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| Thanks to those who explained the ending, I was super confused O__O |
| I really loved this anime short to be honest, it was stupid, but it was the good kinda stupid. :3 |
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| finally an answer to the whole reason he became the fat hero. Damn, this was actually a really good show, which surprised me in a really good way. |
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| It's fun to read those posts when I actually think the complete opposite xD I liked this show for everything except the ending and got bored with the last episodes. And I liked the credit because I didn't want it to be just a dream...(even if I'm not sure I understood everything) |
| I feel like whether everything was a dream or not is left up to the audience, they tried to explain it with multiverse but at the same time he was in a coma while Min chan was reading him the story he wrote when she was young. I honestly don't know what to feel about that ending, I'm neither happy, angry or disappointed with it. Regardless I still enjoyed the comedy for the first 3/4 of the show and the story was interesting to say the least so I'll give it a 7/10. |
| Yeah, the original ending was more satisfying. The show being an open letter from the director to his daughter made it much more impactful. Really enjoyed the comedy, and it pulled off some good action and story. May start giving these Chinese cartoons more of a chance in future seasons. |
| Sieg Zeon! |
| that was great for a short, even if the last couple eps were a bit lackluster 7/10 |
| This was the best short for this season. I'm really impressed. The comedy throughout the show was quite good. 7/10 |
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| This series was just great. The comedy was on point, and the drama was actually pretty decent. |
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BXIISC said: Copied from reddit: I heared that most audiences in Europe and America kept watching the Japanses version of this anime and felt confused about the ending, I suggest you guys to watch the Chinese version of episode12(if someone put a english sub version on Youtube),because in Japanese version,they delated lots of clips juest to fit the time limit of their TV broadcasting requirements(about 5 minutes),they even made a new ending to make it looks not that weird,but that ending almost completly changed the final them of this anime,in the initial Chinese version, the father got ill for a long time(almost died for that)in the real world because of doing to much jobs at the same time(even selling sex for some rich women),just to repay the bills that caused by one of his colleague who betrayed him for money.And he was always making a dream about saving his family (especialy his daugther)during this period of time,fighting against the evil who never spend time with his family and only cares about business(which is another part of him),and finally succeed and woke up again in the real world,living with his daughter again but became a fat guy because of eating too much for recovering his health(still happy ending). In the end of Chinese version,the director(Chinese) expressed that this anime is an apology letter to his daughter,for he has been spending the whole time making anime and don't have the time for their relationship I hope this will help you to undersdand the story better and I just hope that I didn't make too much language mistakes,I 'm just a Chinese senior hign school student who love this anime. Thanks. I'm a little surprised it turn serious in the end, but I think it was well done. Underrated short, for sure. |
| This anime was great, so sad it's over I actually want more of the toilet jokes XD |
BXIISC said: Copied from reddit: I heared that most audiences in Europe and America kept watching the Japanses version of this anime and felt confused about the ending, I suggest you guys to watch the Chinese version of episode12(if someone put a english sub version on Youtube),because in Japanese version,they delated lots of clips juest to fit the time limit of their TV broadcasting requirements(about 5 minutes),they even made a new ending to make it looks not that weird,but that ending almost completly changed the final them of this anime,in the initial Chinese version, the father got ill for a long time(almost died for that)in the real world because of doing to much jobs at the same time(even selling sex for some rich women),just to repay the bills that caused by one of his colleague who betrayed him for money.And he was always making a dream about saving his family (especialy his daugther)during this period of time,fighting against the evil who never spend time with his family and only cares about business(which is another part of him),and finally succeed and woke up again in the real world,living with his daughter again but became a fat guy because of eating too much for recovering his health(still happy ending). In the end of Chinese version,the director(Chinese) expressed that this anime is an apology letter to his daughter,for he has been spending the whole time making anime and don't have the time for their relationship I hope this will help you to undersdand the story better and I just hope that I didn't make too much language mistakes,I 'm just a Chinese senior hign school student who love this anime. Thanks. That explains a lot, the tacked on multiverse bullshit in the last minute didn't make sense at all. Can you or someone else link to the Chinese episode? |
NidhoeggrDec 22, 2016 7:45 AM
| Steel Ball Run anime when? |
| What! The! F!#@%k! was that?!?!?! That ending was that genial or ridiculous? Am I happy of pissed now?! Was that anime good or bad? Was that even an anime? Its so ridiculous... |
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| BRAVO Last episode! It's multiverse again! Tsukino Moa is now my new favorite Rookie Seiyuu! She made Min-chan the best suited voice for her role! 5/5! 9/10! Thank you for clearing this up @ ButadonMeitante & BXIISC Let me watch it for the 2nd time! |
matias067Dec 22, 2016 10:57 PM
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| will miss to be hero |
| It was a very brillant ending, it gave alot meaning to everything that all this was made by the hero's mind who was in comma after hearing Min-chan's story. Also LOL that multiuniverse job is so silly xDDD very good anime |
| It was a nice ending. Heartwarming but also a little confusing. Anyways, I really liked what this show did with all the comedy and family themes. It's kind of funny, thinking back on it, this was probably my most anticipated show of the season. I read the synopsis and loved the absurdity of it all. I'm so glad that this anime actually lived up to my expectations and exceeded them. The potty humor and the aliens were all so hilarious. And I always love shows like this that highlight how much a parent loves their child. By far, it was the best short of the season. |
| Cross-country >>>>>>>>>>>> Every other sport |
so he was in a coma or what? |
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| So, it wasn't a simple dream but a coma ! I thought he had fallen asleep on the toilets ^^" Another great episode, with a bit less jokes (the last one about parallel universes being pretty stupid). The superpowered action seemed pretty good at moments. 5/5 Uff, we got our Nabeshin cameo ! (maybe as a more real guest-star in a next project) Good "nonsense"/poop comedy with a pinch of emotion. A great way to tell the story of a single father. Score: 7/10 Note: when I read "confusing", "I didn't understand" etc about animations like this, I really wonder how "anime-fans" can ever aboard movies or books. |
Rei_IIIDec 25, 2016 6:01 AM
| I thought the ending was really sweet. The fact that everything was in his head and he was actually in a coma never occurred to me. The bad dad vs. the good one and trying to do everything he can to be with his daughter and make her happy. Initially, this seemed like a simple comedy anime but the ending really raised its rank for me. I think this is one of the only times when "It was all a dream" worked for me and didn't feel tacked on. |
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| Well, it sure was great to have Shinichi Watanabe back for a season. To Be Hero was certainly wacky enough! Great show. And best short of the season. |
| WOW, I'm very impressed with this anime & especially with this episode. Who could know that their story was so sad :/ How do Japs do it?How? I wasn't expecting any sense & feels in this anime, you always hit me. Still, it was a great episode, i don't know how it ended but i think we can call it a "happy ending" xD So happy to see a happy ending for all of them Min & Yamada are back :D Btw loved that last fight + ost was epic. 8/10 |
"There is no such thing as an Anime elitist. You watch Anime, therefore, you are trash by society's standards." |
| Man that went from good to amazing to disappointing fast. Another show to go on the list of "anime that would have been better without the last minute" |
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| Oh so it was all a dream?! :( 8/10 nonetheless, made me laugh a lot!! |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
BXIISC said: Copied from reddit: I heared that most audiences in Europe and America kept watching the Japanses version of this anime and felt confused about the ending, I suggest you guys to watch the Chinese version of episode12(if someone put a english sub version on Youtube),because in Japanese version,they delated lots of clips juest to fit the time limit of their TV broadcasting requirements(about 5 minutes),they even made a new ending to make it looks not that weird,but that ending almost completly changed the final them of this anime,in the initial Chinese version, the father got ill for a long time(almost died for that)in the real world because of doing to much jobs at the same time(even selling sex for some rich women),just to repay the bills that caused by one of his colleague who betrayed him for money.And he was always making a dream about saving his family (especialy his daugther)during this period of time,fighting against the evil who never spend time with his family and only cares about business(which is another part of him),and finally succeed and woke up again in the real world,living with his daughter again but became a fat guy because of eating too much for recovering his health(still happy ending). In the end of Chinese version,the director(Chinese) expressed that this anime is an apology letter to his daughter,for he has been spending the whole time making anime and don't have the time for their relationship I hope this will help you to understand the story better and I just hope that I didn't make too much language mistakes,I 'm just a Chinese senior hign school student who love this anime. Ah ok that makes sense. |
| Pretty solid ending if you ask me, somewhere I already started to think it was something like that, but in general I really liked the overall concept and setting of this anime as it was quite hilarious and random! All in all a great marathon watch I must say and for once a great recommendation by the MAL suggestions! |
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| That was a whole lot of cringe! I really don't like how writers always attempt to go serious when it's clear that the story was meant to be a satire/comedy. The concept of the series was nice, but the script was terrible, the characters speak too much and were far too annoying. A lot of perverted jokes which coincidentally were also in the previous anime I just watched. What's with Japan and their perverted jokes? It ain't funny most of the time. The ending though, there's far too many flashback for someone in their dream, and dream within a dream with the dream-ception. Moa Tsukino also did a terrible voice acting job on Min-chan, she's trying but some of her voice just didn't go through and felt really unnatural. You can tell she's a complete newbie. Nice chinese-ish ending theme though. |
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ToG25thBaam said: What's with Japan and their perverted jokes? I think you meant China*. |
| Meh....lousy ending and a mediocre series. 5/10 |
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| Thought the last episodes were a let down but overall a fun short series. Now hoping To Be Heroine will be good. |
| He was in a coma this whole time? And, he ended up fat in the end anyway. I guess he was eating well during his recuperation. Wonder if he's still working 8 part-time jobs. |
 "Are you intoxicated, or just insane?" |
| chinese version is better BXIISC said: that explains it thanks,Copied from reddit: I heared that most audiences in Europe and America kept watching the Japanses version of this anime and felt confused about the ending, I suggest you guys to watch the Chinese version of episode12(if someone put a english sub version on Youtube),because in Japanese version,they delated lots of clips juest to fit the time limit of their TV broadcasting requirements(about 5 minutes),they even made a new ending to make it looks not that weird,but that ending almost completly changed the final them of this anime,in the initial Chinese version, the father got ill for a long time(almost died for that)in the real world because of doing to much jobs at the same time(even selling sex for some rich women),just to repay the bills that caused by one of his colleague who betrayed him for money.And he was always making a dream about saving his family (especialy his daugther)during this period of time,fighting against the evil who never spend time with his family and only cares about business(which is another part of him),and finally succeed and woke up again in the real world,living with his daughter again but became a fat guy because of eating too much for recovering his health(still happy ending). In the end of Chinese version,the director(Chinese) expressed that this anime is an apology letter to his daughter,for he has been spending the whole time making anime and don't have the time for their relationship I hope this will help you to undersdand the story better and I just hope that I didn't make too much language mistakes,I 'm just a Chinese senior hign school student who love this anime. |
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| Loved the message carried by this anime. 7/10 |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| One of the best shorts I've seen, 8/10. Curious to check out their other work |
| I thought I'd like it more, but it got a little stale too quickly for my liking. 6/10. |
| The show was a disappointment from the first episode but it is one of the closest series to OPM. Lots of meme references as well as adult jokes littered throughout the show though. |
| The authors reason behind this was pretty cute Wasn’t expecting a full on fight scene |
| Inhales oxygen |
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