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| Finally, the mystery of Kamome's suitcase revealed and it triggered Hairi's memories of his past. Pretty cool they also found a pirate ship so their treasure hunting definitely was worth the time. Looks like their connection had more emotional roots than expected too. These latest episodes had classic Key themes. |
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| Good ending to the first arc. Guess we won't be seeing Kamome again which is a shame. It also seems to be the ending for Umi who was there during the funny moments. But we can looks forward to the other arcs now, i wonder who is next. |
| Really beautiful episode Gutted that we probably won't be seeing Kamome again I have really grown to like her but it was fantastic seeing Hairi make Kamome's dream come true. |
| A bit mixed. I relived the emotional power of this ending (except for the first scene, because it should have been at the end of episode 5), but for me it lacks all the development that makes it impactful thematically. They cut what is probably the best part of the route, probably because Kamome has no direct impact and they wanted to focus on her. We lose the substance. Summer Pockets is one of my favorite works, both for its emotions and for what it tells. I had part of the contract; I would have preferred to have the whole thing. Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do about the change of media. Otherwise, the episode answers a big question about adaptation: They're going to go back to the beginning for every route. Daring, but it was the right choice. |
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| The start almost gave me a heart attack. Seeing my Kamome vanish was really painful, but I hoped for an ending where she'd return. I doubt that's going to happen now. I'd even be satisfied with seeing her only for a moment in the future episodes. Why does this always happen with the girl we love and root for? ๐ญ We also learned about Kamome, her story, and her struggles from her mother—she's such a good mother—and then some other things from Kamome herself. What is up with this show? Wasn't it supposed to be a "Slice of Life"? So why are there these mysterious supernatural events happening? My dear Kamome, how will I live without you and the fanservice you provide ๐ญ.  Finally, the kiss scene—Hairi revealed his feelings for Kamome to her mother, saying he was certain that he loved her. It was funny when the cute little Umi caught Hairi with the panties, but her expression showed sadness. And now you're telling me I won't be able to see her anymore? Nah, I can't take any more losses. And what was up with Umi—why did she disappear? |
XArceusXMay 12, 9:35 AM
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| so....... this is just Angel Beats without the fighting? |
| I had suspected that we had a ghost, but turns out to be astral projection. Kamone skillfully dreams herself beautiful and vivacious while in a coma. A bit disappointed that best girl is not substantial. Hairi's memories of the Higeneko adventure was from the book Umi has got something supernatural going on as well. I suspect she is going to turn out much more important than so far indicated. Is she helping or even directing events? |
| Lord Cruelty V "But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be" |
| “Thank you for making my dream come true and becoming my friend” ๐ข man fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkk idk how to feel or really what I watched, I’m so confused. So we became a mix of Anohana, Angel Beats and Shutter Island?? Was Hairi just schizoposting this whole time what’s real and what’s not?! Damn you Maeda Jun So from what I’m gathering it’s a mix of all of the above. Kamome mom wrote a book about Kamome having friends and going on an adventure since she’s bedridden. Hairi read that as a kid, got a crush on Kamome and started having delusions that he was in the story with Kamome, but they weren’t full blown delusions because the butterflies actually do have some supernatural properties and seemingly can connect Kamome spirit across the world to Hairi so she really was with him? Think I got that right lol. But Shiroha and the other people she interacted with noticed her I thought? Like when she came to Shiroha grandfather house he looked both she and Hairi up and down so are they also apparitions or was that just in Hairi’s mind? Pretty confusing and rushed tbh, I couldn’t even get emotional and cry because I didn’t know wtf was going on lol. But I would love to see an after story where Kamome comes out of the coma and can meet Hairi in person ๐ข still best girl Pink haired girl seems like she’s an apparition as well so wtf is going on on this island lol? |
Marinate1016May 12, 12:54 PM
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| Somehow makes even less sense than VN, especially after credits. Great route, bad ending. Felt very rushed in the VN, same feeling here. They either had to cut it before the credits or have another episodes of content. |
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| Knowing who made this story, I knew there would be tears involved. I promised myself I wouldn't cry. I failed miserably ๐ |
| Wth was that episode? The story was going slowly and steadily, but everything just changed like a storm. Everything suddenly became so sad and emotional, but I didn't even get to properly react to it. Anyway, Kamome's story reminded me of Fuuko from clannad |
| I couldn't cry because I could see this coming from a mile away, but I'm still sad that we will never see Kamome again. |
| KAMOME!!!!!!!!!!!๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ |
| i couldn't cry mabye I knew what was coming or i am not that attached to her character |
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| Kamome was an extremely likable girl, loved her route. They could have made it smoother if they skipped the ED last ep to end on the butterfly cliffhanger and give this ep a bit more time but that's my only real gripe. |
| Pirate girl being ghost pirate girl after all hit harder than I was ready for. Kamome's personality is (was?) so much fun too. Wonder what Shiroha's grandpa really saw to finally let Hairi in back then. Was he just awkwardly holding up Ao's uniform and got let in out of pity? And did Umi just ...dissolve? |
| They had a kiss goodbye, at least. A little song verse for Kamone's departure: Kiss me hard before you go summertime sadness I just wanted you to know that, baby, you're the best Now about summertime: With the correspondence and arranging the event and all the Higeneko fans traveling, they have skipped to the end of summer. End of summer is also spoken by Umi. So, time logistics on the other routes? Do you go back earlier into the summer and run in parallel? Alternative Realities? Doubt that is is later summers. Some 'timey wimey' stuff? |
| Lord Cruelty V "But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be" |
| First thing first, to all the people who said things along the lines of 'it's weird/nonsensical that the keys would still be there after 10 years and in hiding spots like this', you were very right. I'm not sure if it was completely clear from the episode, but basically the keys had actually been hidden fairly recently (a couple of years ago iirc) by Kamome and/or her mom. Second thing, to all the people who thought Hairi and Kamome were friends in the past, well.... but don't worry, they did a good job leading you to believe that, I also fell for it when I played the VN and I was also like 'why do they not recognize each other' haha :) Also, it's normal if you're feeling confused and are left wondering if part of Kamome's story (or even all of it) is a dream,illusion or reality. It's completely done on purpose, it's written the same way in the VN, you're supposed to feel unsure about that, and also about what exactly happened to Kamome at the end (coma? dead/dying? dreaming? all of the above?), what will happen to her, and so on... The very last scene of her route in the VN is Basically, that was Kamome's route. It's a story at a crossroad between dream and reality, a beautiful tale of a midsummer love and adventure. It made me cry a little, it made me smile a lot, just like when I played the VN :) Decent adaptation despite the shortcomings, I loved seeing this story again. |
MeguSae38May 12, 11:10 AM
| I thought it was just slice of life... wanted to see kamome more |
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Reply to MeguSae38
First thing first, to all the people who said things along the lines of 'it's weird/nonsensical that the keys would still be there after 10 years and in hiding spots like this', you were very right. I'm not sure if it was completely clear from the episode, but basically the keys had actually been hidden fairly recently (a couple of years ago iirc) by Kamome and/or her mom.
Second thing, to all the people who thought Hairi and Kamome were friends in the past, well.... but don't worry, they did a good job leading you to believe that, I also fell for it when I played the VN and I was also like 'why do they not recognize each other' haha :)
Also, it's normal if you're feeling confused and are left wondering if part of Kamome's story (or even all of it) is a dream,illusion or reality.
It's completely done on purpose, it's written the same way in the VN, you're supposed to feel unsure about that, and also about what exactly happened to Kamome at the end (coma? dead/dying? dreaming? all of the above?), what will happen to her, and so on...
The very last scene of her route in the VN is
Basically, that was Kamome's route.
It's a story at a crossroad between dream and reality, a beautiful tale of a midsummer love and adventure.
It made me cry a little, it made me smile a lot, just like when I played the VN :)
Decent adaptation despite the shortcomings, I loved seeing this story again.
Second thing, to all the people who thought Hairi and Kamome were friends in the past, well.... but don't worry, they did a good job leading you to believe that, I also fell for it when I played the VN and I was also like 'why do they not recognize each other' haha :)
Also, it's normal if you're feeling confused and are left wondering if part of Kamome's story (or even all of it) is a dream,illusion or reality.
It's completely done on purpose, it's written the same way in the VN, you're supposed to feel unsure about that, and also about what exactly happened to Kamome at the end (coma? dead/dying? dreaming? all of the above?), what will happen to her, and so on...
The very last scene of her route in the VN is
Basically, that was Kamome's route.
It's a story at a crossroad between dream and reality, a beautiful tale of a midsummer love and adventure.
It made me cry a little, it made me smile a lot, just like when I played the VN :)
Decent adaptation despite the shortcomings, I loved seeing this story again.
| @MeguSae38 Thanks a lot! That clears a lot of thing. I was thinking it was just me you was confused with the ending cause maybe i missed something |
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Bingo! Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! |
| sweet ending for this route. |
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Marinate1016 said: Very satisfying end to Kamome’s arc. So I’m guessing they mainly focused on her story for this show since it’s only one cour? Good choice considering she’s best girl Isn't this show meant to have 26 episodes? |
Cestlavie_ said: Marinate1016 said: Very satisfying end to Kamome’s arc. So I’m guessing they mainly focused on her story for this show since it’s only one cour? Good choice considering she’s best girl Isn't this show meant to have 26 episodes? MAL doesn’t the number of eps listed, if so tho that would make more sense and add up way better |
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| This kinda just feels like a bootleg Anohana |
| So it was all a supernatural adventure mixing fiction with reality? And Kamome was a ghost... kinda. You know, at the end of the episode where they introduced her, I was left with the impression that she might be a ghost or something but then multiple people could see her so how exactly does this island work? Like, even Umi just disappeared at the end wtf. Well, at least Kamome is alive. That last visual with Kamome jumping into Hairi's arms was great, I loved it. But I wonder, did she really come back and is fine now? Just like that? Was there a timeskip? I guess this is the end of her arc and that's all the answers we're going to get about it. Anyway, with what Umi said at the end (and her disappearing of course), I guess a reset is coming? Seeing how Kamome's arc ended it seems like the series is going to follow that path with the different heroines. Farewell, best girl! It's going to be hard for anyone to top you but I'm really interested in the other girls and looking forward to finding out what's going on with the island and Hairi. |
SkyLETVMay 12, 12:18 PM
| I am a little sad that we will not be seeing Kamome anymore, but this episode was so fast-paced that It didn't even let me take in all the emotions lol. We are constantly jumping from one point to another. Still felt somewhat satisfied because of the kiss at the end. But the ending was pretty confusing and will we restart things at start in next episode for next route? And also what's going on with Umi? |
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| pretty emotional and good episode |
| The feelings are good, BUT seriously why did they rush the end of the arc like this ? I will not even talk about the end of the episodes, because it could be potentially a spoiler for the whole series. |
| The only interesting character of the entire show, but she turns out to be a ghost or spirit of some kind ... having them kiss ... was bittersweet |
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
Reply to Domizeira
I'm very stupid, maybe I got the whole episode wrong. Who. Played the visual novel, can you explain this ending to me in a simple way?
What did I understand that she is in a coma in the hospital and does this astral travel with the correct MC?
But in the part where she says goodbye to him, it implies that she is going "far", so does it mean that she will die soon?
Forgive me English.
What did I understand that she is in a coma in the hospital and does this astral travel with the correct MC?
But in the part where she says goodbye to him, it implies that she is going "far", so does it mean that she will die soon?
Forgive me English.
| @Domizeira I don't read the written material, but it seems like she died already, and what he is seeing is ... a spirit or ghost of some kind, connected to the suitcase / island / ship ... she appears and disappears at random |
| Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating. |
| It's both and happy and sad ending for Kamome :( but well I definitely expect her to die or be already dead and it's actually true since she's actually in a coma and just died but wanted to grant her adventure wish from 10 years ago, it was heartwarming to see everything gathering to go to the pirate boat for her |
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Reply to Marinate1016
Cestlavie_ said:
Isn't this show meant to have 26 episodes?
Marinate1016 said:
Very satisfying end to Kamome’s arc. So I’m guessing they mainly focused on her story for this show since it’s only one cour? Good choice considering she’s best girl
Very satisfying end to Kamome’s arc. So I’m guessing they mainly focused on her story for this show since it’s only one cour? Good choice considering she’s best girl
Isn't this show meant to have 26 episodes?
MAL doesn’t the number of eps listed, if so tho that would make more sense and add up way better
| @Marinate1016 Other outlets have reported it as 26 eps at least, though I haven't seen an official confirmation of it. Still, it does line up with the current pacing to just about fit it all in within that episode count so it's most likely true. |
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| The story arc is sad and good, though I have questions about its ending, but an even bigger question is, is it all over again from a certain episode onwards and there will be no overall plot? |
| First 3 episode in Kamome arc - ๐ Last episode in Kamome arc -๐ญ๐ญ So no more Kamome huh, so gonna miss her. She was so adorable. It's impossible to dislike her. And after finally getting her full backstory it hurts even more. Spare a thought for her mother too, her husband already died and now her only daughter in eternal sleep. What Hairi did also gave her some joy. I thought this guy was special kind of dumb forgetting everything but no he wasn't. Reality and dream is kind of mixed. But from my interpretation (if the entire arc isn't dream) due to Kamome strong desire those butterfly made her dream come true in the sense she became the heroine of the story. So other characters like Ao and Shiroha saw her. And she recently planted those keys. But the illusion broke at the end of her adventure with Hairi like she said. So more like ghost. Umi may also be same? The story isn't that deep and quite happy go lucky but emotionally it hits hard. Kamome life was really tough from start but atleast thanks to Hairi she got her one wish.   Loved their relationship, unfortunately it wasn't meant to be. But I fear all of the routes will be like that right. First experience with authors VN adaptation so me dk. For the first arc it was amazing. Loved Kamome and her story so much. |
| I'm not gonna lie but, I teared up. I wasn't expecting this episode to hit me in the feels. That kiss scene was perfect, you can't top that. Kamome's mom is such a good mom, she's amazing. Still surviving without Kamome. That doesn't apply to me though. I'm gonna miss Kamome so much. If this episode already made me cry, then I don't know what else is there to come. Umi arc next? 5 out of freaking 5. Best episode up until now. I'll miss you, Kamome. :( |
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