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| I am glad that my worries did not come true. I worried that Setsuna will kill herself or have accident, like start running away when she saw them and got into car crash. Or other that she is deadly sick and Kazusa and Haruki will have hard time living after knowing this. So now will they never see Kazusa again and Setsuna still want to be with Haruki? Can he? Is there continuation of this story somewhere? Really great and original story. 9/10 |
| (づ￣ ³￣)づ ちゅっ ちゅっ キス (´｡✪ω✪｡｀) I hate it when anime/manga that I enjoyed ends, especially when there could be much longer plot and when I love main heroine :P I wish I had magic glasses that let me see real world in anime colors ;) |
Thyriad-oPPailov said: I am glad that my worries did not come true. I worried that Setsuna will kill herself or have accident, like start running away when she saw them and got into car crash. Or other that she is deadly sick and Kazusa and Haruki will have hard time living after knowing this. So now will they never see Kazusa again and Setsuna still want to be with Haruki? Can he? Is there continuation of this story somewhere? Really great and original story. 9/10 There's the VN if you want |
zerokarasu said: Despair_Queen said: I know this is late since the anime aired like 5 years ago, but I just finished the anime and want to throw in my two cents. Many on this thread are bashing on Kazusa and pitying or sympathizing with Setsuna. Honestly though, I think Setsuna is at fault here, and this is just fitting punishment for her. Haruki making out with Kazusa in front of her was horrible, yeah, but she already knew that Haruki loves Kazusa and not her. Yet, she selfishly decided to take advantage of Haruki being an indecisive wimp who wouldn't reject her, and confess to him. This is what happens when you interfere with the relationship of two people mutually in love. She should have seen this coming. I'm not saying that Kazusa and Haruki aren't at fault here, but I personally think that Setsuna is the most at fault. Overall this anime was a 9/10, really enjoyed it but the ending was bad, why did Kazusa still have to leave :( Also, for those hating on Kazusa because she just "upped and left", I honestly can't blame her for wanting to escape from this love triangle bs, and the way I see it, she left so as to allow Setsuna to have back Haruki due to seeing Setsuna as a best friend. The whole cheating thing was just to let herself have Haruki for a while before allowing Setsuna to have him, but she wouldn't be able to handle seeing Haruki with Setsuna, and Kazusa's presence in Japan would cause Haruki to be unable to fully devote himself to Setsuna, which is why Kazusa left. For the sake of Setsuna... Dammit kazusa why do you have to be so self-sacrificial :( meanwhile Setsuna is a selfish bitch And before you say that Kazusa and Haruki were shit friends by betraying Setsuna, Setsuna was the shit friend first by interfering with Haruki and Kazusa. A true friend would wish for the two of them, who are mutually in love, to be together and have true happiness, not try to get in between them which in turn caused all of them to have a bad end. ^basically this,i like it when someone just straight forward explaining the truth/fact instead of complicated things,dont get me wrong,it is not as simple as it look,specially the character and their situation and reasoning,but still setsuna "deserved" what comes to her in the airport,in fact thats the whole point of that scene,i dont play vn and i dont need explanation for that airport kiss. basically airport kiss mean to show "haruki true love or the one he love so much is kazusa to begin with and that is his eyes only for her in the end" meanwile at the same time setsuna saw what is the harsh truth,yep thats "love triangle with someone interfere between to people in love that come back to her in the end" with a BANG(they kiss passionately right in front of her face). I haven't visited the thread of the final ep of my fav romance of all time in ever, but imma just leave a brilliant comment by mdz here on reddit: There's not quite one person at fault within the dynamics of this relationship. Setsuna's the good girl -- that's what everybody constantly iterates. The audience thinks that she's a good girl. Haruki and Kazusa thinks that she's a good girl. Every minor character, every passerby thinks that she's a saint. In a sense, she is. In another sense, she's absolutely the most manipulative character in the series. White Album 2's visual novel isn't the highest rated visual novel on EGS [Japanese Visual Novel rating site] without a reason. Setsuna believes that she betrayed Kazusa. Haruki is not aware that Kazusa had kissed him first. In fact, this is an incredibly large spoiler that's only revealed in Coda. The IC in the visual novel was bereft of most of these details. The anime chose to adapt it. Kazusa and Haruki know that they betrayed Setsuna. How much more blatant of a betrayal can there be, other than physically cheating [not to say the emotional cheating that went on prior]. What happens when someone cheats? The other party breaks off relationships, and gradually, things rebuild after being shattered. But what occurs in this case? Setsuna absolutely does not take it out on them. In fact, she thinks that she's the guilty one. This results in Kazusa and Haruki staying in the past. They cannot get over the fact that Setsuna's such a good girl -- that they chose to betray such a good girl. But such a good girl selfishly refuses to allow the two to move on. Haruki and Kazusa are not sociopathic, they cannot move on without guilt. Setsuna is very important to them. If they were to continue dating, they'd only hurt Setsuna further. If they were to break up, then Setsuna would not have that -- she wants the three of them to be together, she wants genuine love. She wants the impossible, and she'll aspire for the impossible. The two want to be punished, to be condemned vitriolically -- that itself will be cathartic for all parties. If it never happens, it's the same as a boiling kettle never blowing. Setsuna in the train scene, refused to allow Haruki to further speak. Even when he did enunciate further, his blatant disloyalty, she refused to scold him. She never exploded. She never allowed the built-up anxiety, the built-up guilt to shatter. She never allowed them a cathartic moment. In a sense, she operates benevolently in that she refuses to scold her friends. In a sense, she operates absolutely selfishly, because she wants her desired ending. Setsuna's without a doubt the most complex character within the series. Everyone calls her 'good', but she believes herself to be the absolute worst. White Album 2's realistic in that it doesn't go for the simple cop-outs. Nobody's going to commit suicide. Nobody's going to go blatantly insane. A period of bliss is followed by a lifetime of suffering. Pleasure and love will never supersede, will never ameliorate that suffering. But, it will keep the characters going. |
| For the god's sake, he banged my waifu. |
| If you're a fanboy, please don't waste my time. Watch more movies, please. Kafka, Fu Xuan, Jingliu, Topaz and Huohuo. |
| Still can't believe how they got the balls to be kissing right in front of Setsuna like that lmao. Tbf Setsuna meddles right into the other two's progressing relationship, knowing fully that they love each other, and then capitalized on the Haruki's indecisiveness and got him to accept her feelings in the heat of moment. A triangle love story that ended up making everyone involved miserable, they all got their own share of faults and the way the series ended is so much realistic. The characters felt alive and I don't regret giving this series a 10/10 rating (might want to check out the VN later) |
| This was basically a plethora of awful decisions from all involved parties which resulted in the absolute dumpsterfire that was that last scene. Worst thing is I can't even blame them since the anime does a good job establishing the character's motivations and their reasons for behaving as such but damn. I liked all 3 of the main characters but Kazusa's scenes felt the most powerful to me. Those episodes showing her point of view were pretty great and recontextualized the entirety of the anime up until that point. Girl's as dumb as she is cute though. You can tell this was a VN adaptation since all of the side characters ended up being underdeveloped as hell, despite hints that there's more to them. Especailly Takeya. 8/10, i quite liked it. Shame there'll likely never be a continuation of this, might have even rated it higher. |
| Totally skipped this episode. Two times around is enough, once in the VN and once in the anime. Setsuna being the best manipulator around while not doing so in a planned and calculated way. The actions and choices Setsuna made put her under a more positive light than the other two no matter how you look at it. Of course, you can still think Haruki and Kazusa were meant to be, but this doesn't turn Setsuna in a bad person because, technically, she did nothing wrong. She worked her best with the club at every moment, got close to Haruki in a normal way. She confessed at the right moment and took the prize. She tried to keep the three of them together with the best intentions in her mind even if she was hurting them by doing so. She never questioned Haruki even if she knew he did the wrong things to her. Her direct way of doing things, exposing all of herself, always doing the 'correct things' without holding back is her strongest weapon. In the end, when Haruki and Kazusa kisses in the airport they know the consequences, they want to hurt Setsuna, to not keep this a secret anymore, they just want her to lash out at them and punish them in any way because they know what they did was a terrible sin. What they got? A girl crying because she lost, not even a single word pushing them away. Setsuna made the "right" move for her once again, she made the two of them feel bad enough that they won't even think about a long distance relationship after watching that scene while coming out as the perfect victim. Of course, Haruki couldn't face Setsuna after this. He was crushed by losing the possibility of being with his loved one, he didn't want to be forgiven by Setsuna either even if she was there for him and he probably still liked her. If something, he was probably just feeling dirty by how he did things, by not being as straight as Setsuna. Kazusa was probably thinking the same while in the plane, as she never contacts them again |
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| Bruh Setsuna deserves better and if I was her, I wouldn't have forgiven Haruki for cheating. Haruki is a little bitch and Setsuna needs to know her worth. On another note, Haruki is definitely the type to get pegged by Kazusa. |
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I couldn't stop laughing watching this s***... It's the perfect version of Oregairu, something on par with School Days, and yes, f*** yes, I've trashed Wataru Watari... |
SgtBateManJan 16, 2022 3:55 AM
Help! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody. Help! You know I need someone. Helpppppp!  |
| Title: White Album 2 Directed by: Utaha Written by: Utaha Edited by: Utaha Produced by: Utaha Composed by: Utaha |
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| It's like how others have said, it's like Oregairu and School Days (but actually good). Pretty realistic. Teens are dumb about love, they don't know what they're doing most of the time. Now I'm just dead inside. 8/10 would not watch again. BUT I will definitely check out the VN. |
Great_VegetablesMar 26, 2022 12:59 AM
| wow, so much egoism, imagine betraying your best friend for sex and the dude was such a loser, what was wrong with setsuna? they fucked till she broke her pelvis, then she has the nerve to say she's sorry, such ugly characters. Also setsuna decided to act like a loser, if she accepts a guy now, she will accept cheating in the future, she needs to move on, she needs honor, there is more to life than clinging to some shithead who cheats on you and even has the guts to kiss a girl in front of you without even breaking up properly. in the end, kazusa discovered sex, I bet it'll be defining in her music career, haruki banged a hot chick and has chances with girlfriend still and setsuna will forever remain a 2nd pick with no honor. |
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| This was a pretty good show. Poor Setsuna. The guy clearly should have dated both girls. They would not have cut his head off. |
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| Setsuna is the least terrible out of the three. She isn't very manipulative either. Love is selfish, and she was selfish. She knew MC and Kaz were in love, and she stepped in, that's okay. I don't see what she saw in the MC, because I don't think the MC was that great but she found happiness, good for her. The thing is, Kazusa 'needed' the MC's love more than Setsuna. Setsuna wanted attention, companionship, etc. which is alright, there is no limit for that in life. But it's clear that Kazusa was totally anti-social. So, Kazusa and the MC were 'meant to be'. But, ultimately it was Kazusa's fault that Setsuna started dating the MC first. The MC didn't even know Kazusa liked him until it was very late. She kept herself hidden and stayed inside her comfort zone. It's one thing being simply cold or distant, but it's another staying away from your love on purpose for months. The MC wasn't as much of a scumbag as the MC in White Album 1, however, he was the 'worst' out of the three. He should've been honest with Setsuna whenever he decided that he loved Kazusa more. The best moment to have denied Setsuna would've been at the very first moment after the concert, but that's excusable since he hadn't figured out who he liked more I guess. Basically, Kazusa and MC were meant for each other but either suck at communicating or were indecisive, and Setsuna fell in love with the MC too easily. She should've gone to the road trip with her family on her birthday instead. I don't know how training for two weeks as a band and then performing a successful live concert at school could stretch out into a several month long drama, but I guess stuff like that can/does happen. I like White Album 1 better, it felt a bit more realistic and the love stories in it progressed towards building each character's future, while here it feels like it sorta fell down and turned around. |
ow + nw = 90-2000s |
| Well that was kinda garbage. The whole first half was a set up that lasted too long and the other half was awfully boring melodrama. Setsuna is insufferable, had to power through her scenes. Decent ending, at least mc got to bang best girl of the show and that last kiss honestly made me laugh. They just had to make out in front of Setsuna, deserved and hilarious. |
| quite a exciting drama story |
| https://i.imgur.com/9zlnM7F.png?1[/img] aduhai alamax |
| AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE -------------------------------- Procreation. Then Haruki made it very clear to Setsuna what his feelings about Touma were, through words and... actions. Touma felt the same, but still left. Haruki stays with Setsuna because of the promise the three of them made, but their relationship is very one sided. Ouch, that's one hell of an ending, and I think some people are going to be quite upset. Literally all three of them got a bad end |
| https://i.imgur.com/9zlnM7F.png?1[/img] aduhai alamax |
| Didn't expect this to be necroed. Anyways, play the game @Groyu. This is just the prologue. |
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Say-My-Name said: Didn't expect this to be necroed. Anyways, play the game @Groyu. This is just the prologue. I like your idea how we can be friends, thoroughly animek |
| https://i.imgur.com/9zlnM7F.png?1[/img] aduhai alamax |
| What is this disgusting opening scene! High schoolers shouldn't be doing this. I know they graduated, but that was like 5 minutes ago. I don't appreciate anime with high schoolers doing this. I was so in love with Horimiya until the episode they did this, after this I couldn't wait for the show to end. This show tricked me. I did not expect much of this anime, but the beginning drew me in. It was so good until the school festival. After that, it turned into a piece of trash. |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| Everybody ended in suffering and without any self respect lol, and maybe Touma is pregnant. Realistic. |
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| I'm so happy this adaptation exists, I love the visual novel, it's probably my favourite piece of fiction, and the anime is just perfect as an adaptation, literally every episode is a masterpiece to me, and I think I can't say the same about any other anime in my list honestly. Perhaps this is my most honest and true 10/10, and I've read the visual novel and watched the anime many times already, and every time I end up loving it even more. This is a beautiful tragedy, a very well written drama, a deep character study where you clearly relate to everyone in the story. Anyway, this is definitely my favourite thing in the media, nothing comes even close to it. Thank you White Album 2, for delivering such an intense and touching story, and until the next re-watch/re-read of the VN. |
  Grant me one hour on love's most sacred shores To clasp the bosom that my soul adores, Lie heart to heart and merge my soul with yours |
Yorginvik said: Oh man, I understand with wanting to tell Setsuna "No" to her confession, but its tough (and maybe dumb) for a guy to reject a cute girl that you know whos confessing to you. Having a relationship with Setsuna was guaranteed at that point, while nothing of a relationship was guaranteed at that point with Kazusa since MC didnt know for sure if Kazusa had feelings for him. The MC wasn't as much of a scumbag as the MC in White Album 1, however, he was the 'worst' out of the three. He should've been honest with Setsuna whenever he decided that he loved Kazusa more. The best moment to have denied Setsuna would've been at the very first moment after the concert, but that's excusable since he hadn't figured out who he liked more I guess. I don't know how training for two weeks as a band and then performing a successful live concert at school could stretch out into a several month long drama, but I guess stuff like that can/does happen. I like White Album 1 better, it felt a bit more realistic and the love stories in it progressed towards building each character's future, while here it feels like it sorta fell down and turned around. And good point on how the couple of weeks of training turning into a long drama. Me personally, im a believer that woman and straight man cannot be just friends, so the fact that they extended this friendship for months without any drama was a little bit unreal. |
| They really gave Setsuna a front row seat to that. God damn. I don't even know how they can talk to each other after the flight. |
| Ah well, I thought a suicide would happen. the way they represented the love between them, feels awfully like school days? Actually a lot. Though everythings such a mess, It's so hard to decide which character was the culprit for all of this mess. He goes and dates Setsuna for a while, then has a hard time forgetting Kazusa. Goes and fucks Kazusa, and now absolutely fucks Setsuna over by kissing Kazusa right infront of her. This is the reason why I found School Days's ending the perfect ending for such an anime. I would've expected something similar here. So I guess the imposter is the boy. He could've found a resolve, but has gone and started a half ass relationship with Ogiso without even thinking for a second about his feelings. Because of this bad decision making, I can't really see how this was a masterpiece according to some. Even though some say OreGairu is a ripoff of WA2, I found OreGairu much better at this. At least 8man didn't do such fuckery over the girls. Anyways, as this seemed to spike a nostalgia effect on me and because the songs were pretty nice, I'll give it a 9. Though I wonder now, what happens next? Who's the real gf now? And why is Setsuna still clinging to him even though she witnessed all of this? Are even the characters retarded? At least the ape-mutated friend tried to stop him from going to the airport. Though I didn't really ship Ogiso and him, I also do not appreciate "cheating". I still liked the overall experience until some late episodes, so the things that happened at the end (even though I did not find it to be a solution), will not change scoring too much. I might also think of an 8 later on. But also the way they handled was also realistic. I mean, it is definitely possible for a guy to fuck a girl that loves him and kisses him in the night. It surprised me though, him pushing her on the bed really got me by surprise. I suppose they also did not use protection, so what happens now? Absolute chaos. Tbh I love it. Just the betrayals got on my nerves a bit. But because they were realistic, I'll still give it a good score. |
AsudoxJul 30, 2023 9:12 AM
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