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Oct 22, 2022 8:56 PM
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I think we are aware of the fact that the ending of erased is controversial.
Spoiler alert:
Kayo not ending up with Satoru wasn't really a big deal. Because Satoru just wanted to save her which he actually did.
Kayo marrying another guy is also fine.
But...
I think the author made it more awkward than it should have been.
Kayo is literally married to Hiromi right now and also has a kid. Are we going to ignore the fact that Hiromi was a close friend of Satoru?
Satoru and Kayo weren't officially a couple. But i think it's obvious that they had some sorts of feelings for each other. And all of Satoru's friends were perfectly aware of that.
That's why the ending just feels so awkward to me.
Tell me about your opinion and
Be honest about it.
Nehal_kunOct 22, 2022 10:35 PM
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are you sad because satoru ended up being single???
Oct 22, 2022 9:27 PM
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The anime final its not canon read the manga or the light novels
Oct 22, 2022 9:29 PM
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El_Professor07 said:
are you sad because satoru ended up being single???

did you even read my post properly?💀
Oct 22, 2022 9:29 PM
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Umbreon20 said:
The anime final its not canon read the manga or the light novels

Does the manga or LN has a different ending?
Oct 22, 2022 9:30 PM
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Nehal_kun said:
El_Professor07 said:
are you sad because satoru ended up being single???

did you even read my post properly?💀

yes all you're saying is she married that dumbass or the other she married another dumbass and have a baby too did you read your own post tho???
Oct 22, 2022 9:32 PM
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Yeah idk why so many people are mad about Kayo and Satoru not ending up together because let’s not forget he has the mind of a full grown man
Oct 22, 2022 9:33 PM
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Not sure if I wanna mark it as a spoiler :P
Oct 22, 2022 9:36 PM
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El_Professor07 said:
Nehal_kun said:

did you even read my post properly?💀

yes all you're saying is she married that dumbass or the other she married another dumbass and have a baby too did you read your own post tho???

You aren't even trying to understand.
You are just giving hate for nothing.
i guess it's a typical MAL thing where people get offended for the slightest thing.
If you didn't understand my post or didn't like my post just move on.
Oct 22, 2022 9:38 PM
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Nehal_kun said:
El_Professor07 said:

yes all you're saying is she married that dumbass or the other she married another dumbass and have a baby too did you read your own post tho???

You aren't even trying to understand.
You are just giving hate for nothing.
i guess it's a typical MAL thing where people get offended for the slightest thing.
If you didn't understand my post or didn't like my post just move on.

I'm not hating anything dumbass, you literally wrote it☝️☝️ . . .
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El_Professor07 said:
Nehal_kun said:

did you even read my post properly?💀

yes all you're saying is she married that dumbass or the other she married another dumbass and have a baby too did you read your own post tho???

Bro.. He just asked for an opinion.. No need to get so worked up ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Oct 22, 2022 9:42 PM
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Nehal_kun said:
I think we are aware of the fact that the ending of erased is controversial.
Spoiler alert:
Kayo not ending up with Satoru wasn't really a big deal. Because Satoru just wanted to save her which he actually did.
But...
I think the author made it more awkward than it should have been.
Kayo is literally married to Hiromi right now and also has a kid. Are we going to ignore the fact that Hiromi was a close friend of Satoru?
Satoru and Kayo weren't officially a couple. But i think it's obvious that they had some sorts of feelings for each other. And all of Satoru's friends were perfectly aware of that.
That's why the ending just feels so awkward to me.
Tell me about your opinion and
Be honest about it.

this is what happens when you watch too much rom com series

literally this guy is upset about that love chemistry......whereas it's an psychological and seinen series

Satoru just wanted to save kayo with other girls

so for you the ending was Satoru not being with Kayo.....whereas the last episode gave such a nice conclusion

@Nehal_Kun tum psychological series mat dekho...bollywood and cringe Indian serials dekho....just kidding😂😂😂
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A14 said:
El_Professor07 said:

yes all you're saying is she married that dumbass or the other she married another dumbass and have a baby too did you read your own post tho???

Bro.. He just asked for an opinion.. No need to get so worked up ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Just ignore him.
There will always be some people who tries to look cool by saying shit
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Hydra80 said:
Yeah idk why so many people are mad about Kayo and Satoru not ending up together because let’s not forget he has the mind of a full grown man

everyone in this forum is typing with their ass. Read the op properly, he never said anything negative about kayo and satou not ending up together
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WVM said:
Nehal_kun said:
I think we are aware of the fact that the ending of erased is controversial.
Spoiler alert:
Kayo not ending up with Satoru wasn't really a big deal. Because Satoru just wanted to save her which he actually did.
But...
I think the author made it more awkward than it should have been.
Kayo is literally married to Hiromi right now and also has a kid. Are we going to ignore the fact that Hiromi was a close friend of Satoru?
Satoru and Kayo weren't officially a couple. But i think it's obvious that they had some sorts of feelings for each other. And all of Satoru's friends were perfectly aware of that.
That's why the ending just feels so awkward to me.
Tell me about your opinion and
Be honest about it.

this is what happens when you watch too much rom com series

literally this guy is upset about that love chemistry......whereas it's an psychological and seinen series

Satoru just wanted to save kayo with other girls

Didn't i say that, kayo not ending with Satoru was totally fine?
Kayo marrying another guy is also fine.
But that guy being a close friend of Satoru?
I think that's a little bit extra.
That was the whole point of my post.
I hope you will try to understand.
Oct 22, 2022 9:49 PM
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LIVI___ said:
Hydra80 said:
Yeah idk why so many people are mad about Kayo and Satoru not ending up together because let’s not forget he has the mind of a full grown man

everyone in this forum is typing with their ass. Read the op properly, he never said anything negative about kayo and satou not ending up together

That's the problem with MAL community.
They don't even try to understand post and get offended for the slightest reason.
They think it makes them cool and others like a fool
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WVM said:
Nehal_kun said:
I think we are aware of the fact that the ending of erased is controversial.
Spoiler alert:
Kayo not ending up with Satoru wasn't really a big deal. Because Satoru just wanted to save her which he actually did.
But...
I think the author made it more awkward than it should have been.
Kayo is literally married to Hiromi right now and also has a kid. Are we going to ignore the fact that Hiromi was a close friend of Satoru?
Satoru and Kayo weren't officially a couple. But i think it's obvious that they had some sorts of feelings for each other. And all of Satoru's friends were perfectly aware of that.
That's why the ending just feels so awkward to me.
Tell me about your opinion and
Be honest about it.

this is what happens when you watch too much rom com series

literally this guy is upset about that love chemistry......whereas it's an psychological and seinen series

Satoru just wanted to save kayo with other girls

so for you the ending was Satoru not being with Kayo.....whereas the last episode gave such a nice conclusion

@Nehal_Kun tum psychological series mat dekho...bollywood and cringe Indian serials dekho....just kidding😂😂😂

ain't no way, everyone is blindfolded.
Oct 22, 2022 9:51 PM

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Yeah I agree with you that’s the only reason i don’t like this anime and the ending is not just awkward it’s also awful.
Oct 22, 2022 9:52 PM
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WVM said:
Nehal_kun said:
I think we are aware of the fact that the ending of erased is controversial.
Spoiler alert:
Kayo not ending up with Satoru wasn't really a big deal. Because Satoru just wanted to save her which he actually did.
But...
I think the author made it more awkward than it should have been.
Kayo is literally married to Hiromi right now and also has a kid. Are we going to ignore the fact that Hiromi was a close friend of Satoru?
Satoru and Kayo weren't officially a couple. But i think it's obvious that they had some sorts of feelings for each other. And all of Satoru's friends were perfectly aware of that.
That's why the ending just feels so awkward to me.
Tell me about your opinion and
Be honest about it.

this is what happens when you watch too much rom com series

literally this guy is upset about that love chemistry......whereas it's an psychological and seinen series

Satoru just wanted to save kayo with other girls

so for you the ending was Satoru not being with Kayo.....whereas the last episode gave such a nice conclusion

@Nehal_Kun tum psychological series mat dekho...bollywood and cringe Indian serials dekho....just kidding😂😂😂

I understand hindi, man!
I really don't think you understood my post.
I will recommend you to read my other comments in this thread.
Oct 22, 2022 9:55 PM
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Nehal_kun said:
WVM said:

this is what happens when you watch too much rom com series

literally this guy is upset about that love chemistry......whereas it's an psychological and seinen series

Satoru just wanted to save kayo with other girls

so for you the ending was Satoru not being with Kayo.....whereas the last episode gave such a nice conclusion

@Nehal_Kun tum psychological series mat dekho...bollywood and cringe Indian serials dekho....just kidding😂😂😂

I understand hindi, man!
I really don't think you understood my post.
I will recommend you to read my other comments in this thread.

bro I said I'm just kidding and I know you are also an Indian fellow.....it's ok you judge the series in different angles....everyone has different taste

I love RENT A GIRLFRIEND........SO CHEERS 🥂 to rom com (but not to horimiya)
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WVM said:
Nehal_kun said:

I understand hindi, man!
I really don't think you understood my post.
I will recommend you to read my other comments in this thread.

bro I said I'm just kidding and I know you are also an Indian fellow.....it's ok you judge the series in different angles....everyone has different taste

I love RENT A GIRLFRIEND........SO CHEERS 🥂 to rom com (but not to horimiya)

I am actually Bangladeshi to be exact.
close enough.
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Nehal_kun said:
WVM said:

bro I said I'm just kidding and I know you are also an Indian fellow.....it's ok you judge the series in different angles....everyone has different taste

I love RENT A GIRLFRIEND........SO CHEERS 🥂 to rom com (but not to horimiya)

I am actually Bangladeshi to be exact.
close enough.

cheers to t20 world cup.....if you are watching cricket

@Nehal_kun tumi ki bangali?? bhalo moja moja.....amio actually assamese but i know bangali
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WVM said:
Nehal_kun said:

I am actually Bangladeshi to be exact.
close enough.

cheers to t20 world cup.....if you are watching cricket

@Nehal_kun tumi ki bangali?? bhalo moja moja.....amio

I don't think a Bangladeshi will be happy to hear the word "cricket" right now.
(If you know, you know 😔)
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WVM said:
Nehal_kun said:

I am actually Bangladeshi to be exact.
close enough.

cheers to t20 world cup.....if you are watching cricket

@Nehal_kun tumi ki bangali?? bhalo moja moja.....amio

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Oct 22, 2022 10:09 PM
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Nehal_kun said:
I think we are aware of the fact that the ending of erased is controversial.
Spoiler alert:
Kayo not ending up with Satoru wasn't really a big deal. Because Satoru just wanted to save her which he actually did.
But...
I think the author made it more awkward than it should have been.
Kayo is literally married to Hiromi right now and also has a kid. Are we going to ignore the fact that Hiromi was a close friend of Satoru?
Satoru and Kayo weren't officially a couple. But i think it's obvious that they had some sorts of feelings for each other. And all of Satoru's friends were perfectly aware of that.
That's why the ending just feels so awkward to me.
Tell me about your opinion and
Be honest about it.

I do think that it was a little awkward but it definitely wasn't THAT awkward as to ruin the show.
It made perfect sense for her to get in love with someone else while satou was in coma. You can't expect a 11 year old to hold intense feelings towards someone else.
That paired with satou actually just wanting to save her made it not as awkward as it could have been.
Satou does have airi tho so all that matters is he got together with someone at the end. Although I do think that the writers should have fleshed out airi's character more before going for this ending.
Not a bad ending overall but i do see why some people might be unsatisfied and feel awkward.
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notaweebprobably said:
Nehal_kun said:
I think we are aware of the fact that the ending of erased is controversial.
Spoiler alert:
Kayo not ending up with Satoru wasn't really a big deal. Because Satoru just wanted to save her which he actually did.
But...
I think the author made it more awkward than it should have been.
Kayo is literally married to Hiromi right now and also has a kid. Are we going to ignore the fact that Hiromi was a close friend of Satoru?
Satoru and Kayo weren't officially a couple. But i think it's obvious that they had some sorts of feelings for each other. And all of Satoru's friends were perfectly aware of that.
That's why the ending just feels so awkward to me.
Tell me about your opinion and
Be honest about it.

I do think that it was a little awkward but it definitely wasn't THAT awkward as to ruin the show.
It made perfect sense for her to get in love with someone else while satou was in coma. You can't expect a 11 year old to hold intense feelings towards someone else.
That paired with satou actually just wanting to save her made it not as awkward as it could have been.
Satou does have airi tho so all that matters is he got together with someone at the end. Although I do think that the writers should have fleshed out airi's character more before going for this ending.
Not a bad ending overall but i do see why some people might be unsatisfied and feel awkward.

Kayo marrying someone else was totally fine.
but the author made it a little bit extra awkward by making that guy Hiromi who is a close friend of Satoru.
As for Airi,
I really don't know why people are so okay with her.
As you said, Airi's character wasn't fleshed out at all.
I think the author had more plans with the characters but he couldn't execute it well enough and it turned out to be a rush.
Oct 22, 2022 10:19 PM
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Hydra80 said:
Yeah idk why so many people are mad about Kayo and Satoru not ending up together because let’s not forget he has the mind of a full grown man

Mainly because they are literally the same age she just originally died early and at their adult age people wanted them together
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This is my least favorite Time Travel story but not because of the ending rather the whole story is charmless as a Time Travel story. Events are too simple and straight. The ending is realistic(this is not a romcom) but rushed.

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Nehal_kun said:
notaweebprobably said:

I do think that it was a little awkward but it definitely wasn't THAT awkward as to ruin the show.
It made perfect sense for her to get in love with someone else while satou was in coma. You can't expect a 11 year old to hold intense feelings towards someone else.
That paired with satou actually just wanting to save her made it not as awkward as it could have been.
Satou does have airi tho so all that matters is he got together with someone at the end. Although I do think that the writers should have fleshed out airi's character more before going for this ending.
Not a bad ending overall but i do see why some people might be unsatisfied and feel awkward.

Kayo marrying someone else was totally fine.
but the author made it a little bit extra awkward by making that guy Hiromi who is a close friend of Satoru.
As for Airi,
I really don't know why people are so okay with her.
As you said, Airi's character wasn't fleshed out at all.
I think the author had more plans with the characters but he couldn't execute it well enough and it turned out to be a rush.

I think that it would have been more awkward if it was someone else other than a close friend of satoru though? I don't think we have a common ground to discuss this question then.
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notaweebprobably said:
Nehal_kun said:

Kayo marrying someone else was totally fine.
but the author made it a little bit extra awkward by making that guy Hiromi who is a close friend of Satoru.
As for Airi,
I really don't know why people are so okay with her.
As you said, Airi's character wasn't fleshed out at all.
I think the author had more plans with the characters but he couldn't execute it well enough and it turned out to be a rush.

I think that it would have been more awkward if it was someone else other than a close friend of satoru though? I don't think we have a common ground to discuss this question then.

No
we clearly have different opinion on this.
Making that guy someone unknown would have been less awkward to me
Plus, Kayo and Hiromi thing was somewhat random.
Did you really think about them in any way before that episode?
I don't think anybody did
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The ending felt really realistic. Sure, it's ideal and done in every anime where characters like them end up together, but in reality he was in a coma so why should she wait and put her life on hold without knowing if he would ever awaken again? She started her life and there was nothing wrong with that. If I'm being completely honest, a major part of why I loved Erased is because of this ending, it shows the sacrifice he made not only for her, but for all of those kids and how unfair but real life treated him as a result.

"𝘏𝘦𝘺, 𝘏𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪... 𝘕𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦."
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The ending felt really realistic. Sure, it's ideal and done in every anime where characters like them end up together, but in reality he was in a coma so why should she wait and put her life on hold without knowing if he would ever awaken again? She started her life and there was nothing wrong with that. If I'm being completely honest, a major part of why I loved Erased is because of this ending, it shows the sacrifice he made not only for her, but for all of those kids and how unfair but real life treated him as a result.

I would recommend you to read my other comments in this thread.
Because I don't think you understood my point.
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Chronon said:
This is my least favorite Time Travel story but not because of the ending rather the whole story is charmless as a Time Travel story. Events are too simple and straight. The ending is realistic(this is not a romcom) but rushed.

Erased is pretty grounded that's why.
as for the romcom thing,
read my other comments in this thread.
You didn't understand my post fully
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Nehal_kun said:
ScuzzyBear said:
The ending felt really realistic. Sure, it's ideal and done in every anime where characters like them end up together, but in reality he was in a coma so why should she wait and put her life on hold without knowing if he would ever awaken again? She started her life and there was nothing wrong with that. If I'm being completely honest, a major part of why I loved Erased is because of this ending, it shows the sacrifice he made not only for her, but for all of those kids and how unfair but real life treated him as a result.

I would recommend you to read my other comments in this thread.
Because I don't think you understood my point.

Perhaps you should make your point known in your first post so people don't have to browse an entire thread to find your point (which I'm not going to do).

"𝘏𝘦𝘺, 𝘏𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪... 𝘕𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦."
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The ending isn’t bad like people say it is he was just trying to save her, he has the mind of a grown man, they were in like 3rd grade and it was 15 years later
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ScuzzyBear said:
Nehal_kun said:

I would recommend you to read my other comments in this thread.
Because I don't think you understood my point.

Perhaps you should make your point known in your first post so people don't have to browse an entire thread to find your point (which I'm not going to do).

i have edited my original post a little bit because a lot of people are not understanding properly.
Kayo marrying another guy is fine.
What i didn't like is that guy was a close friend of Satoru. (Hiromi)
it just made things a little bit extra awkward.
That's the whole point of my post
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imo the ending was perfect. i didnt even think about how hiromi stole satoru's 5th grade gf. i thought them having a baby was a clear conclusion and was the perfect way to represent the results of satoru's efforts as those 3 lives wouldnt be there if it werent for him (technically 4 bc of that other murder victim). i also think airi is much better for him anyway.
regarding hiromi im sure he was paired with kayo not because of the connection to her and satoru in the friend group but because he was another target and just happened to be male and therefore the awkwardness might not have been taken into account.

them being married just went to show the reality they're in as a different, dreamier one as the previous reality, in which such a thing would already be impossible. it completed the cycle of satoru's revival, which allows one to alter the timeline in order to reach a better reality that has already been outruled due to some event.
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Nehal_kun said:
Chronon said:
This is my least favorite Time Travel story but not because of the ending rather the whole story is charmless as a Time Travel story. Events are too simple and straight. The ending is realistic(this is not a romcom) but rushed.

Erased is pretty grounded that's why.
as for the romcom thing,
read my other comments in this thread.
You didn't understand my post fully

At first I found the ending strange too but later I just accepted the point.

Being in coma means there's no guarantee if that person will return or not or when they will return. So kayo took the logical decision.

Something similar I've seen somewhere else and the main girl's love interest was dead after the first 6 episode in that case since almost the whole story had resolved around the ending couple things were less awkward there. So if Satoru didn't wake up and we got to see what happened in those 20 or something years, there won't be any awkwardness at least from your pov. But still you can't say for sure that they had feelings for each other. May be Satoru had but not sure about Kayo.

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Thatbaldwaffle said:
imo the ending was perfect. i didnt even think about how hiromi stole satoru's 5th grade gf. i thought them having a baby was a clear conclusion and was the perfect way to represent the results of satoru's efforts as those 3 lives wouldnt be there if it werent for him (technically 4 bc of that other murder victim). i also think airi is much better for him anyway.

regarding hiromi im sure he was paired with kayo not because of the connection to her and satoru in the friend group but because he was another target and just happened to be male and therefore the awkwardness might not have been taken into account.

interesting point.
but i highly disagree with the airi part.
Airi's character wasn't fleshed out at all.
The ending was kinda rushed
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Chronon said:
Nehal_kun said:

Erased is pretty grounded that's why.
as for the romcom thing,
read my other comments in this thread.
You didn't understand my post fully

At first I found the ending strange too but later I just accepted the point.

Being in coma means there's no guarantee if that person will return or not or when they will return. So kayo took the logical decision.

Something similar I've seen somewhere else and the main girl's love interest was dead after the first 6 episode in that case since almost the whole story had resolved around the ending couple things were less awkward there. So if Satoru didn't wake up and we got to see what happened in those 20 or something years, there won't be any awkwardness at least from your pov. But still you can't say for sure that they had feelings for each other. May be Satoru had but not sure about Kayo.

It's pretty obvious that they had some sorts of feelings for each other.
rewatch the show if you have any doubts.
other than that, interesting point ☝️
Oct 22, 2022 11:54 PM
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great ending idk what you on about top tier anime
Oct 22, 2022 11:55 PM
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abdullahnaeemq said:
great ending idk what you on about top tier anime

If that's what you think then all i can say is that,
I respect your opinion.
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I agree, it's kind of awkward that Hirumi ended up with Kayo. It's the most realistic outcome of the coma situation but I don't really understand why the anime ended there. The whole roof scene was weird as well. Satoru has learned from his mistakes in the previous reruns and he managed to save Kayo as a result but he still didn't get the perfect results since he ended up being comatose and can't enjoy being with Kayo.

I would have liked that, instead of the roof scene, Satoru does another revival into the past, now knowing what the killer is trying to do and intercepting his scheme in the past rather than in the present so he can be with Kayo eventually.
Oct 23, 2022 12:59 AM

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Nehal_kun said:
I think we are aware of the fact that the ending of erased is controversial.
Spoiler alert:
Kayo not ending up with Satoru wasn't really a big deal. Because Satoru just wanted to save her which he actually did.
Kayo marrying another guy is also fine.
But...
I think the author made it more awkward than it should have been.
Kayo is literally married to Hiromi right now and also has a kid. Are we going to ignore the fact that Hiromi was a close friend of Satoru?
Satoru and Kayo weren't officially a couple. But i think it's obvious that they had some sorts of feelings for each other. And all of Satoru's friends were perfectly aware of that.
That's why the ending just feels so awkward to me.
Tell me about your opinion and
Be honest about it.

and the worst thing is that Hiromi had feelings towards Satoru too -_-
Oct 23, 2022 1:13 AM

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Nah, they were just little kids and no one cares about little kids "crush" also he was an adult in a kid's body so him falling in love with her would be awkward af... plus Satoru's in love with Airi anyway
Oct 23, 2022 1:17 AM
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Nehal_kun said:
I think we are aware of the fact that the ending of erased is controversial.
Spoiler alert:
Kayo not ending up with Satoru wasn't really a big deal. Because Satoru just wanted to save her which he actually did.
Kayo marrying another guy is also fine.
But...
I think the author made it more awkward than it should have been.
Kayo is literally married to Hiromi right now and also has a kid. Are we going to ignore the fact that Hiromi was a close friend of Satoru?
Satoru and Kayo weren't officially a couple. But i think it's obvious that they had some sorts of feelings for each other. And all of Satoru's friends were perfectly aware of that.
That's why the ending just feels so awkward to me.
Tell me about your opinion and
Be honest about it.

Well, the entire plot fell off after the first episode, it’s such a waste of potential, but it’s clearly not because any potential romance in the series, there are way more important problems
Oct 23, 2022 1:23 AM

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Nehal_kun said:
I think we are aware of the fact that the ending of erased is controversial.
Spoiler alert:
Kayo not ending up with Satoru wasn't really a big deal. Because Satoru just wanted to save her which he actually did.
Kayo marrying another guy is also fine.
But...
I think the author made it more awkward than it should have been.
Kayo is literally married to Hiromi right now and also has a kid. Are we going to ignore the fact that Hiromi was a close friend of Satoru?
Satoru and Kayo weren't officially a couple. But i think it's obvious that they had some sorts of feelings for each other. And all of Satoru's friends were perfectly aware of that.
That's why the ending just feels so awkward to me.
Tell me about your opinion and
Be honest about it.

The ending is not controversial, rather logical. In the manga, not sure if the anime also added that, while at the hospital, Sachiko told Kayo to stop worrying about Satoru and to live her own life. If she *truly* waited 15 years for Satoru to wake up (which, btw, in a real life situation it could probably never wake up, and even the doctors wanted to shut down the machine that kept him alive), then she would had wasted 15 years of her youth.

Let's add more onto it, shall we? Why Boku Dake ga Inai Machi is NOT romance:
— The MC (Satoru) and Kayo hadn't know eachother for longer than a week, or a month. As such, it's almost impossible to forge an "unbreakable love that will surpass space and time".
— Satoru wants to help everyone. That's it. After dealing with the killer once (Kayo situation), he afterwards went to meet the next girl. It's kind of a "Monogatari" scheme, he doesn't help because he loves the girl but because he wants to help anyone that needs it.
— They were kids at that time. This doesn't mean they can't love, of course, but let's take it into another point of view: how does kids view their relationships? Besides Satoru, who had his adult mind, the rest were pretty much innocents. Yes, they say "Satoru likes Kayo" to annoy those two, but even then we can't have a final conclusion on this. Kazu ended up with the other girl not because they started as "lovers", but because they spent 15 years talking to eachother. They really hadn't started up right away at liking the other.
— The point of the whole ending and title: Boku Dake ga Inai Machi (The Town Where Only I am Missing), is that the story/timeline develops in a correct way because Satoru is not there. If he disappears, no more victims will appear. And besides Sachiko, everyone should live their own lives without worrying.

The whole point about the baby, Mirai, is not to show the relationship between Kayo and Hiromi, but to make Satoru remember about the past. It's not an extra nor fanservice, but rather plot-relevant.

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Oct 23, 2022 1:58 AM

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Well obviously a lot can happen when you’re in a coma for years so it makes sense that Kayo would have feelings for someone else that she can relate. Also having feelings for someone when you’re a kid compared to when you’re in adult is different. So, it kinda make sense that Airi and Satoru end up together.

That’s not what makes it awkward to me. The fact that they spoiled the vilain since episode 1, was just a weird choose to me. He also failed to kill Satoru many times.
Oct 23, 2022 2:14 AM

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"Kayo not ending up with Satoru" is okay?
Are you okay? ヽ⁠(⁠。⁠◕⁠o⁠◕⁠。⁠)⁠ノ⁠.

P.S. This topic has been discussed thousands of times. Another bait thread.
ASinfulPersonageOct 23, 2022 2:27 AM
It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines
and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it,
is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service.
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yeah right, so everyone shoulda waited for whole fucking 15 years oughta respect or something for his childhood friend, and kayo herself should be indebted to satoru for her whole life because he saved her and wait for him patiently while life passes, even though there might be no hope of him returning.
tell me about it

plus, satoru didnt even feel romantically attached to kayo, thats pretty damn obvious. she was his means of changing something in this world, she was his purpose for continuing to live, for saving his mother and every person, which could possibly suffer because of the same maniac. god damn, satoru only met kayo, when she was only a child, when he is a literal adult in his thirties or so, dont remember correct. does that not count as being more awkward.
it does for me
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