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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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2008-03-31, 13:02 | Link #262 | |
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2008-03-31, 13:33 | Link #263 |
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My only big disappointment in this series is that, Hiromi and Shin needed more childhood moments. They only had the festival and slippers thing. They need 1-2 more. Childhood moments make good anime. LOL I just remembered that genshiken episode.
Edit: We all knew that Shin would end up with Hiromi. Just because childhood moments > everything else in anime. It's like Ai yori aoshi or something like that. |
2008-03-31, 14:28 | Link #264 | |
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2008-03-31, 15:00 | Link #265 |
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I seriously don't know what rating to give this show. Maybe a 9, maybe an 8. It was pretty excellent, in any case. Subtle emotions and great animation.
I loved the scene where Shin sang the song and cried. It said to me that he actually did love Noe -- but just nowhere near as much as he loved Hiromi, for good or ill. He knew he had to leve her, but it really broke him up to do it. Good work by the seiyuu, Ishii Makoto, to show himself moved to near-incoherence. One of the things that endeared me to Hiromi was her harsh self-protective weakness, so similar to that of Shin's mother. It was hard for Shinmother to wait for Shinfather to choose her, as it was for Hiromi to wait for Shin to choose her. Hiromi will stop at nothing to get him, and I have no probem with that. It's life and life only. She's not a bad person at all, just tough and lonely and confused. Did I miss something, or do we never actually see Noe's tears? Noe now is all alone, even without her brother. But she apparently has become better able to make friends. A sequel coming, with a new love interest? She was a great character, in my opinion. This show's most interesting creation. But I agree that the last 2-3 eps took a long time to get us where we expected we were going anyway. I still enjoyed the ride.
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2008-03-31, 15:55 | Link #267 |
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An interesting question - is Noe now living on her own? While in Hiromi's case it seems perfectly natural (not to mention convenient as a nookie-den) Noe seems so immature that one fears for her ability to take care of herself.
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2008-03-31, 16:41 | Link #270 | |||
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In episode 12, people are hating Shin because of his dull actions and jerk-ish attitude towards Hiromi. I mean, he already had Hiromi but the girl he wanted to see most was Noe. The debates were all going on how he just really wanted to show the picturebook to her, but it didn't really seem that that was all. For me, episode 13 just brought light as to why Shin had to act the way he did during the festival. His feelings wavered. His "Hiromi 4ever" conviction 'trembles' whenever he looks at Noe. "I'm in love with Hiromi, but the reason I was able to draw was because of you. I was able to dance because you were there." "I'm in love with Hiromi, but when I look at you, my heart 'trembles/shakes'" If Shin's romantic affection towards Noe was too subtle to see compared to Hiromi's then this by far is the strongest. It came from his own mouth. This is why I agree with the subbers when they used the word "waver". It was the best word to describe what he felt. Why would he feel the need to chant desperately that he loves Hiromi when he was watching Noe walk away? Let's admit it, he basically cried true tears. He was wavering and keeping himself from chasing Noe. Funny or not. That's all it is. For a girl who opened up his shell, something Hiromi didn't manage to do, it's not inconsistent for him to be that attached to Noe--enough to waver his (he's been loving her forever) feelings for Hiromi. In my opinion, that's what the writers want to tell us about Noe and Shin's relationship. They didn't end up together but the way they impacted each other was beautiful. Just like an angel and a human if you want to romanticize it. Bittersweet. Quote:
But I think I get what you mean. If I were a huge fan of HiromixShin, I would've wanted an end like that of episode 10 regardless of what the writers want to impose on us. Last edited by ani_d; 2008-03-31 at 16:51. |
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ani_d, I like your interpretation of the "waver" translation and it's application to Shin's circumstances. As for his particularly distanced behavior towards Hiromi in episode 12, considering how things turned out, I would attribute that simply to the writer’s final attempt to redirect viewers from the impending Hiromi and Shin pairing. Last edited by mikesince83; 2008-03-31 at 17:04. Reason: responded to ani_d. |
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2008-03-31, 20:20 | Link #275 | |
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2008-03-31, 20:39 | Link #276 |
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The emotions of these characters are so strong that doesn't leave room for half hearted break ups. Shin had to stop going to Aiko's shop and Aiko had to stop going to Shin's dancing practices to do a clean breakup. IT is obvious that Shin doesn't socialize with Aiko and nobuse outside of school, and the same goes for Noe and Shin. It is sad, but sometime this kind of break ups are necessary.
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2008-03-31, 20:50 | Link #277 | |
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What would be a better word for Shin's love for Noe? Compassionate springs to mind. |
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2008-03-31, 21:05 | Link #278 |
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"Compassionate" means out of feelings of sympathy or sorrow for the person, and a desire to stop whatever suffering that person experiences. Shin never mentions anything like this when he is thinking of or breaking up with Noe, especially his exact words in that bus stop. Even his desire to "wipe the tears from your face" towards Hiromi seems to echo this description more than anything he's said to Noe.
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2008-03-31, 21:07 | Link #279 |
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I have to admit that, as much as I liked Noe's character, I would have been surprised if Shin chose her. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think he had ever showed any romantic feelings for her at all during the series. One thing I have issue with which bothers me was the scene where Noe asked him if he likes her to the point of writing it down using rocks. I've lied to girls before but not about that. It's despicable. If he did lie for the purpose of an arrangement with Jun then that shows a very weak character.
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2008-03-31, 21:34 | Link #280 | |
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