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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- "Water of Life," the final episode. While most of the series could be described as short stories about life, tied together by drinks at a bar, this episode fittingly made the drinks the heart of this episode. Hope to see you 'round, Ryuu. |
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| this episode wasn't about someone, it was more like a description of different drinks and the meaning behind them |
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| It was a good last episode and making the drinks the center of it was fitting too. Still I expected more of the last episode, because some of the others were so great. But well, I really enjoyed this series. 9/10 for now, maybe 8/10. |
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| I found Bartender enjoyable but I tend to pay attention to the plot more anything else. The plot in Bartender is just slice of life - and I find this boring. But then there's how they connect this slice of life story to cocktails and that makes it very interesting. Also one things that I liked a lot was the ED sequences. Very cool! 7/10 for Bartender. |
| Amazing series, very deep and mature. Thought me alot about how complex the alcohols of the world are and people too. 8/10 |
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| I wanted to try every one of those cocktails...even the beef broth with vodka! Oh, & I *will* find someone who knows how to put together a Back Velvet. I loved most everything about the series...the art, voice actors, sound effects, to the ending theme portion of each episode where the oh-so-cool, real life bartender makes one of the cocktails featured in that episode. *sigh!* Is there really such a bartender out there, even in Japan??? |
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| Better than i ever spected. Great show even i never heard anyone talking about it |
| "Water of Life", I liked that, this was a very sweet episode. Overall this anime was very different and I really enjoyed it watching it at nights. I can even say I'm gonna miss this show. 8/10. |
parfaited said: Not that this series is bad but I truly only enjoyed about 4 episodes. Sine that's less than half, my score won't be as high as I wanted it to be. I believe that this show would be best enjoyed at a leisurely pace. My fault here is that I marathoned it instead. Marathoned it too. Wish I could have seen it weekly as it was coming out, would have been more enjoyable. That said, I still liked it. I go out of my way a lot to try unique/less popular anime like this. 7/10 |
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| I marathoned it as well but that didn't make me think less of the show or anything of the sort. This show was a complete enjoyment for me. The way it told the story of every drink and bottle was brilliant. The sounds were very pleasing and the animation was superb. It wouldn't have hurt if they'd made it a little longer though. 8/10 I would've given it a 9 if it had more episodes. |
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Ryoza said: I marathoned it as well but that didn't make me think less of the show or anything of the sort. This show was a complete enjoyment for me. The way it told the story of every drink and bottle was brilliant. The sounds were very pleasing and the animation was superb. It wouldn't have hurt if they'd made it a little longer though. 8/10 I would've given it a 9 if it had more episodes. You summed up my thoughts exactly. I'm going to buy this series for my brother for Xmas. |
| Dat Glass of the Gods. Honestly, I wish I could award this series more of a higher score but I wasn't too into the characters but rather the dialogues the majority of the time. Great presentation though but felt lackluster at some occasions. 6/10. |
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| Very unique and mature anime. Definitely won't be enjoyed by anyone who thinks FLCL is a masterpiece >.< I'm going to have way too high expectations when I go to a bar for the first time now! :O I was expecting a little more from the last episode really. It was still nice though. 9/10. |
| This was quite easy-going and relaxing to watch. And...to my surprise...also a bit moving at some points. I now look at Bartenders in a whole new light. I also have an incredibly impulsive urge to get blind, stinking drunk, pass out, and wake up the next morning and register at a Bartending school. Sent with Mal Updater |
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| Pretty decent ending I must say, this rather unique anime sure surprised me with its pretty relaxing atmosphere and interesting development each episode! Definitely not the anime you watch each day! 7/10 |
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| This anime literally changed my life. An absolutely perfect series. Really shows how far the medium of anime can go if it's willing to be more than moeshit and action shounen. This is the peak of anime. 10/10, and I don't say that easily. Now I really wanna get into making fine drinks, worthy of being called the water of life! |
DonPatch said: This anime literally changed my life. An absolutely perfect series. Really shows how far the medium of anime can go if it's willing to be more than moeshit and action shounen. This is the peak of anime. 10/10, and I don't say that easily. Now I really wanna get into making fine drinks, worthy of being called the water of life! Yeah I agree this show is truly unique in the slice of life genre. I don't know how it doesn't have at least over 8.00 rating. |
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| None of the episodes struck out as anything above mediocre. The characters were so forgettable too. The music is nice though. |
| Pretty good ending, 6/10 for the series. |
| Quite classy and mellow, had decent visuals and the soundtrack was very charming. Unfortunately it suffered from having characters that weren't really... interesting I guess. I had forgotten the last character by the time the next was introduced, kinda sad. It didn't annoy me or anything though, just very relaxing. 6-7/10, unsure. |
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| 7/10. Pretty good series. The first couple episodes and the last one weren't that great but the rest was. Loved that opening song. |
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| Now it's time to drink. Overall I really enjoyed watching this. One episode per night while drinking my green tea. :) 7/10 |
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| That was a great iyashikei anime--calming, thoughtful, and even touching at times. I already knew I'd enjoy this (from reading the first few chapters of the manga), but this was better than what I expected. I loved the piano pieces that was pivotal in achieving the relaxing, sort of nostalgic, atmosphere the series had. While it's true that there pretty much wasn't any character development nor plot, I still found it to be really enjoyable because of the contents in each episode. There wasn't anything revolutionary in the messages, but it was done in a refreshing way, blending very well with the bartender premise. I loved seeing how Ryuu, as well as the other two teachers, chose the drinks for each of their customers. When they explained the history or the notable characteristics of the drinks, it was never directed at the customers, yet the customers understood and learned or were inspired from the thoughtfulness of the bartenders. I can see how it could be boring to some, but you most likely have to be in the mood for watching this. It would've been nice it was a bit longer, but I don't mind having to go read the source material for more. One day I'll find the time to finish the manga :) As for this episode, I was surprised how they covered a lot of things, and not just the usual, one case per episode. But it was a good way to end the series, specifically talking about bartenders and bartending. I loved how the narrator was one of the customers in this episode...that was really cool, and something you could only do in anime. Now if only there were bars were as relaxing as it seems in Eden Hall. Never been to one, but I don't suppose the same atmosphere can be found anywhere. There were a lot of cocktails shown in this series that I'd like to try though...even if I haven't drank much. Will definitely remember this series. |
| Great anime! I learned a lot about cocktails ;D |
| The word boring describes this episode and this anime overall, it didn't have a single interesting moment. 1/10 obviously. |
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 We could say it was...... AN ENCOUNTER. XDDD Sorry, I had to lololol 7/10 for this series, methinks :P |
| At first, I didn't expect much from this anime but episode by episode I found it quite enjoyable. Some eps were more memorable than other but in the end, I'm glad I decided to give this anime a try. Ps: The opening song is really catchy and the OST in a whole was beautiful! |
| I didn't know there was a drink called bartender goes to show how informative this anime was about alcohol. I loved how they romanticized Alcohol, with words like "menu of the heart" and "glass of the gods". This anime grew on me and made me appreciate Bars and Bartenders more, the alcohol knowledge was an added insight. I got intoxicated with Ryuu's words as he passionately explained every drink and its significance. I give it a drunk 8/10 for serving me a fine series. |
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| Holy Gawds....this was the most boring episode of the whole series. I dunno. Maybe if I were a drinker, I'd be more into it. But it had no plot and was excruciatingly slow. 3/10 |
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| Basically dropping all this liquor knowledge in the last episode. This series has a bad pacing problem, the entire art style along with the animation is dated, and I think this would do much better as a a half series not just for the pacing but for the core value of what the series is about. Also I know it never will but this is one of those few series that an English dub would've made sense and really worked. This could have maybe been better if I drank at all but sadly I don't 4/10. |
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| That was a good anime, I don't personally drink but I found the use of it quite fascinating. Very solid atmosphere and consistenly enjoyable stories, 7.5/10 from my part. |
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| Good anime overall, not something for everyday, but pretty enjoyable with the right mood. |
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| I loved this anime! I don't drink but I found the park about cocktails super interesting. I even ordered my first cocktail while I was on holiday and got so excited to see them made in real life! I would have loved a couple more episodes with the information about the alcohol spread out instead of it all being cramped into one episode! The Op, ed and the ots where amazing and I'll definitely find myself listing them again and again! Over all I'm going to give it a 9/10! |
| So ends the journey of Bartender which us unfortunate. A pretty lax ending for me but overall I loved this series! 7/10. |
| Well I'm sorry to say that was a bad finale. No story about any of them, just in general fantasy bartender things. Show gets a 6/10 |
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| 7/10. Quite an odd show and the subject matter wasn't too interesting for the most part, but there were some gems (such as episode 3). The side characters coming back to narrate every episode was very weird. |
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| terrible ending. the same themes of the series repeated ad infinitum. couldn't even stand watching the whole episode. I watched this series cause I'm an alcoholic and I miss bars during this pandemic. the alcohol was cool but I gotta say every episode got progressively worse starting from the 5th episode. I could've taken a hint from the 4th wall narration that started in the last episode or two. should've just watched a documentary |
| Very good last episode. This anime probably isn't for people who like fast-paced. In the beginning, I was confused, but as the show progressed I got used to its storytelling mode and I started understanding it. I would recommend it to intellectuals. Overall really good anime and I'm gonna miss the OP :( |
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| I just noticed that this is the finale episode. ╥﹏╥ 9/10 this show has taught me a lot of things. |
| Story on different drinks which all ties into different aspects of life itself, very fitting as last ep. At times bit boring with its focus on the liquor which I'm not too into, but overall enjoyable series giving off mellow vibes, radiating class and its interesting realistic stories. |
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| This show made me really appreciate bartending as an artistic craft. I hope to one day visit a bar with this kind of quality bartender |
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| Water of Life. Let us all appreciate every Bartenders out there. Eden Hall is a comfort place where you can relax and forget all of your problems. |
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| Last episode looked like a filler. But rest of episodes were almost masterpieces level. The depth, details ,direction, designs and message were all top notch. Only down side would be its episodic. Overall I loved it. Much more better than I expected it to be. Tbh I could actually go for more episodes if there were present (too short in my opinion). |
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