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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Not going to lie, I thought the performance in the opening minutes of this episode felt surreal. Setsu didn't let his past hold him back and played with his heart. Idk if Setsu truly rediscovered himself again but he should be proud of his work. I'm sure Umeko is too. An interesting way to conclude the show imo as it showcased how much Setsu's passion for music has grown again. Quite an interesting ending. Definitely one of the underrated anime of this season. |
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| Of course, you had to insert in the 1st OP because we've reached the end of the anime adaptation. Setsu's skills are as immaculate as his playing of his Gramps's song "Matsugorou", going back to the roots of why Setsu has an interest in playing the Tsugaru-shamisen in the first place, and delivering such a jaw-dropping performance. Playing his sound for the people and having fun, Setsu's definitely released his burden, but to Aunt Umeko, she is a bitch relative for desiring nothing but the ABSOLUTE BEST. Even to his rivals, the expectations thereafter are high. Even Tanuma Souichi delivers a stellar performance...though from the outsiders' view, he's a total monster behind the Tsugaru-shamisen. You can tell by the intensity of the playing that just rocks the entire body to oblivion, and that's on top of the fact that his performance JUST CLICKS amidst the complicatedness. Even if Tanuma meant to tease Setsu about his playing, the fact that Setsu got 3rd place in the individuals' division, it made the competition look more of a joke than the group competition, much less Tanuma getting an almost-perfect 1st place with barely any competition, and of course, whom none other than Aunt Umeko who's disappointed with the results and making a scene with purposely dropping Setsu's award onstage just to humiliate him. Even Kamiki Seiryuu and Setsu's biolgical dad Ryuugen getting in on the humiliation to shut down Setsu, it just feels like whatever Setsu plays, it can be easily surpassed right now. The ride from the start of the show has been nothing but a disgrace to Setsu, who came home, and cast his Tsugaru-shamisen aside...to an open ending for his Gramps to bring him interest again to create his own sound. Hmm, very good show, but not great. |
KANLen09Jun 18, 2021 12:43 PM
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| I expected him to not win given that he was not the final performer though I am surprised with how it played out, did like the ending and would say this was a fairly solid anime all things considered. |
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| This anime is a special case for me, I really liked the story and the character development but absolutely hated the shamisen to the point that I had the fast-forward or skip all the moments they played it, it's probably my least favorite music instrument ever.. anyway I still enjoyed it and I think the writing is pretty good with all the drama (especially the family one I would say) but I wish it was about a different instrument xD |
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| Aye... the old OP is back for the final episode. I missed this so much. As for the episode, Setsu gave an amazing performance which left the whole auditorium in shock. Everyone was cheering for him but then comes Soucihi's performance which left Setsu's performance into dust. Setsu couldn't win the competition and took 3rd place overall but the frustration of not winning this thing left him in shambles. Everyone was blaming him for not playing the sound they wanted to hear, especially his parents. Man... what's wrong with experimenting with your own sound. It was so frustrating to see and seeing Setsu cry like that made me emotional as well. He really tried so hard and what did he get after all that, just the accusations of so many. To live in the world of sound, you need to learn and understand the sound. But, after all that, everyone knows of his potential and what he can achieve from his sound alone. Overall, an amazing show. I loved it as a music nerd. Maybe we'll see something in another season if we're lucky enough. Still one of the most underrated anime of this season. |
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| I didn't expect him to win. This was a bad final episode, imo. |
| clap clap CLAP. that was a great final performance from setsu, even the animation couldn't keep up with his fast fingers. setsu got beaten by the arakawa guy? FUCKING HIM?3!_($( getting third was cool but having arakawa beating him makes my blood boil but the reasoning was . Sigh. made sense i guess. meiko dropping the trophy and insulting him was awful tho what kind of mother is she? everyone's being so mean to setsu after the ceremony lmao umeko, his dad, glasses guy. man's cant catch a break very much enjoyed this show, wasnt great but it was really nice. loved every shamisen performance and absolutely despise umeko. ill miss this show, interested in the story but i dont think im That into it where ill catch up with the manga. will definitely watch the second season if there'll ever been one tho |
| There's only one thing that I want: A SECOND SEASON! This was seriously one of the best animes of the Spring season. A hidden gem! Characters to art to music, everything was really good. Espically the music (duh). Setsu's last performance was amazing. He should have been #2 but as you know he played a different ''thread''. Also we finally saw Yuna for a few seconds. Glad to see her back. Umeko was a really bitch, just let him play whatever he wants for once.. Souichi's performance was superb, a well deserved #1. Well due to the frustation Setsu had a massive breackdown. I almost teared up, really amazing.. Hopefully we will get a second season! Can't wait for Setsu's growth and more amazing performances from him. 9/10. |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| Nice of them to bring the first opening back. It was still the best one out of the two. Setsu's performance as well as his rebellion towards his mother though was impressive. Souichi's performance though was just as high level. 3rd place wasn't that bad for Setsu for his first solo performance. Though i have to say Setsu deserved second place more than Ushio. Souichi though really deserved 1st place. Umeko's shattering of the award as well as her words to Setsu sure was uncalled for. Though the critique for Setsu's performance was harsh it's a necessary step if he aims to progress upwards. The pain from this tournament though will take some time to heal as he needs to find a new focus to rely upon something that only Setsu can do. Overall an excellent finale and a pretty satisfying ending that managed to wrap up the arc on a high note while laying the foundations for a potential second season to which i hope to see. |
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| Great episode but it kinda sucks that the show ended on such a heavy note with no clue on whether there would ever be a second season. Setsu gave a great performance, it was really nice watching him enjoy himself. Unfortunately, he couldn't beat Tanuma but that was expected. I'm glad that it lit the fire in him though. I sorta expected that he'd get third given the way his performance changed, I doubt that would be viewed in a positive light from a scoring standpoint despite it being great from a character perspective. Honestly, the thing that stood out to me was that everyone was being so harsh on Setsu. All the guy wanted to do was find his own sound and have fun playing and he's being judged so negatively for doing it. I felt really sad for him when he cried. Cut the guy some slack, I'm pretty sure he is well aware of what he needs to do. :( Overall, great series. I really do hope there's a continuation somewhere down the line. I'm pretty sure I said in the beginning but the music really carried the show, it gave so much more weight to the characters and their interactions. The show felt much more personal and Setsu's search for his own sound among all the pressure from those around to him was made so much more compelling. Great atmosphere building, if anything the only downsides I'd point out at the moment is the length and the way we get left off right at a turning point. 8/10, I really do hope there's more to see. |
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| hot damn Umeko really is a giant bitch, way to dunk on Setsu like that lmao but actually ngl that was one of the better post-losing-an-event scenes I think I've seen, nice to see the actual frustration taking place rather than just crying and getting over it lol. Except for that crying scene though it sounded like Setsu was exorcising satan himself omegalul though overall it was pretty decent. tbh I found Setsu's story more interesting than the group's one, kinda wished they explored it more apart from the final few eps and bits here and there. That ending leads me to believe there's a potential S2 looming in the works otherwise that'd be a weird place to end it off lol. One thing that also felt off was the use of piano during the shamisen performances themselves, felt pretty weird for a music series to have well......less of the actual instrument in question overall a good show, but unfortunately nothing more than a B-Tech Kono Oto Tomare/10 Stark700 said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Idk if Setsu truly rediscovered himself again but he should be proud of his work. I'm sure Umeko is too. I'm not sure dropping the award right in front of him and straight up telling him "You're pathetic" supports that sentiment lmao |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| Umeko and Ryuugen are really the worst parents |
| "When There Is Evil In This World That Justice Cannot Defeat, Would You Taint Your Hands With Evil To Defeat Evil? Or Would You Remain Steadfast And Righteous Even If It Means Surrendering To Evil?" |
| I am really happy for Setsu on what he did on the second half and I wasn't really expecting him to win but it's really frustrating. Why are the people around Setsu like that, his mom dropping the trophy intentionally and telling him he's pathetic even if she wants to motivate him I think that it's a scummy move to do that. And his dad is just there to add fuel to the flame, can't they just think how much their words weigh on him? This final episode doesn't feel like a final episode for me it's kind of open-ended. I hope for a second season to come. |
MochiRonDesu14Nov 1, 2022 6:39 AM
| I expected it to end on a happy note, it was a weird final episode. What Umeko did was really unrespectful to Setsu and all of the effort he spent on shamisen. It was a bad conclusion. I hated the first episode, it got better when Setsu started going to school and I started to like it when him and his friends decided to work together. The tournament arc was very boring in my opinion. I guess it was an average to a little worse than average series overall. |
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| What a GREAT ending... for me to poop on. Just kidding I liked it mostly. everything besides the same soliloquy being in overused, the overreacting and annoying Main-Supporting cast aka his “friends” and the shamisens? Terrible sound the show was really good and for real this time a great set up for another season. 8/10 |
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| Mommy is scummy, daddy is scummy, man Setsu's parents are really fine folks. Setsu has to face that absence of individuality, sure he's immature but marking it that way it's kinda rough, and it's not like he wants to be that way. I haven't had that sensation of incompleteness since Hoshiai no Sora. Overall a good anime, this can go as the underdog of the season. |
| No tomo malas decisiones, solo me gusta apoyar causas perdidas. Disfruté Mayoiga, Ou-sama Game, Evil or Live, Mirai Nikki, Big Order, Arifureta, Ex-Arm, Tesla Note, Shuumatsu no Harem y Platinum End nope les falle con esa, lo siento pero todos tenemos nuestros límites. Así de jodido es mi gusto en anime, ¡Y estoy pinche orgulloso de ello!  |
| Not a good end for me, but the whole show still good enough, 7/10. |
| I was sure changing styles was gonna lower his score at the end. Also, fuck his mother. It was so nice to see the first OP, I love it more than the second one! It was a fine anime to me, to be honest. My liking was growing up until the grandma episode (which was my favorite one), then it just... I dunno. I couldn't connect with the characters really well. I'll probably bump the score because of the music, I loved the fact that every episode had a shamisen performance since it was the thing that I enjoyed the most from this show. |
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| I get the whole ''shocking Setsu out of his comfort zone'' and getting him motivated and all but this was incredibly frustrating to watch. Seeing someone get told over and over again that they're pathetic, not good enough, produce a beatable sound, they're not worthy of certain titles or status... it's too much. Setsu finally came out of his comfort zone and now he's isolated himself completely. As a final episode, this felt spiteful and counterproductive, and too negative to end the series with. I didn't expect him to win and didn't want him to, let that be clear, but this felt like watching a group of people kicking someone back into the ditch they just crawled out of. I liked how the show started and the way Setsu made progress, so to see his heart receive blow after blow only for him to end up depressed and alone... I'm not a fan 6/10, solely for the enjoyable shamisen music and Kakihara Tetsuya |
| Umeko is trash, but I guess I always knew that. This show was decent enough, but I not really what I was hoping for. My expectations had to be shifted once I found out it was gonna be a school shounen, but even then it never really resonated with me. Probably because I just don't care for how the shamisen sounds all that much. Not something I would have known before watching this of course. Potentially as a consequence, so often I feel like I can't relate to the show when they are describing the sounds. "Ah his sound sounds like the wind" or "she sounds like a cold winter" and I'm just like... okay, I guess? |
| Okay that went exactly as i said last time. You can't find yourself through music and yes, it did come back to bite him in the bum. I mean it was no given that he was going to win but that just leaves me with a very sour note on my pallette. Good concept but man. I just feel very empty after that. If there was a second season, i'm not sure i'm going to dive straight into it. All in all though. Loved watching it every week. I had a good time with this one. |
| I thought I was watching Furuba for a moment, with the crappy parents and all. What are trying to do, break his limiter? I had a stepmother like Umeko, and I still hate her, even after all these years. |
| "Genki is Life, Genki is Love" |
| that was a rather depressing ending. everyone is pressuring Setsu into his Grandfather's sound... and all the kid wants to do is play. he wants to have his own sound, and yet he is haunted by the notes of a dead man. when Setsu started crying it made me uncomfortable, if not by the sound of it, but for the first time in the show he started showing emotion in response to what everyone was trying to tell him to become. |
| The conflict between how much the music made me feel good and the not-so-exceptional plot&characters will bug me for a while, when deciding whether this is a 9 or a 10 in my book. On one hand I'm aware that this anime doesn't have enough of what it takes to be a 10, but on the other I want my anime list to be my damn anime list and not an "objectively best anime list". |
NirinboJun 18, 2021 5:38 PM
| So Umeko being a garbage human being wasn't just a gag. Fuck that bitch. I would really like to see more of this though. |
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| I thought this was a good finale. As sad as it is, I do appreciate how they made him not get a clear #1 and end off on a happy note like a generic show would do. It is quite sad seeing setsu react the way he did but oh well. I thought he deserved #1 It was nice hearing the very first opening again alongside the banger ed. |
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| Loved this show but damn it how do I reach through the TV screen and slap the taste out of Umeko's mouth. What an absolute failure of a human being and a mother. Villain of the season. |
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