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| Key, and everyone at P.A. Works, WTF, JUST WTF IS THIS?! I will straight away say this: 12 episodes, are not enough to flesh out this story and its characters, it needed like 24 to make it more impactful i guess, and even the story itself, i have a lot of issues with it. So, i thought Hina was an okay character, but reached the levels of annoying some times. Yota went dumb mode close to the ending episodes, and all the side characters are underdeveloped and almost irrelevant. I don't think i liked the twist with Hina in all honesty and the ending... i don't know about you, but i thought it was definitely not good, but not horrible at the same time. I think it all happened too fast, for an emotional anime like this one, i didn't get emotionally invested with any of the characters, not even Hina and Yota, so it was hard for me to like this. Overall, i was really looking forward to this, because i am a sucker for Key's works, and i got hit in the head by a ton of bricks. 5/10, out of all of Key's works, Air still manages to be the worst of them all imo, but this one is pretty damn close to it |
WaterLordJan 3, 2021 6:44 PM
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| At least it wasn't as bad as Rewrite. You see, the problem with this series is that Maeda tried to make all the story feel as realistic as possible. He just couldn't. When you bring elements such as a degenerative illness, advanced technology, secret organizations, etc, you have to have a really solid story to make sense of all of that. He should have relied on fantasy and nobody would be mad. That's how the old Key anime got their names, Kanon, Clannad, Angel Beats. They all had the same tear-jerker spice that this show had, but their story was more believable because they established that the story had fantastic elements. . Anyway, I'm still debating between a 7 or an 8. I'm not saying this show was trash like some other people here. I liked the show. It's just that Maeda used an already existing formula (see spoiler), gave it a cheap twist and tried to be cool about it. He's Maeda, he's got famous for something. Of course people who enjoyed his previous works expect nothing less than a new inspiring tear-jerker show. |
anikevinJan 4, 2021 1:35 AM
| Well at least it's better than Charlotte but that's not saying much. 4/10 |
| I think the overall story is the best from Jun Maeda. It has a good direction on how it wanted to be unlike Angel Beats and Charlotte where earlier episodes don't matter and they ended out of nowhere. Jun's stories just always get butchered by the director and 1 cour format. All 3 animes actually featured many characters with no time to flesh them out. I hope now he finally realizes what cripples his talent. I hope one day he ventures out to be the director of his own story but I think that's too much for him I guess. |
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| This was an okay experience. It feels like the anime went from 100 to 0 very quickly with Hina's predicament and very little was hinted about it. The ending was happy but I dunno. Jun Maeda got a little too experimental with this one. |
| The anime feels disjointed and makes sorta no sense. It is far too short for this story to be told. I didnt hate it I enjoyed parts of it. Episode 5 and the last couple were alright. The rest raise some serious issues for me. He has loved Izanami for like a decade, she is actually a very sweet person and there isnt really anything wrong with her other than she doesnt get enough screen time to be fleshed out. His proclamation felt way out of place and felt way more like he meant as friends. At the end he says his reasons for following Izanami to college were misguided, which seems legit. That does not mean some guy who has basically loved someone for a decade suddenly stops in 4 weeks. To me I almost felt like Hina would be like his sister and his relationship towards Izanami would be fine I dunno its so compressed into 12 episodes and it never feels like it got going and I dislike Izanami's character being quite good but only used as an easy plot device but its too serious of a plot device to then just suddenly disappear. I like Angel Beats, I like Charlotte. I felt Charlotte was a bit rushed but it was alright. Its like they both needed more episodes and being hashed out more, This especially felt that way. It felt like the message was muddled what type of relationship does he actually have with Hina? What about Izanami? Maybe I am venting. Did I like it? Sorta Would I watch it again, hell no it would just infuriate me. I dont think that makes it bad there are other anime I dislike the ending off a lot but it doesnt mean that the ending is bad. With this it just feels very incomplete and there are almost too many characters for a 12 episode season and the ones who should be important really dont get enough time and story to make this sad, and they arent even treated as important when it is heavily implied they are. Oh well. Tons of potential but it wasnt polished at all it is like it was written as episodes were being made and they ran out of time. Finally I dont think you can inspire the emotions this was likely meant to inspire, at least not entirely while at the same time disregarding how those emotions are for most people. Hina's situation is sad, I was happy she went with Youta, but there should have been more and I have no idea what they are to each other, I dislike his sudden aversion or seeming aversion for Izanami. This is something I would love to see remade with either more episodes or more direction. I think it takes on a more serious topic and idea and treats it too lightly and oddly. |
-Ecliptix-Jan 10, 2021 3:35 AM
| I can clearly feel that this story was incomplete. It lacked impact. It lacked a clear sense of resolution. It was... I dunno. The story feels like it was tacked after the fact, just to force the situation of "Broken heroine, doomed to tragedy, getting a chance at life by finding a sweetheart". The whole series of events that led to that outcome felt forced in itself. Imagine if Hiroto had let that container get destroyed at that recycling facility? That would've stopped the whole series of events leading to Hina having to lose the chip in her head, therefore becoming crippled and potentially losing her life. I know the whole premise was that she "saw the future" to know it was going to be an inevitable outcome, and that she was going to have her world end, i.e., "dying" regardless of her actions. But that itself felt forced and silly? Just to artificially create that situation? It just didn't feel like a natural, well thought of story. I dunno. Anyway, there's no resolution as to what happened to Hiroto and the CEO (Maybe the whole reason Hina even managed to at least "live" post-surgery was pity in part of the CEO?). I just don't know. Well, I guess they managed to at least "live" together? And even that in itself is open-ended, as it was said that if it were not for the Chip in her head, now missing, she was destined to have succumbed to her decease eventually anyway, so she would be living on borrowed time at best, unless she gets saved by Youta becoming a god-tier Researcher able to "save her" ASAP through sheer will? Ugh, I'm barely feeling it with the resolution. Anyway. The only saving graces of this anime was the animation quality and the music. Characters, were sorta bland and not well fleshed out. And I've already gone over why I didn't like the story. I know that Maeda Jun has a reputation for good stories in his previous games, such as Clannad, Air and Kannon, and so on. But as it's been pointed out, his anime-first works have delivered mixed results (I personally liked AB! and Charlotte, waaay more than this one though). Well, maybe he should try to stick to making more game scripts, if possible, I dunno. As for PA Works, this is the second worst anime I have personally seen from them, Glasslip taking the cake for worst, while Irozuku Sekai being better than this one. Generally though, they tend to deliver very well, just not here. All I gotta end it with is that this anime was on the disappointing side, potential was there, but felt rashed and not fully and properly fleshed out. |
GenixJan 14, 2021 1:31 AM
| I can't say for sure this is bad, but i hated the last 3 episodes. Got enough bummers irl, didn't need this... |
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| The story for this anime was pretty decent until the last few episodes where it felt rushed and lackluster. For once I was actually expecting something different like Yota and his friends trying to rescue Hina or something. But I guess Jun Maeda can only use tragedy and sadness to evoke emotions. Yota is an average MC. But I like how his friends and family are supportive. Izanami was a potential romantic interest but after her character arc she became irrelevant. There was not enough explanation about the antagonists or their motives either. Instead we get to see them as the nice guys trying to help Yota in the name "atonement" after they got what they needed and discarded Hina like trash. Honestly I don't understand how any of this is fair to Hina? Her grandfather created the chip to help cure her logos syndrome not to start a new world order with the power of omniscience. Yet some shady group decides to forcefully extract that chip out of "fear" and now it's probably with someone in a position of power while Hina will continue to suffer with logos syndrome until Yota finds a cure. This is the kind of irrational shit that pisses people off. In short, I feel this is a bad ending as there is no real conclusion for the characters, the story or the romance. |
| Personally this show was ruined for me in the last 30 seconds. A better resolution of the events had been good the viewer. I liked a few things about this show, it was sweet and sometimes weird. The plot twist was really well done, although it was very sad. It felt like important pieces have been cut out all the time, as it is lacking a real build up and the ending was just unsatisfying and lame. I didn't expect Hina to be like in the beginning again, but a little more recovery. We followed her through the whole process, so give us some rest. |
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| Hm, all the hate towards this anime is unfair, in my opinion. Better than Charlote hehe The last episodes were emotional. Also, isn´t this similar, to an extent, to Though, sure there are other works like this. 6.5/10 By the way, does the Logos Syndrome even exists? I couldn´t find it on google xD Maybe it's referred, more commonly, to another name? -- Also, I realized some people are mad because of the Romantic matter and etc hahaha lol that was never the main point of the anime to start off even if they teased us about Inazami and etc... it was clear the plot would be around Hina and not the romantic relationship whatsoever -.-" so why people are still complaining about it? oh my Goddess... |
TechOtakuJan 22, 2021 11:07 AM
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| Its funny how Suzuki was quickly deleted from the show once his purpose was fulfiled, he was never a real character in the first place, just a plot device. The ending is so predictable, they expected us to care but the comedy disappeared too late and I could cut 3 or 4 episodes since they're just filler. The sci-fi aspect is weak too, they should have avoided explaining Hina's "powers" with technology and it makes less sense when a character from Charlotte is in this anime (anime with powers). They created a unnecessary plot hole there. Also, the anime was ruined a lot by the comedic segments, a few jokes were hilarious but most of them are just there without good reason. "The saddest anime ever made?" Nop. I've watched Angel Beats! this year, Jun Maeda really cared there and most of the characters were well written. 10 years later and this anime is the opposite. Full of cringe drama, excessive comedy, "characters" and a lot of annoying fillers. One of the worst anime I've seen from 2020. 2/10 for the anime. PD: 6.90? finally MAL scores are a bit accurate |
NurguburuJan 27, 2021 3:19 AM
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| Touching end I guess. Animation was gorgeous and the comedy was hilariously entertaining. However I'm disappointed with the dramatic plot (really needed more episodes to flesh out properly), kinda stupid explanations (computer chip cures disabilities) and the furiating moments that didn't really seem to contribute much to Odin's recovery. I especially hated how Yota went from a comedic, likeable character to this moronic insensitive guy who basically managed to make things hard to watch and lost my respect. |
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| Just finished this. I'm a simple man. I watch feel anime like how they supposed to be watch which is binge not weekly. The one thing which most people fail to grasp. Waiting a week for next episode to release just kill the mood. Glad I binge it. Enjoy it even though the ending was more realist and cruel unlike the other works which show miracle happens at the end. One other thing I really love about this series is the ost. Jun Maeda did a really good job with the songs. Don't let the negative reviews dictate what you should pick up. You decide your own taste. |
Fuwa_sanMar 9, 2021 5:26 PM
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| With the whole "saddest anime series he's ever made" I was tearing at the end of their summer film because Hina was pretty motionless with her eyes hidden. Thank Odin she was just asleep. The Hina message afterwards was also rather heartbreaking (got emotional, but not tearful at the reunion in the snow though). For a series that had a rather clusterf*** of a plot a multiple points, and an MC demonstrating it was an utter miracle he got a Hachiman offer from his displayed intelligence, it was a satisfying ending. (Rather relieving considering alll the 'out-of-ass' pulls that could have been pulled to force a full-on happy ending) This is definitely on of those series that would have been able to hit so much harder had it been given another cour's worth of episodes to build up more of the side characters, give the 'bad corporations' a bit more reasoning to their actions, and also to give Youta some actual character development over the summer days. Those last few episodes really put it all on Youta being able to pull off a miracle to bring Hina home, but we've barely even seen him acting for himself until now. Up until that point everything had been through Hina - hence why she was really the only character i cared about during this series. Props to PA Works for the beautiful music and art though. Never fail to disappoint in those departments <3 |
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| felt like this anime took an interesting premise (end of the world coming) with alright characters and went full stupidity with the second half. The second half felt like they did a "no idea is mocked" meeting and accepted everything. Hina actually having god powers would have made more sense than the stupid scifi magic computer in her brain and the supah hackaaa boy who cracked it open. This turns the last few episodes into a cringy mess of suffer porn with a disabled child suffering from a fictional disease (Logos syndrome doesn't exist irl so they just made it up) to artificially tug on the heartstrings. |
| Honestly, I'm surprisingly ok with the ending. I don't know how someone can watch this and call it a "happy ending." The bullshit asspull ending I was terrified of was Hina getting all her memories back and just ending up 360ing back to the first half of the series. Like, Hina is not ok. She's fucked. Even in the final scene, she looks fucked. She's coming together, but the foreshadowing her father grants Youta looms menacingly. I don't know what the fuck this "logos syndrome" is (google was worthless so I'm assuming it's a fraud), but she's dying, yo. The best the family & friends can hope for is a few more weeks/months to cherish with her while MC desperately dreams of committing himself to replacing her grandfather -- and note that we do not see that happen. So I think this was a bittersweet ending that hit the right notes, begging to the audience & characters to live in this hypnagogic world a few months longer. Tragedy cometh, but it doesn't cometh today. And that was really Hina's message all along, wasn't it? Granting that, Youta is probably the worst MC in Key history. From a writing perspective: the last episode was a wreck, and I would've loved it had the anime not the audacity to try to justify his buffoonery as "the right choice all along;" and his character arc is full of cliches. From a character perspective: he's also the least interesting, least cool, and least relatable. And I know Key is drenched in inflated anime melodrama and I love Maeda for that, but some of the melodrama here was just too much. Maybe I don't enjoy it the way I used too -- I haven't seen Clannad in years -- or maybe they went overboard this time. Whatever the case, it was so over the top it reduced my emotional investment, the dejected atmosphere of the last 3 episodes notwithstanding. Further, Izanami was totally fucking shelved after episode 5. This reeks of VN Syndrome, and it makes sense in Clannad & Kanon because characters got 4-7 episode character arcs, but here, no... The comedy poking fun at anime culture and pressing the cusp of being meta worked well for me; I certainly enjoyed it more here than in Charlotte, but as long as Maeda's story crew insists on 1 cour series they really can't afford to piddle about for 7 episodes. My current Key hierarchy: Clannad > Kanon > Angel Beats > Charlotte > The Day I Became a God > Air |
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| They only recycled Misuzu Kamio from Air as Hina. Strugglinbg to walk and those wheelchair scenes. 5/10 |
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| I have a mixed opinion about this anime because it thought the ending was fine… or would’ve been if it had been better built up. But instead this felt like watching two different anime mashed together and it ruined what could’ve been a brilliant anime |
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| I’m conflicted because while it did have ALOT of problems, I do appreciate having a disabled character who doesn’t get magically “cured” by the end. Everyone accepts Hina for who she is and makes sure to include her. Everyone is so supportive. My niece has a rare genetic condition that’s similar to Hina’s but not quite. My niece can’t walk or stand and needs a wheelchair, can’t exactly use the potty well, and can’t speak well. We suspect she may be on the autism spectrum as well. Like Hina, she can say a few words and simple sentences but is mostly exactly like her just making happy/sad/angry noises. From my perspective and experience, it’s very nice to see my niece represented in such a loving and positive light and gives me hope that one day others will accept her like Hina’s friends and family have. |
| I found it pretty mediocre, didn't like the characters and the plot. That's a big misstep compared to others PA works' anime. I had to force myself to watch the last ep 4/10 |
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| Story and characters aside, the music and art were at least pretty good from the start to the end |
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