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| Nice romance story told in just a merely 25 minutes It was understandable and everything was there I like to play things by ear as well when I hear some good soundtracks or music Sneaky way to get a girl like Juri that was labeled as a weirdo in her younger years There was a nice "Guilty Crown" reference and the dreams looked like "No. 6 http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/2/29759l.jpg" Although I've never seen that, but recognized the clothing from the poster It was very enjoyable to me overall I wouldn't mind a full series or OVA/Movie of it like last years "Little Witch Academia" succeeded with a sequel at kickstarter |
| I liked the portrayal of the characters in a realistic way, especially for a high school setting. But like other people I'm sure have said, the misunderstanding Juri has that Akoi is like her is somewhat offputting. I can understand that it still be more believable for this to happen instead of the classic "saving the girl", but ending it like that seems almost anti-climatic to me. On the other hand, Akoi may not be the "same" as Juri, but she opened up to him knowing he had seen the same dream. No one else had before. Not to mention the dream is literally symbolism of the entire story. Also that ending dream scene with music and color c: |
| Somebody explain this to me. So basically, the second track in the iPod kinda made the MC dream about it (cause he's listening to them in his sleep)? Now that he realized that he didn't really genuinely dreamt the same thing, he wanted to apologize but suddenly the misunderstanding grew bigger, but at the same time he kinda "saved" the FeMC because of said misunderstanding? |
redd530 said: Somebody explain this to me. So basically, the second track in the iPod kinda made the MC dream about it (cause he's listening to them in his sleep)? Now that he realized that he didn't really genuinely dreamt the same thing, he wanted to apologize but suddenly the misunderstanding grew bigger, but at the same time he kinda "saved" the FeMC because of said misunderstanding? Basically everything was a huge misunderstanding. The MC didn't have the same dream. All he did was listen to the tracks and remembered the info. When he asked about the 3 jars, he was asking about them with the information he got from track 2. Basically all he did was fill in the blanks for the questions the girl was asking. He was not special in any way. He just happened to be the one to hear the track. This could have easily been the douche dude who wanted to be her bf (if he had heard the track). At the end with the picture, that was the picture the female lead was looking for as it was her favorite. When he redrew it, she mistook that as him having the same dream and drawing that picture from memory. Again another misunderstanding. Don't get me wrong, the anime was good. But it was not as good as I had thought it was on first watch. |
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| This was very enjoyable, I wish there was more stuff like this instead of 20 giant robot shows every season. 8/10 |
| Oops and here I thought he had the dream at first. I'll have to rewatch it. My first interpretation was that he dreamt the same dream because he was listening to the track with them describing what she saw. |
| WOOOW.. that was pretty fascinating ; u ; |
| The ending is kind of devastating. She thinks he sees the same things as her, that she has finally found a reason to not believe what doctors and her parents and kids at school told her about herself. |
Pudi said: The MC has special powers. he played the music (she wrote/composed) without knowing the full song... which lead to her giving him her mp3 player. He has perfect pitch, or something. He was just able to recreate the few seconds of her ring tone from class. He then asked to hear the full song and she she gave him the MP3. If you want to call a rare talent/skill a power, than okay. |
| Well that was pretty great. With a couple more episodes this could have been amazing. |
| I liked it. It delivered a nice vibe. But I think it was too short, expanding the story a bit more wouldn't have hurt. |
| I've got to say, the symbolism at the end of the full dream sequence shown in the ED was very interesting. Mamimii said: I don't really understand Juri's dream, though; is there a point? It seemed very much like a fantasy version of "Romeo and Juliet" in my opinion. Not sure if anyone else directly thought of that. Kurini said: Good decision, main lead! I would have lied at the end like he did. Oh definitely. Chaospan said: Eeeeeh. This type of anime is totally my cup of tea, but I was seriously let down when he discovered the second track. This means that the premise of their possible relationship is false. I actually like that Honjou lied in order to gain her favour. I honestly did not see that twist coming. Chaospan said: That said, the anime's story in itself was kind of BS to me, given that he's essentially no more connected with her than her so-called '(not-)boyfriend.' But at least he likes her dream and doesn't think she's weird. He probably does think she is weird but accepts it as a perfect imperfection of the girl he has a crush on. :P skudoops said: IIRC one of the girls in her class (who I assume knew her from middle school) commented how she was really weird and likely on the same social level as the MC and his friends and only recently changed when she got into HS. This short made her pretty mysterious and I am actually quite curious about her past relationship (if there is any) with Makina. skudoops said: Another thing that I missed on first watch was when the MC gave her the re-done picture. She completely misinterpreted his reasoning for that and likely assumed he drew it based on memory after she said that it was her favourite part. I agree overall that it was embracing your true self and finding someone to connect to(this was especially made clear by the little convo the MC and his friends had). Oh man, that part was pretty sad. :/ I wonder how long Makina didn't charge her PiePod. It still had juice left after such a long time. |
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| I enjoyed it for what it was, short and beautiful. 8/10 |
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| well that was interesting. i like the idea of playing around with different social groups and how each person wears different 'masks' in their lives in order to assimilate and be apart of a certain group. but in the end, it would be nice to find someone who could understand you for who you are. now the stupid part about this is that the guy ends up being friends (perhaps lovers in the future) due to a misunderstanding. it wouldve been better if he cleared the air and came clean that the dream he saw was induced by the 2nd track which painted the setting and it's not because he's her star crossed lover. well, in the end i suppose realistically speaking he'll come clean. at the end of the day, he ultimately wants to be apart of her world and see what she sees. so, he'll have the best chance to get together with her. but what about that 'asshole' guy? what if he was willing to do the same and it just so happens he was being a bit of an ass to our MC because he thought he was troubling her with those papers. so, i guess what makes our MC special is simply being in the right place at the right time (maybe some credits can be given to his perfect pitch ability which ultimately gave him the opportunity to juri open up to him -- if only our 'asshole' can have that, huh). overall, i think the writer of this story is pushing it a bit with the whole bishoujo finding her star crossed lover in a relatively ordinary guy. regardless, 8/10 for telling an elaborate story within such a small time frame. |
KurogashiApr 20, 2014 10:11 PM
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| wait wait wait. If the MC didn't have the dream then what was with the kinda hazzy dream sequence right after he started listening to the first track? Even if he only had that dream because of the second track with all the details, he still had the same dream as her. |
ColdXClueApr 21, 2014 12:41 AM
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| That was really good, short but good, I wouldn't mind a spin off anime purely on her dream, lovely ending song. |
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| That was some quality anime. Hooked me right away, want to know what happened from there. |
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| Brilliant. Probably the best project for anime mirai. |
| Is this it? There's not going to be more? I could easily watch 25 episodes of this and not get tired! These were 25 minutes well spent. |
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| It was quite nice :) I really liked the scene where she slapped that other guy ^^' Funny how he was being all weak after that ^^' I would have liked to see what happens next... cause she seems to misunderstand and I don't see how their possible relationship can go on by continuing to 'lie' :( |
| This was really good for a 25 minute movie. Would've liked to see more. Also, there was a Sakasama no Patema poster in MC's bedroom. |
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| Imagine if the MC didn't actually hear the second track,like how some ipods have to have the repeat button selected to play the next song? So it turns out it actually was a dream based on her song |
| -The blade of the forefather who introduced the spirit of the roundabout- |
| wished it was longer~ |
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| Beautiful short movie, an interesting story one can easily relate to ^.^ |
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| yeah beautiful and deadly? misunderstanding |
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| So is the movie that underrated just because of "open" ending? Pity of it. I was totally satisfied with it and the whole movie felt like a complete story. Very soulful and heartwarming work of art. |
InevitabilisMay 27, 2014 4:58 AM
| Much potential , could've been way better if it was a full tv series. |
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| Wow...this was really good! On the one hand, Akio didn't have the dream out of nowhere, but because he was prompted by what was on the iPod. On the other hand, though, he did have it, and it gave him the opportunity to have Juri open up to him. For her part, Juri's really friggin' repressed/suppressed and ashamed of it, which explains why she's so ecstatic when he starts talking about the dream, to the point of freaking Akio out. The dream itself is one big symbol of what Juri truly wants, which is to feel like she can pursue her dreams without people thinking she's completely mental (if I'm not mistaken, she's made out to be like a savant on the piano or something; or just really inspired in a way most people think is abnormal). Ultimately, I don't think the fact that he didn't have the dream of his own accord, and thus is not the same as Juri is any sort of a dealbreaker for me. It's funny: if Akio had the same dream as Juri of his own accord, and that was truly how they were similar, it would run counter to what the dream was about. The dream was about being able to truly be yourself with someone else, being able to bare yourself completely before them, without the fear of rejection or of not being accepted. Despite being what Juri latched onto in her frantic outreach, such a superficial similarity would ultimately not give her what she was looking for. On the other hand, Akio's willingness and desire to "see more of her world", to get to know her better without any reservations, is definitely what Juri is looking for and is what her dream is all about. His more important similarity of knowing what being an outsider feels like, and not being judgmental of Juri as a result is what gets his foot in the door in the first place. If he wasn't like that, he probably would have put the brakes on after Juri started freaking out with excitement at the top of the stairs while talking about her dream, and would have thought she was weird or a freak like everyone did when she was in middle school. As far as lying to her about the picture he drew goes, Akio seems like a pretty good kid, so he'd probably tell her at some point, and probably sooner rather than later. |
Sejin said: +1 i agreeeee with youWow...this was really good! On the one hand, Akio didn't have the dream out of nowhere, but because he was prompted by what was on the iPod. On the other hand, though, he did have it, and it gave him the opportunity to have Juri open up to him. For her part, Juri's really friggin' repressed/suppressed and ashamed of it, which explains why she's so ecstatic when he starts talking about the dream, to the point of freaking Akio out. The dream itself is one big symbol of what Juri truly wants, which is to feel like she can pursue her dreams without people thinking she's completely mental (if I'm not mistaken, she's made out to be like a savant on the piano or something; or just really inspired in a way most people think is abnormal). Ultimately, I don't think the fact that he didn't have the dream of his own accord, and thus is not the same as Juri is any sort of a dealbreaker for me. It's funny: if Akio had the same dream as Juri of his own accord, and that was truly how they were similar, it would run counter to what the dream was about. The dream was about being able to truly be yourself with someone else, being able to bare yourself completely before them, without the fear of rejection or of not being accepted. Despite being what Juri latched onto in her frantic outreach, such a superficial similarity would ultimately not give her what she was looking for. On the other hand, Akio's willingness and desire to "see more of her world", to get to know her better without any reservations, is definitely what Juri is looking for and is what her dream is all about. His more important similarity of knowing what being an outsider feels like, and not being judgmental of Juri as a result is what gets his foot in the door in the first place. If he wasn't like that, he probably would have put the brakes on after Juri started freaking out with excitement at the top of the stairs while talking about her dream, and would have thought she was weird or a freak like everyone did when she was in middle school. As far as lying to her about the picture he drew goes, Akio seems like a pretty good kid, so he'd probably tell her at some point, and probably sooner rather than later. This is my one of my favorites! Loved everything about. The VA for the female lead was perfect! Eargasm from her voice. That ED is the best. Looooooove it. |
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| Wow, this was really good. Really liked the voice actors, atmosphere, and the two lead characters. I wish there was some kinda of continuation :/ 8/10 |
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| What a beautiful dream. |
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| This should've had more running time, like an actual movie to explore its concepts, it has the basis spot on. Nice watch, it's interesting to see Mirai projects such as this. |
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| Wow this was amazing I wish they would make this into a full series or a longer movie or two it would be hard to piece together but this was jsut fucking amazing 9/10 for me |
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| If you pay attention very closely you will know that Akio has a very good sound-memory which enable him to replay Juri's song from just listen to it once and also from the anime he saw. There are two very reasonable scenarios 1) Akio could have dreamed the same dream while listen to the song. 2) Akio could have materialized the second track/interview into his dream(remember he only jumped into a conclusion that he didn't have the same dream only after he came back home and saw the second track). But I don't think that is the main point of the show. |
 "A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| This was very nostalgic and I enjoyed it. They could have made this into a movie but I guess they were low on budget. 7/10 |
| That was quite nice. |
"Be the change you wish to see in the world."  |
| Oh man this was totally amazing, the amount of quality put in this single episode was just absolutely amazing! It's been a very long time that I've had such an interesting and emotional link with an anime! This really is something unique and special which I totally enjoyed and on top of that the lovely ED made it almost perfect! 9/10 |
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| I think it was amazing, and even if it was only 25 minutes it was pretty good. Makes you want to watch more. |
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| Loved this short film and music. |
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| i reaaaaaly liked it. but i think it needed more time. maybe just a few more episodes idk. i just watched it and i just want more |
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