Midori no Hibi [Anime Discussion]

[snoopy]

Originally Posted by alnorth

How in the world are they going to end this, assuming this rumor is actually true?

Spoiler:

Are they going to just end it after Midori's seperation coming next episode, with no resolution and maybe the series will be picked up again later, or are they just going to make something up? How are they going to end a series with any finality that hasnt been ended in manga yet?

Spoiler for maybe... better safe than sorry:

I'd bet money that it'll just be some cliche happy ending with Seiji going to Midori's house and asking her to go out with him. Really, anything beyond that would be a bonus, not something you should expect.

[Kyuven]

Originally Posted by stpehen

I'm afraid Newtype July confirms there are only 13 episodes. Personally I feel that's a good thing because this was around the point that I started getting sick of the manga.

WWAAAAHHH! no Nao, no Lucy, none of Kouta's weird fantasies....
*sniff*

[I)ark-I)eath]

Originally Posted by Kyuven

WWAAAAHHH! no Nao, no Lucy, none of Kouta's weird fantasies....
*sniff*

whoa i thought midori no hibi was 24 episodes

[Kyuven]

Originally Posted by I)ark-I)eath

whoa i thought midori no hibi was 24 episodes

it would have fit perfectly into 24-26 episodes, but...*sigh*

[sarcasteak]

Originally Posted by Kyuven

WWAAAAHHH! no Nao, no Lucy, none of Kouta's weird fantasies....
*sniff*

I don't care about Lucy or Kouta, but I want Nao! >_<

[Itlandm]

As episode 11 fades to black and the ending song begins,
I find myself wondering what happens while we do not watch;
my soul has been corrupted by scary yaoi fangirls.

Spoiler:

Was there any reason to have pretty Kouta-kun virtually naked and helpless except to encourage the yaoi fangirls?? I fail to see how the plot demands it.

[Jehuty]

Spoiler:

Was there any reason to have pretty Kouta-kun virtually naked and helpless except to encourage the yaoi fangirls?? I fail to see how the plot demands it.

well, I think that....

Spoiler:

it was done to embarass Kouta-san. Usually, gangsters strip their victims of their clothes for humilliation, just leaving the underwear on and stuff. Well, at least it's that way in anime.. dunno about it being done for real as far as Japanese gangsters go xD

[I)ark-I)eath]

im havin theories about the last ep 13:

Spoiler:

since ep 12 is about midori going back to normal....all this other stuff will happen, unless they make midori come back to seiji's hand at the end of the episode...well i wonder how the hell a good ending will occur in ep 13.

on the other hand, if midori was still sparated from seiji's hand by the end of ep 12:

ep 13 can end with one of those manga chapters, the one when midori comes back to his hand and continue on, the ayase thing unsolved and all happy again, nothing is acually solved....its pulling a Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu.

or

ep 13 can end, with an anime-only ending...seiji going to the mansion and yeah. Finding out about ayase, etc etc...they can fit that into an episode i think

satifactory endings? i think so...

if it ends this fast, prolly this anime was only made to advertise the manga through anime, make new comers WANT to read the manga.i guess please the readers of the manga also

i donno...just a little theory

[Knight Hawk]

What about a second season? They can be on the safe side and end it at 13 (possibly Midori returning to seiji's hand) then continue with a second season.

[Itlandm]

Well, if the anime is made to advertise the manga, it works. It is a daily battle to not go look for the manga, even though I know it would spoil the last episodes.

[snoopy]

Originally Posted by Itlandm

Well, if the anime is made to advertise the manga, it works. It is a daily battle to not go look for the manga, even though I know it would spoil the last episodes.

Uh... I thought it was relatively clear that the anime ending and the manga ending are going to be different. I mean, the anime team has already finished production on the final episode of the anime, while the manga will end, at the very earliest, in another month and a half. There's no way one could spoil anything for the other. Also, the anime doesn't introduce multiple characters, and the only love interest made possible for Seiji is Midori. I mean, there isn't even the slightest possibility that Ayase will end up as the girlfriend at the end, and if it did happen it'd feel completely wrong to anyone who hasn't read the manga.

[Muir Woods]

If the anime production team is smart, they'd make a 2nd season. This was a fairly popular series, and there is still tons of material left in the manga. They could easily make a 2nd season, maybe even a 24-26 episodes season. Come on, Kouta is barely introduced and the series is almost over. And there's a myriad of character, plot, and humor that the anime missed. Simply put, I would be quite unsatisfied if the series ended (for good) here, just like what snoopy said. Darkdeath has some very plausible theories, but I rather have episode 13 end in "To be continued...". Midori no Hibi deserves more than just 13 episodes.

[alnorth]

Before we get too far with this, could we possibly get confirmation of this rumor? I dont have access to this magazine that supposedly mentioned it, and I am unable to find news of only a 13-episode Midori series anywhere.

[snoopy]

If Stephen says it was in NewType then as far as I'm concerned it's graduated from rumor status into truth. The only possibility of it not being correct is if the publication itself was wrong, which is very unlikely.

However, to dispell any rumors I have looked through the television listings... and found that no one is listing for anything beyond this week and I don't feel like looking any harder. You'll know if it's the last episode when they give the preview at the end of episode 12 anyway, there's no need to shit yourself now.

[Yebyosh]

I'll vouch for and elaborate on what stpehen has said.

It is confirmed as much in NewType July 2004 that this is a 13-episode series.

On their TV Episode Guide, page 165, it lists only

１１話　「運命の再会」　６/１２
Episode 11 - Destiny's Reunion

１２話　「突然の別れ」　６/１９
Episode 12 - Sudden Seperation

最終話　「二人の日々」　６/２６
Finale - Days of Two People

Interestingly, the ep 12 & 13 have no synopsis for them whereas ep 11 had one that was 3 times the usual length. Maybe they want to keep how the anime would end as a surprise?

[Jpizzle]

Originally Posted by Yebyosh

I'll vouch for and elaborate on what stpehen has said.

It is confirmed as much in NewType July 2004 that this is a 13-episode series.

On their TV Episode Guide, page 165, it lists only

１１話　「運命の再会」　６/１２
Episode 11 - Destiny's Reunion

１２話　「突然の別れ」　６/１９
Episode 12 - Sudden Seperation

最終話　「二人の日々」　６/２６
Finale - Days of Two People

Interestingly, the ep 12 & 13 have no synopsis for them whereas ep 11 had one that was 3 times the usual length. Maybe they want to keep how the anime would end as a surprise?

*sigh*

First comedy I've liked in a while...

:[

[DarcLion XVI]

Oh, merde. I hope Days 12 and 13 are not what I think it is cuz' I think I know how it's gonna end:

Spoiler:

I bet that Days 12 is gonna be based on the second half of Vol. 2 Days 011 and/or Days 012 manga. The first half of that chapter was already on the first part of the anime episode Days 11. This is where I believe the part where Seiji's right hand goes back to normal cuz' he didn't confess his true love to Midori. But when he suddenly gets lonely, he'll absolutely confess and his right hand's gonna be turned into Midori again.

Even though it's the final episode of Midori no Hibi, doesn't mean the anime series is totally over. I bet there's gonna be season 2 of this. Hopefully we get to see the new characters on the next season.

[alnorth]

I dont know why you'd be upset by that ending, DarcLion, If episode 12 and 13 ended up that way, I'd be pleased, that ending would be absolutely IDEAL. It would virtually guarantee that the series could easily continue with a season two.

[DarcLion XVI]

Originally Posted by alnorth

I dont know why you'd be upset by that ending, DarcLion, If episode 12 and 13 ended up that way, I'd be pleased, that ending would be absolutely IDEAL. It would virtually guarantee that the series could easily continue with a season two.

I'm not upset, it's just that I suddenly know the outcome of that ending. I can't explain to you why.

Let's just hope that I'm wrong about my theoretic outcome.

[alnorth]

If your wrong about the ending, then more than likely itll mean that the animators tried to make a real "final" ending, with all the loose ends and relationships tied up, etc. I'd rather it end the way you speculated, with an obvious unspoken "to be continued..." to a season 2