SK8 the Infinity (2021): Skating on the Edge.
Hello everyone, @theanimerealm, my friends @tegoshei and @ibet. How're you all doing? It really has been such a long time since I've written my post. I've been through ups and downs and have been really busy with my education, as my final year required more work from me—from my final project to reading my books and my personal career as a machine learning engineer. Well, I came, I saw, and I conquered! I'm now done with school, and I'm happy to tell everyone that I graduated with a first class. So that's that about that.
Seeing this month's contest is about sports anime, which is definitely not my strong suit, I can count the number of sports anime that I've watched, which is not much. I know Blue Lock, Kuroko no Basket, and others that are mainstream, but I want to bring something different. So I kept thinking. I remembered that there was a time, maybe around two years ago, when I was randomly watching anime just for the fun of it. (At that time, I didn't watch anime based on recommendations; I just downloaded and watched.) During that time, I came across this anime, SK8 the Infinity, which was actually interesting to watch. Anyway, let's get right to it.
SK8 the Infinity is about a group of skaters who often race in a secret and off-the-road competition known as 'S' racing, where they race each other on skateboards down a rough road to get to the finish line. In the competition, there's something called 'Beefs,' where participants face off against each other and form rivalries, which is often interesting.
The anime introduces the protagonist named Reki, a high school student who loves skating. He invites a transfer student named Langa into the 'S' racing competition, where Langa finds himself fully immersed and dragged into the flow. Originally, Langa didn’t know how to skate but ended up becoming very good at it. Due to that, Langa quickly gained fame in the competition, and the fame affected their friendship a little. Along the way, the two friends bonded well as they underwent different situations, which served as a test of their friendship as the story went on.
Though I have little idea about skateboarding (maybe none), you know what I always say about sports anime: their techniques and skills often digress from real-world techniques, and they often tend to overdo them. At first, it seemed like the skating techniques used were actually realistic, but as the scenes progressed, the competition became more intense, and the techniques started to feel unrealistic to me. Though it was cool and I enjoyed it, it was still unrealistic.
To be honest, I wanted to see more of Reki. At the start of the anime, the story really focused on Reki, as he dedicated his whole life to skating, but as the story progressed, the focus shifted to Langa, and for almost the entire anime, it was centered on him.
However, the writer did surprise me. At some point in the anime, there was a race between Reki and Adam, where they had to face off against each other. It was arguably one of the most interesting races in the anime (well, besides the race between Adam and Langa, which was the best).
Talking about the animations (my favorite part), the animation was indeed incredible. Overall, it was good, but my favorite part was during the skating races, which were packed with different stunts, twists, and turns that were truly beautiful.
The environment in the anime was indeed two-faced. In the morning, different people went about their daily lives, including the protagonists, who are students, and at night, the scenery changed to a fearful, ghetto-like environment filled with secrecy, where people revealed who they really were. It was fascinating to watch.
At the end of the anime, I was actually happy because it ended well. At this stage, there’s no need for a second season, but I wouldn’t mind if there was one.
In conclusion, I loved the plot, the storyline, and the animations. Though the skating techniques could’ve been more realistic, it’s still enjoyable to watch. With this, I give it a 7/10.
Thanks for reading my post. See you in my next post. Bye 👋
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Sounds like a really cool anime
Definitely adding this to my watch list.🤍
Nice, give it a try, I'm sure you'll love it.
Hi friend! How are you doing? I'm so very happy por you that you have already managed to finish school, and not only that, to come first in the class is an incredible achievement. I didn't watch this anime, sports anime is not my favorite genre.
Thank you very much, friend; I really appreciate it.
How're you doing, and how have you been?
I'm happy to be back to participating in this community contest. I can't wait to hit the ground running.
Likewise here, sports anime isn't also my favorite, but trust me, there're some that are worth looking into. If you try to look into this anime, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Just try it.
Hello my friend... :)
Welcome back and it's nice to see you post anime-related content again..
I've watched this one, and I'm waiting for season 2... :)
There are a lot of interesting characters in Sk8 Infinityyyy~ but I like Cherry and Joe the most... their bickering is so entertaining to watch... XD
Thank you, sensei,
Yes, definitely, they're also entertaining to watch.
Talking about the season 2, season 2 supposed to be released in 2022, but till now, I don't have any information about it. Well, I wouldn't mind for a season 2.
Thanks for the response; I really appreciate it.
Congratulations on your graduation, that's good news. It's good to have you back and even more so sharing an anime that looks great, the animation looks spectacular, I didn't know about the existence of this anime.
Thanks for sharing, see you!
Thank you very much. It feels good to be back.
Indeed, the anime is very good, and I love it. You can also try to see it; I think you'll love it too.
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First of all, congratulations on your graduation my friend. Hard work pays off in the end.
A skateboarding anime, something new to me. Yes I had heard of it but only skimmed it. I saw a golf one over here and now this one, there's definitely more to it than just basketball or soccer. It looks interesting and different, maybe I'll give it a try.
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Thank you very much, I really appreciate.
Nice, you can give it a try; I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
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