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Stark700
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Series just finished airing today.
Overall, I rated it Excellent despite the bit of a lackluster finale imo. The series was quite enjoyable for me with the lighthearted comedy, drama, romance, and the setting as well as the duo of Shizuku and Haru. It was so priceless and fun to watch them in each episode 
Anyways, ya. That's pretty much I'll say for now. Season 2? I wouldn't mind it all! That is..if it ever does get announced. |
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Spastic Minnow
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I think they added a not so subtle hidden message in the episode about that: http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/9854/mylittlepartingmessage.jpg As it is, it didn't go anywhere. They're obviously hoping for a continuation. I had actually thought this would be a 2-cour show. It seems like the first half of a "Very Good" or "excellent" series but it doesn't even feel like a temporary ending- it just stops. |
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ookamigirl
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Episode 13 Final
spoiler[Haru frantically looking for someone. He also dropped a whole bunch of things around. That was a great way to unintentionally get people together. So he was looking for a glowing bug... This was a kinda weird and out of place episode. A very unusual final episode that totally didn't give a feeling it was final episode.] |
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Pablo_Equis
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Yuu rules. That is all.
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Gina Szanboti
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Oh these kids, role models all. spoiler[I thoroughly enjoyed all the jokes around Joji's hospitalization. Apparently they swung by the hospital again to pick him up to go return Haru's keys (and gloves?) with them, IV rack and all. How could that possibly turn out badly?
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DuskyPredator
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Episode 13 (final)
Not a really big ending episode, but I liked how at the end it did a call back to the beginning of the series, I almost forgot about that and my confusion at that time to all those characters. A second season would be nice. |
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WhiteHairGirls
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While that wasn't really an ending at all, I still gave it an excellent because it was one of the better animes of this season. I loved all of the characters, especially Natsume. I am also hoping for a 2nd season.
What do you mean by call back? Does it have to do with glasses's girl sister and the rooster? |
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HaruhiToy
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I really like that everyone except his nominal girlfriend gets all in a lather when Haru is acting strange and seems upset about something. It is just another indication of how good they are for each other.
Although it seems the romance hasn't really gotten very far it actually has in profound ways. Shizuku has learned to appreciate him for what he is, which would be a huge step for anyone. She realizes early on that she cannot understand her little monster's actions beyond a certain point so she doesn't even attempt to. Even when everyone else has convinced themselves what Haru is up to she isn't drawn into the mistake. The opening credits show a great metaphor for the relationship. Shizuku is sitting at her classroom desk calmly with her chin in her hand, observing and contemplating the ongoing frenetic chaos going on in the seat to her right. Aliens, chickens, squiggles. Anything shows up there for a moment and then on to the next thing. That's Haru. That aspect of the story comes across better in the anime than it does in the manga. I was interested enough to start reading it -- mostly to figure out what the meaning of the chicken is -- but it has a lot more to the story and characters. I really hope they continue this series on for another couple of seasons. |
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DuskyPredator
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I was refering to Shizuku doing that thing about talking each of those people, I remember the anime started off with a very similar scene in ep 1, although we did not know any of the characters at that point. |
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crosswithyou
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Just finished the series and actually didn't realize it was the last episode. ^^; Definitely left hanging as there's much more to be covered. Hopefully it'll be getting a second season.
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Blood-
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I'd love it if this show got a spin-off series featuring Natsume and the funny little girl who found the rooster. That way I could get everything I like about this show and not have to deal with Haru, who is nothing but an irritating, violent retard to me or his emotionally repressed, "I live to study" so-called "girlfriend."
I thought the finale did a reasonable job as a stopping point. If a second season never gets made, I'd still feel like a complete story was told, but there are clearly enough threads to weave a second season from. I don't know what the sales figures have been like, but if they are decent enough, I'm sure we'll get another helping. |
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One-Eye
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Well, they've left some things dangling here at the end that I would like to see resolved, specifically the spoiler[Natsume and Michan issue]. We also don't have the whole background onspoiler[ Haru's family which I think is probably key to having a better understanding of Haru] as a character. Its something I would have liked to have seen dealt with, because it feels like its been put off. So, I hope we get a second season down the road for a few of these things to play out, because it would be a shame if it ended on this note.
I don't think that girl is her sister, just her good friend.
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Stark700
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HaruhiToy
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Based on appreciation. Ask a sample of people you know if they would rather be appreciated or understood by their SO and you might be surprised. And yes. It might be cynical but one of the attractions of the opposite sex is the mystery (not understanding) of them. I strongly suspect that if men understood women at a fundamental level we wouldn't bother pursuing them.
That is undoubtedly correct. |
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One-Eye
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I think she understands Haru quite well in that he can be chaotic and distracting, which is why she tries to avoid being pulled into things or does things to manage him like the bribe. And no I don't think that its cynical to say that people are attracted to what seems mysterious about the opposite sex. However, I would say it is Haru's unpredictability that can be both attractive and a nuisance to Shizuku who is someone that likes to have everything ordered and planned out. This is not the same as being mysterious. The unpredictability of some of his actions like his honesty or consideration that seem spontaneous are surprising, pleasurable but also something that can be understood. On the other hand, the violence and jealousy not so pleasant, but can also be understood. Mystery is fine and all as an initial attractor, but in the long run if there is no understanding then you end up with friction and conflict. Haru also doesn't need to be mysterious for Shizuku to be attracted to him. She could be attracted to his looks or his intelligence or that he's the first guy to take a serious interest in her or that he's a bad boy that needs to be reformed.
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