Sure. I wasn't expecting a full on despair ending either, not in a show that's about finding your way back into life through music.
Your Lie in April (Shigatsu Wa Kimi No Uso) IOTI Life is Colorful
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Sure. I wasn't expecting a full on despair ending either, not in a show that's about finding your way back into life through music.
So we should all take this with a tremendous grain of salt, but the official twitter account was encouraging people to tweet a hashtag and if it reached a certain amount (it did) a "miracle" would happen. We haven't found out what the miracle is yet, but there is some speculation it has to do with the OVA and the OVA would be an alt ending where a "miracle" occur.
Obviously this would be the best thing ever.
Obviously this would be the best thing ever.
victreeb3l
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Hope the OVA is with
Kousei and Tsubaki in the future, married with one child. They name her Kaori and she, along with Aiza and the other chick's kid become rivals in music school or something.
Please no. I want the alt ending
where Kaori survives the surgery and is reunited with Kousei
victreeb3l
Member
Yeah I was just joking.
But even if its the alt ending we all want, it still wont feel real yknow? Like we're just deluding ourselves, a daydream mistaken for reality. And itll be even sadder that way 
solomon
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I dunno I'm happy with the ending, It was sad but if they make a OVA i'll be meh about it.
victreeb3l
Member
Saw that ninja edit
I like this ending, but I'll welcome any OVA as well. I'd like to see these characters again.
solomon
Member
Saw that ninja edit
I like this ending, but I'll welcome any OVA as well. I'd like to see these characters again.
Real talk though
If they make a OVA where she survives, I'm gunna feel bad for Tsubaki but would also like to see how things would play out if shes alive, mannnn this show got me fucked up lol
I agree, the canon ending is perfect but I'd love to see how things would play out
if she survive.
What's the link to the official twitter if you don't mind me asking?
I wouldn't mind an alternate ending where she survived tbh.
-Pyromaniac-
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I'm saving this for when I go to bed because tears will be shed and I want to be under my blanky.
http://www.kimiuso.jp/nodame/ Please based mongoose give us a miracle!
https://twitter.com/shigatsuhakimi
thanks! Also is the hashtag they want us to tweet "#君嘘" ?
Yes I believe so. Although they already cleared the number of tweets necessary, they wanted 10,000 and got over 12,000 right now
protomouse
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I think it also bears some mention how amazingly well done
Also everyone, if you're looking for a romancey manga to fill the void that isn't shoujo and provides some wonderful feels, go read Horimiya. Rainy and I recommend it highly!
Kaori's death was. It seems rare that we get a series in any medium that doesn't dramaticize death itself in a melodramatic sense. For example, the funeral scene lasted about 20 seconds and there was no scene of everyone crying and screaming at her death. Instead this story focused on her life, and her final thoughts on how Kousei changed her life and we get to see very visibly how she changed his. Really quite remarkable
Also everyone, if you're looking for a romancey manga to fill the void that isn't shoujo and provides some wonderful feels, go read Horimiya. Rainy and I recommend it highly!
Don't worry, I didn't cry either but I felt the strong feels. Anohana made me tear up (my girlfriend was making waterfalls beside me at the time), I guess I'm just not a crier sadly
Anohana was ridiculous in terms of actually getting me teary eyed ;~;
I'll also admit I'm one of the few (I hope there's a few at least) who actually got teary eyed during a few key moments in Angel Beats.
mightynine
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Well, tears were shed, but as others said, it was more of a bittersweet ending. It hit me when I realized he already knew she had passed, and the lip quiver didn't stop through the letter, and the picture at the end.
It was a great ride! Glad I checked this one out.
Great times. Weirdly enough the only problem i have with the eps is
Perfect use of ED music for sure.
http://sakuga.yshi.org/data/cb0e7b4721fb4540644701e378edaaa7.webm
http://sakuga.yshi.org/data/969ef572c911e9cdaae3650b4f056f63.webm
such a great final performance.
kaoru looks real weird as a child. Something about the head shape... idk.
Perfect use of ED music for sure.
http://sakuga.yshi.org/data/cb0e7b4721fb4540644701e378edaaa7.webm
http://sakuga.yshi.org/data/969ef572c911e9cdaae3650b4f056f63.webm
such a great final performance.
I felt the letter in the manga was a lot sadder than in the anime.
Like at one point she's repeatedly begging him not to forget her in the manga letter and it struck me as she really doesn't wanna die. I liked it because it was like a little moment where she's not okay with leaving.
Where as she kinda says don't forget me in the anime like once, but its not nearly as desperate and it came across to me like she was okay with dying
Where as she kinda says don't forget me in the anime like once, but its not nearly as desperate and it came across to me like she was okay with dying
-Pyromaniac-
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Great finale. Not as many tears as I thought there would be. Mostly because
. Anyway that was a beautiful story. I hope another anime comes along that can be as moving as this was.
the episode ended really quickly. I don't know what it was but it seemed very short to me. It also had a lot of uplifting notes
Basically all that was left was the letter and it really would only be a 10 minute portion at most, so they kinda stretched it out for a whole ep.
And yea I wasn't as sad either. I kinda liked tsubaki more the whole time so maybe if she wasn't a character I wouodve felt worse
I feel so emotionally drained right now, like this hit me in a very different way that Anohana did. I watched Saekano just now and couldn't get into this episode because emotionally I'm just not there.
Also feeling the feels that almost one year ago was when they announced this adaption, I remember sitting in lecture on that day and adding to my MAL to remember to watch it. Geez
This is what my impression was as well.
Also feeling the feels that almost one year ago was when they announced this adaption, I remember sitting in lecture on that day and adding to my MAL to remember to watch it. Geez
This is what my impression was as well.
in that performance, it didn't really matter to him if he wins or not, he was playing for her
In the manga
he got a standing ovation
In the manga there is reactions from the audience (applause), friends (tears) and his rivals (tears).
Of course. I know that. I was just curious about how the audience reacted. Thanks for telling me how it went in the manga guys. I'm definitely going to buy them as they come out here.
...Scatter...
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Damn man. They went the positive route (which is a very healthy take on our mortality) but it still feels terrible.
The more desperate tone from the manga you guys were mentioning would have been brutal.
Got me like that scene in Myself; Yourself when he opens the special mailbox.
That moment when she looked back and you just knew and he was about to lose it for a second.
The more desperate tone from the manga you guys were mentioning would have been brutal.
Got me like that scene in Myself; Yourself when he opens the special mailbox.
I found two piano covers for it, actually one is from the OST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQODEP1LUA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uLcDfl7X-8
edit:
as a bonus, this is the scene where it first appeared
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-7rdLTXN1s
I didn't mind the series, but the ride was just ok...
overall it was easily one of the better series coming out for the last 3 months, but I doubt I will ever watch it again. If I wanted a show focused on classical music I would likely just rewatch Nodame. and if I wanted a show with a similar drama feel that dealt with music I would just watch Nana (deals with more adult problems as it's a lot older of a cast) or Full Moon. (it's a lot more lighthearted in general despite being about
.)
I imagine if I hadn't seen so many shows I would have enjoyed it more, but there was little surprise during the whole thing everything seemed to go as expected after the first few episodes.
likely would have been better if it was more focused and not did random stuff like childhood flashbacks that didn't do anything to further the story or our understanding of the characters, that were just there to take up time. Like the first childhood flashback was mostly alright, but the others bleh I just sat there wishing it would end.
to me the lack of reactions to his song was a huge huge let down, just skipping ahead was a bit abrupt and I would have liked confirmation that the song was good because when it comes to this classical music stuff, I can't tell ok from good, and some parts of the songs sound just terrible to me. they are apparently supposed to though. (i'm going to locate the manga and get the reactions I wanted to see)
to me the lack of reactions to his song was a huge huge let down, just skipping ahead was a bit abrupt and I would have liked confirmation that the song was good because when it comes to this classical music stuff, I can't tell ok from good, and some parts of the songs sound just terrible to me. they are apparently supposed to though. (i'm going to locate the manga and get the reactions I wanted to see)
overall it was easily one of the better series coming out for the last 3 months, but I doubt I will ever watch it again. If I wanted a show focused on classical music I would likely just rewatch Nodame. and if I wanted a show with a similar drama feel that dealt with music I would just watch Nana (deals with more adult problems as it's a lot older of a cast) or Full Moon. (it's a lot more lighthearted in general despite being about
a 12 year old that has throat cancer that only has one year left to live
I imagine if I hadn't seen so many shows I would have enjoyed it more, but there was little surprise during the whole thing everything seemed to go as expected after the first few episodes.
Same here. Goddammit.. constant lump in my throat.
Great anime, beautifully executed.
In episode 9
you can see Kaori's blonde hair when Emi is falling asleep at Kousei's first competition.
mightynine
Member
You know,
I really felt for Watari at the end, as he looked longingly at his phone. He got the shortest end of the stick because he obviously liked her, but he was such a goddamned BEST FRIEND he put aside all of that and pushed and supported Kousei the whole way - in a way that was different than what Tsubaki and Kaori brought to the table, but still absolutely necessary.
Bravo, Watari, bravo. You will always be Friend A+.
Bravo, Watari, bravo. You will always be Friend A+.
The directing is superb but the story just lacks a little bit of something to make it really memorable.
I wonder if rewatching the series given the relevations in the last episode will make everything that happened come together even more. It sure does explain the incessant pestering, though
.
I wonder if rewatching the series given the relevations in the last episode will make everything that happened come together even more. It sure does explain the incessant pestering, though
Kaori sure held back pretty well when the person she admired was pretty head over heels over her
-Pyromaniac-
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that's what a true bro is all about
I think the reason was
she wouldn't want Kousei to be an even more emotional wreck after she dies
Episode 22 - END
8/10
I hate these kinds of endings, not becuase they're bad, but because they fuck me up something fierce. Sometimes for days. The best quick fix remedy for me is to immediately do something else unrelated to anime, but then it inevitably comes crashing back down once I'm lying in bed reflecting on my day and all that I've seen and done. It may be naive, but I wanted Kaori to survive. I wanted her to live, I wanted her to get with Kōsei, and have a good life with the others. Though I really liked Tsubaki, I figured she'd end up with Watari in the end, and then they'd all have their happy ending.
Oh well, this is gonna fuck me up some time to come. I found the ending to be signficantly more emotional than AnoHana, even though that got me pretty good too. I've never cried watching anime, but still, the feels. They really mess me up.
Oh well, this is gonna fuck me up some time to come. I found the ending to be signficantly more emotional than AnoHana, even though that got me pretty good too. I've never cried watching anime, but still, the feels. They really mess me up.
8/10