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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Just when I was thinking thefinal episode won't have so much since all the action is over in the previous episode; but no, the last episode is quite emotional and did not let up in terms of greatness. What a series. I really enjoyed FLAG and I am happey it continued to suprise and entertain me until the last episode. 8.5/10 |
FighterZAug 12, 2008 11:05 PM
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| Happy I gave this show a shot. It was emotional, poignant and relevant. I'm sad its over. 8.5/10 from me, too. I loved the documentary style the show used. |
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| I kind of saw that ending coming, I liked how it tied together how you always saw it through the camera lens and the computer screen showing the footage all through the show being him editing at the end. All those pictures were basically her will, that ending coupled with how it all tied together 9/10. |
     Short of the day: Monotonous Purgatory(MAL) ✰Public Domain Club | One Piece Club✰ |
| I loved this anime from start to finish. It's great to watch an anime that is telling a deep story using photography ^_^ (I'm a photographer) FLAG is an anime about a great photographer living her life to the fullest & capturing all the moments with her camera,I find that really touching. The ending Damn.. So sad 10/10 |
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| Interesting series but lacks A LOT on character development and becomes way too ridiculous and extremist sometimes. Excellent visuals and detailed animation though. It has more negative than positive points, so this series might not be for everyone. For me, it was definitely a half, between a yes for the visuals, and a no, for the others aspects. 5/10 |
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| I really like the unique presentation and exploring of the setting's culture but I can't say I enjoyed it all that much. I don't regret watching it though as it's different and I like different. Last episode was good though,really emotional and I liked how the characters thought about what they had experienced and how the people always had hope. Nice talk about photos aswell :D |
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| I didn't actually realize what had happened until the episode was almost over.. then it hit me. Fuck, that's sad. Great series, 9/10. |
| I don't think I can get over this episode. The entire show was great from start to finish, but this ending? Fuck this show for doing this to me. Its almost midnight and I'm sitting here crying over it. I hate having feelings, ugh. |
| The whole show was narrated by her friend, and at times he was guessing at her feelings. I knew she wouldn't make it out, I just didn't know how it would happen. The only thing I don't get is that when the footage cut on her, she was not in an airport area. The ending of this was pretty good, I would have like a bit of explanation of how the death of the photographer who took the 'peace photo' affected society, but it was pretty good. I liked it a lot. I'll have to think for awhile before giving it a score. It was impactful, that's for sure. |
| What a poignant and great ending, I wasn't expecting something like this, I'm crying now. First I was really frustrated that the top brass prevented Shirasu from saying goodbye to the others, or to keep her footage, even if the latter was to be expected, but it was just so one-sided, so unfair, that I smiled when she got that memory card with that goodbye message, and everything else, it was beautiful, it was only a month, but it happened, and their bond was real. She was also able to meet up with Akagi, the one that inspired her to be a photographer, and the one that gave her the chance to take the photo of the flag that started it all. Her last message to him was also great, with her talking about the nature of hope, about the answer she's reached, I loved it, I can't believe she died, I got a bit emotional there, and I don't know if I missed something, maybe if I rewatched it it would be clear, maybe not, but I don't know if the attack on the airport was intentional, if Shirasu was a target after all was said and done, maybe because they found out she had the footage or something, I don't know, but it was really sad. What we watched was in fact pretty much a documentary, edited by Akagi, the one that knew the truth, and needed closure. This anime was surprisingly good; there was no proof that the achieved peace would last, but all we could do was to hope that it would, Shirasu's life, and the team's feats are now part of the past, but even if they are never released, they aren't lost. |
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| When it started i did not enjoy because of the camera shots, but as it went on i liked a lot. I bonded well with the SDC AND Shirasu. Too bad they killed her because she was such a wonderful watch. This series was unique and very creative with those camera shots in telling the story. 8/10 |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| The font and its color is terrible in the G_P release, luckily the dub is quite solid. I liked the anime, the story was interesting and the characters were too, but the pacing could have been better at times and the presentation with the camera was a bit annoying. |
| lol, what a random doomer ending mediocre series, has a bunch of bland characterization and feel-good platitudes only thing of interest was the real world setting |
| Wow. What a powerful last episode. I feel a little stupid for not figuring out that she was going to bite the dust, especially with all the clues they gave. I didn't particularly enjoy her Senpai's part of the story and at times, it felt very annoying to me because I felt like it was taking away focus from interesting things. Not to say that his part of the story wasn't essential, it's just that I felt like that part of the story could've been executed better. But with the benefit of hindsight, I understand why they chose this as the method of presenting the story. Her death was so sudden I didn't even think she was dead until later in the episode. Which is, I suppose, the intention. But unfortunately, I didn't really care about her. Or about anyone else in this show. While its direction and story are very good, its characters felt flat. None of them were very interesting to me and they were rarely fleshed out. Since the story is told in a large part by her Senpai, we see Shirasu as her camera saw her, rarely. Which is kind of brilliant but doesn't exactly lend itself to making you care about the character. Character interactions in this show also fell flat at times. Overall, I did like this show. It's flawed but I think people looking for a different anime experience will enjoy this. 7/10. |
| My 124th completed series chronologically. For the record, I extended it a 7/10 rating. |
| What a truly incredible series, I was initially not sure the style was going to be enjoyable across the whole 13 episodes but eventually you get used to it and the story absolutely drew me in more and more. I ended up marathoning the last 7 episodes in a row today. Kinda depressed about the end though. I mean Akagi spends the series narrating Shirasu in the past tense throughout which is a pretty major death flag but I felt for sure she was going to go down in the mission on the temple. Yet she survives that so I thought maybe she was going to live but no after all that she goes and dies randomly from an attack at the airport, at least I hope it was random (points finger at UN). So sad. Overall I think this series is incredibly well made, rarely have I seen a story of this nature in Anime told in such a mostly realistic and engrossing way. All the while being pretty easy to follow too. Very unique across the Anime spectrum. A show I'd known about for years and years and just hadn't got around to giving the time but I'm very happy to have finally done so. A true classic. 9/10 |
| Just finished this hidden gem during my findings of War themes anime. Solid 8/10. What a sad end! I was take by surprise first, but than I remember some death flag stuff that was said in the first episode. And all the senpai past tense dialogues. The beginning of the story was a little all over the place, but it got some really nice development. The last 5 episodes were the best part. I think senpai story would had be better if it was told a little more inside the terrorists side than just neutral. About Shirasu side I enjoyed a lot, the characters didn't had much deep, but they were all interesting to watch. And finally the ED theme is beautiful! Already got the full version for me collection. |
ScarRufusFeb 20, 2022 6:04 PM
| one of the messages I received from the show is "that's just how it is sometimes" I wonder what happened to the chip of copied files the main character received? I assume they survived because that would explain some of the senpai's commentary from earlier in the series. Impressive the creators of this show made a fictional characters and a fictional country feel immersive. |
W3TFTMar 20, 2023 5:57 PM
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