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Misako-chan said: ...even if he didn't go all the way. Whatever made Ritsuko still like him after that is beyond me...But Sentaro is the best! Wow, it's not like this series is targeted for 13-17 year old girls. It is actually josey, you know. If for a random shoujo such actions would be inexusable and shocking, and a person would be labaled as a bad guy, it is more or less acceptable for a more mature audience. When you grow up, you come to understand, there are various reasons and situations, as well as misunderstandings. I'm sure in manga this accident (if there is one in manga actually) is cleared out without any problem. This whole situation was included in anime for the sole purpose of conveying Kaoru's despair and confused state of mind. In my view it worked out really well. |
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| Wow, i did NOT expect to cry, but 8 years apart was a true heartbreak for a true friendship, and Sen becoming a priest was simply perfect. I did miss Ritsuko in the second part though. I give it a 8/10. |
| It was a nice ending. I know that in the manga Kaoru and Ritsuko get married but to me it feels as if it would be more natural (and bittersweet) if they both married other people. Eight years is a long time to go without contact. |
| Nice ending. |
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| I like the ending. It felt a little rush because of the 8 year gap but I still like it. Sentarou being a priest makes sense and it's the best for him. I'm just glad for all of them. Jun and Yurika seem to be fine. Kaoru became a doctor. Everyone's ok and the three finally met again. 9/10 |
| pew pew pew |
| Perfect ending for the anime, "unlike romance, friendship is forever" indeed. |
Live forever, or die trying |
| That hairstyle. Good thing the three of them met again. |
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tsukigari said: Perfect ending for the anime, "unlike romance, friendship is forever" indeed. Ditto. So glad I picked this series up! |
| Something about Sen becoming a priest just bugged me. Still a great series, 9/10, but something about that particular ending for him just rubbed me the wrong way. |
| So! The anime decided to end it up with 8 years later. and it was finished off as MUSIC & FRIENDS > LOVER. Thought it was great! just that, it was seem like the points that i wanted to be cleared weren't there so, 8/10 for me. :) STILL, it was a happy ending. FRIENDS FOREVER THEME. :D So, what i wanted to know is: 1. What happened with those 8 years? 2. Did the relationship of Richan and Kaorusan as lovers ended just like that? 3. What about Sentarou and his family? 4. SO, for 8 years, did Kaoru-san felt gloomy as he was before until he knew where Sen is? 5. What happens after they met each other again???? :D --- STILL, what made me happy was that they moved forward with their lives. Sen (as mentioned by Kaoru) suits to have children around him. I thought being a teacher was a way but a priest surrounded by orphans is also nice. Ri-chan, not knowing her background, but that smile of hers? ahh~ Subarashii~ she's a strong woman after all! :) and finally, Kaoru-san?Nice hairstyle. it suits him better! :D felt like he immersed himself as a doctor and never had fun until he met Yurika again (w/ that picture). :D So. then. Off to manga to end this all well. :D |
| Epic ending! It's eight years later, Richie's a doctor, and Sen's a priest! This anime is awesome! My sister's complaining right now that though she loved the ending, it didn't end how she wanted it to (she wanted Rich and Ri to end up together). Fr.Sen and Rich runnin' down the slope ended it perfectly. I give this anime a 10 out of 10! Now I need to re-watch it! |
| "The will to live is stronger than anything else" |
| It kills me to such a beautiful anime end and it amazes me how each character has grown to who they actually are... Gosh... now i have to find another anime that can let me get over this one I give this anime a 10/10 |
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| Bes ending to an anime ive seen in a long time. 9/10 series. Bros>Romance. |
| A lot of people seem miffed about the unknown eight year gap but this anime only had 12 episodes to tell the story and I think it told it well. GREAT anime. |
| Bromance! Music was honey for my ears. Overall deserve to be in top 9/10. |
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| I knew this finale was going to be a good one and it did not disappoint. I give it a 8/10. I'll really miss watching it. One of the very few animes I have ever marathoned and not gotten bored. I'm so happy everyone achieved their dreams. Kaoru got such a good hairstyle but Sen looks so weird with his new one. The beautiful "devil music" they made was so beautiful it nearly drove me to tears. That bromance!! T_T But what now? Will they all move to live close to Sen? What about their jobs? |
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| Man this was such a treasure. It was easily one of the easiest things to watch, loved it. |
| That was an awesome ending. This is probably the strongest bromance I've seen in any anime. I liked how they time skipped 8 years into the future. You don't see many animes where they show what happen to the characters after highschool. Them reuniting after all those years at the end was heart warming. 10/10 |
| Hated it. There was no real closure and I got to really like these characters and by extension the series so it really pissed me off. I dont feel it handled the last two episodes well and they just threw a cliche ending because they couldnt think of a proper sendoff. 8 years without seeing each other without so much as a goodbye? What a betrayal to Kaoru and Ritsuko. |
| Before the ending where we see the three of them standing on the slope, the last time Kaoru/Ritsuko conversed (or as far as we know) it looked like it could have turned into a crime scene there for a second. The train scene makes up for it a little bit, I guess. Still, for the 15/16 year old versions of these characters (who we shared the journey with for eleven and a half episodes), that was basically the ending/feeling we were left with. I still have the same connection to the older versions of these characters - to an extent, but it just doesn't feel the same. That's why I don't particularly like the ending of this series. |
| Man ... my heart aches a little , and that's not because its sad , the train scene , the heartwarming ending , the emotions i felt in this ep is overwhelming me right now . This series portrait friendship and the process of growing up perfectly . I love it till the end , will miss this show . |
| I really didn't care for this finale. It was a little to paint by numbers for me, in the fact that I called pretty much everything that was going to happen (once the timeskip happened). This doesn't necessarily mean the content was bad but I don't know, I just couldn't get that into & I'd blame that on poor pacing. I haven't read the manga but from what I gather, they did the best job they could've giving the amount of time they had (though who knows why the fuck they kept the ED) but to me, I don't know it just left a bad taste. Luckily, they played the OP during the ending of the episode, as it's impossible for me to be upset when that songs playing. But yeah, rushed ending is bad. Also, the train scene wasn't a fourth as good as the one with Jun's. Overall, this does hurt my impression of the show but still, I really enjoyed this series. The music was glorious (Yoko Kanno's name is attached & she rarely disappoints), Sentaro was a great character (I have my issues with pretty much everyone else in the show though [except maybe Jun] but in the end I ended up liking mostly everyone, even Yurika to my surprise), the story was pretty quick paced which worked to it's advantage more often than not (for an example of it not working, well read above) & I really liked the relationship between Sentaro & Richie. I think the thing that's going to stick with me the most about this anime, isn't any of the drama, twists, subplots that I'm not entirely sure belong in here (Jun's basically, I liked it fine but seemed to mostly detract from the facets the show really excelled at) or the distinctive art style, it's just going to be the beauty of jamming' Jazz. Those jam sessions were usually the thing that I enjoyed the most each episode & I can completely understand why that's Richie & Sentaro's go-to-make-up-method. Oh & that awesome OP (for the song & the visuals, one of my favorites). Which can actually summarize my favorite part of the series up rather eloquently, "This melody . . . is like love." |
| That conclusion was so brilliant and sensationally heartwarming, I could not stop smiling when Sen and Kaoru were jamming out again in the church. They were probably speaking volumes to make up for those 8 years through each note. Seeing the kids clapping and cheering along with it just completed the whole feel good sensation that went with this last scene. And then I was roaring with laughter when Sen was like "Run, Richie!" He always knows how to keep everything in high spirits. Overall this was a remarkably enjoyable series. Filled with romance, laughs, heartbreak, and beautifully executed interactions between memorably down to Earth characters. Truly one of a kind, and each performance felt like a conversation between Sentarou and Kaoru. Something else I took away from this series is that life is like jazz. It's unexpected and moves in ways you can't control. But it's still so exciting, with a rhythm that makes me want to keep on going. Going to say either a 9 or 10/10, one of the most satisfying watches I've had in a long time. |
ZekkenshinApr 2, 2014 2:16 PM
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| *slow clap* Made my day. |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| Fuckin loved it! Amazing! 10/10 |
 "Only the dead have seen the end of war". ~Plato~ |
| I really didn't like the way Kaoru was acting in the first half of this episode and while the second half was a bit rushed the final scene(s) were just so wonderful I can let it all slide. The show itself was just so charming I really enjoyed. The setting was well crafted, the music enjoyable, the interactions between characters felt realistic for the most part, and though the drama sometimes felt overblown or cliche it still felt reasonable. 8/10 |
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| Eh, would have loved a few more minutes of this, it wasn't satisfying enough for me, but Burgerboner69 said: This was a great episode, btw for everyone who thought the ending was "open-ended" for Kaoro and Ri-chan, go read the manga it gives a better definite happy ending for those two. It even shows how sentaro became a priest lol. I will take your word for it and read the last few chapters, hopefully it'll be enough to satisfy me. |
| Honobono Log - best slice of life short -------------------------------------------- most kawaii loli overlord ---------------------------- Donquixote Doflamingo AMV - Control |
| That was quite something. After all, weird behaviour of Kaoru was the only flaw of the show, I guess. |
| Good series overall though Im not really a big fan of open endings. I want more Kaoru x Ritsuko hehe. 8/10 |
"I have been wielding a blade since before your were swimming around your father's scrotum." - Kurou |
| Damn that ending was just incredible! Really lovely, I was hoping to see Ritsuko and she was there in the end! Really amazing how they managed to make this development and the time skip so perfect! I just loved the development of both characters and story of this anime, it was just so great and really just enjoyed the whole concept! All in all a great anime! 9/10 |
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| What dumbass decided to keep in the ending song? |
"Komugi, are you there?" |
| loved this show, only thing they should add more jazz songs in none the less it is great. |
| Was gonna give it 10/10 but given this ending I'll go with 9/10. I guess it wouldn't be great if everything went smoothly in the end, it just feels like it was lacking and kind of messed up the good thing they had going. Basically I agree wholeheartedly with Terrestrious on the page before this. Either way, this anime was a wild ride and I really enjoyed it. Definitely a positive experience watching. One of my favorites by far. :) Edit: I read last few chapters of the manga and the ending left me much more satisfied. If they included it in the anime I probably would have gone to 10/10. |
ChanaynayJul 16, 2014 5:32 PM
Angel_Beats said: I guess I'll have to read the manga b/c of that x)it was a fun ride, but the last episode felt like it was lacking in some way. :( I enjoyed every single bit of it. One of my few 10/10. Nuff said ^^ |
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| Person who recommended this to me said I'd hate the ending but I actually loved it. That last scene when they're running and the opening song plays I was crying. That always affects me when they play ending/opening songs as an insert song in end of episode. Same thing with AnoHana and Angel Beats. Perfect ending. Score went up from 7 to a 9 in the space of 2 episodes. I'm very pleasantly surprised. 5/5, 9/10. |
| Perfect fucking ending. 9/10 overall. |
| Got feels. It was a great ending. Sure, a little more closure would've been nice. But honestly, it still was really good. Fantastic Anime all the way through. |
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| Somehow I don't like Kaoru at all... |
| Thought this was going to be 10/10 anime but I have to give it an 9/10 because of the ending, felt a bit rushed and it needed more closure (especially between Kaoru and Ritsuko) and it had too many questions up in the air, but I really enjoyed it even though I don't usually watch these kind of animes. |
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| To 10th_man_down, sukijiyuu and others: Please check out the MANGA. It will give you all the answers which the anime didn't have time or budget for! :) |
| Awesome show up until the 8 years later part, which was really bad. So nothing happened between riko and kaoru in the end? Complete letdown =/ |
| I started watch this series, cause currently I'm watching Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, and love this anime. But Sakamichi no Apollon is different. This jazz music, this opening and opposite characters .. 9/10. If in the end Mukae didn't appear, I would give 10/10. It's not that I don't like her. Simply, ending should be reserved only for Sentaro and Kaoru. ;-) |
YionHDJan 18, 2015 1:27 AM
| 09/10 Grat anime serie! with to much tears friendship lasts forever |
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