Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien, also known by the name Rumbling Hearts.
What this anime seems to accomplish like no anime before it is the amount of fake thrown at your face. It shows some promise in the first couple of minutes, but in the end, all it ever does is puke insincerity and exaggeration at your shoes. Taking this anime seriously for but only a second is a tedious and difficult task. I wouldn't recommend trying it to anyone, my suffering is enough alone.
Story:
A story? Come on, that is the last thing that this anime accomplishes to establish. A lovey-lovey sugar sweet drama with all
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sorts of different and complex conflicts? Please, if anything, you will laugh at the complete idiocy of it all. Fake fake fake! If anything even remotely similar would happen in reality I would be the first one to praise its uniqueness. As if the protagonist wasn't false to the bone enough, most conflicts could be handled just by communication alone. I'm left to wonder if there could actually be someone as stupid as him - as if that wasn't enough, I'm almost crying my eyes out silly that; of course, if a boy has a girl buddy in fiction, they automagically hook up. Seemingly, fiction seems to imply that males cannot have female friends without having a "thing for them". If you dare call this a good drama I'm left to pity you - go read Shakespeare's Othello. Whilst this anime has a thing for conflicts it executes them poorly and you're left confused with how this can even slightly relate to reality. It amuses me how people can call this slice-of-life when the relations are perfect, the conflicts are perfect, the setting is perfect, and the other seemingly non-important people are perfect; and of course, the ending is "perfect". Yes, all perfect conflicts have perfect solutions, that's why you sure as hell can call this anime slice-of-life. You're not left amazed and flabbergasted of how this perfect story hangs you on the edge of the cliff with such an astonishing suspense. No, it has a suspense indeed - but it's a suspense of stupidity. Half of the suspense would wither away if only the protagonist wasn't so foolish. You could cut more than half of this anime by destroying the perfect settings and the perfect supporting characters. Doing this would actually be reasonable and actually add to this anime's credibility, but then everyone would see through this pile of sickening goo, that adds nothing but laughs and tears to the wonderful genre that is drama.
To put all of that short; this anime tries violently to be something it never was, and never will be.
Art:
Pitiful and shockingly disgusting to watch. I can not say anymore, as it was fail to begin with. Of course you need some big round oh-look-at-the-five-light-sources eyes to achieve empathy with the characters. Amusingly, this relates to the story and proves a poor attempt at making an anime you're supposed to feel sympathetic towards. It was nothing short of awkward to watch.
Sound:
Oh, I'm quite confident that all people have those cute lullaby voices. I have to be honest and confess something, at one point in this anime, at one of those supposedly heart-warming tear-jerking scenes I was about to reconsider this anime's good points, when suddenly I'm bombarded with cutey comments that reek of incredibility in my ears. I could not stand the voice-actors, and even less the opening. What the opening succeeds to do is show you smiling girls and remind you of how fantastic the story is. The originality stuns me. The music broke through at some moments but was left unmemorable, which is far from a good thing in this context, disappointingly.
Character:
One of the extreme downsides of this anime, my dislike of the protagonist should seem obvious but that's actually not the worst. Yeah, are there worse? Oh, believe it.
Aside from the perfect relationships that are foolish, the protagonist who is nothing short of foolish, there is the rest of the cast who are pure fools. Alongside the protagonist the other two -main-characters show little integrity thought capability. It's like you're watching a show of puppets. Whilst the Muppets is also fake at least they manage to show some original personality - this show only again proves that it can't do anything but fling out perfect personalities that is just so short that you're supposed to feel rapport with them, whilst still understanding that this sort of personality can lead to conflicts. If you haven't realized by then the extreme improbability of this anime, you should at least by the time the characters are introduced.
Enjoyment:
Is it even possible?
Overall:
Probably one of the worst drama slice-of-life I have ever run across. It puts a dent on these genres that might never be repaired.
Alternative Titles
Synonyms: The Eternity You Wish For, KimiNozo
Japanese: 君が望む永遠
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Type:
TV
Episodes:
14
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Oct 5, 2003 to Jan 4, 2004
Premiered:
Fall 2003
Broadcast:
Sundays at 00:50 (JST)
Licensors:
Funimation
Studios:
Studio Fantasia
Source:
Visual novel
Theme:
Love Polygon
Duration:
23 min. per ep.
Rating:
R+ - Mild Nudity
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Your Feelings Categories Jun 17, 2008
Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien, also known by the name Rumbling Hearts.
What this anime seems to accomplish like no anime before it is the amount of fake thrown at your face. It shows some promise in the first couple of minutes, but in the end, all it ever does is puke insincerity and exaggeration at your shoes. Taking this anime seriously for but only a second is a tedious and difficult task. I wouldn't recommend trying it to anyone, my suffering is enough alone. Story: A story? Come on, that is the last thing that this anime accomplishes to establish. A lovey-lovey sugar sweet drama with all ... Apr 26, 2007
This is quite possibly the best anime drama I have ever seen, and that's saying a lot considering that I usually am drawn to more action oriented anime. One phrase that could describe Kiminozo is 'a beautiful mess of emotions.' The basic concept or plot puts Takayuki (the main male character) on the theme of choosing someone he loved dearly in the past, or staying with the girl he loves now in the present. A majority of the anime shows the feelings and emotions that take place while Takayuki is deciding on who to ultimately be with in the end. This
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Mar 3, 2012
Would a doctor really not tell a comatose patient how many years they've been in a coma? I understand slowly introducing a person to the idea that a period of time has in fact passed, but to out right lie and treat the person as if they are an invalid or a mentally retarded person who can't pick up on the concrete clues around them that something is off? This question bothered me to the point I had problems picking up this Anime and it bothers me even after I've finished it.
I have come to the conclusion that a comatose person is honestly not represented ... Dec 1, 2009
I do not have a very positive review of this series. While I do appreciate the effort of bringing the drama aspect to anime, and do say it really was a good marriage of two genres, I really really despise Mitsuki's character. I respect the fact that the author presumably attempted to make a more true-to-life type love triangle, what with not everything meshing together as anticipated, and not everyone coming out with smiles who deserved them, I can't express enough how livid this series made me. I felt that Mitsuki's character was incredibly selfish and self-centered and maybe the main character was a
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Sep 6, 2007
Wow... this is a great anime... and belive me, I'm not a big fan of romantic animes and somehow this one ended up in my top10.
Story, Characters This is not your normal happy, romantic, shallow, childish, idiotic, puffy pink harem anime that i hate so much, even dough it has the triangle love story... it's quite the opposite, it's realistic, dramatic, depressive and really deep and somehow it managed to impress me so much that it even gave me tears... and belive me, I'm not an emotional guy at all so tears are rare with me. It starts like a normal, generic, romantic anime but it really ... Nov 14, 2007
Title: Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
Game, Anime: Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien was originally a PC dating sim released in 2001 by age, and was later ported as a family-friendly version known as Rumbling Hearts to the Dreamcast by Alchemist (who also did a port of Aria the Natural and Bincho-tan), and to the PS2 by Princess Soft. The anime itself was produced by Studio Fantasia (who also produced the Saikano OVA and did the animation for The End of Evangelion), and directed by Tetsuya Watanabe (who also produced the Tsubasa and xxxHOLIC movies). It ran on Japanese TV from October 5th, 2003 to January 4th, 2004, ... Nov 11, 2008
Story: 10
The story was really original and while I started it off thinking it would be some lame school days knock off I can look back now saying I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't. The story is really compelling and the ending felt just right. Don't be fooled by the synopsis. Characters: 10 The way the characters are represented it feels like you've known them forever and you really get attached and into the story more through them, which is how characters are supposed to be. You may start disliking some of the characters at first but then you realize that you're wrong in your assumptions ... Jul 18, 2013
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (which translates to "Rumbling Hearts") is a romantic drama with extra emphasis on the drama. To give a good explanation of the kind of romantic drama this show is, you need only look at the most recommended (by far) show for Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, good old happy go lucky "School Days." With horrible and indecisive characters, an annoying love triangle that is made annoying by said indecisive characters (mainly the main character, Takayuki), and lies galore, this anime may start off strong, but it crashes halfway through the story like a fiery train wreck.
Story - 5/10 The story begins with a ... Sep 7, 2010
Back when I originally started seriously getting into anime, I used to carefully handpick which ones to watch, and generally avoided titles that I didn't think I'd like, such as comedies, romances and, err, romantic comedies. And I'd be pretty good at judging (usually from the description and artstyle) which anime I'd like and which I wouldn't. Some time down the line though, I decided that I should probably expand my horizons (probably due to getting into reviewing at the time - your opinions tend to not carry much weight when you give everything a 9+ rating :P), and started watching anime that I wasn't
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Oct 13, 2011
"Rumbling Hearts"!! This is the worst anime I've ever watched and I regret watching it. The main protagonist Takayuki is just so annoying. He is so stupid. He only does whatever ppl around him tell him to do. And then we have the great Miss Mitsuki who is a self-centered b**** and doesn't care about anything else. She doesnt even care if her so called "Best Friend" Haruka is alive or dead. Only the first 2 episodes of the anime were good to watch , but it's in the 2nd episode that the "tragedy strikes" as mentioned in the synopsis. That was too quick. They
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Feb 4, 2025
I don't know if I would call Rumbling Hearts a "bad" anime, but I can't decide whether I actually enjoyed watching it. For some reason, I was captivated by its attempt at a "realistic" love triangle, yet I found myself constantly frustrated by the way it unfolded. One thing is certain—this anime is pure drama. It tries to present a grounded take on a love triangle but does so in a way that leaves no one satisfied, least of all the viewer.
Note: I haven't read or played the visual novel (VN) this anime is based on, but given that it's a VN, I assume there ... Aug 14, 2013
Going into Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, I was a bit leery about watching ANOTHER dating-sim adaptation. The quality of dating-sim adaptations seem to vary between good and down right atrocious. For every Clannad, there is about 5 Majikois. But its grandiose english translation, "The Eternity you Desire," interested me enough to pick up the show. On the surface, this show might seem like a generic high school romance, but do not be fooled, the show is quite different from its synopsis. Very few anime have been able to make me feel such a whirlwind of emotions. Ranging from angry, to borderline major depression, KGNE
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Aug 15, 2011
I'm at a loss for words. No, seriously I just don't know where to start since after completing Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, I've turned into an emotional wreck. I'll try though.
This anime is without a shadow of a doubt, the best nerve-wrecking, jaw-dropping and brain-tangling drama I have seen. And it gets more and more distressing towards the end. It's as if you were sitting on a ticking bomb waiting to explode. At first you think "cool I got plenty of time to defuse it" but after some time you realise that you're not gonna make it on time. You start getting worried, you run ... Nov 29, 2010
"you're like a disease, everyone you surround yourself with suffers..." ouchh
Mitsuki's best friend Haruka likes Takayuki Narumi, but she's too shy to talk to him. Mitsuki being out going and a known swimmer in her school wants to help Haruka and befriends Takayuki herself. They become close friends and she een secretly has feelings for him. One day while meeting Mitsuki, Haruka meets him and later on confesses, Takayuki remembering Mitsuki and their friendship agrees to date Haruka. One day tragedy strikes and these three people will ahve their friendsships tested in ways they didn't imagine. This is a story about love, lies and loss. At ... May 21, 2016
STOP!!! Are you thinking of watching this show? If you are then do yourself a favor and stay away from it. Why? Oh I will tell you why.
Rumbling Hearts starts out like a normal highschool romcom/drama but, then takes a tragic turn when Haruka (MC girfriend) gets into an accident and ends up in a coma. Three years later she wakes up and wants to meet her boyfriend (she doesn't know three years have passed BTW). However the MC is now in a relationship with with Harukas best friend and Haruka doesn't know that. Now let the drama begin. The two first episodes were really good ... Jan 25, 2010
Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien is an anime series that's not widely known (hence why I watched it so late after its release) but I found it to be surprisingly good. It may be only 14 episodes, but it manages to tell a good story and introduces to us characters that are realistic and with whom we can easily relate with.
Although the first episodes make it seem like a story about high school life for a group of friends, from then on it goes downhill and we are shown how a cruel accident can change everything and the consequences that result from this. It becomes ... Jun 8, 2011
this show is absolutly perfect in every way......what, plotholes? oh we can forgive a couple. wait? oh many did you say there was? oh damn.....
oh well as long as the charecters are fine.see look at this one girl her name, Mitsuki yah thats it, look shes self centered, bitchy, mentaly unstable and causes everyone around her to have horrible horrible and tragic lives, shes a perfect antagonist, see most romance slice of lifes dotn have antagonist but this show has the balls to give us one and a realy good on at th- wait what? SHE THE HEROIN!!! WHAT THE FLYING FUC- ok calm down ... Jul 22, 2009
"Being too kind is also cruel." this may be true in a love triangle. Eventhough KGNE is a romance/drama anime, you will find it focusing more on realism or a slice of life type.
Imagine yourself a lover, a loved one, a sister,a friend, someones who wants to achieve something in life, or in short what any normal person would be. this anime portays such characters and the circumstances due a love triangle that they must overcome. If you are looking for an anime that touches your heart and involves real life experiences in relationships, this will take you through an epic series of emotional rides, ... Feb 17, 2020
This is an amazing anime. Especially if you're a young adult. I would advice you to save this for later, if you're still a teenager.
The story is amazing, a real tragedy that changed the course of the characters' lives. To me, the best part is how this could be a real story. You can feel it through the characters, as they make their life decisions, going to work to put food on the table and trying to live life in-between in the shadow of the tragedy and its effects. I noticed, however, that a lot of people did NOT like the way it ended. Specifically, the ... Jun 23, 2008
If you like drama this is it hands down. This indeed is a slice of life more revolving around romance. It has all the twists and turns you'd find in a drama. The best part is how you really get to know the characters in 14 episodes. The dialogue is very well done, and every line is a shot throguh the heart. One thing is for sure whether you'll like the anime or not you wont stop watching to see what happens next.
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