidelines. i think younger players need that kind of guidance as well since there's a diff perspective that comes from playing as opposed to watching

and i love how the chapter ultimately ends up with ashito dispossessing kuribayashi. so cool to see "thinking reeds" who shiba had guided play against each other. even if shiba says his work is done, these two are prime examples of his legacy living on

listen the vibes are there https://t.co/rT1CBu7rvm

dam u get these too like these were the posters all over jpn last time....love how granny kita is here