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| Man, that "romantic" moment between Kouta and Lucy was awkward as hell, especially once you know all the story about them. Uhm well... and so it ends... with an open ending and a lot of questions than were left to answer. Pretty disappointing but I'm not surprised either. Overall and to make it short, this series has a "interesting" main concept but it was executed in such an awful way I couldn't take any of its episodes seriously. Too exaggerated, too inconsistent and definitely too absurd. 2/10 - Easily of the worst anime I have ever watched. Honestly, I really can't understand how this is placed #21 in Popularity... |
| I think perhaps this is one of a few anime where nudity and gore were used right instead of just for fanservice. Unfortunately only 13 episodes so the last two of them felt quite rushed. But considering how much chapters they had to squeeze into 13 episodes, they did a really great job, because the flow felt pretty good for the most part. Overall great directing Great main theme too. 8/10 |
SkyHora said: there was no need to give out the fucking manga ending , thanksThere won't be a season 2. Anyway, here's a rushed half assed spoiler: At the end, with the clock ticking, that's Lucy coming through the door. At the ENDDDDDDDDDDD (manga) after the clock scene and so much shit happening, Lucy dies. (But in a good way) The mc and his cousin have kids and they visit Lucy grave or some shit. But Lucy dies AT THE END so trust me, her and mc have a lot of memories and shit. Lucy dies for the greater cause or some shit. Her and MC have one last kiss and sht. Happy ending imo. |
| this anime was really bad at some points, but then the climax blows it out of the water. if the whole anime was like this, i would hold it to a higher standard. but the weird inclusion of certain shit made it kinda weird as well as the excessive amount of blood and gore. i love gore though. the nudity thing was slightly weird. sometimes it didn’t feel like nudity was there for a reason other than to show you what characters look like without any clothes on. but other than that, despite all of the dumb shit, i would give it a 6/10. and maybe i might consider it a favorite |
| Amazing episode and what an intense episode in emotion! Especially the meeting between Professor Kurama and his "real" daughter Mariko. It's just a shame that Kōta is so nice to Lucy/Nyu after everything she did, particularly with her family. I didn't cry contrary to some. |
| Holy shit! This anime got me so into it, this feeling of suspense all the time and all the sympathy towards the characters made me like it so much. This anime was a change of what I usually watch and man... I fucking love it, and again toooooo short U_U |
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I wonder why this anime was not that successful in japan🤔 The show has it's defects but in general it has a very good plot and events, I wanted to know why it is so forgotten in his homeland, a proof of this is that we had no continuation due to the lack of DVD and manga sales at the time, it yielded very little in terms of profit.  |
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| Gotta be the dumbest characters i've ever witnessed, that's pretty impressive considering the amount of dumb characters i've seen. Now i understand the hype of this show. This is what edgy teens liked back in the mid 2000s “I’m different i don’t like that shounen crap everyone else likes” headass |
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| Just kill Bando already, I'm getting tired of his face. Lol, so Mariko is the fighter type of Diclonius. Now that makes me wonder about what will happen if a Diclonius' horns are both pulled out of their head. Yuka's still had to secure her position it seems. The anime seems to strongly support Kouta x Lucy than Kouta x Yuka. Seems like they're hinting a sequel, but it's been 15 years, so probably no. I've heard that the manga had a different route, well seems like there's still things to discover. And lastly I've had to say that the studio used Lilium theme nicely in most scenes of the episode. Yeah, you don't have to make numerous of OST just make 1 that will be unique and memorable. |
Kish0Jun 4, 2020 7:50 PM
| He who smiles in a crisis has found someone to blame. |
| This... was kind of dumb and not very good but I have to say that I enjoyed (almost) every second of it. I guess stuff like this or Mirai Nikki just work really well as guilty pleasure shows for me. C: |
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| That's ending was underwhelming, both as a regular show and as a "so bad it's good" show. As a regular show, it just felt rushed and there was a lot of questions left unanswered. As an "so bad it's good" show, it just wasn't as entertainingly bad episode as the other episodes. As for the score, if I were to rate this based on quality I will probably give it a 4/10, it's bad but I've seen much worse, but I rate show based on enjoyment and this show was so laughably bad it managed to make me laugh more than a lot of other comedy anime. So, I'm gonna give it 7/10. |
| Not going to lie, I really miss blood, gore, and nudity in anime. This definitely hits on that. I don't like how open the ending was, but I guess they want you to read the manga. I liked all the characters, especially Kurama. I guess I'll read the manga where this leaves off being we'll probably never get a second season. Even though the ending felt kind of rushed, I really Lied it. :P |
| I like how they make the ending an open-ended one, leaves a lot of questions. But the only other thing that I like in this episode is the death of #35 and Kurama, though I didn’t wish for Kurama to be dead, I think that will be the only way for him to kill his daughter. Overall I think this anime is decent. The plot and story is actually good however there are just some parts that are absurd and unnecessary like Kouta and Tuka’s relationship, and the romance they put into it. The romance felt like force. Also Yuka and Bandoh are unnecessary characters especially Bando, he is useless. I like the gory and blood in this anime though, so I might have give this a 6/10 or 7/10. |
| Haven't seen this anime and the manga for like 10 years but the ending of the anime really annoyed me. How could Kouta kiss Lucy after finding out that she was the one who killed his little sister and gave him PTSD. The manga ending is much better. After seeing that ending, I tried to forget everything I saw in the anime. |
| Missing a piece to be a masterpiece. Obviously the directing could have been better if it wasnt feeding you off with tons of flashbacks at some point. It wasn't many but I found it kind of lame. Regardless I truly enjoyed it. |
| Just finished the anime, it was awesome and I consider this to be a happy ending. People said the manga different from the anime with different(?) ending, I'm not going to read it. |
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| I had to burst out laughing when Kouta did nothing to Lucy, they EVEN FUCKING KISSED. Fucking hilarious show, characters dumb as rocks. I mean it was entertaining tho... 6/10 |
| lol swear this anime deceived ppl into thinking its a masterpiece hopefully the manga is better |
| Love me some good trashy anime |
| What an ending hahaha , and LUCY is still alive !!! Sfriking dog spoiled it hahaha , well no season 2 so far so who cares how it ends on season 1 lul |
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| A heck a lot of stuff didn't make sense in this anime. IT could've been actually really great, it did have a promising premise after all. Unfortunately, it was executed horribly though.. The characters are horrible too. Lucy and #35 (also maybe that chief) are the only "good characters" to me. The animation was mediocre, but they did a pretty good job with the gore. The OP I just can't like it. The ED is horrible. The OST is all mediocre except 2 that I find quite well done. And uh yeah overall I didn't enjoy this anime -- 4/10 |
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| Nana survived, that's all I care about, thumbs up. |
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| @literaturenerd I essentially agree with your denunciation of the repetitive and uninteresting criticism exacted upon Elfen Lied (in fact, I just submitted a review of Elfen Lied exploring this very topic), but, having read your review of Shinsekai Yori, it seems similarly trite and unimaginative. |
| My 24th completed series chronologically. For the record, I extended it a 9/10 rating. |
| I just want to see Lucy last time . I hate that professor who fck Lucy and mayu father Do they have manga? |
| was this supposed to be sad trash anime but i enjoyed it, 1/10 |
| I hated the last episode as well as the ending. Did they leave a lot open, like for example, what happened to Arakawa? What happened to director Kakuzawa? There's no way to know because they didn't explain anything. Another bad part was that apparently, the anime ended up with Kouta dating the most annoying character in the anime, which is Yuka. I was really mad that they didn't show who was at the door at the end of this episode, but at least, from the shadow you can tell it was Nyu. |
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| i don't think some people realize how poorly aged this anime is lol. overall made me feel like I was watching an amalgamation of r/im14andthisisdeep. its okay but man its so weirdly edgy. |
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Hikoshii said: i don't think some people realize how poorly aged this anime is lol. overall made me feel like I was watching an amalgamation of r/im14andthisisdeep. its okay but man its so weirdly edgy. I don't like the terms aged/dated in general anyway for a whole host of reasons, but I also don't see why this series is considered by some to be so "dated" or "aged poorly" in the way they imply. The voice acting is decent (in Japanese), the art style and animation are basic but serviceable (and plenty of new content is churned out annually which looks a lot worse), the music is sublime, and the topics and themes it delves into in its writing are fascinating, and practically universal across time periods of human history - far from falling out of relevance somehow between 2004 and 2022, they're ideas and concepts which have proven relevant and will likely remain relevant for millennia. |
| Pretty weird show, but I enjoyed it more or less. 6/10 |
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| Man, this anime got me hooked till the very end. Amazingly done. I wouldn't say I found the ending confusing, it's ambiguous, yes, but there are plenty of clues to figure out who is behind the door. Even if so, does it matter? We all know it's Lucy because finally, everything is alright. The clock is ticking, the family gathers together, and the sad memories are put in a box, a place in which they will be forgiven, not forgotten If anything, I theorize that Lucy took all the shots like the badass she is, so she could make sure nobody could chase her or Nana no more. The organization wouldn't have a clue thanks to Kouta not being in the student folder, but still, I believe that's why she said her farewells to everyone, and the ending was left ambiguous. She needed to fight for the future she wanted to have with Kouta and his new family, as hopeless as it seemed. That makes the ending pretty much a happy ending. They all moved on, and that person behind the door can finally enter once again. No strings attached, no bliss. Everything is ready for her to embrace the life she always wanted with the person she loves... We don't need to see it... We know. |
| i hate when the endings are like this. always make me work my brain up trying to understand the ending and spending hours reading all the posts and explanations on reddit and stuff. though after reading all those explanations i can say for sure, this was a great anime. will surely rewatch one day and try to decipher the "deep meaning" by myself. |
TsutanaiFuunJul 24, 2022 10:14 AM
 The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama. Feeling half happy, half sad. Kawaii waifus and precious best girls <3333 |
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