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| DAMN togame is really dead.. fuck that shit! -_- well btw this episode is just too damn cool.. shicika in rage mode is just damn cool :3 love when he is fighting katana number 5 (the armor one) lol XD kind of like this anime in the end.. well at last it has a good ending ;3 |
| 8/10 -1 for togame death :( -1 hitei still alive |
| wow that ending was shit.. the 11 ep was already really bad but just wow.... did he really break all the 12 swords at the end.. i guess the storywriter was smoking some weird shit when he wrote this and the togame dying scene wanted to be as dramatic as possible.. as if i would care about that shitty character ..pffff |
| I liked the series but the drama in the last episode just seems....forced. Actually all the plot revelations seemed forced. |
| (>'_')># ~Here's a waffle, please calm down... "See that? She's cute and popular. You could say that her milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard. But YOU club President... your milkshakes are wasted on you. In other words, you're wasteful." ~D-Frag (Best.Reference.Ever.) |
| Ending was was strange for me because Togame just... died. But Shichika did turn BA (Bruce lee reference?) and just decimated them LOL. Kinda felt salty seeing the princess still alive though. |
| Boss rush mode made sense to me. He knew all of their special abilities, no longer had restrictions, and didn't care about dying. Speed running that shit! Amazing show, I wish i didn't accidentally spoil myself on Togame's death. |
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| Her death was rather... uncalled for. But then again, I guess it was the only way Shichika could amass that much power. Nonetheless, 10/10. |
| the most epic episode i've ever seen, that the posts still continue til' now |
| i can't believe togame really dead at the final.... i'm lost about 9hours watching this to finish like that? don't matter shichika fight...anime died when togame died that's all |
| A tragic awesome conclusion to a fantastic anime. 10/10 Togame dying was sad. It's interesting how she preferred to die while in love, rather than living on w/ vengeance and schemes. Seems like the burdens (shown as the white snake) finally lifted away and she truly loved Shichika. I understand now that she was lying to Shichika when she said their whole entire journey was a lie. It was just to make the pain easier for him ;( You can confirm it because her left eye turned purple during that time, meaning she was scheming. Shichika's new clothing matching Togame's, the little montage of Togame, and imagining she was still there announcing the match to begin before dueling Emonzaemon made my heart ache even more. TT.TT That final cheerio was the cherry on top. Cheerio! |
ihusmal1234Nov 10, 2013 12:35 AM
| Those 10mins are the best moments of Katanagatari. The most importatnt reason for me to watch an anime is to be touched at the end. And I was deeply moved. Especially how Togame tried to convince Shichika of living happily on without her. I mean everyone had to be moved by the death scence unless you are... just forget it. At the end Shichika even tries to achieve Togame's dream which moved me to tears. And this proves his eternal love for her..incredible man. Cherio..! |
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| Fuuuu, FUUU dat ending >_> i thought he would kill everyone including the princess, but no. >_> togame's death was sad, damm ninjas cutting onions... at least it didnt hit me as hard as clannad. |
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| Togame's death wasn't as sad as I thought it would be. I think I was feeling more for Shichika's loss than Togame dying. I kind of felt like she got what was coming to her. That Boss Rush Mode in the second half was EPIC! I fell in love with Shichika all over again... |
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| Damn you, Nisio Isin, you're too awesome. so many memorable moments : - Togame's last words. That scene was so beautiful, especially when the "snake" disappeared right after she finished saying all those "lies".. and then her eye turned normal, and she finally said her TRUE feelings. - Shicika went berserk killing anyone on his path. Those killer eyes. A "perfect" deviant blades. - His resolve to face death. He fights to find the answer and finish the journey, not as Togame's loyal sword, but as a person with his own will. - Although i don't really like Emonzaemon because he always obeys anything his master wishes, but i kinda admire his absolute loyalty at the same time. It's a strange feeling. That battle to the death was awesome. - About Togame and Hitei, I always thought that there's more to their relationship than just a rival enemy, and i'm glad that i wasn't wrong, they always respect each other. Togame asked Shichika to tell Hitei that she thanked her, and when Shichika asked Hitei, she responded that she didn't dislike her.. The order to kill a daughter of a traitor was inevitable, I'm sure that Hitei already foresaw what will happen if Togame survived and managed to finish the katana hunt, and that decision to kill her was the best. In a way, she achieved her own goal and Togame's goal at the same time. - Shichika's cherrio. Different from the usual cheerio, this was the only moment where hearing a cheerio made me sad and remember her death again. IMO, it also can be seen as a way for Shichika to pay her a respect and to tell her that he will move on and fulfill her wish. - I'm so happy to see the credits scene, Itezora wasn't alone anymore and she looked like she was having fun, also Kiguchi got a lot of students so the legacy continues. I'm satisfied. - Post credits scene. Hitei followed Shichika. She cut her hair and wore Zaemon's mask, i think i know the reasons, haha.. Glad to know that she's being honest to herself. And with those scars, Shichika looked more badass than ever. - And my favorite scene is, of course when the Narrator said the final words and completed the epic story of Katanagatari. Seeing all those characters again, and finally a final shot of Togame (no pun intended). I LOVED IT! Beautiful story, epic and memorable journey, eye candy visuals, awesome voice acting and animations. Katanagatari has it all. 9/10, cheerio! |
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CommonerCoffee said: Was pinning it as 8/10 most of the way through but the last episode forced me to "bump" it to the 7/10 it fully earned Fixed. In my book Togame didn't have to die, especially not just like this. Everything after her being shot seems out of place. A cheap try to end this anime fast, one sign for that was Togame's speech that she wanted to kill Shichika. It's not that I am against killing a maincharacter - unless it's a dog that I know for over a decade - but the way it was done here lacks everything. I hate ends like this. You watch a show, see the story progress and at the end everything was for nothing after all, status quo all over again - at least from what was told in the story. So me still giving it a 7 is very generous. |
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| Awwwwnnnn, now I'm sad but oh well. It just show how the serie mature and more than just action and comedy. I think it was able to succeed in a way to go at the opposite of one would have expected. Togame death scene was so fuckin' sad. But at least, she seem to have died in peace. The fighting scene were really epic. Emonzaemon fight was really brutal, with the blood flowing everywhere. The one with Yoroi was pretty messy too, with the blood destroying the armor from inside. It's really ironic when we think about. They pretty much collected 11 katanas during 11 months to bring them to one place and to break them all in the end. He have gone against every order Togame gave him, to protect the katanas, to protect her, to protect himself and to forget about her. When he killed the Shogun was hilarious. ''Do you think I give a damn about this country... CHEERIO!!''. May ''cheerio!'' live on forever. At first, I didn't know why he spared Hitei life. But after reading about the end and thinking about it, I think I understood. Even if Hitei orderred Emonzaemon to kill Togame, she was just like Togame trying to follow her father dream. Shichika judged that the real reason Togame was dead was the fact that the Shogun asked her to retrieve the twelve perverted katana. In the end, Hitei, having nothing left to do since she failed her goal, decided to follow Shichika. I'm glad that he made the map like Togame would have wanted him to :) There is just one thing I never understood. What was her weird eyes suppose to do? His ''activation'' didn't seem reliated to some linear trigger, it seemed to activate randomly. I would have to check the serie again, but not now. The ending have too much of a feels rollercoaster. |
minouneetzoeJan 12, 2014 3:27 PM
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| I'd been pondering as to whether or not this show deserved a 9 (I honestly believed that it deserved an 8 because I thought so much of the series was pointless) but there is no doubt it now deserves the score. If Togame lived, this show would have been incredibly pointless. Okay. They're happy together now and can explore Japan in spite of all the other dead, pointless people. The culmination of 576 minutes has arrived at... a couple of steps from where they started? A series such as this should not end at the same pace that it starts with. Each individual episode I believe acted as its small part in order to make this final episode a very, very big whole (apart from the Shikizaki part which is still a major wtfwhy? to me) which gives purpose to Katanagatari's very title as a sword story (yay for meaningful titles, we need more of these in the industry...) That being said, there probably was a way for Katanagatari to end satisfyingly with Togame still breathing (although I imagine it would involve Emonzaemon, Hitei, and a couple of other supports still living) but this story has already ended, so it isn't incredibly necessary. |
renjikuchiki1 said: so.... Togame is dead huh? well..... there goes all those hours watching these episodes... honestly, this is such a load of bull..... it had promise at the start, but with an ending like that, i have to say this series gets a 1 on my list Are you brain dead? |
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| I'm almost happy with how this ended. While during most of watching it was a 5/10, the last 3 episodes were a 9/10. I averaged it to 7/10 as final mark. Emotional impact was quite strong because showing one's feelings was one the strongest part of Katanagatari. Other than that, I have to say I was mostly disappointed. It followed a strict pattern, which isn't a bad thing but it made me less curious about what happens. Usually, I'm fine with anime that follow a pattern but this had pattern in a pattern in a pattern beside a pattern. I mean, the whole thing was formatted one sword in an episode. Episodes were formatted in arriving to a strange place, bad jokes, meeting owner of a deviant blade, a sob story and eventually beating the owner. The irregularities were very very minor and there were only 2 big instances; beating Sabi Hakuhei and obtaining Hakutou Hari and finding Dokutou Mekki. That's very small number especially since one of these cases wasn't particularly interesting. Characters weren't all that interesting either and it took me almost the whole thing to at least respect Shichika and Togame. The rest were completely shallow blank slates that existed for Shichika to have more characters to kill and completely pointless drama that was there as a lame attempt to pretend it's has any chance to look realistic. Oh, they also pulled magic from their asses and called it fighting techniques. Plot itself was very interesting the it had a very nice premise. I liked that it got all the more complicated by all the time fiddling (which failed anyway) and it explained at least a little how the hell those swords worked. I feel like the potential was wasted by focusing on overdone battles that could have easily been a contest to show a flashier punch/strike. Fighting itself had very very VERY VERY little sense and that's ignoring all the magic ninjutsu even Naruto would be ashamed of. Somehow, the logic of this show is that experienced martial artists are doomed to lose because they're experienced and inexperienced random bashing is the perfect way of fighting. That's seriously an offense to everything martial arts do and stand for. That's like saying that a person that has never held a gun can shoot better than a professional soldier. Or a person that has never seen a car can drive better than a professional driver. And don't get me started on the whole Nanami deal. Other than this, so many things are just off that it would be too much to list everything. It's a real shame that the first 9 episodes weren't done the same way as the last 3. It would have been much better. |
SuiNoByakkoMar 13, 2014 11:52 AM
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| Togame T_T |
| Start dating the person, who killed your Togame. nice. It will be the first time Im giving an anime 1/10 simply because of the ending, which I didn't understand at all. --- Now that Im not as angry, I'll give it 7/10. It would've had a better score if it wasn't for the epilogue. I just can't accept that he would go with her. When Togame died he sounded, as if she is the only one for him, and in the end he decided to go with her murderer... |
tery999Apr 12, 2014 12:38 PM
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BlackTruth said: Darklight0303 said: renjikuchiki1 said: so.... Togame is dead huh? well..... there goes all those hours watching these episodes... honestly, this is such a load of bull..... it had promise at the start, but with an ending like that, i have to say this series gets a 1 on my list FUnny. I would have dropped my score if Togame lived. Seems someone can't take a real ending. automatic 10 for main character death... great ending... i liked the togame flashback before the emonzaimon (?) fight... it was saddening to see her die, but it made the story alot better, im glad some authors have balls to kill off a main character... i hope you guys. be a main charcter in your story. and have a very unticlimatic death! works for me |
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| An anime I never expected I liked so much! At first I was uncertain about watching this because of the artstyle but it was the story and characters that allowed me to watch the entire katanagatari series in 1 go. Heck! 50min x 12ep was tiring but I loved it anyways. - the animation was okay but it was best during the action scenes - the characters was the strongest point of this movie - sound was 'all right..." and i guess it fits a historical genre anime - story was great! It was too bad Togame actually died during this last ep because I would've liked to see how Togame and shichika's relationship would have ended. But that didn't stop the story from dying as well! And so... it ended with a shounen-style ending with Shichika bossing through the Shogunate palace and destroying the inital objective of the story (collecting the swords) It was also surprising that our protagonist didn't end up avenging the person who was soley responsible for the death of his lover. Thus, I would like to end this with a "Cheerio". |
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| This was a nice ending to the story, sucks to see togame die but meh... blond chick princess looks cute with shicika, now they go travel around japan together |
| Dayumn that ending .. Who the fuck hated it ? |
Squalou said: I just marathoned Katanagatari and I can't really say if I liked or hated this last episode... probably more on the hate side of it. I am the kind of people that gets really attached and identify myself to the main characters when immersing myself within an anime (or book) and dying or watching the love of my life die is not something enjoyable to me. I will not discuss it further for now since it's still fresh and, as I am still collecting my "torn into pieces" heart, my opinion is a bit biased. HOWEVER there is something I cannot get out of my mind: What do you think Shichika said to Togame when she died ? (since it's an animated character lipreading is a bit tricky) Edit: Nevermind the last question, I read someone say that it is not in the novel (we don't know either or he doesn't say anything ?), I guess his last word to his love are for her only. i did exactly the same thing marathoned it and my heart broken with the last episode, its was so sad, but you know what? i think its was a good show, and no we cant have always a happy ending, but i must say i was extremely attached at Togame, so when i seen her dying i was like NOOOOOOOOOO WTF.. NOT HER. anyway im still emotional becuz i come just to finish it p.s 8.5/10 for me |
| Some people just can't accept Togame's death but I think it was necessary for the plot. Nevertheless the ending was superb. I am glad to watch this anime even though its 2014. 10/10 in my book. cheerio~~~ |
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| I am really torn about that ending. Not so much about Togames death as about how her character is marginalized in the end. It doesnt seem like her death left any lasting impression whatsoever on shichika. Sure, initally, he gets angry and goes all berserk, but it all seems forgotten after he recovered. He simply substitutes her for hitei hime and off they go on their merry ways. What makes it even worth is the duplicity: they are doing exactly the same as he did with Togame as in roaming the country and occasionally teasing each other playfully... it just doesnt sit well with me. If youre going to kill your main character, which many people have become attached to, at least make it mean something and dont just return to business as usual as soon as the death has completed its purpose as a plot device. In that sense, Shichika dying for her sake wouldve been a much more befitting and satisfying ending. On another note: Why couldnt they implement shikizaki kikis plan after all? In the end, everything happend as he foresaw: Shichika became the complete 13th deviant blade and killed the shogun. How in hell could it happen, that they simply let his son take over the throne? This has got to be some kind of strange joke... Anyways, still a great series: 8,5/10 |
| what a fucked up ending and i dont mean here Togame's death, but the whole after credits scene , this pissed me off |
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Always-HungryJun 11, 2014 6:05 AM
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| Fuck this show. 9/10 |
Kidkidd said: Fuck this show. 4/10 Maybe I can't appreciate "good anime" or whatever bullshit, but I felt like this show literally sapped a year's worth of my life watching it. From good, to amazing, to awesome, to meh, to ugh, to groan, to finally a "god dammit". |
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