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Episode 5

This was my least favourite episode thus far and I found myself mostly eh about it.

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Episode 6

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Episode 7

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Episode 3

• I feel like this episode should have been a little further along in the series. ( Because... )

Episode 1

Wow. This episode was so different from the manga and anime. I was not expecting that. I mean interpreting the story in their own way, sure, but this series appears to be taking just the basic summary idea of the series and writing based off that. I spent most of the episode not sure how I felt about it – I spent a lot of time raising my eyebrows, or going ‘uh huh’ or ‘wth’, or just generally being unsure. Plus it kept hiting my embarrassment squick.

However by the end, particularly those last couple scenes with Sunako and Kyohei, I found myself liking it. I think it had a very rocky start but when it ended I found myself wanting to watch the next episode.

( not completely sold yet )

I started watching the Wallflower anime again because I wanted to finish it this month so I could watch the live action and so I could move on to another anime. I’m still in the process of watching Saiunkoku Monogatari which appears to have stalled (I like it but mostly I’m finding myself going ‘whatever’ when thinking about it) and I don’t want to be watching more than two anime at a time if I can help it. That seems like a recipe to not finish any anime knowing me.

Anyway I finally finished it and I enjoyed it. In fact when it ended I wished there was more.

The style was certainly very... distinct (with Sunako spending most her time looking like a child, the moments of characters turning into outlines, etc) but it really grew on me. There were times I really wished it had a more 'normal' style, especially in emotional moments, but overall I liked it.

I also really like the characters – I loved Sunako, Noi and Kyouhei, plus I loved how they all became this made-family (which I love in fiction) – and so because of that what issues the show did have bothered me less.

( a couple general series thoughts both positive and negative )

A couple thoughts on an individual episode basis from the latter half of the season:

Episode 11

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Episode 13

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Episode 15

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Episode 16

This was a pretty fun episode. ( Read more... )