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kieyuku said: No surprise with Koko ending up with Banri. I was more interested in how they would get there and was seriously seriously disappointed in the horrible pacing of the episode. The bridge thing was terrible, it felt like the show ran out of time and then threw this confusing and nonsensical scene in to settle matters with Ghost Banri and Linda. Everything was so rushed, I couldn't get into it and felt indifference at the happy ending I had been waiting for. There were some moments that were good, but overall it was a real shame of a last episode that dragged down my opinion of the show. But to be fair it slowly began going downhill after the first dozen episodes anyway. 7/10 THANK YOU!!! I felt the same way. The last episode was pure crap. I could not stand the bridge scene at all. Serious groaner. If that's in the LN, then wow Takemiya is a one hit wonder. So much was rushed. The anime was crap to begin with but I had hopes it could get better, it did not. If they ever make another Takemiya LN into anime, get the people who did Toradora and allow her time to complete the story at her own pace!!!! |
| So Linda hugged a ghost? and ghost Banri just found his ring out of the river? lolwut, unless Banri imagined all of that. Why doesn't Banri get some medical help cause he really needs it for all of the stuff that happened. the show was pretty cool though. |
| I knew the ending was predictable, but this has to be one of the biggest asspull bullshit endings in the history of romance anime. Characters were meh (Nana best character), story was meh, art was ok, mixed feelings on the sound (first opening and ending and second ending are good, 2nd opening must be the worst opening I've ever seen) Best moment in the whole anime was when Koko's dad slapped her. The bitch needed it. Overall rating: 6/10 I'm glad it's over. |
| Well quite an okay ending i guess. Not really much of a 'BANG!!' but at least all the problems were settled and ended nicely (though a bit rushed) Although the part with Linda kind of leaves a small aching feeling at the end because she probably went off to cry or something after finally revealing her feelings. I really liked her and the old Banri together but oh well.. Whats done is done... Lastly, Koko and Banri.... Expected... Its like, you could predict that he was gonna remember her and chase after her.... Thats all.... I really did hope for a more interesting ending or a twist or catch in the story (not in who banri ends up with but in how the problems are solved). Still, an enjoyable anime while it lasted ^_^ (LindaxBanri forever) hahaha |
If anime characters were real, i'd probably be the happiest person alive! Or just dead.... ^_^ |
| Feel bad for Linda. This feels like a cop out ending for some reason. 3/5 for episode... 7/10 for the whole anime. Good watch, but could have been better at handling things like Banri's stupid split personality. I also can not believe this is the same person that made the masterpiece that is Toradora!! |
Meruru_ArlsMar 28, 2014 9:35 AM
| "I left everything I own in One Piece" ~ Gol D. Roger |
Meruru_Arls said: Feel bad for Linda. But she's happy as we see her for last time. |
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bastek66 said: Meruru_Arls said: Feel bad for Linda. But she's happy as we see her for last time. That was obviously a cop-out, fairy tale ending to say "Look viewers, now Linda can move on." She truly felt for Banri, but Banri does not give a shit. |
| "I left everything I own in One Piece" ~ Gol D. Roger |
| The last episode was not as good as I was hoping, (key word there), but was far better than what I was expecting, (especially with the way it started & the "old" Banri took over & didn't care for his new friends since "he didn't remember them" ). When he began to chase Koko & Linda was supporting him, when he got to the bridge scene, that part threw me off a bit at first. When I went back & re-watched it, I took the scene to be the writer/director visually showing both sides of Banri facing each other for the first time in the series. While it showed Linda hugging "ghost" Banri, in "reality" she was actually confessing her feelings for the Banri that was going to Koko. Linda confessed her feelings & told her old friend, (who know had regained both sets of memories as his "ghost" self could move on since they obtained that which they had waited nearly two years for, (i.e. Linda's confession), that she loved him & loved him being in love with Koko. When she ran off, for some reason I could not help but wonder if she went off to talk to Mitsuo about his interest in her, (similiar to their cute little moment at the club recruitment drive shown while the end credits are scrolling by). The author did a decent job of tying up most of the loose ends & hinted at potentially something more with the Linda x Mitsuo scene I mentioned. Also, I was happy to see 2-D Kun fight & go after Tada with the emails & how Chinami used her video footage. I would give this episode a 9/10. I would love to see a OVA come out with a potential time skip of about 2 years from the series ending to the OVA. It would be nice to see the characters as young working professionals & watching Banri & Koko get married, (also would be interesting to see Lind & Mitsuo together along with 2-D kun & Chinami being a couple). I will look back fondly on this series much as I have for Toradora. It was a fun ride all the way through, (best scenes in the series to me are still the failed love scene in episode 19 with the Eiffel Tower, Tada savaing Yana in Episode 8 & of course the Nana punch when Banri surprises who he thought was Koko in the elevator). |
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| Can't complain about a really happy end to a romance but the show as a whole was lacking imo. It fell short of my expectations I guess. It wasn't bad but the drama was just not up my ally. I never had any real draw drops. In truth the first half of this series was more interesting then the second half. Romance being my favorite genre, 6 or 7 out of 10. |
| That was hard to watch. Too much drama, irrational behavior, and an almighty ghost which there wasn't really a point to. I actually quite enjoyed the first half which was funny and interesting (even though Kaga and Bari's relationship seemed a bit fake) but the second half had a ghost going god mode in what seems like a "realistic" anime, bunch of pointless drama and things like Yana randomly liking Linda (which came out of nowhere imo) and chiho's personality doing a 180 after she cut her hair. One thing I really did like was the first ED, quite good :) 5/10. |
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xAvengerx said: an almighty ghost which there wasn't really a point to. The "ghost" is more like a hallucination conveniently showing us how Banri dealt with his past self. Think of it more as multiple personality syndrome rather than amnesia and fits to the plot nicely. Hence the lack of the "supernatural" tag. Past Banri never got the reply and that scene at the Bridge was basically Present Banri telling Past Banri Linda's reply that he got when he asked her in Tokyo(forgot which episode). Put into that perspective. I give this a 9/10 for fitting it's genre tags almost perfectly. |
| Really happy with the ending. Always a fan of anime that have a definite conclusion. |
| aw what the hell, a happy ending? that was so fake and rushed!! it was so unnatural wth!! dissapointed with that, I thought he'd forget that attention whore koko and finally get with Linda. goddamit! but damn yeah that episode was so fucking rushed. so much happened in too little time, it felt weird to watch. looks like Oka-chan ended up being alone lol. damn I hate koko, why banri WHY! |
| "I am not a friend of justice. I am an enemy of evil." - Senjougahara Hitagi "What we see is reality, what we remember is an illusion." - Cloud Strife |
KiyoshiKnight said: aw what the hell, a happy ending? that was so fake and rushed!! it was so unnatural wth!! dissapointed with that, I thought he'd forget that attention whore koko and finally get with Linda. goddamit! but damn yeah that episode was so fucking rushed. so much happened in too little time, it felt weird to watch. looks like Oka-chan ended up being alone lol. damn I hate koko, why banri WHY! Because that was the point of the story. It's amazing that people still don't get that. But yes it was rushed and blame the production company for not giving Takemiya time to finish the story. Not too mention too few episodes (3) to cover the last volume. |
| Yay! That was what I needed, he ended up with Koko. Happy ending :) |
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bobuy00 said: xAvengerx said: an almighty ghost which there wasn't really a point to. The "ghost" is more like a hallucination conveniently showing us how Banri dealt with his past self. Think of it more as multiple personality syndrome rather than amnesia and fits to the plot nicely. Hence the lack of the "supernatural" tag. Past Banri never got the reply and that scene at the Bridge was basically Present Banri telling Past Banri Linda's reply that he got when he asked her in Tokyo(forgot which episode). Put into that perspective. I give this a 9/10 for fitting it's genre tags almost perfectly. We can all make the assumption that Banri was on weed. |
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| I still have unanswered questions. What about the other character relationships. Besides Koko and Banri. Like the triangle between Oka, Linda and Yana what happens with that? |
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| At first... I thought I will HATE this ending, but luckily the right girl won. (tbh everyone is a winner now). <3 |
| It's all about kaga kouko in this series <3 EcchiEcho said: I still have unanswered questions. What about the other character relationships. Besides Koko and Banri. Like the triangle between Oka, Linda and Yana what happens with that? Oka is moved on (seems) At last part, where "golden time song", linda seems blushed when she saw yana.. hmm.. and my unanswered question: who's the person that hit banri 'till he's fell off the bridge? is it the one who cheated with ex-girlfriends of linda's brother? (sorry about my english) |
aidew said: It's all about kaga kouko in this series <3 EcchiEcho said: I still have unanswered questions. What about the other character relationships. Besides Koko and Banri. Like the triangle between Oka, Linda and Yana what happens with that? Oka is moved on (seems) At last part, where "golden time song", linda seems blushed when she saw yana.. hmm.. and my unanswered question: who's the person that hit banri 'till he's fell off the bridge? is it the one who cheated with ex-girlfriends of linda's brother? (sorry about my english) Just a plot device. Not that interesting of one either. |
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| Liked this show a lot, GOOD OPs and EDs refreshing and memorable characters. Would have liked to see Oka get with Yana but its cool, I liked it. 8/10 |
| Thank you 2D-Kun THANK YOU!!! Banri really has good friends :') Wooh, so many feels. I'm glad banri remember Koko. :') |
The higher I get , The lower I'll sink. |
OGOTAKU said: I'm happy with a cheery ending. I can't wait, for a season 2, maybe like Clannad After Story! The story is over. That's it. If there was going to be more then they would have done a better job of adapting the Light Novel and made more episodes instead of compressing 8 volumes of material into 24 episodes. Horrible job. |
| I knew this was how it was going to end but I'm glad it did end up this way. If Linda ended up with Banri somehow at the end I would have been seriously pissed. For the record, 2D-Kun is the best character ever. |
| Because one episode resolves typically mean quality. Ha. I'm probably overly harsh but I can only see giving it a 2/10 for some colorful backgrounds. Didn't have anything on its plot, setting and characters. Hasn't managed to portray themes properly (if any) + has nothing special about it. Meh. |
| 「一人殺せば犯罪者だけど、千人殺せば英雄になれる。百万人殺せば征服者だし、絶滅させれば神よ」 |
| I was hoping for more rage from the ppl. But, like me, you guys like the ending like me. Well, wasn't a complete happy ending (Poor Chinami =/) but was a nice ending. I liked it. Was like the real life. Edit: - 2D Room ftw! - I will miss you, nana =/ - Poor Chinami² |
PauloDDDMar 28, 2014 6:45 PM
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keldeokun said: I feel like a fool for refusing to abandon the Linda ship up till the very end, refusing to accept there wasn't any more chance. in all the anime ive seen, the OP usually says it all (sometimes subtle hints that you only realize at a certain point of the show, sometimes obvious, like in this case) while i did prefer linda over the psycho obsessive stalker, knew it wasnt gonna happen lol |
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orfevre said: I love people with good sense of humor. |
| The ending seemed really rushed & weird. Kinda hard to comprehend what that bridge scene was actually suppose to be?And the episode as a whole was all over the place. But despite that still liked this for the most part,though it started to lose me when all the Ghost Banri,memories resurfacing stuff started to happen 7/10. |
| I really wanted more time on screen for Linda and Yana, I feel sorry for Oka, but I guess Yana and Linda is a better match...the bridge scene was a bit weird...really. 7/10 here, could have been better, and like I said the second couple deserved some time on screen as well... |
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| And despite the main couple getting a lot of attention, be it positive or negative. After this, 2D-Kun turned easily into the most memorable character of the series, fun enough. Wanna see more of his seiyu after working here and Zexal, and he has like 28 years and few roles? Wonder what's with that. |
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Stark700 said: I think I'll rate this 8/10 although I have some mixed feelings for the second half. This was quite a ride. Koko's confession came from her heart there. I agree. It wasn't the best - especially the second half... but it definitely and consistently got a lot of feels out of me... so many tears this episode, it was cute after everything :') poor oka chan though I guess... :( the bridge scene was weird, but the concept of ghost banri was weird itself to begin with IMO so I didn't mind :) yay koko and banri, so much more mature :3 |
| Weird ass ending. I knew from the start this Ghost Banri business was gonna go awfully wrong. I really don't know what to think about this show anymore : I mean I enjoyed for the most part, but at one point everything started to feel so... forced. I don't know, man. |
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| The story already mediocre for me even before the ending, now with that ending it made this show even worse. I know Koko gonna end with Banri, but still I can't believe how the author can manage to make more worse ending than what I already expected. not what I expect from same person who write toradora... so, from 6/10 to 4/10... |
IZUMI64Mar 29, 2014 3:14 AM
CronaTheWeapon said: I knew this was how it was going to end but I'm glad it did end up this way. If Linda ended up with Banri somehow at the end I would have been seriously pissed. For the record, 2D-Kun is the best character ever. I like how he gots his sht together more so than the rest of the cast, ironically being nicknamed 2d-kun. |
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| The anime started strong and later it got boring. But the last episode was surprisingly nice. I change my score from 5 to 7 just because of a good end that also feels like a real end. Please let the story be compleate and don't make other stuff o.o |
| Yuuup, liked Golden Time quite a lot during the first half. But after that the interest slowly but surely died down. And by the end - just didn't care anymore about the characters... or at least not all of them. That's a bad thing for a romance drama. 6/10 It's a shame. Had almost only positive thoughts about it in the beginning. But what can you do. |
| Well, in the end if one thing's for certain it's that 2D-kun's such a good friend. Um, to sum up my thoughts basically, certain bits of the drama came off forced and as for the ending this episode, the visualisation of all those Banris on the bridge just had me O_o. That's not to say there're not many redeeming points though; the first half of Golden Time was a refresher with a lot of enjoyable characters, and Kouko at this point was also one that wasn't just a run out of the mill stalker/obsessive girl. The show lost charm and momentum through its dramatic moments which maybe should've been done in less quantity and more quality. Ghost Banri was and is a mystery to the very end and his segment playing God, was perhaps the thing that started giving me ideas that this wasn't meant to be so realistic. It wasn't a bad romcom, but it was hardly a great one. 7/10 |
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| Well I couldn't expect less from this anime. Love the ending. 2D: 1st class bro!!!! (like some people say, probably working for NSA right now) And that video Oka-chan send, awesome. He totally knew he would end up with her again, no matter what. Best anime of this season. |
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| This series was disappointing. Too many filler episodes and they could have done what was in this episode earlier and make it a much more interesting story with him having lost his memories with Koko throughout the second half, instead he loses and and regains it like 3 times? |
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| That bridge is really haunted. |
| 1. Were the oranges on the table at Banri's home a tribute to Toradora? 2. 2D-kun is officially a boss. 3. Banri and Koko are going to have a terrible marriage. |
| I loved Golden time in the first half of the season, but the second half kinda fell off a bit. Overall i'd give it an 8/10, due to this reason and that the ending felt really rushed. |
| I personally felt like this was a shit cliche ending not done very well (Even cliche's can be done well), and it would have been better off with some crazy ass ending where he forgets everyone or dies or something not as retarded as that part where linda throws the shoes at him and is all like "These shoes were made for this moment" holy that was stupid af loloolllolll |
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