5/17/2023 0 Comments Goro shigeno![]() ![]() In the great tradition of long-running series, Major seems to have used up all its best reserves, and recycled themes that once felt intense now appear trite and ham-fisted.AnimationThe colour palette is bolder, but that appears to be the only difference between this and the preceding seasons. In a more general sense, Major also needs an injection of fresh, exciting plot ideas to reinvigorate the stagnating pace. Providing Goro and his adopted team a distinct external enemy to defeat would have done much to focus the story and avoid these problems. As a result, the external baseball conflicts have become less important and are tacked on to the end of each episode more out of tradition than genuine purpose. There are no Black Triangles here, no Kaido Highs, but merely fuzzy dreams of the Major Leagues and the disconnected personal dilemmas of mediocre characters. This throws up the customary question: what does this season lack that the others did not? And the answer is: decent enemies. With events proceeding in fits and starts and him struggling more than usual to attain his goal of the Major Leagues, his trials are often painful to follow. In contrast to his previous adventures, his glory-seeking in America lacks much of that relentless positivity fans have come to expect and is only intermittently enjoyable. Regrettably, Goro’s personal development – when the story eventually meanders back to it – makes for poor compensation. However, without Goro motivating them to perform miracles, their listlessness will just frustrate most. Fans with a lingering fondness for the previous supporting cast might find catching up with several of them a delightful experience. In one episode Komori struggles to bond with a little league team he coaches, and in the next, Taiga tries to step into Goro’s shoes as Seishuu captain. ![]() The story jumps from mini plot to mini plot, recounting the lives of characters that never meant that much to begin with. In this season, Major morphs into an uncomfortable combination of aimless nostalgic flashbacks and tedious character studies, all presented without any galvanising focus. For Goro, and the series as a whole, the setup just couldn’t be better, right? Now, having faced all the challenges Japan has to offer, Goro takes his ambitions to America, a country which nurtures big dreams and baseball with equal fervour. ![]() On top of this, it offers one of the most phosphorescent protagonists to date, Goro Shigeno, whose adventures have been blessed with the kind of golden streak other long-running shows would kill for. StoryFrom the start, Major has provided non-stop excitement by alternating expertly between gripping sports clichés and more-than-decent character tragedies. ![]()
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