The transition from the golden phoenix goal to the funeral portrait is absolutely brutal. One moment Jiang Yun is the king of the pitch, the next he is a memory on a screen. The emotional whiplash in My Soccer Team is a HAREM sets a dark tone immediately. Watching his sister try to hold it together while his brother-in-law sleeps through the news breaks my heart.
I cannot stand Jiang Minghao. Bursting in with that arrogant smirk while the family is mourning is disrespectful enough, but then he tries to flirt with his own sister-in-law? The way he points at her and smirks shows zero empathy. My Soccer Team is a HAREM really knows how to make you hate a villain instantly. He needs to be kicked off the team and out of the house!
Jiang Qingyan is handling this tragedy with so much grace and strength. Even while grieving, she stands up to her brother's inappropriate behavior. The scene where she protects the sleeping Jiang Yun shows her true character. She is the backbone of this family in My Soccer Team is a HAREM. I hope she gets her happy ending soon because she deserves it after all this pain.
The editing is playing tricks on us. We see the funeral, but then we see the guy in the number 17 jersey waking up on the couch? Is this a dream, a flashback, or did he come back to life? The confusion in My Soccer Team is a HAREM is intense. If this is a rebirth story, I am here for the revenge arc. That soccer ball hitting the face at the end was hilarious though!
Can we talk about the animation quality in the opening match? The golden phoenix manifesting behind the player as he scores is visually stunning. It raises the stakes so high before crashing down into the depressing reality of the living room. My Soccer Team is a HAREM has some serious budget for those fantasy soccer sequences. Truly a spectacle to behold before the drama hits.