Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Series Review – Episode 11

Influenced by the events of the last near-month, I am not going to take any chances. I’m going to watch and write on these episodes at a relatively quick pace from now on… even though there’s only a single episode left after this one.

After an incredibly emotional (and ambiguous) end to the prior episode, episode eleven of Aharen-san returns the viewer to the semi-absurd monotony that the series has followed since the beginning. To its credit, some return to normalcy (relative term) could be good after the high-drama detour taken. Still, there’s a strange effect from the result of the main duo’s deepening relationship that imbues this episode (and likely the next) with a coat of alienation.

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Thoughts on Hinamatsuri

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Upon finishing the final episode, I’m left with a conflicting feeling of “…That’s it?” Ironically enough, a line stated by one of the characters in said last episode went something like that: “What was all that build-up for?” I’m unsure as to if the anime was trying to make it feel as though the rug had been pulled from under one to be funny. It’s not really funny, especially when there are points in the series where it feels genuinely serious in its tone. Those points are what make this series worth watching. Continue reading “Thoughts on Hinamatsuri”