Somari and the Guardian of the Forest
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| Definitely anime of the season for me, a real surprise. I'm still amazed by how much I enjoyed this, having started to watch knowing nothing about the sttory. There's something about this anime that just truly captivated me, the story is direct enough but that doesn't make it any less well done, the characters i grew to really love, their chemistry, the art, the music.. I guess all thing's together really made something special. Honestly, I did get surprised by how fast things got wrapped in the beginning but it wasn't bad. It was nice seeing the four of them together experiencing the festival and having fun. Now even though they're together, I truly wonder how long Golem still has... it will be painful if or when the time really comes :/ A great ending to a great show. Ahhh I will miss this show but I'll most likely be jumping on the manga and see where we go from here :3 |
 "In the past few months since we met, I've shared many memories with Nagato. Though I've also shared memories with Haruhi, Asahina-san and Koizumi, I found that I've experienced more events with Nagato in particular. In fact, every situation seems to involve her. I might as well mention this, she's probably the only person to cause the bell within me to shake the most vigorously..." ~ Kyon, TMOSH |
| That was such a beautiful ending! 🥺 Really hoping for a second season ❤️ |
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| The ending hit so hard and so close to home. I know what it feels like to suddenly lose your dad. At least she didn't lose hers, for now. |
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| Anime of the season on par with Bofuri for me. I loved this so much, a very good mix of adventure, drama, funny moments, "romantic" plot, great atmosphere. The character of Somali is so sweet and cheerful and the voice of Inori Minase fit in perfectly. Hope for a second season. |
| This show was aight. Just like with most of the shows this season, I kinda lost interest in this show. Maybe I'm just burned out of watching anime but from all the shows I saw this season, I was forcing myself to watch all of them except Haikyuu and Dorohedoro. I was liking the show quite a bit in the 1st half and it's not like I hated the 2nd half so I'm debating if I should give it 5 or 6. |
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| i actually cried at the end of this god damn. |
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| Considering how dark this series can be sometimes, I was totally expecting Golem-san to massacre those bandits so in a sense, seeing him just tossing them to the side was kinda disappointing. And by the way, Rosa was saved by Somali but the action didn't get major importance in the end. I mean, it could have been a nice moment to emphasise the fact that she was saved by the race she hates the most and make her have a change of heart or something similar but she was quickly forgotten in the next scene. Such a shame but well. Anyways, satisfying final episode to conclude a very good series. The final scene with Somali and Golem was nicely handled and though it's obvious that Golem-san won't last long, I liked they decided to conclude their story (for now) in a hopeful note. It has been a nice ride overall. Absolutely liked the world as well as the atmosphere and the story was engaging enough but I think what I loved the most was the character design of some of the races. Some of them were really cool and particularly, I really loved the witches and the level of detail their designs have. If a sequel is announced someday, I would love to see them again. 7/10 |
SouthRzVaMar 26, 2020 10:06 PM
| and that't the last episode. Somali and Golem will surely be missed. I wonder what will happen to our MC for their succeeding journey. |
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| ngl I thought Somali was pretty annoying, especially her voice i guess im the type who just doesn't like kids |
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| Did anyone else cry their eyes out like I did at the end? I have no shame admitting that 😭 this anime has been a gem in my life, I loved every second of it. So pure and beautiful ♥️♥️ Definitely one of my new favorites and I’m really hoping we get another season in the future. |
| I am the wind, wild and free. Come chase me and you will see. Dare you follow me into my dark abyss, Tread carefully should your heart go amiss. I left this world on swift paw. My fur shimmering without a flaw. I only come on night's wing. When the moon is full I do sing. The saddest of requiems, the loneliest song. You never saw me all along. For I am only in your dreams, in your Nightmares. |
| Got really excited at the end where somali tries to prevent the Golem to walk out of his life, got really chills. Almost cries, the loli looked so desperate to not let her daddy leave them. For people that had this experience in real life, I can see many flashbacks to see it. |
| "Miharu denki desu" |
Koshi_Inaba said: wow, that's a lot of juicy info right there... where did you read it? I suppose it's not yet translated, but if it's available online, please share the source. Was good overall, although I still prefer the manga, it was still very good. 8/10. Really hoping one day when there's enough chapter, they will make a 2nd season I really want to see Sakura animated. It's too bad the manga seems to be on hiatus right now. Hopefully it will resume regular serialization soon. |
| As I thought it would, the final episode was heavy on the emotions and the tense confrontation between Somali and Golem towards the end of the episode succeeded in having me tear up more than once. T_T The happier ending was something I wasn't expecting, though, but I'm satisfied with how this ending played out. Golem doesn't have a lot of time left, but it was great to see him making a vow to stick with Somali for as long as he could. The fact that the pair of them were still traveling with Yabashira and Shizuno at the end brough a big smile on my face. =) Overall, this show was a proper surprise for me. Charming visuals, lovely OP and ED songs, with the ED's CGI animation quality putting most shows' CGI efforts this season to shame, great character development and an impressive soundtrack made each episode very satisfying. Plus, this show didn't hold back its punches with how dark the story got when we got to Hattori and Uzoi's backstory. 8/10 is my final score. Well deserved. ^_^ |
FMmatron said: P.S. Should I start reading from the very beginning or from the chapter where this episode left off? If you would start to read from where this episode left off you would need only to read 1 chapter (Ch32) xD So I recommend to you to read from the first chapter. :) |
| Manga recommendation: - Spy x Family (Ch.96/? - biweekly) | Sakamoto Days (Ch.163/? - weekly) - MARRIAGETOXIN (Ch.85/? - weekly) | Mama Yuuyu (Ch.29 - Finished) - Make the Exorcist Fall in Love (Ch.63/? - biweekly) - You and I Are Polar Opposites (Ch.52/? - biweekly) Anime recommendation: - Deca-Dence (Finished) | Wave, Listen to Me! (Finished) - If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (Finished) - Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater (Finished) |
| Easily best anime of the season for me.Hope we will get season 2 :) |
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| This and Eizouken ended up being the best shows of the season imo. They were the two with the most heart and care embedded onto 'em. From character design, to the great world building, and ambient ost that immersed you. It did its job really well for its 12 episode run. Having all that said, though, I wouldn't exactly call it a must watch either. It could definitely have the potential to be that assuming there being much more in the manga, and further being able to take strides in its strengths and story. I could see it becoming a classic depending on how far it could push itself in those regards. Giving this one a 8 out of 10. It was the closest anime to make me cry this season admittedly, and I want to see what continues to happen in the Golem and Somali's journey. |
KusogakiRenfirMar 29, 2020 6:07 AM
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| The extermination mode was badass, truly looked like a final strike. It concluded on a good note. Honestly, even if I desire another season or anything, I'd be feel satisfied enough with an open ending like that. Sometimes it's better to leave the rest to your viewers/readers' imagination ! But I also believe that such a huge universe could be explored further, at least to find a sort of human shelter : depends on the author's will to pursue the story or not I guess. |
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| As much of a happy ending as this show can possibly get, that final part asking why would he abandon her was so touching, Minase Inori did a great job and even Ono Daisuke giving Golem finally some emotion to his voice. |
| I find this anime quite boring. oh well. |
| "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." |
| the ending should that golem dead to make this anime more interesting !!! 3/10 |
| The background music, Golem's tears, Somali's voice full of pain, their strong father-daughter-bond! The friends they've made along the way, the journey they won't let come to an end! The feels & heartbreaks, what an emotional rollercoaster! Their promise of together forever! Bon voyage! :') |
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| So, it end-up being open-ended. Golem miraculously gained emotions huh! lot of feels indeed. 5/5. 8/10. |
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| A very basic show; extremely simple premise, easy to read but relevant message, solid script with decent production. Similarly simple to SSR, but wasn't as impactful or aesthetically potent as that one. Still had its unique merits; the nature backgrounds were always beautiful, and I liked the strange contrast between Inorin's strong traditional seiyuu-moe acting, OnoD's expressive deep acting and Nanami's singular offkilter voice, even if they weren't exactly perfect individually. To me a show that does the bare minimum of a good show; never spectacular but even so, not many shows a season even reach that minimum. 6/10. |
| Man, I really loved this show. While simple on the surface it is quite complex under that surface. It slowly develops a parent, child relationship while also having really in-depth world-building and handles the topic of racism very well. Mix that in with a beautiful ost and amazing background art and I feel you can't go wrong. For me, it is rare to see a show do so much right if I am being honest. Easily going onto my favorites. |
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| THis was really sad, but really good. A bittersweet ending, and definitely an unexpected one. I definitely thought we'd see golem die, but I'm actually glad it's left open ended. It's foreboding - and that makes for a speculative ending. |
  We don't know what kind of people we truly are until the moment before our deaths. As death comes to embrace you, you will realise what you are. That's what death is, don't you think? ------------------------------------ Itachi Uchiha |
| Well, that felt like a journey. Beautiful, I recommend looking up manga's art because it's also beautiful I like Somali's new outfit, but I wonder what happened to the old one. I hope her and Golem's story will end well. |
HoruhoMar 29, 2020 11:47 AM
| ...-su. |
| I am glad they didn't show Golem's death. |
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AmineDane said: Good ending. I thought for sure Golem would die though. Yeah, I thought from the very start he'd die. Its nice how the show ended with the idea that Golem would live on forever alongside Somali, dead or alive. |
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| "Time remaining : unknown" T----T When Yabashira hold Somali in his arms, Golem think he's not needed anymore :( This makes me cry!! Wahhhh :( 8/10. I hope there's season 2!!!!! And please... I don't want a sad ending :( make Golem live for a hundred years!! |
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| Brilliant ending with Golem finally accepting he has emotions, but that doesn't change the fact he has a finite life span with less than a year left and for all we know nothing can change that. Really hope there is a season 2 to get some closure on that part. Minase Inori was absolutely amazing as always, any character she plays crying will always set me off. |
| A really wonderful anime I must say. From start to end the character progression was just amazing especially for the Golem. Seriously interesting world as well and while they didn't seem to have finished their journey yet it might as well be at a good stopping point as it would have been really sad to witness Somali losing him. Still I'd love to explore this amazing world further as while rather human hating, which had it's own great yet quite grotesque back story really made it impressive and constantly interesting yet frightening for Somali. Still the way the episodes went, the people they met, the back story and traits of these were all really amazing to see. What I really loved is how well the episodes stitched together especially if you're watching it in one go like me that they never made any huge jumps between episodes that time or place progressed yet we pretty much passed the whole remaining lifespan of the Golem to the end point of this anime. Either way really loved this anime as it really had an amazing atmosphere reminded me even a bit off binchou-tan, and in general I really found it a great anime with a superb pacing! |
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| Sadly as with most manga adaptations I pretty much saw this ending coming, given that I heard the manga was unfinished they wouldn't kill off the golem unless they wanted to make an anime exclusive ending. None the less it was a sweet ending and I would love to see more in the future. |
"When everyone else is about to give up, the fighter who becomes the role model, is the true Leader."  |
| Wow.. I smiled, i cried, i felt the frustration and anguish on top of my skin, i felt sad, i felt happy, i felt relieved... i felt many things altogether while watching this show (i'll say that i felt all of these things more on the 2nd half of the anime). While the 1st half was kind of a slow burner, it managed to describe the world of Somali and the Forest Spirit really well, then it picked up later on, and that's when this anime turned into probably the best thing i've seen in this winter season so far, not kidding, it was THAT great imo. The bond that the Golem and Somali have, was absolutely marvelous.. When he started to cry at the end, i also started to drop a few tears my self, that scene really caught me by surprise. 8/10, really high 8, 8.5 to be more precise eheh. |
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| Truely this can not ended like that. It must had another season, at lesst OVA! Well, Somali and its world universe will always in my heart. And i will always wait for another continuations, maybe i can come up with the manga first. Well, great series, excellent story, a heartbreaking scenes, and cute character, art, sound, to the whole series. As my honor, great show must get great rates, SnMK shall be oraised by it. Yet, this underrated and underwatched show must get more attention, but well, i can not do anything to change people minds. Just wait and see, to what will happen in the future. 9 points. |
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| I predicted almost the entire episode (except for the part of the town they visit): *The Golem being stopped was screaming: KiLlInG iS bAD, dOn'T bE LiKe ThEm. *Somali stopping the Golem. *Aunt Rosa being deleted of the show after being "rescued". *The Golem escaping so as not to endanger her which doesn't make sense because alone she doesn't survive. *Yabashira and Shizuno still around just in case. Overall: -Plot conveniences. -Boring. -Annoying brat. -Almost all side characters are forgettable -Drama fails to care about our main characters (mainly) cuz the bad pacing in the first episode. +Beautiful designs and landscapes. +Amazing worldbuilding +Haitora and Uzui drama >>>>>> Somali and the Golem drama #notagem 4/10 for the anime |
NurguburuApr 1, 2020 10:46 PM
| All weebs creatures of the galaxy, hear this message. Those of you who listen will not be struck by western animation. You will no longer know hunger, nor pain. Your Anime have come to lead you now. Our strength shall serve as a luminous sun toward which all intelligence may blossom. And the impervious shelter beneath which you will prosper. However, for those who refuse our offer and cling to their western animation ways… For you, there will be great wrath. |
| Okay, soooooo. Can I just say that I hated the ending? XD Please don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this anime a lot and it just gave me that represhing feeling thanks to all the emotions that it convied, but I feel like this wasn't a story that was meant to be finished with a happy ending. My heart got so used to the idea the the golemn with die and that I'll have to prepare all my tissues that it got a bit disappointed when it didn't turn out like that. I didn't read the manga, so I don't know how turn it takes over there, but if there is a second season (which I hope it will), I can't wait to see their adventures. Overall, it was an enjoyable anime. Not the best of the year in my opinion, but a really good one. :d |
| A tear-jerker from first to last. Gosh seeing the Golem let out his emotions was heart wrenching. I'm glad he did though. Beautiful show. |
| Such a wholesome series ;A; 8/10 I hope Golem Papa gets to live longer somehow, like the elder witch D; At least Yabashira and Shizu will look after her if he ends up dying </3 Don't return Somali to the humans. They don't deserve her lol |
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