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| pathetic and often cringe anime for the kids, i have no idea how a grown person could enjoy the lack of any romance (which should be the only strong point of series like this) and the absurd relantionships, actually call those relationships is even more pathetic. the only couple that could give some reason for my time lost on this anime in the end went full derp and the rest is pretty much a tragedy of decency, the only lesson that this anime could give is how to not handle romance (both anime and irl). not worth a review or even a 1/10 since it wasnt good from the start, ill give a 2/10 |
Duckerz said: Like Eita apparently failed the exam but then why was he smiling (He wanted to get into the Uni for Natsume, so he should have been sad...). it was a smile of sadness, it was impossible to understand it the first time cause they made it a stupid element of suspense |
| Lot of things just feel off to me about this story. Natsume started out liking Haruto but when he made moves to Morikawa she kind of just let it be and wasn't too upset for long. Komiya makes moves on Eita though and she takes it personal. There are two things that just felt off, Komiya as a character isn't really invested in at all. She's basically just there from the start, never quite finding a real place in the story beyond being just there. She just happens to decide "I like Izumi" quite randomly without really any development, a love at first sight, i guess. But it's pointless, it goes nowhere. It rattles Natsume a little, but she doesn't act on it at all in a manner similiar to Haruto Then the other thing that bugs me is, shes investing herself to go to the same school as Eita, but doesn't try at all to fight for him, when someone else is going after him. So does she actually like him or not? Was she going to the school because she wanted to go there for herself, not for someone else? It's implied in the convo with her sis, but then that idea is kinda shot down later when her sis finds out it's the school Eita is going to. I just don't understand the motivations for some of these characters to be doing what they are doing. It's like Natsume figured she had Eita in her back pocket the whole time and was always going to be able to spring a "I like you" statement at him whenever she wanted to. I don't know...I watched 12, 20 minute episodes, but at the end of it, I feel like I didn't watch anything. |
 "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment" |
| Forced tension at the end for no reason. Should have had it out at graduation at the least, before that really. But had to stretch out the feels or something so forced it to beginning of university instead. Fell flat for me. Best girl naturally loses and seems to of been there simply for like drawing out the confession at the end to force tension that was fake all along as Komiya never actually had a chance. Show fizzled to nothing. Suppose I can give it a 6, didn't hate it or anything just... forgettable. |
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| Watched 2x speed with deemo music playing the background. Made those cheesy feely scenes hilarious af. then realized it wasn't that bad of an anime at all, despite slice-of-shit anime being my most allergic genre. Must be the graduating high school setting. That shit hits deep 8/10 |
| Komiya's crying was hard to watch, it was so sad T_T. Great finale, where we saw several good interaction between characters. I'm happy for Eita and Natsume. Eita's character is interesting, tt was a good romance. |
AmirNajjar said: KingKatsura said: he chose the wrong girl but it was inevitable. he always loved mio, and the first love always wins in these triangles. regardless, i liked the ending bar that text exchange in the last scene. they don't even know eachother's whereabouts and its been over a month, but he texts her & she happens to be right behind him like a stalker to reply? Haha dude, they go to the same university. Eita was rejected into Joei and Natsume was accepted into Suizan, for which Eita received a recommendation. So they now go to the same college. Isnt it the other way round? Eita got a recommendation at Joei but failed Suizan's exam while Natsume passed Joei's? So they met at Joei in the end right? |
Tennouji said: The ending's impact is so weak for me. Would be better if he managed to meet Mio at the last second before she left on their meet up. Octave_ said: This shit is inexcusable, who calls it good romance must have something wrong in the head. On one side you have Ena, who did everything she could to build her relationship with Eita. They spent like 4-5 episodes toward that. He was cold toward her at first, but he slowly warmed up to her. THAT'S CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S HOW YOU DO ROMANCE. On the other side you have Mio, who completely ignored Eita's existence for years and then suddenly she's head over heels for him (exactly when she lost Soma for good, how fucking convenient). They interact only once (the snowfall episode) and NEVER AGAIN FOR THE REST OF THE SERIES. They pulled the wallpaper thing to bring some shitty jealousy drama (he can't change the wallpaper? Give me a break). Then they don't talk, not even through LINE, for an entire month. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? Am I supposed to like this couple? It's dogshit. It's boring. It's bland. It's uninteresting. It has no appeal. I hope they both meet our good old friend Truck-kun. Why not? You're not even Eita. Eita's feelings is the same as normal humans. If he really loves Mio to the point he can't go with Komiya, it can't be help. That's normal in human relationships with third party. Oh wait. Maybe because it's anime and it's always about escaping realism. People seems can't accept how realistic these kind of relationships so it seems you won't understand. Most anime with romance is always a wish-granting device for audience to make "oh look these two have chemistry we must make them end up together". Too bad for you Just Because isn't a wish-granting device because it's all about considering the characters' feelings, not only to Komiya. After reading the comments here a bit, I agree with you that people treat anime as a form of escaping realism. That's also the reason why they think Tsuki ga Kirei is realistic while it's certainly not. Tacsk0 said: r16fourarm said: I also glad that both Haruto and Morikawa ends up well. No, they are not. They are drifting apart and that was the worst letdown for me in the JB! series. Haruto now works, Morikawa studies and they are in different cities afar, so he doesn't even get to lay down on her. The total lack of common life experience, combined with lack of previous bonds between them, i.e. no prior dating all means game over. Do you think a tall, good-looking, modest, yet unattended girl won't be collected quickly by some stylish mate on campus who also happens to have a pile of money to invest in the dated-looking Morikawa family business? If Haruto abandoned his low-tier local career path (if any, considering he only has sec. education) and moved to Morikawa's univ. city to do whatever work is available there, no matter how menial, he could have retained a slight chance by demonstrating, day after day his usefulness as a future worker for the Morikawa family business and hopefully by holding on to the girl during the night. Japan really needs guidance from the Bible, so: "Man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh - Genesis 2,24-25" (Also compare H&M of JB! to Tsuki ga Kirei, where both the boy and girl were studying during their LDR, had a year of previous dating memories, including kisses if not more. The boy travelled every weekend to be with her starting from day one of LDR and they high-frequency traded instant messages all workdays. Yet they barely made it through to marriage, owing to extreme jealousy back and forth and there was a lot of temptation on the girl in the univ. environment.) It's best to remove pink glasses. Haruto went to labor path and did not go to college because of money problem. Her mother works non stop to support the family. How come Haruto can have money to go to univ? Morikawa univ is a girls univ, did he need also to disguise as girl to go to the univ? I like the point where you said Tsuki ga Kirei is realistic, but this is one of fatal flaw from Tsuki ga Kirei. Ordinary student won't have money to travel back and forth for long distance every week, even low pay worker like Haruto has hard time to do it. About the LDR, it will be hard to work. If people have nothing to talk, they will lost contact. That's what happened with Haruto and Eita on earlier episodes. |
LeonLanfordFeb 19, 2018 9:28 AM
Fiquebard said: Does anyone can translate with the LINE messages. The story was superb until Komiya start crying. I just want to know what they wrote to each other on LINE I think it's roughly like this [From 22:05] Mio(13:02): I have something to talk about Mio(13:38): If you've seen this message, go to the back of the hill. I have something to say. Eita(18:17): Sorry I went(to the hill) too late. [From 22:30] Eita: How's your university? Mio: It's fun Mio: What about yours? Eita: Nothing special Mio: Looking at it now, I agree Mio(15:22): (look at your) Back |
| it was a good anime but I was not satisfied with the ending in the anime, it was lame I gave it a 7 |
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| I loved the last episode. Although i had rrally hoped to not see such a sad ending for Komiya. I think they probabaly could have made Izumis answer betrer and make him be more conforting towards her because he would have at least known how heartbroken she would be. Otherwise expected ending which was great. |
| Wow, I'm quite surprised with the "backlash" this anime has received. I guess I can understand why people dislike Natsume, but at the same time, you can't really blame her. I really enjoyed the way this anime flowed. Reminds me a lot of Tsuki Ga Kirei. Slow-paced, slice of life, heart-warming romance scenes, drama here and there, this was great. I'm very happy with the way this anime ended (but really, she screened him for over a month?). In the end, best girl won. I was so scared at the ending for some reason, I didn't think Natsume would show up in front of him, but it turns out she came from behind ^^. Sad about Komiya, but happy about her whole club. This anime hits me right in the feels. I can relate quite a lot to some of the aspects included, since I've recently graduated high school myself. Watching this anime brings me back, and has me feeling all these bittersweet emotions I felt after graduating. Overall, I was thoroughly invested. I've lacked motivation on watching anime for months now, but watching this anime made me have that desire all over again (even ended up finishing this within three days, which is great considering my schedule). Glad I watched this. For me, this is a 9/10 (possibly a 8, we'll see). |
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| Eita failed. Graduation. Ena. lol at Slides. Eita has some stuff to take care of. Haruto and Hazuki talk. Eita and Ena. Baka Eita. Dem college girls with Hazuki got nice oppai. Ena and her friends first choice. I steeled my kokoro for the bs that was going to happen yet I still felt the pain in my kokoro when Ena started....you know. Everything was great until that scene. Ena will always be best girl. I'll miss you Ena. |
| If you see that my post is exactly 1 month old (or more) from when it was posted... Don't waste your time, especially when you want to reply with something petty & insignificant. Assume that I've moved on (because I have). |
| Well that was actually a pretty lovely closure of this anime! In general I quite liked the setting, but some episodes both the episodic as the character development was quite slow... which made me watch this anime slower than how I watch this kind of anime normally. But in general, quite an interesting, bittersweet yet lovely ending! |
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| Agh, finally muscled through it, it took so much effort to sit through this forced drama. What a boring series devoid of any originality. The only thing that could've saved it was unexpected final pairings, but even that was beyond this anime. 5/10, and that's being generous. |
| ったく、嫌な世の中だよ。 |
| I didn't feel or understand Mio and Izumi's connection at all. The show kept putting this magnetic pull on the two of them helplessly. Mio had no strong basis for her interest in Izumi, and suddenly in the second half, she's not only interested in him, it's enough to make her change her choice of schools without self clarity. Mio had no clear sense of self direction the entire story. She was shadowing her sister, and when she finally tried to make her own decision, it was out of a magically existent long-winded love interest, which is just stupid. She has no passion in anything other than being a good scholar and studying profusely, even as a distraction from other things. And now at the end of the story, I still have no idea what her goals are, and I don't think she does either. She's way too ordinary and dependant, and it really annoys me that she was a main character, let alone the girl Izumi chose in the end. The chemistry built in Soma's relationship was progressive and sensible by the end. Ena's sparked interest and foundation in her relationship with Izumi was clear and well done throughout. I wouldn't be upset about him turning her down if his relationship with Mio was worth fighting for, but it really wasn't. Her only external motives in everything she did was for studying. Besides from her friends and family consistently trying to throw curveballs in her direction, raising the question of love and hobbies, she'd deflect it with more studying. In the end, she's the valedictorian, goes to a high ranked university, so she can continue studying and take the easy love option: the guy who's been after her for years. But, not before she ghosts him for over a month over a late response to a meetup after finals. Ena took initiative to get closer to Izumi, and Mio's response was that she didn't want her to, even if Mio wasn't completely sure if she herself was interested in Izumi or not. In that situation, she still had mixed feelings for Soma. How can she claim Izumi as hers when she doesn't even know what she wants? I was really happy when Ena put her in her place on the train. That was the best scene of the entire story, in my opinion. I love seeing characters be challenged. You shouldn't be able to get what you want by just sitting there and waiting for it to fall into place. That's why she didn't get anywhere with Soma, and that's why her relationship with Izumi was limited to basic friendly support. If I haven't made it clear yet, I don't like Mio. She ruined a fantastic anime for me, and I don't see in any way how she can merit the title "best girl" as I see so many above me doing. If Mio was at least something of a character with a bare minimum amount of individuality, I'd give this an 8/10. If she was at least on par of viewer-interest with the other characters, I could potentially give this a 9. But no, Mio is a modest scholar with no true independence in her decisions, and gets the prize at the end via magnetic pull because "childhood friend". I'm tempted to make this lower.. But there's so much the anime does right, and I still love the majority of the story. The art direction is fantastic too. 7/10 Venom900 said: Komiya as a character isn't really invested in at all. She's basically just there from the start, never quite finding a real place in the story beyond being just there. She just happens to decide "I like Izumi" quite randomly without really any development, a love at first sight, i guess. But it's pointless, it goes nowhere. I'm not sure what you mean, but Komiya and Izumi's progression was nearly half of the anime. And there was a clear "love at first sight" moment, when she took an amazing picture of a rare Izumi throwing a pitch. It pushed her to talk to him and earn his permission to use it for her competition. Within pursuing him for his approval, she found real interest in him, and he warmed up to her as well. Her place in the story was being the one to finally push Mio into action, and progress her character when she started to realize she doesn't know what she wants (University, Love Interests). Their altercation on the train explains it all in one moment. "I told you not to do it." "Do I need your permission?" "Then why did you ask?" "Just because." The amount of investment in their relationship is second only to Soma's, there was plenty of development, and she had healthy reasoning to find interest in Izumi. So I really don't know where you're coming from. I agree with everything you had to say about Mio though, her character was the major problem with the anime. |
ishJJx3Apr 17, 2018 11:59 AM
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| I may not have this entirely fresh in my mind so forgive me, I watch a lot of shows, but I think i remember this one rather well still. ishJJx3 said: I'm not sure what you mean, but Komiya and Izumi's progression was nearly half of the anime. And there was a clear "love at first sight" moment, when she took an amazing picture of a rare Izumi throwing a pitch. It pushed her to talk to him and earn his permission to use it for her competition. Within pursuing him for his approval, she found real interest in him, and he warmed up to her as well. The "progression" between the two was not half the show. Most of their meaningful interactions came when Eita needed someone to confide in over his distraught with Mio not reciprocating feelings for him. But that didn't build Eita's and Komiya's relationship at all as it already existed. The rest was Komiya's persistence to use him in photos, but i wouldn't call that build up half the show's focal point or episode count, not nearly. The only real progression that happens between the two is that he finally lets her use the photos of him. ishJJx3 said: Her place in the story was being the one to finally push Mio into action, and progress her character when she started to realize she doesn't know what she wants (University, Love Interests). Their altercation on the train explains it all in one moment. "I told you not to do it." "Do I need your permission?" "Then why did you ask?" "Just because." That is also why i said her character is pointless, because the three people that made Mio start debating what her wants in life were, was Eita when he accidentally let out his feelings to Mio in that argument they had somewhere in the middle of the show (like eps 3-6 one of those...i dont remember anymore specifically). Then there is Soma when she finally realizes after that argument with Eita that Soma is never going to have those feelings toward her as she does to him. The third is Mio's sister, who makes it a point in that car ride home that Mio shouldn't simply go to the same school as her simply to follow her footsteps. As i mentioned in my last post, Mio doesn't act on one of the two things that is unique to Komiya which is Komiya's subtle flirting (the picture on the phone). However, Mio still doesn't feel rattled enough to confess her feelings, in fact i think it's even implied in the ending it's several months or weeks maybe into the semester before she even reveals to Eita she's also going to the same school as him. I don't really remember though...but Komiya ends up not influencing Mio in any way that hadn't already been influenced by another character in the show previously. She would still come to the same conclusion as she did with or without Komiya's interference. The other unique thing to Komiya is encouraging Eita for his entrance exam to Mio's school which i touched on a couple paragraphs above. But he doesn't get in, and Eita still wants to be with Mio regardless of whether he does or doesn't make it into the same school. Mio acts on her own to go to Eita's school instead, so this unique aspect of Komiya doesn't influence anything, as Mio and Eita still end up in the same school and they still have feelings for each other, and their relationship status is still up in the air. You can take Komiya out of the show, and the show still comes to the same conclusion, hence "she's just there". This is why I didn't like the show, because the show invents an answer or neutral response for every outcome so that no matter what, the show will come to the same conclusion. There is no wrong turn taken with any decision made by the characters, including Komiya's love interest with Eita despite Eita's rejection...for if she didn't have that interest she wouldn't have pursued Eita and in turn, never would have gotten Eita to eventually say yes she can use the photo that wins her the award that she only wanted to begin with. ishJJx3 said: The amount of investment in their relationship is second only to Soma's, there was plenty of development, and she had healthy reasoning to find interest in Izumi. So I really don't know where you're coming from. I agree with everything you had to say about Mio though, her character was the major problem with the anime. You're focusing too much on the third sentence you quoted from me, I think, as that's really not a big deal, it's something i just pointed out. Maybe i didn't word it right before, but all that wrote here is what i said before in way more words. You say you agree with me on everything about Mio, but also state that Mio was pushed into action by Komiya, which is the exact opposite of what I said about Mio...so I'm not at all convinced you really actually read my whole post, or at least you really shouldn't say you agree with everything I said about her xD |
Venom900Apr 17, 2018 5:29 PM
| "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment" |
I argued in the same post regarding Mio's unclarity above my quote to you. The argument I was making regarding Mio was against your point of not understanding her motives. I guess you're right, I shouldn't agree with you, because it's not unclear to me. Mio went from pursuing Soma and studying for Suizen U, to having her eyes on Izumi and switching to Joei U to be with him-- all because of Ena's advances, her honesty regarding her intention with Izumi, an argument with Izumi, and Mio's sister making her question her education choices. That alone makes Ena's character pretty significant to the story. Not going to break it down, but yes they had interactions in pretty much every episode, which takes up a nice chunk of the story. Whether or not you want to look at their progression objectively is up to you I suppose, but there was much more to their connection besides "let me use the picture" and "okay, you can use the picture." A lot can happen with two characters' chemistry in a small exchange. I'm not going to list examples of how chemistry through interaction is portrayed in romance dramas, but maybe that's why you're feeling off about the story, and Ena's character. And maybe that's why I don't know where you're coming from with your point of view. That being considered, I don't think this is going to get anywhere. Just wanted to voice my perspective on Ena to someone on the opposite end. Thanks for your time. PS: I can read. This wasn't a full response to your critique. I was focusing on a particular part of your argument-- that's why I quoted only two of your sentences. |
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ishJJx3 said: That being considered, I don't think this is going to get anywhere. Just wanted to voice my perspective on Ena to someone on the opposite end. Thanks for your time. That typically happens when you attempt to debate opinions, and honestly this feels more like you trying to tell me why I'm wrong than anything else. "...because it's not unclear to me", implying that my judgement is clouded and in error. I didn't respond to get a perspective, I responded because someone asked for clarity on a stance i wrote 3 months ago and I happened to remember enough to do so. So yes, I never once looked at anything you wrote above where you quoted me and still don't intend to. Whether or not you agree, does not matter. |
| "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment" |
Venom900 said: That typically happens when you attempt to debate opinions, and honestly this feels more like you trying to tell me why I'm wrong than anything else. Arguing why an opposing side can be wrong is the definition of what debating an opinion is. Your initial post was focused on trying to understand character motives (Ena), when it made sense in my point of view. Yeah, I was implying you have clouded judgement, that's why I gave my two cents. Now that you've clarified, I have a better understanding of your take on this. However, your response mainly told me we have different views on purposeful character interaction. And unfortunately, that's not something you wanted to get into. As you said: you're not here to get a perspective. Or to put it simply, you don't want to debate. So again, thanks for your time. |
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tingy said: Just Because! is one of the two anime that I was truly invested in every episode in this season. What it excelled at was the the slice of life atmosphere, it reminds me of Fune wo Amu. I also really enjoyed and appreciate the lengths the director went with character acting, despite the production having some trouble. Even then, the sacrifices were worth it imo, as the characters felt alive and their individuality was shown. As for the romance, I really enjoyed it as well. I wasn't a huge fan of Komiya, but by the end, I ended up respecting her and sympathizing with her (props to her seiyuu for that crying in this episode). I know some people criticize the end couple being "predictable," and that would be alright if that was not the creator's intention. However, from the start, the two key visuals featured no one else except Eita and Natsume. Just Because! never planned to be unpredictable, it was only going to be a story about how these two ends up together. I can understand the criticism if say the key visuals showed all the important characters in the series (Nisekoi, NagiAsu, etc), but it's really not the case here. Even the first PV gave special focus to Natsume and Eita in the last few seconds. ------ The story is well, obviously nothing special. But what sets it apart as a romance, imo, is the combination of the overall mundane atmosphere and the character acting (although it wasn't present all the time). It gave the series verisimilitude. It's what made me so invested in the series, feeling as if each episode went by too quickly, even if the events were going slow. I'm happy for everyone in this show, and I will really miss all these awkward children characters X) My thoughts exactly. Aside from these positive notions, I think the face to face interaction between Eita and Natsume was a little bit lacking throughout the series and the ending was not completely satisfying. At least let them hug :D P.S: I love Komiya but she is the most cliche main girl in the series. She belongs to typical energetic anime girl stereotype. |
RaiseiiMay 25, 2018 3:53 PM
| Maybe if we had more interactions with Natsume and Eita then I could buy into their ship. Even the past episode tried to make something of the two and it kind of felt forced a bit. Komiya and Eita felt somewhat more natural and realistic to me. It kind of feels like Natsume switched to Eita after losing the battle for Haruto lol. The ending definitely felt lackluster. Also I'm still wondering what those texts were about cause the episode I watched, didn't have the subtitles for it lol. I probably wouldn't give this more than a 6/10. |
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kson said: Hey guys can some1 translate their line conversation? (Between natsume and eita) Really late, but anybody have a link to this info? Reddit links are broken. Would REALLY like to know what they said to each other. |
| Away from the things of man, my love, away from the things of man. |
| I can't say I'm that satisfied with the confession scene considering how much build up it had. I expected it to be more emotional. All the other confession scenes in the anime felt very impactful and emotional. You felt a lot from those other scenes but this one felt flat and unsatisfying. Considering how much build up you got, the reaction that came from the confession didn't feel that emotional at all and I wasn't satisfied by that. |
FlamingMangosFeb 12, 2019 7:40 PM
another_anon said: This shit is inexcusable, who calls it good romance must have something wrong in the head. On one side you have Ena, who did everything she could to build her relationship with Eita. They spent like 4-5 episodes toward that. He was cold toward her at first, but he slowly warmed up to her. THAT'S CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S HOW YOU DO ROMANCE. On the other side you have Mio, who completely ignored Eita's existence for years and then suddenly she's head over heels for him (exactly when she lost Soma for good, how fucking convenient). They interact only once (the snowfall episode) and NEVER AGAIN FOR THE REST OF THE SERIES. They pulled the wallpaper thing to bring some shitty jealousy drama (he can't change the wallpaper? Give me a break). Then they don't talk, not even through LINE, for an entire month. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? Am I supposed to like this couple? It's dogshit. It's boring. It's bland. It's uninteresting. It has no appeal. I hope they both meet our good old friend Truck-kun. ---I'm really, really late, but since someone commented last month, I'll do the same. Just finished this anime, was in my plan to watch list.--- Couldnt agree more. Can't understand the romance between Eita and Natsume, it feels so shallow, so pointless. They both only had 1-2 intimate conversation throughout the anime. Natsume was just chasinhg his studies and giving a fxxx to him. Meanwhile, we could see Ena building up her relation with Eita, getting to know her passion better, and, in fact, >>interacting<< with him along more than half the show, in opposite to Mio. Also, why she was able to forget Haruto, her childhood love who gave her a eraser, and Eita wasnt able to forget his, who never did anything for him (?) Well, It's a shame the best girl win almost anything, neither the competition. The show was very interesting at the beginning-mid, but the shallow Mio's love to Izumi borned from nowhere and his choice at the end ruinned everything. |
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| Quite a good episode. What struck me most about this anime was how realistic it portrayed a lot of things, such as the graduation and just a lot of what happens. It doesn't feel overly dramatic and the pace is really slow. When you watch an episode, it really does feel like a day so it feels like you're following the day-to-day lives of these characters. In the end, Natsume got together with Izumi. As someone who likes Natsume, this is a good ending for me! It was really hard to see Komiya cry though, it was really sad and I did get teary a bit at that scene and seeing Komiya so down as she walked out of school. I honestly wasn't expecting Izumi to NOT pass his exams into Suizan. How do you manage to not get into a university which is supposedly ranked lower than a university you're already accepted into? Finally, Natsume was able to gather her courage and actually do something. But the annoying thing this time is Izumi avoiding her. It's been frustrating watching this anime and how almost every one of the characters (except Komiya) can't just be straightforward. I assume though that Izumi was late going to the middle school, that he tried and just didn't reach in time (at least that's what I thought from seeing it). So at least he finally gathered the courage, just couldn't get there in time. The ending scene was really beautiful. Those cherry blossom trees were stunning, and I liked how the scene seemed so beautiful and dramatic to us but in reality it was a normal day. I have to say I was slightly disappointed by the ending though. I liked that Izumi got with Natsume, but the execution was in my opinion underwhelming. The scenery was great and the mood was set, but there wasn't enough... drama, I guess? The lack of music and then ending at when they're just going to walk towards each other was for me disappointing. I kinda wanted to see more of an ending, feeling really like it's concluded. It's not bad, but it could've been better. Well, I wasn't very impressed by this when I first watched it, but I've come to appreciate its slow pace and realism. I wouldn't say it's very great, somewhere around a 7 or 8, but I did enjoy it. But the OP and ED, especially the OP, are awesome. OP gives me OreGairu vibes, love it. |
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| Waste of time / 10 Cliche, predictable and somewhat boring (like... 4 to 5 episodes could be removed that wouldnt change anything. It adding nothing or just a bit to the progression isnt the problem, but being boring is the problem). Anyway, the only 4 points I m giving to this anime is due Komiya. 4/10 |
Vi-Aug 13, 2019 6:56 PM
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| Amazing anime. Enjoyed it a lot. The ending was predictable, but I was so hoping for Komiya…that hurt A LOT. She really loved him. And Natsume? For her Eita was a second guy, only because her first love didn't work out. She doesn't deserve him. Honestly, it's my first time that I don't like the girl of absolutely my type. Poor Komiya. Also "member favorites" number of Komiya is twice more than for Natsume…that explains a lot haha Well…Eita is happy. So I guess it's fine. Heartbreaking ending. |
| i knew it was coming but i was still left furious, why even introduce a character if all you will do with her is make her suffer for the sake of moving the plot and making drama... Komiya, you deserve so much better |
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| Lot of delusional shippers. I'm rewatching the series with an open mind with no favorite. Komoiya is the spice in the authors drama pot. Natsume is hesitant and never chased her first love accepting defeat before she even started. Eita never stopped his feelings for Natsume. Not even once. If Komoiya wasn't in the show, Eita would still Natsume to her test. Natsume will still see that incredible gesture of help to help her realize whos been on her side this whole time. Its not that deep. Its pretty simple to understand when you don't have a bias ship in your mind. |
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| Good romance anime for sure >:D i really liked the chara design. Natsume x Izumi ftw yay! College exam takers in Japan have it tough with the distance relationship. On the hand, why are some people go straight into the workforce instead of invest in to continuing education. lol |
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