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swordmalice said: also agree completely with the above, except i thought she looked way sexier with the longer hair, but to each their own.......definitely the most emotion-inducing anime of the season on my part as well!Kurimu-chan said: Tears were shed. So. many. tears. BRILLIANT ENDING. And Ritsuko's hair looks better 8 years later! This. So this. I'm so caught up in emotion I can't even use my own words to describe how wonderful I think this show was. So thanks for saying them for me, Kurimu-chan T_T |
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| Loved the episode but finale left me asking for more. I heard that manga has more so I might read it someday. Overall, this was one of my favorite series. :) 9/10 |
| The series, one of the great, but the finale... For me the end ruined everything, all the serie going well, but you can not make an end abruptly with an ending as bleak and then all your friends as if nothing too fancy nonsense! ... hurts, it really was one of my favorites, who teach me a few tunes of jazz ... Well .. will try to keep everything right from the first caps ... or better of the medium. I'd really disappointed me the ending u_u |
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| This really has been one of the best anime last season had to offer... It was beautiful and I'm a little sad it didn't last two seasons. Will definitely miss it! 9/10 |
| Meh, I think my main fault was that I expected too much out of this anime and ended up overrating it at the beginning. I waited for the whole series to finish airing and now that I've used up a whole weekend watching 12 episodes. I'm really dissapointed, but I guess it's still one of the better shows this season. The drama portion felt like it was dragged on too much. The conclusion/climax of the story is weak and predictable. You get all that built up drama that even started from the previous episode and all you get is 2-3 mins of the shows time to wrap things up. Riko popped out of nowhere to make the ending feel even more rushed. It then ended with the three of them being together and Riko giving a smile. What a cheesy... or rather cheap ending I'll be generous with this so I'll give it a passable 7/10. |
| i really enjoyed this ending as for the series it was pretty good can't say i was blown away by it but i liked it alot just wish it had a bit more music and a bit less drama . |
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| Why it ended??? TT_TT And 8 years???????Seriously........... I cried in the end TT_TT One of the best animes this season if not the best!!! 9/10 |
| I loveeeeed the last episode and the whole anime was awesome. |
AkaSnakeJul 3, 2012 11:26 AM
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| I could never really get emotionally invested in this show, for some reason; but somehow, the finale did make me really care. Can't say I was too fond of what happened between Kaoru and Ritsuko in the first half of the episode, but I really loved their train scene. But an eight year time skip. . . that's pretty bad. Especially with no hints as to what even happened during that period. Oddly, the thing I really wanted to know was Kaoru's reason for studying medicine/becoming a doctor. Anyway, enjoyed the series overall. Loved the jazz. And friendship. |
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| Oh my god that was an amazing finale..I almost cried... I really want more of this series but I feel like it's really over now that they've gotten older and reunited...so there's not much more to do ;_; 9/10. Spectacular, and original. |
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| Hey guys , I decided to upload the ending of this amazing anime ( probably the best one I've ever watched ). I tried to find it on youtube but no one seems to have uploaded it so here it is, enjoy , comments and likes! :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPhlVjxAf4I |
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| Hmm.. I'm kinda disappointed that things didn't work out between Kaoru and Ritsuko. =/And it felt like brotherhood love weighed more here tee hee But anyway, its a happy end, os I really have no right to complain. XD |
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| WOOOW!!! THAT ENDING WAS REALLY PERFECT!!!! TwT <3 I know I could have wished for Ritsuko and Bon to get a closed ending, but this ending was closed enough! PERFECT ENDING!! ^^ 10/10 |
| There's something really poignant about the scene when Kaoru and Ritsuko were waving goodbye to each other at the train station. I ♥ the fact that Kaoru became a doctor. I want to believe that it's because of Sentarou's sister.. I'm pleased with the ending. I'm assuming Ritsuko was Kaoru's first love? (it does seem that way since Kaoru was pretty much anti-social before meeting them) And let's be realistic. Most people don't end up together with their hatsukoi. It's a bittersweet ending to their relationship and I love it! (referring to only the anime of course since I haven't read the manga yet) |
darkerealmJul 4, 2012 7:29 AM
| hm.. a little disappointed. the first 11 episodes were great. but i feel as if the whole sentaro leaving thing was not.. long enough? i mean, he LEFT in episode 11. i think if there was like another episode solely dedicated to everyone's feelings towards him leaving instead of just showing us a little bit of chit chat here and there around school and one short scene between kaoru and richan.. yeah, they really should have put a little more in there so that the whole time skip thing and then finding him after 8 years could have a bigger impact towards the viewers. meh, very very disappointed.. was saving the best for last :( oh well, on to summer season!!! |
| yeah this went from a 10 to a 9. Do explanation about Sen's family? Or Karou's? That was an extremely rushed ending and in fact changed from the manga which was a disappointment. |
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| Just finished this series. What a heartwarming finish to a wonderful show. |
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| I agree this episode felt rushed. While there was a lot to enjoy about this anime, the music, the animation, the pacing, the characters, the heart. I really would have liked to seen the plot go in a different direction and could have seen more episodes in this anime but I guess they were really slice of life-ing it. Sentress said: Totally agree on this. ... I'm kinda disappointed that things didn't work out between Kaoru and Ritsuko. =/ ... I think halfway through the season when the love triangle went all bonkers I realized this wouldn't be a 10 for me. I'm going to place this at 7/10. That being said I really look forward the next project that includes either Watanabe, Shinichiro (cowboy bebop and samurai champloo are two of my most fave anime right now) and/or Kanno, Yoko (her music seems to do no wrong). |
RyanBebopJul 9, 2012 5:45 PM
| Such junk... |
| SOMEONE PLEASE tell me what piano/other instrument piece plays when they show the "8 years later" and when Koaru is shown to be a doctor and doing doctorstuff. I cant find that ANYWHERE on the soundtrack:/ |
| "If you don't love anyone, it'll make your life easier. But, I don't want to believe it's useless to love anyone" - Hikari Sakishima |
| This definatly was uplifting and nice. But again very rushed conlclusion for a well made series. IMO, if the other people on the thread didn't like the end, read Vol 9 of the manga. Theres so ,uch they cut out its shocking. |
Kurimu-chan said: Tears were shed. So. many. tears. BRILLIANT ENDING. This. 10/10 |
| Loved how it lead up to the ending, was great. 9/10 |
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| I'm going to miss watching this series...Nice closure, Riko looks very lovely with her new hairstyle~ |
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| Some things deviated from the manga since the middle of the series up to the ending, and there were cuts here and there, but nonetheless this is an excellent anime with excellent ending to wrap it all up. For those who want more detail on what happened in the 8 years gap I strongly recommend to read the whole manga. There's even Sachiko's marriage and some additional Kaoru Ritsuko scenes. I am speechless about the whole series. This series deserved more attention, budget, and episodes than other over-cliched and fan service-y animes out there which get to run for 24 episodes with panty shots + beach episodes + overly moe characters. This anime is the kind of anime which deserves more support and promotions rather than those kinds of animes; Sakamichi no Apollon has superb storyline and characterization, on top of that great Jazz musics which has made me realize that Jazz isn't so dull after all. In the end I am so thankful that there are still some high-quality animes out there (faith in anime restored). Yes it has so many cuts, especially countless scenes of bromance (to prevent further gayness I think), few scenes of Ricchan x Kaoru (to prevent fujoshis from getting annoyed), and few mini-details plus two mini-arc and one big arc called "Kaoru's university life". But in the end everything turned out well, and all that ends well is all well. So, 9/10. |
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| OMGGGGG I LUV IT!!!!!!!! so heartwarming what would be better is if sen got a girlfriend too . BUT STILL AWESOME ANIME!!!!!!!!! |
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| Amazing ending <3 |
| Great enidnig, I'll give it a 9. Mr Watanabe, please, don't disappear again, japanese animation needs you! And what to say about Yoko Kanno's work? Brilliant as always, both with the selection of jazz classics and her new compositions. And mabanua does also a great job with two songs! A trully great anime, I'll miss it. |
| Amazing anime, 'specially with the jazz. It carried so much powerful emotion in each tune. They nailed what was arguably the best part of the show. Though it is to be expected from Kanno and Watanabe. Minor gripes here and there, but overall I give it a 9/10. |
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Meepy said: I could never really get emotionally invested in this show, for some reason; but somehow, the finale did make me really care. Can't say I was too fond of what happened between Kaoru and Ritsuko in the first half of the episode, but I really loved their train scene. But an eight year time skip. . . that's pretty bad. Especially with no hints as to what even happened during that period. Oddly, the thing I really wanted to know was Kaoru's reason for studying medicine/becoming a doctor. Anyway, enjoyed the series overall. Loved the jazz. And friendship. well earlier in the show, one of Kaoru's relatives did mention wanting him to become a doctor.It probably has something to do with his wealthy and educated background. There are people who want to become doctors not necessarily for any greater reason than because their relatives pushed them toward that career direction. Doubt it was because of sentaro's sister that Kaoru wanted to become a doctor like one of the earlier posts had mentioned. All in all, the ending was clearly rushed and spoiled the whole episode.The female lead only shows up for like a minute at the end. The bromance part dragged on way too long. The lack of conclusiveness regarding kaoru and ritsuko's relationship made it seem like watching the series was a waste of time. The 2nd train parting scene was inferior to the 1st one though I did enjoy the music for former. It was very fitting and set the tone of Kaoru's bittersweet departure. Although I get the impression ritsuko didn't completely give up her feelings on Sentaro. Her "moments of affection" with Kaoru were also awkward to watch. Her whole mentality for liking Kaoru seems to be Kaoru is such a nice friend and she kind of owed him for that,along with knowing that Sentaro most likely wouldn't return her feelings had she explicitly told him. It would have probably been preferable if Kaoru just gave up on Ritsuko and Ritsuko never out of nowhere started liking Kaoru. This is of course my opinion but the drama feels forced at certain parts of this anime though as a whole this anime was certainly enjoyable. Though like many have pointed out, there simply wasn't enough jazz in this show. |
omoikane27Jul 23, 2012 8:49 AM
| I'm hovering between 8 and 9 out of ten for this one. The series started out great but towards the end it was feeling increasingly rushed and melodramatic with less focus on jazz. And yet despite all the melodrama they just made all the conflicts dissipate with time instead of the characters seeking any solutions to their problems. All those Brief Encounter scenes at the train station felt overused. It was still very enjoyable, but I feel this might have been a better series if the story had had a few more episodes to develop with more music added. |
| iCry. Cuz it was beautiful till the very end. And I know that that little church will become the most favorite place in the world for these three after that small basement. Loved this show, glad i got to see it! |
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| Music, youth, friendship, love, heartbreak, search... This was definitely worth the wait! I'm glad I watched this! =)) |
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| So good... One of my favorite animes forever... |
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| BEST 2012 anime! (˘̩̩̩⌣˘̩ƪ) Brilliant. Beautiful. Thanks to this anime, I've taken interest into jazz! I'll miss it! T_____T A lot. I've recommended this anime to almost everyone. XD Ahhh. Such a success! The ending made me hyper. XD |
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| I cried hard. I cried.. D'x Beautiful anime. I'm glad I marathoned it. T_T |
| ...the romance jumble was kind of boring, Sen's leaving(twice) was over dramatic, Nishimi kept making the same mistake of pushing people away and then apologizing afterwards, and the accident was cliche as hell. The characters was just needed to make mistakes and make mistakes often. I'll be generous: 8/10 |
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| Good ending, pretty good show overall. |
| I'm mad at myself for taking so long to finish this beautiful anime!!! Not knowing what happened after they all reunited on the island would have probably driven me insane if I wouldn't have read all these posts to see what happens next in the manga. I for one loved all the focus on the bromance :) I thought it was incredibly sweet and I don't think we see enough true bromance in animes. It was refreshing! |
| THE BEST !! Great anime !! |
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| This series was very sweet and definitly had its comical and even emotional moments. I was hoping to see more of Sen and Nishimi's musically-ness, maybe see them go somewhere with it. The ending was quite disappointing, in my opinion. Didn't like how 8 yrs just goes by like nothing and then, oh shit, they're all back together again like nothing ever happened and then it's "the end". lol Overall, I gave this series a 6/10. |
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| Such a beautiful show. The end was a little bit surprising in my opinion, but very very good though. I'm a huge Kaoru x Ritsuko fan, so I was expecting some more scenes with them both together, but whatever. :) |
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