| "well that sucked ass" those were my honest feelings at the end. Don't get me wrong i don't mean the whole thing i was actually really enjoying it till then the Hotarus thoughts were really resonating with me i liked how she discovered that time was not the same for both of them and she discovered that time would someday tear them apart she growing older and the spirit remaining the same. It would have been a pretty good bittersweet ending if Gin would have tricked her someway kissed her and they ended in the embrace now that would have been pretty great .... but no he helps some random kid and ends up dissapearing because of that, it makes the whole thing pretty pointless. ohhhh i can hear all of you now "but why is it pointless it indeed in that beautiful showing of emotions" yep nope he was prepared to not see her again and she was the same she knew that he would not return again and just cuz of some random kid that didn't happen, he was scared to disappear and so he didn't try anything with Hotaru and she wanted him to keep on living so it's the same some random event changed all that, if any of the 2 characters had decided for a kiss/hug that would have been fine, not seeing each other again and the ending was just Hotaru reminiscing that would have been fine as well, random kid not at all .... way to drop the fucking ball |
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| I strongly liked this anime. It was very emotion-invoking, a mixed bag of extreme happiness and sadness almost simultaneously. My only wish was that it was for an hour and a half or two hours instead. |
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| went pretty much as I expected,too predictable and it was rushed. bittersweet (felt a bit too sweet the ending overall actually, couldn't feel the death of gin) and foreshadowed ALOT for such a short movie. relationship was also preeictable, i'd say the only good thing about this was the idea, the atmosphere, the visuals and the soundtrack. I'd say it's worth pretty much just as the average natsume yuujinchou episode but not more. I can't say it was bad though the characters were likeable atleast.. |
| One of the saddest endings i've ever seen. Even though I knew it was going to happen. I cried so much. D: I'm tearing up just thinking about it. |
| I FELT SO SAD, I ALMOST CRIED AND I'M PISSED HOW GIN DISAPPEAR JUST LIKE THAT. T________T |
| So I was like wait it's over already he just dies like this? Kinda dissapointing to be honest.. Could've been much better with more screen time so it could develop them better. |
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| i would have this at 8 or 9 or even a 10 cause i loved it but the way he fucking dies at the end is kinda like a let down, which is why i have it as a 7. |
Zerity said: i would have this at 8 or 9 or even a 10 cause i loved it but the way he fucking dies at the end is kinda like a let down, which is why i have it as a 7. then i guess you didnt understand his character at all. |
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he thought it was finally time to "die". he said something like "this is the last time" or something. he didnt want to live this life anymore. like he was actually already dead and they both knew that. so he wasnt really sad when the time came he just smiled and they were both happy for the time they had which was granted for them by the gods of the forest. it wasnt a sad ending. it was a happy one. |
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Zerity said: @Galaxy__ na what im saying is he didnt know that kid was human but after he did accept it I guess but like the way he died was just so fucking lame. what would have been a better way ? touching her ? she would never let him done that and would be sad because of it her whole life. it didnt really matter how it happened and was just a sweet homage to the story her granddad told her. |
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| if it is true love then any obstacles will be passed, the ending that is touching even I almost shed tears where the separation of Gin and Hotaru |
yew said: The ending was predictable but it was also stupid because he died for a random kid. It would be better if he died only kissing the girl. he didnt "die for" a random kid. he didnt "die". he was already kinda dead. he also didnt die for the kid. he wanted to leave the world for a long time. if he would have left by kissing hotaru she would have regretted it and hated herself forever. he would have never done that. you appereantly didnt get the meaning of the movie at all. kinda feel bad for you |
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| I felt sad a little bit but the ending is unsatisfying so I couldn't give it much more than 7/10 I'm totally disappointed I think I expected too much about this movie. |
yuragiruriaFeb 7, 2019 5:43 AM
| The death flag on him was clear as day when he mentions that he dies from human touch, so I don't know how you guys are shocked by it. What surprises me was that his death wasn't more dramatic—I thought he was going to save her in some tragic way sacrificing himself, but no, accidentally grabs a kid and they have one final hug. I feel the same with some other posters that the ending wasn't as emotionally charged as say Wolf Children or Kimi No Nawa |
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| It was a very good anime. The ending....kinda pissed me off because it just stopped. I felt no closure. |
| My love of anime is not an obsession. It's a need to have a content life. |
| I didn’t feel anything not even though about crying yet i had a really high expectation about this movie just to be let down. There were zero buildups because the ending was rushed af (probably because it’s a 42’ movie) so yeah I didn’t feel empathy for the characters at all Also that’s like the worst ending you can have i mean there are dozens of other great options like how about they kiss then he disappeared?? I would be super ok with that but no you choose a bullshit ending that makes me feel 0 empathy for the characters, hell even the AMV ''Hotaru'' is more emotional than this whole movie. But honestly if this movie is longer I'm sure they’ll write a better plot than this. |
iLbcoVEFeb 25, 2019 8:22 PM
  "O kawaii koto" ( ´• ᴗ •` ) I wish i could love myself~ |
| I felt disapointed, they established the story for 90% of the movie then 5% fast ending "me touch kid me hug me die" then 5% ending weird music... Wasn't exactly what i expecte |
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| "I`ll never ever forget those golden summer days. That summer which brought joy to my boring everyday life." |
| I felt nothing. There was another Japanese movie (not anime) that I actually cried at the ending though (similar no touching thing) |
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| I felt content. It was a good movie. |
| I felt like "dammit, why that real human kid had to run near them?!" and later I felt kinda sad and happy. Sad because their adventure ended in such sudden and unexpected way, but happy because Gin and Hotaru could finally touch themselves. BokuNoGyro said: The death flag on him was clear as day when he mentions that he dies from human touch, so I don't know how you guys are shocked by it. What surprises me was that his death wasn't more dramatic—I thought he was going to save her in some tragic way sacrificing himself, but no, accidentally grabs a kid and they have one final hug. I feel the same with some other posters that the ending wasn't as emotionally charged as say Wolf Children or Kimi No Nawa Aye, same went with me. Gin dying somehow was pretty much obvious. The question was: "when and how?". For me it was only "how?", 'cause I predicted (which was not that hard, lol) that Gin might evaporate somewhere near the end of the movie. I thought he would die by trying to save the girl, but to me it was even more dramatic that he touched a human in a random situation. That was unexpected. No epic action, just one sudden gesture that led him to his own destruction. At least he died as a happy person, being finally able to hug Hotaru. I was kinda surprised she didn't cry a lot after he disappeared. In terms of emotional impact in my case it was more emotional than "Kimi no na wa.", maybe because it was more like... hmm... simple and complex in its simpliness? |
| The ending twist felt really anticlimactic...basically it came out of nowhere. |
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Missaliensan said: The ending twist felt really anticlimactic...basically it came out of nowhere. ooh I wouldn't agree. I felt like they both knew their relationship could never progress. At the very end they managed to touch - a very honest physical need. As he lived in and with the forest he had stopped seeing himself as human - and naturally the forest didn't understand what he wanted/needed. They were all so sad to see him leave but for him it was joyful occasion where his pent up woes were released all at once. I cried like a fool |
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HappyPicnic said: Missaliensan said: The ending twist felt really anticlimactic...basically it came out of nowhere. ooh I wouldn't agree. I felt like they both knew their relationship could never progress. At the very end they managed to touch - a very honest physical need. As he lived in and with the forest he had stopped seeing himself as human - and naturally the forest didn't understand what he wanted/needed. They were all so sad to see him leave but for him it was joyful occasion where his pent up woes were released all at once. I cried like a fool I didn’t really like that they just tacked on that twist towards the end.I felt like it could have worked better if they showed it earlier in the film and dedicated more time to show the aftermath of how the girl dealt with that loss.Instead it feels rushed for such an important plot point. |
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Missaliensan said: HappyPicnic said: ooh I wouldn't agree. I felt like they both knew their relationship could never progress. At the very end they managed to touch - a very honest physical need. As he lived in and with the forest he had stopped seeing himself as human - and naturally the forest didn't understand what he wanted/needed. They were all so sad to see him leave but for him it was joyful occasion where his pent up woes were released all at once. I cried like a fool I didn’t really like that they just tacked on that twist towards the end.I felt like it could have worked better if they showed it earlier in the film and dedicated more time to show the aftermath of how the girl dealt with that loss.Instead it feels rushed for such an important plot point. yess I'd like if they had focused on the post-story a little more too. I'm so curious about her life after. How do you get over someone like that? |
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| I laughed that he died because of a random kid that came out of nowhere edit: after a couple of minutes I feel a bit sad |
| honestly ive only cried during few anime maybe 10, and this was one of them. I dont know what it is about this movie but its so good and i cried for maybe an hour lol |
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| I’m sobbing uncontrollably I don’t know why I keep doing this to myself |
UnwantedLoliSep 10, 2020 10:33 PM
| Dude. Sad.. Just sad.. |
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