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| Who would've thought Kouichi's auntie was the extra. As I expected the extra would have to be someone from the beach episode but it mislead me into thinking that the extra would be a student, but it turns out it was Kouichi's auntie all along. Looks like Mei, Kouichi, Takegawa and whathisname? were the only ones who made it out alive and the ending shows Kouichi asking Mei out? lol anyway Another pretty much felt like another "Final Destination" but I guess it wasn't that bad but I got hardly attached to any of the characters, Mei was interesting, but we've seen characters like her. Atleast it had some lulzy deaths that kept me entertained through the end ^^ |
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| They should've mentioned earlier that Mikami and Reiko were one and the same :<... |
| I knew what would happen because I've read the manga before but it was well-animated, so I give it a 4/5 :) |
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| Man those last episodes were the highlight through the serie, wish there were more of those " Someone needs to die and everybody is on a killing spree" . |
Seryozha said: I don't know if this has already been said but... Anyone see the resemblance between Reiko's killer and sakakibara? Anyway, I really hope there is a season two. I never would have thought Reiko was the extra though...wow 9/10 That's been said constantly throughout this thread to be honest. Just another way that the anime tries to add shock value on to itself and creep out the viewers. |
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| So, I actually had Mikami-sensei on the list of suspects, especially since Chibiki-sensei said something along the lines of "She has always been the one to be appointed as assistant homeroom teacher...she has been through so much", or sort of something like this. During the last two or three episodes, I essentially had it narrowed down to about four people (yeah am I Holmes-ish or what xD), she being amongst them. She got amazingly suspicious when it was shown that she didn't actually die from that shovel strike... though I never was 100% sure she'd be the one. And it definitely never crossed my mind that she'd be Reiko at the same time. Okay, not bad. It was a good ride, but I somehow feel that she show could have used a bit more fleshing out and wasted a bit of potential. As a mystery, it wasn't too bad though. That Misaki knew all along that it was Reiko (why was that "I can see dead people"-eye needed anyway? Things could have worked out without it o_o) felt kinda misplaced. Even if she didn't kow the calamity would end when she killed her, it felt weird that she never lost a word to Sakakibara about it... I guess I'll be settling this at 8/10, because it did a good job of keeping me entertained and I didn't find the ending too predictable. |
SaorinAug 9, 2012 1:37 PM
| Damnit, this anime really picked up. I enjoyed the pace change from that brilliant suspense and mystery build-up to the all-hell-breaks-loose finale. It's interesting, because people do turn on one another like that. I know I'd lose my mind in that situation. |
| You have only one life to live. Are you doing what you want to do? - Waiter Lennart, Pokémon Black and White |
| Why would you need a sequel to this? It would only serve to ruin the original imo, but omg that had some disturbing moments, especially the way reiko died. |
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| Great anime overall. Sure, there will always be random haters bitching about some plot incoherences or "it's not logical / realistic", but I sure as hell enjoyed every bit of it. I'll watch the ova to get more Misaki-chan fan service now. |
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| horror? its far from it. People slowly walking on fire and escaping nonchalantly. at least they gave a little leeway on the censorship. Final Destination 2D out of 10. |
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| i think reikos killer was kouchii, he doesnt even remember being there that day. |
| Not once did I suspect "it" to be Reiko. Of all the characters, why her...? For a second there, I thought Kouichi hit himself with the ax. Showing the X-ray of his lungs furthered my speculation. Good thing he didn't. Kinda sad how he killed Reiko. But i guess the safety of his classmates weighed more. "So, it's finally over, isn't it?" I half-expected Misaki to disagree. Oh well. :D It really is over. "Another," I mean. T'was a great series. And will be greatly missed. I'm thinking of watching it again. |
| my theory is in order for the curse to begin someone from that town has to kill someone who will eventually have relation to class 3 . In this case Reiko had direct relation to class 3, because she was once a student, and now has family in the class. Maybe because of this "curse", she was doomed for death. Koiichi was maybe was taken over by the curse and then killed her. They will have no recollection of being the culprit. there memory is wiped and they become Ill. the curse starts when the person is brought back to this world for whatever reason.. hmm . |
Romano- said: Hyunckel said: Sure, there will always be random haters bitching about some plot incoherences or "it's not logical / realistic" Who cares if an anime is not logical or realistic? Seriously, it's fiction, logic is NOT needed. If you want realism, just go live your life. I will never understand these kind of people. I think there's a pretty massive difference in critiquing something for having plot holes, as opposed to saying it lacks realism. A plot hole means the writer messed up somewhere - it's as simple as that. I also think it's not bitching to call a show out about it. That being said... yeah. I wanted a plot twist and I sure got it. In a bad way though. I don't know. Just ended up feeling unsatisfied. |
| I came into this one with no expectations. I came out pleasantly surprised. I haven't watched a horror anime since Shiki, but I just love animated horror, maybe because I'm somewhat bias when it comes to animation in general. Regardless, I enjoyed it immensely. It was creepy on occasion, incredibly intense on others, a little silly at times but overall, it was a very atmospheric journey. I didn't particularly enjoy the senseless chaos in episode 11, and I felt some episodes lost the plot - Characters being dumb or asking stupid questions, Akazawa's retarded assault against Mei and so on. I'm glad the librarian guy called Akazawa out. |
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| Ending felt rushed and they didn't come back on things early in the series like the whole puppet shop thing ( who is the woman behind the desk? I suspected her being a machine or something since the second time sakakibara visited the shop she repeated the same thing and didn't respond to him) overall it was pretty good. Untill episode 10 or so I actually really enjoyed it but the ending was just.. meh.  ^ oh and I don't approve of her going all yandere and dying. She was a pretty cool and (imo) likeable character throughout the whole series and then suddenly a character change like that. Once again it felt rushed towards the end |
BlubBlobSep 23, 2012 4:06 AM
| I knew that "Another" was going to be great right from the start. And it was. But... I only read the last few pages of this thread but it seems that most of you agree that while the show was great, it suffered from severe plot holes. Sadly these are so huge that I cannot ignore them even though I'd really like to. Why did the author put in so many red herrings, of sorts? Why, I ask? 1) Sakikabara obviously murdered Reiko (why?) during his mysterious stay 1,5 years ago. Which significance does it have for the plot that he was there but can't remember it? Is it to "explain" the murder of Reiko? If so, no motive is given. At one point I thought Akazawa was the extra because she met him but he doesn't remem- no! It doesn't matter how you look at it, a can was opened and then left on the kitchen table. 2) Why does the grandmother at the summer house suddenly turn batshit insane? Because she's "emotionally unstable" !? Come on... 3) The homeroom teacher is not a "victim" of the curse. It's suicide. 4) How is the relationship between Misaki and her twin important enough to get its own OVA rather than, oh I don't know, maybe the events 25 years ago involving Reiko and Ritsuko? And other minor things. Still! I loved it and I give 9/10 :) |
Arkasia said: ^ oh and I don't approve of her going all yandere and dying. She was a pretty cool and (imo) likeable character throughout the whole series and then suddenly a character change like that. Once again it felt rushed towards the end Indeed. Why kill her? She's the only female character on this series that I like. Mei is just plain bullshit. |
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| Akazawa and that blond guy are my fav. chars :D The end was very nice, it got a new climax to the anime and made it better. "Another" is a good anime... not great, but good. Nice chars, great ending, but it fails on it's dramatic sense. It's like a light version of "Ghost Hunt". I will still give it a 9/10 'cause, beside the first 3 episodes, the rest is pretty awesome. |
| how could i have forgotten what souchi's grandfather said at episode 1? |
| This was the best thing I've ever seen since I've watched Higurashi (not that I've watched much, but still). Everyone talking about how all the I kept getting this huge "Keiichi" vibe from Sakakibara throughout the entire anime. Not only does he look (almost identical) similar, he wound up right in a (very) similar situation. This makes me wonder if Sakakibara's character was inspired by Higurashi. Mei was a fantastic character, I haven't seen a character as gloomy and ominous as her that didn't have a two-dimensional personality. The entire anime was full of atmosphere. The level of detail put into the environments that the story took place was very impressive, and made the anime feel much more realistic. |
LarasoOct 15, 2012 5:34 PM
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Romano- said: Sa-chan_ said: Mei is just plain bullshit. Hahaha NO. Also she got killed because she didn't matter to the story and was overall uninteresting. Mei is way more uninteresting than the whole cast. It seems you have a bad taste. |
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| Wow, this anime is much much better than i expected. It probably the scariest anime ever made. And the suspense element in this anime is amazing. Overall 8/10 and personally i think that this is one of the best suspense anime in 2012. |
| I just finished this show in one sitting this halloween, and well im pretty well entertained. Great production value, good animation, decent execution/plot direction, goosebumps and appropriate soundtrack...but i might rate it only a underwhelmed 7/10...dont worry i still liked it ^__^ By my scores, I think this must be rated on par with the 1st season of higurashi, especially as i was not quite pleased of the exaggerated psychological breakdown of the students that happened along the conclusion, and created unnecessary blood mess just for the sake to kill the conformist cute character(it really looked like a bad act of desperation). The show also let a crucial character get killed in vain, due to this curse that looks like a series of cliche "Final Destination" events, albeit well laid out though for excellent horror entertainment :) |
| Well believe me or not Reiko was my first suspicion to be the "extra" and I suspected her a few times throughout but with the anime focusing on the idea it's a student all the time it threw me off a little. Decent anime, somewhat suited for halloween. |
| I really thought it was gonna be head-of-countermeasures chick, so that surprised me Overall, it was a good anime, if the ending disappointed me less, it would've gotten an 8 from me |
GeilRugner said: I knew that "Another" was going to be great right from the start. And it was. But... I only read the last few pages of this thread but it seems that most of you agree that while the show was great, it suffered from severe plot holes. Sadly these are so huge that I cannot ignore them even though I'd really like to. Why did the author put in so many red herrings, of sorts? Why, I ask? 1) Sakikabara obviously murdered Reiko (why?) during his mysterious stay 1,5 years ago. Which significance does it have for the plot that he was there but can't remember it? Is it to "explain" the murder of Reiko? If so, no motive is given. At one point I thought Akazawa was the extra because she met him but he doesn't remem- no! It doesn't matter how you look at it, a can was opened and then left on the kitchen table. 2) Why does the grandmother at the summer house suddenly turn batshit insane? Because she's "emotionally unstable" !? Come on... 3) The homeroom teacher is not a "victim" of the curse. It's suicide. 4) How is the relationship between Misaki and her twin important enough to get its own OVA rather than, oh I don't know, maybe the events 25 years ago involving Reiko and Ritsuko? And other minor things. Still! I loved it and I give 9/10 :) Agreed about the plot-holes (the Kouichi stuff in particular is very head-scratch worthy). And yeah! It totally bugged me that house keeper went nuts. I mean, maybe they were implying she lost it after her husband died, but how the crap did that even happen? Was he a victim of the curse? His death was really graphic and it's implied he was murdered, but if so, by whom? And for what purpose? It's not like he could have possibly been the extra, so the two house keepers roles made natta sense to me. As an aside, does anyone know the actual final body count from the summer house? In the final episode, in the subtitled version I watched, Chibiki said there were 10 total for Aug (including the two house keepers). But by my count, there were at least 12. (Remember that we see four students smashed by the chandelier, and then one is crushed again by the pillar). So 4 there, plus burned dude, plus 2 dead by Kazami, 2 house keepers, Izumi, Izumi's friend (something with an S, I don't recall her exact name), plus girl who fell from balcony were all for sure dead. Then Kazami may or may not have died also. Soooo, did anyone else notice a death count inconsistency with this last episode? It was just something that's kinda bothered me. |
| My first suspicion was sakakibara. I thought it could've been mei, but that's too obvious. The whole show is just AMAZING!! I sort of had some idea that the whole calamity started before sakakibara joined the class because I saw the OVA before the 12 episodes. It gave some insight as to what could be happening. Overall, a spectacular 10/10. I absolutely love it!! Oh, and I wouldve went berserk on the classmates for trying to kill mei, if I was sakakibara. |
| i feel as if i am ignored most of the time on here. well fuck you too then! |
| I was right! All of my favorites died.... :( This anime was very interesting to watch. The suspense almost made my heart explode. It was full of twists and it was actually pretty predictable all the way through but it didn't bother me much. 9/10 |
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| Really great anime. This is what the final destination movies wished they could be! |
josofo said: well no problem misaki witness reiko get murdered (which is probably a plothole considering that memory should be erased). She did forget, she just remembered it at the end. Kazami sure was an ass. |
chicagopianoDec 22, 2012 3:13 AM
| 'A man, that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him'. - Proverbs 28:22 |
| This is probably the best anime I've seen in 2012. How come I didn't know that such anime exist ? 10/10 |
| A bit disappointed. But still good. 7/10 |
| Whaaaat!?! That was a great Anime. For once I watched a horror anime without trying to predict everything & it was so much fun! I had NO idea Reiko was Mikami-Sensei, when they showed that, it came to me like a HUGE slap in my face, that was a lot of fun. The fact that she was the dead one was also surprising, not as surprising as Reiko & Sensei being the same people but it was still good they didn't make it Misaki/Sakakibara/Akazawa. And yeah, when Grandpa said "My dear Ritsuko, Reiko" I was like "Eh? Reiko's not dead...she's right there you old git, open your eyes" Hahahaha turns out I was the blind one xD |
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