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| Hiroshi was a disappointing character after being hyped up so much. Hana should have grown out her hair, not cut it shorter. Strange she'd have a kid with such an absentee father. 7.5/10 |
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| A very good anime. I, like everyone else was surprised Hana got pregnant but I'm really glad that they told the story of how she lived while away from Michiko. I still wonder how old she was in the last episode. I'm glad she reunited with Michiko and the fact that Michiko and the cop are still friends. I wish they'd just show her face tho lol but still, a great anime. 9/10 |
| I ship @Cewkie and @DarkZeroCalibur  |
windy said: and it's over. was not surprised one bit about hiroshi leaving again. older-hatchin's hair is disgusting D: i was surprised she had a baby...she didn't really seem the type to do that, especially since the guy was the type to run out. guess it runs in the family? glad they showed them reuniting rather than just cutting to black. some QUALITY, some weird bits, but overall, it was enjoyable. That was mostly my reaction, in the end Hiroshi really is the scumbag Hana seems him to be, while both Satoshi and Michiko were blinded. Remenber when Satoshi was talking about Hiroshi to Hana around episode 19-20, when both where on the motel waiting for the assassins, Satoshi would go like, "he is the best", that Satoshi could talk to Hiroshi about even his most embarassing situations, and Hiroshi would hear him fully with attention, while hearing it Hana recall Michiko's opinions about Hiroshi. She then exclaims that both Michiko and Satoshi are wrong about Hiroshi, he is not really the guy they paint him to be, Hana furthering saying to Satoshi that Hiroshi probably was thinking about something else while Satoshi was talking to him... In the end Hana is right, look and you will find, Hiroshi is a coward, trash that keeps breaking his promises, the whole anime is them running to find him, while he is running way, doing what he is best at, and at the end he does it once again, after Michiko goes to jail, he stops caring about Hana and goes way to flirt with some women, but Michiko and Satoshi were blinded by their attachement to Hiroshi. Michiko wants to find him so that he can take care of Hana while she is done with prison, Michiko was focusing on him, while all Hana wanted was to be with her mother. Thank god there is a epilogue, but like you said, older Hana is not how I imagined her to be, shitty hair and a child already?! At least her mother had better taste in clothing and dressing. Again, the epilogue was needed but I would had asked for a bit more, I wanted to see Michiko talking to Hana, but that hug was decent at least. I have my gripes with the anime, it had its dull moments which I didnt enjoy one bit, and Hiroshi just come out to be an asshole that didnt even deserve screentime, Satoshi should have survived and Hiroshi could have died for all I cared about. Michiko and Hatchin (still prefer Hana) were the reason for seeing the anime, as their relationship was so amusing, mother and daugther but never one called that to the other. Setting was kinda cool, being a europen portuguese, it was enjoyable to see brazilian portuguese instead of the usual japonese/english text (songs on brazilian also a nice bonus). OST was decent but far from memorable, skipped the OP and ED most of the times. 8.4/10 due to the awesome relation between both the "girls", and some really GOOD episodes, with secondary characters that really shined to me. |
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| So this ending was a little anti-climactic... but at the same time, it made sense. Michiko probably got a reduced sentence, after the justice department got their shit together a little. I'm not really into the idea of Hana having a kid, especially with a guy she would split with shortly after the kid was born. I do like the two "truck scenes" that frame the series at the start and the end. I also kind of appreciate that Hiroshi didn't really change at all, even though I hate him for it. It wasn't really explained why Atsuko let them go again, especially after the fight she had with Michiko at the site of the train incident. I'm not sure what my final verdict on the show will be as a whole yet. I had a pretty good time, but I wasn't amazed. I liked the two leads, Hatchin and Michiko were really charming most of the time. It had a lot of impressive scenes and I appreciate several things it accomplished (ethnically diverse and memorable supporting characters, pretty locations and atmosphere, immersive soundtrack, solid voice performances). However, the story just didn't quite flow with me. I would have preferred more dialogue sometimes, and some of the drama fell flat, too. |
LeeTailorNov 19, 2016 8:35 AM
| So sad about Hatchin, besides taking her out of that house, Michiko didn´t help Hatchin in anything, she was just a bad person with nothing good to give, Hatchin got a lot of things from her and a lot of them were not very good, at least she looked pretty happy with her life, the show was pretty cool. |
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| this seems a case of the writer knowing well how he wanted the beginning and the end to be and not knowing exactly how to write the journey. it looks like she knew what she wanted to make happen for the two of them, but had quite a bit of trouble writing it. the pacing and the storytelling in the middle is all over the place, but it begins and ends strongly. that said, i actually liked it. it has many flaws but i do applaud it for what it tried to accomplish. the story was never about hiroshi and although finally finding him was important, the guy himself wasn't supposed to play a big part in their lives now, and he didn't. i think it was important to both of them to realize that hiroshi wasn't important anymore now that they've got each other. i wasn't that bothered about how hatchin ended up, i think it was a very realistic portrayal of an orphan kid rescued by a woman with all sorts of problems with the police. michiko had to pay her dues for what she's done and hatchin was too young to be left by herself (even with hiroshi leaving), she needed that not to get lost again in the foster family system. and she ended up pretty well by herself, she still had problems, she felt lonely but she's a strong woman by herself. it's weird to hear you guys saying you were disappointed she ended up as a single mother. it's not her fault. she was married and pregnancy is not only the woman's fault. even if you wanna be more conservative and talk about responsibility, it's not like she had a kid out of wedlock, she was married but the guy left her. it happens and she took it like a strong woman. she's raising her kid alone and doing it well. the episode actually left me with a warm feeling in my chest. i loved how they got to be reunited in the end with everything that held them back already sorted out. the only thing i wanted to happen that didn't was michiko saying she was hatchin's real mother. but it doesn't matter thaaat much, i guess. not all mothers gave birth to their kids anyway. i gave it a 7 in the end because it does have its flaws but as the rating system says, it's a good anime. could've been better, but it's still pretty good. |
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| It tried to be Cowboy Bebop but it did everything wrong that Cowboy Bebop did right. |
| Numbuh 3, you've got to get off the couch, you cannot sit in that tree house, girl you like Rainbow Monkeys so grab your little shit and then swing! Hand tracks be tracking me to different doorways. In a maze, and I don't know what to do. Guaranteed though, Ima find the emeralds. |
| Very very very very beautiful show. Immersive, with high and low points. I admit I was skeptical before starting it but it went over and above my expectations. I loved the two main leads and they work very well together. Happy that Hiroshi left the picture, though midway through I was hoping that he had a good reason to leave her. Still, all's well that ends well, right? A solid 9. knktzvra said: So sad about Hatchin, besides taking her out of that house, Michiko didn´t help Hatchin in anything, she was just a bad person with nothing good to give, Hatchin got a lot of things from her and a lot of them were not very good, at least she looked pretty happy with her life, the show was pretty cool. I know this is an old post but ridiculous. Hatchin is a completely different person from when she first met Michiko and I'd say she's changed for the better. In the wierd priest family she was the butt of everyone's jokes, subject to abuse and despite living with a family, was without one. Michiko became her family. Let's not even mention how by the end Hatchin is a lot more courageous, optimistic and far from lonely. Granted Michiko was pretty irresponsible in numerous instances, but in the end, I'm sure Hatchin definitely doesn't regret ever meeting Michiko. fukumenkei said: this seems a case of the writer knowing well how he wanted the beginning and the end to be and not knowing exactly how to write the journey. it looks like she knew what she wanted to make happen for the two of them, but had quite a bit of trouble writing it. the pacing and the storytelling in the middle is all over the place, but it begins and ends strongly. that said, i actually liked it. it has many flaws but i do applaud it for what it tried to accomplish. the story was never about hiroshi and although finally finding him was important, the guy himself wasn't supposed to play a big part in their lives now, and he didn't. i think it was important to both of them to realize that hiroshi wasn't important anymore now that they've got each other. i wasn't that bothered about how hatchin ended up, i think it was a very realistic portrayal of an orphan kid rescued by a woman with all sorts of problems with the police. michiko had to pay her dues for what she's done and hatchin was too young to be left by herself (even with hiroshi leaving), she needed that not to get lost again in the foster family system. and she ended up pretty well by herself, she still had problems, she felt lonely but she's a strong woman by herself. it's weird to hear you guys saying you were disappointed she ended up as a single mother. it's not her fault. she was married and pregnancy is not only the woman's fault. even if you wanna be more conservative and talk about responsibility, it's not like she had a kid out of wedlock, she was married but the guy left her. it happens and she took it like a strong woman. she's raising her kid alone and doing it well. the episode actually left me with a warm feeling in my chest. i loved how they got to be reunited in the end with everything that held them back already sorted out. the only thing i wanted to happen that didn't was michiko saying she was hatchin's real mother. but it doesn't matter thaaat much, i guess. not all mothers gave birth to their kids anyway. i gave it a 7 in the end because it does have its flaws but as the rating system says, it's a good anime. could've been better, but it's still pretty good. I don't think I see the flaws you're talking about. I agree though, that the story in the end wasn't about Hiroshi and finding him. He isn't that important. It's about the relationship between Hatchin and Michiko and how they become important to each other. I don't understand your complaints about the middle. I can see how the middle isn't that streamlined in terms of having a clear direction plotwise i.e. it's episodic, but that isn't a "problem " per se. It's just the directors choice. The middle is more about telling the stories of Hatchin and Michiko and their relationships with the people they encounter on their journey. And that's fine because it isn't at all repetitive and it tells us more about the South America thet they're travelling through. |
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| Michiko didn´t give anything good to Hatchin, she had to reach them by herself, of course she won´t regret meeting Michiko, thanks to her she could live for real, but Michiko gave shit about her, she didn´t really care about her, she just wanted the d, Hatchin had to live by herself and she had to make her own choices, bad or good, Michiko wasn´t a parent, a reliable person, a talk partner, nothing, just the girl who take her out of that horrible place to make her grow by her own with a lot of risks, but well, everyone can think whatever they want, the show was pretty cool, but for me, Michiko is my list of worst characters. |
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| i LOVED this anime! |
| I enjoyed a lot this series but the ending was way too disappointing. |
| When I first watched it back when it came out I really liked this show. When I heard it was being licensed and dubbed it was "like wow"!! The show is unique enough to stand out from the horde of other anime series out there. |
| Life Is Short But Intense. |
| The journey's payout is basically the worst thing, Hiroshi is like not worth Wow Hana what happened to you? She just got a life like Michiko, child without father I like this anime, really fresh idea. I don't see many anime with this kind of settings An orphan saved by a "mom" and then go on journeying (with a lot of crashes and bullets) I'd love to see another anime with fluid animations and weird settings (like in Brazil, Argentine, or maybe Africa :P) |
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| Pretty nice 7.5/10 anime overall The ending was a little underwhelming but beautiful at the same time :) |
| This anime shows why you shouldn't chase men XD |
knktzvra said: Michiko didn´t give anything good to Hatchin, she had to reach them by herself, of course she won´t regret meeting Michiko, thanks to her she could live for real, but Michiko gave shit about her, she didn´t really care about her, she just wanted the d, Hatchin had to live by herself and she had to make her own choices, bad or good, Michiko wasn´t a parent, a reliable person, a talk partner, nothing, just the girl who take her out of that horrible place to make her grow by her own with a lot of risks, but well, everyone can think whatever they want, the show was pretty cool, but for me, Michiko is my list of worst characters. Off course michiko wasn't anything like a mother nor did she do a good job raising her. But we are talking about a world where people throw their kid on streets so people could step on them and a world of Gangster and effed up stuff. Michiko was good compared to that , the protected hatchin and kept her company |
future_dose said: knktzvra said: Michiko didn´t give anything good to Hatchin, she had to reach them by herself, of course she won´t regret meeting Michiko, thanks to her she could live for real, but Michiko gave shit about her, she didn´t really care about her, she just wanted the d, Hatchin had to live by herself and she had to make her own choices, bad or good, Michiko wasn´t a parent, a reliable person, a talk partner, nothing, just the girl who take her out of that horrible place to make her grow by her own with a lot of risks, but well, everyone can think whatever they want, the show was pretty cool, but for me, Michiko is my list of worst characters. Off course michiko wasn't anything like a mother nor did she do a good job raising her. But we are talking about a world where people throw their kid on streets so people could step on them and a world of Gangster and effed up stuff. Michiko was good compared to that , the protected hatchin and kept her company Mmm, dont know about that but I really hate her character, she could be better, no, they could make her better |
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| Take out all the filler and this would've been quite a good series. |
| Rely on nothing under heaven |
| I laboured through this show. It started off really well. I still think that the animation is gorgeous and the sound is great but the story was really not that great. Worst of all were the characters. There was very little growth when it came to either Hatchin or Michiko and those two never really grew close. I never really liked Hatching much to the very end. The ending was nice though - both of them reunited. All in all the show had a lot more potential but story was all over the place and only sometimes really good. |
| I have mixed feelings for the ending. I expected something more shocking, but I guess it was an ok. Old Hatchin is ugly. Hiroshi is such a dick, worst character writing. I hoped they just learnt that he was dead lol. Overall I will give it a 7. I liked the adventure and their interactions, Michiko is badass. |
| So that's it huh? What a mess this story was, could've been much more enthralling if they tightened up the writing by a substantial margin. I just don't understand the process behind 90% of these characters or their arcs. I guess the finale lived up to those despondent expectations because I ask myself why I bothered to stick around. I enjoyed the dynamic between Michiko and Hatchin for what it was, but these last few episodes where they were apart did little to add anything to either of their characters. It was nice to see them reunite, even if Hatchin's ugly hair cut and (child?) did make things weird. I wasn't surprised when Hiroshi ran out again, it just made me wish he wasn't as prominent a force in the narrative if he was just gonna be some irresponsible slacker in the end. Yeah, I get it. This story was about the journey of Michiko and Hatchin, not actually finding Hiroshi. It still feels like a cheap way of tying up loose ends. Aside from some strange character designs, the show was gorgeous to look at and had a pretty solid soundtrack as well. It feels like the show had various aspects that could've meant greatness but it never really managed to pack it all together for a consistent ride. It may have been worth the watch, but I doubt that I'd come back to watch it of my own accord. I'd give it a low 6/10. |
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| Overall, a decent show. It had a really strong start but it really lost me towards the middle. I'm fine with the end. 6/10. |
| I knew Hiroshi wasn't going to amount to what Satoshi and Michiko saw in him, but this also lead to such a fantastic and beautiful story between Michiko and Hana. 10/10 |
| desu desu binches |
| I liked how imperfect the epilogue seemed until Michiko and Hatchin reunited, pretty nice ending. Unfortunately, there were also some meh episodes inbetween. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
TyDrian said: Pretty nice 7.5/10 anime overall The ending was a little underwhelming but beautiful at the same time :) I couldn't agree more. Great moments throughout the anime, awesome characters and entanglements. Hiroshi was exactly what I suspected he was; nothing ever seemed to ring true with him. 7/10 rating. |
| The good thing about seasonal anime being so crappy is that it gives you time to discover some hidden gem you missed. I loved everything in this show: great characters, both the two main ones who are great and have a real chemistry, but also all the secondary ones, who create this baroque atmosphere so attached to south and central Americas ; the art is great ; the animation is impressive ; the direction is great and the music perfect. There's a rare energy in it and no wonder it's produced by Shinishiro Watanabe, you find the same kind in Bebop. And I loved the ending actually. When TV shows and anime series are so full of misery and horror, it's so refreshing to have a show ending in such a positive note. |
| That was a happy and satisfying ending, Michiko fulfilled her promise of Hatchin getting to meet her dad but she ended up caring about Hatchin way more than finding Hiroshi and during the last episodes she was already understanding that Hiroshi didn't matter that much anymore and she got the best proof by meeting him again, he's garbage but he was the only way she could find to allow a clean start for her and Hatchin, she needed to get back in jail to fulfill her sentence and Hatchin needed a place to stay in the meantime and with the way Hiroshi is, they wouldn't have problem finding a place to stay and then he would leave just like he always do but Hatchin had the tools to survive after everything she went through with Michiko; now there is nothing to escape from, no cops, no criminals or even who Hiroshi really is since Michiko was following a fantasy, just a big road in front of them with their lifes up to whatever they want to do, beautiful. Loved this show a lot. |
| The ending was kinda great but overall it just isn't saving the series overall, it really lacked any kind of stable flow and had unfinished storylines. Hiroshi one of the worst fathers in anime for sure but in the same time he feels someone you could find in real life acting the same way, at least the reuion part felt satisfying |
| The most reasonable way they could have ended the series. Of course Hiroshi was going to act awkward then flake out lmao |
| awww hell to the nah |
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