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PreSage · 2015-09-19, 10:21

Wait, what? That was the last ep? No way! Nothing really wrapped up...we still didn't get Hotaru's reveal, nor their victory over Hoshishiro, or the blossoming relationship between Hotaru and Mattsun...wth?! =_=. They better have a second season because ending it like this is ridiculous.

ookamigirl · 2015-09-19, 13:09

Tachibana pulled them together.
Survival game duel was a great idea to snap Mattsun out of it.
Tachibana was being very serious about this.
This was supposed to cheer Mattsun up..
At least he finally realized a few things.
Did not feel like a final episode at all.

LKK · 2015-09-19, 14:40

To be honest, the ending was exactly as I expected it to be. Hotaru returned to the team with none of the other plot points resolved. Although I wanted to see Hotaru's gender revelation and a defeat of some sort for Midori, I didn't think it would happen. Both of those events require more time to be done properly than the series had to work with. I'm just happy that the anime introduced me to a new story to follow when the manga starts releasing here in the US.

This show is my choice for Good Surprise Show of the Season. I tried it on a whim and became hooked to point where it was one of my most anticipated episodes of the week. I'll miss it a lot.

Draco Spirit · 2015-09-19, 15:46

Wait.. that was the last one?

Oh well, Tachibana was a rather likeable and interesting main character for sure and I don't think I've seen such a fleshed out tomboy for some time. The other characters were also nicely put together as well.

On the show itself, the primary focus was comady, mixed with drama. Through the gun fights were often rather exciting to watch, they were -not- the focus of the show, they were a tool to talk about feelings and conflict, which was a rather surprising way to deal with things.

It looks like a boyish fighting show, but instead has more in common with girlish hearts and feeling shows.... which I guess makes it a reverse trap!

B+ from me on the whole, hoping for another session.

ChampDream · 2015-09-19, 16:56

This final episode sure got some sweet moments, I started to suspect that Hotaru wasn't going to reveal her gender half way through the episode, it was really dissapointed. I really enjoyed that Hotaru vs Mattsun.

Hope it will get second season, I also hope for the translation of the manga to catch up in case we don't get a second season.

kuromitsu · 2015-09-20, 14:38

I guess this is where I start reading the manga...

Hotaru is awesome, she's one of my favorite new characters that I met in this season. The scene where she revealed her true intentions was great (and Komatsu Mikako was fantastic in it). Yukki was also great, although he had his moment to shine in the previous episode, but still, it was nice to see him not only simply being upset at Mattsun but actually telling him that he was truly hurt. (It didn't last long, though.

)

In the end I never warmed up to Mattsun. Maybe it's because Maeno Tomoaki didn't give the character enough "oomph", or maybe because Hotaru, Yukki and even Midori are much stronger and interesting characters who overshadowed him... I guess it's a combination of both. Still, I liked the little twist that actually he was just being selfish.

In general, I liked how the story subverted the expected tropes, with Hotaru not really fighting for "justice" but more like out of bloodlust and possessiveness, Yukki not simply being Mattsun's sidekick but an actual, three-dimensional character on his own, Mattsun not simply being a "noble but misguided gentleman" but struggling with issues himself, and Midori being a psycho dick but a lawful evil kind of psycho dick instead of an out of control monster.

(I wasn't very happy about the last-minute "oh, Mattsun and Hotaru are supposed to be a future couple" thing, but eh, I'll overlook it.)

I hadn't expected a lot from this anime, but it's really grown on me. I don't expect a second season, though...

Master_Yoma · 2015-09-20, 21:25

Well not the worse of the survival games anime but Mattsun was an ass in the last parts

5/10

Cloudedmind · 2015-09-22, 17:58

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Originally Posted by LKK

To be honest, the ending was exactly as I expected it to be. Hotaru returned to the team with none of the other plot points resolved. Although I wanted to see Hotaru's gender revelation and a defeat of some sort for Midori, I didn't think it would happen. Both of those events require more time to be done properly than the series had to work with. I'm just happy that the anime introduced me to a new story to follow when the manga starts releasing here in the US.

This show is my choice for Good Surprise Show of the Season. I tried it on a whim and became hooked to point where it was one of my most anticipated episodes of the week. I'll miss it a lot.

Not to mention they need that misunderstanding to have Masamune question his manhood as to why he's starting to fall for a "guy".

It's like Victor Victoria, except probably won't be as awesome in that regard.

Actually, I was kind of dreading the romance plot, mostly because it just isn't the ship I want. I just find Yukki and Hotoru so much more interesting together. Anyway, I really did enjoy the show.

Stark700 · 2015-10-03, 01:01

Looks like it's also getting a special episode

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...special/.93726

Irenesharda · 2015-10-03, 10:20

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Originally Posted by Stark700

Looks like it's also getting a special episode

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...special/.93726

So we're getting a real finale? I might just have to readjust my review of this show then depending on how well they do.

Draco Spirit · 2015-10-03, 12:11

Bonus episodes tend to be stand alone's with no relevance to the main plot tbh... which has resulted in some comady gold over the years.

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PreSage Strangely dependable... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: some random place out there...	Wait, what? That was the last ep? No way! Nothing really wrapped up...we still didn't get Hotaru's reveal, nor their victory over Hoshishiro, or the blossoming relationship between Hotaru and Mattsun...wth?! =_=. They better have a second season because ending it like this is ridiculous. __________________ :\|::\|Sig Gallery\|::\|: --------------- [/TH][/TR][/table]

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ookamigirl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011	Tachibana pulled them together. Survival game duel was a great idea to snap Mattsun out of it. Tachibana was being very serious about this. This was supposed to cheer Mattsun up.. At least he finally realized a few things. Did not feel like a final episode at all. __________________ My Blog --> ookami

2015-09-19, 14:40	Link #163
LKK Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 62	To be honest, the ending was exactly as I expected it to be. Hotaru returned to the team with none of the other plot points resolved. Although I wanted to see Hotaru's gender revelation and a defeat of some sort for Midori, I didn't think it would happen. Both of those events require more time to be done properly than the series had to work with. I'm just happy that the anime introduced me to a new story to follow when the manga starts releasing here in the US. This show is my choice for Good Surprise Show of the Season. I tried it on a whim and became hooked to point where it was one of my most anticipated episodes of the week. I'll miss it a lot. __________________ Avatar: Hazuki of Natsuyuki Rendezvous / Signature: flowers from Natsuyuki Rendezvous

2015-09-19, 16:56	Link #165
ChampDream Alive Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: in my really nice house	This final episode sure got some sweet moments, I started to suspect that Hotaru wasn't going to reveal her gender half way through the episode, it was really dissapointed. I really enjoyed that Hotaru vs Mattsun. Hope it will get second season, I also hope for the translation of the manga to catch up in case we don't get a second season. __________________

2015-09-20, 21:25	Link #167
Master_Yoma Nekokota Festival Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lost in the Fairy Forest	Well not the worse of the survival games anime but Mattsun was an ass in the last parts 5/10 __________________

2015-09-19, 15:46	Link #164
Draco Spirit Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013	Wait.. that was the last one? Oh well, Tachibana was a rather likeable and interesting main character for sure and I don't think I've seen such a fleshed out tomboy for some time. The other characters were also nicely put together as well. On the show itself, the primary focus was comady, mixed with drama. Through the gun fights were often rather exciting to watch, they were -not- the focus of the show, they were a tool to talk about feelings and conflict, which was a rather surprising way to deal with things. It looks like a boyish fighting show, but instead has more in common with girlish hearts and feeling shows.... which I guess makes it a reverse trap! B+ from me on the whole, hoping for another session.

2015-09-20, 14:38	Link #166
kuromitsu Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004	I guess this is where I start reading the manga... Hotaru is awesome, she's one of my favorite new characters that I met in this season. The scene where she revealed her true intentions was great (and Komatsu Mikako was fantastic in it). Yukki was also great, although he had his moment to shine in the previous episode, but still, it was nice to see him not only simply being upset at Mattsun but actually telling him that he was truly hurt. (It didn't last long, though. ) In the end I never warmed up to Mattsun. Maybe it's because Maeno Tomoaki didn't give the character enough "oomph", or maybe because Hotaru, Yukki and even Midori are much stronger and interesting characters who overshadowed him... I guess it's a combination of both. Still, I liked the little twist that actually he was just being selfish. In general, I liked how the story subverted the expected tropes, with Hotaru not really fighting for "justice" but more like out of bloodlust and possessiveness, Yukki not simply being Mattsun's sidekick but an actual, three-dimensional character on his own, Mattsun not simply being a "noble but misguided gentleman" but struggling with issues himself, and Midori being a psycho dick but a lawful evil kind of psycho dick instead of an out of control monster. (I wasn't very happy about the last-minute "oh, Mattsun and Hotaru are supposed to be a future couple" thing, but eh, I'll overlook it.) I hadn't expected a lot from this anime, but it's really grown on me. I don't expect a second season, though...

2015-10-03, 01:01	Link #169
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	Looks like it's also getting a special episode http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...special/.93726 __________________

2015-10-03, 12:11	Link #171
Draco Spirit Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013	Bonus episodes tend to be stand alone's with no relevance to the main plot tbh... which has resulted in some comady gold over the years.