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Finn Ames and Friends

  • Episode aired Feb 3, 2024
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Finn Ames and Friends (2024)
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Mash and friends pass the first exam round, joining a three-person team. Their next test: "The Life Crystal" contest where teams must break opponents' crystals. Two teammates immediately sha... Read allMash and friends pass the first exam round, joining a three-person team. Their next test: "The Life Crystal" contest where teams must break opponents' crystals. Two teammates immediately shatter their crystals.Mash and friends pass the first exam round, joining a three-person team. Their next test: "The Life Crystal" contest where teams must break opponents' crystals. Two teammates immediately shatter their crystals.

  • Directors
    • Ryo Nakano
    • Tomoya Tanaka
  • Writers
    • Jalen K. Cassell
    • Hajime Komoto
    • Yôsuke Kuroda
  • Stars
    • Chiaki Kobayashi
    • Brian Timothy Anderson
    • Ryosuke Asano
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.8/10
    548
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Ryo Nakano
      • Tomoya Tanaka
    • Writers
      • Jalen K. Cassell
      • Hajime Komoto
      • Yôsuke Kuroda
    • Stars
      • Chiaki Kobayashi
      • Brian Timothy Anderson
      • Ryosuke Asano
    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Chiaki Kobayashi
    • Mash Burnedead
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    Brian Timothy Anderson
    Brian Timothy Anderson
    • Finn Ames
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Ryosuke Asano
    • Student
    • (voice)
    Haruna Ayasaka
    • Student
    • (voice)
    Greg Chun
    Greg Chun
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    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Ben Diskin
    Ben Diskin
    • Dot Barrett
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Takuya Eguchi
    Takuya Eguchi
    • Dot Barrett
    • (voice)
    Stephen Fu
    • Lance Crown
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Hiroaki Hirata
    Hiroaki Hirata
    • Narrator
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    Kaito Ishikawa
    • Lance Crown
    • (voice)
    Reiji Kawashima
    • Finn Ames
    • (voice)
    Takehito Koyasu
    Takehito Koyasu
    • Margarette Macaron
    • (voice)
    Aleks Le
    Aleks Le
    • Mash Burnedead
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    David Lodge
    David Lodge
    • Wahlberg Baigan
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Kentaro Mashiro
    • Student
    • (voice)
    Kayleigh McKee
    Kayleigh McKee
    • Margarette Macaron
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Fuka Miyako
    • Student
    • (voice)
    Masaya Miyazaki
    • Student
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Ryo Nakano
      • Tomoya Tanaka
    • Writers
      • Jalen K. Cassell
      • Hajime Komoto
      • Yôsuke Kuroda
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    10/10

    A surprisingly profound episode for such a comedic show.

    Mash, as a manga reader, is actually a very intelligent show with many good fights which actually discuss within them very important topics about what it means to be human. I think this episode perfectly exemplifies why, when people say that Mash is overrated, that they have neither given the show the chance it deserves nor the recognition of the deeper ideas behind its plot.

    This episode was very much focused on the idea of pain. That pain is actually the sole determinant of what makes us human. The more pain we feel, the more human we become, and the strong are not necessarily those who feel the least pain but those who overcome the most. This idea was applied in quite a simple concept - a fight between a strong character, and a weak one.

    I was amazed by this episode. The fact such a doctrine can be spewed out nonchalantly by the show in a small episode reminded me why this show deserves so much respect. This episode was incredible! And yet, in creating such a heartfelt and more nuanced episode, the show still maintained its lightheartedness to the end. I don't think I've ever felt more contented to see a person be beaten in a fight, not out of hatred for a character, but for hope through their pain and anguish they will become a stronger person. In the sense that the idea applied to the episode carries in the outcome, this is nothing short of a masterclass of an episode.

    I will reiterate - this episode is incredible for one within quite a simplistic show. And therefore this an undoubted 10/10 as it goes so beyond the baseline for a simple action-comedy show.
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