Written by: Cholisose at Sea Slugs! Anime Blog(Note: Since this post focuses on the final episode specifically as well as the series in general, there will be spoilers for the show’s ending.) Summary: While Hazuki watches on in ghost form, Rokka has realized that Atsushi is possessing Hazuki’s body. But even though she’s finally been reunited with her dead husband, she can’t [...]
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Written by: Cholisose at Sea Slugs! Anime Blog(Note: Since this post focuses on the final episode specifically as well as the series in general, there will be spoilers for the show’s ending.) Summary: While Hazuki watches on in ghost form, Rokka has realized that Atsushi is possessing Hazuki’s body. But even though she’s finally been reunited with her dead husband, she can’t [...]
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This series may have been a fairytale romance in more of the literal sense than metaphorical, but there’s no doubt that the ending was a storybook one through and through.
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Categories: Anime, Natsuyuki Rendezvous, Quick Thoughts, Summer 2012Tags: Natsuyuki RendezvousAside from some of the drama, I feel Natsuyuki’s greatest merit can be attributed to it being a good illustration of how stylistic choices can butcher a show’s writing. As for the finale of this rather unorthodox series, it was … Continue reading →(Read more...)
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Now that the game is up and Rokka knows the truth about the current inhabitant of Hazuki's body, it's decision time for all involved as Natsuyuki Rendezvous reaches its climax. One thing that quickly becomes clear is that this is the end of the road for Shimao in terms of "borrowing" Hazuki's body, as even he finally admits that it's time to let go of his current physical reality.  But what of
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Oh my god, how fucking stubborn is this guy lol. He even stuck around until both Rokka and Hazuki died of old age lol. Happy the both of them finally got together in the end, even raised a daughter too. Ah well, at least it was a good enough ending to all that drama I [...]
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I’ll admit that there were a couple of things that I didn’t really like about this finale. But they were pretty minor details: I found the Atushi biting Rokka on the neck to be a little hilarious. The brief Alice in Wonderland scene also seemed crammed in there. I didn’t like what it did to [...]
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After a long, tearful good-bye, a brief incident with garden shears, and a neck bite, Atsushi finally releases Hazuki’s body back to him. Hazuki wakes up as if from a long slumber, confirming his love for Rokka and asking her to marry him. Many years pass, to when Hazuki passes away at age 65, not [...]
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Episode 11 It’s been a long time since I’ve seen an ending so perfect. Considering that many anime today don’t end anyway, or they’re so complicated that they leave more questions than answers, this is very refreshing. The big, intense moment comes down to what Rokka and Atsushi are going to do. Live happily ever [...]
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