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| "Do you belive in love there?" /c |
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| Well, I think I have a better understanding for all the love triangle characters, and the episode was very well orchestrated. Very intense stuff all around. |
| oh come on the phone scene almost gave me a seisure...SHAAAAFT!!! what a wonderful episode beside that...i'm starting to get into this ^^...too bad it's episode 10 :( i simply love the music that played when they kissed the last episode and this time :) 5/5 |
Sayonara,papa! "Just how a mirror reflects you,people will also reflect your heart." ~Athena Glory,Aria "Whatever happens,happens" ~Spike Spiegel's thoughts on dying(Cowboy Bebop) |
| Absolutely spectacular episode, start to finish. This is definitely, as of now, the emotional peak of the show. Everything about the episode--every scene, from Kyosuke's confrontation with Hiro, to the rooftop scene with the disappearing girl, to Hiro's conversation with Kei, was executed to near perfection. They really pulled out all the stops with this one, as the consistently excellent artwork and music just got even better, beautifully complementing all the drama going on. Not to mention, there's a whole slew of symbolism and metaphors--I loved the constant juxtaposition of Hiro's love life with forked roads and that of his choice between academics and mangas. And then, of course, there was the phone call scene. My god. This really was one of the best extended 100 seconds of anime I have ever seen. While the initial countdown was somewhat annoying and tedious, it definitely got better towards the end with the increasing drama. Scenes like this just aren't complete without musical and artistic nuances. The way the music intensified as the sun slowly rose over the horizon, then the fade to black,until Hiro suddenly directly enters the scene and reintroduces the vibrant colours...beautiful. Glad that Hiro's sorted out his priorities, and as of now, Hiro x Miyako is pretty much set ^_^ If ef keeps up with this level of quality to the end, it'll probably get a 10 from me. Damn. This was good. |
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| This episode was pure proof that the Hirano/Kei/Miyako arc is far more deep and far more entertaining than Renji/Chihiro. I actually really liked this ep. |
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SpudUK said: Glad I'm not the only who thought that; I actually felt bored whenever the story switched to Renji's side.This episode was pure proof that the Hirano/Kei/Miyako arc is far more deep and far more entertaining than Renji/Chihiro. I actually really liked this ep. |
| Kyosuke says some good things sometimes... Dam only 100 seconds on that phone card.. That episode was pretty damn amazing. |
| Still a Kei fan. But I'm not as upset with Hirano/Miyako as I thought I'd be. |
Faust721 said: gah, by 11 min. Spectacular episode. I'm so happy that Hirono chose Miyako and the phone conversation countdown was just great. I especially loved how they were cut off and it was in black and white and then Hirono showed up and it transitioned into color. I guess this half of the show is done. Looking forward to the conclusion to Chihiro and Renji Same here, it was an absolutely brilliant episode. I can't believe that something could rival Clannad. Very happy with the outcome. I was scared for a bit when I thought he might pick Kei after all during the confession scene from her, but it all turned out in my favour =] Shadow_Strider said: This episode was nothing short of a masterpiece, from start to finish it was like riding on an emotional roller coaster. I was gonna say that.. xD |
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| Kindda disapointed that Hirono didn't choose Kei. I kindda hate Myako so I allways thought Kei was better for Hirono. Oh well... the phone scene was briliant! Gotta give SHAFT some love when it deserves! |
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| i find that the conclusion between kei and hirono was much better than miyako and hirono what i hate more than liars is what miyako did when she made him pick between kei and herself in a situation where kei could've been seriously injured, - its like a guy has to pick between a girl who might suicide if you don't stop her or stay with a girl who is safe and if you leave she'll break up with you. in the end, it was a great episode.. even though i didn't want miyako to win, this episode didn't disappoint "save the best for last" |
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| Phone scene was well done. Although, I personally like Kei more than Miyako since she seems kind of...possessive? |
TowardsTheStars said: Phone scene was well done. Although, I personally like Kei more than Miyako since she seems kind of...possessive? I initially was a bit worried about Miyako's possessiveness in the beginning. But as the story progressed, I found that I could accept it. Given her history with love (in general), she has come to learn about what she needs/wants out of a relationship. She wants to be somebody's world, which may be a tad bit irrational...but I have to respect the fact that she was up front about it. However, I wasn't a big fan of the "choose me or Kei" scene, but then again if she hadn't done it she wouldn't have been staying true to her character. Gotta love that phone scene though. I didn't expect it to actually count down the 100 seconds. And I'm a bit amazed that Hirono was able to find her phonebooth in such a short period of time...he must be quite the bicycle rider. >_> So beautiful! Can't wait for Chihiro/Renji to wrap up. |
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| It was a good episode, but the scene at the phone became a little anniying, even it was a great touch. Anyway ef hasn't been able to affect me on the emotional level, and Im more interested in Chihiro's story line. |
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Veethorn said: Make sure you watch the OP next ep |
| Phone scene was ANNOYING, omg, just throw that in the last 10 second of the line (maybe 20) or something, this was ridiculous. |
| I kinda hate the fact that they slept together, but I guess it turned out to be not so bad.. It would be great to have friend like the camera dude, if only he's not a womanizer(I think Hiro Hiro said that once before), I would like Kei to end up with him :D |
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| She's like telling her whole story about sad family and sh*t just so that he feels bad for her. Well okay, it seemed to have an effect on Hirono. |
| best anime.. end of story |
| Am I the only one that was angry with him for choosing miyako? :o Don't get me wrong, I still loved the series ( haven't seen melodies yet though ) but I just got really mad at him for choosing miyako. I really disliked miyako, still do. No matter how rough her life was, the way she forces hirono to choose her and her alone and not look at anyone else anymore really rubs me the wrong way. The last episode redeemed her a bit on that side, but that wasn't good enough for me =/ I also just liked kei way more I guess... |
| Wow, that was horrible. So damned schmaltzy I started laughing. And this is the climax of one of the two story-lines. Wow. I was always more interested in the other storyline, though. Hopefully that doesn't end like a lead balloon. |
| Camera guy's sudden understanding of Hiro's former indecisiveness about his feelings towards Kei was a bit too convenient in my opinion, and I find it weird he thought Hiro should have assumed Kei loves him that way. It would have been better if he just smacked him and told him his indecisiveness has hurt Kei, but even tht's a bit of a stretch. Maybe he just assumed his habit of preferring to not push an issue to a conclusion if there's a chance he gets hurt would lead him to have behaved like that and happened to be right. But he had a point and helped Hiro make a decision instead of leaving everything hanging. And the call scene was not the best it could have been to say the least. But while some characters' insight to it was a bit unnatural, the hidden truths in the relationship between Kei and Hirono were really well built up and realistic. Kei's confession scene was amazing and it was so happy to see Hiro find Miyako. 4/5 |
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| An full episode devoted to Miyako and Hirono, good stuff...yet I cringe at the thoughts of the next episode devoted to Renji and Chihiro |
aletasho said: We seem to be in the minority, but no, you're not the only one. She was way too clingy. Lol. But isn't that usually how it works in real life? The one who puts out wins! *Sigh*Am I the only one that was angry with him for choosing miyako? :o Don't get me wrong, I still loved the series ( haven't seen melodies yet though ) but I just got really mad at him for choosing miyako. I really disliked miyako, still do. No matter how rough her life was, the way she forces hirono to choose her and her alone and not look at anyone else anymore really rubs me the wrong way. The last episode redeemed her a bit on that side, but that wasn't good enough for me =/ I also just liked kei way more I guess... |
| Not bad episode, though I was really annoyed in it`s beginning by Kyosuke and that old anime morality about making choice and so on... But the end was great, I liked the way their phone conversation was shown and, by the way, I support Hirono`s choice. But a full episode devoted to this story means that I`d have to watch about Renji`s and Chihiro`s storyline in next episode... It might be boring...((( |
livingdeadkat said: uh dude, kei was just as clingy. she just wasnt succeeding at italetasho said: We seem to be in the minority, but no, you're not the only one. She was way too clingy.Am I the only one that was angry with him for choosing miyako? :o Don't get me wrong, I still loved the series ( haven't seen melodies yet though ) but I just got really mad at him for choosing miyako. I really disliked miyako, still do. No matter how rough her life was, the way she forces hirono to choose her and her alone and not look at anyone else anymore really rubs me the wrong way. The last episode redeemed her a bit on that side, but that wasn't good enough for me =/ I also just liked kei way more I guess... |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| throughout the first half of the episode, i seriously had thoughts of dropping this series and its rating.... but after hiro was finally able to make his decisions between kei and miyako, all i could say was FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! i was ready to fuck shit up when kei and hiro were talking about going back to how things were, i thought it would finally be the end of miyako. it wouldve been SO horrible to end that way, especially with kei fulfilling her wish of "erasing miyako" with a mindset like that, i couldnt really stand to have kei as the victor the final phone call had me in tears ;_; just as it blacked out, hiro comes like a prince in shining armor to rescue his princess i could NOT have asked for a better ending for hiro and miyako, i was just rooting for those two since the beginning, even through kei's final confession to hiro with this, the series really cemented a 10/10 rating for me!!! let's just hope that renji and chihiro find their happy ending as well |
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| I loved the countdown timer, that was indeed brilliant! |
| El Psy Congroo まだまだだね!!! |
DJIzzyIzzyHitler said: livingdeadkat said: uh dude, kei was just as clingy. she just wasnt succeeding at italetasho said: We seem to be in the minority, but no, you're not the only one. She was way too clingy.Am I the only one that was angry with him for choosing miyako? :o Don't get me wrong, I still loved the series ( haven't seen melodies yet though ) but I just got really mad at him for choosing miyako. I really disliked miyako, still do. No matter how rough her life was, the way she forces hirono to choose her and her alone and not look at anyone else anymore really rubs me the wrong way. The last episode redeemed her a bit on that side, but that wasn't good enough for me =/ I also just liked kei way more I guess... She wasn't as blatant though. I like Kei a lot better, but those phone messages in episode 8 made me cringe to the extent I think this makes more sense, even if I am a little cheesed about it, it's fitting. |
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| They really get the right atmosphere over! A great episode of both girls relations with him, the ending was quite lovely, though I'm not sure Kai-chan will like this... Either way lovely episode really hearth warming in the end! 2 episode remain :( |
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| The countdown timer was an emotional moment. They had a nice bond. |
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| ...that last part went over my head for some reason. The ambient music was a nice touch, though, I guess. |
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| I'm really glad that Hiro & Miyako ended up together. I was rooting for them for the whole series! And also, that phone call scene was so good, as the timer counts down and the emotions building up.. very nice! |
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| Just who is this weird lady with the weird hat? What relevance does she have to the plot, if she was taken out of the story would we even notice? Also I think they should have left out the sans, kuns and onii chans. It just doesn't flow right in English. Its a verbal speed bump, slowing down the sentence unnecessarily whenever they say it. Onii chan could have easily been switched for big brother since it has the same amount of syllables. |
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| I like Hentai, you like real life. Instead of complaining about my tastes, be grateful you now don't have to compete against me. |
| Miyako's lines at the beginning of the episode were really telling of her character. For a while I was wondering why in response to her troubles at home she didn't just dive into a bunch of meaningless relationships, as is seen all too often. However, I realize now just how cold of reasoning that was for me. A meaningless relationship is exactly what she does NOT need. "I don't want to have anything to do with someone who won't cherish me. If that's the case, I'd rather be alone...I don't want to disappear from someone's heart again." The fact that she realizes this and acts on it shows real maturity and depth to her character, and has really risen my opinion of her. That breakup/confession scene with Kei...wow. The parallel to the manga and the development of their emotions through their conversation was beautifully executed. Well, this show finally did it. I shed a tear or two so far, but the final phone call scene really got the waterworks going. Having known Miyako's past for a while, it didn't dawn on me that Hiro didn't know of it until the end of her "babbling" right before he interrupted her, and then it just hit me all at once, with his lines, her past, and the music...oh man that was excellent. |
| Amazing! :,) I really love how things ended up, finally the protagonist made the right choice! The phone call at the end was again spectacular, truly beautiful scene and the music fit perfectly :) Only thing I regret is that I waited for so long time to start watching this anime, this is amazing |
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| i watched for sure about 10 times this fucking countdown scene... it hit me soo hard -.- |
| My favorite quotes from animes: Those who seek miracles will never experience one. The hand of salvation only extends to people who try to make miracles happen. - Ef a tale of melodies. I destroy worlds. I create worlds. - Code geass We are humans. - Shinsekai yori 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10km run EVERY SINGLE DAY!!! - One punch man |
| shit! XD such a good episode! XD I love it.. that 100seconds scene! XD nice one :3 it is really dramatic.. the conversation between hiro and kei. and hiro and miyako.. next episode.. another chihiro arc :3 |
| 5/5 One of the most emotional scenes i've ever watched... was a phone call. The music was perfect, and the pieces just fell into place from there. |
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| Hirono chose Miyako! I'm so happy! He went to every public telephone in Otawa just to find her! I'm so glad she didn't leave town! :-) |
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| I didn't like the coutndown sound, it interrupted the conversation. And while appropriate, the switching to the countdown, being all black etc. was also annoying. Maybe only doing it ever so often would have been better. Also, the "don't leave", "choose me" etc...it's annoying, no matter how believable it is. Hirono clearly did not "choose" Kei when he ran after her, he was worried about her.Why did Miyako force this on him, especially when she "knows" she will lose? Why not accept the fact that he loves you but still cares about other people? Would she have reacted the same way if he would have chased afer Kyosuke? I don't think so. So why force the "bad end" up onto yourself? It's better explained here than in most anime, but still. Same when Kyosuke hit Hirono. So it was all his fault? It's not Kei's fault for not telling him sooner, not Miyako's fault for budging in when she knows about it, not both girls fault they make him chose on the spot instead of accepting that he doesn't know yet, not their fault for not talking about it with each other and not Kyosuke's fault for not telling his best friend when he knows aswell? Some anime even extend it to a competition where both know each others moves and try to come up with something better, here, they met at the railroad crossing, where Kei declared war (and actually forced Miyako down this road), and then again in Hirono's appartment. Nice move everyone. Everyone knows better, everyone excepts Hirono to do something, but doesn't tell him. And it's his fault. He could have done better, he could have decided right away, he could have made the move on Kei when he thought they would become lovers sooner or later anyways, and some more stuff. So he made mistakes - like they all did. I bet if he would have gone with Kei because Miyako couldn't even wait until he was sure his younger sister was okay it would be his fault for breaking Miyako's heart, and he would be stupid pervert for abusing the situation she was in. Well okay, maybe not in this anime, not the perbert part. It looks like that fight was what he needed to come to a decision, and everyone is kinda okay with how it ended, but it was not nice and very cliché. Still a good episode, but ithe previous two or so were way better. |
| The countdown was simply amazing. Shaft did it again. I rarely vote but this, I can't help it. 5 out of 5. |
| what an emotional episode the last few episodes have been nothing short of masterful and some of the most emotional episodes i have seen since the end of shiki! loved this, can't wait to finish this one off! |
| Clearly the best episode yet (especially since there was no Chihiro x Renji part now...) The countdown and the scene after that was great :) I'm glad everything worked out in the end. Though I don't think Kei will ever be able to let go of her feelings for Hiro :/ |
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| Really good episode still isnt my favorite anime yet but i dont think it will be however really really does remind me of Clannad to a aspect which i do feel like watching again but maybe in another 6 months or so but yeah this episode did have its ups and downs the countdown was both brilliant as well a annoying but other then that it was a good episode. |
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| yeah this countdown scene love it ^^ |
| My favorite quotes from animes: Those who seek miracles will never experience one. The hand of salvation only extends to people who try to make miracles happen. - Ef a tale of melodies. I destroy worlds. I create worlds. - Code geass We are humans. - Shinsekai yori 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10km run EVERY SINGLE DAY!!! - One punch man |
| That was beautiful. This anime is an absolute masterpiece. |
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