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View Poll Results: True Tears - Episode 13 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 106 | 40.93% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 63 | 24.32% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 32 | 12.36% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 16 | 6.18% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 14 | 5.41% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 6 | 2.32% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 1 | 0.39% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 4 | 1.54% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 17 | 6.56% | |
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2008-03-30, 13:45 | Link #181 | ||
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Shin'ichiro's mom's concerned face was a concern for Hiromi. She knows what is going on and the pain that Hiromi must be going through. Hence, you notice that the mom goes over to Hiromi's place later to help "wait" with her. Quote:
Like W-General, I did not like how the ending paired up in KGNE. I loved the story, but the ending left a really bad taste in my mouth. The ending in TT, however, felt like how everything should end, with everything falling into place. A much more satisfying ending. OK, I am pondering the whole meaning behind Noe's conversation with her brother Jun. She stated that she would not have hurt his feelings if she knew what his true feelings for her were. What does that mean? She would not have gone out with Shin'ichiro or doe that mean she would have accepted in the incestious relationship?
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2008-03-30, 13:51 | Link #182 |
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oh I guess now I know why so many people keep hating in these kind of threads.
I really cant see anything good in this episode I am so disappointed how the Noe line ended. No tears, no Shin, no nothing... ... im actually really sad and disappointed now... Last edited by xi11; 2008-03-30 at 14:03. |
2008-03-30, 14:04 | Link #183 | |
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I think it's odd because what I interpreted from that scene is a continuation of Noe's idea that Hiromi is the one in Shin's heart. In other words, in the hospital I think she was trying to say that she thought she saw how Shin could fly (by his performance) because he was now on his "true path" (Hiromi), and she wanted to try and do it herself as well, without Shin. I think she meant it this way because of course Noe and Shin hadn't had much contact and Noe thought that Shin was completely over her for Hiromi. Then to later say that the dance was actually inspired by Noe being there kind of mixes up the message. But that's only if you interpret the scene the way I did.
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2008-03-30, 14:51 | Link #186 |
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Uggh I really enjoyed the first half of the series.
Ever since the half way point I though the show sputtered and really got silly. I found it hard to root for anyone in the triangle. Noe was insane (ok the girl just jumped off of a tree... WTF that should send up some red flags). Hiromi was over possessive and a moody b*tch most of the time, and Shin was a indecisive flip flopping jerk. Idk what happened. In the first half I thought Noe was kinda weird but a cool character. Hiromi was trapped in a horrible situation but shows a sweet side. Then at some point they just seemed to change and I began to despise them. And despite all the silly plot twist they tried to invoke, the series was still predictable till the end. At the mid way point I woulda gave the series an 8/10. But I seriously would probably only give it a 6.5/10 now. It's kinda hard to really like a series like this if you end up not liking any of the characters. It's a shame they ruled out Ai-chan so early(the only normal nice girl of the bunch). |
2008-03-30, 16:29 | Link #191 | ||
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As to this I think Noe means that she would have handled his feelings properly instead of not noticing them fester and watching him force his relationship with Hiromi. In some sense she always assumed that everything Jun did for her, which was virtually every action he undertakes since has 0 feelings for Hiromi as confirmed by the final episode, he did as an older brother looking out for her. The reality of course was that he does everything for her because he loves her in the romantic sense and is trying to support her developing feelings for Shin. Personally I think the most fitting explanation is that she would have just turned him down and then relied on her own strength earlier instead of waiting until the very end to make her own friends and move away from her brother's protection. Quote:
Either way it's complex, it's messy, and it does tear Shin up to have to resolve the whole thing, but this episode is basically what had to be coming since he did have feelings for both of the girls but could only preserve his feelings for one of them. |
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2008-03-30, 17:09 | Link #192 |
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All's well that ends well.
Thanks for the super-fast subbing effort. My horrible cliffhanger is rendered far less painful as a result of your quick work. But yes, they could at least show a scene of Shin and Hiromi interacting at the end at least once, geez. I know the ending made clear that Noe is the focus of the show's thematic side, but dang. At least let them lock eyes for a second in a class or during a match or something. P.S. I'll never understand the Ai fanboys and their endless, and to me rather quite irrational, complaints. Unlike the competition between Noe and Hiromi (of which some viewers dispute the value of the "prize" ), it's utterly obvious what her role is from start to end. And there really isn't anything about her that comes out to me as truly interesting. If anything, some others who are opposing the "childhood friend victory" *should* appreciate her moving on from Shin. |
2008-03-30, 17:12 | Link #193 |
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I would have liked it if Aiko had remained in the "mentor" role but essentially, after she confessed, she had no relevance to the story except brief appearances with Miyokichi. I thought that whole part of the story could have been done a bit better. Kind of a waste of a character.
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2008-03-30, 17:33 | Link #194 | |
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They made Nobuse and Aiko start again as friend and we saw at the end of episode 13 that she finally looked at Nobuse the same way she looked at Shin. That is why since the beginning I knew she had feelings for shin and not Nobuse and I resisted believing that them going out was a mutual thing. Now she actually showed feelings for Nobuse and if they are not a couple yet by the end of episode 13, the time for them to become a couple is not very far and I am pretty sure Aiko will knit Nobuse a sweater during her last winter as a highschool student. Aiko seem to be the girl that develop feelings for guys that help her, Nobuse displaced Shin as the part timer in her store thus also he became her man |
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2008-03-30, 19:14 | Link #196 | |
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While I do tend to lean towards the group that would have liked Aiko to stay on the side and explain Hiromi's (and possibly Noe's) behaviors like she did before she jumped in on Shin's first kiss, her handling after the kiss was the best we could have expected for her. She wasn't the one who caused Shin's feelings to Hiromi to waver; that role was Noe's to fill. |
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2008-03-30, 20:01 | Link #198 |
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This one was weird.. no tears, no kiss, no nothing. I wasn't too bad so I'm not going to say that the ending ruined this anime. However there was no conclusion, no one even knows if shin and hiromi went out or not, they could have broken up the next day or maybe settled their feelings or something. In the end, this anime series was alright at best, for me it started off with a 8.5 / 10, now it drops to a 6.5, So rounded up to a 7, it was somewhat nice, nothing that stood out or amazed me, it was a bit complex and hard to understand.
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2008-03-30, 20:05 | Link #199 | ||
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Also, the two situations don't obviously mirror each other to every detail, of course. There is less animosity in the "current generation" Quote:
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2008-03-30, 20:15 | Link #200 |
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Eh, all's well that ends well, I suppose.
It doesn't surprise me that Shin picked Hiromi in the end, but I thought there was a good possibility for him to switch back to Noe. Granted, if Shin had ditched Hiromi for Noe, he might have come off like a certain Makoto we all love to hate...and maybe we would have seen a Nice Boat ending. XD Overall...great series. Noe got her tears back...Shin cried...Hiromi cried...god that song scene between Shin and Noe was heartbreaking! In the end, this is one show I am going to miss! Now I have to figure out how to fill the big, empty hole in my saturday that TT and Kimikiss have left. =( |
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