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Jan 8, 2016 7:31 AM
#1
Ep 1 Ma boi got it rough in life. -29 yrs old still living with his mom -Crappy job at a pizza joint -Mom keeps up bringing up his traumatic childhood past -Co-worker won't tell him about her dreams and kinda feels like shes leading him on. Plus shes in highschool and he's 29... pretty sure that's illegal anway... at least I'd hope so. -Saved a kids life and didn't even get as much as a thank you. At least get this guy a shirt with something like "I saved a kid from getting run over all I got was this shirt." Dam, I'd buy him a drink and I don't even drink lol. Ok, on a serious note though, this seems extremely promising, we got a really interesting mystery, an adult main character... for the first episode anyway, some darker tones, lack of fanservice, 53 yr old milfs. Time travel plot line. Yeah this is something with a lot of potential and hopefully they do a good job with this adaptation. As a manga reader though I can say they are rushing a bit in this first episode. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Jan 9, 2016 1:22 PM
#2
Episode 1: @battosai: You hope in vain, unfortunately. Definitely not illegal. Age of consent is Japan is yooouuuung. I went into this knowing as little as possible, and as usual I'm glad I did that because this whole episode I was like 'whuuuuuuuuuuuuuu??' but in a good way. Atmospheric. Good casting choice, using a new guy so that there's no immersion break with the voice. HIS MOTHER THOUGH like I felt genuinely a little bit upset, which is very impressive. Most anime doesn't manage to make a mother character remotely 3D even after a whole series, let alone half an episode. I have high hopes after this first episode. Fingers crossed it lives up to the strong start. |
Jan 10, 2016 8:25 AM
#3
Jan 15, 2016 3:59 PM
#4
Ep 2 I really like how this show looks It has a really cinematic feeling. It could just be the black bars on the top and bottom of the screen, but like just the way things are shown there are a lot of long distance shots where you see the characters in the distance. As for the actual plot, I like how it's progressing, Hinazuki is pretty interesting and Kenya is a pretty great friend. Also just the nostalgia of him being back and his mom still being alive was portrayed pretty well without being too over dramatic. Also really good news, the anime will have the same ending as the manga. As said by the author. A lot of times we get these incomplete adaptations, because the manga isn't finished yet, but I'm glad it won't be the case this time around .Props to A-1 for doing this adaptation justice, especially considering they're doing like 3 other shows this season lol. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-01-08/erased-boku-dake-ga-inai-machi-anime-to-portray-ending-of-original-manga/.97329 |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Jan 19, 2016 7:43 AM
#5
Episode 2 So it seems Hinazuki is being abused at home. It was nice to see her warming up to our MC. I could only imagine having your adult mindset in a child's body. There would be so many things I would have done differently. It seems this is the case for our MC as well. Hopefully, he is able to save the girl as well as a friend who was seemingly wrongfully accused. This mystery gets even more interesting. |
Jan 21, 2016 8:12 AM
#6
Episode 2: Hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngh. Like battosai said, this show has a really cinematic feel that suits it perfectly. I'm enjoying it so fucking much, argh. And like Yoshi said, having your adult's mind in a child's body is always an interesting concept. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I kind of feel like Kenya behaves almost like he's an adult in a child's body too. The way he hints at things and the way he behaves is so different to the other three and different to most ten year olds in general. We don't know why or how the Revival power exists (for once, I don't actually need any explanation of it to enjoy the show, so that's just a comment instead of any kind of complaint) so I'm not ruling out something similar happening with Kenya. Or Kenya just generally being related to it. Idk. Bonus points for ED by Sayuri. <3 |
Jan 22, 2016 2:13 AM
#7
Ep 3 So it was her mom after all... I know it's the 80's and all, but did people really not give a shit about kids being abused back in the day? It's so dam obvious too. Maybe it just looks that way from the perspective of us viewers though... The scenes with Satoru and Kayo were really nice, the foxes dancing around and looking up at the trees and stuff, it's nice to see that not all of Kayo's life is terrible. This is by no means an easy watch, but I'd say it's quite rewarding. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Jan 26, 2016 4:43 AM
#8
Episode 3: So artistic~ Tbf, even today it's not that easy to have children removed from abusive families, so imagine how hard it is in the 80s. Unless Kayo comes forward and says that it's happening, they can't do much, and it's looking extremely unlikely that she'd say anything without that interview from the agency happening, and even then she may well deny any abuse is happening. Then if there's no physical evidence of injuries and the parents don't ask for her to be removed (which obviously won't happen)... Yeah. Not that easy. It is indeed just from the perspective of us viewers that it's so simple. Each episode is like a little piece of art and I'm looking forward immensely to the next one. |
Jan 28, 2016 8:29 PM
#9
Ep 4 Great episode. Really loved the build-up to Kayo not being present in class. He was really trying to be careful and look over Kayo, also glad his mom stepped in before she got hit. The birthday party was also a really nice moment in the show. Yeah the tension buildup and atmosphere really worked perfectly fr this episode, even though it ended in a cliffhanger I gotta admit it was done really well. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Jan 29, 2016 5:41 AM
#10
Episode 3 So, Kayo's mother was behind the abuse. Her father doesn't seem to care much about it as long as he has his ice. Despicable. That "xmas tree" was pretty cool. That entire scene was quite romantic actually. Maybe this will change the future and help Satoru as well (Satoru x Kayo in the future maybe?) Episode 4 Noooooo! Don't you fucking do this to me!! If Kayo still dies I'm going to be heartbroken. This episode was so damn good and now I feel anxious AF. I really hope she is okay :'( |
Feb 5, 2016 1:15 PM
#11
Episode 4: MY HEART MY EMOTIONS ARGH AGH ARGAHAGH Tell you what, as soon as her mother reduced the physical abuse, I was like, MAYBE SHE WASN'T ABDUCTED MAYBE HER MOTHER KILLED HER SO IT DOESN'T MATTER THAT HE STOPPED HER BEING ALONE IN THE PARK SO MAYBE KAYO STILL DIES JUST IN A DIFFERENT WAY COS HE'S NOT RESCUED HER FROM HER MOTHER urgh my fucking heart if she still dies. |
Feb 5, 2016 11:16 PM
#12
Ep 5 Dam.. just when things were starting to look up for Satoru. This happens. The scene where he saw the gloves in the garbage bag and had a panic attack felt a little melodramatic, but maybe his panic attacks trigger the time travel. Even his manager wanted to screw him over, but it's nice that at least Airi is on his side. Yeah wonder how hes gonna get out of this mess. Seems like they're going in a Steins;Gate direction with this. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Feb 6, 2016 5:23 AM
#13
Hey, guys, my friend noticed something weird in episode 1. Just wondered if anyone could shed any light. If you watch from 16:40 in episode 1, where the mother is making a phone call, you can see that there's what looks like a thread attached to her. At first I thought it was a coincidental detail in the background, but if you keep watching it moves and glistens when she moves, as though it's really attached. I have no explanation for why that would be there either in-show or as an animation detail/error - like, if it was attached to a moving car or something I'd suspect something went a little wrong in post when they merged CGI with the rest of the scene, but that's clearly not the case here - anyone got any ideas? It's really bugging me xD |
Feb 6, 2016 6:15 AM
#14
Episode 5: Arrrggghhhh Kayo ;___; Apart from that, this episode kind of annoyed me a bit xD;; Ok, I understand why Airi is hiding Satoru, but it's fucking stupid. She doesn't know him. Who's to say, from her position, that Satoru didn't murder his mother? Same goes for the manager agreeing not to call the police. What if Satoru ended up murdering Airi? (We know that he won't, but no-one else knows that!) |
Feb 12, 2016 5:28 AM
#15
Episode 5 & 6 I went back and checked on that thread, Sandi. It was very strange. I still think it has something to do with the animation and wasn't edited out properly. If I had to guess, they may use threads like this when working with lighting and shadows to keep everything on proper angles relative to certain motions/animations. I don't know much about the process, so I could be completely wrong. Anyway, Satoru seems to be in deep shit right now with his arrest. I keep anticipating another jump back in time, but it hasn't happened yet. It seems to be the only way he will get out of this mess. Him noticing the killer at the end was quite interesting. I wonder if he recognizes the actual man or just the face from his mom's apartment balcony? At least he seems to have some form of help with the detective guy who investigates "solved" cases. |
Feb 12, 2016 8:50 PM
#16
Ep 6 @Sandileina Considering A-1 pictures is doing like 4 other shows this season I wouldn't put it past just an animation error. Lol that message on the bridge "Give up Never" nice to see we still have some funny written engrish even in modern shows. Yeah the explanation for her being so trust was kinda flimsy with her dad and stuff. Getting arrested for stealing a chocolate bar lol? Anyway this more recent arc of the future really isn't as engaging as the child arc, but it looks like they're very close to revealing the killer so hopefully that's some motivation. |
LoneWolfFeb 12, 2016 8:58 PM
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Feb 13, 2016 2:10 PM
#17
Episode 6: You know, I'm so fucking suspicious of that homeroom teacher now (the one in charge of Satoru and Kaya's class). I'm kind of going off the general mystery fiction rule of the killer being someone we've already met, and the teacher makes a lot of sense of multiple levels. Looks like possibly Satoru's JUST about to hit a time-jump now? The butterfly came out, anyway. Looking forward to next ep. |
Feb 19, 2016 9:16 AM
#18
Ep 7 Well looks like we got time reset we wanted. The story feels like it's stagnating a bit to be honest. Some of the interesting cinematic direction seems to be missing from these newer episodes. Also nice that Satoru's older friend (Yuuki I think?) got cleared from suspicion cause he has an alibi now. Yeah hes really going out of his way to protect Kayo and nice to see that his friends are helping out too. |
LoneWolfFeb 20, 2016 9:38 AM
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Feb 19, 2016 11:44 AM
#19
Episode 7 I love this show. Anyway, it seems the hiding place worked for one extra day. It seems the killer showed up at the end of the episode though :'( ... I'd imagine it has to be someone fairly close to the children. You may be on to something with the teacher, Sandi. Satoru is definitely going all out to save Kayo. I really hope he succeeds. Her fate has been quite heartbreaking thus far. Also, what was with that weird scene with Yuuki? He acted all nervous about Satoru's questions concerning Kayo. Then he suddenly became ecstatic and said, "That is the best possible result." Idk, it just all seemed strange to me. Maybe some red herring going on or something. |
Feb 20, 2016 4:27 AM
#20
Episode 7: I think re: Yuuki-san's response, that's tying in to the fact that there was suspicion Yuuki-san might not have denied his involvement in Kayo's death because he knew or suspected that it was his father and he didn't want to turn him in, so he took the blame himself. So maybe it's a hint that Yuuki-san's father did have involvement after all, or maybe they're deliberately playing on that as a red herring. Anyway I'm so glad Satoru gets another shot at it. ALSO GOOD GRIEF HOW GROWN-UP IS BLONDIE. Dropping in hints like Poe's The Switched Man (which I'm pretty sure isn't a real story) etc. I was super-suspicious of him int he first half of the episode (not because of anythign to do with Kaya's death, just suspicious that he knew Satoru had time-traveled) but it seems like we've got an explanation for his behaviour now. He's just a damn smart kid. Dat cliffhanger though. |
Feb 25, 2016 11:41 PM
#21
Episode 8 This one started out pretty tense and had a few other tense moments, like when the contents of the bag were spilled. However, this was the heart-warming-est stuff I've saw in a while. It was really nice watching everything unfold this episode. I was worried the cliffhanger was going to be impending doom, but it seems fine for now. I'm going to be broken if this turns into a tragedy. |
Feb 26, 2016 7:57 AM
#22
Feb 27, 2016 12:11 AM
#23
Ep 8 The best episode we've gotten in a long time, we see a lot of the cinematic elements from the first few episodes returning. I really like that scene where Kayo sees the breakfast Satoru's mom made for her and each time she opens her eyes she sees the types of breakfasts her mom made for her. It's these nice cinematic visual touches that really add to the show. Looks like the story is heading into it's final arc soon since all the clues are pointing at a certain someone. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Mar 3, 2016 8:54 PM
#24
Episode 9 The fuck was this? First we have the awkward and overly dramatic mother/daughter stuff. Then Kayo just leaves the story. That was quite anti-climactic to be honest. Now all the attention is shifted to the characters we know nothing about or care for? I don't understand the direction this just took. Also, the way he told them about the murder just felt off for some reason. I didn't care for this episode at all. Hopefully, this goes somewhere meaningful still. Edit: Ok, so judging by the community's response, it seems this episode was super rushed. I knew it didn't feel right with the rest of the series so far. Such a shame. |
KingYoshiMar 3, 2016 9:01 PM
Mar 4, 2016 12:03 PM
#25
Ep 9 The fluctuations in quality are really hindering me enjoying this show as much as I should. Last episode was one of the better ones in a while, but then we get this really rushed feeling episode. I get that they're trying to wrap up the story, but yeah it doesn't really help. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Mar 10, 2016 8:46 PM
#26
Episode 10 Glad to see they bounced back from last episode. I am still a little pissed at Kayo's anti-climactic exit from the series, but this episode was very enjoyable. Also, woohoo, we called it Sandi. Well, you called it and I just agreed :P. I liked how everything progressed this episode into that dramatic cliffhanger. I don't know how he is going to get out of this one. I guess 2 episodes is plenty of time to go back once more. |
Mar 10, 2016 9:16 PM
#27
Ep 10 Not a bad reveal, I already read the manga so I knew beforehand. They sure as hell dropped enough clues to figure it out. I wouldn't say this episode was amazing or anything, but it definitely not bad. Looking forward to wrapping up the story. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Mar 11, 2016 12:03 AM
#28
Mar 11, 2016 5:15 PM
#29
Yeah I actually didn't know who it was in the manga, before the reveal. It's not like I was wracking my mind to find the culprit, but in the anime they were making it super obvious |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Mar 18, 2016 10:25 PM
#30
Ep 11 Yeah really wish they explained how he was able to survive drowning in a locked car. It definitely was a huge turning point in the story though. I feel like they missed a chance to make a cool recovery montage with cliche music playing in the background. Also telling the guy that tried to kill you you remember hes a child killer once you're all alone with him in an isolated area? Not exactly the smartest idea. |
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Mar 19, 2016 7:57 AM
#31
Episode 9: I FUCKING KNEW ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT. If that teacher isn't the killer, I'll eat my hat. Yeah, the confrontation with the mother was way too melodramatic. Didn't fit right. But hey, at least Kayo is hopefully gonna grow up now. Episode 10: Yeah, it was obvious even through sheer logic lol, but it still gave me great satisfaction. Does this mean Satoru's failed in this 'run-through'?? I wonder where and when he's going to wake up? Because, you know, I'm assuming he sort of revives and this isn't the end of him lol. Episode 11: HOLY SHIT MY FRIEND WAS RIGHT!! SO THAT SHOT OF SATORU'S MOTHER MAKING THE PHONE CALL WAS ACTUALLY FROM YASHIRO'S POV. He overheard the phone call and that's why he decided to kill her. Now the thread above her head makes sense holy shit He's gonna be so pleased lol Anyway, yeah, this episode, jeez, did not expect. Thoroughly enjoying. He'd better have a plan, goddamn, otherwise yeah telling Yashiro NOW that he's recovered his memories is stupid lol. Oh, also, I cried a teensy tiny bit when Kayo-chan turned up with her baby. ;3; |
Mar 24, 2016 1:08 PM
#32
Episode 11-12 Holy shit the threads were actually there on purpose and had meaning. That is awesome and thanks for pointing that out Sandi!! So, I was mad the way that Kayo got written out of the story, but they redeemed themselves with these final few episodes. It was awesome seeing her again, happy and with a baby. Great stuff there. I liked how everything played out even though the roof scene did work out a little conveniently. It was still nice and the scenes after the rooftop were gold. Glad to see Airi making her way back into the picture again as well. Anyway, loved the OP and ED for this one. Aside from one episode (mainly), I loved this series. The mystery part may have been obvious and a couple scenes had rather convenient circumstances, but none of that took anything away from the show for me. The rushed episode 10 events (mainly) kept it from scoring ridiculously high for me. Still, I debated on going with a high 8 or low 9 and I'm just going to give it a low 9. It has been a fun ride. 9/10, (92%) |
Mar 24, 2016 5:06 PM
#33
Ep 12 So there are actually some minor differences from the manga, I won't really get into it as I don't think they were that big and honestly the anime ending kinda made it more streamlined where I kinda felt like they were stringing us a long too much with the manga. I agree the strings things not being mistakes was nice too. I guess my problem with this show is that some of the episodes are really good and others were kinda meh, especially some of the time skip episodes where he goes into the present. The first few episodes and the last few were good all the way through, but I feel like the inconsistency really hampered by enjoyment overall. I might just be a harsh critic, but I do feel like this show was kinda overhyped for what it was. I might change it, but for now I'll go with 7/10 After thinking about how easy it was to figure out who the murderer was as well as how the teacher had no real motivation for killing the children as well as the fluctuating quality I'm gonna lower my score to 6/10 |
LoneWolfMar 26, 2016 8:50 PM
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
Mar 30, 2016 2:26 PM
#34
Episode 12: o___0 That was a weird resolution. I get that Satoru basically became the hamster substitute of Yashiro-sensei's childhood, but still... I dunno, kind of unsatisfying to me. Like battosai said, the bits that took part in the present were just pretty meh, and I personally found quite a lot of that annoying as hell lol. HOWEVER, the concept of the show and the bits that took place in Satoru's childhood were so cinematic and superb that I can forgive it. I bum the soundtrack super-hard too, and the choice they made of casting an unknown to play Satoru was SUCH a great choice. All in all, I enjoyed the majority of the show hugely, and I think there's a lot to recommend. 8/10 for me. |
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