Saikano: Another Love Song Episode 2 Discussion

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Sep 25, 2008 10:26 AM

Teddy

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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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This was probably one of the most depressing things I've ever watched. From now one I will, and I mean this, be a pacifist. No video about any World War touched me so much as Saikano and this episode did.

o_O Perhaps this feeling of disguise against war will lessen over time, but I'm sure I will never look at this subject the same.

9/10.

Mar 22, 2009 7:51 AM

BlowITA

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This OVA resumed the series very well.
But what i loved in it was the point of view presented by Mizuki.
Her thoughts and the capability to understand Chise's feelings made it very interesting.
Also, it completed the series, giving us full understanding of the situation around Chise.
I suggest (for those who have intention to see this OVA) to first see the series (to understand the background). It'll make you enjoy this OVA as a masterpiece.

Anime ga daaaai suki!!! Computer Engineering. Japan is awesome!!!

Mar 25, 2009 7:22 PM

otaku1

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I didint like it as mutch as the serres but it still was great I

Jun 6, 2009 2:45 AM

Spaidy_

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If anime got you confused these ovas must be seen. I kind changed my mind and liked the wole story as scifi genre although the mine anime is more love story ovas is real deal as scifi and drama :) 8/10 for series as love story 9/10 ovas as scifi,drama, military.

Jan 16, 2011 11:55 AM

Kanade-chan

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Poor Captain Mizuki =( That was so sad ;__;

Apr 28, 2013 4:17 PM

Stark700

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I'm getting a slight Elfen Lied vibe from this show now..especially in this episode.

;.;

Sad ending as well. 5/10.

Mar 22, 2015 8:07 AM

CCL_Sama

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It would be less confusing and more enjoyable if they combined the OVA and the tv show together. Well that aside, the OVA was really nice and answered a lot of questions :)

Jun 12, 2015 2:52 PM

PrOxAnto

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Blow said:
This OVA resumed the series very well.
But what i loved in it was the point of view presented by Mizuki.
Her thoughts and the capability to understand Chise's feelings made it very interesting.
Also, it completed the series, giving us full understanding of the situation around Chise.
I suggest (for those who have intention to see this OVA) to first see the series (to understand the background). It'll make you enjoy this OVA as a masterpiece.

Completely agree with this.
It kinda felt weird not knowing what was going on with the war during the series and this sums it up a bit better.

Mizuki's POV was a great addition to showing what Chise was going through.

8/10 for a really good addition to the series.

Oct 13, 2015 6:29 AM

jakov

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Agree with everything said above. Great addition to the series. 8/10

Feb 22, 2016 4:11 PM

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RafaelDeJongh

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Pretty lovely OVA's I must, really didn't know what they'd present us with, but I really like the way they put everything in a different perspective!

All in all a very lovely series!

Feb 11, 2019 9:48 AM

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Maou_heika

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I liked Mizuki but it was terrible just like the main show.

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Feb 16, 2020 6:16 AM

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EvaUnit02NZ

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This complements the main show really well and fills in some of the plot holes. I dunno why Sentai Filmworks didn't license this OVA and package it alongside the main series.

At least the old OOP DVD is easy to find and is cheap.

Apr 6, 2022 8:54 PM

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nomad8

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Acceptable eggs, show the other side of the story or better show a little bit of what was not shown in the story. This OVA is just telling what they left out, but it doesn't have the anime vibe. I think the coolest thing is that they delve a little deeper into what chise was going through in the battles, what was missing in the anime, we could imagine, but it's always better to show it instead of leaving it to our imagination.
After seeing this OVA it's impossible not to think that the whole war was kind of pointless or at least poorly explained, if they were fighting humans why the fuck did they turn girls into pseudo aliens mutant weapons? Like they were literally annihilating several cities in the fuck and the most amazing thing is that no one surrendered, man it's very amazing the guys fighting with weapons a being with the power of an atomic bomb and no one stopping to think about giving up and the worst is Japan facing a normal war decided to create a weapon that they can't even control that looks more alien than anything else lol.
Although these OVAs show what was missing, it's even cool to see but highlights the inconsistencies in the script even if it was the background for a tragedy, there are things that must be explained.
An observation, it's amazing how love triangles, if I can call it that, converge lol
This story was multifaceted, it seems that so far it has only been shown 40% even less of it all, with the end of OVA 2 it is clear that there was a lot behind it and even then nothing was explored, at least an explanation, even if 1 of the 13 eps from the anime was rushed, I could have explained.
7/10

PT-BR
Ovas aceitáveis, mostram o outro lado da história ou melhor mostra um pouco do que não foi mostrado na história. Essa OVA só está contando o que deixaram de fora, mas não tem o clima do anime. Acho que o mais legal é que aprofundam um pouco do que a chise estava passando nas batalhas o que faltou no anime, a gente podia imaginar, mas sempre é melhor mostrando na vez de deixarem pra nossa imaginação.
Depois de ver essa OVA é impossível não pensar que a guerra toda foi meio que inútil ou pelo menos mal explicada, se eles estavam lutando contra humanos porque caralhos eles transformaram garotas em pseudo aliens armas mutantes? Tipo eles estavam literalmente aniquilando varias cidades no fodase e o mais espantoso é que ninguém se rendeu, cara é muito espantoso os caras enfrentando com armas um ser com o poder de uma bomba atômica e ninguém parando pra pensar em desistir e o pior o Japão enfrentando uma guerra normal decidiu criar uma arma que eles não podem nem controlar que parece mais alienígena que outra coisa kkk.
Embora essas OVAS mostrem o que faltou, é até legal de ver mas destaca as incoerências no roteiro mesmo que ele fosse plano de fundo pra uma tragedia, tem coisas que devem ser explicadas.
Uma observação, é incrível como os triângulos amorosos se posso chamar assim se convergem kkkk
Essa história era multifacetada parece que até agora só foi mostrado 40% até menos dela toda, com o final da OVA 2 fica claro que tinha muita coisa por trás e mesmo assim nada foi explorado, no mínimo uma explicação, mesmo que 1 dos 13 eps do anime ficasse rushado,dava pra ter explicado.
7/10

Aug 23, 2023 2:12 PM

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blunyy

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Pretty great! This helps conclude the main story and setting, while also adding an interesting side plot. Very enjoyable OVA! : )

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