This show is a wrenchingly sorrowful tale of three very different emotional states related to love. It puts you through the paces of young love, early love, and love which has drifted away, followed by the feeling of not knowing how to proceed after you've lost something. The three episodes are each in & of themselves fairly complete as stand-alone segments, but the first two seem to be more closely entwined, while the third segment jumps a bit too far ahead, leaving the emotional continuum disconnected.
Beautiful landscapes and images of the countryside. The surroundings are really amazingly presented, and you can pretty much feel the
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Apr 19, 2019
Bungou Stray Dogs
(Anime)
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There's just a certain something to this show that keeps me coming back to it!
The plot and characters' personalities are interesting, no doubt; most are quirky and "likeable" but not too overdeveloped. I also love the cross-literary references that get all tangled up but somehow stay connected (even though I wish they weren't so western-focused). But I think what really makes this show great is the way it touches on a range emotions that often stay below the surface. In particular, concepts related to the fear/comfort of aloneness, not an uncommon theme in general. This show dives right in, opening a conceptual conversation about ... |
