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May 24, 2:51 AM
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Yeah no, they gave us such a scare last episode, only to dismiss it within the very first minute of this episode lmao. I’m glad Matthew is okay btw. Now yeah, this is as obvious as it is getting, but yeah, time is passing at an abnormal rate at this point, seriously, every episode Anne ages one more year. She’s 15 now. This feels tad awkward tbh, I mean if anything they had a chance to explore as much as they could’ve with Anne and her friends growing up, but they fast forwarded.

I feel Marilla there and Diana too, as you see Anne will be leaving soon. Though they both can be as proud of her as they can, I mean she secured the first place among her peers after all. Could be that they put Anne’s name over Gilbert because of the alphabetical order, but hey, Anne did it. She beat Gilbert! Splendid performance as well in the end, and she looked really pretty donning that outfit, but yeah, my only gripe is the pace. They should pull the brakes, as I mean otherwise at this rate, by the end of the series, we could see Anne the same age as Marilla or ever more, and adopting a girl of her own lmaooo.
May 24, 6:57 AM
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It's funny how she had a nightmare during class about Gilbert ranking first while she flunked the entrance. The girl probably thinks more about him than he does about her. Stacy was such a wonderful and kind teacher to be around. Though her time with us was short, I do hope we see her from time to time.

Now that Anne has turned 15, it really shows that she has matured and grown from her childish side, like when she easily took the jar from the drawer while Marilla struggled. Still, her childish grudge against Gilbert hasn't gone away.

Nothing can beat how supportive Matthew is, always cheering and helping Anne with her decisions as she struggles, while we see Marilla showing her emotional side toward Anne's growth.
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May 24, 7:44 AM
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Can’t believe it’s been 3 years since Anne came to green gables already! Marilla crying about how much Anne has grown and how she’ll be going off to university soon is all of us! Felt so proud of my girl today. Best episode yet.

Anne being so quiet and lost in thought because she was stressing for the exam just didn’t seem right. She’s not Anne if she’s not happy and smiling, glad everything worked out with the exam AND Matthew because lord knows we couldn’t lose him so soon! Also happy Anne got top of the exam score list on an alphabet technicality 😂 take that Gilbert! Having to wait 3 weeks for results in the newspaper HAD to be excruciating back then tho.

Their fat classmate is so cringe for always hating on Anne lol. Of course she’d bet on Gilbert to finish top of the exam takers.. loser

“Don’t speak of your going away” 😭 I just know we gonna be crying when Anne and Diana split up as Anne heads off to uni :/ we’ll probably get a ton of Anne x Gilbert stuff, but still..

The recitation at the white sands was sooo good. I thought I was watching Hanasaku for a minute there. Anne looked so pretty with her hair done up 🥰 and she absolutely killed those poems! Even the professionals had to come praise her, so happy for her. She deserves all of this. The little troublesome girl from episode 1 feels so long ago. I love how the artist did that painting of her and she couldn’t believe how pretty she really is!

“I don’t want to be anyone else. I’m content to be Anne Shirley of green gables with my string of pearls beads” ahhh she finally gets it! So proud of her for fully embracing who she is and for the first time, you can tell Anne is truly happy. This feels like the perfect way to end this chapter of Anne’s life and start a new one next week. Can’t wait.
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May 24, 8:15 AM
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This might be the best episode yet. Matthew is low-key the nicest guy in this story and I'm glad he's ok, but I can't help but thinking that this anime could milk a little bit more from his symptom just for a dramatic purpose.

I wish Anne is the sole first rank of the exam, but make her tying with Gilbert but her name comes first is also a nice outcome since it makes her appreciate her own name that begin with A letter.

Jerry Buote is a new guy and I think he could potentially rival with Gilbert. Too bad this episode doesn't focus on Jerry yet.
May 24, 8:56 AM
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Growth spurt is just one year per episode lol, sounds about right. This episode is equivalent of episode 36 to 40 from the original Akage no Anne. It's funny that they introduce the storyline where Anne made a story club with her friends in the previous episodes and yet they skipped out entire story where they have to disband the club to prepare for the exam.


They simplified Anne's conversation with her friends about the comparison of diamond necklace and the jewels. In the old anime, this part of dialogue where Anne talks about the richness in imagination, how the rich might not actually happy with their life and the invaluable friends she had made can't be compared or exchanged with diamond necklace or money! It's supposed to be very profound and easily my favorite lines from Anne and yet they changed it and make it worse.

May 24, 9:03 AM
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Isn't the pacing a little too fast? I haven't read the novel so I don't know.

And congrats Ann for being the 1st place in the exam! She deserves it.
May 24, 9:08 AM
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Wait, wait, wait....so the chubby girl's name is Josie Pye? Really? That's hilarious.

Also, looked like Anne was doing some Kabuki moves in her frog recitation lmao.
May 24, 9:10 AM
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Well they just kinda brushed off Matthew’s heart attack huh lol, I’m glad he’s alright but it was a bit anticlimactic. Oh well, this episode still banged overall tho, it had some of my favorite backgrounds in the show far, along with one of my favorite moments, being when Anne described how rich they all are even without physical wealth, that’s kinda how I feel too, I may not have a ton of money (would be nice tho lol) but I really love my upbringing and the life I’ve had so far despite what hard times there have been, it’s a good feeling to have.

I also loved the bits where Marilla was having empty nest syndrome, it’s so nice to see how she’s grown to love Anne over the years despite how things began. Also speaking of it being years since Anne arrived, she really shot up huh lol, I’m a bit surprised that it’s already happened here at episode 8 but I guess that’s just a result of the quick pacing of the story, still cool to see tho. And lastly, I wonder if Jerry will ever be more relevant beyond being a hired hand, I imagine he was in the OG but it’s possible this new version might skip that since I’ve heard that there are entire characters that are absent, guess we’ll see.
May 24, 9:14 AM
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Imagine underestimating Anne in an event for theatrics, let alone on a literal stage lmao

Watching Matthew hear the news of Anne's placement from her herself after the cliffhanger scare of last time was beautiful, but ngl I'm gonna the miss the days of Marila towering over her.
May 24, 9:44 AM
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Watching Anne worrying about her education future and experiencing stage fright certainly brings back unpleasant memories...
Glad she overcame her worries and even made a name for herself.
May 24, 10:07 AM
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Matthew, I love you! He’s always supportive and knows Anne’s needs in the moment. The pace might be off the rails, but every moment came together beautifully. Oh—and what a gorgeous drawing of Anne!
𝓘 𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓶 𝓸𝓯 𝓯𝓪𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓲𝓷 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓯𝓵𝓪𝔀𝓮𝓭 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓾𝓷𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓮𝓼.
May 24, 10:51 AM
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it's like seeing my daughter mature 😭😭
May 24, 12:00 PM

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Anne of the Green Gables. *Abridged*
May 24, 1:06 PM
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It's getting to emotional to see Anne growing so much and now entering the academy (even ranking 1st at the exam) and doing good during the reception, I miss when she was a child but at the same time I love how she mentally grew and finally accepted herself, this is so good.
May 24, 3:04 PM

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great ep

once again, Anne is so special

I can feel all the emotions with her

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May 24, 3:38 PM

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Anne does look so different now. Same with Diana. Gilbert just looks like an adult.

I genuinely felt bad when Anne looked a little down and said she doesn't feel like using big words even though she's now more grown-up to use them. You leave so many things behind as you grow older.

Her monologue on the nighttime beach was just so wholesome. I could not stop smiling.

"Look at that sea, girls, all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen."
"I don't want to be anyone but myself, even if I go uncomforted by diamonds all my life. I'm content to be Anne of Green Gables, with my string of pearl beads."
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I gotta confess this anime has the best backgrounds this season
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May 24, 5:11 PM
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This is one of the few shows that a slow burn would be more becoming.

It would give us a chance to be in Anne's world longer and have the time to explore some of the other characters that she shares her world with.
May 24, 6:55 PM
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Ann seems to be maturing in every way. But her exaggerated anger towards Gilbert is still the same as the first day🙂‍↔️
May 24, 7:23 PM
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Okay, I have to finally agree with everyone else on this thread, this adaptation has what's quite possibly the most messed up the timeline ever seen. Nothing is where it’s supposed to be, and it really throws off the pacing and emotional beats of the story, as I mentioned in a previous chapter discussion.

And poor Gilbert… he’s a complete non-character here! In the books, he had such a solid arc. His dad passed just when he and Anne were just starting to be friends, causing them to have a massive falling out. He moved away to work, then came back not to Avonlea, but to live with a family member started studying to become a doctor, and even got set up with some rich girl the uncle knew. Then finally came back to Avonlea, all for Anne to realize how much she had missed him and how jealous she was of the girl he was courting. All of that gave so much depth to his character and to his relationship with Anne. And Yeah, technically all that happened before the Queen’s exam, but the show just completely scrambles the order!!! or skips over it entirely??? The exam happens when they are closer to 18. Now Gilbert just pops up here and there with no real purpose or development, which is super disappointing.

The show has its strengths, for sure, but the way they’ve handled the timeline really takes away from what made the original so layered and meaningful. The timing wasn’t just for plot, it helped the reader care for and grow along with Anne.

It doesn't make sense from any angle. You'd think that after they went trough the effort to completely sanitize her past at the orphanage to turn this into a cleaner kid's show, they'd want to keep her a kid for about as long as in the book, no? Nothing makes sense.. and I really wanted to like this adaptation.
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redgabled said:
Okay, I have to finally agree with everyone else on this thread, this adaptation has what's quite possibly the most messed up the timeline ever seen. Nothing is where it’s supposed to be, and it really throws off the pacing and emotional beats of the story, as I mentioned in a previous chapter discussion.

And poor Gilbert… he’s a complete non-character here! In the books, he had such a solid arc. His dad passed just when he and Anne were just starting to be friends, causing them to have a massive falling out. He moved away to work, then came back not to Avonlea, but to live with a family member started studying to become a doctor, and even got set up with some rich girl the uncle knew. Then finally came back to Avonlea, all for Anne to realize how much she had missed him and how jealous she was of the girl he was courting. All of that gave so much depth to his character and to his relationship with Anne. And Yeah, technically all that happened before the Queen’s exam, but the show just completely scrambles the order!!! or skips over it entirely??? The exam happens when they are closer to 18. Now Gilbert just pops up here and there with no real purpose or development, which is super disappointing.

The show has its strengths, for sure, but the way they’ve handled the timeline really takes away from what made the original so layered and meaningful. The timing wasn’t just for plot, it helped the reader care for and grow along with Anne.

It doesn't make sense from any angle. You'd think that after they went trough the effort to completely sanitize her past at the orphanage to turn this into a cleaner kid's show, they'd want to keep her a kid for about as long as in the book, no? Nothing makes sense.. and I really wanted to like this adaptation.

I mean in the first book she turns 16(ish) by the end so the show isn't that off. I would say they skipped a lot of good moments from the book (lots of Anne's ramblings and her playtime with Diana and the others) but the book itself also has strange pacing (I'm talking about the original by L.M. Montgomery) where we skip years and suddenly find that Anne is 15 (around chapter 30 or something). And yeah, the Queen's exam does happen when she's 15-16 so thats not inaccurate. But other than that, the show does skip through a lot of their 'idle' scenes, which, I guess is cause they're going to cover the first two books for this season.

y'know what, I realised you're probably not talking about the original books at all, nevermind lol
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redgabled said:
Okay, I have to finally agree with everyone else on this thread, this adaptation has what's quite possibly the most messed up the timeline ever seen. Nothing is where it’s supposed to be, and it really throws off the pacing and emotional beats of the story, as I mentioned in a previous chapter discussion.

And poor Gilbert… he’s a complete non-character here! In the books, he had such a solid arc. His dad passed just when he and Anne were just starting to be friends, causing them to have a massive falling out. He moved away to work, then came back not to Avonlea, but to live with a family member started studying to become a doctor, and even got set up with some rich girl the uncle knew. Then finally came back to Avonlea, all for Anne to realize how much she had missed him and how jealous she was of the girl he was courting. All of that gave so much depth to his character and to his relationship with Anne. And Yeah, technically all that happened before the Queen’s exam, but the show just completely scrambles the order!!! or skips over it entirely??? The exam happens when they are closer to 18. Now Gilbert just pops up here and there with no real purpose or development, which is super disappointing.

The show has its strengths, for sure, but the way they’ve handled the timeline really takes away from what made the original so layered and meaningful. The timing wasn’t just for plot, it helped the reader care for and grow along with Anne.

It doesn't make sense from any angle. You'd think that after they went trough the effort to completely sanitize her past at the orphanage to turn this into a cleaner kid's show, they'd want to keep her a kid for about as long as in the book, no? Nothing makes sense.. and I really wanted to like this adaptation.

I mean in the first book she turns 16(ish) by the end so the show isn't that off. I would say they skipped a lot of good moments from the book (lots of Anne's ramblings and her playtime with Diana and the others) but the book itself also has strange pacing (I'm talking about the original by L.M. Montgomery) where we skip years and suddenly find that Anne is 15 (around chapter 30 or something). And yeah, the Queen's exam does happen when she's 15-16 so thats not inaccurate. But other than that, the show does skip through a lot of their 'idle' scenes, which, I guess is cause they're going to cover the first two books for this season.

y'know what, I realised you're probably not talking about the original books at all, nevermind lol
Ok, after watching the episode I went and re-read chapters 30 to 35 and yeah, you're right, they were 16 by now. I think I must have mixed the ages up with one of the film adaptations. Still, my main issue stands: this adaptation both sanitizes Anne’s story too much and cuts out so many scenes that made her so endearing in the first place. And yet, they don’t even keep her as a child, so really what’s the point?

Like, take the raspberry cordial scene, where originally both Anne and Diana get drunk, so it’s a shared, silly mix-up. But in this version, only Diana gets sick, which unfairly makes Anne look like she was being careless or even malicious. And with Minnie May, Anne is way more hands-on in the book. If I remember right, it's a pretty intense scene, but in the show she just gives her some medicine, which really tones down how brave and resourceful she actually is in that moment. So yeah, even if they’re younger than I remembered, the show is still missing a lot of what made the original Anne Anne.
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Our gril done good She got into Queens and was the belle of the Hotel concert
May 24, 10:33 PM
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redgabled said:
Ok, after watching the episode I went and re-read chapters 30 to 35 and yeah, you're right, they were 16 by now. I think I must have mixed the ages up with one of the film adaptations. Still, my main issue stands: this adaptation both sanitizes Anne’s story too much and cuts out so many scenes that made her so endearing in the first place. And yet, they don’t even keep her as a child, so really what’s the point?

Like, take the raspberry cordial scene, where originally both Anne and Diana get drunk, so it’s a shared, silly mix-up. But in this version, only Diana gets sick, which unfairly makes Anne look like she was being careless or even malicious. And with Minnie May, Anne is way more hands-on in the book. If I remember right, it's a pretty intense scene, but in the show she just gives her some medicine, which really tones down how brave and resourceful she actually is in that moment. So yeah, even if they’re younger than I remembered, the show is still missing a lot of what made the original Anne Anne.

I do agree with you actually! There were a lot of Anne scenes, where she's just being silly and quirky that are cut out and that leaves her character more lackluster than in the books. Like there was a huge chunk of her rambling about her mistakes when Marilla asked her to do some housework which was pretty funny. The show cuts it out for some reason. And that's just one example. Point being, the show does skip on a lot of SOL moments, ironically enough.

But at the same time, I like it cause it still keeps the charm of the original books (to some extent). Though, that's my personal opinion, of course. I can see why it might be jarring and even annoying for some peeps, especially ones who have watched other adaptations
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Wow. Matthew is alright! Good for him. But it's weird how they ended the last episode on such a huge cliffhanger, only to sweep this under the rug so fast at the beginning of this episode like it's no big deal. It's disappointing unless this comes up in the story later. If it does, that makes this scene even weirder.

Anne dreaming in the class losing to Gilbert was something lol. But hey, at least both of them not only passed but came at the top! Wasn't expecting that.

Anne grew up so much. She looks much more mature compared to the beginning. Ig we really are getting her grow up one year each episode at this point. At least they finally hired a boy. This is what Marilla originally wanted. But seeing her get emotional over Anne leaving Green Gables made me a bit emotional too. Anne looked majestic with the new hairstyle and dress too.

Anne is very multi-talented. She could be a very good theater actress. And it looks like an artist thinks she's pretty enough to be a model too. Good for her.

This was a very good episode. Maybe the best one yet. Looks like her life in the new school will start in the next episode. It sucks that Diana won't be around anymore cause she stayed behind. But at least her other friends and Gilbert are there with her. It feels like the remaining episodes will be quite different from the initial episodes and I can't wait to see them.
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Did they really decide to adapt the ENTIRE book down to the bottom in these two cours? Things are moving so fast that I wouldn't be surprised if Anne became an adult before the second cour.

@0451 I keep forgetting that this is a 19th century book, so the return of many now outdated tropes always impresses me. For example, I didn't expect to see the classic Hollywood "it was a dream" moment.

@redgabled Judging by the opening, I assumed in the early episodes that this would be based entirely on the friendship between Anne and Diana, only later moving on to the romance with Gilbert. Of course, it's not as bad as Hibike case, where the studio simply cut out most of the romance for the sake of yuri bait, but still.

@perseii I haven't read the books, so I can't say how accurately the dialogue about growing up was conveyed. But I loved how subtly and beautifully it conveyed the essence of losing the vividness of imagination and pure joy of life over time. Especially in the example of a hyperactive child like Anne.
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RobertBobert said:
Did they really decide to adapt the ENTIRE book down to the bottom in these two cours? Things are moving so fast that I wouldn't be surprised if Anne became an adult before the second cour.

@0451 I keep forgetting that this is a 19th century book, so the return of many now outdated tropes always impresses me. For example, I didn't expect to see the classic Hollywood "it was a dream" moment.

@redgabled Judging by the opening, I assumed in the early episodes that this would be based entirely on the friendship between Anne and Diana, only later moving on to the romance with Gilbert. Of course, it's not as bad as Hibike case, where the studio simply cut out most of the romance for the sake of yuri bait, but still.

@perseii I haven't read the books, so I can't say how accurately the dialogue about growing up was conveyed. But I loved how subtly and beautifully it conveyed the essence of losing the vividness of imagination and pure joy of life over time. Especially in the example of a hyperactive child like Anne.

Early 20th century. Not 19th.
The 19th century was the 1800s. The first Anne of Green Gables book came out in 1908.
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RobertBobert said:
Did they really decide to adapt the ENTIRE book down to the bottom in these two cours? Things are moving so fast that I wouldn't be surprised if Anne became an adult before the second cour.

@0451 I keep forgetting that this is a 19th century book, so the return of many now outdated tropes always impresses me. For example, I didn't expect to see the classic Hollywood "it was a dream" moment.

@redgabled Judging by the opening, I assumed in the early episodes that this would be based entirely on the friendship between Anne and Diana, only later moving on to the romance with Gilbert. Of course, it's not as bad as Hibike case, where the studio simply cut out most of the romance for the sake of yuri bait, but still.

@perseii I haven't read the books, so I can't say how accurately the dialogue about growing up was conveyed. But I loved how subtly and beautifully it conveyed the essence of losing the vividness of imagination and pure joy of life over time. Especially in the example of a hyperactive child like Anne.

Early 20th century. Not 19th.
The 19th century was the 1800s. The first Anne of Green Gables book came out in 1908.
@0451 Lol I know what years the 19th century was, you could have just given the date itself. Even ignoring the fact that 8 years of the new century is almost a statistical error.
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Did they really decide to adapt the ENTIRE book down to the bottom in these two cours? Things are moving so fast that I wouldn't be surprised if Anne became an adult before the second cour.

@0451 I keep forgetting that this is a 19th century book, so the return of many now outdated tropes always impresses me. For example, I didn't expect to see the classic Hollywood "it was a dream" moment.

@redgabled Judging by the opening, I assumed in the early episodes that this would be based entirely on the friendship between Anne and Diana, only later moving on to the romance with Gilbert. Of course, it's not as bad as Hibike case, where the studio simply cut out most of the romance for the sake of yuri bait, but still.

@perseii I haven't read the books, so I can't say how accurately the dialogue about growing up was conveyed. But I loved how subtly and beautifully it conveyed the essence of losing the vividness of imagination and pure joy of life over time. Especially in the example of a hyperactive child like Anne.
RobertBobert said:
Did they really decide to adapt the ENTIRE book down to the bottom in these two cours? Things are moving so fast that I wouldn't be surprised if Anne became an adult before the second cour.

I've read somewhere that they'll be adapting multiple books in this remake, and it's looking more and more likely.

The OP shows several shots of what looks like an adult Anne, too. And the imagery of a clock fast-forwarding.

I didn't mind the pace at first, but yeah, it's wearing on me a little. I keep wishing they'd slow down a bit, but this blurry whirlwind tour through childhood isn't too bad of an approach either.

Thankfully the anime still has so much heart and pretty visuals that I'm loving every episode.
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RobertBobert said:
Did they really decide to adapt the ENTIRE book down to the bottom in these two cours? Things are moving so fast that I wouldn't be surprised if Anne became an adult before the second cour.

I've read somewhere that they'll be adapting multiple books in this remake, and it's looking more and more likely.

The OP shows several shots of what looks like an adult Anne, too. And the imagery of a clock fast-forwarding.

I didn't mind the pace at first, but yeah, it's wearing on me a little. I keep wishing they'd slow down a bit, but this blurry whirlwind tour through childhood isn't too bad of an approach either.

Thankfully the anime still has so much heart and pretty visuals that I'm loving every episode.
@perseii I thought these were just shots of a distant ending, since it's obvious that the children's book ends with Anne coming of age. But considering she's already 15 in episode 8 and they skipped ahead 2-3 years a couple episodes before that, it's entirely possible for her to reach young adulthood by the spring season finale. Maybe they were deliberately trying to put her childhood in the spring season and her young adulthood in the summer to make the adaptation feel authentic? Like when G-Witch episodes were set to themed holidays during the show's run.
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I feel the same way about the general consensus here. Its a bit too far paced. But, if they pull it off well and slow the pace a bit for the next episodes it should be fine.
Still, eager to see the rest of that adaptation, it became my entry into Anne's stories, so i am grateful for that.
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In the early episodes I was okay with how much fat this new adaptation was being skimmed. But these last couple of episodes are just a pain seeing how whole years are gone by in just a couple of episodes.

The cliffhanger in the previous episode is completely pointless when Matthew is back to normal after a possible heart attack (same complain with how episode 6 ends with Anne green dyed hair and it's back to normal the next one). Same with Marilla reminiscing about young Anne who was still 13 years just a couple of episodes ago. We're being robbed of so many little adventures and interactions of Anne that the nostalgia we should be experiencing by this moment isn't there.
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Are the newspaper test rankings in the books? Public lists of students ranked on test performance feels like a Japanese thing...but I haven't actually read them, so maybe it happened that way.
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Idk how I feel about the fast pace. Sometimes an anime feels dragged if it is too long but the old Anne anime was just right - for me at least... Let's see how it continues 👀

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Isn't the pacing a little too fast? I haven't read the novel so I don't know.

And congrats Ann for being the 1st place in the exam! She deserves it.
@Gonta29 Look at it this way. The 1979 anime is pretty faithful to the book and from what I remember these events happen around the 30 episodes mark from what I remember.
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Okay, I have to finally agree with everyone else on this thread, this adaptation has what's quite possibly the most messed up the timeline ever seen. Nothing is where it’s supposed to be, and it really throws off the pacing and emotional beats of the story, as I mentioned in a previous chapter discussion.

And poor Gilbert… he’s a complete non-character here! In the books, he had such a solid arc. His dad passed just when he and Anne were just starting to be friends, causing them to have a massive falling out. He moved away to work, then came back not to Avonlea, but to live with a family member started studying to become a doctor, and even got set up with some rich girl the uncle knew. Then finally came back to Avonlea, all for Anne to realize how much she had missed him and how jealous she was of the girl he was courting. All of that gave so much depth to his character and to his relationship with Anne. And Yeah, technically all that happened before the Queen’s exam, but the show just completely scrambles the order!!! or skips over it entirely??? The exam happens when they are closer to 18. Now Gilbert just pops up here and there with no real purpose or development, which is super disappointing.

The show has its strengths, for sure, but the way they’ve handled the timeline really takes away from what made the original so layered and meaningful. The timing wasn’t just for plot, it helped the reader care for and grow along with Anne.

It doesn't make sense from any angle. You'd think that after they went trough the effort to completely sanitize her past at the orphanage to turn this into a cleaner kid's show, they'd want to keep her a kid for about as long as in the book, no? Nothing makes sense.. and I really wanted to like this adaptation.
I think you are the one messin up the timeline. You're describing events of the third book, or maybe even the Netflix show as well (which I didn't like very much).
With that said, this adaptation has indeed pacing issues. It's too rushed and they're cuting important scenes! And the characters are nowhere near as deep as in the books or the original anime.
Jun 7, 10:27 PM
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Anne is now 15 and Matthew is okay sort of. Him not being able to work seems to be ok with him. You can really see that Anne's guardians have grown attached to Anne and how much they love her. This show continues to be as heartwarming and have wonderful character development since the first episode and I love this show for that.

Now for what I think the next episode is about!! I think based on the preview, that Anne is somehow going to fail and Gilbert is going to pass. This will make Anne upset and then learn that failing is ok just like the episode title states. I also think that Gilbert will at some point confront Anne and congratulate her for her performance this episode and Anne will start having conflicting thoughts if she should have him as a friend or if he's using her.

Anyway, I can't wait for the next episode because this is starting to get good!!
Jun 9, 7:28 AM
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Anna is getting nightmares haha
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I truly thought that nightmare happened at first and was shocked. Matthew having no consequences was kinda weird, even if I am glad he is okay. I like seeing Anne succeeding!
Jun 12, 8:01 AM

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Matthew fallling unconsciousness, thankfully is not related to his health, but getting another worker for him certainly helps. And the literacy of a bad nightmare of Anne not passing the Queen's Academy exams, she sure got a fright to the embarrassment of the class.

With the exams about a full year away, and the seasons change once again to Anne turning 15, Avonlea School grows alongside the students as close friends start to separate with the arrival of the Queen's Academy exam inching ever closer. Still, Anne and Diana keep their communication close to their hearts, as much as she's matured around the same group of elite classmates who've journeyed the difficult sessions with her. However, the rivalry that turned into jealousy between her and Gilbert for the Exam results, while on her mind, is pleased when she ties with Gilbert and passed with flying colours.

In addition to the Exam, Anne is the only one to be requested to recite a poem at a gathering that's filled with professionals alike, and the country bumpkin, though intimidated from the adults being better than her, gives quite the recital that deserved a standing ovation, even more so to give an encore in the presence of Matthew, Josie, Gilbert and other distinguished guests. What helps is the enthusiasm of Anne being content with who she is, the red-haired girl with a bosom friend, and friends that she can call wholly close.

Probably the most down-to-earth episode yet. Great to see Anne mature that greatly.
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well well , she is growing up nicely


that's good

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