Another

In class 3-3 of Yomiyama North Junior High, transfer student Kouichi Sakakibara makes his return after taking a sick leave for the first month of school. Among his new classmates, he is inexplicably drawn toward Mei Misaki—a reserved girl with an eyepatch whom he met in the hospital during his absence. But none of his classmates acknowledge her existence; they warn him not to acquaint himself with things that do not exist. Against their words of caution, Kouichi befriends Mei—soon learning of the sinister truth behind his friends' apprehension.

The ominous rumors revolve around a former student of the class 3-3. However, no one will share the full details of the grim event with Kouichi. Engrossed in the curse that plagues his class, Kouichi sets out to discover its connection to his new friend. As a series of tragedies arise around them, it is now up to Kouichi, Mei, and their classmates to unravel the eerie mystery—but doing so will come at a hefty price.

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Misaki, Mei Main

Takamori, Natsumi Japanese

Sakakibara, Kouichi Main

Abe, Atsushi Japanese

Akazawa, Izumi Supporting

Yonezawa, Madoka Japanese

Teshigawara, Naoya Supporting

Maeno, Tomoaki Japanese

Mochizuki, Yuuya Supporting

Yamamoto, Kazutomi Japanese

Chibiki, Tatsuji Supporting

Hirata, Hiroaki Japanese

Fujioka, Misaki Supporting

Sakuragi, Yukari Supporting

Nonaka, Ai Japanese

Mikami, Reiko Supporting

Sakakibara, Naoko Japanese

Kazami, Tomohiko Supporting

Ichiki, Mitsuhiro Japanese

Horikawa, Kenji Producer, Planning

Saitou, Shigeru Producer

Yasuda, Takeshi Producer, Planning

Fukuda, Jun Producer

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Nov 19, 2024

MrSlamboni

Recommended

The concept and the plot is pretty good. It is a good combination of mystery and horror. The mystery isn't the cheap kind where they withdraw most information from the viewer and then the main character pulls it out of his ass. When the conclusion was reached, I felt like it made sense and was possible to predict from the information given.

My biggest complaint is the characters. The main character is extremely stupid. A lot of the time, you will end up screaming at the screen for him to ask very obvious questions. This results in the plot being stuck in the same place for ... several episodes just because the characters are too stupid to ask the obvious.

The character personalities aren't that interesting either. They do their part, but you don't really feel attached to any of them. However, at least they aren't painfully cliche like the average harem. I felt neutral towards them. I also didn't feel sad when any of them died either. I only felt sympathy for the ones that died in a painful way.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Dec 20, 2024

AmandaBejtusi19

Mixed Feelings

Another was the first anime I ever watched and it happened completely by accident! I was little — probably around 10 or 11 years old — and I was using my brother’s phone. I originally meant to look up Death Note because I’d missed the last few episodes on TV, but I ended up clicking on Another instead.

Before that, I used to watch anime on TV, so this felt like a whole new world. I didn’t know any English at the time, so I didn’t fully understand what was happening in the story. I just remember being super confused about why everyone ignored ... that one girl. But honestly, I didn’t care too much — I loved the art style, and the fact that it was horror made me like it even more! I was that kid who was obsessed with anything scary. I’d listen to scary stories all the time and get so excited about them.

And then there was *that* famous umbrella scene. It freaked me out so much that I avoided umbrellas at school and at home for a while! Looking back, it’s kind of funny, but at the time, it really stuck with me.

Even though I didn’t understand much of the plot, I had such a good time watching it. I’d even sing the opening song to myself while running home from school, staring at the fences like I was in my own anime scene. It’s such a nostalgic memory for me.

Now that I’m older, I have mixed feelings about rewatching it. I’m scared it might ruin that special, nostalgic feeling I have toward the anime. So for now, I’ll leave it as it is — a childhood memory I treasure.

If you’re curious about *Another*, I’d say go ahead and watch it, but don’t expect too much. It’s one of those shows that’s fun for what it is, but it might not be for everyone.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Dec 23, 2024

The-Demiurge

Not Recommended

Another is in a few interest stacks that suggest watching it on Halloween. I can see why, its genres fit in with All Hallows’ Eve’s celebration of the supernatural quite well. So, I took this as a recommendation and started watching this on Halloween, completing it a few days before mid-November came around. Culture places a lot of emphasis on these celebrations, mainly because it encourages people to invest in the general atmosphere of it. So, I decided to temporarily embrace the culturally grim and shocking notions that are associated with Halloween, as it is not a holiday pertaining to the birth or death of ... a Judean. Another upheld the spooky atmosphere of Halloween; however, many of the themes in the information section (gore and horror) are poorly shown throughout most of the anime.

The story is a bit of a drag since a lot of its mystery was either needlessly confusing or only present in the first few episodes of the story. The mystery is not very intriguing and its introduction rather generic, so it is best to keep it brief. Essentially, most of the mystery revolves around a supernatural school that kills off some of its students. Ever since the first student died, the school was put on a curse, and since then there has been an extra student. Most of the mystery boils down to which of the classmates are dead or not. If it is not apparent enough, one of these students, Mei, sticks out like a sore thumb. Usually the protagonist would be expected to do most of the solving, however with Another this is not the case. Since Mei is in the hot seat, this anime that likes to waste a lot of time, which is noted by the huge amount of filler. A lot of the filler involved learning about the background of the school, which is largely uninteresting but still has some degree of substance compared to the mystery.

Both of the main characters, Kouichi and Mei, did not have a lot going for them throughout the story which in turn made them quite bland. Kouichi is a pretty typical for a protagonist, the only way he differentiates himself in any way is that he is a bit clueless. Mei had a more notable impact on the mystery, since a lot of the mystery relies on her association with being dead or not. Mei was the only character that stood out, though, her only personality trait relies on the fact that she is mysterious. A mystery anime featuring a mysterious girl in it is quite fascinating; though, one might best describe this fascination with being half-sarcastic. The supporting characters did not matter at all, as some of them were only present to be killed off. The characters, while uninspiring, more so exist to solve the mystery.

There is one aspect of Another that is noticeably done well, which is its atmosphere. The scenery had a more dark and eerie feel to it which is more refreshing than the bright atmosphere most anime tends to have. As a more literal interpretation of being flashy, the only aspect that could be referred as such is the lighting. The OP is great as well, the singer has a great voice. In addition, the artwork of the opening ties in to what to expect from this anime, it fit into the spooky elements, but it was not scary.

Another would not be complete without its gore. The quality of the gore itself was fine, there is blood, but no guts or anything. There was a lot of it as well, expect some squelch sounds after a few arteries get cut. Its presence though could be comparable to Elfen Lied, which is a notoriously gory anime. Both of them include gore whose presence was more there to be shocking rather than move the story along. So, in other words, it was rather cheap. Many of the deaths were caused by a nonsensical series of events which made them hard to take seriously. A few of these deaths either felt like potential qualifiers for the Darwin Awards or winners of a death lottery. Most notably, there was one scene where one of the dead in question dangles like a puppet on a string, except the for the fact that the strings are tied together in a knot. A lot of people die as well, though none of them are important, there had to have been at least two dozen deaths from what I remember. It feels cheap, but it can be surprisingly effective when it comes to engagement.

While the interest stacks were right to label Another as a Halloween binge, it is not engaging enough to constitute it as anything other than a last minute watch. I generally do not watch a lot of horror, but I can assure you that there are pieces of media out there that are immeasurably better than this. For its atmospheric elements, it fits in with the macabre nature of the holiday. However, the mystery is not very engaging, and it does not play fair by withholding information only the anime would know. Mei is at the center of all this, and though quirky, distracts the viewer with filler and the occasional lore dump which at times felt like a word salad. Another’s enjoyment depends on the viewers niche, which excels in some aspects but fails to deliver on what (emphasis) should have been its most important aspect.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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