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| Too bad she cut off her hair. |
quitearush said: Too bad she cut off her hair. I for one rather liked her new hair cut :D |
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Siing said: quitearush said: Too bad she cut off her hair. I for one rather liked her new hair cut :D Me too. It matched her real personality. A good conclusion. It was sad to see Ayase die the way she did... Ali-Project: Evolve a little bit in your music. |
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Siing said: quitearush said: Too bad she cut off her hair. I for one rather liked her new hair cut :D Her new haircut was totally kickass. |
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| Love this series so far. It's something new. The animation is great. Music is also pretty good. Next ep gogo! |
| was cool episode,i love the ed but the op like other songs af ali project i preety hate,like ppl said most of their songs sound the same. and i think they sound terribale. |
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| another hell of an awesome episode >w< everything tied up nicely, the gun scene was.. wow :3 I hope we will get to see it again. Static said: That rookie cop gave me a feeling of anger :S same >.< &I also liked her new hair cut. not into short hair cuts, her was short-medium ish, just like saya's<3 (blood+) |
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| I love these two episodes, first two episodes a freakin masterpiece. I can't wait to finish the rest of the series. :] |
| The little gun scene was priceless. |
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| Wow another amazing episode its interesting to see the domino effect going on with the letters. I can understand why she killed her father now and I'm glad it seems he deserved to die but its very sad that both she and Shouta had to lose their lifes. |
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| I can understand why she killed her father, but she didn't have to kill shouta. It was a good episode. |
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| Poor Shouta! T^T He was too good of a person. T^T |
| The OP is cool its just like Rozen Maiden Season 1's OP... ^^ |
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| Wow, amazing episode. Hopefully the rest of the series stays this good. Though Shouta didn't deserve such a sad death... |
| The first time I cried since Aria the Origination.I'm kind of happy that she died though... |
| "This Forest isn't going to reveal all its secrets for the likes of you." |
| Ah, this episode was much nicer. I liked how everything connected, especially the letters. From father to lover to friend to sister. <3 I like Fumika better now, too, especially with that kickass gun twirling she did, haha! And I still love Kanaka, though her pendant form reminded me of Shakugan no Shana. I like when stories flip around to give you a totally different perspective of everything and everyone! Asuna's dad was a real creep. I'm glad Asuna protected her sister, even though it was a drastic way to handle it, but that's what happens when emotions run high, I suppose. Poor Asuna. And I liked her look WAY better when she cut her hair and changed her outfit. She looked so much sexier then. X3 It's sad that she's gone and now it's just Miku. But I loved the ending with the rocket scene, with all of their names on it, and the zoom out on Asuna. <3 |
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| This was just beautiful... I still think Asunas deserve to rot in hell since she killed Shouta without deserving it (the dude was willing to pretend nothing happened). |
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| The show should just stop here >< |
| Looks like the father deserved it after all and he was planning to pimp his younger daughter too. T_T I console myself that I get to see the rocket fly, I guess that's something in these chain of tragedies. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| It's really sad and tragic... I never expect to be this heavy. Too bad Asuna got shot and didn't get a second chance in life. Stupid cop! Well, now that I've watch this I expect there'll be more 'deaths' in future episodes. Better not get attach to the characters. |
| 4 words - awesome show so far 1 question about Asuna's 'job'. Do they just take pictures or do they also violate her physically? I know both acts are bad, but one would impact her mental state more than the other. Just curious of what you guys think. |
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| Another great episode. Was quite sad to see Shouta's letter and the rocket launch was really well done. |
| Oh well. |
| Yeah... loved the gun scene. =p This episode was done pretty well, not gunna lie. |
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| Asuna's story could been used to make another show. I'm sad to see it all end so fast. |
| Guess I'm the only one that doesn't feel the least bit of a sympathy for Asuna, killing Shouta without a single thought made me not really care what her reasoning was. I feel for her on the issue about her father, but Shouta's case was a lot different, all I have to say can be summed up by Ai Enma: Yami ni madoishi awarena kage yo (O pitiful shadow bound in the darkness,) Hito o kizutsuke otoshimete (Looking down upon people, and causing them pain) Tsumi ni oboreshi gou no tama (A soul drowned in sinful karma...) Ippen shinde miru?(Want to try dying this once?) Good show so far tho |
 "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment" |
| "I hope your rocket will reach its destination." Considering that Shouta's feelings reached Asuna, no matter how late, I think that it did. Nice, bittersweet ending to the tale of these two. 5/5. |
| 1. Poor asuna. Wish she found another way to deal with her father. She's such a nice girl 2. The police offer who shot asuna was stupid. She wasn't even close to killing the detective 7/10 |
| This is really great so far. Every letter has led to a death in some way, I'm curious if this chain-of-events will continue like this. First Shouta gets a letter, then he dies. Then Asuna gets a letter, then she dies. Now Miku gets a letter... Since she's a little girl I doubt she's going to die, but if it really does keep going this way I'm interested in seeing how things play out. |
| Some parts of this post may be exaggerated. |
| Her dad was making her do erotic pictures and everyone in her school knew about it, and he was trying to make her young sister do the same, so she killed him...was not waiting for that, I could not believe when the cop shoot her =/ It was so sad when her sister got the letter =/ |
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| This series is great so far, i'm loving it. Asuna was a great character, all for her sister. I really like this show. |
| Great plot! Everything fits very well. I am in awe! |
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| That was very good, I really liked that they catched up to the last episode, I thought this would've been more a story on episodic basis! Let's see what's next though. |
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| Good setting for me, but there are deaths one after another- that's so sad especially assuming that they were still kids |
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| This was awesome. That guy that shot her was most likely a rookie. |
cyruz said: Great episode indeed, I find it oddly paralyzing that the roof on which Shouta worked on his rocket belonged to the very same building the pictures of Asuna were taken in. Same...it didn't process in my mind last episode, but I made the connection this time, everything came together. It made sense how they met then, and why she sought Shouta's company. Honestly didn't expect myself to cry, but this was a very emotional episode. While Ayase had a lot of darkness in her heart, and on a conscious level hated Shouta, she subconsciously was attracted to his brightness, being able to dream. In the end, it was like the detective said, she was pure. She ran to see the rocket that Shouta finished, and the waterworks came down when I saw the "Asuna + Miku" on the rocket. How can she not be moved by such sincerity? I don't find it particularly tragic (nor do I think it was meant to be tragic) that Ayase was shot, since at that moment she became free, and was able to watch the rocket launch. We are only supposed to sympathize with her to an extent, since not everyone is 100% likable or justified in everything that they do. The ending of the episode was perfect, Miku receiving an "unusual letter that contains the purest and most beautiful sentiments in the world." |
tingyApr 11, 2016 11:38 PM
| Lol I thought Asuna getting shot and then watching the rocket launch while dying it would be a nice way to end the story... didn't expect it to actually happen. |
| “Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is alchemy's first law of Equivalent Exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one, and only, truth. But the world isn't perfect, and the law is incomplete..." -Alphonse Elric "Then and now, what I protect has never changed!" -Sakata Gintoki I'll take anything like The Pet Girl of Sakurasou. Anything as good as that. |
Venom900 said: Guess I'm the only one that doesn't feel the least bit of a sympathy for Asuna, killing Shouta without a single thought made me not really care what her reasoning was. I feel for her on the issue about her father, but Shouta's case was a lot different, all I have to say can be summed up by Ai Enma: Yami ni madoishi awarena kage yo (O pitiful shadow bound in the darkness,) Hito o kizutsuke otoshimete (Looking down upon people, and causing them pain) Tsumi ni oboreshi gou no tama (A soul drowned in sinful karma...) Ippen shinde miru?(Want to try dying this once?) My sentiments exactly. Shouta did nothing wrong; his death was unjustified. I find it hard to sympathize with Asuna when she did that to the one other person who truly cared for her. jimmy2027 said: This episode delves into the problems with the society. However, I still haven't found any logical explanations as to why she would stab shouta in the first place. This whole thing is just pure illogical, and even makes me think that females are just naturally illogical beings to begin with. But I really wished it was all part of Shouta's hallucinations after realizing the world is crashing down. Going into the psychological factors, I think that the fact Shouta knew about this whole thing and hiding it from her, but instead "summoned" others to "arrest" her, made her equate Shouta to her father in this way. She probably thinks that all males are nasty beings deep down in her heart, and treat women as sexual objects. All those feelings made her unable to sustain herself and so she stabbed... But why Shouta? After all those good times they have been through... And why didn't she even get the hint that he likes her even after all those times... And why would she even regret killing shouta after seeing his letter, but not the moment when she killed him. The way I see is this: Shouta says, "I believe in her!". Then stabbed to death. And the letter basically illiterates the same thing!! So why even regret if all she wanted is "erasing her existence.".... Why even stab if you are just going to regret later on? This is purely illogical!!!! Do you know what else is illogical? Judging half of the people in the world based on the actions of a mentally ill, fictional character. |
| Another Interesting Episode. This show is pretty good so far. |
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| That father was a scumbag. In the end it's quite a depressing outcome. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Really an excellent episode to close this first story. I enjoyed the dark and melancholic tones of the narrative, even after so many years, this episode has made me feel the same feelings I experienced long ago when I first saw it. The atmosphere of this series reminds me so much of the anime series of Rozen Maiden. |
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tingy said: cyruz said: Great episode indeed, I find it oddly paralyzing that the roof on which Shouta worked on his rocket belonged to the very same building the pictures of Asuna were taken in. Same...it didn't process in my mind last episode, but I made the connection this time, everything came together. It made sense how they met then, and why she sought Shouta's company. Honestly didn't expect myself to cry, but this was a very emotional episode. While Ayase had a lot of darkness in her heart, and on a conscious level hated Shouta, she subconsciously was attracted to his brightness, being able to dream. In the end, it was like the detective said, she was pure. She ran to see the rocket that Shouta finished, and the waterworks came down when I saw the "Asuna + Miku" on the rocket. How can she not be moved by such sincerity? I don't find it particularly tragic (nor do I think it was meant to be tragic) that Ayase was shot, since at that moment she became free, and was able to watch the rocket launch. We are only supposed to sympathize with her to an extent, since not everyone is 100% likable or justified in everything that they do. The ending of the episode was perfect, Miku receiving an "unusual letter that contains the purest and most beautiful sentiments in the world." I couldn't have said it better myself. I found this episode to be very moving. She acknowledged her suppressed feelings of guilt (and likely regret) over the incident with Shouta (as well as unfortunate circumstances in which they met) and gave him a proper send off. This definitely left a bittersweet aftertaste in my mouth... honestly I'm feeling pretty depressed over it all, but that's not to say I didn't like the story or anything - it's just very sad. |
C_M_Feb 11, 2019 1:42 PM
| It seems the author have a pretty decent knowledge about "dark" world we're living in Awful parents that decided to sell their children, at least I know it exists.. lot of them I really want to know what's in that letter :( |
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| More or less was right on my prediction on why she killed her dad, only part I got wrong being it was for her sister's stake. It was a good ep, but I'm not overtly impressed. So far everything has been in the realm of predictability. Her dying was more or less the only possible ending to this story before it switched to the next. Frankly Ayase got off easy dying rather than spending years in prison for double murder. |
| The Father had it coming, he's the personification of human trash, like damn. Very sad ending, gotta feel bad for Miku (and honestly Shouta & Asuna as well). |
There's no possible way you can steal my heart    I want to drown in this sweet Melancholy |
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