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| That was a sad one or a bittersweet one - in some ways her not remembering her husband is ok cause she is happier that way. But this one was a bit close to home right now since my mom has alzheimers now so this is sort of real. |
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StabbyPWNS said: Those cherry blossoms were so pretty. *__* And that was such a sad ending.... what a b*tchy dad. T_T All that ^ Such a sad episode. I want to punch that #@%$ "dad" too \/ mizukochan said: I feel the same way. Want to reach out and punch that guy in the face. |
marywhistleyJun 30, 2013 6:32 AM
Enna said: "Ignorance is bliss" fits perfectly for the mother in the case of her husband. I really feel sorry for her son who has to worry about her on a daily basis. Especially since there's a possibility that his mother may run out of memories and even forget her own son. Yeah, at least his mother seems to be living a happy life. But it's sad for the kid :/ and I had a feeling the father was making a family somewhere else...how terrible. |
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| A more lighthearted episode for the most part, "don't do something like that so suddenly!" "It was just a sneeze, mom." This one had me laughing a good bit. I had a feeling the father wasn't going to come back, but to think he moved on to another family, such a sad turn of events. The ending was bittersweet, it was interesting that this was a mushi Ginko could do nothing about. "At least she enjoys everyday." I feel Kaji ended the episode on a more happy note with that. |
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| This was a good bittersweet episode. I like the metaphor for divorce in this episode. |
| Armageddon was yesterday, today we have a problem. |
| that was a really sad episode. loosing some of your memories and being able able to learn and expirience everything anew might not be such a bad thing. its just that she couldnt really choose what to forget that makes it sad. Sent with Mal Updater |
| yeah hes gotta shoulder that burden of memory by himself now |
"Urushibara Ruka. The mannerisms and voice of a woman... No... More feminine than any woman. But he's a guy. Taller than Mayuri, but so very thin... But he's a guy. Looks great in a miko outfit... But he's a guy. It's already twilight And yet, it's so hot. The cicadas are crying. But... He's a guy." |
| A bittersweet episode. Is it really worth it to totally forget all our painful memories or remember it and cope because isn't memories regardless of what emotion defines what we are today. |
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| It would have made it less sad if the husband just died >__< |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| I love how this series doesnt always have happy endings, ginko is a effective mushishi but he cant solve everything and some stories end in tragedy such as this one. It makes each story so much compelling since you never truly know when he will succeed or fail in helping these people |
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 |
| Jeez, ANOTHER great episode with a bittersweet ending. Loving this series till the end. |
| Not sure if that was a sad or happy ending, either way, great episode. |
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| Not sure what to feel at the end of this one... Oh Mushi-shi and your bittersweetness |
| It was kinda sad. Sayo, the mother is so adorable...can't believe the husband left her, only go to the next town over and start a new family. It's sad for the kid knowing what really happened but I think he's also happy for his mother to forget about those painful memories. Damn, why on earth does Mushishi make all the women in this series to be so cute lol?!?! |
| I don't know about you guys but this episode was like 95% sad for me. Mainly because of what Kaji has to go through...the last bit of the episode really shows that. |
| I feel like despite the fact that the woman was unable to stop her memory from being "eaten" by the mushi, the story had a happy ending. I think of it this way, if she were to keep her memory and live with the knowledge that her husband left her and her son for another woman, she would've stayed in that depression she went in when she slept for so long. (even if she had never been affected by the mushi, she would have eventually went out to find him, for she said she thought about doing it for some time). She wouldn't have been happy, might've even died from a broken heart, hey it's possible. Her son told Ginko he thinks she's happy now even though she still forgets, she's enjoying herself, she wouldn't have had the heart to go out to town and make new memories after finding out about her husband. The fact that she still sets a place for him at the table without knowing what she's doing is proof she'd never have gotten over him, and I'm glad she's happy not knowing. And even by not knowing, she still has him in her heart, since she finds comfort in setting that place for her husband, even though she doesn't know that's what she's doing. Nice episode. |
PseudoJord said: The happy endings seem to get rarer and rarer. ^ yeah he didn't even solve this one not that you could at least no one died |
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| Whenever Ginko comes back like after a year, I always think "oh shit, the worst has happened" and get a mini heart attack. |
| Really sad episode.. The mushi was a boss, Ginko gave up in the beginning. 'Forgetting that you forgot' is indeed terryfying. |
| This show... It's sadistic. It's almost as if it enjoys watching us suffer from not knowing if the episode is going to be a sad one or a happy one.. Talk about not being predictable. This episode was one of the saddest so far in my opinion. Am I watching a masterpiece? I believe so. |
| That mushi creeped me out. Twice! |
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| I thought the mushi abandoned ship when that big shadow left. Guess not. |
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| powerful. Who knew Alzheimer's disease was actually caused by a mushi? >_> I was reminded of ef: A Tale of Memories as well near the end. Nice to hear Greg Ayres this episode as well. One cool thing about the near indefinite amount of secondary characters is that all of my favorite voice actors appear to show up in one of the episodes. I also noticed there's a lot of time lapses in this series. I wonder how old Ginko actually is now. |
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| Another heart-warming one. |
| "Let Justice Be Done!" My Theme Fight again, fight again for justice! |
| Damn, I guess Ginko can't solve everything. Sad ending :( Can't believe the dad would leave his wife and son behind.. He could end up leaving his new family in the future too! |
| Jesus, what a sad conclusion. |
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| 4/5 |
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| It's sad to know that there was no way to help her... |
| A good episode, although I wouldn't say it's my favorite of the show thus far. |
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| That was pretty sad, thinking about everything she'd forgotten and everything she might forget in the future, but the mom and kid seemed happy, or at least content. |
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| How did this not get rated as good as last episode. Really good episode. I felt so attached to that mother. I felt so sad for her. It was really emotional this episode. kenshin_sama said: Haven't had much care for this anime up till now, this episode was really nice and I enjoyed it a lot. Yeah, same, I really enjoyed this episode. It was truly heartwarming, also the bamboo baby one too. I wish Ginko found a way to get rid of that pesky shadow serpent. |
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| Wow, pretty interesting episode. |
| Really good, but kinda sad. At least she seemed happy. |
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| Poor okaa-san She's not deserved that :( |
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| Ginko couldn't do anything but giving advice how to deal with it instead. |
| I'm sure this episode hit close to home for some who have to deal with family with Alzheimer's. |
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| I was thinking the father my have gotten the same Mushi but it just turns out he was a pos. The guy ditches his family for another woman, starts a new family and does all of this just one town over.... As for the mother, feel pretty bad for her getting such a terrible mushi just because she liked taking naps under a tree. I guess the only good thing that came out of it was forgetting her husband and his betrayal. Also, props to the kid for handling the whole situation so well. Can't imagine how hard it is for him. |
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| This was one of the saddest. It wasn't downright tragic or bad, still melancholic. There's not much hope this would end well. Who knows even the memories she does remember will get eaten away too as the time passes (the size of the mushi had gotten HUGE. it will eventually end up eating all of her memories, I don't think there's any alternative outcome except that) All they could do was accept it. |
TragicRomanceOct 30, 2016 1:09 PM
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| Kaji's father is a dick D:< There are only so many outcomes of him not returning. I was worried he found a new wife or died. Turns out he has a new wife AND a kid. What the fuck???? Asshole D:< I'm glad she ultimately forgot about him. I'm sad Kaji has to suffer on his own though :'( Poor kid. Be strong, boy. |
| Broshi making her forget about his husband, how can someone cheat on a girl as lovable as her smh. Not every Mushi has a cure, Ginko can do lot of things, but sometimes he can only give advices to make the life of that person slightly better u_u |
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| It's an uncomfortable idea to consider that maybe she's better off with the mushi, although it's understandable that it would come up. On one hand, she does seem happy and she gets to enjoy a lot more novelty every single day, compared to other people. On the other hand, while being cheated on does hurt, you can still recover from it with time; and it's certainly not worse than death. So I don't think she really is better off this way, and this was more of a bittersweet ending leaning towards a downer ending. In any case, I loved this episode. |
| This time the mushi did more good than harm. Life is sick and mushi is the cure. |
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| Thanks for the Mushi she forgot about that bastard but still, the boy has to suffer because of his father. |
| At first it did not seem, but then gradually the usual melancholy and tormenting atmosphere was perceived as if it were a blow to the heart, the story told in this episode is very sad, which also wants to leave us a meaning: those who really love each other , they never forget. The character of Sayo is very nice, unfortunate that her husband is a faithless. |
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