:: Episode 03: Sup Mihoshi!
Renshuu Shiai (Practice Match)
Summary
Practice match tiiiime! But first, some more team bonding in the cabin. Momoe makes the Nishiuralings practice speed reading. Tajima shows off his incredible skillz, Hanai gets so jealous and impressed, Abe yells in Mihashi's face, and everyone has a swell time!
SO! The next day, Nishiura ventures off to Mihoshi's baseball fields! Mihashi is absolutely terrified, and runs away at the speed of light the moment Mihoshi show their faces, despite Kano being friendly enough. Hatake follows Mihashi to give him a piece of his mind, but before anyone loses any teeth, Abe arrives on the scene. Hatake strolls off, and Abe tries to calm the extremely shaken up Mihashi down. Mihashi tells Abe more about his dramatic past with Mihoshi, and Abe does what Momoe told him to do - much like the Squishy Bearz from Eek! the Cat, he grabs hold of Mihashi's cute little paw. He realizes how hard Mihashi works, starts feeling bad for him, and suddenly realizes what it means to be a catcher! He wants to help his beloved pitcher, yeah, that's it! Mihashi and Abe confess their love for each other, and return to the others.
Kano, with a big ol' smile, calls Mihashi's name and once he gets his attention, throws a forkball. Tajima is certain he can hit it, and Hanai has another "TAJIMA IS SOOO COO-UHL!!" moment. Nishiura have a talk where they basically proclaim their immense love for Mihashi. Abe makes Mihashi play catch with Izumi, while he talks to his other teammates about how important it is to win this match is in order to secure Mihashi as their pitcher.
The match starts! Kano, still smiling like a dork, shows off his skillz by getting all the Nishiuralings out. Then it's Mihashi's turn to pitch! OH DEAR!!
Best parts
Redrawn scenes
His eyes! THEY REMOVED HIS EYES!! I don't really approve of this change because it looked so hilarious in the original - kind of like Mihashi was wondering what the flying fudge Abe was DOING.
Abe was kind of... not moving his mouth in the original?!
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