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| The ending was what I wanted to happen all along, but it still felt kind of cheesy. I'd say that the journey was better than the destination. |
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DrIdiot said: It doesn't really matter. What I like about this is that it doesn't devolve into boring technical mumbo jumbo. The idea, I guess, is that he never really ever wants to leave his room. He thinks the 4.5 tatami room is ideal so in a sense his wish comes true -- his entire world because a span of tatami rooms, containing his basic survival needs. He becomes free when he finally "grabs the opportunity in front of him." Basically he really wanted to leave his room, but he couldn't bring himself to. I can relate. <_< A little late here, but yeah, this show was really good. Glad my cousin forced me to watch it. Definitely one of the best I've seen, and easily one of the best recent series. |
 Also known as Monster in a box, but I hate that handle...and it doesn't fit here. |
| Finished my marathon of The Tatami Galaxy. Slowpoke.jpg Pretty cool show, a pitty it drags in the middle, and since there's no actual evident point to the show (or how the episodes are connected) up 'till the last two episodes, my interest was systematically diminishing until episode 10. Could've been better if they had dropped more hints to the endless tatami galaxy event occurring throughout the show as to raise more interest and further the connection (and that encounter in the secret cat society episode doesn't really count, it was just there, not really a hint). Never the less the last two episodes connected everything (including the OP/ED), and while the last one was rushed, it was a nice finale. Also, needed more Akashi. For being so important, her character fleshing felt shafted when compared to Ozu and the others. 8/10 - Cool, interesting show, definitely unique, but could've been better as a whole. Basically the same as with Kaiba, unique, interesting aspects, definitely worth watching, but with weak parts that don't contribute to the whole and somehow diminish the overall enjoyment (In TTG's case the middle, in Kaiba's case, the finale). |
| Just finished it, and I have to agree that it's the top contender for anime of 2010. I thought Durarara would have taken that, but a boring second half ruined it's chances on that. Wonderfully cynical and razor sharp, this show really surprised me. |
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| As much as I loved the last 2 episodes(which were amazing to say the least).. the repetitiveness that built up to those just makes me not want to give the series a 9/10 for some reason. Yes, you could argue that the so-called repetition was necessary to the overall plot but were the 3 love choice episodes really needed? :\ 8/10 from me. |
TempzSep 20, 2010 10:08 PM
| very dramatic ends, very fit the story~ |
| Awesome anime. I especially like the part where Watashi turns a bit into Ozu at the end, that was funny. Overall 10/10. |
| nice anime although its beyond my understanding to fully grasp the story but i guess his just a hikkikomori dreaming on his room for like weeks that made up this parallel episodes from 1-9 then suddenly on episode 10-11 it was his realization to change his ways or life kinda psychological, ill gives this a 8, nice ride and a happy ending too |
| I seriously loved ho the opening and ending were reversed for this episode. It just really got to me for some reason. |
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| hah. I didn't think I'd be able to like this series as much as i did. especially with watashi talking at 2000 wpm. but surprisingly, I found this anime really good. nothing about it bothered me at all. i just wished the vocabulary wasn't so immense, as i couldn't keep up with everything he was saying. i understood most of it though thanks to all the comments and such so it was not a bad watch at all. :D i like how the narrator talked about how watching a developing love is boring. haha, I wanted to see that the most. not only watashi and akashi but ozu and kohinata as well. but i can't complain since the whole paradox story was very well done. yet it was very predictable that grabbing the little bear thing.. mogimuchi or whatever would let him out of the room. but whatevs. more people should definitely have seen this. tired of people complaining about how they hate all the moe tsundere animes that are being put out. |
| Man, why do I keep missing out on good shows like this one when it airs? That was one of the best endings I've ever seen: it ties up the loose ends and warms the heart. A solid 9/10 from me. |
| Mystery solved and I fully enjoyed it, take 10/10 from me. But never bother me with these fast third language subs anymore, I still understood it but gave up at some point. |
| this ep was amazing.. |
| Mind....blown. A series of what seemed like standalone episodes are actually tied to each other in some way. I feel idiotic for not noticing this the entire time. Tatami Galaxy is godlike in so many ways that it's hard for me start somewhere. A stunning psychological and intellectual series to say the least. |
| This series left a beautiful message inside me. 5/5 |
| "The weak get washed away by the tides of fate...The strong drink it up."-Godot |
| It's official. Best anime of the year. |
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| Damn i love it when i stumble upon a masterpiece. 10/10 for me. |
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| I finished watching this back in July but never bothered to comment. This is truly one of the greatest love stories ever told. Which is amazing considering how little love is actually shown between Watashi and Akashi. |
| Genius? Genius! Epic? Epic! I'm so glad I watched this. Been wanting to do so for such a long time now. Ever since it aired. Main chars final phrase and face transformation made me feel all giddy inside. 10/10 for sure. |
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| I can't believe I haven't commented on this episode yet. I wouldn't be afraid to say that this is the best finale I have ever seen in an anime, and the show itself is one of my favourite shows. Will definitely buy it on DVD/blu-ray when I get the chance. |
| GOD-TIER!! 10/10 Ah. What else can I say. The ending was perfectly satisfying in a sense that I felt emotional inside when Watashi saw everyone. The part where he transformed into different persons, that was really a great touch to it. The last part made me lol. Watashi -> Ozu xD As the OP played, I was smiling like an idiot and tapping to the beat. :D The best show in 2010. One of the reasons for being an anime-fan. I hope more masterpieces like these will come my way. :D |
StormViruzOct 14, 2011 7:46 AM
| I wasn't very impressed. I'm surprised at how small a minority I see to be in because of that. But then again, not too many people have seen this, so it doesn't seem to have very broad appeal to get people who might not like it to watch in the first place. It's a decent show, imo, but it's got a lot of shortcomings. First of all, I didn't care for Watashi's grandiose, obsessive, naive ramblings. I certainly can't relate to him. Maybe it made for an interesting setup at the start, but it just got old quickly. The fact that the dialogue comes so fast doesn't help things. It just makes it a bit more unpleasant to watch. I also never cared for this type of constant wild weirdness that is so prevalent here (the psychological element). It's like the show has ADD, as it tosses weird things at you almost as fast as it tosses dialogue at you. I don't mind it, but much of it really seems pointless to me, as if it exists just to be wild and different. The show relies on it too much. People here are forced to come up with their own interpretations of the seemingly pointless artistic choices, looking for subtle symbolism and meanings. I never really cared for symbolism even when it's rather obvious, so I certainly don't get anything out of symbolism that is totally dependent on personal interpretations to make any sense. I feel like I'm at an art gallery looking at a multi-million dollar piece of art that looks to me like somebody just splashed a bunch of paint at the canvas. And everyone around me is fawning over it and describing different ways that they see a masterpiece in it. I think even if I agreed with some of these interpretations, it still wouldn't make my viewing experience any more enjoyable. Some of the first episodes were good just in their own right. I mean, the way Watashi got fed up and publicly humiliated Jougasaki by exposing his embarrassing secrets... That was funny and interesting. But what brought down this show for me was the heavy way in which they purposely made so many things repeat. You get a very wildly different set of events, but the core things holding it together are simply repetitive. How many times do we need to see the fortune teller. Yeah, we know from the start that he just needs to give that white doll to Akashi and he'll end up happy, so stop already. All you gain from episode to episode is a little bit more info on the characters. Really, the episodes aren't even very memorable. I mean, I did sort of like the idea of seeing how things change with his choices of different paths, but I'd rather that these changes reveal something a bit more subtle about what he was doing wrong each time. Maybe for each episode, they could have given us better detail about how exactly this new attempt at a rose-colored campus life could possibly be superior and lead to happiness, and then develop a revelation throughout each episode about how this was a flawed goal to focus on. Then I'd have my own expectations about how it would work, and I'd be more interested in watching how it succeeded or failed. But instead, I was left to just observe something wild without any expectations about what crazy stuff was going to happen. I had nothing to look for or to hope for. I just knew Watashi would be naive and obsessive and would gain nothing. There were no revelations. Just wild stories that usually weren't funny, and were too off-the-wall to be really engaging. And why couldn't there be more Akashi? She was actually interesting and fun to watch. In the end, she didn't even seem like such a wonderful "goal" to catch. She started out very intriguing, but actually became less interesting as the series went on. I give it a 6.5/10. |
TimofmarsDec 19, 2011 12:29 AM
| This was really good , the ending could had more akashi. 9/10 |
| perfectly executed as "the tatami galaxy." can't believe i only realized at episode 10 why this anime was called the tatami galaxy lol... the truth is.. i didn't expect much from this anime, but wow.. it totally blew my expectations that i had.. i was going to give this a 9.. but i'll bump it into 10 seeing how the purpose of the anime was perfectly executed.. i did put this on hold at episode 1.. when i had first watched this seeing how the dialogue was too fast compared to all the animes i've seen.. but after trying it again in this winter break.. i'm glad that i did.. twas a quick refreshing entertaining anime in the last day of my break... |
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| The story itself was nothing mindblowingly good but was a solid way to bring out the message. Repetitions of different scenes weren't used as effectively as possible and the moral of the story was pretty ham-fisted. The different crazy things Ozu had going on turned out to be disappointingly meaningless, too. It's pretty difficult to judge the characters in an anime that makes a point of how you will understand different sides you perceive of them if you get to know them. The lead was a good character anyway. A good guy to a fault and stubborn, but still believable and someone I sympathized with. The others were used pretty effectively in different situations and their roles felt pretty natural. The artstyle served the absurd world of the series and was very expressive and pleasant to look at. I guess this leans closer to 8 than 7. Still no idea whether the moths were regrets, repressed emotions, broken promises or what though although Watashi told me it should be obvious. Annoying~ |
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| one word to describe it would be... GENIUS! lol'd at the last part =)) a great ending and congrats on watashi for finally crawling out of his tatami and having the life that he wanted :) and goodluck to us that we would also have the courage to do that and get the life that we want! "Don't Follow your Dreams;Chase Them" ;) |
TweeJan 24, 2012 7:20 PM
| Well, this was a really good watch. At first the MC's fast talking was very distracting, but as soon as I got used to it I really enjoyed the show. I didn't like how Akashi was losing focus over time though and certain bits were repeated too many times, still well worth watching. 8/10. |
| Just because it was the best 2010 could offer according to many (wannabe-hipsters) doesn't mean it was good. I only enjoyed the last three eps and maybe the first, the whole '3 girls' arc was horrible and the Johnny parts probably scarred me for life with it's horrible animation and voice-acting. Also, for a series that looked classy as fuck it was suprisingly trashy. 7/10, most points were scored with the amazing art and OP. |
| That scene near the end where he runs and jumps off towards Ozu with all those moths is one of the best scenes I have ever seen in an anime. Beautiful series. |
| Teh most amazing and complete ending episode i've seen in a while |
| well that ends the most unique anime i have ever seen loved it from start to finish, well deserved 9/10. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| I loved the part when Watashi says something along the lines of: I don't want to bother you with the details because no one wants to hear about a successful love story. Very meta haha, love how this series developed and it was very fresh and unique. |
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| Well, this series certainly was unique and succeeded in trying to be funny. Shame we don't see many series like this nowadays. |
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Eiko said: physics223 said: I'm calling it as best anime of 2010. Amen. This episode was a freaking masterpiece! I can't believe that so less users actually saw this great Anime; what a shame! The OP/ED switch was brilliant, definitely had me fascinated right from the start! If it weren't for the 3 Love-Triangle Episodes involving his "Johnny" I'd give this Anime a 10. 9/10 from me. I didnt like watching those episodes either, but the ending was good |
Raitei_Dono said: Ozu's reasons for whatever he did were kinda 'meh' I suppose. Ozu did the things he did because he was living the life he wanted to live, carpe diem. I'm not surprised someone who can't even appreciate such a simple conclusion would miss the point of this brilliant series as a whole and end up not liking it. Answering this question only because it's been brought up multiple times. Anyways I just watched this for the second time since 2010 and felt compelled to come here and say yes it is indeed still a 10/10. ^^ |
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| Great ending, didn't make up for the 9 episodes leading up to it since the first episode was very good. 8/10 or 7/10 |
| I approached this anime without any expectations; Yet it happened to get such a high score from me. Enjoyed so much it's surrealistic nature. |
| A satisfying conclusion to a great series. This was a cyclical story done well - it had a clever plot and, despite the sense of repetition, it never felt boring. Also, the art was impressive and unique. The series took a while to win me over and there were a couple of episodes that felt weaker than the rest but, still, overall there was a lot to like here and I am glad that I picked this show up. 9/10. |
| This episode was the most clear to me and the rest went so fast I couldn't enjoy it. I don't know is it something wrong with me or why is this. Watashi talks too seriously fast I can't keep up with the subs. I'm giving the series "just" 6/10. I can't see why I should put higher score for a series I COULDN'T enjoy even if I tried to understand what the hell is going on and read as fast as I could. Don't get me wrong - I like dementia anime (Kaiba is one of my favourites) and I'm kinda sad I can't like this anime more. |
NiniusAug 25, 2012 1:42 PM
| A fantastic ending to a great series. The episode was great and it closed the series well enough. I'm giving the series a 9/10 because of its originality and wise quotations often hidden in comical phrases. I hope to come upon a series as captivating as this one soon :) |
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| I don't know but I was somewhat emotional when the MC was running to save Ozu... anyway, glad that he finally gave it to the girl! |
| Show was a bit confusing but when it started to loop that confusion disappeared and potential started to increase and then the last extremly but meaningfully philosophical episodes + epic ending created a very emotional mixture which made this show into one of the best shows I have seen so far . It somehow cheered me up and was entertaining yet not dumb. 9/10 for now , maybe i'll increase it later . |
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| READ THIS EXTREMELY FAST: I will be honest i was planning to give this show a 7 out of 10,but the ending swayed me to give it a 9/10(I give 9's only to those shows i want to rewatch at one time or another and 10's only to those shows I already have rewatched).The whole show seemed like a mindscrew to me in the begining,but the ending put all the pieces back together brilliantly and it had a great final message. |
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