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| God, I didn't understand anything in the last part of this anime. Why he can forget the "college life" once his old memories coming back? It doesn't make sense |
helimac95 said: WHY DID THIS HAPPNED??? FU KOKO I WANT LINDA TO BE HIS GF No, Koko is the best. |
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Chigo_Sensei said: My brain short-circuited from reading this, sure Koko's the best at being the most infuriating female char maybe My bain short-circuited from your reply |
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| The ending was satisfying, while it was clear it was rushed in order to tie some loose ends, it made me feel pleased. I was worried it would have simply made it seem as though Banri's experiences in that year were just a fleeting dream in the morning, but it united his past and present and gave him the life that I believed he deserved, especially after all that struggle. Friendship and love really overcame the hodgepodge that was Banri's precarious existence. It is just sad to think that if Linda showed up earlier, the ghost of Banri would have been truly happy, rather than getting a glimpse of what it could have been before disappearing. 8/10, I am a sucker for endings like this. :) |
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| Not the ending I wanted, was rooting for Linda. Still had my fun while watching this serie, but the second half was underwhelming compared to the first half for me and this serie can be pretty cringey sometimes. 2D-kun best character imo and wished some characters like Oka-chan got some better endings. 7/10 |
| It's been a long while since my first watch but I really enjoyed it this time too. Definitely found it a lot more cringe and frustrating here and there but it was entertaining to no end even then. Hocchan's performance as Kaga Kouko won me over at the start and that seems to be the case yet again. Kaga-san may have had her numerous flaws but she was just great fun to watch xD. Very human and charming, to add to that. Linda-senpai was a really nice "goody two shoes" character and that outburst in the end after all that wishy-washy definitely hurt too. But I think I'm too big a Kaga-fan to hope for otherwise, lol. Nice that she's finally starting to like Yana-san though, there's still hope and love for her! Sad that this isn't necessarily the case for Oka-chan, however. She really deserved some happiness. And then there's 2D-kun who's simply a champ, 'nuff said! Lots of great memorable moments to take with me this time around too. A particular wild bar scene has been etched in my mind since my first watch and it was just as awkward this time xD. Going to be tuning in to the Op & ED once in a while too, they were a real bless episode in and episode out. Lowering my personal score to an 8.5/10 (9/10 on MAL). The judge in me feels an 8 is more appropriate but scratch that, I freakin' love this show. Definitely going to be re-watching this soon! |
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| This anime was all over the place and hard to keep interest in for a while, but in the end, I'm satisfied with the ending and have grown to love Kouko and Banri as a couple. I give this a 7/10. |
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| Golden time does feel refreshing, but it can get boring every now and then, specially after episode 12. Golden Time should have focused on being 13 episodes and speed things up a bit more. The best moments of the anime was when Linda was involved, either with Banri or Koko or Koko-Banri. Never really cared for Yana as a possible romantic partner of Linda. Dont get me wrong, Koko and Banri were good characters, but they were meh also. The moments of Banri and Koko were nice, but after episode 12, it was just meh to be honest. Its an ok to solid anime. I dont think ill ever watch it again. Golden Time does feel more refreshing than Toradora, but its not better than Toradora (since both animes were written by same author and done by same anime studio) Golden Time just gets too much credit for being a non-middle school or non-high school setting and for having a couple so early in the anime and going from there. But it shouldnt be given all the praise just because of that. With that said, dont get me wrong, if I do have a girlfriend, I WOULD LOVE for her to act the same way with me the way Koko acts with Banri |
oooo3333Mar 1, 2023 1:42 AM
 is this the wedding reception for Banri and Koko???? |
Rytakahashi09 said: This is how I love Golden Time too! the perfect blend of story character comedy romanceI'm surprised by quite a lot of negative comments here for Kouko and the ending. I think it is one of the best romance anime ever and Kouko is one of the best female MC ever, because she's straightforward and very dedicated to the one she loves, unlike typical tsunderes which you can find in a lot of mainstream romance animes. Linda had her chance yet she f*cked it up, but i still like her for being a good support for BanriXKouko. There's no hateful character in this anime outside the Ghost Banri. The story development is superb. 10/10 from me, it is indeed one of the greats. lenonglevis said: a OVA would be awesome to see a little further down. I could see Okachan though with 2d-kun, they could see interest with each other like Mitsuo did with Linda.so whos the girl for 2d-kun? jeez need a ova or somthin there |
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| Well, this anime wasn't as bad as I first thought. The characters were pretty interesting and undearing and I liked how the show tried to deal with the topic of amnesia and how it affects relationships. There are a lot of flaws though. Ghost Banri is one of them of course (became worse when it turned out Linda can interact with him), but there are others. Among the most important ones, there is the fact that the characters could easily go from interesting and well written to very clumsily handled, sometimes in one single scene. I won't go into detail because that'd be too long, though I'll talk a bit about Banri and Kouko. While Banri being pretty bland didn't make for the best mc out there, it's okay because the point is for him not to have much of a personality, to be incomplete. My biggest problem with him lies in the way that even his old self didn't have much of a personality. It was hard to feel the tension with him gradually losing himself since he was basically just the same before and after, simply with different memories. It particularly bothered me because for a show that wants to portray the importance of memories and how much your past and relationships can impact your personality, it really could have been handled better than that. And about Kouko, she was a good character but my problem with her is that her possessive, almost abusive personality hasn't been explored enough and in the end, didn't seem to serve much purpose other than explain how much she loved Banri. I hoped we would get an explanation to this behaviour, to why she seems to have such strong abandonment issues. We can't say it's just her personality, to such a degree this is a mental disorder. Don't tell me it is because of Yana having rejected her, she was like that even before and anyway, I can't buy it considering how she seems to have pretty much forgotten about him. And that's another thing, after having been obsessive for ages, she suddenly forgot about Yana because she now has Banri. That made it hard for me to believe in their relationship, to believe that he isn't some substitute. Fortunately, she received some good development and showed how much she loves Banri which made me feel more invested in their relationship, but the initial problem remains. I have several other issues but I don't feel like writing more than that, it's not that important anyway. I don't know if I like this show more than Toradora, I definitely got more attached to Toradora's cast but Golden Time has the advantage of being more mature and realistic (at times at least) so I think I just like them equally. (No actually, after a bit of thinking I still prefer Toradora due to it managing to make its characters so much more memorable.) So I give Golden Time a good 6/10, it could've been a 7 but the issues were too prominent. Oh wait, I just remembered one thing I wanted to mention : I find it a shame that Banri fully went back to his amnesiac self but with his memories back (that sounds so paradoxal). I didn't want him to remain completely oblivious to everything, but it would have been interesting to see him try to work things out more gradually rather than having such a brutal change. |
FafetteJul 22, 2021 8:46 AM
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| Good job keeping the uncertainty to the very last. One thing I can't help but to wonder.. is there a crossover from another anime going on here? That girl Nana next door, there was a series of the same name with a character that looked a lot like her and and in the same profession. Coincidence? |
| That got close of what i predicted. Wholesome nice end. I'm surprised that so many disliked. I imagine if these disturbed weebs wanted a end where Koko is forgotten and Linda and Banri started over from begining lol. THIS would be a waste of time. Since i'm not a suicidal salty neet weeb with mental issues, i like when shows made for a good end, actually have a good end. |
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| Just finished it. What an amazing anime. Has to be my second fav after Bunny Girl Senpai. Altho I'm a bit sad that in one of last post ending scenes it showed Linda giggling at Mitsuo filming her meaning it's hinted that they'd maybe fall in love which would leave Oka ultimately heart broken. Hoped maybe Linda would lean towards Koshino perhaps so Mitsuo and Oka could hook up but it's just one small shot so it can be open ended, left for viewers imagination. I honestly don't get how this doesn't have an even higher score. Amazing show. Great drama all around, good romance through out all of it, decent story with okay plot twists, awesome characters, even some funny comedy bits. Man, I already wish I could rewatch it again for the first time. |
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| Truly the best timeline. Didn't like how Koko and Banri handled their relationship the past few episodes, but it all worked out in the end. Good luck Mitsuo x Linda, but poor Chinami T-T. 2D-kun and Nana-Senpai best wingmen(?) |
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| Loved the anime, although felt like the last three episodes were done in a rush...people say that the manga has an alternative ending (?) so time to check that i guess |
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| It ended as I expected, there was no way Banri wouldn't get with Kouko. I was split between Kouko and Linda for a while, but I ultimately wanted Kouko to be the one, because she didn't have anyone else after Yana told her to get lost. She was a misunderstood soul who just needed to find the right person. These last few episodes were a little rough though. It just felt rushed, and even some characters were left hanging. First off, what was the deal with that scene with Linda on the bridge? It didn't make any sense as that should've just been in Banri's mind? Why was she there? Did she actually say that in real life? I can only assume that's what they were trying to get across. Linda caught up to Banri, expressed her feelings but also accepted the fact he wanted to be with Kouko because she missed her shot. It was honestly a lazy way of ending her arc. She and Banri deserved a heart to heart; a one on one scene of Linda finally giving Banri an honest answer. This just felt cheap. So I guess Yana and Chinami were left hanging. It's looking like Linda was developing feelings for him for no reason at the end. I guess it's so they both have some kind of closure to their character arcs? At least Yana was a supportive friend at the end. And Chinami took a massive L. She was left completely in the cold. Pretty brutal way to treat her. At least 2D turned out to be the absolute chad of the entire series. It's great because I'm sure most everyone wrote him off at the beginning. But he only got better and better, becoming more supportive and more forward with helping his friends. Good guy 2D. I think it's clear that Kouko is a pretty contentious character. She definitely had her ups and downs. I feel like her whole obsessive tendencies should've been addressed and worked on, as she was still pretty obsessive at the end. But she was also sweet, kind, and stuck it out with Banri's condition. I think she was able to grow from the selfish person who thought everything revolved around her, to a much more caring and considerate person. I'm glad she got with Banri in the end. Ultimately, I enjoyed the show, and the amnesia aspect made it interesting and somewhat unique for a romance. But the ending was rushed, some of the amnesia aspects could've been handled better. But it was a charming, cute, heartwarming, and sincere romantic story. 7/10 |
| The whole amnesia thing was whack. So he reverted back to his old personality with his memories back and then after the bridge he kept the memories and regained his new personality again? I'm assuming so cause he literally said he still loved Linda like 5 minutes earlier. So the personalities didn't merge then or he lost his old personality entirely? The whole time it was within a realm of "ghost past Banri" was just in his head and it was his internal struggles. But the ghost gave him the ring back that physically fell off the bridge?? What. Held onto that Linda ship to the end. And it showed a woulda coulda shoulda scene so that's good enough for me since I feel like could've worked out if the accident never happened. Overall 6/10. Looking it over, show was extremely frustrating but entertaining. |
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| I'm happy with the way this ended. I was losing my faith there at times but they actually were able to wrap it up nicely. |
| nahhh nijigen kun typing in banris behalf was hella weird but im glad it worked out LMAO and for plot reasons good thing ghost banri transcended logic and gave back the ring he fucking dropped lol. I had a really great time watching this. I was thinking of giving it an 8 but what the hell i love the characters a lot and they certainly left an impression on me. im willing to forgive all the times the drama was too drama-ry. 9/10 loved it a lot justice for oka chan though i hope she gets her happy ending |
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