How did you feel while watching this and what impression did the anime leave on you?

Akana2246 said:
When I watched Plastic Memories for the first time, my mind was in a really bad place. Not so bad as to the point where I was going to do anything bad to myself or others. But being just being told all of your life that crying is for the weak and that no one will give you any leniency for being vulnerable. So obviously if you're told that for years as a child it's going to stick with you. I'm now an older teen and I still have issues with being able to let out some tears. I watched Plastic Memories for the first time when I was 14 and I hadn't cried at all for probably around 3-4 years at that point. And the show just gave me an overwhelming message that nothing special lasts forever. That kind of pushed me over the edge and the last episode I ended up weeping for around 30 minutes. Although the anime was sad I was also experiencing a lot and it all together kinda just forced tears out of me. Honestly where I'm going with this is I just wanna hear everyone's opinion on this anime and how it made you feel. We all have different experiences in life and I feel like it's important that yours is heard even if we might not agree. Thanks a bunch :)

sayu-simp said:
I feel this anime is so very underrated, I didn't cry but i wanted to and it really hit me in the feels. it's hard to find animes worth crying over like this (if you guys have any similar animes that can make you cry please tell me)

sayu-simp said:
I feel this anime is so very underrated, I didn't cry but i wanted to and it really hit me in the feels. it's hard to find animes worth crying over like this (if you guys have any similar animes that can make you cry please tell me)

087Iwakun890 said:

your name and a silent voice

sayu-simp said:

already watched the 2 and they didn't make me feel as much as this one did ngl

faery_wish said:
I love plastic memories
I love how they tell stories of how
everyone's connections to loved ones are unique
irreplaceable and beyond any value
and they all come to an end
and how hard that is to accept
I felt
love
joy
anxiety
fear
sorrow
I know personally from experience what soul crushing loss of loved ones feels like
this story takes us there
and tells us that love is worth the price
many many tears
thank you so much for making this post ♡♡♡

RopeBuny said:

I absolutely agree. There’s something special about this show. Your name did not make me cry at all. And i only got emotional on A silent voice. Meanwhile plastic memories left a big impact on me for years.

Akana2246 said:
When I watched Plastic Memories for the first time, my mind was in a really bad place. Not so bad as to the point where I was going to do anything bad to myself or others. But being just being told all of your life that crying is for the weak and that no one will give you any leniency for being vulnerable. So obviously if you're told that for years as a child it's going to stick with you. I'm now an older teen and I still have issues with being able to let out some tears. I watched Plastic Memories for the first time when I was 14 and I hadn't cried at all for probably around 3-4 years at that point. And the show just gave me an overwhelming message that nothing special lasts forever. That kind of pushed me over the edge and the last episode I ended up weeping for around 30 minutes. Although the anime was sad I was also experiencing a lot and it all together kinda just forced tears out of me. Honestly where I'm going with this is I just wanna hear everyone's opinion on this anime and how it made you feel. We all have different experiences in life and I feel like it's important that yours is heard even if we might not agree. Thanks a bunch :)

sayu-simp said:

there's something different about losing such an important character to someone and knowing they'll never be reunited

Akana2246 said:
When I watched Plastic Memories for the first time, my mind was in a really bad place. Not so bad as to the point where I was going to do anything bad to myself or others. But being just being told all of your life that crying is for the weak and that no one will give you any leniency for being vulnerable. So obviously if you're told that for years as a child it's going to stick with you. I'm now an older teen and I still have issues with being able to let out some tears. I watched Plastic Memories for the first time when I was 14 and I hadn't cried at all for probably around 3-4 years at that point. And the show just gave me an overwhelming message that nothing special lasts forever. That kind of pushed me over the edge and the last episode I ended up weeping for around 30 minutes. Although the anime was sad I was also experiencing a lot and it all together kinda just forced tears out of me. Honestly where I'm going with this is I just wanna hear everyone's opinion on this anime and how it made you feel. We all have different experiences in life and I feel like it's important that yours is heard even if we might not agree. Thanks a bunch :)

sanzid2011 said:

I watched it some months ago when I was around 15. I was properly invested in anime but watched very quite a romance anime but didn't watch too many bittersweet/depression giving anime. So i wanted to try it. I watched some sad anime and they made me quite sad but didn't make me cry or left an impression that i would remember forever. At that point I still hadn't cried while watching any anime or piece of fiction. So I thought this would also be on the same boat. But how wrong I was! At episode 13 when the ferris wheel scene happened tears started flowing automatically from my eyes. I had to weep my eyes 2 times and then I finished the final episode. The was probaly the most impactful episode of all time for me. This anime took something precious from us,but it also showed us not everything lasts forever. So if you have something or someone special try to make good memories with them. Because then when you will look at them,these memories will stay with you forever until your last breath. And these momories will be token of love towards the special one you care the most. This is what this anime taught me. It probably had the biggest impression on me and my personality.If i have to give credit to things that made me even a slightly made me a better person it woild be one of them. It is still one of my favourite anime(my top 5. I gave it a 10/10)till this day.

Anyway thank you for reading my thoughts. When I first finshed plastic memories I was in depression for 3 whole days. And i couldn't talk about it with any of my friends because no one had watched it. I felt relieved after writing about it. I would like to talk more about plastic memories with you guys😊❤️

Akana2246 said:
When I watched Plastic Memories for the first time, my mind was in a really bad place. Not so bad as to the point where I was going to do anything bad to myself or others. But being just being told all of your life that crying is for the weak and that no one will give you any leniency for being vulnerable. So obviously if you're told that for years as a child it's going to stick with you. I'm now an older teen and I still have issues with being able to let out some tears. I watched Plastic Memories for the first time when I was 14 and I hadn't cried at all for probably around 3-4 years at that point. And the show just gave me an overwhelming message that nothing special lasts forever. That kind of pushed me over the edge and the last episode I ended up weeping for around 30 minutes. Although the anime was sad I was also experiencing a lot and it all together kinda just forced tears out of me. Honestly where I'm going with this is I just wanna hear everyone's opinion on this anime and how it made you feel. We all have different experiences in life and I feel like it's important that yours is heard even if we might not agree. Thanks a bunch :)

Matthagoras said:
I see a lot of people disliking this show because the ending gets spoiled in the beginning, but I’d argue that’s one of the main great parts of it.

At the very start, the show tells you straight to your face “she is going die.” Every giftia get retrieved, no exceptions. This initially makes the viewer wonder “how do they get around this to make Isla survive?”as you get more and more invested in Tsukasa’s and Isla’s relationship. This is why you get that gut wrenching feeling at the end when you realize they aren’t going to magically find some deus ex machina that makes her live forever.

One of my favorite scenes in the show is where Tsukasa emotional state is starting to break down, him also realizing that there’s only one way for this to end. He begins to cave and starts to ask Isla to run away with him, something all people who’ve connected with giftia have thought at least once.

What makes this scene so incredible is we are experiencing the exact same feeling as him. finally coming to terms that this is how it has to end. Gifta retrieval is an exact parallel for the knowledge of your own mortality. Everyone has trouble trying to accept that their loved ones and even themselves will die one day.

This show is the perfect example of finding beauty and happiness in futility. Even in things so set in stone and so hopeless, The memories and bonds we create in those times.

In fact, the title tells you this fact of memories lasting forever outright. You first see plastic in “Plastic Memories” meaning cheap or almost knock off of the real thing (this being the actual experience instead of the memory). But after watching the show, you get a new meaning of it. Perserved. Non-degradable. Something that could truly last forever.