English Dub Review: Salaryman’s Club “Competitor”

Overview

It’s the finals of the S/J League. Their opponents are reigning champions Mitsuhoshi Bank. Usuyama takes on the number one ranked ultimate ace Ibuki Sentaro. Once known as “Usuyama of the East” and “Ibuki of the West,” the showdown between these former rivals takes an unexpected turn. Mikoto and Tatsuru take on Kirishima Takuma and Izumo Naohiro in the crucial match. Mikoto and Tatsuru are tossed about by Takuma’s overwhelming might…


Our Take

We’ve now hit the S/J League finals with SunBev vs. Mitsuhoshi Bank, and the doubles match of the “changing partners” Saeki brothers is normal after a subpar match. But it’s the singles match of Toru Usuyama of the East vs. Ibuki Sentaro of the West that seems to grab the most attention, and this match reinvigorates the spirit within Usuyama after his 7-year-gap to play him 11 years later.

Everything is as Usuyama remembered, but he cannot afford to lay back after a long stint and made a comeback with his intense plays, and so is Ibuki in staying relevant and playing modern to throw Usuyama off his boat both physically and mentally. Usuyama is only able to get this far because of the encouragement from his family and colleagues, and win or lose, he has got it in the bag…


Overall, that twist ending was unexpected. I know Mikoto won’t be badly hurt since that won’t work within this genre, but I wanna know how bad it is. I’m surprised they showed actual blood, and that injury is easy to imagine how unpleasant that has to be. With one episode left, what will happen in the finale?