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Aug 15, 2021 11:26 AM
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The Jananda Island Arc has been a real disappointment compared to the Gugu Arc, as the characters in the island arc seem very lack lust compared to the ones in the Gugu Arc or any of the other arcs. Tonari seemed to have been a quality character, however when her backstory was rushed and none of Tonari's friends getting any background stories, the once unapparent lack of character depth and the inter-character relationship became blaring issues. This issue is emphasized as the story became off of the best arc (Gugu arc) imo where the character development, character depth, and how the characters interacted and their relationships were some of the biggest pluses for the arc. It's also kinda sad that in the one ep Nameless Boy Arc, there was more character depth than the five or so episode Island arc. So in conclusion, the recent arc was lack lust compared to the others, however, it should not take away from what this show has been able to achieve so far and the show is still a good watch, but the overall quality of the show has gone down for me. If you have things that can change my mind, feel free to leave them.

Edit: After watching episode 18, my opinion is still not changed. Though Tonari's backstory and character as a whole were further developed, it still wasn't sufficient enough for me to truly care for her character. The episode only re-enforced my belief that Tonari's friends were useless as characters. Even though the whole ordeal that was portrayed did evoke some emotion in me, it was minimal at best, since in the characters were only about to get a good 5 minutes of quality screen, meaning they were severely underdeveloped. So to me, seeing them die was sad, but that is it since the characters involved were meaningless.
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Aug 15, 2021 11:30 AM
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I agree, this show has gone downhill
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Aug 15, 2021 11:35 AM
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I agree it’s the worst arc yet but I think the series in general has been getting worse. I like every new arc less than the last one.
Aug 15, 2021 11:36 AM
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Completely agree. The bars were set way too high in the first episode and ever since then, the show has gone downhill.


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Aug 15, 2021 11:52 AM
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I've read the Manga and it definitely gets better but not as good as the first ep
Aug 15, 2021 11:56 AM
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i agree with what you wrote in your post, but that is not the same as what you wrote in the title. the arcs in the show have not gotten worse (imo), there's one arc which is much worse than all the others and it just so happen to currently air, but every arc before it was great.
Aug 15, 2021 12:03 PM
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Unfortunately the final chapters of this season are part of this not so good arc, that detracts from the season, but not for that it is a disappointment, more arcs are missing from the manga that are probably better
Aug 15, 2021 12:14 PM
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I dont like current arc at all.
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Aug 15, 2021 12:41 PM
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I disagree with your title but I 100% agree with what you said in the actual post.
Aug 15, 2021 1:46 PM
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Yep. I can't say I wasn't expecting it though




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Aug 15, 2021 5:43 PM
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I suppose I do prefer Gugu as a character but for me personally I don’t think the shows necessarily gone downhill in terms of quality but rather it can’t always be at a peak. Sometimes a show has to have perhaps slightly less interesting parts for the sake of the show as a whole. But I haven’t really thought about it too much so I’m not sure, either way I’m still very much enjoying it
Aug 15, 2021 5:54 PM
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i do agree the new arc is on the weaker side but i still really like it and expecting Gugu level stuff on every arc is pretty unrealistic tbh
Aug 15, 2021 7:24 PM
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I definitely think these arcs are not as good but for me they are still very enjoyable
Aug 15, 2021 7:34 PM
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Oh no.... I recently started watching this and I'm really enjoying the dub.... Plz someone tell me it's a lie.... I mean the arc is getting worse followed by animation quality... Then what's the point of watching... Does Japan animation studios have determined to disappoint us this year??
Aug 15, 2021 7:40 PM
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Irumakun22 said:
Oh no.... I recently started watching this and I'm really enjoying the dub.... Plz someone tell me it's a lie.... I mean the arc is getting worse followed by animation quality... Then what's the point of watching... Does Japan animation studios have determined to disappoint us this year??


Plz keep watching. As I say in the post, I do believe that it is still worth watching, however, just keep your expectations in check.
Aug 15, 2021 7:45 PM

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I'll never understand your taste. I find the latter parts of the Anime much better than the former.
However I DO think the background characters's backstory should've explored more and each one of them should've had a big goal as Tonari's. But then again, this arc isn't over yet so anything can happen.
The title is so misleading. Just say Jananda arc was a disppointment.
And the latter part of the arcs have as much as depth as the nameless boy's arc. This has got to be one of the bad takes I've heard about the show.
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That's a misinformed title. The previous arcs are good, it's just this current arc is bad.
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Aug 16, 2021 12:19 AM
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The anime is becoming much more cliche. I was so much hyped after watching the first episode...but the show right now is nowhere near to the first episode.

The Gugu arc was great. I think the writer could've made Gugu a good supporting character instead of killing him. The deaths aren't meaningful at all, except the unknown boy shown in the first episode. March didn't have to jump to save Parona, Prona is skillful she dodged so many arrows. Rynn didn't have to go inside the house to save powered up Gugu. I still can't sum up why did Parona have to die in a so brutal way, and how did that fucking woman survived.

The story is becoming boring and repeatative, Fushi meets new friends, Nokkers appear kills one of his favourite friend and then Fushi turns into him and then Fushi moves to another one.

The world building isn't too great though, the current arc is boring as hell. Let's see can the situations change.
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Aug 16, 2021 5:08 AM
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this arc definitely doesnt compare to the previous few but thats because the whole story is about fushi's progress and his journey to defeat the nokkers, the earlier episodes were emotion heavy because fushi wasnt aware of the pain he would face if he gets too attached to these ppl and at this point in the arc he is definitely trying to keep his distance so as to not have anyone die for his sake so obviously the kind of emotion in the first episodes cannot be expected here, another point of this arc was to reintroduce hayase since that becomes an important thing in the story, this arc is more of a transition point. The manga has a couple instances going forward which deal with emotions however none as sad as the first arcs but i still enjoyed the new turn it takes though i do understand it cant be for everyone
Aug 16, 2021 8:28 AM
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It's worse than the other but not so much worse.

I can't see what was exceptional in Gugu's arc and even more in March one.

They both (as Tonari is) where annoying brats, Gugu did a bit better but also a bit worse (he hurt Fushi on purpose).

The main different is that Tonari is the first character that isn't made to be loved by the average reader/watcher that is a sadness porn consumer
Aug 16, 2021 9:34 AM

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I feel bad that as most here are newcomers to anime, y'all don't really know how to judge anime like this well enough.

The beginning to Gugu arc was really well done. The Jananda Island arc felt overly stretched and overstayed its welcome.

Some are good takes, but some nitpicks IMO are without basis.
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In the first episode of this arc I was excited and now disappointed. This would have been the best arc if they fixed a few things, the most important of which was taking care of the island world and its system in a good way and not just a boring explanation. Let me live with them. It was possible to add new enemies to Fuchi from the island, they had a personality, not just Hayase, which I considered the worst character, and secondly, Tonari could have taken care of her past with her friends at the same time, for example, a sad incident that brought them together, this could have made me care more about them
Aug 16, 2021 11:06 AM

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Scordolo said:
I'll never understand your taste. I find the latter parts of the Anime much better than the former.
However I DO think the background characters's backstory should've explored more and each one of them should've had a big goal as Tonari's. But then again, this arc isn't over yet so anything can happen.
The title is so misleading. Just say Jananda arc was a disppointment.
And the latter part of the arcs have as much as depth as the nameless boy's arc. This has got to be one of the bad takes I've heard about the show.
FACTS, FACTS, FACTS. You nailed them all.

The naysayers sure don't know how to structure their points to the T. It's as if nothing came out of a blaring sound of a trumpet's blowhole.
Aug 16, 2021 11:46 AM

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KANLen09 said:
Scordolo said:
I'll never understand your taste. I find the latter parts of the Anime much better than the former.
However I DO think the background characters's backstory should've explored more and each one of them should've had a big goal as Tonari's. But then again, this arc isn't over yet so anything can happen.
The title is so misleading. Just say Jananda arc was a disppointment.
And the latter part of the arcs have as much as depth as the nameless boy's arc. This has got to be one of the bad takes I've heard about the show.
FACTS, FACTS, FACTS. You nailed them all.

The naysayers sure don't know how to structure their points to the T. It's as if nothing came out of a blaring sound of a trumpet's blowhole.

I don't know why but your comment made my day :)

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Aug 16, 2021 3:59 PM
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I don't know who thought the first episode was the best it's literally just a dog and a man walking. In my opinion it's gotten better every ark gugu was good but half of it nothing even happened
Aug 16, 2021 6:00 PM
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You're gonna change your mind when the arc reaches it's climax next episode
Aug 16, 2021 7:05 PM
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I don't see what's wrong but looks like i'm the only one who enjoying this arc so well. Well compared to others, this arc lack of "feel" cuz we already know from preview, also those charracters there lack of screentime/development.

Probably next week will be the real climax and last episode will be the saddest one.
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I can agree with that to an extent tbh, the later half of this show is weaker.
Aug 16, 2021 9:48 PM
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I tottaly agree, the first arcs were good, the "gugu arc" was the auge of the anime until now, very very touching, but after that it has gotten hella boring, I hope it gets more interesting soon
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In the first episode of this arc I was excited and now disappointed. This would have been the best arc if they fixed a few things, the most important of which was taking care of the island world and its system in a good way and not just a boring explanation. Let me live with them. It was possible to add new enemies to Fuchi from the island, they had a personality, not just Hayase, which I considered the worst character, and secondly, Tonari could have taken care of her past with her friends at the same time, for example, a sad incident that brought them together, this could have made me care more about them

There is literally no reason for the inhabitants of the Island to make new enemies for Fushi.

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Aug 16, 2021 10:29 PM

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The whole adaptation treats this arc like shit.

Their budget probably went dry it explains:
-Cutting Important Detail's to characters (It force feeds you important information via boring and rushed dialogue - Actually removing some of the very important Philosophy's of that are needed for later in the Series)
-Cutting Quality within animation, ESPECIALLY during fight scenes, I was really looking forward to Fushi V Hayase but it honestly looked like a google slide show (also quite a few dragged out still frames)

and hot take
the voice acting in episode 18 made me cringe.

I love this series to bits but I'm not liking what I'm seeing from the anime.

If this series ever gets a season 2 I need it to have a higher budget or a better studio or it will be litteraly unwatchable.
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Aug 16, 2021 10:36 PM

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Yea it's definitely the weakest arc of the anime, but honestly after that Masterpiece arc of Gugu it was gonna be hard for anything to come after it
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i think this arc would've been better if they emphasized how both tonari and fushi saw someone they care die. also, showed how tonari may be more desensitized by death for someone who can die, compared to fushi's reaction by someone who can't die
Aug 16, 2021 11:39 PM
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I agree. Im getting sick and tired of seeing everyone that Fushi cares about dying or dead. Hayase makes my blood boil. I don't think I ever hated a character more. She killed 2 great characters that shouldn't have dead. She creepy with Fushi. She making me want to drop the show completly but since there 2 episodes left, I'll finish the season but I might not watch the next season if there is one.
Aug 17, 2021 2:48 AM
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This arc wasn't entirely bad but it's nothing at all compared to the Gugu arc
Aug 17, 2021 3:08 AM
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I don't know who thought the first episode was the best it's literally just a dog and a man walking. In my opinion it's gotten better every ark gugu was good but half of it nothing even happened


Because at least nameless boy is not a dumb child that dies from his dumbness.

March runs into arrows.
Gugu fights huge monster.
All of these new characters came back for an immortal being
Aug 17, 2021 7:03 AM
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Manga18 said:
darkfrogsteve said:
I don't know who thought the first episode was the best it's literally just a dog and a man walking. In my opinion it's gotten better every ark gugu was good but half of it nothing even happened


Because at least nameless boy is not a dumb child that dies from his dumbness.

March runs into arrows.
Gugu fights huge monster.
All of these new characters came back for an immortal being


But he literally is exactly that he just starts walking because he wants to leave in the middle of a storm? I personally think he was the most idiotic child. March saves someone and same with gugu the first episode is the far worst and least character of the whole show
Aug 17, 2021 2:06 PM
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darkfrogsteve said:
Manga18 said:


Because at least nameless boy is not a dumb child that dies from his dumbness.

March runs into arrows.
Gugu fights huge monster.
All of these new characters came back for an immortal being


But he literally is exactly that he just starts walking because he wants to leave in the middle of a storm? I personally think he was the most idiotic child. March saves someone and same with gugu the first episode is the far worst and least character of the whole show


He had no other choice but to do that or die alone from the winter and the disease
Aug 17, 2021 2:14 PM

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The problem of this anime is that it knows how it wants to end but struggles way too much to keep it interesting in the mean time. The more Fushi we get the less interesting the story gets because his nature is too smooth to watch. Gugu's arc as an example was better because it was almost completely focused on the growth of Gugu, that is not the case with this arc because the time window is way thinner so the growth is not as relevant as the characters current morals acting upon the things that happens, and since the things happening are not that enticing to watch the arc is worse



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Manga18 said:
darkfrogsteve said:


But he literally is exactly that he just starts walking because he wants to leave in the middle of a storm? I personally think he was the most idiotic child. March saves someone and same with gugu the first episode is the far worst and least character of the whole show


He had no other choice but to do that or die alone from the winter and the disease



And yeah? Just my point March had no choice or basically her sister died that's what I'm saying. I still think the nameless boy is the weakest by far. It's also one episode its not even a ark
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Ngl Fushi is really starting to become a boring protagonist
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The Jananda Island Arc has been a real disappointment compared to the Gugu Arc, as the characters in the island arc seem very lack lust compared to the ones in the Gugu Arc or any of the other arcs. Tonari seemed to have been a quality character, however when her backstory was rushed and none of Tonari's friends getting any background stories, the once unapparent lack of character depth and the inter-character relationship became blaring issues. This issue is emphasized as the story became off of the best arc (Gugu arc) imo where the character development, character depth, and how the characters interacted and their relationships were some of the biggest pluses for the arc. It's also kinda sad that in the one ep Nameless Boy Arc, there was more character depth than the five or so episode Island arc. So in conclusion, the recent arc was lack lust compared to the others, however, it should not take away from what this show has been able to achieve so far and the show is still a good watch, but the overall quality of the show has gone down for me. If you have things that can change my mind, feel free to leave them.

Edit: After watching episode 18, my opinion is still not changed. Though Tonari's backstory and character as a whole were further developed, it still wasn't sufficient enough for me to truly care for her character. The episode only re-enforced my belief that Tonari's friends were useless as characters. Even though the whole ordeal that was portrayed did evoke some emotion in me, it was minimal at best, since in the characters were only about to get a good 5 minutes of quality screen, meaning they were severely underdeveloped. So to me, seeing them die was sad, but that is it since the characters involved were meaningless.

Yeah the shows starts out with a pretty much flawless first episode but doesn’t ever reach that height ever again. By episode 3 or 4 I decided to just read the manga, and although it’s not like it wasn’t an enjoyable read, to say it peaks early is an understatement. Although it’s not like every arc gets worse, there’a better ones later on, although the current is probably the worst. I haven’t even stay up to date with the show because my enthusiasm sort of fizzled out. Anyway, this was around the point before the 5th or 6th episode of the show had aired, I had already finished the manga, and the hype behind the show was unreal and people were already set to call it a masterpiece. Here we are ten episodes later, and not only is the hype way down but a lot of people are even dropping it. The sad thing is the show and manga are both solid, definitely way above average, but a lot of people are gonna have their expectations failed because of all the people stating that it was a masterpiece after episode one. Of course some people are going to enjoy certain things more than others, but one of the best ways to spoil even a good show is to overhype it to the point we’re it’s impossible to meet those expectations, especially when the show has just started.
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Manga18 said:

March runs into arrows.
Gugu fights huge monster.
All of these new characters came back for an immortal being


March sacrificed herself to save Parona.
Gugu had already dealt with and killed one of those huge monsters when he was a kid.
Fushi may be immortal, but the Nokkers can take away his forms and memories. If they take all his forms and memories away, that's pretty much the same as dying. So it stands to reason that all these new characters would want to come back and help him.

None of these deaths were the result of the characters being dumb.

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But he literally is exactly that he just starts walking because he wants to leave in the middle of a storm? I personally think he was the most idiotic child.


He didn't leave in the middle of a storm. That's just you misremembering what happened.
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darkfrogsteve said:
Manga18 said:


He had no other choice but to do that or die alone from the winter and the disease



And yeah? Just my point March had no choice or basically her sister died that's what I'm saying. I still think the nameless boy is the weakest by far. It's also one episode its not even a ark


She would not die, she would be fine.
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I wanted to wait until the end of the Arc to judge it but I absolutely agree; Jananada Island Arc was not great. It felt like it wasn't adapted well from the manga because although it just couldn't reach the standard that the two arcs before it did, it still had a lot of emotion and great plot points but for some reason, in the anime, it all felt really empty.

I feel like the VA for Tonari was NOT a good choice because I always thought of Tonari sounded more mature plus the anime didn't really capture the familial bond between the little gang of kids well which was essential for the ended of the arc.

I don't know if anyone else who read the manga feels the same?
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couldn't agree more. extremely boring and lacking pace and story progression.

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Ngl yep , Gugu arc was the best so far , it had a more in depth story but still i’m sure the rest of the arcs gonna be really good. One arc won’t change my mind, this anime still lives up to its hype. Low key i’m glad they didnt give those characters from the Jananda arc a good backstory so I dont get attached to them when they all gonna die anyways lol
Jul 29, 2022 10:11 AM

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Yeah I agree, the had only some good moments without. The emotion I felt for the flat characters in that arc wasn't as strong as the two previous ones. I didn't thin t was trash but it was disappointing. There was way too much going on and the thing with hayase made no sense. Tonari was ok but really mid compared to the amazing main characters like March and Gugu. I'm curious how they do future arcs.
Aug 25, 2022 2:07 AM

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I just finished episode 17 and I agree. Every episode is just getting worse and worse ever since this arc started. And goodness, the animation quality. I think even the animators hate this arc because there's absolutely 0 effort being put into the animation.

It doesn't even feel like "To your Eternity" anymore. Feels like some crappy battle shonen right now.
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