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| Good series. I felt a bit disappointed at the end -- I can't call to mind any major "plot" questions, but I do feel like the writers brought up a whole of concepts that I would've liked them to spend more time on. From some of the earlier episodes, I expected there to be more to certain plot ideas than there ended up being. But like I said, over all, it was very good, and I feel like I should watch it again so I can pick up the threads I'm sure I missed. |
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AnimusNathan said: BlueYoshi said: Huh? You called Ghost Hound Arsty-Crap on the Ep 1 thread. That was 6 months/21 episodes ago. And I think that you didn't comment on the Ep 2-21 threads at all. Hard to know what you thought of the show as the episodes kept airing you know. |
| the only reason you people aren't satisfied is probably because the ending was sort of anti climatic =/ I mean it builds up to a climax but it just quickly drops down in the end |
Uuchie said: kashim said: Rushed ending and many questions left unanswered. Nonetheless, one of the most interesting last season series. 9/10 from me. Just what I'd say. Somehow things went too well too quickly, though it wasn't really a big deal. Also, as everybody said, too many unanswered questions... This series could definitelly use a 2nd season. I'm with you, except I give it an 8/10. Unanswered questions is an understatement, this series as a whole was a big enigma...an entertaining one, but an enigma nonetheless. I still don' t even get why the show was called Ghost Hound. Try explaining what this show was about to someone else...such as...what exactly was the plot, lol! |
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| As expected, the ending was a bit rushed but still a good happy ending for a very good series (3 or 4 more episodes would have been great). |
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BlueYoshi said: I'm tempted to give 10/10, but it's really nowhere near a Masterpiece, though very entertaining to watch. 9/10 As far as usage of sound goes, it is certainly a masterpiece. The series had its flaws, but no other anime I've ever seen used sound the way Ghost Hound did. And then there's the subjects it delved into. Name another anime that revolves around things like OBEs and lucid dreaming. Fucking awesome. The characters weren't annoying (at least for me) and the art was good too. Maybe not a masterpiece in every category, but you have to give it credit for the subjects it explores and the unique way in which it uses sound. |
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| Great ending and i'm glad it was happy ending ^^ okay it was a bit rushed but still okay i'd like to give a 9.5 but that's impossible :P so 9/10 will do it lol ^^ |
| hmm for me.. I liked It.. but yeah too many un-answered things.. like a basic one.. how come simple people could see the spirits?.. but some couldnt.. and whats the deal with him not being able to see his sisters face In his dreams?... on a side note.. I remembered from episode 21.. that he was able to say Miyakos name like nothing, but In this one and the ones before 21 he couldnt, he always stopped at "Mi-" ... |
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| Kinda disappointed in the series. It was solid entertainment, well made, but the further I watched the more quality it lost. Characters turned into caricatures/exposition devices (what was the point of the old wanderer? The mayor? The weird dude working at that Bio place? Masayuki's mother and her inexplicable character change in the last episode?), plotlines turned conventional (intriguing industrial esponiage plot overshadowed by stupid cult shenanigans with a baddie from a Scooby Doo episode) and overall the show lost the eerie horror/thriller elements that made me like it in the first place. All of the revelations were anticlimactic to say the least and the last five minutes of the last episode were so contrived I was almost laughing in disbelief. Gather around everyone for a curtain call! What I did like was the sound editing (no match for Boogiepop Phantom), Masayuki's relationship with his father's romantic interest, the fact that the three boys werent typical 'friends' but rather thrown together through circumstance, and I also liked the psychologist character even though he too ended up a walking talking exposition device. The show turned me onto Mayumi Kojima at least. |
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| Overal: 10/10 Very nice series ^^ |
| Just watched the last episode. Consequence: I'm confused. But actually I did not expect anything else from Nakamura - or more precisely that's the reason I started to watch in the first place - so it achieved it's goal and it's exactly the way it should be. I also join the "it was rushed" fraction. Actually I don't get the point of the last few episodes all together. *so confused* |
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| Pretty good ending although there was still a few things I would've liked it to clear up, but still pretty good. Solid overall so 8/10 for me. |
| I felt the ending was a bit rushed but overall this was very entertaining. It was an interesting take on the astral world as well. Kept me interested throughout. I was a little unsure on what score to give this series, wasn't the best but wasn't bad either. Overall I decided on a 7/10. |
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| yep, ending wasn't that good. but it's happy, a very unexpected thing from such a dark anime. but I totally loved Masayuki. he's alive from the very beginning to the very end. Fukuyama is a genius after all, to create such a vivd character with unique speech and intonations. |
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| Good ending,,but the anime start to fall in the midline,, I get bored at episodes 10 onwards,, I wish they just stik to the main plot,,14 episodes will do.. anyways 8/10 |
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| Indeed an anime that looks unbiasedly at the possibility of whats really happening in the series. Without using fancy words, Ghost Hound introduced scientific and spiritual explanations i.e, a Possession-Shaman or Dissociative Identity Disorder, Astral Projection or a mind trick. Both perspectives of either psychological disorders or using the collection of cultures who believe that spirits and gods are the cause of altered mental states such as those. The beliefs of multiple dimensions viewed through Taoism,Shinto and Shamanism. Although a theory not used in the series, I was reminded of the Gaia Hypothesis, elements that somewhat have similarities to Shinto and Shamans' belief about the networking of the world. Used to explain the world as a unified superorganism. While sneaking in the theory of multiple dimensions from a Quantum Theory " Holographic Universe" or the spiritual approach of "The Unseen World" to the possibility of Brian Whitworth's outlandish idea we are all inside virtual reality. In any case we forget our conscience is filtered through our subjectivity and that is why I enjoyed the unbiased approach of concepts and philosophies implicated in this series. As for the ending it seemed a little rushed and left some matters unexplained, one answer I'd like is why Sanae's personality changed at episode 21 when she was talking with Kei at her burned down residence. It was strange for me to see her act so cold to Kei about Masato. Sanae's expression seemed like she wasn't regretful of what happened. Kind of suspicious but then again she has endured 11 years of sorrow losing some part of herself in the midst of her despair.Another question is why Makoto's father killed himself after the kidnapping of Taro and his sister Mizuka. More questions than that but all unaswered probably due to budget matters. |
| I see some users here share my sympathies. I, too, found the series interesting and somewhat unique until it hit the episode 19 mark. Then it crumbled with the last 2 episodes. I mean seriously, characters gathering and hatching a plan? I thought I was watching Digimon for a second. As soon as the dialog lost its intellectual properties in episode 21 I thought to myself "Yep, there goes the perfect score." I wish they would've focused more on the Taro and Mizuka kidnapping arc and closed the series with that instead of relying too much on the Dai Nippon Bio and Ogami cult for story progression. |
| I would have been even better if it had 2 more episodes so they don't rush things this fast... amazingly good series overall... |
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| That was just awesome. I love this series. I definitely loved it when the mudslide happened to the house and then a huge rock fell on it. That was nice. |
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| I guess I'm a little late to watch this series but I really enjoyed it. I understand why most people feel that many questions went unanswered. If you only watched one episode a week or so then it would be hard to remember some of the things already discussed in previous episodes. Most of the things that are hard to understand after the finale can probably be understood after re watching because they never made everything clear on the last episode. The answers are all over the place but I don't think anything was left out. At least nothing major. I finished this series not long after I started so I'm pretty confident that I understood everything that happened. Something was missing from this anime though, and I don't really know what it was. The last episode actually reminded me of the ending episodes of Higurashi because of the focus on friendship and everyone coming together to help someone they care about. As well as other things. Anyway, I think I'll give Ghost Hound a 9/10. That might be too generous but I'm in a good mood after finishing it. |
garytek said: I wish they would've focused more on the Taro and Mizuka kidnapping arc and closed the series with that instead of relying too much on the Dai Nippon Bio and Ogami cult for story progression. My thoughts exactly. I felt like the show started with so much promise and the psychology aspect was fantastic. I loved the characters as well (Masayuki!!!) and the character development was very well done, as each of the three main boys begin to overcome their past trauma and start to heal. But then the last few episodes...I'm fine with unresolved questions, but I just felt like everything suddenly took a bad turn and it ended as a completely different show than it promised to be even as far as episode 19. Too bad. It could have been so much more. 8/10 for now. If the ending continues to irk me, it will probably go lower. |
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| Is it just me or were we all waiting for that landslide to hit Taro and co? And by the way I had a few minutes pondering the Miyako conversation where she says: 'Taro...I'll always be watching over you from the Unseen World.' which presumably is a continuation from what he said before, that she is the reincarnation of his sister. Then he tells her that his sister lies within himself. And she is happily herself again. I was certainly bewildered by the ending but there was one pleasant surprise that saved it from oblivion: She was tearfully happy after being told she was very much herself by Taro, and Taro in particular... awwww COME ON MAKOTO!!! SMILE!!!! |
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| I didn't find anything scary, but this was a good series. Lol Makoto was asked to smile when taking the photo with them. |
Beatnik said: Kinda disappointed in the series. It was solid entertainment, well made, but the further I watched the more quality it lost. Characters turned into caricatures/exposition devices (what was the point of the old wanderer? The mayor? The weird dude working at that Bio place? Masayuki's mother and her inexplicable character change in the last episode?), plotlines turned conventional (intriguing industrial esponiage plot overshadowed by stupid cult shenanigans with a baddie from a Scooby Doo episode) and overall the show lost the eerie horror/thriller elements that made me like it in the first place. All of the revelations were anticlimactic to say the least and the last five minutes of the last episode were so contrived I was almost laughing in disbelief. Gather around everyone for a curtain call! Pretty much sums up my thoughts. |
| Sounds effects were masterpiece. Overall, the atmosphere this series set was a very unique. Nice and lovable characters, I'm gonna miss them. Certainly a 10/10. |
AvatarTotoro said: I felt like the show started with so much promise and the psychology aspect was fantastic. I loved the characters as well (Masayuki!!!) and the character development was very well done, as each of the three main boys begin to overcome their past trauma and start to heal. But then the last few episodes...I'm fine with unresolved questions, but I just felt like everything suddenly took a bad turn and it ended as a completely different show than it promised to be even as far as episode 19. Too bad. It could have been so much more. Perfect, you hit the nail on the head. I feel like seperating the beginning and ending of this show and giving them two different ratings. Because it really did start off wonderfully and I'm not sorry at all that I watched it. AniOta said: Sounds effects were masterpiece. YES |
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| Ending entered my top 5 corniest anime endings ever when you were least expecting it. When starting this anime, I thought I was going for a creepy/eerie/psychological trip up 'till the monsters in the lab episode (and that was a couple of episodes after the last previous creepy scene, which was the psychiatrist's hallucinations in the school hallway with the little girl... now that was a true epic 'wtf' with a face that gave me a smirk and chills at the same time). I can't even count Makoto's mom 'creepy' face as bad, although that's purely subjective. It's just a woman who was broken down psychologically. Then I don't know... I was hooked so I watched the entire show in one go, but what made it so appealing with it's non-mainstream elements were basically gone. And then, it became a 'oh my god, look at that amazingly HAPPY ENDING' that gave me an '...err, what?' reaction. I agree with Peppa_Jack and AvatarTotoro, it feels like I've watched two different animes basically; just had to let out my small frustration. I think it died out around halfway though, by episode 19 I was already getting annoyed because I was hoping that it wouldn't turn out like it nevertheless did. Unlike what some previous posters thought, the show went downhill for me when it lost it's creepiness factor. I'll be looking out for corpses now when I hear flies; one of the biggest impressions for the 'horror' part of a 22 episodes series being the first few seconds of the first ep is kind of sad though, no? The psychology and medicine aspects were very interesting, I'll be looking some elements that were brought up more in detail on my own (the episode names will be a good enough source for starters). I didn't know everything which was what made it more interesting: 'Hopeful Monster' seems like an interesting concept (if it exists? I doubt it doesn't, I'll see someday), besides that the name sounds epic and made me think of the masterpiece anime Monster itself. Character developments were very nice. Sound/Music really got you in the mood (foot steps at a regular interval, followed by the entry of different instruments to make a sort of remix -> really well done), and art was not a problem at all. Other things that come up to mind first for the horror part are first episode 4 with the white skinny figured in the hallway of the hospital at one point, then it was just creepy/mysterious when they were in OBE (got used to that, making it dull, way too fast) especially with the black figures. "That "Snark" in the Abstract (Unseen) World may be my real self, and my physical body here just a hologram." Second half of the quote made me nostalgic for SE: Lain. I'll get better with a morning/day of sleep when it comes to the huge disappointments though, so I don't care anymore. |
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| Other authors should take a hint from Shirow about how to write endings. Not every title has to have some overdramatic, over-written finale. This final episode got the subject matter across; Miyako needed to be rescued. It was simple as that. This ending may have come off as lackluster in short term, but think about all that accomplished leading up to it. There wasn't any further closure needed in some of the sub stories because at this point, it's trivial. A fantastic ending in my eyes and I wish a lot more anime would be this well written all the way through. |
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| I'd still like to know more about Makato being a wolf god. Or something. It did feel a liiiittle rushed, but still a very good ending for a extremely good series. I am impressed for the whole. And the rock jsut landing on the mudpile that killed the Ogami house, was pure lulz. Comic win as. XD |
| I really enjoyed this anime. Taro reminds me so much of Natsume (of Natsume Yuujinchou). I like this kind of character, so pure and innocent though many bad things occurred in his past. I'm not really sure if it's a realistic character, but it was just so enjoyable watching his and the other's stories. I'll definitively rewatch it to understand it better. |
| This was a very interesting series from beginning to end. I though Taoru would a better speech with Miyako to slap some sense on her or maybe a more chaotic outcome from the spirit rather than a random "retribution." I really loved how the story build up and the end was pretty standard happy ending. I think the reason why some topics might seem unanswered was probably because everything was just a series of random events, that by chance end up influencing each other (they talk about it on ep 21). No one was really a master mind tailoring this story for 11 years. It was just people been greedy and willing to do anything to succeed. 9/10 |
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| Feels kinda rushed. And lol, they end with "Not dead but inside my heart LOL" |
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| A cheesy happy ending. But I still liked it, so 4/5. I expected this episode to be intense, sometime like Shiki. But I guess they just went the generic way of ending an anime series. 7/10 for the overall series. Beginning was very interesting, the middle was incedibly tense and entertaining but the last couple of episodes and all of the revelations were disappointing. |
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| THAT has got to be the most senseless anime I've watched in my 19 years of existence. I've read a lot that it was a slow-paced anime and stuff so I sucked it up despite being an impatient person because it had a high rating but WTF... When I got through the last episode I was like WHAT?? WTF IS THAT! WHY IS EVERYONE SUDDENLY BEING SO CHEERFUL AND WHY IS MICHIO FLYING AROUND HOLDING THOSE TURKEY-LIKE SUPPOSED TO BE EXPERIMENTS. WTF. AND ALL THOSE MONKS JUST SUDDENLY OBE'D AND WAS FLOATING AROUND IN AIR TELLING THAT HUGE WORM-LIKE AND DNA-LIKE SPIRIT TO STOP FIGHTING BECAUSE THEY'RE ALLIES. WHAT THE F SRSLY?! WHAT HAPPENED TO TARO AND HIS SISTER'S CASE! That was supposed to be the story WTF. |
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| Yes as I thought they left so much things unanwsered.....but I somehow feel ok with that. It was nice :D To be honest I have to say it I expected a ending a little better from this but this one is ok 2 I guess. |
| The ending felt like it was rushed... What a let-down; I was expecting a much better way to be used to end off this great series. Is it just me, or am I the only one to notice that practically every single important character in the series meeting up at the exact same spot seemed like a huge coincidence? I'm docking off 1 point for the ending; Other than that, I enjoyed the series tremendously for the many thought-provoking moments it compelled me to explore. ^^ |
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| Ah... I don't know whether there'll be anyone posting below me after all this time, but whatever. I won't deny I love this anime. A lot. As I won't deny how seemingly short-stretched their plan for this series was. Knowing the creators, you see, somehow I imagined them discussing something sophisticated, cold-blooded and straight awesome for the ending as the initial plan, but since this is supposed to be an anniversary project or maybe cause they didn't wanna drown themselves in more despair on stories they decided to go for the heart-warming and positive. Lol WTH am I talking about. Ok I'll stop talking about this for now. The loss of horror is quite a shame since I'm so fond of creepiness, however human hearts are damn well drown to happiness and peace, I just can't muster enough words to complain about the ending. Yes, it felt deus-ex-machina-ed. Yes, things are far too pretty for the majority opinion. Yes, it's disappointing that they weren't making a clear closure and the characters were left with less awesomeness they they firstly had. Ah well. Hmm, guess I found the whole 'she's alive in my heart' truly lame, though. I never believed in such pretty words, no matter how much it popped up in modern storytelling. When people die, they die, what's exciting is about how you deal with it. The best part of this series was when it started the questions. That had me at the edge of my seat. The rest I enjoyed with my back laid. But, man, I still love it. Geez. |
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