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Smudy said: Now that i'm attempting to watch more into the final minutes, i'm really baffled what happened at the end with the footprints. It's the second last scene. Angelo was walking left from Nero and there was a good distance before Nero fired his shot. At the end, the footsteps on the right (in the vision of Angelo and Nero) went farther than Angelo's. It might be that Nero indeed killed Angelo, then went to him and shoved him to the ocean. I can't explain it any other way or it would sound unrealistic. The thing with the Angelo's body falling into the sand and leaving a clear spot...i don't wanna say it, but seeing the animation/art problems throughout the show, it could be that they did not animate that part right. ^ This. Nero shot. Missed of purpose. No impression of body on sand. Keeps walking past Angelo.  Or the tides just randomly washed the foot-trails in such a way. No certain way to tell. |
I feel the same way about the movie The Neverending Story. |
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| I really like ambiguous endings when they're done in this manner. I enjoyed this a lot, definitely one of my favourites this season. |
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| Not much to say. A complete masterpiece for me. |
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| Do you know what's actually disappointing? Seeing a bunch of people rating this show a 6 or 7. Meanwhile, Re:Zero still rates 8.73 (at least, though, people are slowly starting to realise how trash that show is; now onto the average at best Kimi No na Wa as well, hopefully!). Anyways, even though this is not the ending most expected, it's a really good one. A mature show with great characters and superb story. Art and animation shook sometimes (many, actually), but it doesn't take the gloriousness this show provided. Hoping for a release with better visuals, so we can fully enjoy this brilliant show. Solid 9/10. Anime of the season. |
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| Wow, a great ending to a great anime. |
| A touching end to a wonderful series. I loved this show top to bottom. (Honestly. it's what I had hoped Gangsta was going to be.) I was beautiful and well executed. I cared about the characters and had fun with them. A very interesting setting as well. |
| I liked the open ending decision. This was my 3rd favorite from the season. Shuka needs to step up their animation. I do like Nero's hair style though ^.^ |
| So that's how the end become. Oh well. After all like Nero said, Avilio is empty inside. |
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| And everybody dies. Sadly it was the ending itself that made me not care. That open ended ending really pisses on everything the show has built up to. We are following Avilio and his revenge story up until the very end. We are supposed to be invested in his character and we want to see how things play out for everybody until the very end. We then get this ambiguous middle finger as if to say it is up to us what happens. As far as I am concerned Avilio gives Nero a second chance. Avilio is shot, dies, and is carried off by the tide (hence the footsteps just stopping, and anime never draws the fine details like blood in the sand after it was washed away by the tide). Nero drives away and is pursued by the guy in the car. His fate is less clear but ultimately gets cornered and is killed as well. That's how Ill interpret it because that is what should have been explicitly shown to us. |
| Good ending to a good anime. I think Angelo lived, Nero didn't kill him just like when they were younger. Maybe the ending with the ocean washing away the footprints means, washing away the past and starting new? Like, they now go their different ways and start new lives? |
| Honestly, while I admit to feeling bewildered and slightly irritated by the ending at first, the more I think about it, the more I think it fits. There are a lot of confusing and unclear pieces of evidence as to what actually happened; honestly, I think that was the point. It doesn't matter if either of them lived, because they had already lost everything. Nero lost everything because of Avilio; Avilio lost everything because of Nero and the other Vanettis. I think that the ending helps us to feel how they did: empty and uncertain, without a clear idea of what was ahead for them. I don't think that, at that point, either of them would have cared if they lived or died, which is why we get the unclear ending. The ocean wiping away their footsteps indicates that, in some way, they no longer exist, not in the way they did before, however that may be. The one thing I can't quite come to an answer that satisfies me is Nero looking at the can of food and then smiling. Nothing I come up with seems to feel right, so I won't bother to put down my thoughts here. Anyone else have a better idea? Overall, this show kept me entertained, and I looked forward to seeing it every week. I think it did fairly well in keeping things unpredictable, right through to the end, and though the animation lacked noticeably in certain episodes, the story was good enough to keep me hooked. It felt pretty realistic, which was a nice change from typical anime; the deaths were largely not dramatic and seemed meaningless, and the characters made choices that seemed much more likely in actual humans, and thus less like anime characters. I enjoyed the music a lot as well, especially in the last few episodes. 8/10 for me on this one! |
dede_rich said: Honestly, while I admit to feeling bewildered and slightly irritated by the ending at first, the more I think about it, the more I think it fits. There are a lot of confusing and unclear pieces of evidence as to what actually happened; honestly, I think that was the point. It doesn't matter if either of them lived, because they had already lost everything. Nero lost everything because of Avilio; Avilio lost everything because of Nero and the other Vanettis. I think that the ending helps us to feel how they did: empty and uncertain, without a clear idea of what was ahead for them. I don't think that, at that point, either of them would have cared if they lived or died, which is why we get the unclear ending. The ocean wiping away their footsteps indicates that, in some way, they no longer exist, not in the way they did before, however that may be. The one thing I can't quite come to an answer that satisfies me is Nero looking at the can of food and then smiling. Nothing I come up with seems to feel right, so I won't bother to put down my thoughts here. Anyone else have a better idea? Overall, this show kept me entertained, and I looked forward to seeing it every week. I think it did fairly well in keeping things unpredictable, right through to the end, and though the animation lacked noticeably in certain episodes, the story was good enough to keep me hooked. It felt pretty realistic, which was a nice change from typical anime; the deaths were largely not dramatic and seemed meaningless, and the characters made choices that seemed much more likely in actual humans, and thus less like anime characters. I enjoyed the music a lot as well, especially in the last few episodes. 8/10 for me on this one! This. Open endings are always frustrating in a sense because everyone wants closure - but there are so many times in life where we don't get it and have to come up with our own answers. I think this ending was appropriate for this series and I think I would have probably been disappointed if it ended in any other way. |
| I think Nero killed Avillio and then died, for a few reasons. First, in the flashback we see him aiming at kid Avillio's back, closing his eyes and missing. This time he closes his eyes briefly but opens them again and fires. Also when driving away, he sits next to a can of canned pineapples, the same that Avillio bought during their first trip, smiles and the scene ends. Those pineapples represent his memories of his friend, a memento of sorts. Lastly, the guy who saw Nero might have not directly killed him, but instead started the events that led to Nero's death. It adds up when you analyze the pair of footprints, both are washed away by the waves, but one goes a little further than the other, that one represents Nero who lived more than Avillio, but also died. Thats my theory at least. |
Ploiw123Sep 30, 2016 9:32 PM
| The Japanese place specific meaning to certain visuals. For instance, way back when Tenchi Muyo! came out, I learned about a phrase "what do you know? I have legs!" in the series when Tenchi found himself unexpectedly alive after an incident. I learned that Japanese depict ghosts with no legs. So if one has legs, one is alive. Now I wonder if a similar meaning applies to the footprints vanishing in the sand. If Angelo lived, would not the footprints on the left continue on? What I'm saying is this may be a metaphorical visual. They could represent the remaining lifespans of Nero and Angelo. Both ending after a short distance, but Nero's a bit longer. If this is a metaphorical scene, that could explain the lack of a body or blood. Overall, damned impressive series. A lot of anime get pretty boring, but this series is one of the ones that kept me awake and alert with anticipation. I can't remember being this captivated by a series since Ajin. Great series. |
| When the credits started rolling with the waves crashing behind them I was thinking to myself it would be pretty cool if they showed the footprints in the sand of Nero and Avillio but show Nero's stop and go back while Avillio's continue. They kinda went for that but in a more obscure way which leaves it open but I didn't see any return footprints for Nero he did go back to the car after all. Eh I don't really care though. Overall the anime was fine, Didn't really stand out or interest me. Really liked the opening though. 6/10 |
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| I just said "What the Fuck?" when it ended, and Idk if I should say it now, the end was too open, maybe because it's one of those that let you thinking and reflexing about it, but I didn't feel much when the last minute came... Certainly it was surprising seeing Angelo break down to tears, and saying he wasn't satisfied after all he have done, that it was all for nothing... Idk, but the fullfilled revenge setting isn't always showed in anime, most of the time it's about manga/LN adaptations that haven't finished, and it always finishes airing when the manga/LN still inomplete, or doesn't adapt the story at all, leaving a faint scent of a person seeking revenge... That's one of the things that I can say I liked about this anime, started with a slow impact, but IMO improved after the 5th or 6th, although I didn't expect too much of the last episodes ... It's a good one of this season, yet besides the revenge aspect, there's not much to remember... 7/10 |
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| Can you tell me what the hell was that? I'm so mad I can't even. Did he killed him? Like for real? I'm so angry I need to calm down. Angelo should just kill all the Vanetti and hasta la vista, baby. I wish I could give this series 8/10 but now it's 7/10 or even 6/10. |
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| wow. i really can't express how i feel about the finale. it was so bittersweet, but when i was talking to a friend about the impact of the episode the first thing she asked was "what was sweet about it?" prior to any context which for some reason really affected me because there wasn't a sweetness to this as all. honestly, i loved how the pain and indecision that you can see from avilio in the op was reflected in his final moments in the end. in spite of living for revenge he still befriended nero and regardless of the fact that it started out as a lie in the end, it left a significant impact on him leaving in a revenge incomplete. though there wasn't as much development for him as i would've liked, his final answer to nero's question and his eventual breakdown seemed so right and true to his character which showed some great storytelling. on another note, the execution of this episode with the lack of chronology was a little confusing at first, but ultimately an interesting take. even though the open ending kind of irked me, i still liked it because everything went full circle and once more we're faced with nero not wanting to pull the trigger for completely different reasons, even if it did feel like kind of a cop out. we can make our own ending for this series and there are solid arguments for both options and when i thought about it, i couldn't imagine seeing avilio's dead body as the last scene without it being extremely bizarre. honestly the whole scene--with the exception of the very end--was perfect to me with avilio's actions and words and how everything fell back into place. the final touch with the can of pineapples was sweet in spite of the kind of annoying and out of place(?) smile that nero had in the end. |
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| not the kind of ending i anticipated, but it was not bad i guess. going to give this series a 6/10 overall |
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Flawfinder said: This ending would have been a lot more effective if the show had bothered to develop the characters or the world in a way that didn't adhere to every goddamn gangster revenge story cliche under the sun. Personally, it doesn't matter if Avilio lived or died. It's not important to the story and it definitely wouldn't change my opinion of 91 Days overall. Amen to this. Average, just average |
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| Honestly my favorite show of the summer. On a technical standpoint it's just a mish-mash of ideas taken from better mafia films, but I can say I would actually unabashedly recommend this show to others who are interested in something a bit more gritty and western. 2nd half and ending make up for the slightly lacklustre first |
| I like the open ending, one of better shows this summer. |
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| He's still alive. Avillio kept walking while Nero shot. If Nero had killed him the foot prints wouldn't have stopped at the same exact place. Avillio's prints would have been longer. My hypothesis is that Nero shot and missed. Avillio stopped. Nero walked up to him and told him goodbye and to live. Nero gets in his car and leaves because he knew the mob was still after him. He gave Avillio a chance to live a life outside of the mob. With Avillio not returning with Nero, the mob will assume he's dead because they've seen the two together. This is how I think it played out anyway. There's no other prints to indicate that Nero killed and pulled Avillio's body anywhere. There's no piles of sand either. It's confusing that they're no return prints either. I had originally thought that the second set of prints were Nero's return prints but when they show the close up they prints are going in the same direction... |
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| I believe both of them still live. Nero wouldn't have mentioned not needing a reason to live if he had planned to kill Avilio afterwards. YellaTurtle said: (BTW an novel has been written and released, giving us more detail and perspective outside of the anime). You can't say that without giving more information on it, dammit. |
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basspig said: Now I wonder if a similar meaning applies to the footprints vanishing in the sand. If Angelo lived, would not the footprints on the left continue on? What I'm saying is this may be a metaphorical visual. They could represent the remaining lifespans of Nero and Angelo. Both ending after a short distance, but Nero's a bit longer. If this is a metaphorical scene, that could explain the lack of a body or blood. Ploiw123 said: Lastly, the guy who saw Nero might have not directly killed him, but instead started the events that led to Nero's death. It adds up when you analyze the pair of footprints, both are washed away by the waves, but one goes a little further than the other, that one represents Nero who lived more than Avillio, but also died. Thats my theory at least. I'm glad other people have said this now as well - everyone else's comments seemed to miss this |
slackvariableOct 1, 2016 12:13 AM
| this was really good darma |
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| I never liked open endings but it doesn't really change how much I like this anime |
TsebsiioayOct 1, 2016 12:59 AM
| I absolutely hate open ended finales. I want to finish a show or movie with a definitive conclusion rather than leave with more questions. More than likely those to men are dead. It makes sense since neither of them have nothing to live for anymore. Still doesn't change the fact that ambiguous finales leave me disappointed. 7/10 The story was great and entertaining for the most part. The intense scenes were done very well and added an enormous amount of drama. The characters in the show are forgettable and annoying on my end as I found myself not liking anyone. I was invested into the story and interested on how things will unravel in the end. Unfortunately, this finale was very underwhelming and ended it with a question mark. I do have to say, Big Mexican was my favorite character of the series. |
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| Fujoshit. I feel bad for wasting my time on this, but laughing at the QUALITY kept me going. |
| Up to the end this show had different vibe than any other anime I would like to watch another anime have the same vibe |
| Hate this open ending, but absolutely love everything that came before this. Sure, it isn't entirely original, what with how clearly it takes inspiration from Western gangster movies and how typical revenge stories, but it was extremely enjoyable and well-excuted nevertheless. Ignoring the continuing Re:Zero from Spring, this is definitely AOTS for Summer from the shows that started (and finished) in Summer. 9/10 |
| The finale felt a little underwhelming but I did like the open ending, those are always great. Pretty great show overall and the whole mafia thing was really well done.. Too bad I didn't pay as much attention as I should have so I'm gonna re-watch this again one day. This was the show I looked forward to the most when it began and it sure delivered. AOTS for sure. |
| A meh, boring anime with a shitty ending, 5/10 |
| Damn that ending song was awesome. The ending was okay, could have been better. Solid 8/10. |
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| An open end huh. At first I was like wtf but after reading comments here, I agree that it befits the anime well :D Overall, the show was great. I looked forward to it every week. The way it handled the drama from the start to till the end was beautiful. One aspect that I immensely loved about the anime was that when some words fails to convey the true emotions of a character, it is then the facial expressions that do all the talking. It emphasized more on the latter part which was really impactful. 9/10 for me. It was good stuff. Tho I feel it could've been better with 2 cour. |
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| Like the footprints they left in the sand, to be swept away by the harmony of tides . I loved how they paid so much homage to classic gangster movies while retaining some stylistic choices like that of Le Samourai. And being faithful to its own tone till the last moment. |
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Smudy said: You have the nerve to end it like that... There is definitely more to the footprints at the end but i really didn't want an ambigious ending to THIS series. A movie like American Psycho or the NGE movie really made this work, but here i really think that a completely conclusive ending would have been the better choice. Angelo has no reason to live anymore, for that reason alone it's useless to make it open ended. He's dead when he's alive. Nero being alive surprised me. His smile really bugs me though. 7/10. EDIT: I guess, you always get salty at an open ending right after. Now that you actually make the move to think about it, i guess the ending did its job. 8/10 (i was at this rating since episode 10) I think Nero's 'you dont live for a reason, you just live'(or however it was), meaning he let him live was the other interpretation of the ending. I liked it, the whole part since min. 12 was very well made. I would give the show a 7/10 but the ending and soundtrack bumped it to 8/10. I also liked the many Shakespear references(like I mentioned in ep. 11 discussion) |
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| I was expecting it to end by them both living , as Angelo's revenge wasn't to kill Nero immediately but to make him feel the same pain of losing family like he did 7 years ago. Didn't really expect Nero to shoot Angelo at the end but ofc it wasn't an impossible scenario. Now that they showed two pairs of footsteps I don't know how to interpret this. About Angelo I think this is clear if he was shot and footsteps stopped , but how with Nero..? If he walked back then there should be some prints back ( or he walked exactly back :l ? ) This was one of those shows that I wait for episode every week and watch it as soon as I can.. Which is rare in my case |
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