Anne Shirley Episode 24 Discussion

Agreed. But at the same time, that's what makes this show so good. It's like the perfect depiction of modern women in a very light hearted fashion. Now they did go the "Disney" route where everything ends well instead of the more realistic route of Gilbert finding a suitor long before Anne comes to the realization that she loves him but still a pretty good show overall imo

Well I guess it all ended up working out in the end. Royal was very hurt by Anne rejecting him but he took it way better than I thought he would, and Dorothy cushioned the hurt on Anne’s part with the info that Royal has had to give up on two different loves before Anne, so I guess he exaggerated a bit when he said his “life is over” but I can’t blame him for that, I’m sure in that moment that’s what it felt like. We also got to see Diana’s kid and Phil getting married, I loved the way Phil jumped into her kiss with Jonas and even went in for a second one, I hope that boy never lets Phil go because she’s a keeper and a half.

And then the Gilbert stuff came, the news of him dying was terrible but I’m glad it finally made Anne realize her love for him, and apparently Phil wrote to Gilbert telling him to try asking Anne to marry him again, I wonder if that played a role in him recovering or not, even if it doesn’t make logical sense I like it from a writing standpoint. And with Gilbert living beyond his illness after all, he and Anne finally got together by the apple tree, a beautiful scene, idk if I like that Anne was rewarded for her mistakes but life works out that way sometimes, she’s lucky Gilbert didn’t ever move on from her in the two years between the rejection and now, he’s a real one alright.

And that’s where we’re ending off for this adaptation of Anne’s story, a pretty good stopping point honestly, I think this feels pretty final, I would like to see Anne and Gilbert’s life together beyond this but this does work as an ending. Now about the show itself, I really liked it overall, it was a good showing for The Answer Studio after the mixed bag that was Tower of God Season 2, it was a bit better when Anne was a kid but I enjoyed the whole journey, but unfortunately it was plagued with pacing problems pretty much the entire time, even this finale didn’t give us much time to breathe with several big things happening in one episode. I really think they should’ve made the whole show about Anne in her younger days, maybe up until she gets into college, and then make a Season 2 about her adult life. But we didn’t get that, so it is what it is, I still liked what we got too, and it gives me a reason to check out the 1979 anime one day, so that’s a good way of looking at it. And although I wish we could’ve got a new OP and ED for cour 2, the pair we’ve had since the beginning are very very good, gonna miss hearing them every Saturday. And with that, this romp over the spring and summer is over, definitely gonna miss it, not sure how likely a Season 2 or sequel movie is but I’m not opposed to the possibility of them happening one day.

I think the ending is the most challenging obstacle for the studio. Unlike when Matthew and Ruby died which make people cried easily, the studio is not sure if Anne's romantic life, which falls into a grey area, will resonate with people. It's not completely perfect but also not completely tragic.

Also, please give the MVP award to Davy. He never disappoint me in bringing the chaos with him, everywhere everytime.

Now the result on my opinion on Anne Shirley is that it's easily the Answer Studio's best work to date, yes even if you consider the studio also help produce Shinkai's Garden of Words.

I'm looking forward to the studio's next anime project.

The fact that everyone around Anne found their love and purpose in life, and Anne being Anne, still figuring out things, really tells you that not everything in life goes as planned. Also, isn’t this something which happens with a lot of people in real life too. Anne in the end is just like one of us. For the longest time ever she denied loving Gilbert.. even developed a false sense of “genuine” feelings for someone she ended up rejecting. Sheesh, she really needed that push.

Never expected Gilbert to be on death’s door, and something like that ending up instigating Anne to do something she should’ve years ago. Really, we waited for very long. If only Anne was genuine with herself.

Now yeah, we covered a lot with these 24 episodes, and tbh, sometimes it felt really fast to even care about a few things, but then again, watching this finale makes me feel like wanting another dozen or so episodes lol. A sad or tragic ending would’ve really left a sour taste, so I’m really glad we didn’t try to experiment, and had the *most* happy ending possible. I mean, what better than seeing Anne and Gilbert finally kissing in the end xD

Still didn't see them getting married btw lol. I mean, come on.

She's a wild one and definitely a keeper ❤️✨

The fact that everyone around Anne found their love and purpose in life, and Anne being Anne, still figuring out things, really tells you that not everything in life goes as planned. Also, isn’t this something which happens with a lot of people in real life too. Anne in the end is just like one of us. For the longest time ever she denied loving Gilbert.. even developed a false sense of “genuine” feelings for someone she ended up rejecting. Sheesh, she really needed that push.

Never expected Gilbert to be on death’s door, and something like that ending up instigating Anne to do something she should’ve years ago. Really, we waited for very long. If only Anne was genuine with herself.

Now yeah, we covered a lot with these 24 episodes, and tbh, sometimes it felt really fast to even care about a few things, but then again, watching this finale makes me feel like wanting another dozen or so episodes lol. A sad or tragic ending would’ve really left a sour taste, so I’m really glad we didn’t try to experiment, and had the *most* happy ending possible. I mean, what better than seeing Anne and Gilbert finally kissing in the end xD

Still didn't see them getting married btw lol. I mean, come on.

I really feel bad for Roy. I really wish I didn't. He only appeared in like 3 episodes. But he wasn't really as bad as I was hoping he'd be. Apparently, he got his heart broken twice before (I wonder why). Sure, he wasn't completely honest. But who doesn't stretch the truth every now and then for the one they love?

It took Gilbert to nearly die for Anne to realize she truly loved him lmao. But better late than never I guess. The scene under the apple tree was so beautiful. This anime was beautiful. I'm glad they didn't cheap out on the last episode. Anne and Gilbert's scene was great. All I could say was "finally." Never give up on your dreams. Gilbert is the GOAT.

It really is over now. I am sad. The only real criticism I have is that the pacing is lightning fast in almost every episode. It could've been way better if it had more episodes. I know I still need to watch the 1979 version but I'm gonna miss Anne Shirley. This anime was something special and I'm glad I watched it. I wish a Season 2 could be made covering the later books but it seems unlikely sadly. But I doubt this will be the last adaptation of Anne. I'll look forward to whatever is coming next whenever that happens.

So breaking up with Roy kinda saved Gilbert's life haha but that's sure a nice ending Gilbert and Anne ended up together as expected and sealed this with a kiss that was cute. (Also Diana having a baby was very heartwarming). Very good anime overall but it might especially be because of the story since it's not the usual Japanese work being adapted from a very famous Canadian novel especially from 100+ years ago. I heard that the previous anime and the TV series adaptation were better though? Since it's true that this anime adaptation has a pretty high-speed pacing.

I think the Japanese translation shin ni sou pretty much says he’s going towards death, not with kana or tabun or any less definite modifier. And however you interpret the Japanese, the English subtitles use the dialogue from the books pretty accurately so although I don’t have a copy to hand I’m pretty sure he said what was written originally.

Not sure if you’re joking, but it’s a book by Lucy Maud Montgomery written in 1908. In English. So the English subs are based on the dialogue in the book, it’s the Japanese translation that is a little off due to cultural differences and things that just don’t easily translate.
Now I looked back, you clearly know about the origins anyhow. I just explained the language situation.