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Sep 16, 2023 9:28 AM
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Yukito has an idea to save Jingi out from the afterlife, and that's by diving deep into the Ley Energy flow of spirit to find him, no matter how hard it can be. Sure indeed, his father Makoto had clearly written his life being the checker on the Fire Dragon while awaiting his own son's time to act, though where Jingi was, he was clinging onto dear life within the stand that Makoto had earmarked as a landmark, and traversing through Ley Energy, obviously it's through Ley Mastery to navigate though. The others on the ground, work their best to stop the Ara-Mitama from affecting their reunion.

Once that is done, both Yukito and Jingi can finally go back to the real world, and as much as the mission is complete, Makoto has to rest within the Ley Energy to comfort the fire dragon, and with Aka extracting the both of them out of the energy flow, they are fine.

Guess it isn't surprising that this show was a letdown from the get-go. The Shinoki no Ittoki of the season, really didn't cared for this show either way.
KANLen09Sep 16, 2023 7:49 PM
Sep 16, 2023 11:20 AM
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A touching reunion. It's nice to have an original anime like this, but could it work better as a game?
Sep 16, 2023 11:50 AM
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it's an original anime so therea low chance of getting season 2 but still hope we get it✨
Sep 16, 2023 1:26 PM
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Well, the worst show of the season is finally over. Ended up being this season’s shinobi no ittoki. Had an interesting start and then fizzled out before a somewhat decent ending. That sadly still couldn’t save this show

It was nice that Yukito dad got to see he and Jingi again, but I wish he would’ve been able to see his former students as well.

Honestly I would prefer watching a slice of life high school anime with the cast than the show we actually got. I wanted to see how Ibarra and Yukito relationship would develop. Oh well.
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Sep 16, 2023 3:01 PM
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easily one of my favorites this season definitely would rewatch it again or wait for another season if it ever happens
Sep 16, 2023 3:27 PM
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Weak - compared to K, where GoRA (here listed as "original creator") also had been involved. But still not too bad. Can go with a 7/10 I guess. The story felt okay and it had a proper ending. Jingi's development was interesting.

The bar of the guy with the demon-style arm reminded a bit of that one gathering place in the K anime. Unfortunately with this being focused on mainly 2-3 groups (the 2 older students of the previous master + Jingi and the main) and the main story which they progressed in a pretty straightforward way ... there was no way to develop other/interesting characters.

Might work though if this got turned into a longer running thing maybe with 1-2 more seasons and focusing other stuff with the Ara-Mitama going out of control. Both of the students of the previous master seemed to have stayed in their old business and I found the guy with the demon-style arm interesting. And the big island with the tourists. And his "company" with a lots of people and them using classic weapons.
Sep 16, 2023 3:37 PM
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was gonna give it 8\10 if the final episode was directed and written better, what a disappointment.
it's unfortunate bc the anime was doing good at the begging... ha, a flop.
Sep 16, 2023 4:41 PM
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7/10

Not a bad anime per se, but it’s weak, especially when compared to other anime in the 2023 season
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Sep 16, 2023 9:35 PM
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a really good finale. jingi was saved, yukito got to talk to his dad, and everything is back to normal. id love to see a follow-up series or ova of yukito and the others going about their daily highschool lives.

although it wasn't the best show, i still enjoyed it a lot. and it was definitely better than some other shows this season. id give it a 7/10 overall
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Sep 16, 2023 10:03 PM

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Very good 👍🏻

I consider that the series had a fairly solid ending.

8/10
Sep 17, 2023 3:51 AM

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I forgot Yanagi Makoto's VA is TsudaKen I was shocked when I heard his voice lol.

Also the fire dragon's voice is soooo cute!! σ(≧ε≦σ) ♡
Sep 17, 2023 4:31 AM
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The first 6 episodes are disappointing and the second 6 episodes are great with an encouraging ending. I think 8/10 is a good score for it
Sep 17, 2023 4:40 AM
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ok anime. p-prime.
Sep 17, 2023 5:52 PM
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I'm impressed. They managed to knock a resurrection out of the park.

I love how it brought Yukito's arc to a satisfying conclusion, as well as allowed everyone else to heal. And of course Jingi will be Jingi. Gotta love him.

Solid 8.5, maybe even 9 out of 10 show. The first half was slow, but it provided the foundation necessary for the back half, so that's not too bad. Back half though, wow. I love it. This show is definitely a hidden gem this season
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Sep 17, 2023 6:28 PM
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This show is pretty good. I'm surprised it's an original.

When I heard Momoko's voice first time, I was like "Isn't this Ayaka? Ayaka in Ayaka anime? lol".
One of the mystery is why she never ages lol.
Sep 17, 2023 7:05 PM

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Im satisfied with this ending. Managed to make me tear up again three episodes in a row even though everything I saw coming lol

I'd say MALs average score is pretty fair. This wasn't bad just really predictable and the characters don't feel too interesting even though some of them have pretty good emotional expression. I enjoyed this but I'd never rewatch it and I wouldn't bother recommending it to people unless they are specifically looking for something just like this.
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Sep 17, 2023 9:31 PM
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Why did jingi live it ruined the emotional build-up. I almost like to theycsaved him. What was the point of me crying for some trash. They really decided to go the MARVEL route and save everyone so corny. This show could have been could, but of course, the ending sucks. I'm not all for death, but really, did they have to save him. He sacrificed himself and still came back. This is some Tokyo Revengers stuff like what happened in the manga. Mikey died for everyone to be happy. But, no, we have to ruin everything and go back in time. For the hundredth time to save Mikey. Why does this always happen? Let characters die sometimes. This happened in the promise neverland, too. I am tired of these horrible endings.
Sep 18, 2023 8:37 AM
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Jingiii backk
Yes I liked this anime I hope there's a s2
Sep 20, 2023 7:03 AM
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At start the anime was boring but the last 4 episodes were fab


Sep 20, 2023 8:45 PM

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An ok finale. Very predictable, but sweet.

So after Eternal Boys and Opus.COLORs it's time for me to yet again defend the "Low score, low population" pretty boy show of the season. Yeah, just kidding. That won't happen for Ayaka.

In it's defense, it did manage to present an acceptable plot with some likeable characters, such as Ibara, Aka and Haruaki. Very basic and the least an original anime should get done, but there are enough shows which don't.

Otherwise, Ayaka doesn't have much going for it. Yukito is a boring protagonist. Jingi is a jerk and even after his death I still can't stand him and there were still some proper explanations missing. There has never been a proper explanation why Jingi, Momoko and her husband were so mean to Yukito when he came back. The plot was not particularly exciting and the "mystery" was very obvious.

This show would've been a lot better if the main characters were Aka and Haruaki, trying to figure out their masters plan and finally bury their hatchet to save the islands. They also embodied the whole "Bounds and Wounds" theme much better.

I hope this was just a cash grab to fuel the much-needed second season of Uramichi Onii-san! Just barely "average" enough for a 5/10.
Sep 21, 2023 1:15 PM

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What a resurrection xD
Sep 25, 2023 5:09 AM
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I loved the ending! <3 everyone got a happy ending
Sep 25, 2023 5:11 AM
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I loved the ending! <3 everyone got a happy ending
Sep 28, 2023 4:55 AM

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pretty decent, but I feel this lack something to boost interest on watcher.

when yukito tried to save Jingi, why didn't he told the fire dragon to took human form so she wouldn't feel lonely at the ley stream?
if yukito can, then the fire dragon could too.
Oct 1, 2023 12:01 AM

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Ends happily. Glad we got more moments with the dad. Also happy Aka went back to ley mastery
Oct 6, 2023 5:28 AM

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I expected more from the guy of K.
I liked the ending and the character designs but everything else was forgettable.
5/10
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Nov 22, 2023 4:13 AM
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One of the best Anime I ever watched!
Dec 3, 2023 7:45 PM
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Finally got the chance to finish the anime. The first few episodes were great but after Jingi's sacrifice, the rest was predictable. It would've been better if the storyline didn't go downhill

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