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Originally Posted by TougeSil80

Spoiler:

Just watched the final ep. It's good, but it didn't have quite the emotional impact that it should.

Spoiler for episode 13 and latest episodes:

I think the emotional impact has gradually been lost on the previous episodes (except 11, which mainly portrayed Mana and Koyori though), so as the attachment to the main characters.
I can't compare the Matsuri of the first 6 episodes with the Matsuri of the other ones. Even Yorito was more interesting in the first part of the story. Aono was a controversial character, probably the one we should sympathize with the most, but given the fact that they gave too little disjointed background and they provided it too late, it's difficult to really "love" her. Though I must admit that my feelings towards her did change and I'm glad that she got to be somehow happy at the end.

Speaking of the lovely earlier Matsuri, I got the idea that after all the one teaching her to smile at life and having that carefree attitude, has been Aono.
The Aono of before the sacrifice, so cheerful and happy. So I'm not sure if at the end when Aono kicks the vending machine she's imitating Matsuri, or if it isn't the other way around. Yes, I think that Matsuri has been the one apprehending those bizarre yet funny behaviors from her.