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Once you see an anime’s ending, that’s the time when you can fully judge it. When something from an anime’s concluding episode carves something in your mind, you just know that that anime will really just be something that you … Continue reading →
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“There’s no way I can stop this rhythm in my heart.” COMMERCIAL FOR METANORN: Metanorn has been doing really well in the Aniblog Tourney. We appreciate all of you who’ve supported us for the past month plus of voting, but we still got some bracket space to roll through. We’re gonna be going against the [...]
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All Blue And so here we are, the final episode of Sakamichi no Apollon. True to the title, the first half of the episode hits those depressing notes. With Sentaro gone, those stupid grades are rising again. With Sentaro gone, those dumb kids get to play on the roof now. The world is a much [...]
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All Blue And so here we are, the final episode of Sakamichi no Apollon. True to the title, the first half of the episode hits those depressing notes. With Sentaro gone, those stupid grades are rising again. With Sentaro gone, those dumb kids get to play on the roof now. The world is a much [...]
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So, while Tsuritama may have edged Apollon in terms of the pre-finale episodes, in terms of the ending Apollon is far superior. In fact, this was by far the best ending of the season, and the type of ending that I’ve been waiting for a long time. The episodes leading up to this indeed were [...]
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In an era where ambiguous and open-ended finales are the norm, an unspoken prayer for the chance of a fiscally-successful sequel in the unforeseen future, an anime receiving proper and satisfying closure has become an rare indulgence.  Conclusions such as these leave the audience with a sense of gratification and completeness, as we like to [...]
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8 years later, our OTP finally gets their happy ending… ;_; I honestly expected a lot more from Apollon, but the terrible execution and forced cramming of every Asian drama stereotype coupled with bad pacing did not end up well with me. Aside from the highlights (which was every time some jazz got played), the [...]
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From the dere-moe Project The dere-moe Project - An all-Filipino blog on Japanese Pop CultureRitsuko! You can stay there, but just listen! I’m sorry about the other day. You may not want to hear anything from me, but let me just say this! The reason why I came here is because I wanted to see your smile! It’s always encouraged me, even when things were rough. I never knew [...]The post Sakamichi no Apollon 12 – All Blues appeared first on The dere-moe Project.
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