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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- and it ended. somehow I wasn't expecting it to end like that. I mean, a good and happy ending. anyway.. overall, amazing series, loved it. |
nihilApr 22, 2008 10:45 PM
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| Well the ending wasn't really what I expected but it was okay, I feel like there were so many questions left unanswered or..at least I never figured them out lol:P but anyways this was quite a mysterious anime but I really enjoyed it, it was definitely refreshing and I loved the different sound effects used throughout the series, it really made everything all the more intense. |
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| woh!! i'm still downloading it!! cant wait~~ ah~ |
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| The ending was a bit rushed, but this last episode was still pretty good. Overall, I enjoyed this anime. Probably going to give it an 8/10. |
KayroApr 23, 2008 7:31 AM
| Rushed ending and many questions left unanswered. Nonetheless, one of the most interesting last season series. 9/10 from me. |
"There is a road in the hearts of all of us, hidden and seldom traveled, which leads to an unknown, secret place." |
| I wasn't expecting such a cheerful happy ending... but it was a good series overall. |
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| Yeah, the ending was a little to happy...but it was still pretty nice This series was fucking awesome :D 9/10 |
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| Great ending, the anime was a bit too jumpy on the last two episodes though, and too slow in the beginning. I'll give it a 6/10, but I'll still be re-watching this series. |
| Yeah, it was a 'different' final episode but I enjoyed the series a lot as well. 8/10 We need more shows like these. |
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| Really enjoyed it; felt kinda like Mushishi but with something of a storyline and it really did feel like there were a lot of questions unanswered. Like said before, not sure what but I did like the ending though still kinda confused on the spirits thing. 9/10 from me. My guess is that the artificial life man tried to create was so radically different from the real life that the spirits were fighting and throwing off the physical/spiritual balance in the town. So, by sending away the "artificial" life into that one "tunnel" filled with all kinds of spirits, the balance was restored. Also, what did Miyako mean by "I'll still watch over you" and why was she crying in the end? Not sure about that. |
| きみ は だれ だい？ ぼく は ラムボ！ ぼく は だれ だい？ きみ は ラムボ！ ラムボ なんでし！ |
Ani-Blast said: Also, what did Miyako mean by "I'll still watch over you" and why was she crying in the end? Not sure about that. Those were the words Taro's sister said back then, the ones he couldn't hear. |
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| A great ending, typhoons really do set quite an atmosphere in a series ;) I really enjoyed this series, definitely something original |
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| Interesting end,slow show but nice overall. |
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| Yeah, many things went unanswered, but I actually feel okay with that, didn't think I would. xD This bugs me though, or maybe I missed it... why is this called Ghost Hound? D: |
Trineas said: Yeah, the ending was a little to happy...but it was still pretty nice This series was fucking awesome :D 9/10 my thoughts exactly. |
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| Didn't really like this episode, but I'll be honest that I was not expecting an ending that was on par with the rest of the series. This episode had smiling, everything went right, and there was happiness this is not a typical trait of Ghost Hound's. Great series, but a pretty crappy ending to me. Ending keeps it at a 9/10 |
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Kayro said: The ending was a bit rushed, but this last episode was still pretty good. Overall, I enjoyed this anime. Probably going to give it an 8/10. My thoughts exactly. A very good watch. |
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| Good show, too bad it's finished.... Ending was rushed, i expected a little more between miyuki and taro (hug or something xD) Anyway, 8/10 |
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Wyvr said: i expected a little more between miyuki and taro (hug or something xD) me too! >__< another great anime is finished ;_; i'll miss all the OBE experiences...ah and the great Makoto |
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AnimusNathan said: Okay, what?! I mean, seriously, what?! I don't think I've ever been quite this...dumbfounded and confused. I mean, I loved it. But I don't get it. At all. Huh? You called Ghost Hound Arsty-Crap on the Ep 1 thread. Lol, things must have changed. Anyway, I knew the the ending was going to be quite different than the rest of the series. There are a few flaws with how this ending came together (the building up, a couple things are left unanswered, for some people the "HAPPY HAPPY" ending will bug them), but I still enjoyed it very much. Hirata got some nice closure, Michio was awesome to watch, and Ootori...in her different outfit and changed hairstyle, you can kinda understand why half the male cast liked her. xD I'm tempted to give 10/10, but it's really nowhere near a Masterpiece, though very entertaining to watch. 9/10 |
| I'm gonna miss Makoto. Ghost Hound turns out to be one of my fav. |
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kluxorious said: I'm gonna miss Makoto. Ghost Hound turns out to be one of my fav. Makoto -insert 50 bazillion hearts here- Me too. YEAH LOOK AT MY USERBAR SPAM. -pokes- I R MAKOTO'S WIFE. /end stupid |
| Many unaswered questions and really great entertainment. The whole series was just amazing. Especially when someone is a psychiatry and neurology maniac :) As for me 10/10. Maybe also place in favorites ^^ |
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kashim said: Rushed ending and many questions left unanswered. Nonetheless, one of the most interesting last season series. 9/10 from me. Just what I'd say. Somehow things went too well too quickly, though it wasn't really a big deal. Also, as everybody said, too many unanswered questions... This series could definitelly use a 2nd season. |
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kasumisama said: Kayro said: The ending was a bit rushed, but this last episode was still pretty good. Overall, I enjoyed this anime. Probably going to give it an 8/10. My thoughts exactly. A very good watch. I share your sentiments as well. 8/10 |
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| It was an interesting ending. Not what i was expecting, but good nonetheless. I was hoping to see more questions answered, i (think) i understood most of it. Overall it was a good series, but it could have been fleshed out a bit more. The base concept was really interesting, the story was relatively well done, and i liked most of the characters. |
kashim said: Rushed ending and many questions left unanswered. Nonetheless, one of the most interesting last season series. 9/10 from me. Exactly. I feel bad for Taro though... his memorable picture has him dressed in miko clothing. XD Ah! I´m gonna miss Makoto and Miyako!!!! T .T |
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| I didn't feel like the ending was rushed at all... and even though everyone says that a lot of things have been left unanswered, I can't think of a single (major) point. Really good anime, I'll be giving it a 7 or 8. |
AnimusNathan said: What is a Ghost Hound? Makoto was compared to a Wolf God or something from his grandmother a few times. (You have the Aura of the Wolf God or something like that was it) AnimusNathan said: Why do they have superpowers as projections? They are just projections, I guess you could compare that status to dreaming but staying in reality at the same time...it was explained a while ago (well, a little bit of it) AnimusNathan said: Who/What is the person/thing that was communicating with Taro. His sister (not 100% clear but after he said his sister is always with him I guess he's refering to the projection in his brain to which he talked to) AnimusNathan said: What was that portal? Which portal are you refering to? AnimusNathan said: What was the Ryuujin(Dragon)? It wasn't a Dragon, it was a fight between the spirits and the Bioids which only looked like a Dragon (Miyako foresaw this fight, I guess and refered it as a Dragon) |
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| Yeah, I would have said about the same thing that Trineas' said. In the case of the "portal" - if you're talking about the rift between Tarou's brain and the kakuryu (sp?), then it's just a further sign of the degeneration between reality and the spirit world. It's not that there weren't answers in this series, it's just that they didn't beat the audience over the head with them, as so many others tend to do. Of course, maybe I'm wrong and there is some major point that was left unanswered, but so far, no one in this thread has mentioned one... |
naikouApr 25, 2008 8:28 AM
| I agree that your questions were legitimate, but I think that at least most of them have pretty sound answers. AnimusNathan said: And that's how they got the title of the anime?! Yeah. No one said it was a great title, but it fits. AnimusNathan said: But right at the end talking to the thing he says "you aren't my sister are you" feel free to correct that quote if you can. I watched ep. 21 raw, so my japanese could be off, but I'm pretty sure that he was talking about Miyako not being his sister. And then the thing said something like, "You've really grown," to Tarou. Wouldn't that imply that it knew him when he was younger? AnimusNathan said: The one the bioids and the Ryuujin went into. This one I can't answer, but I'm not sure it's really a very important question to the overall plot of the anime. What matters is that the problem was nullified, and that the man-made spirits were accepted by the natural ones, and visa versa. Where they went... who cares? Heaven? To be reincarnated? To dwell with the God of One Word? It's not very important to know exactly where, just that it was obviously some "higher" place. So yeah, kind of a cop-out answer, but again, it's not a question that leaves a plot hole. When it comes to supernatural events, there's a certain suspension of disbelief that makes the technicalities irrelevant. AnimusNathan said: "Dragon" in Shintoism isn't quite the same as "Dragon" the fire breathing, winged, giant lizard in western mythology. Yeah, exactly. It really looked like an eastern dragon, don't you think? I'm fairly sure you know more about them than I do, though (anyone would, as I know almost nothing about them), so maybe I missed your point? |
| Great ending and I thought it answered the major questions but in a round a bout way. Honestly, this show embodies the Japanese old world beliefs with new influences of science pushing in on them and even ridiculing them a bit. You have to remember too that the Japanese, and especially proper use of the language, are all about being incredibly indirect (except for a few things like the use of anata) and this show definitely built on that idea. I enjoyed this show mainly because it hit on many spiritual vs science topics, especially this last episode. Not sure if this show will go down in the books as top 10 just because it was so obscure on every topic, which makes it hard to understand for people who don't like to think or haven't studied psychology, ancient Japanese mythology or a long list of other things that were brought up to debate. Definitely going to watch it again to see what I missed but this show definitely gets a 10/10 from me. |
playconnApr 25, 2008 3:40 PM
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| Miyako smiling made me all happy and I smiled at the same time ^^ pretty much everyone said what I wanted to say about it. Good end but not everything is fully explained though unless I just missed something. It sort of feels like its finished but also like its possible to continue maybe their will be an ova with some more explanations latter on I hope. |
| Hm. I dunno. Not what I would have expected, and not very satisfying. 8/10 overall, though. |
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| Rushed, I agree.. but still loved it. Original and fun, with a lot to think about. It's good when that happens, and this one did it well. I'm pretty sad it's over. I LOVED when the rock fell on the house. ^_^ That was just classic. |
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| Good series. I felt a bit disappointed at the end -- I can't call to mind any major "plot" questions, but I do feel like the writers brought up a whole of concepts that I would've liked them to spend more time on. From some of the earlier episodes, I expected there to be more to certain plot ideas than there ended up being. But like I said, over all, it was very good, and I feel like I should watch it again so I can pick up the threads I'm sure I missed. |
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AnimusNathan said: BlueYoshi said: Huh? You called Ghost Hound Arsty-Crap on the Ep 1 thread. That was 6 months/21 episodes ago. And I think that you didn't comment on the Ep 2-21 threads at all. Hard to know what you thought of the show as the episodes kept airing you know. |
| the only reason you people aren't satisfied is probably because the ending was sort of anti climatic =/ I mean it builds up to a climax but it just quickly drops down in the end |
Uuchie said: kashim said: Rushed ending and many questions left unanswered. Nonetheless, one of the most interesting last season series. 9/10 from me. Just what I'd say. Somehow things went too well too quickly, though it wasn't really a big deal. Also, as everybody said, too many unanswered questions... This series could definitelly use a 2nd season. I'm with you, except I give it an 8/10. Unanswered questions is an understatement, this series as a whole was a big enigma...an entertaining one, but an enigma nonetheless. I still don' t even get why the show was called Ghost Hound. Try explaining what this show was about to someone else...such as...what exactly was the plot, lol! |
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| As expected, the ending was a bit rushed but still a good happy ending for a very good series (3 or 4 more episodes would have been great). |
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