| I saw someone's comment saying that Sakamoto left his school because he was dying. It seems that Sakamoto was always hard working because he wanted to learn normal school life. He has never seen snow nor he knew how to play with them. It felt that that the normal things all the students are doing in school is something new for Sakamoto. I believe his actions show that he was monitored in places like hospital for long time, which never gave him opportunity to experience normal life. The cover of the chapter 24 was him inside a class room storage looking like a dead body in a coffin. Also, when the leader guy asked him if he has no regrets leaving sakamoto replied, "It would be not knowing the exact number of holes in the infirmary's ceiling... I suppose" which shows that Sakamoto has spent a lot of time in the infirmary... What do you guys think? |
trabeus1Jul 2, 2016 5:39 AM
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| The theory isn't that convincing on a second thought. He is fatally ill? And - at the same time - shows super human strenght and ability all the time? No. I even think the alien theory is more convincing. |
AmejiHunter said: Helenus said: The theory isn't that convincing on a second thought. He is fatally ill? And - at the same time - shows super human strenght and ability all the time? No. I even think the alien theory is more convincing. He's not really showing super human abilities, since all he does is pretty basic stuff ( except for some things but that's anime for you ) that are highly/extremely exaggerated by the other students as being godlike. Also, someone being fataly ill doesn't mean they don't have any muscles left in their body, they're just gonna die, they do not have to become some sort of insect that can only sit down and eat soup for the rest of their lives. Although some fatal diseases could make you like that, not every single one does. Yes, it may be so. Until the author gives an official statement (highly unlikely) I am inclined to not believe this theory, though. |
AmejiHunter said: Helenus said: Yes, it may be so. Until the author gives an official statement (highly unlikely) I am inclined to not believe this theory, though. Eh, then you won't ever be. The manga has been completed for a while now, so I doubt the author will go back on it just for that. Although apparently there would be a 13th episode this October, so maybe that could be an anime original in cooperation with the author, who knows. But it's definitely not from the source material, since it has been completely used. I know. That's why I wrote 'highly unlikely'. Yes, let's wait for the OVA. I'll gladly accept this theory if they hint at it (more as in the last episode).I'm just not a friend of fan theories in generalm |
| Everyone is talking about this theory wherever I go lol I was going through tumblr gifs when I saw an image of Sakamoto reaching out the school window to a flock of birds and it just kind of clicked that Sakamoto hangs out with birds in a lot of (usually touching) scenes. Birds are a symbol of freedom, which could also add another possible detail to this theory. |
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| I think that - rather than dying - he is already dead. He might have died shortly before the school year began and because his wish was to experience a normal teenager's life, he was allowed to go to school for one year. |
Creeperface said: I think that - rather than dying - he is already dead. He might have died shortly before the school year began and because his wish was to experience a normal teenager's life, he was allowed to go to school for one year. I like this theory the most. It would explain how 'super human' his abilities are |
| that theory including over-interpretation and absurd. the big bang THEORY. |
 you tellin me mangas aint japanese colouring books |
Elliscg said: Yeah me too. I came for laughs, I got out with feels (╯︵╰,)and it actually made me really sad I was watching this just for the comedy :( |
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Creeperface said: I think that - rather than dying - he is already dead. He might have died shortly before the school year began and because his wish was to experience a normal teenager's life, he was allowed to go to school for one year. This. I like this one better. I don't like the idea of Sakamoto being alive while still being terminally ill and showing superhuman abilities, feels very off to me. That or alien theory. |
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| It really isn't that big of a stretch to believe he's dying. I agree. There were sooo many clues. |
| Oh my gawd.. My feels after reading this thread :( I thought this anime was just another school life comedy. The clues in episode 12 were subtle and went over my head. Now I get it after reading everyone's theories here. I think the ending makes you look back at the entire series in a new perspective. |
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| Sakamoto is clearly Jesus and going back to heaven. |
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| I never thought about it, but yeah, there's a lot of flags. The last episode was indeed really weird, but, the anime was so exaggerated all the time that I didn't really minded. But I agreed it was too much for just going overseas. Really cool (and sad) theory, it adds a nice twist to the story. :O But, now I'm really sad :( |
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Lelia said: Just adding a little something here. You know how Sakamoto has a mole under his eye, right? Usually those characters who are designed with such a mole under their eyes are destined to endure a sorrowful life, be it in their past or in their future. It means that will have to deal with lots of sadness in their life. I always wondered why Sakamoto of all people would carry such a symbol of sadness since I couldn't see any reason as to why but your theory might just explain it, if it's true that is. Thank you a lot though! Shit I have a mole under my eye... |
TrashDax said: Sakamoto is clearly Jesus and going back to heaven. ^ this but oh wow, I just finished this show and saw this... ignorance is truly a bliss, I would've preferred thinking that Sakamoto is just your average alien. My heart. ;; |
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| Oh my god. That reminds me: When Sakamoto went to that goukon and he replied the girls saying that he want to go to Mars (?) or smthg like that, the other two guys were thinking "wtf man try to think about something you can achieve within your lifespan". Sakamoto may not have mentioned a "concrete dream" because he didn't have one. He wouldn't be alive much longer, so it didn't really matter, he could imagine anything since he wouldn't be alive to achieve it anyway. That's... Sad. |
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| If you watch this with a thought of death, he pretty much doing everything to his fullest. Like TragicRomance said "Ending with a Bang". I came for laugh and then a train. A fucking train full of feels oh fuck my tears get inside Dying theory is 10/10. |
| It's quite clear what is going on, Sakamoto is an ALIEN from Mars who was on a mission to create a cultural bridge between humanity and extraterrestrials. |
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Hopefully somebody could get a hold of the author to get a definite answer as the OP had From 坂本ですが？ The rest of the OVA is pretty horrible to me and doesn't help things out with getting more info. It's such an incredible missed opportunity to give clarification and odd why they decided on such a episode. |
radleSep 29, 2016 7:02 AM
| Feeling Down? Healing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXr0L4pOnV8 Soothing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT3o_BBH61c Interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UpZnSjMko4 Female? Gotcha covered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8cOqzku9zA ...yeah |
| Oh man, I wouldn't collect all these pieces of evidence myself, now I just feel extremely terrible T^T Please don't die on us, Sakamoto! His painful smile at the end almost killed me, that's too much for my heart to take! Before I was almost sure that he was some kind of alien, but after reading through this thread I completely changed my mind ;_; It fits too damn well! |
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Kitsu-nee said: Oh man, I wouldn't collect all these pieces of evidence myself, now I just feel extremely terrible T^T Please don't die on us, Sakamoto! His painful smile at the end almost killed me, that's too much for my heart to take! Before I was almost sure that he was some kind of alien, but after reading through this thread I completely changed my mind ;_; It fits too damn well! I'm right there with you. Just finished the show and honestly, while it's sad that he has a fatal illness I kinda hope that is the case. It add a whole new depth to his character and story. Everything he did was to better those around him, so they can live on as better people in the future he will have no part in. In a way class 1-2 is his legacy and almost like his children. That's why his face is so pained at the end because his work is done and they've all grown so much in character. |
| Alright, this is for you people who want to believe Sakamoto is too cool to die with a cough. I have an alternate theory as to who Sakomoto is and what is to become of him. It's something that can't be either proven wrong or right, but would be pretty cool if they wanted to play the, "Aha all your theories are wrong card" here's a new season! What if Sakomoto was an intelligence agent in training as opposed to a dying kid? This will explain why Sakamoto has an unusual asset of unconventional skills and is readily able to adapt to any environment. Think about it. Sakamoto has exceptional charismatic skills that draw people toward him, he can make people believe anything, he can get out of any sticky situation, and he has outstanding athletic abilities. Sakamoto could have been training since he was a young child, which would explain why he doesn’t have much experience with how school is run and he could be attending a high school in order to gain interpersonal skills with peers before deployment. Why then would he say he’s going to join NASA? This explains why he was going to America because as seen in the OVA/Episode 13 he seen in a news clipping in the USA, so we know he did make the trip. Why then would his only regret being not knowing the exact number of holes on the ceiling tile in the nurse’s office? There two possibilities for this I can think of. 1. It could be a Jason Borne Tredstone thing where he needs medications to maintain performance and mental stability. 2. His nurse may be a contact from the agency where he reports his progress and what he’s learned (which may explain why he’s been there a lot, but also explain why no one else in the series mentions his frequent visits and that there’s not a lot of rumors surrounding it). The fatal illness that requires him to be at the nurses a lot doesn’t make sense for the fact that his cognitive and physical capabilities are not indicative of someone with a fatal illness, there are no rumors in school surrounding him attending the nurse’s office for illness frequently, and also Why then all the death motifs and tragic hero foreshadowing? It’s true that there are scenes in the manga of him in a locker casket and the OVA episode 13 intermission titles saying I was Sakamoto, but it could be that the NASA story is a part of a fake death. It’s possible the organization (likely the CIA or Japanese PSIA) will fake his death, so that the memories of all who knew him and his records would end with him dying. This would allow for him operate without an identity. It could also be the case that the death motif was not foreshadowing physical death, but rather him never being seen again by those who know him and, in a sense, he died. Anyways, food for thought. I like to accept this as a personal head cannon and that right now Sakamoto is somewhere in North Korea or China as an undercover agent or double agent in America pretending to work for said countries. |
GEEKalea said: Wow. I must not have been paying attention. I only caught like one or two of the flags, and until I read this thread I ignored thear meanings. :( Sad now. Me too :( I was expecting pure comedy, what a twist. |
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