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| I have no idea how to grade this anime. I absolutely hate the route it took, and I dislike Naho and Kakeru (more so as a pairing) but it was a good story. It's not right to rate it poorly just because it didn't go my way right? I mean I'm not the author, it's not my story...but it didn't resonant with me because I think their relationship is an empty one and I hate what was done to the best character (Suwa). Without Suwa and Hagita this anime would've been complete shit. (Well actually if Suwa was never a love rival I wouldn't have these conflicting feelings but you know what I meant) And did this bitch just say she's happy that in an alternative world she's with Suwa? Why won't she stop lying? How can you be happy you're with another man if you don't even have feelings for him now. How can you imagine that life? Especially if you'd only be with Suwa in a world where Kakeru commits suicide? LIKE STFU U HOE. #Thesehoesanitloyal |
| so they saved him and honestly i feel nothing imaybe because i'm dead inside who knows overall it was an okay anime |
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| "Okay, this is the last episode, get on the freaking ball already and give the man his chocolate." Was what I was thinking. OH MY GOD NOT ONLY DID SHE GET HER CRAP STRAIGHT SHE FREAKING OWNED IT. She freaking took charge and did what needed to be done with little hesitation... kind of. I'm happy. Very happy. They were really freaking sweat, like really, really freaking sweet. At least up until freaking Kakeru got all depressed over the message on the phone and took a trip THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET THAT FREAKING IDIOT. HE WAS THE WORST GUY IN THIS ANIME. GOD DANG IT. Anyway, more stuff with letters, which was a nice way to end in my opinion. Overall, this was freaking great, despite it's issues. 9/10 |
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| What a great ending for the TV Series. They surely made it faithful to the manga. Well, since a movie was announced, I'm gonna watch it. I hope it's a good one. Anyway, I'm gonna rate this anime an 8 out of 10 score overall. Damn it! Why Ayane Sakura's character was against Kana Hanazawa's character again! Well at least they are working together at the same show. |
| Haters always gonna hate. |
| Yeah, first thing you do to a person that was seemingly run over by a fucking truck is pick him up to possibly damage his spine and neck even more. Triggered. |
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| A wonderful ending if you ask me! Really love how everything got turned around and that they indeed managed to change their past and create a new future! All in all I really loved marathoning this anime a lot, it had a great atmosphere and character development together with a very interesting background concept with the whole time traveling thing. While we don't really know the specific, just knowing and imagining it would be possible had a great impact for me. A great ending of a great anime! |
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| The anime didn't leave a strong impression on me as I thought it would. Basically, it was about an emo boy and his problems. Wouldn't mind even if this anime missed me. Would like to see an anime for Azu x Hagita tho :) |
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| Would gladly sacrifice Kakeru and Naho for a adaptation of an alternative universe where Hagita and Azu are married. Cant bring myself to like the main couple no matter what. 6/10 |
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| This episode pushed my score from 7 to 8. It was really nice to have a long episode to end this anime. Seeing all of them make this huge hug was beautiful. I'm happy that finally Naho had more courage to help Kakeru :), but the best character is obviously Suwa ! |
| It was very hard for me to watch this last episodes. I found the dialogues in the show very stupid in many situations, as if they were trying to make them feel "organic" but ending up feeling forced and unnatural by overdoing them; I couldn't care for any of the characters for that reason. Also, this show probably has the most useless time travel ever (and with one of the most over the top and retarded explanations), it just makes everybody act coerced and stupid, and why didn't they read the full content of their letters from the very beginning?. Plus the theme of regret could have been presented in many other and more solid ways without using that plot device. 3/10 for cool directing in some parts, but I don't understand how this manga has such a high score. |
| Phew, all of that effort pulled through for one sliver of hesitation from Kakeru. I can't help but feel as though the group revealing their letters to Kakeru somewhat cheapened the experience. On the other hand, it shows a testament of their support and love for him that withstands the test of time. When you break it all down, Orange was actually really straightforward. A group of friends save their buddy from committing suicide. It might not seem like much when it's put that way, but all of those tiny details and day to day decisions are what paved the way for Kakeru to stop himself from leaping in front of the truck. It especially got me when he was talking about how he started looking forward to what they'd do tomorrow, and the next day, and so on. Just a glimpse of the place where he now belongs was all it took to truly save him. That moment is captured well when Kakeru is putting away his mother's phone and sees the photo of her smiling next to him. While the background behind the time travel felt flimsy (random teacher says parallel worlds exist, must be true!), I get the idea that perhaps it was because they so strongly believed and wished to save Kakeru that made it possible. There were also times when the outcome of their decisions questioned whether or not changing the future guaranteed a better result. It also delves into that notion that even when you know the future, you can lose sight of that when faced with the present. This is evident with Naho when she would constantly back away despite the letters urging her to take action. Well, overall Orange has been a real delight. This group of friends really grew on me and the melancholic dynamic between the future without Kakeru and the present with him made for a bittersweet conclusion. I especially felt like I resonated with Kakeru. Seeing his struggle got really personal for me. Certainly not the suicide aspect, but the depression and feeling of guilt. I knew someone who almost killed herself and that haunted me. It got to the point where all I could do to protect myself was become apathetic to people who struggle with suicide. Given how Orange has unearthed those memories, I think it's time to take a better look at the way I view that issue. 8.5/10, Hagita is a true bro. Edit: One adjustment I'd like to make to my final thoughts is how I feel about everyone having a letter. Initially it felt too convenient and took away from the secrecy, but now I actually think it fits the theme of the show even better. All of them had regrets about not doing enough to save Kakeru, so naturally each of them would want to do something different. For Takako and Azu, it was to support Naho. For Hagita, it was being the comic relief to keep the mood light. Suwa does it to cheer on Kakeru and Naho. As for Naho, it was to show Kakeru the joys of living. It was a team effort to give Kakeru a place to belong. |
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| It seems a lot of people didn't enjoy the anime that much, I thought it was a wonderful anime from start to finish. My only complaint was that the art wasn't the greatest for the most part. Other than that it really made me think and realize how precious my friends truly are. It actually makes me want to start a time capsule. :P |
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| @Rayla I also really enjoyed the anime, although I haven't read the manga. This last double episode was great, cried a lot, brilliant ending imo. Just really, really sad it's over. :( |
abnormalyak said: @Rayla I also really enjoyed the anime, although I haven't read the manga. This last double episode was great, cried a lot, brilliant ending imo. Just really, really sad it's over. :( I'm sad it's over too, but I'm glad we still have the movie to look forward too. My local bookstore has volume 1 of Orange out, so I might have to check that out as well. And to research how to make a time capsule... |
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| Oh well, I was only watching it for Suwa and he proved once again to be best bro, that's all I needed. (Also, anyone noticed after the intersection-suicide-attempt-truck-incident thing Kakeru was wearing Suwa's coat? ) |
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aryaII said: third: I hope not, but the message implied by Kakeru and Naho romance blossoming may be misleading, to me what saved Kakeru was (or should be) only the friendship, not love. And making them not end together would have reinforced this point, when instead with the great focus on their romance it may seems that, well, romance love is a recipe for saving someone, that is wrong from all the angles but probably a theoretical one. I agree with all your points, but ESPECIALLY with this one. While I think that seeing how Naho might have fallen for Suwa in the original timeline might have also added to his depression (considering their phone messages on Valentine's Day), it was by no means the main point and that alone also couldn't have saved him. |
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| Kakeru alive ahhhh 😭😭😭😭😭 |
| It's interesting how polarized all the reviews are for this series, and it seems like that stems a lot from whether people can relate to Kakeru or not. I'd be interested to see if anyone who has depression and/or has dealt with suicide didn't like the show. Barnald said: Yeah, first thing you do to a person that was seemingly run over by a fucking truck is pick him up to possibly damage his spine and neck even more. Triggered. Lmao so glad someone else was thinking this too! |
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| Giving this an 8.5/10 It'd probably be a 6 or 7 if I were watching it weekly, but I don't mind slow pacing when I burn through an anime in one day, since I don't have to wait a week from a slow episode to something more exciting. Does the manga go any further than the ending we saw here? I'd like to see how the future turns out |
| A happy ending after all, and goosebumps with the ED theme. Suwa is the best ever character i've seen, like ever. |
| It was a good series. Depression isn't taken seriously in most Asian countries. They just tell you to "cheer up" or "get over it" then wonder what was the problem when the person suffering from depression commits suicide. Naho made me almost quit watching this series. She pissed me off with her personality. She ruined way too many moments then again we wouldn't have a complicated and overly dramatic plot if she didn't fuck up every now and then. |
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| For some reason it kind of annoys me that it feels a lot of people missed the true mark of this show because they got stuck on the romance and shipping. Kind of like you falling in love with someone for looks than whats inside. Final scene shenanigans aside, this is one of the most beautifully written shows I'm watched in recent times. Some have mentioned earlier, but i guess it takes having lived with regret over the death of a loved one in your life to truly appreciate this show for what it is on the inside and not the outside. One of the very few animes I've watched that have ever hit so close to home. |
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 *used Rewrite reference* Wished this episode never existed its not that I didnt like the anime but I want Suwa's ending First of all who did all these things from very start of the anime: Suwa Suwa should be credited all these support from behind |
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chochajin said: For me, it was not a series about romance, but about friendship Anyway, there are two things that made me cringe A LOT: 1.) No matter how hard everyone around him tried or what they sacrificed for him, Kakeru just didn't seem to change his mind at all. 2.) And this is the BIG one for me. Yes, Suwa is awesome. Suwa is willing to sacrifice his shiny future with the girl he loves in order to save a good friend's life. Kudos to Suwa .. But what about the baby in the future? It is hinted in the end that there are 2 parallel futures, so in one the baby lives, in one it is never born. BUT none of the characters KNEW what would happen! They were all not sure if the future they live in would just disappear or if they would create a second parallel future. This means they were ALL ready (especially Suwa) to sacrifice ONE life (the baby) for another (Kakeru). And this just makes me ANGRY! Agreed. I would have dropped the series if I was looking for romance because the romance part (between Kareru and Naho) is personally just too melodramatic and irritating for me. But the self-sacrifice, loyalty and devotion that the group had for each other was what kept me watching this series. They really loved each other very much. 1) I was honestly quite tired of Kakeru's sensitivity and negativity throughout the series. But then I realised that this is actually very real, and great patience (which I need to work on) is needed when relating to someone in like circumstances in real life. Although one may say, Kakeru should not be so depressed because he has many other blessings in life. But somehow the human mind does not work that way, we tend to let our guilt, regrets, disappointments, inferiority, self-pity and the negative lies that we feed our own minds with blind us from seeing reality clearly as it is, and that leads to ungrounded conclusions and poorly made decisions. If it was not so, then there wouldn't be so many unexpected suicides by people who seemed to be alright on the outside but somehow self-convinced that this was the only option left for them. So although Kakeru had several blessings, he needed his friends to open his eyes in order to see them and realise that he did not want to die afterall and that life was really worth the living. We all need friends like that. 2) Considering the type of relational and caring people Suwa's friends are, I don't really believe that the group would be so cruel as to not care about Suwa's baby's existence. Rather, I have a feeling that they were just using the letters as a coping mechanism and a way to find a spark of hope in the midst of their depression. I'm not sure if they seriously fully believed that the letters would really make a difference because parallel worlds, black holes and time travelling are all just theories/ sci-fi. If they seriously wanted to change history, I think they would do a lot more research and planning rather than just write letters and wish that some random magic will send them right to their young selves in some hypothetical parallel world. The odds of that happening are actually very low, but such an idea or dream serves as a way for them to at least feel that they are 'doing something for Kakeru' and might lessen their guilt and regret just a little bit. On a side note, I totally ship Hagita and Azusa. Just too cute. |
| I agree with everything you say and found your insight in point 2 very interesting. Thanks a lot for taking the time to elaborate. :) Hoshi14 said: On a side note, I totally ship Hagita and Azusa. Just too cute. Oh, yes! I somehow totally forgot to mention that. They're kind of ignored as there were more important matters throughout the series, I guess. |
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| Decent ending that was a pleasant end to this feelscoaster. Plot was extremely solid, I was worried that things would become confusing with the constant skipping back and forth between timelines and realities but it all worked out. Suwa was the mvp though, he sacrificed the most out of anyone in the story so hopefully he gets the appreciation he deserves in the movie. Shoujo probably won't get any better than this for me. |
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| I'll just say I'm happy that kakeru is alive :) |
| Great one but i wished to see a kiss or even Kakeru asking Naho to date him. I'm happy that there will be movie as well. 7/10. I was going to give 8/10, but the plot became weird for a moment after the love confession. |
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Shuhan said: Suwa is a cuck and future Naho is a cunt for NTR'ing him. That is all. QFT, predictable series with boring characters 5/10 |
| I loooooved the series. I cried so much. Haven't felt like this in about 8 years of watching anime, lol. The ending is just great. I really would like to see the movie. I'm actually hoping Naho ends up with Suwa. Even after all Kakeru would still be there, maybe married to someone else. I don't know. I loved to see an anime that cares a lot about friendship. It made me melt really.. and wonder if I could ever have friends like that, lol. The downsides however were: Kakeru actually not changing his mind at all, whatever everyone told or shared with him. Suwa's behavior.. Because he has to give up his child and marriage just to save Kakeru...? Suwa has got to be the greatest man alive willingly to sacrifice all of that. 8/10 |
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| WELP. After reading the comments, I really wish I had read the manga before watching the anime :C :C :C Oh well, when I end up forgetting their names (which will be months) then I'll read the manga. As for the actual anime, yeah it was a pretty good ending. Predictable indeed. I'm a bit sad that it didn't really impact me emotionally, like man, I thought I'd be sweating tears from my eyes, but it was quite the opposite. I still ship Suwa x Naho. Hopefully there's still a chance for them to get together WHILE Kakeru is still alive and happy. Overall, 7/10 for the anime (when I read the manga, I'm sure I'll rate the series at least an 8). |
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| Pretty good ending ... so Naho finally confesses and they get together. Looks like after everything, Kakeru still tried to kill himself but couldn't do it ... well, I'm sure Hagita's meddling helped too :P (Also, I was super bothered by the shot of the guy getting out of his truck then not appearing at all and just driving away, WTF lol.) Happy ending with Kakeru being happy he lived and joining in the time capsule. Also, Suwa clearly best character ... Suwa/Kakeru BROTP with him starting the hug there :3 Overall, while I really liked the plot (OK, except the time travel explanation ...) and the characters and ESPECIALLY their growth/development, I gotta say that the poor art really ruined it for me :( Even the touching music couldn't get me past some of that terrible animation lol. Good ending and wrapped mostly everything up, so while I would like to score this higher, gotta drop it down to a 7/10 (which is still very respectable! :P) |
| the feels. I wanted to like the series a lot, I actually really liked the first (two) episode(s), but it just got a lot harder to watch later on, with the addition of that bitch-senpai and the undecisiveness of Naho. I really like Suwa, too bad he didn't get the happy ending. I also would have preferred if they didn't explain the way they delivered the letter, it was a bit too ridiculous. I also don't get 1 thing, that if they planted the letters for their future self after the incident with Kakeru, how did his letter got in there in the past? Series could have been a lot better tbh. The soundtrack, OP and ED are pretty decent. Wonder what the movie will be about, hoping for more Suwa. |
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| That was a better ending than I had expected. But the bittersweet part is that it's only a parallel world. If I had friends like Kakeru did, I would never have contemplated suicide as a teenager, either. I think he finally realized that everyone was pulling for him, and the letters were the proof that he needed. |
TragicRomance said: Annick said: And it makes the story more interesting that way isn't it? All along the story we were told that even if we know the future, there are things we can't change, and finishing saying she can be with both but in different worlds is kind of too easy IMO. I posted the image of their clothing in a previous post. I agree--some things aren't meant to be changed, they are better the way they are. Tbh when I read the manga, I felt like Kakeru should have died in this timeline too 'cause I felt it would pack more emotional punch. It didn't have to be a suicide, instead he really dies by accident but "with a smile" His time was simply up in the world no matter what, that kinda thing. The characters would learn to deal with it. Also, it would portray a realistic message that you can't change the past. It's better to look forward (tho ye it would make the whole thing kinda. uh. pointless? Pointless isn't the right word tho. As Kakeru and others still get noteworthy development) But the anime managed to change my mind and make me thing that this one is very nice as well. Kakeru lives, but the fundamental things, which originally happened, don't change (Suwa x Naho for example). I liked this episode's content much more in anime format than the manga. I stopped reading the manga since it was on hiatus for a long time, so I didn't know what the ending was when I was watching this. I'm happy Kakeru ended up surviving and that he's not fully cured of his depression, but at least knows that he has people who care about him and have his back. But on the other hand I felt like it would have been a better ending if he still died in an accident or something. Like maybe someone falls in the middle of the road and he saves them. It could have been full circle for him, since he wanted to save his mother and couldn't but could at least save someone. As much as they tried to change the past a lot of the things still happened, just in different ways. It would have been depressing still, but a fitting end....but I'm still happy he survived lol. |
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| I'd give it a 5/10 and I'm being generous. I understand the whole point of the show is to save Kakeru, but he was literally the least interesting character in the anime. It's one thing to be depressing and struggle as a human being because of it, but this dude is really something else. He has to be reminded every 2 seconds not to off himself or else the story would most likely end. I guess my point is, this anime became quite redundant after around episode 7. I suppose I did enjoy the anime though, especially Hagita's corny jokes and Suwa being an upstanding gentleman 24/7. Didn't really care for the two girl friends and Naho was meh. |
| "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." ~ George Santayana |
| 6/10. Kakeru and Naho ruined this show at least for me. However I really enjoyed the other charas especially Suwa and Azu. |
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| Honestly I felt that the whole plot was contrived and the characters simply weren't interesting enough to care about. Even the main three of the six were one dimensional and the others weren't even anything to mention. Even the banter between Hagita and Azusa didn't have any kind of finality to it which annoys me. Why give supporting characters any kind of personality if you do nothing with it? This final episode really showed that Orange had nothing to do it than blatant emotional manipulation. Why exactly did the friends not have at least one person outside Kakeru's house? This would be such an obvious thing to do instead of hanging out at the intersection of his death. So frustrating. Also wouldn't have minded if the writers had decided to give a litle something as to how exactly they sent the letters to the past. Threw them into the ocean? How did they get to each of their past selves on the other side of the timeline? Absurd. I'll keep Orange in positive territory though, a 6/10 as it did have some amusing and hearwarming moments when it wasn't going for artificial tension. |
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GOALSS!!! Damn they really care for Kakeru and they made that far >.<. Maybe I will go commit suicide too maybe my family and friends will stop me or maybe not haha maybe they will be mad at me xD  |
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I want them to tell their Future Selves that they succeed in saving Kakeru's life like really please!!! Make that happen I swear that their Future Selves will be so happy in a million times >.<  |
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