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EP. REVIEW: Hana-Kimi

standards have gotten tighter for what you're allowed to depict in anime and manga since the manga first ran in 1996, and some changes have had to be made. In the manga, the characters openly drank alcohol, but you're not allowed to show teens behaving badly like that anymore.

I heard a rumor from a generally trustworthy source a few weeks ago that the anime adaptation had been planned for 36 episodes. Now, when that happens, there's usually some sort of indicator, most often an announcement accompanying the twelfth episode.

I heard a rumor from a generally trustworthy source a few weeks ago that the anime adaptation had been planned for 36 episodes. ... I wonder if it bombed as badly in Japan as it did in the US, leading to the cancellation of plans for further seasons.

Slice-of-life sitcoms like Hana-Kimi don't need to be a tightly-woven tapestry, but this is closer to a moth-eaten mesh.
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The big climactic relay, by the way, is barely animated, off-model, and lasts 30 seconds.

And thus ends Hana-Kimi, the adaptation of a 30-year-old manga that even the fans ended up dropping halfway through because the incompetent production made it a chore to watch for three-quarters of its run. I'm glad more shoujo anime is getting made, but if this is how they treat one beloved 90's property, I'm scared for how Red River and From Far Away will look later this year.

Now, when that happens, there's usually some sort of indicator, most often an announcement accompanying the twelfth episode. “I Was the Same” has no such notice, barely even feels like the conclusion of a story.