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View Poll Results: AnoHana - Episode 6 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 25 | 31.65% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 26 | 32.91% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 18 | 22.78% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 10 | 12.66% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 0 | 0% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 0 | 0% | |
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2011-05-21, 01:40 | Link #81 | |
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I mean looking at it from Jintan's perspective, he always becomes upset, annoyed, and really uncomfortable with her crying as was showcased exactly in this episode. That is practically what much of the audience feels as well I would think.
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2011-05-21, 01:43 | Link #82 | |||
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BTW, is it me, or did he mention "glasses" several times? Does he have a thing for them? |
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2011-05-21, 01:47 | Link #83 |
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Prediction: Menma's wish was for all the Super Peace Busters to remain together forever. The series will end with Jintan, Anaru, Poppo, Yukiatsu, and Tsuruko turning into ghosts so that they can be with Menma forever in the afterlife. I think that would be a touching ending...
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2011-05-21, 01:47 | Link #84 | |
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If the crying scenes are intended to annoy the viewer (and hence make him or her relate more to Jinta's perspective), then they've become quite effective for me, lol.
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2011-05-21, 01:57 | Link #85 | ||||
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That being said, the entire scene was supposed to reflect Menma's frustrated impotence at not being able to adequately address her problem. In other words, for this scene in particular, for the emotional drama to actually have depth, she could not do anything. Quote:
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Secondly, if she is a ghost, it could be said that Menma's "practical solution" was to seek help from Jintan. She clearly cannot solve the problem herself (she is, more or less, 10 after all), so she has approached her leader for help. Since then, she has tried to help him solve her mystery, even if her help is more humorous than actually helpful. (It could even be said that she uses her crying as a tool to force Jintan to help her...) Whatever the case, and to paraphrase something Tiny said last discussion thread, it is Menma's crying that moves the plot. The mystery of her existence will not be solved by Poppo's tomfoolery, of Yukiatsu's obsession, or Tsuruko's cold logic, or Anaru's big breasts. It will be solved in the discussion (and crying) between Jintan and Menma as they both attempt to break free of the stresses that bind them. Quote:
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2011-05-21, 02:14 | Link #86 | ||
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Funny enough was just rewatching that scene and noticed him bring up glasses a few times. Could just be that he was running out of ideas of things to say so he just kept falling back on glasses. They are a pretty obvious thing to focus on visually. But think your theory on it is more entertaining .
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2011-05-21, 02:18 | Link #87 | |||
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I'm willing to let it slide that characters are being dumbed down in order to avoid definitively answering the question of if Menma is a ghost or not. However, when that dumbing down results in other issues arising (such as Menma crying over something that she could address in a more practical way), I become a bit less forgiving of it. It's not perfectly justifiable for a person to cry over something that can be easily fixed. Quote:
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2011-05-21, 02:30 | Link #88 |
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I don't see how Yukiatsu is magically better. He is still as egotistical as ever and still spiteful of Jintan s seen in this episode. The only difference is at least he accepts that there is something wrong with him.
Also Imagine if Anaru and Jinta get expelled. I mean a girl who is rumored to be hooker leaving before class ends with some guy who never goes to school sends all kinds of signals. |
2011-05-21, 06:00 | Link #91 |
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For anime, perhaps (personally, this is the first time I've heard of it). It's actually a Japanese word game that goes back at least one generation (Japanese link if anyone wants to have a gander). The whole idea is to finish the phrase with a word ending in "-chi", and possibly adding a rhyming line.
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2011-05-21, 08:57 | Link #93 | |
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I admittedly have pretty specific tastes when it comes to drama. Okada is often very good at appealing to those tastes (such as in True Tears and Wandering Son, and most of Anohana), so I guess I just find it a bit disappointing when something of her's doesn't hit the right note for me. But maybe James and/or Reckoner will be right. I hope so, anyway.
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2011-05-21, 09:16 | Link #95 | |
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2011-05-21, 10:29 | Link #100 |
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All this talk of Sixth Sense endings and nosebleed theories has me in fear of a plotquake now. I hope Okada-san doesn't go either of those extreme routes, because that would mean my interpretation of what this series is all about has been totally wrong...
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