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| For the final episode, it was a nice way to end the series. I felt the confrontation with Kakeru very climatic and moving, and I'm glad they finally managed to save him after all the suffering he standed alone previously, apart that the whole series treated about trying to save him, so if he would had end dying, that would had be really frustrating. I liked too how in the other timeline AlternateNaho! still loves AlternateSuwa! and nothing really changed in that parallel world (thing who was implied before, but it was still nice knowing that in the other timeline Suwa ends being alone). About the series itself, well, I personally liked the anime depsite not found it special. It was heartwarning, I think it portrayed it's themes well, the drama was overall well made (especially the episode when Suwa and Naho goes to confort Kakeru when he confesses to them the death of his mother), I managed to like the characters (especially Suwa and Hagita), and I never felt bored while watching it, who it's surprising, considering the slow pace of the anime. However, even if the series was enjoyable, it has it's dose of problems; First it's the obvious budget problem, who was a let down in some of the episodes (who created some really awkward scenes), and this, for a series who relies in drama, it's not excusable, since that can create unintentionally comedy moments when the spectator it's not supposed to cry. Second, it's the relationship between Naho and Kakeru in the middle half of the series. We, the audience, are supposed to root for them and their love, but, as a couple, they didn't transmited me much. Between Naho's huge density to catch the feelings of Kakeru and the later's depression who made him behave like a total asshole to her until this episode when Naho finally acts with some common sense and confronts him properly (understandable, because he felt like shit in that exact moment, and Naho really fucked up the situation when he was fearing the possible death of his only living relative), I honestly didn't saw any chemistry between them, and if wouldn't have been for Suwa and the others, Kakeru would have been ended commiting suicide due to Naho's incompetence to deal with the situation by herself. While this was a good source to create drama, also damaged heavily their status as a couple in my eyes, and that's unfortunate, because a decent romance would have made this much better. For last, the explanation for how the alternate Naho & friends send the cards to the past was honestly very stupid. I know this wasn't really a big deal, as the series was mostly about Kakeru and how his friend are going to save him, but still, a black hole? I prefer not comment on this very much. A 6.5/10 for me (who is mostly good in my book). Let's see how the movie will turn out. Ppersonally, I think the ending of the series was already perfect, but a movie as an epilogue can be an interesting idea... |
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| So... They skip the It was a good ride, I guess. The manga was better for me for a few reasons, but this show was really good too. Hagita MVP. Made me laugh a lot in whole series. 8/10. |
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| Unpopular opinion: I'd pick Kakeru over Suwa. Idk, I just feel so protective of him. Seeing him smile was all that mattered. 8/10 (+1 because I unexpectedly teared up a bit) |
| Hagita is the man of the day. Kanpai! |
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| This last episode was probably the best, because Naho knew she had to step up and everyone made good decisions (Hagita MVP!). I am satisfied there was a good ending. Orange didn't need a tragic ending to make everyone cry. This show had its ups and downs for sure but I think the biggest positive for it was that I felt they depicted a depressed person's actions and feelings very well. It's a pity a lot of people are not able to empathise with Kakeru, but that is probably also how it goes irl. I'm strangely not too bothered by the black hole explanation. I wasn't even expecting any believable explanation. Maybe because it would subtract from the "everyday life" vibe of the show if they went too deep explaining how it worked; like it would be weird if Suwa and friends were somehow geniuses who theorised and discovered the way to send things back to the past. P.S. I liked the bgm where Kakeru was walking onto oncoming traffic. That whole scene and aftermath was really perfect. |
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| Suwa that sly bastard. That's why he said they don't have to go after them. He placed that notice in advance (Naho would never think of something like that...). Damn. The phone. Is it happening again? omg it is. REALLY? Are you kidding me? They didn't get to him in time? FUCK. Those bastards. For a moment I fell for it. This was one of the few times the drama didn't feel forced (talking in general. this anime didn't have much drama that wasn't created by Naho). Also Hagita basically saved Kakeru's life. If he hadn't "destroyed" the bike this would have turned out exactly the same way as in the parallel world. Well. That's it I guess. Now I need to know how their future develops. Are they going to end up in the same pairs or does it actually change anything? edit: Was i the only one who wondered about the "double" episode time? after 20 minutes I was really wondering why they are not coming to a conclusion until I noticed why. Not that I mind though. |
NanashiSep 25, 2016 1:09 PM
| Loved this series from start to finish. Tearing up hardcore from the support and love the squad has for Kakeru. Looking forward to the upcoming movie! 9/10 |
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| Suwa is best bro. Pretty decent ending. I was hoping to see 10 years later, but guess not. |
| Heh...Glasses-Kun trashed Kakeru's bike...smart guy! |
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| well i´m happy that kakeru don´t die but he is still a pain in the ass i´m with suwa SUWA FOREVEEEER |
hpulley said: I forgot it was a longer episode before the cast talk so I thought we were getting the bad end for a minute there! Oh and a movie announced! Out November 18th! We will probably see it in may or sth |
| > Looking at Pocket MAL > Still not aired > Doesn't believe it, going to MAL > Anime finished > Looking at time, about right now > OMG. > Running to watch Will come back in 25 mins :D EDIT: Actually a 37 minutes episode! AWESOME! Fantastic episode! The feels were amazing! Overall Anime is 8/10, mostly because of the awful art... I hope there could have been second season, it was nice to watch every week!  |
matan7890Sep 25, 2016 2:37 PM
| 4/10 for me. Too bad in so many episodes. If kakeru would have died, it would have 1 or 2 more points, but the finale was meh. Definitly an overated series. |
| Wrap up: Hagita's cute moment with Kakeru made me crack I was so happy they succeeded even if they made me think they won't Suwa is always the good guy who hugs Kakeru,like a big brother or lover(yaoi incoming,seriously,where is it?) Suwa was also the BEST ANIME CHARACTER OF 2016,selfless and always saved the situation Finally,Naho didn't screw up,again something new Why did we have to see that bitch again?Ueda or whatever your name is,Hellgirl might be expecting you. I am so happy everyone gave him a letter and he was saved. 2nd best anime of SUMMER season,after ReLife and in top 10 of this year THE MOVIE:I can't wait for it,the author will give extra material for it,exclusive,but probably we will se it in may or never since is limited time in Japan and there are no plans for DVD so far |
TenszNeumann said: 4/10 for me. Too bad in so many episodes. If kakeru would have died, it would have 1 or 2 more points, but the finale was meh. Definitly an overated series. What is your problem? |
Ierakas said: Well it's a win-win to Suwa and Kakeru, they both end up with Naho (even I still didn't know if Kakeru will marry Naho or not in this parallel world). So, this title, Orange, is from those scene, sunset, am I right? Even if this episode is great, but it didn't make me cried, not even shed a tear. I think it needs more impact, but I don't know what it is. Even I cried when I watched , but this is not, when it should. But still, overall is great. Vacu0us said: anna senpai??orange has the meaning of happiness in japan generallyThe story was amazing but the animation was just terrible for the majority of the time. Definitely not a must watch but the manga is a must read. 6.5/10 |
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| 6 or 7/10 I just never really cared for the characters except suwa ig it's cool they got a happy ending tho |
| Not gonna spoil myself by reading any comment here since I haven't watch 1 episode yet but I'll just say, now that the series is complete, tonight is gonna be a great fun/sad night. Be back about 6-8 hours from now to do a official post. |
| I think some people did not fully understand Suwa's feelings in this story. Of course he loves Naho in a romantic way. BUT He also loves his friend Kakeru, and here we are talking about bromance. So even though he has lost Naho, if Kakeru is alive, Suwa feels happy about it. BECAUSE When you really love someone you want that person to be happy. And that's the point about Suwa helping NahoxKakeru relationship, he loves them both. AND Here we have a double happy ending (In the romantic aspect for the Main Male characters). In the "write letters" timeline is SuwaxNaho, but Kakeru is Dead. In the "save him" timeline is KakeruxNaho, and Kakeru lives. We don't know if 10 years later in this timeline Kakeru and Naho will still be a couple because this is what life is about. So, in conclusion we have the BEST BRO EVER in this season. |
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kalim432 said: TenszNeumann said: 4/10 for me. Too bad in so many episodes. If kakeru would have died, it would have 1 or 2 more points, but the finale was meh. Definitly an overated series. What is your problem? Problem? I don't have any problems with no one. Just didn't like this series. It felt dull almost all episodes, and Naho being Naho just made things worse. The emotional impact was nowhere near clannad or even shigatsu wa kami no uso (even angel beats was sadder for god sake, and that's too much to say), all the series was about how friends helped a friend, but there were no negative consequences in all the series (welcome to nhk was better done in that sense). And on the top of all this, the animation was meh on so many episodes. I really wanted that they made an impact killing kakeru but with no regrets at the end. |
| Overall this anime was greatttt. It had a handful of its derpy moments aswell as its super cringy ones, but it was good. Hagita came in clutch with the broken bike and Suwa is all time MVP. Gread 13 ep rideeee, but I still dont get why it was called Orange |
| Well, the series had its ups and downs. Def going to read the manga now. I liked the art style quite a bit but the animation was pretty off sometimes. Looking forward to the movie :) 6.5/10 |
| Best episode of the series hands down. I liked the way it was handled. My only complain would be that they didn’t add a certain panel that’s at the very end of the manga with Kakeru and Naho (the one from the other universe) walking in different ways. I like that panel, but whatever... Although the series didn’t hit me like the manga, it was still a good watch overall. I thought the best episodes were the ones from the very beginning and this last one. I didn’t like the direction handling of most the episodes during the middle part. 6/10 |
 We ultimately fear what spawns from within us ~Shinsekai yori Music is freedom. ~Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso |
| No flash forward of the new future. Wanted to see that. Good ending nothing surprising though. |
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| I didn't expect this episode to be 38 min., but I'm glad it was. I think the finale was great. Great and pretty faithful adaptation overall. Although, I liked the manga a little bit more, so I'll give this a 9. I wished the animation and art quality didn't drop throughout the show, but oh well. Hopefully they'll fix it for the BDs. I can't wait for the sequel movie! |
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| This was an awesome adaptation of the manga! (Yes the manga is better IMHO and I recommend people read it also.) I loved seeing all the characters animated and still choose Kakeru as my favorite for Naho. Hagita is still my overall favorite character and he should have ended up with Azu! The anime ending gave you the sense that both Kakeru and Suwa are both winners, as Suwa married Naho in the future and she will probably be married to Kakeru in the parallel timeline. The power of friendship and love! 9/10 overall! |
| So glad that I'm not a huge manga reader, because the manga readers WHINE WAY TOO MUCH and have to RUIN every adapted anime for the ANIME ONLY WATCHERS! |
| So it was a longer episode, no wonder it felt like a thousand years. Gonna say it again and forever, Hagita was the real savior of the day and Suwa best character in the whole series,which ironically had much more chemistry with Kakeru than Naho smh Now patiently waiting for that spin-off manga with Suwa as MC |
| The series got me really, in a depth sense. I just finished the episode right now, so I am in the "digesting" phase. But thinking about generally, Orange was one of the best animes I watched. It had something spectacular. The time line thing, the message behind, the story. Well, it seemed more obvious that there was going to be a Kakeru-Naho ending when there is a Suwa-Naho ending already. But I really couldn't expect the fate of Kakerus life during this last episode. Hagita mentioned the parallel worlds and that was probably a hint that Kakeru would survive because we had indeed two timelines. But after all what happened, I expected everything. Have not the read manga though. So I was waiting about Kakerus fate until he was saved for sure. Kept me agitating while watching. But what their friends did for him was enough to let him live and give the "click" in his thoughts. Happy about the happy ending. Sad that there is no epilogue. Or a Hagita-Azu side story of their romance. ;) |
rumbleanimeSep 25, 2016 2:54 PM
| "If the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." - Jimi Hendrix |
| I told all of you that Hagita is DA MAN. There is no better Hero that a manga fanboy with a Chandler syndrome (projecting me too much?). Nice finale. Hagita you are the MVP. Sure candidate of BRO of the Year. |
| I'm sorry, but for whole series i just don't care about Kakeru and Naho. For me Suwa is the only MC of this show. 4/10 for me. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| It was pretty good, but manga is still a lot better. Anime had terrible sound mixing, I couldn't hear half of the dialogues, and as we all know, animation had TONS of problems, especially with these hideous far-away shots. As for adaptation of the story, it was pretty good and faithful, but maybe slow pace of the manga could be handled a little better, some scenes felt a bit too awkward. 7/10 It was good, just not as great I hoped. Poor Suwa, you will be forever in my heart </3 |
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| I like the reactions of the suicide attempt, and it made me more emocional than kakeru's PoV (which is opposite in the manga) but i have so many problems with the animation and with how some stuff were handled that I'll give it a 7/10. suwa still best husbando manga still a 10/10 imo |
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| holy shit Kakeru scared me but he ended up dodging it lol Kagita almost screwed it up cause without the bike kakeru ended up doing it differently... thought he would get a bit mad saying they only helped him cause of the letters and stuff but i'm happy he didn't =D was gonna give 8 but this ending gave me a good feeling so i'll actually give it a 10 =D also Azusa best waifu and Naho/Takaku also nice waifus and Suwa best bro =D |
winddevil1Sep 25, 2016 3:12 PM
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| It was a decent rom-com. Decent ending too. Though, I really thought I would've liked Orange more when I first started it. I guess that I, like most people, simply though of Naho as not a very interesting female lead. I'm fine with passive characters, but Naho was just a bit too extreme for me. Also, Suwa best bro. |
| Cross-country >>>>>>>>>>>> Every other sport |
| For a moment there I got scared that Kakeru died in this timeline, too, and in front of Naho. That would have been just way too cruel and I'm happy that was not the case. I was hoping for some sort of epilogue for this timeline but now I learnt about the movie, so I guess I will have to wait for the movie. There's quite a bit of anime movies being announced lately. |
Nanashi said: Suwa that sly bastard. That's why he said they don't have to go after them. He placed that notice in advance (Naho would never think of something like that...). Damn. The phone. Is it happening again? omg it is. REALLY? Are you kidding me? They didn't get to him in time? FUCK. Those bastards. For a moment I fell for it. This was one of the few times the drama didn't feel forced (talking in general. this anime didn't have much drama that wasn't created by Naho). Also Hagita basically saved Kakeru's life. If he hadn't "destroyed" the bike this would have turned out exactly the same way as in the parallel world. Well. That's it I guess. Now I need to know how their future develops. Are they going to end up in the same pairs or does it actually change anything? edit: Was i the only one who wondered about the "double" episode time? after 20 minutes I was really wondering why they are not coming to a conclusion until I noticed why. Not that I mind though. lol i was surprised at the notice too =D fml i fell for it too, but then he was still alive and i was like YES =D about the bike...not sure if that is true...if he didn't destroy the bike, kakeru would go there and they were already waiting for him there to stop him... since he didn't appear in time (took longer cause no bike) they ended up looking for him at his house and then got to the accident place too late (that's why he was on the floor)... |
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| Extra long for the finale episode which is nice to see. Naho & Kakeru finally talking it out & clearing up everything. Sweet hug there. LOL Hagita resting on Kakeru's shoulder so casually. Kakeru finally realizing he doesn't want to lose his friends & narrowly escapes death. Haha Hagita breaking his bike. The Savior. Happy ending in the end. Overall it was an enjoyable series. I enjoyed reading the manga & the anime adaptation was pretty good overall. Such a great group of friends. Suwa was a great Bro. Hagita & Azu all the way. Had its Ups & Downs. And we got an announcement for a movie. How nice. 8/10 |
"I’ve set myself to become the King of the Pirates…and if I die trying…then at least I tried!" Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) |
| Suwa is a cuck and future Naho is a cunt for NTR'ing him. That is all. |
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| I definitely felt shivers when the truck came and Naho's narration of not being able to change the future started. This anime brought out my shoujo side. HanaKana did an amazing job. The other main characters were also very well cast; they made the show much more enjoyable. I instant rated 10/10 when I began. I am retaining that score, since I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this season. |
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| Here I come to shitpost! I was planning on watch this anime, especially after manga fans hyped it up to be one of the best Shoujo, but end-of-term exams and graduation got in my way for the first couple episodes. After that I just sort of forgot about it till it popped up in my feed and I thought I'd check out what the forum had to say and have been stalking the episode discussions for a few weeks now. Judging from the comments it's everything I feared it to be. Grossly overhyped Shoujo melodrama where the generic hot guy with family problems ultimately gets with the bland self-insert MC and the nice guy side-love interest, who is just there to act like a hurt puppy and gain sympathy points from the audience who just as easily forgets him in the end because regardless of how much of a good person he is you were always rooting for the hot guy x MC pairing, ends up alone. But don't worry, he's a good guy, he'll find someone. Probably. And I wonder why I don't invest in more shoujo... They're skin-changes of the same thing. So tell me, is one of the MCs a transfer student? Does he/she sit by the window? Is there a bitchy girl character who bullies the MC for her close relationship with hot guy? |
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MoonStar9 said: So tell me, is one of the MCs a transfer student? Does he/she sit by the window? Is there a bitchy girl character who bullies the MC for her close relationship with hot guy? Yes, no and yes. But I don't really get the point of your comment. Are you wondering if you should watch it? Because yeah, judging by your post I'm pretty sure it's not for you. I don't really understand judging entire series based on a few comments from other people though :v |
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Kitsu-nee said: MoonStar9 said: So tell me, is one of the MCs a transfer student? Does he/she sit by the window? Is there a bitchy girl character who bullies the MC for her close relationship with hot guy? Yes, no and yes. But I don't really get the point of your comment. Are you wondering if you should watch it? Because yeah, judging by your post I'm pretty sure it's not for you. I don't really understand judging entire series based on a few comments from other people though :v You don't understand contemplating watching something based on feedback? |
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| This final episode is very good and the feelings are all around in the scene where Kakeru decides not to die. It's inspiring, slow pacing but very good. And some great characters like Suwa. The last two episodes have a good animation and excellent backgrounds. All I have to say, for me a very good anime. |
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| Holy shit Suwa is the best. I was expecting some kind of typical secondary character cringy bullshit but Suwa handles it like a boss. 8/10, which is very average for me mostly because the Kakeru and Naho can be frustrating at times to watch but nevertheless still gave me the feels. note: holy shit didn't realise as I was binge watching, the last episode came when I was 3 episodes away. just found out it ends today lol. was wondering why there was so little comments in this thread. |
KrasaSep 25, 2016 5:15 PM
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