Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. [Series]

[froody1911]

also, this just reminds me. what's that bell thing they ring here called?
it's often heard when characters exaggeratedly "die".

What bell thing? Where? When?

[Kyrdua]

in the altar thingy for the dead. rang before praying.

[froody1911]

Idk what they call it in Japanese, but it's a part of many cultures, where you ring it while praying or before praying. It's probably just called whatever's the japanese word for bell.

[Tatsujin]

Idk what they call it in Japanese, but it's a part of many cultures, where you ring it while praying or before praying. It's probably just called whatever's the japanese word for bell.

... Clapping hands twice after you ring that huge bill before a Shrine. Ringing the bell before an alter for the deceased person before praying to them. Thou' that's practiced heavily in the Japanese cultures (and other Asian cultures). I'll never do that, it conflicts with my beliefs.

[Havoc10K]

Are you mocking praying Tatsu ?

[Tatsujin]

Are you mocking praying Tatsu ?

Read.

Idk what they call it in Japanese, but it's a part of many cultures, where you ring it while praying or before praying. It's probably just called whatever's the japanese word for bell.

... Clapping hands twice after you ring that huge bill before a Shrine. Ringing the bell before an alter for the deceased person before praying to them. Thou' that's practiced heavily in the Japanese cultures (and other Asian cultures). I'll never do that, it conflicts with my beliefs.

[froody1911]

^ I thought of pointing that out to him...but then I thought better of it.

[Kyrdua]

Are you mocking praying Tatsu ?

Read.

I think you should know by now that taking that guy seriously will just piss you off.
been there, done that.

[Havoc10K]

Are you mocking praying Tatsu ?

Read.

I think you should know by now that taking that guy seriously will just piss you off.
been there, done that, got the scars.

I still think tatsu didn't understand what I wrote, and why. I don't plan on explaining it either.

[Meomix]

Are you mocking praying Tatsu ?

Read.

I think you should know by now that taking that guy seriously will just piss you off.
been there, done that, got the scars.

Herp Herpa Derp Herederpa Derp.

Fixed.

[Kyrdua]

^ that.

going back on topic, i think imma google a few things about the bell thing.

fuck, why am i wasting my time in the dark.

* Kyrdua PM's pingry about the bell

[kenshin-dono]

hmm thanks guys. What im hearing is that the ending is very well done and kinda wraps everything up nicely. The most important thing i heard a few of you mention is that the ending is satisfying. Thats important right now after the messed up tragic ass ending Phantom had that left me bummed. It wasn't only tragic, it was very inconclusive and unfulfilling. I think a slightly melancholy but well told story with a satisfying conclusion would be perfect to get me away from the light stuff i've been watching lately to recover. Can anyone else give a +1 to it fullfilling that role? froody1911 mentioned marathoning it. THats probably what we'd do. Watch the whole thing in 2 sittings, maybe try to squeeze it into 1

I really need to know what group to go with though. Can some of you please answer that? Preferably by tomorrow night =P If im gonna try to start it up for anime night it should be then.. Like i said a lot of people were praising UTW several pages back. Are they, or M.3.3.W the way to go with this? Normally id just compare the two but im not gonna be able to if im watching it with friends. And like i said the friend i want to see it is going to be moving for college in a month so i need to get cracking asap since theres some other stuff im trying to finish (Durarara, wanted to try to squeeze in Beck, and stuff too)

Is it depressing?  No.

Is it tragic?  No.  The anime tells you what the tragedy is 5 minutes into the first episode, Menma is dead.  Chances are you will figure it out before the anime comes out and says it, too.

Will it make you cry?  Abso-fucking-lutely.

The reason I don't consider it tragic is because tragedy to me in anime is when the anime is building you up, trying to get you attached to characters and then kills one of the characters it gets you attached to.  It always feels like a cheap shot to me.

This show goes the other way, they show you this little girl who died young and then get you attached to her by showing how all the people who had relationships with her interacted with her while she was alive and how important she still is to them going into high school.  It's kind of amazing how they turned the norms I used to consider "tragedy" on their head.

So I guess maybe it is tragedy?

had to quote this because it was the most amusing reply. I liked Kyrdua's 'happy tragedy?' comment afterwords =) I kinda get what your saying though. It sounds like its kinda sad, but in a real emotional way. The sadness sounds like its the result of good story telling and a real emotional connection with characters, and not some cheap 'look how fucked up people can be' gimmick. I dont think i've seen one person actually bitch about the ending.. at least not in the non spoiler part of the text

^_^x KD

[lStealtherl]

You sound eager enough, so go for it. You could do worse. I'm itching to comment something, but it'd be a kind of spoiler so I can't. Personally I watched gg, and I compared with m33w and UTW too, but in the end there wasn't big enough of a difference for me to care. Then again I pick up most of the Japanese so I can tell when they've taken liberties to make it more sensible in English.

Ending is satisfying enough, even if maybe a bit over-the-top last episode. If you and your friend has seen much anime I'd recommend Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica in front of this, a bit more exciting and original. The Borrower Arrietty is adorable too, I actually think I liked that one a little bit more than Ano Hana.

[Kyrdua]

Uh, to stray a bit on KD's topic

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what's that bell called? i often hear it too when characters "die".

Orin or Rin, either one works.

Think of the touhou char Orin, she's the... whatever you call it, for dead people/souls. Fitting, eh? (ZUN likes to do things like that)

and it seems to be buddhist rather than shinto.

[kenshin-dono]

You sound eager enough, so go for it. You could do worse. I'm itching to comment something, but it'd be a kind of spoiler so I can't. Personally I watched gg, and I compared with m33w and UTW too, but in the end there wasn't big enough of a difference for me to care. Then again I pick up most of the Japanese so I can tell when they've taken liberties to make it more sensible in English.

Ending is satisfying enough, even if maybe a bit over-the-top last episode. If you and your friend has seen much anime I'd recommend Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica in front of this, a bit more exciting and original. The Borrower Arrietty is adorable too, I actually think I liked that one a little bit more than Ano Hana.

You got me really curious about what your itching to comment on.. is it a MAJOR spoiler? I actually played a few random scenes of a couple episodes just to look at the art and stuff and look at the typsetting, ect at the 2 versions i had. I got a couple little minor spoilers in there (found out one of the characters was a cross dresser i guess ;P)

ya im definitely ready to give it a go, the only question was when. I really wanted to squeeze it in before my buddy takes off. I was just concerned this may be too depressing since im still recovering from the depressing ending of Phantom. But it sounds like thats not the case. I was looking for someone to give a +1 to the comment i made in my last post. I also really need to hear what group i should go with. Ive gotten no real replies to that, and it looks like im probably not gonna get some replies by tomorrow when i had planned on watching it for anime night, i may have to wait until next week or something if i watch it. Interesting that you liked GG. I am not a fan of them, espeically the past year or so, i seriously doubt this show would be any different. It would be between UTW and M.3.3.W

@Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. I had meant to check that out too, but dont know if i can squeeze that in before he leaves. I'll probably have to check it out later. I hear its suposed to totally flip the script and be really interesting.  Ya, we got a pretty extensive anime viewing pallet. Just FYI some of his favorite shows were probably Death Note, Hunter X hunter, Mushishi, and Kino's journey. As far as Maho goes, i think yesy is probably the best? theyre rated the highest by far on ADB. Anyway, since im not sure what group to with for now i guess i'll probably just pick up where i left off on Valkyria chronicles tomorow and watch some Durarara! as well. Still finishing up FMP the second raid too.  Gosick has actually caught my attention as well, but i think im gonna watch that one on my own since its pretty damn long


*edit* forgot about The Borrower Arrietty that you mentioned. Is that going to be released stateside like most Ghibli stuff? I was thinking of just waiting for that instead of d.loading it. I had actually kinda forgot about it

and @ kyruda.. whats the lesbian avatar thats up right now from? this one (in case its rotating)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16634176/shojo-ai_ava.png
^_^x KD

[lStealtherl]

Since you usually have trouble deciding for subs, do you know http://www.ji-hi.net/ ?

Although I usually download first episode to compare because I want to listen to what they actually say. And it's safe to say gg takes liberties with what is actually being said. However they usually sub in good English, and takes into account the circumstances and intonation, so they translate what is being conveyed instead of what is actually being said, even if they sometimes simplify it too much and straying from what is actually being said word for word, sentence for sentence. For example, irony could easily disappear this way, but since I understand most of being said I don't really lose that information anyway. I used to like more literal subs before, but I've gone more towards liberal nowadays.

For the same reason I watched Mahou Shoujo Madoka with gg subs. Even with the Morning Rescue commercial .

The spoilerish comment maybe is a spoiler, and maybe isn't, it's probably more the analysis/critic of someone who has seen around 650 animes, and always been a fan of the genre/type of anime that Ano Hana represents. Still rated it 9/10, so I still think it's a must see at some point.

For Arrietty I don't know, don't live in the States.

[Kyrdua]

@KD

I'd go for UTW in Ano Hana, the crossdressing guy won't ruin the show unless you've seen the backstory too, at least.
and yeah, this isn't as tragedy as i once thought. it's pretty safe.


madoka, this is anything but lighthearted. but it is a must-watch.

and @ kyruda.. whats the lesbian avatar thats up right now from? this one (in case its rotating)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16634176/shojo-ai_ava.png
^_^x KD

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SOUTHROP GUIDE ME TO ENLIGHTENMENT

[froody1911]

^ I was waiting for this to happen

[Tatsujin]

@KD

I'd go for UTW in Ano Hana, the crossdressing guy won't ruin the show unless you've seen the backstory too, at least.
and yeah, this isn't as tragedy as i once thought. it's pretty safe.


madoka, this is anything but lighthearted. but it is a must-watch.

and @ kyruda.. whats the lesbian avatar thats up right now from? this one (in case its rotating)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16634176/shojo-ai_ava.png
^_^x KD

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SOUTHROP GUIDE ME TO ENLIGHTENMENT

UTW did a better job than gg. Incase UTW didn't exist, it would fall back to Doki vs. gg.

[Kyrdua]

^ I was waiting for this to happen