2011-04-16, 14:09 | Link #222 | |
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2011-04-16, 14:34 | Link #223 | |
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So right now Jinta considers her a "vision" but I wonder if he'll start to reconsider that soon,and I wonder if the other characters are going to be able to see her.
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2011-04-16, 14:46 | Link #224 |
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He thinks she's a vision born of his emotional state, but I think she is really supposed to be some kind of ghost.
Anyway, good start to a promising story. Around half of all the shows I like are from the noitaminA timeslot, so its disappearance would be a tragedy, for me. If they have to turn to some otaku tropes to get viewership/purchasers, that's okay by me, as long as the shows retain their quality.
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2011-04-16, 15:41 | Link #225 | |
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2011-04-16, 15:53 | Link #227 |
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If it's just his hallucination of her then there's no way the scene with her family could've possibly happened since he wasn't there. And as has been stated she can clearly affect the physical world.
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2011-04-16, 16:36 | Link #228 |
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I just noticed something, Menma is shocked Jin can see her when she first answered her back. She's been doing this for who knows how long and it's the first time anyone answered back. It's no wonder she goes into full pester mode when he trys to ignore her.
I doubt Jin's vison of her would have any influnce on her as He is stuck in the past and even asks why she looks like that.
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2011-04-16, 18:04 | Link #231 | |
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Thanks a lot btw! Just too bad I'm too much of rep stingy that I can't rep u lols.
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2011-04-16, 18:07 | Link #232 |
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Join Date: Feb 2011
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I was completely annoyed for the first ten minutes. So this is what anime has come to in 2011... a shut-in otaku hallucinating about his childhood friend. It was painful to watch. Jin's enthusiasm decided to pack it's things and move to another country.
The second half was equally painful to watch. But instead of being another boring waste of time, the story turned into the saddest thing I've seen. And I've seen Pokemon: The First Movie. Anohana struck many chords with me. I go to a competitive high school, have a relatively small group of close friends. But why can I truly relate? I had a lot of elementary school friends. We would go to camps, play chess, do homework, and even watch anime together (yeah, I was born an otaku). I never saw any of them once I left elementary school. We simply went to our separate ways. Do I think this is the best first episode of 2011? I can name quite a few I enjoyed better. But I can think of none that killed me inside as much as Anohana. So yes, I think this is the best. The question is whether I want to be an emotional masochist for another 11 episodes... I just hope there are moments of happiness interlaced as well, to "ease" the pain. |
2011-04-16, 19:14 | Link #234 |
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I didn't, at least in Korea. Because there are so many schools in small region due to ridiculous population density, I always had to meet all my elementary school friends inevitably. As long as living in the town/region, I could still meet and play with them occasionally. Same for Japan, I think.
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2011-04-16, 19:33 | Link #235 |
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Well i have to say that after watching this first episode it has so far been the most enjoyable for me to watch out of this season. That being said i wasn't expecting it but i know I'm going to love this show, the story is very realistic and with that ED how can i not love it!
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2011-04-16, 20:20 | Link #236 | |
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2011-04-16, 20:22 | Link #237 | |
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2011-04-16, 20:54 | Link #239 | |
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And don't forget that there are Shintos in east Russia before the Revolution you know. Most of the Russian shintos fled to Japan after the Revolution. Oh, and this was one of the heaviest melodrama animes i've seen in the past few years. If the first episode manages to make me feel sad, i know that this will be a huge tearjerker in the end. This is one of those animes that makes you feel like you want to watch something happy after that. It'll make you feel bad for whatever you're doing after watching this.
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coming of age, drama, noitamina, slice of life, supernatural, tragedy |
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