Anime Discussion Thread - Page 3215

hmm I see your point and it was something that I wanted to but forgot to mention in my post. I'm not sure why they left Kitamuru, Minori and Ami's feelings as is by the end of the anime. I think part of it is that with all of them, their love isn't available anymore. Kitamuru's previous love left to America and I think he was on the fence with Taiga. Plus, he's heard her confess to him that she loves Ryuji even though she wanted the feelings gone. I think that was enough for kitamuru to decide to not pursue if he even had the thought. With Minor and Ami, they both loved Ryuji but I think they both realized that Taiga is even more in love and would be more hurt. In Ami's case, she knew that Ryuji didn't have the feelings for her so she started concentrating more on having him recognize Taiga's feelings. So in general, there wasn't much to do for the other characters since they were tied in with Taiga or other characters that have left. Kitamuru will likely get together with Kanuo once he gets to America.

Honestly, I think before that episode, he was realizing that he was in love with her. Based on the art and his reactions which I usually pay close attention to, he was a bit more hesitant and couldn't answer if he loved her or not. If he was confident that he didn't, he could've easily said no. Sounds like he was debating within himself. At least, from what I recall, he was becoming more aware subconsciously that he may love her before her accidental confession. I think more episodes in that period would've helped convey his thoughts more. I mean, he was also spacing out if I recall correctly and thinking about why Taiga was being secretive and trying so hard for his sake when I guess to him, he was mostly frustrated with Minori indirectly rejecting his confession and such. Infact, at one point especially after Minori rejected him, it felt to me that he was giving up on her and it was only due to Taiga that he was still trying. In terms of the accidental confession itself, seems like he was a bit taken that she liked him. Infact, it feels like it was the same case with Minori. He didn't know Taiga had feelings for him since she was always acting the same more or less around him since she was comfortable talking to him so this was a "she has these feelings, what will I do?" moment. He didn't know if Minori liked him either aside from Taiga telling him so before Minori said she did. What I mean is that he started to love Taiga more and more as the show went on to the point where he was really angry that she wasn't coming over and feeling lonely without her and that accidental confession was confirmation to him that she likes him.

Thing is, Minori had the chance to do so at the cabin. Ryuji left to go to the washroom but instead he sat by himself and Minori found him and started talking to him. Her mind was on solving class problems and less so on whether he likes her or not. I think her mind was predetermined at that point even though she cried for losing him later on. Even Ryuji remarks about her odd behaviour in the cabin. Ya, the confrontation scene was really powerful. I umm didn't cry lol but replayed it several times because it felt like it was the second(or most) important scene in the anime. I think Taiga's crying scene was more emotional than Minori's crying scene but they obviously both loved him. For all we know, it's possible that Taiga told Minori about her feelings a long time ago although she said before she was cornered that she didn't want to tell anyone what she said when she was unconscious because it was embarrassing and such. Well, there was the one scene holding the bag but ya, there wasn't a major scene. Thing is, Taiga completely moved away from Ryuji and stopped coming over to help him with Minori but it wasn't enough. I guess to Minori, it was much better and she wanted Taiga to have Ryuji since she felt her love and need for him is stronger.

Well, at one point, back when Ami first faced her stalker, Ryuji did have some feelings but they were superficial and based on looks than anything else. I think she was to act as voice of reason later but originally, she was supposed to be someone who fought with Taiga in regards to Kitamuru and made her feel worse. I think in her case, it was about seeing her change into a better person and having more friends etc... and just being accepted which she was during the anime. Sad that she didn't have a shot and personally, I would've liked Ryuji to have had more close acquaintances to add more to the story instead of mostly Taiga and Minori but then where is the limit? If he was already in love with both Taiga and Minori and didn't know what to do, things would only spiral if Ami was added into it.

You have no idea how pissed I was when she left. For some reason, I thought she left for several episodes but realized it was in the last one only. I mean, right after they got together, what I've been waiting for the whole time, then she leaves a note and goes back to her family. I was really pissed when it happened. I know and understand the reasoning but if she just told him the reasoning in person then she kissed him and left before coming back later, I would've been a lot more fine with that because at least, he wouldn't be as frustrated. I don't think he was "okay" as much as, I have to respect her wish and she trusts me to do so. I think the idea was that they were a couple at that point so going away didn't change that and he was respecting her choice and probably knew that she'll come back to him after she patched things up and such. Thinking about it some more, it was probably also the way to make sure that they stay together. I mean, it was a timeskip so that things are patched up with her family and so when she comes back, they can be together for life so in a way, they were probably avoiding adding more episodes showing how things got fixed and such and just getting to the conclusion of the timeskip(her coming back and meeting him again with the same feelings).

YES! YES! Again, I know what he was going for and I've seen other animes or mangas do the same ending but still, it disappoints me a lot that the last thing the anime closed off with was them just meeting again and instead of having a final kiss and just walking together with everyone cheering them or something, it was him confessing and her hitting him over it in her usual character. It was a good idea to confess because it showed that he's not hesitant anymore and he knows that he loves her and I think that was needed. Likewise, we see her becoming red and from that and her reaction, we know that she still loves him so it was confirmation that their feelings were just as strong as before she left him and they were more comfortable with it(Ryuji) so we know that things will just continue as they were prior to her leaving since things have improved from all aspects(family, less pain etc...). Still, I can't help but feel very disappointed that we got a similar ending to other animes and we never saw any more funny and interesting interactions between them which was one of the things I loved about the anime. I actually hoped he'll do an episode just after the confession with them walking with friends and doing fun stuff just to show things and such. Basically, everyone accepted it and they are together forever and such.

Well to be fair, at that point, to Taiga, Ryuji meant the world to her since she had no family and for Ryuji, Taiga was someone who he grew to love a lot and was really lonely without her. She just meant a lot to him and he didn't want to lose her. Ya, the let's get married was a bit over the top but from their perspective, Taiga's mother came to take her away and the relationship was at risk of disappearing. They probably weren't thinking that we should just talk to them and rather, were thinking that we need to do something quick and that they won't listen. Going the marriage route while was quick and caught even Taiga offguard at the bridge, was a solution to their problems, albeit was temporary since they would've had to face everyone when they came back anyways. I think they could've added more episodes to develop it more as well but I don't agree that it was that undeveloped. They were literally spending every minute of the day together minus at night and their bond was crazy strong by then. The parents, well, we don't know what Taiga's mom's response to the marriage idea but I think Ryuji's mom was ok with it because she knew Taiga and wanted him to be happy. I think they just sped it up partly due to time(episodes) and partly due to them being young and wanting to show that they made a fast decision(marriage). In a way, they were just trying to give an ending so that we, the viewers know what is going to happen next. I don't have a problem with it as long as they actually showed us them being a couple and then getting married instead of what we got which was a quick meeting then anime ended.