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SkyLETV said: RobertBobert said: I hope that I will ever see anime, where the third character is not introduced just to suffer and create a non-existent weight to the central couple. I know right? It's always the same, instead of developing the relationship between the two who are going to end up together, they put in a third one just to make us suffer. And I liked Natsume but Komiya was too good. :/ I pray to the Gods that Rem was not so :). However, as I noticed, recently played by Inori Minase characters got quite a big push in their works. |
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RobertBobert said: Jak said: So who ends up with who? With whom and expected. With Natsume, of course. I really hoped that Eita would answer somehow in positive way to Komiya. Their chemistry fits at the best - imo. But nope. Sadly, the predicted ending rushed in and we got what we see always in so many animes: first girl wins. In general, the anime was well made and i enjoyed - even there were some scenes that were a bit ridicilous. |
| I'll go out with you Komiya-san! (;;) |
| The more inexperienced you are, the more you want to show off. |
| To be honest, the build up to the finale was amazing but the finale itself was... a bit lackluster. Mio is supposed to be the main girl but somehow it feels like she had way less screentime and WAY less interaction with Izumi in comparison to Komiya. Also felt the animation and art in the first half of the episode was rather terrible. Would have loved to see more of Mio and Izumi but we only got around a minute of the two of them together at the end which was disappointing. Great show. But a meh finale. The OSTs, OP and ED are one of my favorite now though. |
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RobertBobert said: Eh, the miracle did not happen and we have another generic end with the illusion of intrigue. It's a pity. I hope that I will ever see anime, where the third character is not introduced just to suffer and create a non-existent weight to the central couple. What anime do you watch? The "New girl" winning is a very common trope. In fact, it's unusual to see the "Childhood friend" win like this. Overall, I rooted for Komiya but she just didn't have enough time to capture Eita's heart. Overall, I feel this show could've been a lot better with more time to develop the characters. |
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Kougeru said: RobertBobert said: Eh, the miracle did not happen and we have another generic end with the illusion of intrigue. It's a pity. I hope that I will ever see anime, where the third character is not introduced just to suffer and create a non-existent weight to the central couple. What anime do you watch? The "New girl" winning is a very common trope. In fact, it's unusual to see the "Childhood friend" win like this. Overall, I rooted for Komiya but she just didn't have enough time to capture Eita's heart. Overall, I feel this show could've been a lot better with more time to develop the characters. In any case, the boredom or generic nature of the winning girl does not depend on it directly. There are a lot of works where the girlfriend of childhood is a nicer and well-developed character. |
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| I loved this series. It had a realistic approach to high school in your senior years and despite what everyone said, I was always on team Natsume. I believe Komiya was put in to increase drama and tension between the two to give depth to the anime; and she did just that. The anime had great conflict. 9/10 |
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| ffs, Eita made best girl cry. |
Hebi_op said: Garbage anime overall. Garbage ending. Horrible animations that made me almost puke (Pine Jam, you really suck), horrible mc's. The only decent things in this anime was Komiya and the Haruto/Morikawa ship. 4/10 and it's even higher than what it actually deserve. Get ready to be attacked soon lmao |
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| Pretty predictable anime which never really did anything different. It was well made and directed. Shame they didn't make me care enough for the Mio. Koymiya was a far better character. Not bad but could have been done better 7/10 |
| The best girl lose =( |
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| So it just kind of just... ended. I was expecting more from an ending than just that. |
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| The ending's impact is so weak for me. Would be better if he managed to meet Mio at the last second before she left on their meet up. Octave_ said: This shit is inexcusable, who calls it good romance must have something wrong in the head. On one side you have Ena, who did everything she could to build her relationship with Eita. They spent like 4-5 episodes toward that. He was cold toward her at first, but he slowly warmed up to her. THAT'S CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. THAT'S HOW YOU DO ROMANCE. On the other side you have Mio, who completely ignored Eita's existence for years and then suddenly she's head over heels for him (exactly when she lost Soma for good, how fucking convenient). They interact only once (the snowfall episode) and NEVER AGAIN FOR THE REST OF THE SERIES. They pulled the wallpaper thing to bring some shitty jealousy drama (he can't change the wallpaper? Give me a break). Then they don't talk, not even through LINE, for an entire month. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? Am I supposed to like this couple? It's dogshit. It's boring. It's bland. It's uninteresting. It has no appeal. I hope they both meet our good old friend Truck-kun. Why not? You're not even Eita. Eita's feelings is the same as normal humans. If he really loves Mio to the point he can't go with Komiya, it can't be help. That's normal in human relationships with third party. Oh wait. Maybe because it's anime and it's always about escaping realism. People seems can't accept how realistic these kind of relationships so it seems you won't understand. Most anime with romance is always a wish-granting device for audience to make "oh look these two have chemistry we must make them end up together". Too bad for you Just Because isn't a wish-granting device because it's all about considering the characters' feelings, not only to Komiya. |
TennoujiDec 29, 2017 12:52 PM
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| A mellow ending for a mellow show. Not gonna pretend like this anime is the best thing ever due to its underwhelming ending. But it definitely takes an approach that I wish more romance drama anime took, as too many are just loud, exaggerated, wishy-washy shows featuring melodramatic characters and conflicts. 7.5/10, but rounded to 8 for at least following the right path/idea. +the OP, ED and OST in general are <3 |
Octave_ said: Tennouji said: Why not? You're not even Eita. Eita's feelings is the same as normal humans. If he really loves Mio to the point he can't go with Komiya, it can't be help. That, that's the issue! They need to show it! They never developed Mio x Eita! We only saw a couple flashbacks when they were in middle school, and that's it. He had a crush for her back then? Alright, okay, that's fine. But then he moved and came back 3 years later, and he's still fixated on her. Real people move on. This is just forcing the main pair together. He would've moved on if they never met again. The problem is it happened. Basically if Eita and Mio didn't meet together and Eita only meet Komiya, obviously Eita and Komiya will end up each other. It's very simple as that. If you can't handle romance with third party, it's better for you to avoid those types because almost all of those are like these. And there's no need to show, yes it's frustrating that they should've showed more but on Eita's mind, he thinks "oh I'm the same school as Mio's so that means I have a chance", regardless on their chemistry that is showed on this anime. You don't even consider of their past chemistry and yes they've only showed few flashbacks but it can't be helped because this show has 12 episodes. They can't do something about it to convince people who're complaining the Eita x Mio ending like you. What you can only do is to understand it better and take realistic consideration. |
TennoujiDec 29, 2017 1:07 PM
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Octave_ said: Tennouji said: He would've moved on if they never met again. The problem is it happened. Basically if Eita and Mio didn't meet together and Eita only meet Komiya, obviously Eita and Komiya will end up each other. It's very simple as that. If you can't handle romance with third party, it's better for you to avoid those types because almost all of those are like these. No, people move on much faster thant that, especially teenagers. You can't fall back in love with her after three years, especially when she is still lusting after your best friend! It's just not credible. They ended up together because of the usual muh fate bullshit. It's terrible writing (the Sakurasou guy is behind it, so it was to be expected). Sakurasou is shittier than this. Besides, not ALL people. There are exceptions and Eita is the example. I've some friends too that are the same as Eita's situation. Actually that three years is too short for me, especially if I really love that person, regardless if that person loves his/her best friend. Besides, Soma doesn't like Mio and that's the more reason why he didn't give up. Once again, take realistic consideration before you hate. Tennouji said: You don't even consider of their past chemistry and yes they've only showed few flashbacks but it can't be helped because this show has 12 episodes. They can't do something about it to convince people who're complaining the Eita x Mio ending like you. What you can only do is to understand it better and take realistic consideration. I don't know why it's hard to understand for you and other people as well. Unless you're just simply hating because your girl didn't win. |
TennoujiDec 29, 2017 1:17 PM
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felipecardel said: eh, HorribleSubs didn't sub the text messages and i have no idea what they were messaging each other about in the end. the ending was predictable so i got by without it, but it was annoying. don't think my overall opinion would change anyway, though. thought the show did a pretty good job at telling down-to-earth high school love stories. Eita has a bad personality and Komiya worked her ass off for him just to get dumped in the end, but that's what happens in real life. 7/10. Yes exactly it happens to reality. It can happen to anyone and people just can't accept it, which is hilarious. And if this is a wish-fulfillment anime that Komiya wins because "oh she worked so hard", it'll be predictable as well so it goes both ways. |
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| I'm happy that EitaxMio, it was clear they gonna be together. Question was... when and how. Komiya could stay as supporting character. Damn... I hate that "rival" trope. After her falling in love with Eita, she lose with in my eyes... I write about this in other topics, so... let's finishing about it here. I have hopes for this series, but after all... this wasn't something special. This was good series, but well... I prefer "Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa 10 cm Datta." everyone have own love and there is no 3 person who try ruin it... |
Octave_ said: You're admitting that the anime completely failed at building Eita x Mio because of the 12 episodes limit and you're even defending it. Incredible. This anime utterly failed at telling a romance story. I recommend you to watch White Album 2. That shows how you do a love triangle. Okay then let's say I'm "defending" it but there's a simple reason and that's because that's how reality works. Not everyone is on their favor despite all the hard work and chemistry you had on your crush or whatever terms. And once again I tell you, not people can easily move on as as we have Eita as the example. Once again, I've some friends too that are the same as Eita's situation. Actually that three years is too short for me, especially if I really love that person, regardless if that person loves his/her best friend. Besides, Soma doesn't like Mio and that's the more reason why he didn't give up. Yes they may fail at telling a romance story but once again, it's not even hard to understand if you really take a realistic consideration. On my case when I'm watching this show, it feels like I'm just watching a summarized version of a "not wish-fulfillment" love triangle type romance anime. As fow WA2, I've watched it and already played its visual novel. I even know what happens at the end. Yes it's a better example of a love triangle except the two true endings has their own biggest failures. And you might miss this post because this guys knows it: felipecardel said: lol it's perfectly credible for people who lost connection for three years to fall back in love. feelings left unresolved linger and come back stronger than ever once the opportunity presents itself once again. it's believable enough to me. |
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| Underwhelming ending but overall a good show. |
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Octave_ said: Yeah, I'm sure in reality people don't interact with their loved ones for a month and never read their messages. I forgot this was MAL, these forums are getting worse every year. Yeah right it gets worse every year because more and more people keep whining if an anime isn't on their favor even though the anime isn't even hard to understand why this happened/why X lost and why Y won etc etc. You just proved it by yourself. I don't even know why you're using MAL as an excuse when you're one of the examples why MAL gets worse so I hope you don't bring that up again if you want prove that you're right by seeing and understanding the big picture and not by your emotions because your girl didn't win. Although that's the only thing that I agree with you that the last part is unrealistic. Still, it doesn't change the fact they still love each other despite all those Komiya and Eita's chemistry that is displayed on this anime and the "less Mio and Eita's chemistry" when obviously you need to consider their past chemistry and not just relying on flashbacks and of course the most important, Eita's feelings. Oh and also felipecardel's post unless you want me to quote it again. |
TennoujiDec 29, 2017 2:19 PM
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| I'm not sure what score I will give. The last 4 eps weren't good enough, mostly boring and I had to skip some parts... Early eps were funny, kind of warm and it wasn't letting you to skip any part, you know? Well, even if I wanted Eita to love Komiya, I knew it wasn't going to happen. That's why I'm not dissappointed, good for Eita and Mio... However, It could have been better but somethings were lack imo. |
| KOMIYA! Her tears hit me stronger than I expected that they would. At least Komiya retains her sanctuary thanks to her considerate club members. The award-winning photo was great. On another note, although I somewhat dislike Mio, her graduation speech was lovely. Not that I can claim the same regarding what took place afterwards between her and Izumi. The ending left me with severely mixed feelings. |
| Liked the finale. So in the end, it was Natsume. Not that I mind, nor is it anything surprising, but I sure felt really bad for Ena. Poor girl.... Enjoyable and good romance show overall, with here and there slice of life elements. 8/10. |
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| Hearing Ena cry like that, that really hit me more than expected. Eventho it was predictable that Eita would end up going for Mio in the end, but that cry broke my heart. Beside the fact it was a little predictable, I really loved the more realistic feel in this Anime. Loveable characters. Solid 9/10 for me. |
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