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View Poll Results: Another - Episode 12 (END) Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 32 | 22.54% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 42 | 29.58% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 29 | 20.42% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 10 | 7.04% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 9 | 6.34% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 6 | 4.23% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 4 | 2.82% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 4 | 2.82% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 3 | 2.11% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 3 | 2.11% | |
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2012-03-26, 14:45 | Link #22 | ||
Kana Hanazawa ♥
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
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It feels really good when weeks of speculations and theory-crafting turn out to be right. Mostly right. I was mistaken on a few points. Reiko has been my prime suspect since episode 5-6, with Mikami being a close second, but I don't think I would have ever managed to figure out on my own that they were the same person. The first time somebody brought that up in a discussion thread, I found that idea quite far-fetched, if not preposterous. In retrospect, there were hints scattered in the anime, but they were really hard to notice unless you know what you were looking for.
Incidentally I'm not sure that twist was really needed. There were ways to make it work without that. I liked my theory that Kouichi was her "proxy" in the class... However, in the end, it turns out it was pure coincidence his aunt was resurrected the same year he came to Yomiyama. Meh. Furthermore, as I've already said in the Reiko thread, I feel really cheated that not only Kouichi but the whole class was aware of that crucial information. The viewer should have access to the same clues as the "detective" (in this case, Kouichi). But it's not like Another is a pure mystery novel, so I guess I can let that slide... The big reveal aside, the climax of the story has been quite disappointing, and is what will keep me from giving this series 10/10. The amount of ridiculous deaths eventually killed the tension... they unfortunately crossed the fine line between horror and comedy. It didn't bother me all that much last week since I thought it was "fluke", but they did it again in the final episode. The explanation for the killer grandma was pretty bad too. Didn't it ever cross Chibiki's mind that it might a bad idea to let everybody stay with the emotionally unstable grandparents of a deceased student from class 3-3? It doesn't make sense for her to go on a murder frenzy either, but I guess we can input that to the phenomenon. I'm also a bit disappointed by the lack of resolution. They stopped the phenomenon for this year, but it will still happen in the future. Nothing was solved. I suppose it will be dealt with in Another 2. An epilogue would have been sweet too... here's hoping Kouichi and Mei will show up in the sequel. Quote:
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- I assume that's because Reiko was the person closest to a mother to him.
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2012-03-26, 14:57 | Link #24 |
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Why did everyone just go crazy? There sure was a lot of crazy going on.
Only a handful of people made it out in the end. The librarian was the only one calm. Akazawa totally lost it & she was the composed one until recently. Who would have known... Reiko was the one. I always thought it would be one of the students... Intense final episode.
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2012-03-26, 15:05 | Link #25 | |||
Lost in my dreams...
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The finale was almost a reverse of that though - subtlety got thrown to the wolves, and it turned outwardly chaotic. Instead of being subtly tense, it drowned itself in hysterics and the deaths became both casual and mass-produced, eliminating any sense of tension. It went from psychological horror to slasher flick, so to speak ... a shame Quote:
I guess it never really felt like the intangible phenomenon itself was on the chopping block, only the proxy through which it functions - the Another.
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2012-03-26, 15:09 | Link #26 |
lost in wonder forever...
Join Date: Mar 2003
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A decent ending for such a anime. Wow, we got some real nice shots of Misaki's face in this episode, her eyes are so mesmerizing.
What bugs me still is how this whole curse started as we still haven't heard the origin of it. They could only temporary stop it, but it continues on. Evil lingers...
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2012-03-26, 15:14 | Link #27 | |
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For example most of the scenes shwoing how close Reiko and Kouichi really were. (Example: His grandmother telling him how Reiko told his father to give him to her if hee can't treat him properly. -> don't know wheeher this was from the original work though)
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2012-03-26, 15:30 | Link #29 | |
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One thing that is bugging me -- if the students are all losing their memories of Mikami, who do they think has been teaching them since Kubodera's death? I think this series merits a marathon rewatch soon, just to pick out all the clues. I'll be particularly interested in the beach episode since I don't recall Sakakibara treating Reiko like a teacher during the excursion. |
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2012-03-26, 15:37 | Link #31 | ||
Kana Hanazawa ♥
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
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There's one thing that bothered me and forgot to mention. Mei said Mikami was the only assistant homeroom teacher in the whole school, and yet nobody ever found that weird, apparently. That and the fact she was the homeroom teacher two years ago should have made her incredibly suspicious. I mean, really, it was just a matter of putting two and two together there. Is Mei incredibly smart or is it Izumi -who supposedly investigated a lot- who is not as bright as I thought?
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When you think about it, there is an easy way to prevent more people from dying, at least for as long she lives: Mei. She's got a ghost radar so she can easily find the extra person and kill him. I kinda thought she would become a teacher in order to be able to fulfill that mission more easily, and that the series would end on a hot adult Mei -in a suit- entering class 3. She's got a great gift and has a responsibility to use it, in my opinion. She could save countless lives.
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2012-03-26, 15:41 | Link #32 | |
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Well - that was surprisingly satisfying. Only thing I didn't care for was the Reiko = Mikami thing, that was a HUGE cheat. I know some people - including myself - suspected Reiko at some point, though for me I discarded that idea when Mei revealed that "the dead person is here". Which leads me back to how not telling us that Reiko was indeed there was a HUGE FREAKING CHEAT. But other than that, I liked the ending.
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2012-03-26, 15:44 | Link #33 | |
そのおっぱいで13才
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Come to think (see) of it, that Zoner-boy is alive...
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It was an intentionally comedic death scene, so it's okay.
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2012-03-26, 15:46 | Link #34 | |
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And I guess all of those dolls and puppets were just meant to creep us out, be a red herring or something in beginning, haha.
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2012-03-26, 15:50 | Link #35 |
ゴリゴリ!
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Man, that was an awesome series. For the first time, Misaki looked frail and I thought it was pretty damn cute. She had that evil smirk when Akazawa pins her down though, and that was so damned epic.
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2012-03-26, 16:08 | Link #37 | |
Kana Hanazawa ♥
Join Date: Jun 2007
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He does not remember because he came to Yomiyama to attend Reiko's funeral. Erasing Reiko's death (the reason he was in Yomiyama) from his memory means erasing the whole trip.
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2012-03-26, 16:20 | Link #38 | ||
Lost in my dreams...
Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 37
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As for the sole assistant homeroom teacher issue, I would actually chalk this up to most everyone, even Chibiki, making the assumption that Another has to be a classmate specifically, so he probably never paid much attention to anyone outside the students of 3-3 (something which will change now, presumably). It's something I remember pointing out back in episode 6, when Chibiki mentions that ignoring someone works only half the time, and he has no idea why it fails the other half time. Which is how I remember concluding that it's possible for Another to exist outside the student body of 3-3 (Obviously during these times ignoring a student would fail), but still connected within 2 degrees of separation that the curse affects, which tied Reiko to the class nicely. So ... I guess that the simple answer is, people (Chibiki) were so focused on the class 3-3 itself, probably because the original case featured a student, that they failed to even consider an option beyond the boundaries of the 3-3 student body. A dangerous and untrue assumption, as it turned out. Quote:
With the overriding phenomenon itself though ... I honestly wouldn't know where to start. They already mentioned that exorcisms and the like failed, so as far as that goes, I'm quite stomped what can be done about it or where to start looking. The only thing that comes to mind is destroying the school itself (beyond repair), or forcing it to shut down some other way. I feel at a loss myself on this issue, (aside from going destruction derby on the school ... I wonder if Chibiki has considered it ), so I'm not surprised the kids didn't try to stop the phenomenon - seems like something way beyond their reach, as there isn't any workable angle. As for Mei being a teacher, that's an interesting thought, though I certainly wouldn't begrudge her if she didn't (as appealing as the thought about a hot adult Mei is ) - as we know the teacher of class 3-3 is susceptible to the curse as well, so that's a pretty dangerous spot to be in. Luck going sideways, she might even be the first to bite it, before getting a chance to do anything (assuming she even has it in her to keep doing such a job. They are just kids who went through a bloody mess right now, wouldn't blame anyone for wanting to steer as clear as possible). If it were me, I'd look to get as far away from that town as possible, just in case, as soon as I could ... never know when you are going to be hit by a curse-inducted runaway car that was aiming at a class 3-3 student walking two steps in front of you
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2012-03-26, 16:21 | Link #39 |
Moving in circles
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
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I've been avoiding speculation on Another for the past week, particularly those on Reiko Mikami, as I didn't want to believe that would be the twist. It still feels... lame. Not quite the Sixth Sense or The Others revelation that astounded me long ago. It's more like, hmm, the ending of [REC]², which made sense but was, at the same time, strangely unsatisfying.
Still, well-deserved congratulations to Kanon and everyone else who got it right! As for all the loose ends, such as Reiko's unknown assailant, the dolls and the mystery surrounding Kirika — they're the reasons that there'll be a novel sequel, so it's hardly surprising that they exist. After all, no self-respecting horror-franchise wannabe would kill the golden goose by giving its audience anything resembling "closure". |
2012-03-26, 16:53 | Link #40 |
そのおっぱいで13才
Join Date: Dec 2006
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To be honest, it is all Mei's fault, since she knew who should have died in the first place, but by not telling, caused Akazawa-san and Sugiura-san to die. And some other people.
"It's not like it would make any difference..." No nononono, when peoples' life is at stake (especially Akazawa-san and Sugiura-san), that is what you say after you try everything. Of course, the god of death is in love with her and she knows she won't die, so I'm sure it doesn't matter to her.
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