[SPOILERS] The Ending

Its been a week or two since I've watched Erased, I'm Chinese so my grammar may suck

When I saw the part where Kayo was holding the baby, I felt rage then sadness then disappointment
I realise that it's a good thing Kayo didn't kept herself attached to him for 15 years so she could move on and find happiness, but I couldn't help but feel so sad since I was extremely attached to her and fully expecting her to end up with him

It felt like I was reading a NTR doujin, except when I read doujins I try not to get too attached to the characters so I don't feel bad when bad shit happens

I've been constantly thinking back to that scene since and when I do whatever mood I was in it just turns to sadness, I'm pretty new to watching anime (since quarantine started)

IvanCheng said:
Its been a week or two since I've watched Erased, I'm Chinese so my grammar may suck

When I saw the part where Kayo was holding the baby, I felt rage then sadness then disappointment
I realise that it's a good thing Kayo didn't kept herself attached to him for 15 years so she could move on and find happiness, but I couldn't help but feel so sad since I was extremely attached to her and fully expecting her to end up with him

It felt like I was reading a NTR doujin, except when I read doujins I try not to get too attached to the characters so I don't feel bad when bad shit happens

I've been constantly thinking back to that scene since and when I do whatever mood I was in it just turns to sadness, I'm pretty new to watching anime (since quarantine started)

Alwacho said:

Isn't she like 12 years younger?

WarDest3ny said:


I'm not quite sure. It's been quite a long time already so I don't really remember the little details. Only remembered they were fellow co-workers.

Alwacho said:


In the beginning satoru is 29 and airi (they said that)17. soo... rip the ship i quess...

IvanCheng said:
Its been a week or two since I've watched Erased, I'm Chinese so my grammar may suck

When I saw the part where Kayo was holding the baby, I felt rage then sadness then disappointment
I realise that it's a good thing Kayo didn't kept herself attached to him for 15 years so she could move on and find happiness, but I couldn't help but feel so sad since I was extremely attached to her and fully expecting her to end up with him

It felt like I was reading a NTR doujin, except when I read doujins I try not to get too attached to the characters so I don't feel bad when bad shit happens

I've been constantly thinking back to that scene since and when I do whatever mood I was in it just turns to sadness, I'm pretty new to watching anime (since quarantine started)

elleveetee said:


I can so sympathize! I definitely felt similarly to you when I first finished the anime. I was really upset that Kayo and Satoru didn't end up together in the end.

But then I started thinking about it, and I felt that the ending would have been alright with me even if Airi hadn't come back into the picture in the last episode. Satoru's problem from the beginning was that he felt distant from other people, and so it was like he was faking his relationships with even the people he was supposed to be closest to. We see that change throughout the course of the show as he tries again and again to save the people that have come to mean a great deal to him. Every time he goes back, he gets a little closer to those people, and it adds fuel to his motivation to do everything in his power to save them.

I think that's really good character development. By the last episode, we see Satoru as an adult, still very close to his childhood friends, and he's actually happy this time around. He's not alone, he's not faking caring about people, he's not just pretending to be interested in them. He genuinely loves and cares about the people in his life now, and him meeting Airi again is just like the icing on the cake.

When I started thinking about things that way, it definitely made me feel better about Satoru not ending up with Kayo. I truly believe things ended the way they should have. :)

IvanCheng said:


Thanks for giving me different way of looking at things

SomeGuyWithHair said:
That's just life dude. Let me ask you a question, in real life, have you seen someone get married with someone who went to the same elementary school? The likelihood of that is incredibly low. Life isn't that easy. Haven't watched the anime but read the manga, Kenya said something along the lines of "He has no romantic feelings towards Kayo" when he asked him if he like her or not, to which I agree. He didn't do it because he held romantic feelings towards her, he did it because he genuinely wants to save her. To the future, when he saw her holding a baby, he didn't feel sadden about it. The congratulations he gave her was real, not a pained one.

The problem with the anime community is that a lot of them can't face reality, which is reasonable since they're trying to escape it via anime.

If you're sad about them not being together, you still have Airi. Manga didn't fully confirmed it but it gaves us hope that him and Airi might stay together.

tinywoodenrobot said:


I can so sympathize! I definitely felt similarly to you when I first finished the anime. I was really upset that Kayo and Satoru didn't end up together in the end.

But then I started thinking about it, and I felt that the ending would have been alright with me even if Airi hadn't come back into the picture in the last episode. Satoru's problem from the beginning was that he felt distant from other people, and so it was like he was faking his relationships with even the people he was supposed to be closest to. We see that change throughout the course of the show as he tries again and again to save the people that have come to mean a great deal to him. Every time he goes back, he gets a little closer to those people, and it adds fuel to his motivation to do everything in his power to save them.

I think that's really good character development. By the last episode, we see Satoru as an adult, still very close to his childhood friends, and he's actually happy this time around. He's not alone, he's not faking caring about people, he's not just pretending to be interested in them. He genuinely loves and cares about the people in his life now, and him meeting Airi again is just like the icing on the cake.

When I started thinking about things that way, it definitely made me feel better about Satoru not ending up with Kayo. I truly believe things ended the way they should have. :)

IvanCheng said:
Its been a week or two since I've watched Erased, I'm Chinese so my grammar may suck

When I saw the part where Kayo was holding the baby, I felt rage then sadness then disappointment
I realise that it's a good thing Kayo didn't kept herself attached to him for 15 years so she could move on and find happiness, but I couldn't help but feel so sad since I was extremely attached to her and fully expecting her to end up with him

It felt like I was reading a NTR doujin, except when I read doujins I try not to get too attached to the characters so I don't feel bad when bad shit happens

I've been constantly thinking back to that scene since and when I do whatever mood I was in it just turns to sadness, I'm pretty new to watching anime (since quarantine started)

a-eman said:
I get why Kayo ended up with someone else but why did it have to be Kenya? that made no sense? they had no previous scenes together and their only mutual thing was satoru?? I was obviously dissapointed that satoru and kayo don't end up together but i feel like i would've prefered if they set her up with another random unrelated character and not his BEST FUCKING FRIEND WHAT?? idk but this anime was amazing up until then

NoodleNoodleBoy said:
I just finished this anime 2 minutes ago. My Heart shrwinked when i saw kayo with a baby. But that is how life really is.

Happily Satorou meets Airi again. In 2006 (when the story starts) Satorou is 29 and Airi is 17. In 2010 (when they leer again) Satorou is 33 and Airi 21. So it's legal now guys!!!

AquaBlue-sama said:

WOW man i really never understand how people can be depressed over small things.

here is something to cheer you up, first it's life you don't get a girl or guy just because you helped them.
and you shouldn't ship 2 kids in the first place (they are just kids they don't understand romance and adult shit)
also the MC didn't help Hinazuki because he liked her, he helped her because he wanted to defeat the killer and to save his mother in the future.

and if rewatched the show again you will see that Airi is the only girl who liked the MC and she helped him even when that put her in danger as well.

AquaBlue-sama said:

i'll just copy and past mu reply to another guy, i hope you read it
WOW man i really never understand how people can be depressed over small things.

here is something to cheer you up, first it's life you don't get a girl or guy just because you helped them.
and you shouldn't ship 2 kids in the first place (they are just kids they don't understand romance and adult shit)
also the MC didn't help Hinazuki because he liked her, he helped her because he wanted to defeat the killer and to save his mother in the future.

also kenya didn't betray his friend because satorou and kayo never had a romantic thing at all they were just 2 kids who happened to be victims of the same guy so they helped each other.

kayo and kenya only started their relationship when they become adult and they probably meet each other a lot when they come to visit satorou, so that's were they probably fall for each other .

and if you watched the show again you will see that Airi is the only girl who liked the MC and she helped him even when that put her in danger as well.

i hope you understand that people don't decide who they are going to marry when they are kids, and that helping someone doesn't mean they should marry you or with for you 15 years because that doesn't make any sense.

KaiserHamuel said:
Why can’t weebs handle endings that don’t end completely happily. Sometimes a bittersweet ending is far more appropriate. Also my guy, not every show is a romance.