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| i don't know about you people but i think the ending was well made. |
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| To the people wondering if she is brought back alive or as a spirit, Otoha says all you need to hear to understand that Hayami is Alive. Otoha says something like "it wasn't easy to get the spirit counsel to aprove this", then she stands up and tells Takuma "Take better care of her this time" (or something like that I can't remember the exact wording). If she wasn't alive Takuma wouldn't have to take care of her. The only thing I found confusing in the finale was why the hell Hayami just stood infront of the train and let herself get hit. She could of easily move forward a few feet and recieved the same results. But instead she just turns and smiles and lets the train hit her. Nothing like curing a case of severe psychological wounds and then dealing an even greater one lol. |
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| I liked the ending. I think this ending is what they must've meant in the promo when they said "H2O Rocks your soul!". I was going to rate this a 7, but the ending bumped it up to an 8. |
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| Hayami getting hit the train... wtf, I hope the story editors are run over by a train someday :p ah well, at least she's back, so happy ending. |
| ok, maybe we do need an OVA or season 2, everyone is having questions including me :/ anyway, overall 7/10 for me, partly cause zexcs is a great studio, op/ed & insert especially those in the last episode was really awesome, also i liked epi 08 alot, the episode i dont' like is that boring sea trip something, yeah i'm crazy |
| Eh well I'm a sucker for these types of anime, and well a generous person on the scoring, so I say an 8. Having Hayami all of a sudden tell a possible mentally unstable kid like that about his mother/past and the facts outside on the street near train tracks kind of...annoyed me. But even worse was the fact she catches up to the kid and then stands there to smile...maybe she didn't realise the train was coming, and was watching so he didn't get electrocuted by the tracks? Anyway was a 7, but after they let her come back and live again it was a bit better. BTW I had no clue who that baby's father was...seems like something one should know but... I felt it was a pretty straight forward series...or at least I understood it. Just that damn baby near the end... |
Darkreaper70 said: I really have no idea what to say. On one hand I'm happy that it's finally over on the other I'm sad that they rushed through the episode too much. Also I didn't really care for the ending. It seems weird that the title is named H20- Footprints in the sand yet it had nothing to do with H20, footprints, sad, or any metaphors that fit it (time maybe because the title came from a poem which had the line "In the footprints of the sands of time, so it means that someone wanted to leave a lasting impression during their time/stay) All in all I would have to say that it was ok. if im not mistaken h2o refers to hayami, hotaru and otoha right? because in the beginning he had to "choose" between them? :P or was that just a joke like the h-something hentai ojisama? and yeah they pretty much used the poem in the beginning and end of the anime so im pretty sure thats what they were referring. i also agree with most people that think that that was a WTF ending. they already set your mind up that the show was pretty "realistic"(besides otoha) that hirose could "see" because he was just happy or something and that he fell blind "again" because of his depression about his mother..but then they end this with a revived hayami :| that's just pretty weird. in fact it has been a pretty weird ride from the start and i really don't know what i think of all these. an ova with explanations would pretty much boost my rating for this show but for now, ill have to settle with an 8 :P |
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| Really enjoyed this last episode. The only thing I desliked was that Hayami was revived (imo, it would have been better if she stayed dead). Overall, I enjoyed this anime. Going to give it an 8/10 (I was going to give a 7.5, but since we don't that, I have to give it an 8 =P). |
Shadow_Strider said: The only thing I found confusing in the finale was why the hell Hayami just stood infront of the train and let herself get hit. She could of easily move forward a few feet and recieved the same results. But instead she just turns and smiles and lets the train hit her. Nothing like curing a case of severe psychological wounds and then dealing an even greater one lol. I hear you there but hey I can't blame them for it. It surely was an unexpected ending |
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| Wow. That was one of the worst endings I've seen in a long time. First Hayami's random death, and she didn't even seem to manage to rescue that kid, and then she comes back? You really let me down H2O, so I'm giving you a 6/10. |
| I love weird endings. I also love happy endings. I'll take it. |
| I couldn't care less about Takuma and Hayami. But that Maki girl.. she and the TRAP had a baby... that was really funny and the only nice thing i saw in this ep. :D P.S. Grown-up Takuma is nice too. |
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| Well at least I can agree with the unexpected factor of this show. You really never know what ridiculous shit will happen next. And some people know how much I hate shows with an happy-happy end where characters come back to live in an stupid and unrealistic manner. (e.g. Kanon) The way they made the ending was good, but with a rotten story for it there was not much to rescue anymore. And yes the way she stood there holding that child with the ball was stupid as hell. If she was jumping in front of the train while trowing the child away from the train that would have be quite realistic but this way it was just stupid. She was quite cool and determined at that moment so it would have been easy just to rescue the kid from the train. (best while wearing a superman costume to fit the rest of the show best) Probably still a 6 for me since it had some good parts too and I loved that idea with the wheel/windmill.  |
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| That was so weird and so not-good. Seeing the first third of the episode, I thought it might be the only good episode but I was prooven wrong. It probably deserves a 5 but I'll keep my score of 6. |
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| That was the weirdest end ever, but for some reason it also made me not lower the score. |
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| I liked it, up until the end where they brought Hayami back. I mean, wtf? I could overlook the stupid death scene, but bringing her back was too much. I'd increased the score to a 6 after the recent few episodes, but now I reduce it to a 5 again. |
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| Wierd ending... Im keeping my 6 although i kinda enjoyed the ending. Still it was confusing and many questions have risen up from it. PS: I just said the thing of lowering my score as a joke :p |
| I would think that seeing something like that again would make things worse though? Also, if she really come back from the dead, I imagine something like, "SHE CAME BACK TO DESTROY THE VILLAGE!!!" would happen. |
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Shadow_Strider said: To the people wondering if she is brought back alive or as a spirit, Otoha says all you need to hear to understand that Hayami is Alive. Otoha says something like "it wasn't easy to get the spirit counsel to aprove this", then she stands up and tells Takuma "Take better care of her this time" (or something like that I can't remember the exact wording). If she wasn't alive Takuma wouldn't have to take care of her. The only thing I found confusing in the finale was why the hell Hayami just stood infront of the train and let herself get hit. She could of easily move forward a few feet and recieved the same results. But instead she just turns and smiles and lets the train hit her. Nothing like curing a case of severe psychological wounds and then dealing an even greater one lol. That doesn't make sense. It's the same thing that happened when they make it seem that he recovered his sight and everyone was normal. I mean, if she did came back alive at the end of the story, how could you explain that to the rest of the characters? Otoha was OK because she's some sort of ghost that nobody else can see, but if Hayami came back... there's no background for such thing. Still, I keep saying, why would they have to kill her? After she finally found some happiness BANG gotta kill her because she was bad. As for the train, for some reason I thought she was standing on the other side when it passed by, then got totally confused on the screens later and I was like WTF don't tell me they killed her. No clue if this has been said before, but that little baby who's stupposed to be? Don't tell me it was from Hayami's friend... how could he recover that fast!?!? And also they never mentioned how long it passed from when they graduated until they were "adults". By the way, I did lower the score after watching the ending.. hahaha. |
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| I liked it. I'm glad that Otoha helped bring back Hayami. The anime is not nearly as bad as what people say IMO. Who is the baby's father? 7/10 |
r0derix said: Im gonna go ahead and say I loved this ending, and the show overall. 9/10 for a slow start but excellent, excellent finish. This show gets too much hate. I think its actually really good. I'll give it a 8/10, i agree with the slow start, but the ending was amazing!!! Too bad Hirose x Hayami will not happen, it looked like a temporary visit, although we dont get any other info on it!!! I actually liked it!!! Chibi Otoha is WIN!! :P Hayami smile before she gets hit by train is shocking, i like the meaning behind it, but it made my heart skip a beat!!! SamuraiTom said: Who is the baby's father? At least we got a pairing!!! :P Maki x Hamaji!!! :P Its their kid :P P.S. In case you dont remember, Hamaji is a guy!!! |
| Pffft. What an end >.> If it had been at least a half decent anime, I would have found the end less crappier. Overall, I rated the whole series 5/10. |
| I have to say that the ending of this series was nothing more than just pure genius. I have to admit that the first 10-15 min were boring, but the last 10 min where like OMFG. It completly threw me off, and I have to say that I was in somewhat of a shock state there. I have never seen a plot twist this big in the last 10 min of any anime. Over all I give this series an 8/10. |
| This series ending was so retarded. =P This we have Takuma's mental breakdown and acting like an annoying little kid, for most of the episode. Then characters dying and coming back from the dead like it was nothing. I wouldn't mind if it was Jesus however it was Hayami. Finally we have Maki making babies with that transvestite. I am so glad it is over. ^_^ |
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Friendlysoul said: Chibi Otoha is WIN!! :P yes! :D |
| quite nice ending, i really didn't think that she'll be back thanks to otoha :P overall i give it a 5 :D really love the ending :D |
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Mouser888 said: I'll end with a 7. Not a bad ending just slightly random. This anime was never strong, felt rushed at some parts, but it always got its message across. Even if it was a small smile it still made you smile. Only thing that bugs me is who is the person that called to Otoha? and i thought i was the only one thinking that! but no one knows the answer anyway |
| That was random... I didn't like how she just stood there waiting for the train to come. If she was trying to protect that child, just standing there wouldn't do anything. Also the how she was randomly resurrected was weird. Other than that I liked it. I want to give this a 7.5 or something like that but I can't so I'll give it an 8/10. Btw, Nice Train. <_< |
| I have no idea what just happened there. |
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| WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THE HAREM END??? HOW THE HELL DID HIROSE GO FROM WIMP TO BADASS BISHONEN??? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE KID THAT HAYAMI KILLED? xD What a huge cop-out episode. There is really nothing worse than bringing a dead character back to life. No matter how they explain things, Hayami did in fact die and they brought her back to life for no reason whatsoever. I personally enjoyed the episode until the very end when Hayami makes her glorious reappearance. The message of Hirose getting through his psychological trauma would have been more powerful if Hayami remained dead. The Deus Ex type ending left a bitter taste in an otherwise great episode. This has to be one of the few episodes that ZEXCS executed properly, but they had to ruin it at the very end. Such a pity really...this episode almost reached "Rocks Your Soul" level if they only tried a bit harder... |
| Timeskips, characters coming back from the dead... at least it wasn't revealed that Hayami and Takuma were secret childhood friends. There were so many WTF moments in this episode it was amazing. Darkreaper70 said: It seems weird that the title is named H20- Footprints in the sand yet it had nothing to do with H20, footprints, sad, or any metaphors that fit it (time maybe because the title came from a poem which had the line "In the footprints of the sands of time, so it means that someone wanted to leave a lasting impression during their time/stay) H2O was supposed to be the three girls, Hayami, Hotaru, and Otoha. "Footprints" is the name of a Christian poem, the metaphor of which is explained in the first and last episodes (being "carried" during times of stress, etc), and I guess in this case it refers to Takuma and Hayami. Or something. |
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| Lame ending is lame. Really, after episode 11 i thought they might be able to do a proper ending, but they failed. Like lots of people here, i feel like it was rushed. I couldn't feel sad when Hayami died because her death was so badly pulled off and didn't feel "real". The ending gets a big 3/10 The anime as a whole wasn't bad, but it was far from great. Some enjoyable moments, but nothing special. 6/10. |
| I'm disapointed, I expected a better ending I'm giving it a 6/10 |
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Mathes said: Ugh, truth.Well at least I can agree with the unexpected factor of this show. You really never know what ridiculous shit will happen next. [...] cyruz said: Agreed. 6/10 for me, even though I think it should be a 5 as well.That was so weird and so not-good. Seeing the first third of the episode, I thought it might be the only good episode but I was proven wrong. It probably deserves a 5 but I'll keep my score of 6. PimpToad said: Hahaha, Badass Bishounen = win. I hated that they brought her back to life too. If you've got the balls to kill her off, then have the balls to keep her dead.WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THE HAREM END??? HOW THE HELL DID HIROSE GO FROM WIMP TO BADASS BISHONEN??? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE KID THAT HAYAMI KILLED? xD What a huge cop-out episode. There is really nothing worse than bringing a dead character back to life. No matter how they explain things, Hayami did in fact die and they brought her back to life for no reason whatsoever. |
Maharet said: I'm disapointed, I expected a better ending I'm giving it a 6/10 well, what did you expect? it was a very nice ending... i loved it... 5/5 |
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| -Hotaru's grandfather was sended to jail. *I cheered and praised the police.* -Hayami get rammed by a train. *I cried and cursed the scriptwriter.* -Chibi Otoha then came out chased by a wild boar. *I smiled a bit, while crying.* -Hayami was resurrected. *I scratched my head and said, WTF!? and wiped out my tears.* Not bad, this series played my emotion. It is just like my girlfriend said to me: "No I don't love you. I simply plays with your stupid feelings." I care less about Takuma being a bishonen. But why his sound is still like a girl? Yes I know the seiyuu is a female, but at least make a deeper voice! "Best ending ever.* WTF!? Anyway, 6/10 to it. And +1 for it to successfully twisted my fragile and sentimental heart to totally m*****f****r badass heart. Bravo. Creative. SO overall, 7/10! I feel like an idiot! I mean, WTF? |
h0riz0nLineMar 23, 2008 1:48 PM
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| This anime is a 4 or 5 out of 10 for me. Yeah this anime was really boring the whole time. There are a lot of WTF moments. But a good ending. I'm a sucker for them years later ending. |
| Wow, this was quite the wtf episode. Pretty bad animation, Hirose calling Hayami mom, everyone have the same voices 5 years or so later, Hayami revived?! And ofcourse, some corny words and sentences put in at the end. 5 out of 10 from me. Might change to a 4. But that means I'll have to change School Days to 3. |
CheezyMar 23, 2008 3:04 PM
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| whos the baby's daddy again? im not so surprised of her coming back since the otoha was real despite the blurred fact of it. they never did imply that she wasnt real, and it is not so far beyond her (or the spirits' powers) to bring someone back from the dead. |
| Well this anime definitely ended better then it started. Though if one word would describe it "bizzare" At times, I couldn't tell what type of anime it was trying to be. Phycological? Slice-of-life? Harem? Supernatural? Tragedy? Mystery? I wouldn't recommend this anime unless someone was desperately looking for a romance. It didn't quite "Rock my Soul" and it didn't quite meet my expectations, but I did enjoy it and according to my rating system that gives this anime, a 7/10 |
| the baby's dad is most like Hamaji (yes, he's a guy) didn't seem as bad as people have been saying it was. ironic that the story goes along the lines of a religious poem though... |
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| I found this out while searching for the complete poem. http://www.wowzone.com/fprints.htm 3 diferent "poems" from 3 diferent people with the same message. I also found out that a lot of mistery and unknowness flows around the so called "Footprints" poem. The autor isn't known for sure, nor the date it was written, nor the real message and purpouse it was written with. Hmmmm... If this inspired the anime of course it would be a little confusing. |
Master_M2K said: Finally we have Maki making babies with that transvestite. ROFL thats who the dad was? I couldn't figure it out. I knew the baby looked like a character from the show I just couldn't figure out who haha. Wow thats pretty funny, I feel bad for the kid. I hope he doesn't grow up seeing his dad cross dress haha. kid: Dad why are there no high school pics of you? Dad: I'm that tall girl right there. XD I thought the beginning was good until Hayami stood there and got hit by a train. Then it all just went down hill. My mind is in WTF state trying to make sense out of what I just watched. The whole ending made no sense at all. I mean I could understand him seeing her as a ghost but Otoha made it pretty clear Hayami is alive again....how that happen I have no idea. I'm still happy shes alive but they should have come up with a little more of a realistic ending. |
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| like many others here, this episode was just one big WTF. Seriously, I could not register everythig that was going one. I just couldn't believe the turn of events. Overall, it gets a 5 from me. |
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| whatever the case is..the old man lost everyone won...the end.... i think oto was returning a favor so...there you have it. as for the poem, Christians tend to take heart to that one becuase of its religious theme, but that was pretty much the only connection this show had to religion. whichever prospective you take the show still has its meaning without being religious. |
| 4/10 for me. I'm not very satisfied ... i would prefer an another and. It's good but it's strange and special ! Finaly, H2o is a good anime, with any excellent elements (as the story of Hayami, Hotaru-Hinata ...(but i am not a fan of Takuma XD)), but not spectacular ^^" |
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