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| tf kinda overly happy ending is this shit wtf. im tearing up fuck this show |
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| Holy fuck, Chinatsu is such an ever-loving cunt. Honest to fucking god, how many times does she have to make it clear she'd steal Kotarou if he'd let her? The entire time she was confessing to him I was just rolling my eyes at the bitch. And then Kotarou just stands there with a stupid look on his face as he let's Akane run off crying alone. No, that was not a situation where "it's better they have some time alone to let it out", fuck that. He should have been right there behind her to explain his perspective and that going lengths for her is worth it. Sure, Chinatsu is the one that showed Akane the story he was writing, but that could have been done by any other character and was not in any way some sort of redeeming quality to Chinatsu. Akane basically had to say she would stay friends with Chinatsu because we know damn well if she said 'no', Chinatsu would have turned full throttle revenge-mode and done whatever she could to take advantage of the long distance relationship to try and steal Kotarou. Then at the end with Akane reading his "true" confession and not even noticing him having run to her. (Not that she had a reason to somehow notice him, but they could have written it in for the romantic appeal of it all.) The big reveal at the end that all those texts this entire time was their future conversations together was neat, but those last few minutes felt so rushed that it really feels like this series should have had 13 episodes. I get that the appeal for this series has been how 'real' it all is, how much more legitimate human nature there's been as opposed to your typical romance anime. But the end here felt just a bit too over-dramatic and somewhat left that realism behind. I really want to give this a 9/10, I really do. But for this ending, and Chinatsu not taking a fucking hint halfway into the season, I can't be so generous. The ending didn't give me that satisfying "oh, phew it all worked out in the end, how happy", it just felt like "okay so they're going to make the situation look dramatically as bleak as livingly possible and then turn it around at the very last possible instant". Thanks to that, it wasn't enjoyable for me. But I'll give credit where credit is due, I'll only dock it one point for that. 8/10 overall. |
| A very good final episode! I have been up and down on this anime throughout but this was a very good finale that turned around my overall opinion on this anime! Was there times when the story progression was a little too slow but in the end they created a great story ending that nearly got me to tear up. Overall this was a good anime that had its bumps in the road but will be remembered in my mind as a good anime 7/10 for me! |
| I shall rule over the realms of anime and manga! Mwahhahahahaha!!! |
Jakerams said: To be fair about Chinatsu she can't change who she likes and she was completely honest about it while also supporting both of them even though she was making her own attempts. It's something that just happened when she started to like Kotarou and she told Akane immediately after she realized because she figured as her best friend Akane should know they both liked the same person. My problem was that she already came on to him multiple times and made it damn clear that she liked him that way, and he already rejected her. She was just delusional to think "oh my previous advances weren't good enough for me, I should try again just to fuck around!". She already had her answer, unless I'm remembering incorrectly. She just decided to incessantly and uselessly keep trying anyways. |
| Every romance show needs to take notes from this show from now on, on how it develops and how to conclude it. I loved this show, the ending texts were great. |
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| The show didn't move my heart to an extent where I could say I like it a lot. Sincerely, I felt bored many times. (Talking about personal enjoyment). However, the show has its highlights and differences compared to others of the same kind, which I acknowledge and enjoyed. 7/10 |
TechOtakuJul 5, 2017 7:52 PM
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Onsa_Rin said: Jonesy974 said: This was a great show. I kind of picked it up on a whim, and then ended up having it backlogged because of watching so many other things. Then ended up binge watching it when there was like 10 episodes out. I hope to god everybody watched the credits. I wasn't really paying attention at first and the text conversations didn't look important...but damn that was a subtle little epilogue there. Once I realized that the texts weren't just little recaps or anything and that they were progressing as a story I had to go back and watch it over. It was great seeing them first talk about school and being sick, then getting jobs. And you could see their contact names for each other change over time: from little pet names, to boyfriend/girlfriend, to "my man" etc...finally ends with Wife/My Hubby. Had the prepping of Akane's wedding kimono. And finally the final frame with them married which was a nice way to end it. <snip> I suspect a lot of binge watchers may have missed the importance of these LINE chats at the end of each episode. They were not subbed, but there's a blog somewhere with the English translations of the full ED chats from Ep 1 to 11, and there's actually more text than what was shown at the end of Ep 12. The sheer brilliance is that the chats were not in sequential order earlier, which caused us weekly watchers to wonder at their relevance; and it was fun speculating in between episodes whether they represented our MCs at all. That the studio used them as THE most important part of the show still blows my mind. You can liken it to a clever plot twist; as someone had mentioned, Studio Feel had spoiled the ending for us all the way since episode 1. We just never saw it even though it was staring at us all along. This just emphasizes how the show has been consistently all about subtlety and that their best parts were in the after credits. Brilliant, briliiant writing. Oh shit. Yea, I certainly know that I had zero clue about that. Especially since the first 11 episodes didn't subtitle the texts as you mentioned. Every time I watched the ED the phone just looked kind of the same so I thought it was just how they drew the ending frames! Hahaha. If that's the case I definitely want to go back and check out what those said though, because that really is clever as fuck. I wonder if anything managed to put them in some kind of sequential order as well as translating them. |
| A rare instance when anime romance is actually good. Wouldn't mind if this had an After Story kind of sequel more focused on family stuff. I definitely do think it started off stronger than how it proceeded. It was subtle, down to earth and realistic but then the middle school drama kind of tore it apart. 8/10 cwtgcheese said: This, amazing series but the drama is really not needed. Having that...double love triangle (or love square) was just really frustrating. Chinatsu was hella annoying too.Was really glad to see his writing play such a big role in the end. Overall very good, but could have had less tomboy drama and more intimate relationship building between the two. |
Jonesy974 said: Oh shit. Yea, I certainly know that I had zero clue about that. Especially since the first 11 episodes didn't subtitle the texts as you mentioned. Every time I watched the ED the phone just looked kind of the same so I thought it was just how they drew the ending frames! Hahaha. If that's the case I definitely want to go back and check out what those said though, because that really is clever as fuck. I wonder if anything managed to put them in some kind of sequential order as well as translating them. Here you go Looking back, they certainly wanted to throw us off with the chats. Hubby/Wife in episode 2? Muri muri muri... |
QueenSapphire said: Well I really wish they could've made that ending montage into an OVA or another season. just want to see how they were able to manage their relationship and stay devoted to each other, cause honestly to me a middle schooler relationship and a long distance relationship is highly unlikely this days. sigh geezzz... Agreed. This was one of the main problem I had with this finale. |
Z4k said: QueenSapphire said: Well I really wish they could've made that ending montage into an OVA or another season. just want to see how they were able to manage their relationship and stay devoted to each other, cause honestly to me a middle schooler relationship and a long distance relationship is highly unlikely this days. sigh geezzz... Agreed. This was one of the main problem I had with this finale. Mhm... Not sure why everybody loves this so much... Wasn't bad though, but they could've handled the ending a little better. |
| Chinatsu did confess in the end, what a good friend she is...I bet she really thought that with Akane away she had chance. I really enjoyed the end, they showed that they married, so this made me happy, most series end with kisses...that's how you should end series! 7/10, coz sometimes Kotarou was a pain... |
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| I'm so proud of this MC, usually we get a MC that is a bitch, while he did start out as a bitch, he ended up what only a few MCs are brave enough to do. Romance anime should be like this and not that hold hands at episode 12 bullshit and it ends. |
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| Yeah, some or most people would think that it was too unrealistic because they were so young though it is also possible to happen in real life (speaking from experience for now) but I was also expecting it to end tragically and I was satisfied that it didn't :) doesn't really matter to me what I like the most about the anime is how their love for each other developed, I bet many people can relate. |
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| I can understand why Hira would confess cause fuck-that her boyfriend isn't his buddy or anything. Not that doing that is cool, but you can let it pass, even though he was a little bitch for a moment on the confession. Chinatsu, on the other hand... wow, what a little bitch. Even the way she acts it screams "false friend". I just skipped forward her parts on this last episode cause this little bitch is that annoying. I also think they are... like, too young to be that in love. So this takes another part of the joy of watching the show. If this was my kid I definitely wouldn't even let him try to do the exam for that school. But this is as realistic as it can get, I guess... 6-5/10 because of the insistence and "weirdness" (maybe movie format would benefit the show, btw). |
WintoviskyJul 7, 2017 11:47 PM
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| LOVED the ending!!!! T_T But so wish they had made a season 2 so we could see them grow up and whatnot T^T |
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| A surprisingly mature and sincere take on love. The finale definitely wrapped matters up nicely. I particularly liked the ending sequence, snippets of the correspondence between the protagonists. I tend to prefer shows with a bit more drama, however, Tsuki ga Kirei was enjoyable. Chinatsu's sneak attack was also quite cute. |
| What a wonderful ending. I'm speechless how realistic this anime. Satisfying 10/10 |
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| Finally a romance story that is able to break out of the genre's horrible tropes. Finally a romance story that is properly paced. They give love confessions and start dating early on, not at the last episode. They have their first kiss in the middle, not at the last episode. The whole middle school love thing is painfully awkward, but that's what makes the story great; along with the accurate portrayal of life's harsh realities. The artwork is also one of the prettiest Ive seen in the romance genre (except for the awful 3d CGI cuts that made walking look painful). The music selection was also very well done, as well as making certain scenes dead silent with no music or background noise. I occasionally enjoy a good romance story, but I hate romcom and anything overly tropey. But Tsuki ga Kirei had none of that and truly felt genuine. Thats why this is probably my favorite show in the romance genre. |
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| I think my favorite parts of this anime (besides the emotional parts) is when Azumi dances. For a very shy and kind of awkward guy, he looks cool as hell when he dances. Chou kakkoii. |
| Beautiful end... My eyes filled with tears of emotion. |
| I love this anime so much, really. Simple and beautiful yet still could deliver its messages to us. I am almost shocked when Kotarou shout and think it is the farewell, but no. The novel he made deliver the feeling he has for Akane. A great closure from this beautiful romantic anime. AOTS for sure. |
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| All hail the prophet, king_layes said: I'm pretty sure this is just an ad for LINE. They'll go to different far away schools, but their relationship is going to be saved by using LINE. After all, LINE is what got them through the hardships of the beginning as well. All in all, everything about this anime was realistic but the ending where they both get married and had kid was cheezy and ruined the realism. It pretty much sealed any possible continuation. I just kinda wish the anime would ends right after the train scene and let the viewers decide their future. |
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| I actually found the post-credits ending (as with the show as a whole) very believable, satisfying, and almost inevitable. With how the two of them had handled their conflicts and challenges and constantly grew closer through them in subtle ways, and doing more and more on each other's behalf, it was obvious to me even by around episode 6 or 7 that their relationship would be very difficult to break, and went much deeper than the cheesy or superficial stuff you see in a lot of romances. You know, characters spouting endless inner monologues making up overly poetic metaphors to describe the beauty of their love interest yet freaking out in melodramatic fashion over trivial, contrived and overblown misunderstandings or endless interruptions artificially stalling progress. It's a relationship. Conflicts and setbacks are bound to happen, but that always feels so unnatural to me. If Tsuki ga Kirei had done all that and THEN had them suddenly marry in the end, then yeah, it would have felt forced. But this show didn't do that. Any time there was a perfect opportunity for it to devolve into ridiculous yet empty melodrama, it instead remained disciplined, and focused more on how the characters might actually deal with such situations while showing so much of their states of mind just through visuals alone. I would have been way more shocked if a few years of long-distance suddenly broke their relationship after all that. This was so much more engrossing to me than most romances of its sort, yet so comparatively quiet and subtle about it. This may be my anime of the season. |
Onsa_Rin said: Jonesy974 said: Oh shit. Yea, I certainly know that I had zero clue about that. Especially since the first 11 episodes didn't subtitle the texts as you mentioned. Every time I watched the ED the phone just looked kind of the same so I thought it was just how they drew the ending frames! Hahaha. If that's the case I definitely want to go back and check out what those said though, because that really is clever as fuck. I wonder if anything managed to put them in some kind of sequential order as well as translating them. Here you go Looking back, they certainly wanted to throw us off with the chats. Hubby/Wife in episode 2? Muri muri muri... Interesting. So after clicking that link and going back and reading them, it turns out that in episode 12, all they did was take all of the different LINE chats from each ending, and actually put them in chronological order for us and revealed it was them all along. I assumed they were different chats altogether. |
| I got emotional when the texts tilte changed from "the girlfriend" to "the wife" this anime was so cute |
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| Well, marathon-ed the second half and was definitely beautiful. The departure scene almost tore my heart but as I read the LINE messages, it brought smile back on my face. I have read similar, if not, more beautiful romance stories with happily ever afters but very few in animated form. So, this was a wonderful ride. It's always great to have stories with conclusions such as this one. I was thinking about giving this an 8/10 but the last episode was so beautifully executed that I gotta bump it to a NINE! |
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| OMG, it was beautiful! Seeing Koutarou shouting his feeling was so moving. I will miss this couple, but I'm happy to see that their couple survived to the distance. At the beginning of the episode, I began to have doubts about a possible happy ending, but finally the end was perfect. Tsugi ga Kirei is one of my favorite of the season, it's an easily 9/10. This pure and sweet romance was beautiful to follow each week. |
TaigaFA said: Can someone tell me or give a link to where I can find the manga and exactly what chapter ep 12 represents? It's an original anime. You won't find a manga. |
| Aw the end was so great showing them getting married and having a baby. 7/10 |
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| poor chinatsu, but she deserved that! haha (evil mode: on) love the ending :3 the scene when they're chatting on line was so entertaining |
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