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| I want a movie. I'm not satisfied such ending. It good for normal episode, but not for final episode. Though it is not a romantic anime, so 9/10. |
sexiroundSep 16, 2012 5:19 PM
| Wow...it feels like it didn't even end but it's just leaving us :[ Really hoped for a harder progression..or just S2 I guess :P |
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| Such a bitter sweet ending. It was the only end that could have happened. Seeing life in rose colored glasses can only happen in an instant. |
Shih said: We reached the end of book 4.By the way, how much of the novel did the anime cover? http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Hyouka |
 Toshino Kyoko!!! |
| Kyo Ani. give me S2 NOW... great series |
| Wonderful ending, couldn't have been any better :) I have to admit that lack of a resolution feels like a tease, but it really fits the nature of Hyouka. I wouldn't mind them animating the fifth novel in the future. Hyouka grew on me with each episode and now I feel sad parting with it. That only happens with a few shows. |
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| The animation with their conversation with all the cherry blossoms just looked so beautiful |
| Yeah, the ending was wayyy too anti-climatic :/ was hoping for something more, but still, an amazing series indeed :) |
Holy Moly. I wanna cry. I GOT FOOLED. When Oreki said that "by the way about the business side you gave up on, How about I take care of that for you?", I paused the player. I screamed. I was thikning "Shit finally, Eru x Oreki romance conclusion. Yes. I was so happy that I could die. Then Oreki was just imagining it .... I might've broke the computer. ---------------------------------------------------------- Anyways, back to the episode. Why? Why they didn't show more of Eru's doll scene? KyoAni why u hate me!... The Irisu in the emperor didn't look like Irisu at all. A job well done on the art and the animation side this episode. Well, KyoAni always makes a job well done. Am I the only one that thinks Satoshi and Mayaka are now couples? Because when Mayaka said that she heard about Oreki getting mad, it means that her and Satoshi's relationship level went up. Omg I wanna know. Aaaaaaaah. I hope all of the volume gets translated soon. Sigh, just noticed but this is that last episode. Not that I didnt know about it but It's just hard to accept it. OMG WHY THERE'S NO SOLID CONCLUSION TO THE ROMANCE?! </3 Season two is not impossible. There is still enough material for a second season. (I guess?) What we can confirm is that there will be no season two until next year. Let's just hope for it.... though.. i doubt it. But still, I won't lose hope! KyoAni just ended another excellent series! I really enjoyed all of it! They seriously never fails to impress me. I really can't give Hyouka a score of ten since it's not the type of Anime to receive it. I can score it nine but there's still a little dissatisfaction about romance from me. I don't know why more than a thousand of viewers dropped this but they are surely missing a good piece of work. ( Though Im sure half of it are KyoAni haters ). Oh well, 8/10 overall. Hyouka ended. It will take a week for me to completely accept it. I will really miss the characters. Yvese said: On to Chuunibyou! Let's go!!! |
-MgZ_Sep 16, 2012 5:41 PM
| WAY TO TROLLOLOLOLOL. No confessing but overall still enjoyed the series. |
| Oreki was getting a little too curious there.... |
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| gonna miss this show i really liked it but the way the left us felt so trolly! we had the perfect setting and everything but it just didn't happen :_: hopefully this does well in sales!. all i have to say is Lets fucking go! Chuunibyou! |
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| OH NO IT REALLY ENDED!!! T_____T Aww, Satoshi and mayaka's case is closed just like that... And I really wish that Oreki would have said what he wanted even though it's not really his character! It was just like a porposal, well... NOW I NEED A MOVIE AND A HAPPY END! And I would like some spoiler from vol 5 if possible! :) |
KuriniSep 16, 2012 6:03 PM
| Love her. Here’s a nice gif: |
| A pretty good ending for a slice of life, mystery anime. Didn't complicate things with Romance, the whole episode flowed really nicely. Loved the bit when Oreki realised his own feelings that was nice. its said to say this but, I don't think this anime will ever get a season 2, theres just not enough material, but I think a movie is possible and give this series a proper romance wrap that it deserves, then it'll be a prefect way to end a amazing anime! |
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Kurini said: And I would like some spoiler from vol 5 if possible! :) Same here. Though I don't even know if there are people here who read the raw of it. |
| This was a good episode, but a bad ending to a nice series. I had to double check that this was a 22 episode long series to make sure i wasn't missing something as the episode was written just like any other one. Nothing really got resolved between any of the parties. It is basically back to how it was in the start of the series except Oreki is becoming more energetic and Chitanda is becoming less ditsy. The mystery solved was also less interesting than some of the previous ones. |
| A decent series. Didn't really have a conclusive ending (not surprising since the novels are still going). I hope one day I can see the real ending. I don't want this to turn into an anime without an ending. Edit: Just realized I ended almost every sentence with the word "ending". Sorry about that lol. |
| That was a very good episode. But how come it's the last? It didn't conclude anything nor did they show a clue for a second season. |
| That was just so...boring. 6/10 |
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| That was beautiful, I will definitely miss this series I was suppose to pass on this series thank God I didn't. Goodbye for now Oreki, Chitanda, Ibarra and Satoshi 10/10 |
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| Did he really say it in the end or what? Still it's a great ending! 9/10. I would have loved a see a kiss from either couple, but in the end it is better this way. Let the viewers make their own conclusion. Also is this how the novel ended? |
| Beautiful. Simply, beautiful. :'D I loved Hyouka sense episode 1 and I must say it's now one of my all time favorite animes and I will miss it dearly. ; A ; Loved the Oreki/Chitanda scene at the end, I just wish Oreki would have confessed!!! >_< |
"Wait for the signal, and I'll meet you after dark" |
| I'm both completely satisfied + unsatisfied with the ending. D: Hyouka's over ;( |
| Final episode was somewhat disappointing to me, would have liked to see more Oreki-Chitanda interactions. Though that being said it was an enjoyable series overall. |
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ClementIV said: Also is this how the novel ended? Theres one volume left, the anime only adapted 4 out of the 5 light novels. Hopefully the 5th novel gets a movie adaptation or something. |
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| thought my computer was breaking at the parade scene. eru, y u deaf and no hear his closet confession D: was ok series. 7/10 |
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| Damn, that was an incredibly beautiful and immensely satisfying conclusion; likely the best episode of the entire series. The relationship between Oreki and Chitanda has developed in a very satisfying manner, becoming one of the best aspects of the show. As such, Oreki and Chitanda's relationship took center focus throughout this episode, and it was, once again, fantastic, despite the somewhat open ending. They complement each other extremely well, due particularly to their great chemistry. Their final conversation was amazing, and a perfect sequence to close the series on. It drew on so many elements of their developed characters, particularly the contrast in stature and class between the two of them, resulting in a rather significant portion of insight into Chitanda's state of mind. That entire conversation was framed beautifully, with a strikingly colorful aesthetic that effectively highlighted the distinctly extensive change that had taken place in Oreki, and how significant his feelings had become for Chitanda. I thought his "confession" strongly mirrored the scene in the very first episode where his imagination creatively portrays an illusion in which her vines entangle him. As utterly brilliant as the Festival arc was, I’d have say that these last few episodes have, surprisingly, been even better, as they’ve fully delved into the characters, delivering a satisfying pay-off to all the bits of small character development that filled the earlier parts of the story. The pacing of this episode was quite excellent, effortlessly balancing the complex workings of the procession with the more isolated focus on Houtarou's thoughts and his feelings toward Chitanda. The tone of this episode was in such distinct contrast to that in the previous one, creating a very noticeable dichotomy between the melancholy nature of the Valentine episode and the sweetly romantic nature of this one. As superb as they usually are, the production values were particularly incredible in the final episode, from the dream-like procession to the final conversation beneath the sunset. As for the series as a whole, the story was exceptionally structured, deftly weaving a plethora of subtle emotions gradually into the characters and, consequentially, the story. The direction delicately handled these nuances with a mastery that’s really rather impressive. I thought the story benefited considerably by having Oreki’s perspective be the central focus, since it allowed for the most satisfyingly complete character arc, portraying how significantly his outlook evolved over the course of the show, due especially to Chitanda’s influence and inquisitive nature. I loved how the show quietly detailed Oreki’s gradual development into a character willing to do much more than is required, culminating with his participation in the procession, something he would never have put any actual effort into achieving earlier in the series. Since these character developments were allowed to slowly build over time, it resulted in these moments of noticeable growth to be more strongly resonating and important. I also thoroughly enjoyed the unexpected insight into Satoshi’s flaws, and how difficult it was for him to pursue an actual relationship with Mayaka, despite how strongly he felt toward her. It seemed as though there was a bit of happy resolution to that somewhat troubled relationship here, since it showed them together, potentially dating, after what I now assume was a pleasant phone call at the end of the last episode. The animation was astoundingly good throughout the entire show, especially when dealing with the very particular, subtle facial expressions that often illuminated the intentions behind specific moments far better than words could ever have hoped to have likewise achieved. This was especially evident during quiet interactions between the characters, such as last episode’s bridge scene and the sunset conversation from this episode. The music often evoked a certain poetic wistfulness that accompanies many scenes quite wonderfully, and the specific selection used for the last scene of this episode is easily my favorite. The layered, multi-dimensional characters often elevated the story above the occasionally mundane mysteries. As such, the mysteries, for the most part, ranged from mediocre to outstanding, but, alas, they certainly weren't the main draw of the series for me. The best mysteries were those that dealt specifically with the main characters, since they usually allowed a heightened level of fascinating insight into their complex emotions and ideologies. The story never faltered in it’s execution, rarely failing to be interesting, hardly ever slipping into an unfortunately dull nature, save for episode six, which was the only exception. However, I can’t complain about that episode too much, considering the other twenty-one episodes, because, in those episodes, there was a distinct energy that permeated the story, even during the more subdued arcs. There was, above all, very few flaws of any particular significance within the story or characters that I could elaborate on, save for, as I’ve already mentioned, the terrible sixth episode, which is best left forgotten entirely. All in all, Hyouka was an extremely impressive show, particularly excelling with it's terrific writing, direction, artistic composition, animation, and character development. This was, for me, the best show of the year so far, and it's final episode has only reaffirmed that belief. Really, this was KyoAni at their best. 10/10 for me. Simply exceptional. |
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| Finally watched this with the subs, instead of the raw since I was impatient earlier. I was wondering what happened there when he was imaging it, but now I know Kyoto, trolled us for the finale. LOL!. Anyways still a 10/10 for me since I loved the overall series of Hyouka and the little mysteries within it. |
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| AWWWWWWWWW NOOO ITS ENDING. I haven't felt this way about a show in a long time. I think this show was very very well done. I really enjoyed everything about it. A great SOL with beautiful animation and really enjoyable characters. Not too much happened this episode.. but for some reason I feel damn satisfied. Getting trolled by Oreki made me a little sad but damn, I love all of these characters. I totally ship ChitandaXOreki to the fullest. All their little interactions are just so fun to watch. Like they aren't even like 'together' but their relationship is still awesome. If they do somehow get together in the future it'd be even more awesome. I'll really end up missing this show and hope they somehow continue it in the future. I don't think it was a masterpiece, but it was VERY well done, perhaps the closest thing you can get to one. Lol borderline masterpiece! :D Hopefully they'll continue it through a movie or something. Oh! Btw just hearing Oreki say, "I'm curious!" was so awesome! 5/5 for this episode. 9/10 for the series! |
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| damn, it's over!! Dx and JUST when they were really getting on the eru x houtarou development towards the end, had me REALLY excited when houtarou told eru that he;d take care of her business side... until it turned out to be more of houtarou's mind trolling T-T im glad to see that mayaka and satoshi were getting along really well together. if only satoshi can look past his ridiculous ideologies involving a relationship with mayaka... everything would be perfect! this episode just didn't feel like a finale for me and left me feeling really empty :( it really cried out for a season 2! so cross my fingers on it!!! STILL A REALLY GOOD SERIES OVERALL THOUGH!!! |
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| Having Irisu in the final episode was a personal huge win and the artwork was great. I don't know how Oreki could think that Chitanda looked beautiful in that outfit or whatever he was thinking but that's a Japanese thing. Ibara and Satoshi are just "normal" and I expected/wanted to see a kiss between Oreki and Chitanda but no, I got trolled instead, thank you, I'm honestly not satisfied with this as a final episode. |
| Such a tease! Oreki said he will take care of Chitanda's business... But is all in his imagination! We didn't really see Chitanda in the empress properly. But I still love it! I demand a season 2 now!!! 8/10 for me. I guess I'll look forward to another KyoAni work! (Chuunibyou?) |
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| Also this was nice to see. A smile from Oreki NO WAY. |
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| Animation was spectacular as always, and it especially shows in this ep. Oreki's "trolling" was both disappointing and funny to me at the same time. Though the mystery was a bit lacking this episode, then again Hyouka never needed a mystery to pull out its potential. Sometimes this series was boring, most of the time pure fun. 8/10 for me. |
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| Very satisfying and feel-good ending as was the entire series. Loved it from start to finish, truly. |
| Great series, truly enjoyable and it created a great character in Oreki but that said i was a little disappointed that the interactions between Oreki and Eru were so limited; last episode implied that Satoshi and Mayaka is just a matter of time so i hope that the same applies to Oreki and Eru as well. |
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| Great anime, and though I really would have liked more of a conclusion, I never found Hyouka to be boring. I'm really expecting a movie from this now >:| |
| "Our everyday lives may, in fact, be a series of miracles." - Nichijou |
| Knew it. No epic ending. 7/10 |
| Well, that was a boring end. At least I think this time it is the end. I rather see it as a bonus episode as I thought it would end last week like everybody else, I guess. And that episode was great but also somewhat annyoing because of Satoshi. S2, I wonder.. what should they do then? They showed at the end that Eru and Houtarou are two completely different persons going into two different directions even though they have feelings for each other. Relationship between Satoshi and Ibara was quite openly dealt with in the last few episodes. What's left would be only more boring mysteries..? Wasn't volume 5 or so not animated anymore for the anime? What's happening there what was left out in the anime? Relationship wise between the main characters? For now I think Hyouka was great at times, with astonishing animation and a huge lack of SoL and an overload of pointless mysteries. 8/10 just because I can relate to that lazy Oreki and liked Chitanda, otherwise it rather deserves 6-7/10. |
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| Well it was a good series, too bad Oreki didn't say those last words. 8/10 |
Oddisho said: They should have kissed... I doubt anyone could have/should have expected that; if anything that confession was the closest thing we could have got to a more decisive end, it doesn't fit either character to suddenly kiss. To much energy wasted :P |
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| I'm gonna miss this show soo much, it's been half a year already, I was looking for Hyouka episode every week in half a year ... Tbh I wasn't satisfied with the ending, but this episode is truly amazing, the art works, animation, and dialogue were fit in every way. The last scene when Eru stood in front of the sakura tree, I just took it as my desktop bg, no words can describe its gorgeous beauty ... I wish Oreki had spoken out his mind that time, it would have been a perfect end, but I guess they wanna save it for later :P. Anyway, another great series come from Kyo ani, this studio was, is and will ever be, my most favorite anime studio of all time. 9/10 Another season please!!!!!!!! |
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