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Plot Synopsis

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Story & Characters

High School. The place where it all usually starts. Friendships, Rivalries, Love and the like.
But, haven't you ever wondered what happens after they leave school behind?

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien starts out as a somewhat typical School Life anime, replete with the matching students and simple love angle and such, but then it masterfully twists the story into a chain of events that will rival any existing real-time drama out there. It depicts the harsh reality of Love and Regret, and goes beyond the usual fairy tale ending of most School Life Romances. The story focuses on 3 people, a boy and two girls, and how they deal with their situation from their high school days up to the present. A simple plotline, yet its twists is what sets it apart from all other romance anime out there.

The Characters are well-defined. This meaning they're set as real people, with no evident stereotypes prevalent in most animes. (e.g. the pretty boy, the uber-beautiful girl etc.) Although at first glance the characters may seem to fall under a specific stereotype, as the story progresses, they reveal themselves in a new light, making them seem more human than most. Almost all of the side characters are important in some way. (The two waitresses are an exception.. Somewhat .. ) Definitely one of the more finer points of the anime.

Rating

10 (excellent)

Art

I'm not really an artist, so I can only criticize an anime\'s based on my preferences. For me, the art was okay. Not that it needs to be computer generated or such, but that an anime that relies heavily on its story for its plot doesn't necessarily need lots of flashy art in order to appeal to the audience I like the fact that they didn't overdetail the characters, the surroundings etc.
Simple and Clean.

Rating

9 (very good)

Sound

The sound, if you're an anime-lover with varied taste for music, and who enjoys flair in the musical score, then this anime is satisfactory at its best. The various BG songs hit the emo factor where it counts, and the use of the piano in its OSTs, specifically the ending, is heartbreaking Most notable among the songs would be Rumbling Hearts which is the 2nd ending song, and Kimi ga nozumu Eien which is the last ED. Both of these songs fit their respective scenes in terms of feeling. The style/rhythm is not exceptional, but it does give a nice feel to the story.
I wouldn't want to spoil the anime by enumerating all the good scenes, so I'll leave that to the viewers

Rating

8 (good)

Presentation

The beauty of the arrangement of its events is that the story makes you guess what has happened, instead of serving it up straight. It presents the details, slowly, one at a time, so as to make you anticipate the next time another detail is presented. Occaisionally this style makes you fell like shouting, "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS PIECE OF S***?!", but this works in its favor
NOTE: I was not the one who said that, it was my anime-freak friend.

All in all, in its brief 13 episodes, the anime manages to present a realistic love story that is unlike any love story out there. For those looking for a love story that deviates from the usual giddy-type animes that make you feel good, this is the story for you. For those who can\'t appreciate the beauty of this story, stay away, else you make comments that are based on your bias

p.s. There isn't really a lot of humour involved in the story, but in every episode, after the ending song, there is a 30 sec flick that usually involves the two useless waitresses in the story. They serve as comic relief, and should be seen as "intermissions"

Rating

9 (very good)

Final Verdict

9.17 (very good)

Reviewed by Tempestchron, 1y 12wk ago