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| T___________T OMG Kengo. This and Masato episode brought me to tears. Theory |
| Yes. Best fucking episode <3 I almost in tears especially the part in Song for friends when Rita sing the "LA LA LAAAAAA LA LA LAA" thing ;______; Anyways, Kengo VA is just awesome. He did a really great job in this epsiode. |
BunnerzNov 30, 2013 1:03 PM
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| Emotional episode. Whoaaa, Kyousuke at the end.. Wondering if the secret of the world is very close now (I want to finally know >_<).. I hope it's not 'Okay here's the secret bammmm the end'. :/ |
| Proud mama and papa of Misha Yuuki* (02-01-2014 - 22-01-2014) Thank you for the wonderful twenty days you gave us. <3 One day we will meet again.. |
| No words for this episode. J.C. Staff has to be applauded. Episode far more exciting if the previous one was weak compared to the adaptation of the visual novel, this was even better, Kengo is one of the characters that I like, sorry that that ending was kinda ... Jeez, do not need as many tips, the impact at the climax will lose the effect. Apart from that I have nothing to complain about, only that I cried with the final minutes, Song For Friends very well placed. |
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| That was a really good episode. The whole sequence with Faraway was great, in just a couple of shots it felt like everyone's character was really fleshed out and given depth. The Song for Friends bit was really good too though. It's starting to come together for me with all the hints, but not in a way I can put into words just yet lol. From what I can tell I'm going to absolutely love the secret when fully revealed though. |
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JimRaynor said: Rewatch the whole show right after Refrain is ended. You'll find tons of hints in both Season1 and earlier Season2 which can make you cry too. :) I'll upload my imgur gallery with like 250 hints on the Secret of the World in a few episodes, right onto the front page of the episode discussion~ |
| All those feels! ;_; I thought it was a very good episode! Baseball match was great; Riki is finally stepping into Kyousuke's shoes. :'D And wow,so many hints and foreshadowing! Especially with Kyousuke & the ripples at the end! :O Next episode is going to be one of my favorite parts of the VN. ;_; Keep it up, JC!! |
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| That was really good! and very emotional looking forward to how this will all end. ^_^ |
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| I'm probably the only one who thought the anime of Kengo's route is better than the VN Kengo's route... anyways, great episode. I could really feel Kengo's feelings of regret. We're getting closer to the finale here! |
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| Great episode! The build up is seriously starting to send shivers down my spine. I have this weird ominous feeling everytime an episode ends... oh the feels...... |
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| Hell yeah, Kengo! Best male character in the entire series.A good episode, what the hell JC Staff? Someone actually worked? 4/5. |
| I felt more emotion in the anime, though some of it was still a bit awkward in the beginning, and I wish it was better animated. The way they do baseball scenes is always weird, since they don't have the budget to animate a scene completely. |
JimRaynor said: guyklc said: I'm probably the only one who thought the anime of Kengo's route is better than the VN Kengo's route... anyways, great episode. I could really feel Kengo's feelings of regret. We're getting closer to the finale here! No, you're not the only one. ;P Yup, I also thought it was better done in the anime for some reason, even though I essentially hated the other episodes of this season. This episode was brilliantly executed. |
| very well done episode overall music placement was decent to! there were a few noticeable Scenes they foreshadowing wonder if anime only caught them ...man we are so close holdin ma manly tears till the end. |
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| Always loved Kengos route, and I'm glad they did this route so well. Felt more emotion in this episode than I have for almost the whole series. Though, they're overusing Song for Friends way too much. Dat foreshadowing with Kyousuke at the end<3. |
TyrelNov 30, 2013 4:42 PM
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| meh. lol feels like i was just watching last week's episode but with a diff guy so far refrain isnt living up to the hype. hopefully the conclusion will blow me away.. i think the problem with little busters vs clannad is that in clannad, the chars were actually relatable/enjoyable to watch. the cast here.. are less likeable - not because they're bad but because they're not that great. |
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Kurogashi said: meh. lol feels like i was just watching last week's episode but with a diff guy so far refrain isnt living up to the hype. hopefully the conclusion will blow me away.. i think the problem with little busters vs clannad is that in clannad, the chars were actually relatable/enjoyable to watch. the cast here.. are less likeable - not because they're bad but because they're not that great. Which girl in clannad could you relate the most to? Kotomi the book worm? Fuko the mentally challenged? Tomoyo the delinquent ? Nagisa the sick? Or Kyou the bully? |
planetarian said: Which girl in clannad could you relate the most to? Kotomi the book worm? Fuko the mentally challenged? Tomoyo the delinquent ? Nagisa the sick? Or Kyou the bully? Nah dude, Misae with her unfulfilled promised, Sunohara the oblivious delinquent (Nagisa?!), and Mei the crybaby little sister. Anyway, they're not presented quite as well as they were in the VN. Maybe the conclusion will blow you away, but the main 5 LBs weren't made to be that memorable from the beginning compared to the VN, and all their episodes were pretty rushed so far. |
Kurogashi said: meh. lol feels like i was just watching last week's episode but with a diff guy so far refrain isnt living up to the hype. hopefully the conclusion will blow me away.. i think the problem with little busters vs clannad is that in clannad, the chars were actually relatable/enjoyable to watch. the cast here.. are less likeable - not because they're bad but because they're not that great. I also prefered the Clannad cast of characters, but I have to admit I really like Kyousuke alot. Also, the reason why Refrain isn´t "living up to the hype" has to do with the fact that this is an adaptation, and I find the visual novel to be better. It had way more buildup for stuff, and don´t forget the main parts of Refrain are still unaired! Look forward to the next episodes, being a VN player I can say that Refrain DOES live to its hype as a VN, its one of the best routes I´ve ever read, and for all the good reasons. |
| cause kyou and tomoyo are kawaii while rin and cast are not. except for that piano girl who i already forgot her name. and tomoya growing up in after story. how can you not like him after all he's been through. and ushio? cmon bro. btw never really liked fuko, nagisa and kotomi. so, yeahhhh. kyousuke is not bad, ill give you that. but until i find out the whole secret/mystery, it's holding back my feelings for kyousuke. luuul. rin/riki better be dead and kyousuke better be using some godlike powers to buy time for them to have fun. now THAT would be a conclusion. |
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Kurogashi said: cause kyou and tomoyo are kawaii while rin and cast are not. except for that piano girl who i already forgot her name. and tomoya growing up in after story. how can you not like him after all he's been through. and ushio? cmon bro. btw never really liked fuko, nagisa and kotomi. so, yeahhhh. kyousuke is not bad, ill give you that. but until i find out the whole secret/mystery, it's holding back my feelings for kyousuke. luuul. rin/riki better be dead and kyousuke better be using some godlike powers to buy time for them to have fun. now THAT would be a conclusion. Sure, you liked Clannad´s cast better but you don´t like the main heroine... the one Afterstory is all about... Also, cute = good? Maybe in your world. If you expect that kind of conclusion, than just drop the anime. Just do. |
| i feel like i would get trolled if i came up with a proper explanation on why i prefer those 2 girls than any of the ones in little busters. so, ill save myself the trouble and say... baka baka, hontoni baka. blehhh :P p.s. i might not have liked nagisa as a person but i do like what she brought to the story, which is a setup for the character tomoya, living one of the greatest lives in animu history. |
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| I'm a tad surprised none of the anime-only viewers have figured everything out (without looking it up), but alas the main subbing groups haven't released the episode yet either. Hopefully some people will figure it out. Nonetheless, great episode. They're doing just fine regarding spoilers, I mean... a series can't spoil itself x-x |
Kurogashi said: i feel like i would get trolled if i came up with a proper explanation on why i prefer those 2 girls than any of the ones in little busters. so, ill save myself the trouble and say... baka baka, hontoni baka. blehhh :P p.s. i might not have liked nagisa as a person but i do like what she brought to the story, which is a setup for the character tomoya, living one of the greatest lives in animu history. Better nerf Irelia. I won´t even comment on what you said, since you didn´t even give any arguments. FOr someone who likes Clannad´s cast as much as you, you don´t seem to like a whole lot of characters in Clannad though :/ |
| I loved this episode it has been great so far. Kengo's tears demostrated that everyone is vulnerable for anything. I did not cry but it left me with a smile. I am still asking me why Kyousuke became a hikkikomori but well 4 more episodes and it's finished. |
| THE FORESHADOWING! omg that last scene with kyousuke punched me in the face with feels... all the anime only viewers are gonna scream soon... |
| "Now, It's time... again." As a Little Buster, to put it simply, I have mixed feelings on the episode, especially the build-up. However, the conclusion was definitely handled nicely and Kengo's tears/confession felt just as real as the VN. Some minor changes were understandable. |
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JimRaynor said: masterfxx1 said: Kurogashi said: meh. lol feels like i was just watching last week's episode but with a diff guy so far refrain isnt living up to the hype. hopefully the conclusion will blow me away.. i think the problem with little busters vs clannad is that in clannad, the chars were actually relatable/enjoyable to watch. the cast here.. are less likeable - not because they're bad but because they're not that great. I also prefered the Clannad cast of characters, but I have to admit I really like Kyousuke alot. Also, the reason why Refrain isn´t "living up to the hype" has to do with the fact that this is an adaptation, and I find the visual novel to be better. It had way more buildup for stuff, and don´t forget the main parts of Refrain are still unaired! Look forward to the next episodes, being a VN player I can say that Refrain DOES live to its hype as a VN, its one of the best routes I´ve ever read, and for all the good reasons. Same applies to all others Key anime adaption. VNs are always the best. There it is, someone in these foruns who knows what he´s saying! Yep, its rare for an anime to convey the feels of a VN, LB is a fine example, though this episode was pretty good. |
JimRaynor said: I'd say JC staff did a very good job on both LB season 1 and 2. The pacing is intense or compact and good. Someone say rushed instead. But I care less about it coz this is anime not novels. I'm sure lots of people here didn't play Kanon/AIR/Clannad VN first before watching the anime adaption. If they did, they'll probably did the same thing in this forum complaining about this and that. And BTW, you can just ignore Kurogashi, he just doesn't know nothing about what true gems within Key's works and only care about cute girls he likes. Like regular disgusting nerd. I agree with pretty much everything you said, I only started playing Key VNs recently, and I find most of the VNs surpass the anime adaptation. IDK, there´s something about Vns that makes them so fun to play. Might have to do with the character attachment you get for spending many hours playing it. Yeah, even though I think the adaptation could have been much better, had people played the Clannad VN back in the day, they would have complained about the anime at the time aswell. I guess we just have our standards too high, and we´re just too biased for having played the VN. Mod Edit: quote tower fixed. |
ThangLongDec 2, 2013 9:02 AM
| Geez people use the spoiler tap not just the word spoiler for god sakes! and also DON'T POST ANY SPOILERS HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE! This episode was awesome, not rushed, excelent story, well done pacing and the ending left me wanting so much more. So happy with this :D |
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| Nothing to complain about. Good episode. I find it better than the last two, but well done. |
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KeyIsLove said: I'm a tad surprised none of the anime-only viewers have figured everything out (without looking it up), but alas the main subbing groups haven't released the episode yet either. Hopefully some people will figure it out. Nonetheless, great episode. They're doing just fine regarding spoilers, I mean... a series can't spoil itself x-x Most people watch from HorribleSubs which is already out. Hell, Refrain/FFF subs only get about a combined total of 7k downloads. |
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| That was an awesome episode. That baseball match was so intense. I really love how they highlighted how the ball moved on that last pitch. |
| Pretty decent episode. I love how they showed Kengo's perspective and he's internal struggle against Kyousuke. They left out a lot of scenes its great overall. Kengo wanting to play more made me tear up. Song for Friends is starting to get boring to listen to. They can't just play it every character arc ends. It will lose the impact when its played at its dedicated scene. That Kyousuke at the end. Can't wait for next week. |
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| Kengo.. I could pretty emotional near the end. My major problem is that I wish more episodes could be spent on each character but in the end they decided on only having 13 episodes for this anime. They did a good job for one episode. Found it to be better adapted than Masatos episode was and most likely the best they did in the refrain arc so far. |
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KeyIsLove said: I'm a tad surprised none of the anime-only viewers have figured everything out (without looking it up), but alas the main subbing groups haven't released the episode yet either. Hopefully some people will figure it out. Nonetheless, great episode. They're doing just fine regarding spoilers, I mean... a series can't spoil itself x-x Not really, I think a lot of people have figured it out, at least a portion of it (but there's no "speculation thread" so we can't discuss that anywhere). (Below paragraph didn't contain any spoiler or direct theory, but probably could hint people to guess things so I spoiler it just to be safe:) |
| I kind of like this episode! At least it is much better than the previous one. Too bad they do not have enough time to adapt the Lourence scene... I loved that scene and that is pretty much the last scene worth smiling before the real stuff begins. So they are pretty much using SFF for the ED of RF episodes. I wonder if it will still have the impact later on since it still has to be played once more. iNeon said: Geez people use the spoiler tap not just the word spoiler for god sakes! and also DON'T POST ANY SPOILERS HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE! This episode was awesome, not rushed, excelent story, well done pacing and the ending left me wanting so much more. So happy with this :D For my case I only asked someone if they showed the last scene this early in the VN cause I am not sure about it. Not really spoiling but just in case I put it in a spoiler tag. Still, it will be better to discuss that in the VN thread though. |
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| I loved the ending, I almost teared up. Great soundtrack. |
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| They may left out some things but love I love this episode. Nice home run Riki XD. That soundtrack during the baseball match makes me tear up.That last scene!! I know what next week is gonna be XD. |
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