Tsukasa's brightness momentarily softened Rio's hardened heart, leading to online buzz: "Tsukasa's straightforward praise! This is effective," "Tsukasa-sensei is such a charmer, lol," "His praise coaching skills are truly high," and "Tsukasa-sensei's solar power is amazing." Viewers also enjoyed Rio's confusion, commenting, "Rio is bewildered by Tsukasa-sensei's natural praise attack, lol," and "Just be happy!"

The anime "Medalist" is based on a manga serialized in the youth magazine "Monthly Afternoon" (Kodansha) by Tsurumaikada. The original manga was awarded first place in the "Next Manga Awards 2022" comic category, and it also received the "68th Shogakukan Manga Award" in the general category and the "48th Kodansha Manga Award" in the overall category. The story follows a girl named Inori Yuitsuka (voiced by Natsumi Haruse) who dreams of the figure skating world, and her coach, a former figure skater named Tsukasa Akeuraji, as they team up to aim for becoming medalists.

Episode 10 "Howling at Night"
Synopsis:
Inori competes in the Meiko Cup for the second time and wins in the 5th-grade class. However, advancing to the 6th grade poses a significant challenge with the high difficulty of the double axel. Meanwhile, Tsukasa is asked by Olympic silver medalist Shinichiro Sonidori to coach his son, Rio.

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