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Dec 28, 2018 2:01 PM
#51
9jaotaku3S said: From the way she was responding...it was most likely Yuito's grave. I suspect the rest of the gang is alive and well though. I was afraid of that. :( |
Dec 28, 2018 2:09 PM
#52
Great way to finish the series. I thought the touch with the picture book was great and it almost moved me to tears. This show was extremely simple in the way it presented itself and I think it did it's job well.I'm going to go out on a whim and say this is probably the most PA Works show that PA Works have made yet. While watching the show I saw hints of many other PA Works anime in it which includes Nagi Asu, Sakura Quest, Tari Tari, Angel Beats and even Red Data Girl. It's also the prettiest anime PA Works have made yet. Earlier I the year Kyoani made the animation milestone that was Violet Evergarden. With this, PA Works have responded. The ending does a last-minute expansion on one of the major themes of the show - finding happiness, whether for yourself or for others. They add to it in that you can also free he future for yourself and others by bringing happiness into the world around you. In this case it's quite literal but at least PA Works now have an excuse to make a time travel show lol. I'm honestly a bit dissatisfied with Yuito's character and I think the show could have given just a bit more insight into his motives and his creators' block he had at the beginning. But overall i think this show had great characters and character interactions. This anime is flawed. The editing is jittery, the pacing is strange at points, and the show doesn't nearly have as much impact as its rivals. But I like this anime very much because of those flaws. There's something very charming about it. |
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Dec 28, 2018 2:19 PM
#53
I dont think it was Yuito's grave. I mean it wouldnt make sense, she would skip meeting everyone and only went to Yuito's grave? I hope its her mother's, it would make more sense, since they were talking about her just a moment ago (still it would be sad that she couldnt talk with her after being abandoned... ). However they could just plainly show us whose was it ;/ kind of disappointed. Like I hoped we will get full episode that will show how Yuito dealt while being heartbroken and whether that rabbit's lover, forgot her name finally confessed. They built her one-sided romance for 12 EPISODES and did nothing about it in the end??? like others said: 'meh' |
Shiro-catDec 28, 2018 2:35 PM
Dec 28, 2018 2:33 PM
#54
Shiro-cat said: I dont think it was Yuito's grave. I mean it wouldnt make sense, she would skip meeting everyone and only went to Yuito's grave? I hope its her mother's, since it would make more sense, since they were talking about her just a moment ago (still it would be sad that she couldnt talk with her after being abandoned... ). However they could just plainly show us whose was it ;/ kind of disappointed. Like I hoped we will get full episode that will show how Yuito dealt while being heartbroken and whether that rabbit's lover, forgot her name finally confessed. They built her one-sided romance for 12 EPISODES and did nothing about it in the end??? like others said: 'meh' I am rather sure it would be Yuito grave: in terms of her feelings it makes perfect sense. Unless her mother passed away when she returned to the present, she would have visited it many times already. But Yuito impacted her fundamentally - he opened her up to the world, and the whole world (of colours) to her. He was the one to, well, "save" her. Symbolizing his emotional influence on her, she went there alone and did not attend to others meeting EXACTLY because it was a very important grave to her she did not visit before. raisin-kun said: While watching the show I saw hints of many other PA Works anime in it which includes Nagi Asu, Tari Tari, Uuuhm I know these two. I believe I enjoyed them myself, back in the day. What a great blissful time it was, ah... |
Daniel_NaumovDec 28, 2018 2:36 PM
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Dec 28, 2018 2:47 PM
#55
Kohaku married that guy who was helping her. I like it. XD It is good to pay close attention to the time you are reading the book, because I think it is possible to theorise that the other couples were together... I liked the ending, I found the correct one, but I was sad, I wanted to see more of Yuito, but I liked it a lot. I need more animes like this. <33 I saw people thinking that Hitomi went to visit Yuito in the cemetery and that he died, but people, no. Hitomi had just said she was going to visit her mother, which thrilled Kohaku. It was clear to me that she was referring to her mother ... In conclusion, I think it was a very good anime, which delivered what it had promised: a story of friendship, romance, magic and personal growth. 8/10 |
Dec 28, 2018 2:56 PM
#56
Finally Hitomi can see colors again, so her visit to the past was already planned by kohaku. This series is good nonetheless, 7/10 for me. |
Dec 28, 2018 3:04 PM
#57
9jaotaku3S said: From the way she was responding...it was most likely Yuito's grave. I suspect the rest of the gang is alive and well though. Same here – I think it was Yuito's grave. Not quiet sure about the rest – hoped to see old gang but seeing Asagi & Shou and Kurumi & Chigusa granddaughters was satisfying enough. For me happy ending is sometimes not enough but not in this case. This time ending was great!. I love the scene where Yuito is giving a book to young Hitomi. And that moment from future (not forgetting – level 77) Kohaku. I wasn't sure how to feel about the fact that everything was planned by her from the beginning but I sorted it out and everything fits really nice. 8/10 |
KurseiDec 28, 2018 3:07 PM
Dec 28, 2018 3:07 PM
#58
Am I not the only one with unanswered questions? Like: - Did Asagi finally tell Shou how she felt, and are they married with grandchildren of their own? - Did Hitomi & Kohaku "mend fences" with Hitomi's mother/Kohaku's daughter? - Did Yuito wait those 60 years for Hitomi to "come back"? sure those kinds of relationships are odd looking from the outside, but its not unheard of to see a huge age gap?! Not trying to take away anything from this great finale. It was very near tear-jerking. I'm just left with things unanswered. |
Dec 28, 2018 3:16 PM
#59
Pretty good series overall. I'll give it an 8/10 because it was a good and enjoyable watch. Also the Finale was well-made abd the Hitomi farewell was special, especifically the Yuito part was the best. I'd like to have that pinguins book as it sounds like an amazing idea. |
Dec 28, 2018 3:27 PM
#60
Not even one minute in and I was already crying. The farewells were so touching. The book at the end, with everyone from the Magic Photography Club as characters, really tied the past and present together. I knew the series was ending, but I still couldn't help myself from breaking down into tears. "I can see colors" is going to be one line I'll never forget, especially because I have clinical depression. May be that's why this series hit me so hard and resonated like a bell. 10/10 |
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Dec 28, 2018 3:27 PM
#61
DarthMario said: Am I not the only one with unanswered questions? Like: - Did Asagi finally tell Shou how she felt, and are they married with grandchildren of their own? - Did Hitomi & Kohaku "mend fences" with Hitomi's mother/Kohaku's daughter? - Did Yuito wait those 60 years for Hitomi to "come back"? sure those kinds of relationships are odd looking from the outside, but its not unheard of to see a huge age gap?! Not trying to take away anything from this great finale. It was very near tear-jerking. I'm just left with things unanswered. Well you will not find straight answer for the first question. In episode 12, Asagi said to Shou "I respect your coming forward about your feelings" and "I hope someday I'll be able to have confidence in myself". For me "some day" of course meant "in the future". In the last episode you can see Hitomi talking to two other girls. Im sure that it was Asagi & Shou and Kurumi & Chigusa granddaughters so you can say to yourself how it went. For the second question - I don't know either and I don't see a clear answer for it. About the last question. I think that the beggining of the last episode somehow refers to it. It's clear for me that Yuito's speech at the beggining is happening after she went back to the future. Actually he didn't wait 60 years for her because he was the one that gave her a book. I assume he often recall "future" her in his memories. I assume he died before he could just talk with her about the past and feelings towards her. I might be wrong but that is how I see it. |
Dec 28, 2018 3:33 PM
#62
For me, the saddest part of the episode is going back to the opening minutes and accompanying Yuito's loneliness. Irozuku was a beautiful anime focused on time travel and love. I've read comments about the lack of the depression theme, though maybe it would made the anime heavier as in 3-Gatsu in the Lion. Finally, I wish I had seen the magic / photography club meeting in the future; I guess the producers have cut the scene for two reasons: bringing Hitomi closer to new friends at school; and preventing future Yuito finding Hitomi and generate a strange atmosphere of romance (a teenager and a gentleman). |
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Dec 28, 2018 4:05 PM
#63
Middle part was a bit weak but the last was fantastic. Finale made up for all the issues I had, mostly. 9/10 from me. I just wish there was a bit more to flesh some things out. Really really loved it, though. Possibly my AOTS. I assume that was Yuito's grave. Really sad they didn't get to be together, but that also makes it less cliche! The fact that they changed each other's lives so much without getting married and what now, I think was an amazingly powerful idea that most anime don't even dare to touch. I'm gonna miss this show. |
Dec 28, 2018 4:16 PM
#64
well i am heartbroken |
Dec 28, 2018 4:41 PM
#65
I think it ended fairly strong especially considering it didnt cop out by making her actually run away from the past, Its much more touching to see her embracing her real life that she had cause otherwise it'd of been a horrendous morale. The show itself does feel like it could of been something alot greater but just sort of settled for the typical, it worked for the most part but it really feels like there was so much more they could of explored with the magic premise and the creative artistic decisions they could of had with it, a lowish to mid 7 I'd say and while I definitely crave for something a little more still can say i found the show fairly relaxing/touching overall even with some groan worthy melodrama and cheese. OkamiRenki said: Im fairly sure it was her mother's grave, the way both her and kohaku react when hitomi says she wants to see her mother really heavilly implied that she had died with kohaku mentioning how she couldnt mkae her happy. The implication was very overbearing that there wasnt a way to make ammends with hitomi's mother and then showing a grave almost immediatly after really pushes that even more.i just wanna ask, is yuito die ? because that scene visiting the grave make me very curious... If i recall correctly too hitomi even said she never saw her mom again a few episodes ago but that im less certain on and could just be misremmembering. |
JizzyHitlerDec 28, 2018 4:47 PM
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
Dec 28, 2018 4:48 PM
#66
I really loved this anime. But I'm feeling a little sad about HITOMI not being able to stay with YUITO. Overall I really enjoyed this anime. But I'm really curious about what happened to YUITO? It never showed us about him in the future even though it showed us about others. Is he dead or something? That would make sense. Coz her father is alive and her mother ran away from home. So, I think the grave she visited was his. |
Dec 28, 2018 5:06 PM
#67
This was great. I wish there was a little more to the epilogue but this was a fantastic ride. 9/10 |
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Dec 28, 2018 5:20 PM
#68
more than half of P.A. Works anime lack memorable substance in the long run and this was one of those |
Dec 28, 2018 5:20 PM
#69
Dec 28, 2018 5:22 PM
#70
Well it was a good ending, didn’t expect much of it, sad that ended. Animation was great Story was kind of bland It didn’t have the cliches of a regular romance drama |
Dec 28, 2018 5:32 PM
#71
Love the final episode, i mean its an emotional goodbye for hitomi and the members of the MAP club, then hitomi and yuito have some moment before she have returned to her real era, and from there it has shown what her present life is all about... To end i will post a quote from hitomi herself "... what color i am?" Love the show overall... |
Dec 28, 2018 5:33 PM
#72
I knew this wasn't going to finish in a super ultra mega hyper happy ending... everyone knew she had to comeback to the future somehow... but I wanted to see her meeting with the rest of the characters... kind of disappointed it didn't happen. Still quite satisfied with the series. It warmed my heart in quite a few moments and made me realize how cruel and sweet the passage of time is. My only hope is that they come up with a movie (like with Hanasaku Iroha) and expands a little bit the story. Now, who did she pay visit at the graveyard??? Her mom? No, but seriously, I really wanted her to get reunited with the rest of the Club Members. Kohaku didn't mention them any bit. ...And, does it seems like Kohaku sending Hitomi back 60 years is something that will happen in every timeline from now on? Not sure if when Hitomi asked Kohaku if she knew everything that would happen 60 years ago by sending her back, she meant it has happened before. |
Dec 28, 2018 5:46 PM
#73
I kinda wish Yuito went 'back' to the future with Hitomi. Would have made for an interesting twist at the end. But I know it wouldn't last long, not with that level of magic. Bitter-sweet, beautiful anime~ |
Dec 28, 2018 5:48 PM
#74
The Yuito/Hitomi goodbye was kinda over the top, and there was no kiss. I'm glad she finally found her color in life and it's all thanks to her friends and Yuito of course. But I felt the person who contributed the most and my favorite character was Kohaku. I see in the future she's found friends and was able to revive the club. I wonder who is that guy Kohaku married? Anyhow I didn't enjoy the show as I felt it had those clichés, and the color thing was dragged out a lot and when it was revealed how she got that way it wasn't that interesting for me. I loved the animation though, you can tell they forked out a lot of money into it especially the background. The characters were typical and some were boring like Hitomi, Yuito and Asagi. 6/10. |
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Dec 28, 2018 5:51 PM
#75
Great anime. It was a slow, sweet, and calm show with some stunning art and animation. I really loved its message with having others bring out in the best in you and finding your own "color". This was a really sweet end. I could watch another season with Hitomi living out her new life in the future and interacting with her old friends. The part with Kohaku finally being able to open up with Hitomi about the past was very fulfilling, I was extremely happy to see that. This show was definitely a hidden gem this season and I really enjoyed watching it. It was very relaxing and beautiful. Good job PA Works, you got yourselves' another great original anime under your belt. |
Dec 28, 2018 5:59 PM
#76
This series is so beautiful and I can feel the emotions in it. Hopefully there's a special or something extra TT_TT What I want to know is if Yuito and the rest was waiting to meet her in the future or not...or were they no longer around.... given if they kept in touch with Kohaku they'll know Hitomi is around, logically speaking did they happen to meet her when she was small? Love the details where the book she read when she was young was by Yuito and the characters are based off them. |
otakuhimeDec 28, 2018 6:07 PM
Dec 28, 2018 6:10 PM
#77
Its good to have a little drama but and ending without a couple with "romance" as one of the main tags is just disappointing. 6.5/10 and now I'm gonna have to watch Kimi no Na wa again just to have a nice happy couple in the end, thank you! |
Dec 28, 2018 6:14 PM
#78
It was... okay, I guess. I mean, it was the obvious ending but it was still so bittersweet. They even managed to fool me and give me hope that Yuito would go with her into the future when the magic got out of hand :'( Anyway, I liked the girls, especially Asagi, super adorable <3 and I really like the voice of her seiyu who also voiced Ichigo from DitF. Very nice visuals and I loved the scene when Hitomi and Yuito ran towards each other to say they wanted to see each other, really beautiful scene. So, was it worth? I don't know, the ending didn't leave me with a good feeling but I enjoyed the journey. |
Dec 28, 2018 6:36 PM
#79
I wanted to see the older versions of the characters. :( Hitomi joined the arts and photography club again, and added magic to it. lol. I wonder if those kids were related to Kurumi and Asagi. They really resemble them. (It might just be art-style, though.) I was right about the story book. It was written by Yuito. Though, it was really obvious. Yuito's art really improved. But, his story is not really good. If it was an actual story, I would not like it. lol. Is Hitomi's mum dead? That's kind of sad. Kohaku's husband looks like Shou. Haha. The way Hitomi's sense of colour came back was absolutely beautiful! I am a big fan of particle effects. |
Dec 28, 2018 6:37 PM
#80
Dec 28, 2018 7:09 PM
#81
Fuck. ten out of ten. |
Dec 28, 2018 7:27 PM
#82
Overall, I enjoyed the anime, especially the character development of Hitomi. The visuals are absolutely stunning! But I don't really like the romance drama that is forced onto the characters, which made it a pain to watch. 6/10 |
Dec 28, 2018 7:38 PM
#83
It was ok. Romance was totally unnecesary, typical P.A. Works... I wonder if Yuito ended up with his artist senpai. |
Dec 28, 2018 8:07 PM
#84
- that's why i feel nostalgic with this 2 girls... FMmatron said: The characters and writing were fine, but this show truly shined in the visual and acoustic department. It really capitalized on these aspects and gave us something beautiful. Especially in this bittersweet finale. I'm a sucker for drama and this was my favorite one cour show this season. - I agree with this - i am glad that Yuito doesnt ended up with hitomi.. b'coz if they does, the future would be fucked up. - This anime teach us to doesnt even try to screw up the history before the time. |
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Dec 28, 2018 8:25 PM
#85
Yes! I am glad I wasnt the only one who caught this! I enjoyed the ending. As soon as Kohaku took the book out and mentioned it was the only book Hitomi could see colors I thought "Oh siti Yuito probably wrote the book!!!" My guess is that the grave Hitomi was visiting was her mothers considering how sad Kohaku became once she mentioned Visiting her Mother at the end. |
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Dec 28, 2018 8:36 PM
#86
i mean...Chigusa had the balls to say what alot of us wanting to say that Hitomi should smile more lol i love the thought granny's perpsective of this whole show probably lasted 1 second in her time frame lol pretty fine show with beautiful visuals obviously. could've shown us if the friends are around and how thy are (other than that tease from a someone mentioning about the two maybe grandaughters) young granny is still my favorite, she really brought extra life to this |
Dec 28, 2018 8:55 PM
#87
Since it was already explained that a person from another timeline couldn't exist in another for very long before they are forced out, I hoped they didn't do some magic bs to somehow bypass the rule where Yuito goes with her to future or she stays there. But they didn't. |
Dec 28, 2018 8:59 PM
#88
Looked forward to this one every week. It really was beautiful. The ending was good but left me wanting more. Really curious what happened to the gang and even how well Hitomi adjusts back in her world. If anything the show did make me feel like I squander a bit too much of my life away. |
Dec 28, 2018 9:07 PM
#89
Really don't know how did not see that, it was so obvious yet hard for me to notice. The ending was all right IMO and a little to lackluster, except for the book, that was a very emotional scene hat really hit me. As other have said it also would have been nice to see Hitomi and the gang reunite in the future, just a little scene... ANYTHING. Overall a 8/10. Great anime |
Dec 28, 2018 9:09 PM
#90
The only things i need to know right now is the fate of the club members other than Kohaku |
Dec 28, 2018 9:16 PM
#91
As they prepare the spell to send Hitomi to the future again, they all started to say goodbye, it was Yuito’s turn when the spell went out of control (apparently Hitomi unconsciously caused it), and her and Yuito ended up in another world looking for each other, Yuito’s words weren’t enough, so he took advantage of the situation to tell Hitomi that she is important to him and he loves her, Hitomi finally saw colors and they went back to their original world. The spell stabilized again and she was sent to the future. There she was received by her grandma (old Kohaku), who showed her a time capsule (made of photo albums) that her friends in the past made for her. Kohaku also showed her the book that Hitomi could see in colors when she was a child, only to discover that the author is Yuito Aoi. Hitomi could be seen taking flowers to a grave, reintegrating to her original school and joining to the photograph and magic club. P.A. Works made a great job with the enjoyability. The goodbyes are sad and I highly expected something very strong from Yuito, despite that, I’m not disappointed of the moment that they had at the end, that demonstrates the strong connection that they built. It was beautiful the detail of the guys to leave a time capsule for her and the discovery of the penguin book’s author (excellent detail). I don’t know whose grave is that, but don’t tell me that’s Yuito. Hitomi’s development in the show was incredible, she’s not the character that started the show, her travel changed her for good, showing her emotions that she thought she would never feel, friendship, support and love. The ending could be more sad showing what happened with Yuito or how he felt his life when Hitomi left his timeline, but they were mercy with us. I wanted to cry but I needed Yuito for that. Good closure. |
Dec 28, 2018 9:32 PM
#92
I hope Im not the only one who feels like the whole depression metaphor was forced and "shoved in your face." I feel like they at least tried to make a sincere representation of depression, but the whole thing was just so artificial feeling. Hitomi was just a bland MC, and the other characters were all the same ol' generic highschool setting SoL side characters. IDK, just compare this to 3-gatsu no Lion, which did a by-far greater job at portraying these feelings. "meh" is the most accurate description here. (was slightly disappointed that Hitomi didnt get to meet the 75+ year old granpa Yuito) |
Dec 28, 2018 10:05 PM
#93
This episode was really emotional, as expected. While the series is far from perfect, it had a strong beginning and ending. There's a lot of room for improvement in the middle episodes, but I don't think the probably was with the content, but rather execution. This is where Okada Mari shines when working with slice of life series, I feel like having her on this project would've been great (even though she just came out from SayoAsa). If I had to compare, I'd say this series is a lot like PA Works' Tari Tari, overall a nice experience with emotional scenes at the end, but lacking a bit in the middle. Again, it wasn't boring for me per se, but there could've been more impact. Without that impact, a lot of people end up finding the series boring and forgettable. For me though, I still really enjoyed IroZuku. The drama was never too much, and a lot of things which could've been dragged out were resolved nicely, such as Asagi's insecurities and her jealousy over Shou liking Hitomi. I liked seeing the characters grow over the series, and especially the relationship between Hitomi and everyone else. I'm also glad they went the realistic route of sending Hitomi back, as that's the time where she belongs. The bus driver blob was cute too, giving Hitomi back her "change" XD I like stories where the ending makes the journey feel fulfilling, and IroZuku is definitely one of those. While the middle wasn't strong, the ending definitely gave me a sense of fulfillment, seeing Hitomi grow and start to move forward, how Hitomi and Yuito were able to save each other from staying stagnant. I really couldn't stop my tears from flowing when Hitomi re-read the penguin picture book, after she's learned who the author is, and what the story is about. While PA Works is still a long way from being like KyoAni or ufotable, the background visuals were on another level from their usual work, I guess because this time around, they added a bit more shininess to objects. The characters could've been more consistent in quality, but I don't think it ever got too bad. I liked the character designs this time around too, it's a little different from PA Works' usual stuff. The setting is also overall very...comfy? I like how magic is just a small part of their lives, and that no one heavily relies on it. Lastly, I knew Kohaku was going to marry the magic bookstore guy. He was such a great support to Kohaku and really understanding. In the last episode, when he came to deliver the magic item, Hitomi's eyes widened for a second, and that was the ultimate hint that she knew that the guy was her grandfather. Again, I liked the series. I'm really happy for Hitomi, and it gives me a good feeling to know that she's going to try to make friends (with the granddaughters!) and join the photography club at school, a legacy of those who she once knew from the past. |
Dec 28, 2018 10:25 PM
#94
People are still hoping to see Yuto & Hitomi together despite the age gap? Meh... 6/10 only cuz of those beautiful backgrounds. This! |
Dec 28, 2018 11:21 PM
#95
It was very much a happy, satisfying ending, if you cared anything for Hitomi’s emotional journey of self redemption, and finding herself... Those who wished to see Yuito travel to the future with her, must be forgetting how dangerous such a proposition would be — as we saw via Hitomi herself disappearing into limbo, which might’ve seen her lost forever. I’m glad she and Yuito didn’t kiss, because it shows both of them were mature enough not to pretend there could ever be anything there, even as badly as they wished for it. Yes, I might’ve liked to explicitly see what the gang was up to, once she returned back to her own time. But, it did well enough to satisfy me with what they did show. (And no, that was NOT Yuito’s grave. It was Hitomi’s mother’s grave.) Overall, this was a great series. I’m gonna miss it. |
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Dec 28, 2018 11:58 PM
#96
I wish we could know what happened to all the other club members. Also i did a review on it and would appreciate any sort of feedback :) https://myanimelist.net/myreviews.php?seriesid=37497&go=write |
Dec 29, 2018 12:22 AM
#97
A SINGLE FEELING CAN CHANGE THE WORLD I'M SPEECHLESS, just so amazed how well they handled the last episode it was truly B E A U T I F U L. one thing that bothered me was the fact that they didn't show the other characters in the future I really really wanted to see them again T^T This show was a 7 for me but this last episode did so well that changed to 8/10 |
Dec 29, 2018 12:43 AM
#98
After fighting back tears watching the ending of the show, there were many questions that needed to be answered, the biggest being: why did Hitomi stop seeing colors? Hitomi gives us a clue in the first episode when she said "I wonder when it it started. When did I stop enjoying fireworks? The fireworks I saw with my mother...They were all so beautiful. I got older. People important to me went far away. And before I knew it, the world had...lost its color." While waiting for her grandmother she says to herself "I'm fine. I don't mind being alone. Saying that over and over will eventually make it true. Maybe that's also due to magic. A modest magic used to protect oneself. I can't stand magic. If I wasn't a mage...would the fireworks be pretty right now?". It looks like Hitomi's self-defense mechanism from losing her mother at an early age manifested itself through her magic, and while protecting her from pain also drained the color out of life, literally and figuratively. It also explains why she hates magic. Her magical-induced color blindness is an unavoidable symptom of her own failure to come to terms with her past trauma. Now, PA Works dumps this on us 5 minutes into the first episode, so we have no idea what this means at the time. But 13 episodes later, I can appreciate it much more. If there wasn't so much filler in the middle of the show and it had more connecting ideas, I would probably re-watch it. Perhaps, given the amount of content they had, this TV series would have made a better movie. The other burning question was what happened to Hitomi's mother, and whose grave was Hitomi praying at, her mother's or Yuito's? On first watch I thought it was Hitomi's mother's grave, because after coming Back to the Future (Hitomi McFly lol), Hitomi says to her grandmother "I want to go find my mother and talk to her! Along with you, Kohaku". Then in a later we see Hitomi visiting a grave and praying silently at it, which I assumed to be her mother's. But after thinking about this and watching the first episode again, I don't know whose grave that is, but I am leaning towards Yuito's. The biggest reason I do not think it is her mother's grave is that in episode 1 during the train ride (5:32), one of the multitudes of rectangular 'times gone past' images shows Hitomi's Mom's silhouette shown leaving house with bag, presumably leaving Hitomi and her family forever (But Hitomi is asleep and does not see it! Does she know that her mother left her on her own?). If Hitomi's mom left her and her dad as that implies, it would make sense that Hitomi had to find her and would literally want to speak to her, instead of metaphorically speak to her gravestone. Also, wouldn't Hitomi know where her mom was buried by now if she died? Wanting to 'find' her mother's grave does not make sense. Additionally, she wanted to see her mother with Kohaku, and Hitomi was alone at the gravesite. Kohaku begins to cry when Hitmoi says she wants to speak to her mother with her, which implies Kohaku and her mother had conflict and meeting each other would be an emotional event. This is also reinforced when Kohaku says "My wish is to use magic to make others happy. But I couldn't make those closest to me happy. Please forgive me." All this seems to point to her mother still being alive and the Hitomi and Kohaku will go find her and attempt reconciliation. Therefore, the grave is most likely Yuito's. RIP. Perhaps the most frustrating thing about this series is that they took this fascinating, beautiful, and heart breaking story and bloated it full of slow-paced and borderline irrelevant high school trope arcs to suffer through such that the wonderful stuff was pushed to the beginning and end of the show. It's so PA Works to do that. I swear J.J. Abrams and PA Works should team up. J.J. doesn't know how to end a production, and PA Works doesn't care what's in the middle. But combining their powers... If I had to rewrite this, I would have dumped Yuito's love as a cure for Hitomi's illness and instead Hitomi would go back in time to teach Kohaku how to be a better person and future mother, one that would raise a daughter that would not grow up to abandon them. There is all kinds of juicy goodness they could have done here, with Hitomi having all the cards on the young Kohaku, and older Kohaku having all the cards on both Hitomi, and the young Kohaku. When Hitomi returns to the future, both her mother and Kohaku are there, in full HDR. Tears ensue. I noticed that the 1st episode 2:35 and 13th episode 17:09 have the same festival animation, with the shots in a slightly different order. This implies Hitomi came back on the same night she left. Kohaku is wearing the same clothes, so that also supports her coming back the same night. So virtually no time passed in the future. Just a pointless observation. Something else I am glad they answered: Hitomi "Did you send me back knowing everything that would happen 60 years ago?" Kohaku "Well, of course. Those days are a precious memory of mine." This clarifies the nature of time travel in this universe, meaning that time is still one combined track and not separate time lines. If Kohaku had no memory of Hitomi's time in the past, it would mean there are separate time lines. I noticed at 18:25 in episode 13 Hitomi is reeaallly young when she is depicted only seeing color from Yuito's Penguin book. She must have been suffering her mother's loss and the loss of color for at least a decade. Given Kohaku knew what the solution was, it must have been hard on Kohaku knowing she had to wait so long to help her granddaughter. What i wish the story addressed was the younger Kohaku's exploration of just why her future self would send Hitomi back in time and what caused Hitomi's loss of color vision. The response to this mystery of 'oh well go to high school and have fun' makes sense to give her back her sense of life as the plot wants, but from a character stand point begs greater exploration. The OP and ED songs were perfectly chosen for this anime and are wonderful in their own right. Master stroke by PA Works. They are happy additions to my J-playlist. A great show with great flaws. The joys at the beginning and end of the series and its painful middle are as far apart as the character's eyes. #hypertelorism |
Dec 29, 2018 1:22 AM
#99
OkamiRenki said: i just wanna ask, is yuito die ? because that scene visiting the grave make me very curious... I think it was Hitomi visiting Yuito's grave because he didn't make it to her future. Overall I'll give this show 8 out of 10 possible points-PA Works knocked it outta the ballpark. |
Life Is Short But Intense. |
Dec 29, 2018 2:28 AM
#100
Finally it end, the 13 episodes of eyecatching great anime, finally reach it end. The ending is just like what I expected, with Hitomi really back to her time in 60 years later. But, ouch, they didn't made it easy, huh ? Something disturbing the process so our man Yuito, for the last time, must saves the day. Ooooh I'm glad he at least made a confession, I will pissed off if he didn't do that. In the end, process successfull and Kohaku got time-travelled message from 60 yeara later (oooh wonder how much it cost to send inter-time message xD ) Let's see what happen in 60 years after Hitomi left 2018, and some scene in 2078 proved it : Rorek said: Asagi&Shou and Kurumi&Chigusa Granddaughter Ooo, the couples really made it till the marriage and their granddaughters attend same school as Hitomi. Cool ! Kohaku's husband is the man who help her providing the magic sand. Wow, not suprising but still cool. What still on my question is when Hitomi visiting the grave. Who's grave is it ? Yuito's ? But seeing Kohaku's age in 2078, I think that can't be denied if one or more of the member already die in Hitomi's time. Overall, wow, this anime is very appealing ! The story, although sometimes got derailed from the track, but still amusing to follow. The graphic, as what I expected from P.A Works, masterpiece. Character development is good, although I think that Yuito's development is too slow. Finally, Rating score: 9/10 Best character : Tsukishiro Hitomi (My personal favourite character) And it also the end of my watch list in fall 2018 and in year 2018. See you in 2019 ! |
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