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| This is a Gainax episode we are watching. The lack of color should not surprise me. And why worry about fitting all the lose plot ends into one animated series, when you can simply read the script and fit 2 episodes worth of stuff? Or did they just stop caring about the animation, who knows. Other than having to read very fast, it did not bother me much. Both Arima’s and Takefumi’s plot move forward, yet we do not get a full resolution. Regarding Arima, he discovers and worries about the depths of his own possessiveness regarding Yukino. Yukino is still mostly unaware, while Asapin knows what is up. Arima’s inner worry that Yukino changed and does not need him anymore mirrors Yukino’s thoughts two episodes ago, except that he makes the argument one-sided, but two ways. Takefumi gets most screen time. He notices that his own mental image of Arima is off. That is not surprising, given that Arima dropped his act after getting together with Yukino. More importantly, Takefumi’s revenge plan takes a weird turn when he kisses Sakura. Who is as unimpressed by that as she was by his earlier statement that he hates her. Calling her unmoved by the outside world is an understatement; her character is channeling a veritable rock. The obvious way to bring together his widely conflicting behavior towards Sakura lies in Takefumi changing one train of thought. He is focused on her because he likes her, not because he hates her. Yet, the revenge plot is still on, for some reason. In the end, the Takefumi-Sakura plot ends only half-resolved. We are crucially missing how Sakura feels about the whole situation, or whether she is simply uninterested in everything. Arima’s situation might look unresolved as well, but only insofar as it denies us a happy ever afterending. Which would not be all that fitting for a series as dedicated to realistic characterization as Kare Kano. He is together with Yukino and they must find a way to deal with his jealousy. Given the strength of their relationship so far, I would not rate it an insurmountable problem. Regarding the plot, I would even hesitate to call this a “true” Gainax ending. Just like most real relationships, the series started with a bang, and the highest highs. Over time, it got a bit more mundane, as did the relationship between Arima and Yukino. So a rather open end is fine with me. |
CalmTeaTimeJul 9, 2023 8:46 PM
| you know, I've been told many times before how the ending is awful and how the anime fucked up the story... I expected: them splitting apart and/or miyazawa cheating on arima and/or one of them dying I got: none of that. just an incomplete ending. rather, no ending at all lol personally, I think that's less bad than what I was expecting. I'll just pretend this anime ended at episode 18 |
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| Just finished and wow, that was a disappointing ending - infact the last 5-6 were not that good with the animation going downhill, plots and storylines all over the place as well as recaps |
| I thought this final part was fine. Probably would've given the series like a 9 or 10 if it weren't for the restrained animation that ruined a few of the episodes for me, but that's pretty much it, I really did enjoy it all besides that, probably up near my favorites. Definitely would rewatch |
| Good job anno, you really had to dip and ruin this adaptation before it was finished, thanks! This had potential to be a romance anime to be remembered for its gripping story, but just as stuff gets interesting in episode 18, anno decided "lol I'm too good for this" and left, giving us 8 episodes of nothing but nonsense, EIGHT! That's 1/3 of the season, ruined, and in turn the adaptation. I have not read the manga yet as I have way too much stuff on my reading list, and I almost don't want to as it would make me even more mad that it didn't get adapted properly |
| this anime planted the seeds of "the end of century" well ahead of its ending. |
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| I really did not like this ending, as a lot of you have said already. And yeah, it was definitely cliffhanger, and there were plenty of times where instead of doing another needless recap episode or section, they could’ve use that time doing more of the story, so we could’ve actually gotten a better ending! And not the cliffhanger ending like we got. I love the series don’t get me wrong, and I still recommend that for those who haven’t seen it to see it. But I would also tell them to keep in mind for the directional changes that’ll happen, without spoiling the ending, of course. |
| Not even Type O Negative songs end this abruptly, and "continues..." seem a pretty petty thing to tell. The cheaper and cheaper animation didn't bother me too much, but starting with the second half of the series i was seriously more interested in how the show could find more and more creative ways to save money rather than in the actual plot, and it's not like the characters were bad to begin with. Even if, aware of the behind the scenes issues and the fact that only 1/3 of the manga was covered at this point, i don't feel the need at all costs to see how everything actually finishes for them. It's a shame, there was a lot of potential but after a really good start the execution became... clumsy. At least, i'm glad that i watched it in 2023 instead of 2002 from italian MTV, i would have probably dropped it earlier back then and unconsciously missed some pretty funny moments. A generous 7/10, nothing more. |
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| Bruh, Sakura and that guy were the couple I was the least invested in in this series and this episode was basically about them... Why would you not center the last episode on the main couple? And what about the play? EDIT: Not that I care that much about the play, but if the series is going to spend time on it might as well see the results. |
bucciestJun 22, 2023 7:24 PM
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| I actually thought we were in for a twist ending and Yukino and Arima were about to break up. How did Arima end up as such a bit part background character by episode 26? I thought Arima's character development was really going to take off after he came back from Interhigh and his step-parents stood up for him and slept with Yukino, but he just kind of drifted into the background again to give Tsubaki and Tonami most of the screentime? I actually liked this show a lot but it has big pacing and focus issues that held it way back. Early on they give us 4 episodes focusing on Tsubasa and her father and brother, and immediately after that she loses pretty much all speaking lines and we never see or hear of her dad or bro again? Then they spend so many episodes focused on the culture festival and they play with Tsubaki and Tonami getting way more screen time than anyone else? It's no wonder there was conflict between the studio and mangaka, Gainax seems like they were chasing cars and had no idea whose story they actually wanted to tell? |
| A disappointing episode, but no worse than episode 19. |
| その目だれの目？ |
| It was a really good romance, with very nice thematics. However, I liked more the more fun and fresh part in the first half than the second with many metas and weirds episode that are still interesting, but less what I enjoy. I'm still very happy to seen it. Excellent watching for me. |
| Man this was all over the place. Things went extremely downhill after ep 17 or 18. Nothing made sense and the animation was bizarre. The romance element also started to get bad after they crossed the line (did the deed). Its a weird series. I cant hate it. It was definitely a unique experience but I cant call this good. |
If you enjoyed the time you wasted, then its not a waste of time.  |
| This anime is really good until episode 18, after which it goes to hell with production problems, budget, change of director, conflicts with the manga author, etc. Even so, I think this anime is worth watching since at the beginning this series is one of the best romances I've seen, the animation and direction were very good. |
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| @Zarutaku 8/10. Cliffhanger ending. Wasn't the biggest fan of manga animation with narration. |
| “𝖨𝖿 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖼𝗍𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾, 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖼𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖿𝗅𝖺𝗏𝗈𝗋.” – 𝖤𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗈𝗋 𝖱𝗈𝗈𝗌𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗍 |
| I love how creative Gainax gets when they're tight on budget. The anime was great overall, except the somewaht frequent recaps, but man I really wish it was completed :( |
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