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| Yikes, really bad last ep. Even though the end with mai and sakuta was cute, overall horrible last episode. |
| okay at last it ended! aaand one more time!! KIMI NO SEI KIMI NO SEI KIMI NO SEI DE WATASHI UWU!!! lolz Really!? score it 8.61 ranked as top 71!? All the top ranked VA girls singing in the ED was glorious! 5/5. 8/10. |
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| He should've destroyed the evidence, smh. This is why they say ignorance is bliss. You can't blame Mai for getting crushed like that. On the phone, Sakuta lied to her and put on a happy-air like nothing happened. Then she found the note and he spilled that he was actually depress, weak, and the only girl who consoled him was his first love. Why the hell wouldn't you show your vulnerable side only to your current lover???? That's messed up, even if it was unintentional or not :( Poor Mai-chan... I'm not even the jealous type, but if that were to happen to me, I wouldn't even know how to feel or what to think of it D;> Like, my bf would have to be HELLA HELLA HELLA loyal for me to accept it was nothing :3 I suppose that's Sakuta tho, which is why he earned her forgiveness :X Anyways. I didn't really like how Shoko appeared randomly. It's super weird and felt too random/convenient. How did she even find him when he was going crazy in the rain, anyways? Unless she's a spirit or something always watching over him .-. Too many things to my unliking happened in this anime ;A; like Kunimi staying with his psycho bitch gf >.> or the cuter amnesia Kaede disappearing </3 Still don't understand what's the deal with Shoko or how she came about. A mystery til the end. Idk. It was just very very generic overall. I'm not sure why it has the high avg rating that it does bc I personally don't believe this anime deserves it, as it's nothing innovative. Shit got real in this last episode, but meh. 6/10 is the best I can give it, honestly. I wouldn't say it's a bad watch, but it's nothing impressive either. |
| they really needed to extend the series or the final episode, it felt too rushed and all over the place. being the final episode to the kaede arc, it should've concluded any loose ends with kaede like all the other arcs have, but instead the main conflict of the episode, which should've been resolving kaede, was diverted to resolving the relationship between mai and sakuta which really felt off. also, starting off the episode with sakuta crying that he lost hiragana kaede also felt a bit too sudden and in hindsight, maybe this episode should've been paired with episode 12 to have like a power hour for the finale (so our feelings for kaede would've carried over from the previous episode without the week long wait). since as it is, the finale episode is split between 14 min devoted to kaede and 10 to mai, wherein it should've been fully devoted to kaede. a better flow without changing much could've been as follows... sakuta is devastated from hiragana kaede loss (same stuff happens, his scar reappears), wallows in depression at home with shoko picking him up. when he wakes up he reads shoko's note and resolves himself (after recalling about what they spoke about last night, how hiragana kaede wanted sakuta to be happy, not let her efforts in vein, and support kanji kaede) to confront kanji/OG kaede, and also clean himself up - that could be conveyed via the tomato and bread scene though expanded on with sakuta washing his face with cold water, and slapping himself to wake himself up - you know the cliche. also during this time, sakuta returns the phone call to mai (who's away on a shoot), mai gets worried so she texts her little sis nodaka to check up on sakuta. before nodaka meets up with sakuta, sakuta drops by (in the morning, before school) kaede's room to check up on her and to drop off the diary that hiragana kaede had been holding onto the entire season. sakuta briefly probes how close kanji kaede is to hiragana kaede (in terms of likes, dislikes), and returns back home to get ready for school. nodaka meets up with sakuta. this is where they have an exchange with sakuta saying something along the lines of "older siblings have to look strong in front of their little siblings" (i think they might've said it in a previous episode), and nodaka can retort back with a "well, i wish you older siblings would be selfish at least some times, since us little siblings are reliable too" (as a nod to nodaka and mai's relationship, and also sakuta's and kaede's). this goes along with the overarching theme of the show - that you don't have to always follow the norm and in fact if you do it might be more harmful than doing something outside the box. this could be the big climax point, with sakuta going through his mind throughout the season he's had to break the mold (confessing to mai, forcing koga to confess to him, pushing futaba to confess, and same with nodaka), realizing that he can both protect kaede from bullies while being selfish and push some of the grievances he's had with kanji kaede replacing hiragana kaede. this climax can be elevated further by having sakuta ask nodaka to punch him, slap, something physical in order to literally push his body to what he's thinking about, or rather force the body to do action. for bonus points, this whole exchange could happen right after school (nodaka, waiting for him outside the gate), so sakuta is running to the hospital with his uniform and bag on with the "kimi no sei" opening playing in the background. he reaches the hospital out of breath and reaches kaede's room where he bursts into the room while shouting kaede, where kaede is seen reading hiragana kaede's diary, before hiding it from sight after seeing sakuta enter the room (maybe showing signs of embarrassment). she asks sakuta (aneki? i think is her reference instead of oniichan) why he's so out of breath, and that he surprised her, while sakuta tries to collect his thoughts. a time skip can be made (implying they've been talking about trivial stuff for a few minutes), and finally kaede catches sakuta's eyes looking straight at the diary that she was meaning to hide. she'll reply with something along the lines of "two years huh. i was a completely different person during that time. but it's good to know that even when i was someone else i was still striving to improve myself". and then sakuta would respond with something cheeky at first like "you were head over heels for me" and then kaede would have a slight jab like "no way, liar" while blushing before sakuta changes the subject to a serious matter. like the bullying she experienced, how he's sorry that he wasn't there, or that he's somewhat confused or hates himself for wanting hiragana kaede over OG kaede, before resolving both their worries by exclaiming that he's looking to improve himself and will try his best to be kaede's support. at this point, it's night time and sakuta has to go back home, but kaede tugs on his shirt saying it's fine if he stays a little bit longer, implying or outright saying that she wants to talk about all the stuff that happened while she was in coma. sakuta sighs, says he's had a rough day (with him being punched by nodaka, and running here, not to mention the mental toll he's had), but asks kaede to move and make room on the bed since he's tired. next morning, it can be like a throw-back to a previous episode where sakuta woke up with kaede next to him with sakuta pushing kaede aside, randomly saying "who would get excited over their imouto?" as a reflex, but instead OG kaede would just crankily say "aneki, what the hell" with sakuta responding "sorry, reflex". before leaving the room (to go home, or school), kaede will lightly say "let's go to the zoo to see some pandas", with sakuta looking back at her with a smile, and then kaede will lightly say or whisper "oniichan" as a throwback to hiragana kaede with sakuta getting teary eyed and super smiley. all of this happening would've been pretty satisfying, imo. and then you could have some time after (school, when he gets back home), mai waiting for him outside his door, they go inside and mai sees the shoko note and the rest could happen note: the point of this rewrite/flow edit is to move the whole conflict with mai to a later point in order to focus in on the conflict with kaede. |
OniikamiJan 3, 2019 6:38 AM
| There should have been more focus on Kaede having regained her memories. |
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| well the whole shit with Kaede gave me some tears, so well done. 7/10 show IMO, with the potential to uprate depending on how the movie goes. The first half of the show was better, I agree, but the comedy and drama and Sakuta broisms were all on consistently on point. The last two shows in this vein I watched (Sora Yori and Kokoro Connect) were less consistent on both counts. My only real complaints are that it ends so obviously inconclusively (like all anime do, naturally) and the handwavey nature of "puberty syndrome." The drama was genuine and dealt with some heavy, real world shit, but this adolescence crap is just putting on airs. Small complaints, though. It was a great show. Kokoro_Inuzuka said: He should've destroyed the evidence, smh. This is why they say ignorance is bliss. You can't blame Mai for getting crushed like that. On the phone, Sakuta lied to her and put on a happy-air like nothing happened. Then she found the note and he spilled that he was actually depress, weak, and the only girl who consoled him was his first love. Why the hell wouldn't you show your vulnerable side only to your current lover???? That's messed up, even if it was unintentional or not :( Poor Mai-chan... I'm not even the jealous type, but if that were to happen to me, I wouldn't even know how to feel or what to think of it D;> Like, my bf would have to be HELLA HELLA HELLA loyal for me to accept it was nothing :3 I suppose that's Sakuta tho, which is why he earned her forgiveness :X Anyways. I didn't really like how Shoko appeared randomly. It's super weird and felt too random/convenient. How did she even find him when he was going crazy in the rain, anyways? Unless she's a spirit or something always watching over him .-. Too many things to my unliking happened in this anime ;A; like Kunimi staying with his psycho bitch gf >.> or the cuter amnesia Kaede disappearing </3 Still don't understand what's the deal with Shoko or how she came about. A mystery til the end. Idk. It was just very very generic overall. I'm not sure why it has the high avg rating that it does bc I personally don't believe this anime deserves it, as it's nothing innovative. Shit got real in this last episode, but meh. 6/10 is the best I can give it, honestly. I wouldn't say it's a bad watch, but it's nothing impressive either. I think after this episode it's evident Shouko is either an apparition or a manifestation of Sakuta's imagination, probably a therapeutic device of some sort. With this show's general nature, probably the latter. |
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Zadion said: well the whole shit with Kaede gave me some tears, so well done. 7/10 show IMO, with the potential to uprate depending on how the movie goes. The first half of the show was better, I agree, but the comedy and drama and Sakuta broisms were all on consistently on point. The last two shows in this vein I watched (Sora Yori and Kokoro Connect) were less consistent on both counts. My only real complaints are that it ends so obviously inconclusively (like all anime do, naturally) and the handwavey nature of "puberty syndrome." The drama was genuine and dealt with some heavy, real world shit, but this adolescence crap is just putting on airs. Small complaints, though. It was a great show. Kokoro_Inuzuka said: He should've destroyed the evidence, smh. This is why they say ignorance is bliss. You can't blame Mai for getting crushed like that. On the phone, Sakuta lied to her and put on a happy-air like nothing happened. Then she found the note and he spilled that he was actually depress, weak, and the only girl who consoled him was his first love. Why the hell wouldn't you show your vulnerable side only to your current lover???? That's messed up, even if it was unintentional or not :( Poor Mai-chan... I'm not even the jealous type, but if that were to happen to me, I wouldn't even know how to feel or what to think of it D;> Like, my bf would have to be HELLA HELLA HELLA loyal for me to accept it was nothing :3 I suppose that's Sakuta tho, which is why he earned her forgiveness :X Anyways. I didn't really like how Shoko appeared randomly. It's super weird and felt too random/convenient. How did she even find him when he was going crazy in the rain, anyways? Unless she's a spirit or something always watching over him .-. Too many things to my unliking happened in this anime ;A; like Kunimi staying with his psycho bitch gf >.> or the cuter amnesia Kaede disappearing </3 Still don't understand what's the deal with Shoko or how she came about. A mystery til the end. Idk. It was just very very generic overall. I'm not sure why it has the high avg rating that it does bc I personally don't believe this anime deserves it, as it's nothing innovative. Shit got real in this last episode, but meh. 6/10 is the best I can give it, honestly. I wouldn't say it's a bad watch, but it's nothing impressive either. I think after this episode it's evident Shouko is either an apparition or a manifestation of Sakuta's imagination, probably a therapeutic device of some sort. With this show's general nature, probably the latter. That's what I deducted, but her leave note had me puzzled. I guess she can write as a ghost/spirit or whatever like in AnoHana lol |
| Wow, an actual ending that's not too fulfilling and yet, very satisfying and doesn't let any bad thoughts out of me this late in the game. This is such a concise and “good” conclusion. The quality remained consistent throughout, and my fairs from the last episode of Kaede's memory restoration and Sakuta's first crush deal was at least answered in a way. But still, the show remained to have a somewhere of an open ending that makes you hope for a second season, and we've already been promised a movie sequel that you know will have a better production value, and that's not to say that the show was that cheap, in fact, it was huge on quality. Review: https://myanimelist.net/reviews.php?id=298054 |
EoussamaJan 4, 2019 1:21 PM
| The series looked really bland with its art and mediocre animation but good execution makes this show shine really bright. The idea isn't really anything new but it somehow stuck and got its viewers invested. A good show overall and am looking forward to more from the series and from the director of this show. Good stuff |
Spannerhead said: sedtz said: Seconded... I could understand some confusion because of the sudden change, sure, but ultimately... shouldn't Kaede going back to her normal self be a good thing? A relief, even? His outburst seemed completely ridiculous to me, running and screaming... cringy. -_- Almost as if he preferred the weaker Kaede over the normally functioning one? Enjoyed her completely depending on him and having a brother complex? Wtf. Empathy. A number of things: 1. When Kaede was accomplishing her goals, it was as emotionally taxing for Sakuta as it was for Kaede. He cares deeply for her and feels what she feels when she goes through it, but puts on a brave face to be her stronger older brother. He's not an emotionless robot, and the thought that all that he and Kaede went through together (everything we saw and so much more over the past couple of years of their lives) was for nothing was utterly devastating. All the pent-up emotion he held in for her sake during all Kaede's steps forward was just unleashed. 2. All the connections that Kaede had built with Sakuta's friends---Mai especially---were gone. 3. Sakuta probably thought that Kaede would be in the same place she had been before she lost her memories---easily affected by Puberty Syndrome and vulnerable to injury and again, all his efforts were for naught. I don't know about you, but my response would be much like Sakuta's under those circumstances. Hmm. I can understand a little bit. He did try to encourage her to do things, that in itself is touching. Still... the person he's mourning was not his sister, the person who actually exists. Rather, it was a... well, what was Kaede? A different mind, a different person? A split personality? A symptom of a syndrome? Whatever she -- it -- was... was not The original person. More like an impostor. I can't seem to feel empathy for her because I don't undestand what she was even. Rather, the Kaede now gets to continue her life, the life that belongs to her and not to "the other Kaede". That seems right to me. ô_o He might have sobbed a little but screaming and running away from your sister - the real one - is a bit much? |
Spannerhead said: Air-117 said: I will never ever forgive them for what they did in episode 13 at minute 22 44 seconds. Never ever never forever will I ever forget nor forgive them for doing that as long as I live and even after death. If the movie doesn't have the Kiss to End All Kisses, there are going to be riots in the streets... ;) Agreed XD haha...., Man... that last scene tho just kiss already XD, and at last Sakuta introduced Mai to his dad :3 this Kaede arc was quite a journey with mixed feelings. although the existence of shoko and her relation towards both kaede problem and sakuta scar still bugging me. Still, i think i satisfied and really enjoyed this series to the end, and damn Sakuta's personality is hilarously gold i liked it. The OP is great and catchy, and ED is also good. They did pretty good on doing the ED scene with each character VA as the singer and short scene about the character arc itself based on the their story arc. This series is one of my top watchlist for this fall. I really enjoyed and satisfied with it.I personally think They did really good in mixing of Romcom and Supernatural at this series. I didn't expect that they can mix Supernatural cases with Physics/Mechanical Quantum, Paradox "thing"and Psychology( Personality Disorder, Depersonality Disorder, even Dissosiative Disorder). On top of that, it suprisingly really good. I kinda had big interest with that such things above, tho i didn't really understand some of it. Beside that I really liked the selection of words/diction and sentences that they used in most of dialogues, it somehow both "beautiful" and "neat" for me. As for Romcom side (since i also big fan of romcom). i really liked how they developed and interpreted romance and slight comedy in this series, not only that they also did good on family love and friendship in it, and certainly the mutual love between both MC (SakutaXMai) is elaborated perfectly i think personally. The pace of their relationship is good with good portion between light and heavy moments. Another point that really interest me so far is about the "Existence" thing that become big point of view i think. It might be related to psychological things that i said above. Personally this "Existence" topic is one of my greatest interest. and They put it to the story and character development very well. I hope they'll explain more regarding Sakuta and Kaede scar with Shoko "existence" and more SakutaxMai :D in the future movie since this final episode seems like a little cliffhanger to me, Can't wait for it. Really awesome series, especially for Romcom+Supernatural I loved it, 10/10 for me |
r16fourarmJan 6, 2019 12:05 PM
| When Sakuta was running out of the hospital, I'm sorry but I couldn't help myself from not laughing at his silly running in the rain was. I'm surprised someone hasn't made a gif out of that and used it as a reaction image. Interesting...looks like the Sakuta's scars reopened, possibly a physical manifestation of his mental stress, similar to his sister's wounds appearing out of nowhere. Maybe that's the reason for his easy-going personality being the way it is, a particular sense of humor to try and cope with emotional distress, not unlike comedians who battle their inner demons. I honestly wasn't expecting older Shoko to come back. A little strange at how convenient her timing is though. Maybe her deus ex machina will be explained in the movie. Also a little surprised to see that Mai didn't notice his visibly redder scarred chest. Looks like we're all just going to have to get over the fact that panda-loving Kaede is gone now...either that, or she somehow gains back her recent memories slowly from reading her diary. One thing that's been bugging me this entire series, (besides Shoko's arc that's going to be the focus of the movie): Why does Kunimi's girlfriend have to be such a bitch, let alone still stay with her? I just don't see what he sees in her. Reading her bio in the character info makes her sound even more shallow than I initially thought she was. |
| I guess the issue here is Sakuta is sad because the "2 year old" Kaede died when her memories came back. Goodbye panda pyjama imouto. Makinohara Shouko adult version comes to the house. The mystery about her become deeper. The fact that her short written letter can affect Mai, I stand by the belief that the adult Shouko is a real entity, and not just a figment of Sakuta's imagination. Snow weather helped Sakuta get closer to Mai. I guess this is a good place to end season 1. Now, to wait for the movie. :) |
| What volume/chapter in the LN the Anime left off when it finished? |
| That was a weak ending, like really weak. I'm guessing the up coming movie should fix that feeling though. Cute show though :) |
| The conclusion to Kaede's arc was underwhelming. I, and possibly other viewers, became attached to the exciting, panda pajama-wearing Kaede who existed throughout the previous 12 episodes only to have that personality discarded in the form of her amnesia. She returned to her old, mellow self before she was bullied at school (?) in the end. The outcome for Kaede's arc is like that cliche trope which the main character of a story participates in all these fantastic situations, but simply wakes up from a dream and in reality nothing changed at all. It was similar to that for me except the perspective was not from the dreamer (Kaede), but from her older brother, Sakuta. All along the shut-in personality Kaede had before episode 13 was imaginary and her recovery progress to reintegrate into society again - before she lost her memories of the most recent two years - was thrown away. |
LineraxJan 8, 2019 10:05 PM
| Not even gonna lie, I'd also be pretty torn-up if my hypothetically amnesiac sister went from the incarnation of moe who worships my feet to a generic teenage girl (again) overnight. 8/10 |
| "No, son, you may not have your body pillow at the dinner table!" |
| I honestly think that anime was amazing in many aspects. I am pretty disappointed with the last ep tho it lacked the progression between Mai and Sakuta that I was honestly looking for :( Hopefully all the plot holes lead to an assumption that there will be a second season, fingers crossed!!! |
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| pretty emotional ending, felt like a huge cliffhanger, wonder when itll pick itself back up. |
| anime/manga version of steam would be awesome - https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1625396 |
| Very amazing ending if you ask me, really loved marathoning this series to be honest as I just love this kind of concept and setting of these kind of anime to be honest. The pacing of both story and episodic were just brilliant and I must say the "no breathers" really made it quite interesting. This anime also gave me a whole lot of Haruhi vibes and the whole scientific and supernatural aspect made it even better. Really enjoyed watching this series and I am really looking forwards for the movie to be honest! All in all a great anime if you ask me. |
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| just wanted to drop a this is a nice,. enjoyable anime, although I felt like if they did more with Sakuta & Mai this anime couldve been much better (in other words, the Kaede, Futaba, Toyohama arcs were a bit redundant or poorly done). 7.5/10 |
| Poor Kaede :( but I don't understand why Sakuta cried when she get back her memory.. he should happy right? The ending is not satisfying for me.. It's just an okay show.. |
| Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| That was a weak ending, didn't feel conclusive. Instead of throwing in some last minute drama with girlfriend senpai they should have focused on the sister and properly wrapped it up. The first two arcs were great but after that it felt repetitive without much progress on the mystery girl, supernatural occurrences, or the relationship fronts. On top of that the earlier encountered members of the cast just faded out towards the end which made the whole thing emptier than it had to be. With "Bunny Girl" in the title and on the cover art I was expecting the whole bunny girl thing to have a bigger role than that 2 minutes or what that we got out of it in the first arc. I realize now that it was probably just a ploy to catch attention which leaves a bad taste in my mouth. With all that critique out of the way, overall it was a well done series with solid art and animation. I probably enjoyed the conversations and MCs sense of humor the most. |
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| I really liked each mini arc, they were great at taking you through a short rollercoaster ride of emotions. (Mainly Mai, Kaede and Futaba's arcs). Shoko being some sort of guardian angel that results as a consequence of Sakuta's own Puberty Syndrome is my headcanon. I have to admit, I was really annoyed with Mai in the episodes leading up to their first kiss, since I felt like she was just playing him around, but then here -dere side started to show, and she became more likeable. |
 "Dreams breathe life into men and can cage them in suffering." |
| The supernatural elements could have been handled better, and I think the ending left something to be desired. That said, overall this was an enjoyable experience. Great characters and development, and I appreciated some of the themes. Pleasantly surprised by this title. Probably the best one title I've seen in a long while, and definitely the best this year, imo. 9/10 |
BStrifeSword114Jan 24, 2019 3:17 PM
| in the end, there's no explanation who Shouko is. 7/10 |
| You can notice over the episodes how much 'wish fulfillment' it is; on some points it's as blatant a wish fulfillment as Sukitte was for girls. Also notice how unattractive the premise is from a macro point of view; it's essentially a repetitive & sensitive teen drama of an MC dealing with multiple girls' cliched mental frailties while spewing flimsy scientific theories. So it has not much going for it in a fundamental point of view. It's not that the individual stories are extremely compelling neither. It works though, because of the dreaded word 'execution', it's really executed well. The stories may be nothing special, but you can see how the writer carefully placed scenes and characters to build the stories up from a long way away (Shouko is definitely underdeveloped, but I suspect it's due to the natural limitations of a single cour LN adaptation). None(okay, almost none) of the scenes are annoying or overdone, they're mostly crisp and cool. Pacing, dialogue, cinematography, no issues at all. The art is often problematic but the colour palette is so pleasant that it masks the holes well. It just ticks, it works. 7/10. akihikosama said: With "Bunny Girl" in the title (...) I realize now that it was probably just a ploy to catch attention which leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Err...you know it's the title of the first volume right? |
Lanz said: akihikosama said: With "Bunny Girl" in the title (...) I realize now that it was probably just a ploy to catch attention which leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Err...you know it's the title of the first volume right? If I was asked to take a guess then I would guess that it is. |
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Yup, so not really a ploy to catch attention. |
I disagree. For the novels maybe you could build a weak case that it is not, but for the anime, well I already said for how long it was relevant. |
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akihikosama said: I disagree. For the novels maybe you could build a weak case that it is not, but for the anime, well I already said for how long it was relevant. Well but it's usual practice for LN adaptations that don't have an overarching name to use the title of the first volume for the anime title. Quote Haruhi, quote Hyouka/Kotenbu, quote Boukyaku Tantei, quote Boogiepop, quote Ookami-san. |
Lanz said: akihikosama said: I disagree. For the novels maybe you could build a weak case that it is not, but for the anime, well I already said for how long it was relevant. Well but it's usual practice for LN adaptations that don't have an overarching name to use the title of the first volume for the anime title. Quote Haruhi, quote Hyouka/Kotenbu, quote Boukyaku Tantei, quote Boogiepop, quote Ookami-san. Perhaps it is common to do so, but being common elsewhere does not make it not a ploy to catch attention in this case. |
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akihikosama said: Lanz said: Well but it's usual practice for LN adaptations that don't have an overarching name to use the title of the first volume for the anime title. Quote Haruhi, quote Hyouka/Kotenbu, quote Boukyaku Tantei, quote Boogiepop, quote Ookami-san. Perhaps it is common to do so, but being common elsewhere does not make it not a ploy to catch attention in this case. It does show that it is common practice. Chances are they didn't conciously make the anime title that to catch attention, but they just gave it the title of the first volume because that's what most LN adaptations in similar circumstances do. |
Lanz said: akihikosama said: Perhaps it is common to do so, but being common elsewhere does not make it not a ploy to catch attention in this case. It does show that it is common practice. Chances are they didn't conciously make the anime title that to catch attention, but they just gave it the title of the first volume because that's what most LN adaptations in similar circumstances do. Seeing how you phrased your second sentence I think we can agree that there is no way to prove it either way. If you choose to believe that it is all just unintentional coincidence, I can't really change your mind. I'll chose to trust my experience instead. I have worked with marketing in the past and whenever they did something that made a product stand out it was not by accident, it was because that is what they do for a living. The bunny girl covert art which I have mentioned in my original post just further adds to it. |
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| I'm glad everything worked out in the end. I'm sad that Kaede didn't get her memories back (at least not yet), but the scene where we were told of her feelings through the diary was really sad and touching. I wasn't too happy that Shouko came back and it wasn't Mai who was with Sakuta in such a depressing time, but I guess it's going to be an important plot point in the movie, the reason why she only appears at times like this. The scene between Mai and Sakuta was cute, although I wish we could have seen her introduction to Sakuta's dad (and reintroduction for Kaede). I feel like we could have used another episode here easily, but I know 13 episodes was all we could get. All in all I loved the anime quite a lot, mainly thanks to its excellent cast of characters, especially Mai, Sakuta and Kaede. The only one I didn't care about as much as the others was Futaba, but even she was interesting (albeit I could have lived without her figuring out every syndrome in quantum mechanics). The relationship between our couple felt so fresh, with such a great chemistry. I wish we could get more stories with love like theirs, instead of the usual drama and love triangles. The pacing seemed weird at first, but I quickly grew to love them and enjoyed every second if it. The arcs themselves were all pretty good, with some stronger (Kaede and Mai's) while the others were just simply good. Even without reading the LNs I'm sure many of the smaller pacing issues or "missing" scenes that would bridge the arcs were left out because of the adaptation, which is a shame. But nevertheless, I still enjoyed it the way it was. I also liked the opening and the way the ending was sung by each girl, with the last episode being with all of them. I read about people's thoughts and also felt the similarity to works like Haruhi and Monogatari, but I wouldn't go as far as saying it was copied. That's just dumb. I like to think of this as a mix of those two and Sakurasou (from the same author), with strong aspects similar to those but original enough to be its own great story. I can't say the anime was perfect, but I can easily give it a 9/10. I'll be sure to watch the movie (although I don't seem to care about Shouko as much as the others), and perhaps even rewatch this season in the future to get my share of the adorable romance part of it. |
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| Great to see that Kaede got her memories back but it is Both sad and happy at the same time, the 2 years they spent together making memories are just gone like that. In the end we don't know who the hell Shouko is, her true identity, and i feel the finale is a bit lacking. I guess the truth about Shouko will get exposed in the movie, can't wait to watch it. Overall score 7/10 |
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| Anyone else get that Golden Time vibe from the Kaede arc? Her situation is just like Banri's except Banri hit his head and that's how he lost his memories. |
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| Didn't really like this last ep...I think the focus should have been on Kaede's memory return thru the end rather than try to materialize a random lovers quarrel. The way the tv anime presents it, feels like Shoko was shoehorned into the story...either they couldn't figure a way to write Mai into the scene or something, but it definitely felt off compared to way the rest was written and was the weakest part of the plot to me. Other than that, it was really enjoyable and one of the better stories this season. |
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| Could have done with a lot more Mai x Sakuta towards the end as she was easily the best character, but i still thoroughly enjoyed this show. I want to give it a 9 but the lack of Mai is bringing it down a bit i think. Can't believe they didn't at least give us a kiss! Here's hoping the movie will rectify that. |
| I dont like to compare but i see alot of This>Toradora all over. This was a solid 7 for me, i enjoyed it ! I literally watch Toradora every now and then when I get sad lol. |
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