| I first watched this back in 2018 and and ever since then thought this was the best anime of all time and always thought fondly of it. However, after a long stint of around 3 years not watching anime, eventually I came crawling back to anime to binge all the new shows I've missed. With such fond memories of sakura sou I also gave it a re watch. Of course I knew the outcome of the love triangle, but I've genuinely forgotten everything in between, even story arcs. After rewatching... all I could think off was that saying "Don't ever meet your heroes" because I found this to be just okay, and good, at best, nothing too amazing. It kept me engaged though overall, it felt par for the course as any other romcom anime. I'm sure I held it in such high regard because it is one of the first good romcoms I watched but is it being "my first" and nostalgia really enough to make me think this was a 10? I need help, someone convince me sakura sou was a 10 again (︶_︶) |
LuteFluteDec 19, 2023 11:49 AM
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That’s why i don’t like to rewatch anime
| @Oskaroo Yeah that's one lesson im certainly taking out of this if anything. I actually already rewatched konosuba and that held up quite well, and maybe even better than i remembered. I was planning to rewatch some other anime but at this point im hesitant. |
LuteFlute said: I first watched this back in 2018 and and ever since then thought this was the best anime of all time and always thought fondly of it. However, after a long stint of around 3 years not watching anime, eventually I came crawling back to anime to binge all the new shows I've missed. With such fond memories of sakura sou I also gave it a re watch. Of course I knew the outcome of the love triangle, but I've genuinely forgotten everything in between, even story arcs. After rewatching... all I could think off was that saying "Don't ever meet your heroes" because I found this to be just okay, and good, at best, nothing too amazing. It kept me engaged though overall, it felt par for the course as any other romcom anime. I'm sure I held it in such high regard because it is one of the first good romcoms I watched but is it being "my first" and nostalgia really enough to make me think this was a 10? I need help, someone convince me sakura sou was a 10 again (︶_︶) I am currently re-watching anime, that is one I considered a 10 also then, but I will rewatch it with an open mind now. Because I think it is all about perceptive, over time our perspective does change, what we liked or disliked then, could change as we experience more in life. Back then, it probably was the best anime for your younger self, but after 3 years of no anime and then coming back, it is going to feel differently because your perspective has shifted. I would suggest thinking about why you felt that way before in the past about this anime and trying to put yourself in your younger self’s shoes to re-live that moment. What was happening in your life back then? What had you experienced or not experienced? What had you watched leading up to it? What anime did you like back then? Etc etc. You’ll eventually stumble onto the answer. |
ejleonDec 19, 2023 11:07 PM
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.  |
| It's still my favourite show.I know I won't get the same feeling when I watched it for the first time.So I'm not gonna rewatch it. |
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| 2018 (5 years) doesnt seem so long ago but heck we managed to squish a worldwide pandemic in there. Huh... yeah... I see how somethings have changed since then which probably changed my perspective/tastes. After some sleep and thinking more about it as well, I think I underestimated how important experiencing an anime is for the first time, especially a romcom. Witnessing the how a romcom reaches its climax trhough its buildup really does hit you hard right after finishing it, heck just experiencing every new frame in general really adds to the enjoyment (basically just reiterating what @Rom-Com_master said) I think what @WestOnAdrewAve said summed it up pretty well WestOnAndrewAve said: That's why I'll never rewatch an anime of my own accord because the score it got was the score I thought it should have at the time I first watched. B1GK1NG said: but good thing it didnt get a 2nd season cause I didn't like the manga either I'm sure you've read the novel ending which i think no one liked. Anime definitely ended on the right time in regards to the novels. But yeah overall it sucks that it wasn't as good as I remember and I may have ruined the wonder I held for this anime (rip) but I still hold it as one of the best shows i've ever seen and maybe in due time i'll gaslight myself into forgetting that I rewatched it. |
| that was also whats happening to me whenever I try to rewatch old anime. I just start to realize that they weren't as great as I first watched them. It no longer gives me the same joy as I first did when I had only like a few animes I've ever seen. I want to turn back time damn |
| yes. |
| it's the same anime you enjoyed and watched before. You're a different person than when you watched it for the first time. It's always going to be different on a rewatch. |
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| a little late into the discussion, but... i just want to point out the obvious first, that thought that everybody had at least once and read and hear from others: it is about the hermeneutic circle. you watch a show for the first time in a specific context, then life goes on - you learn and experience new stuff - and the next round has to be different and so on. not sure about how others rewatch anime or audiovisual productions in general, but my approach to it is not purely entertainment-focused. i also don't watch anime passively - meaning, i like to take a little time afterwards to evaluate stuff i considered relevant and even sometimes i do it during short recesses. i like to think that the authors always aim to transmit one or more life lessons, and if they don't, they end up doing it anyway. heck, i'm in my late 30s and i still review some shows with basic stuff you should be aware of as a "functional adult" - gurren lagan is in that sense one of the better ones in my opinion. in this particular case, of course i have no idea what you care about, but i can speak for myself: one of the strenghts it has is its cast and the interactions within - i love it from a psychological and micro-sociological pov. they are very much my type of people. on the other side, nanami could be interpreted as one hard side of life: no matter how much effort you put into something and how much you really deserve good things, sometimes it is not meant to be. and so on, of course it is not my actual role to lecture anyone here. but i guess i was able to get the point come across and potentially help someone to expand his/her take on it. |
Capybara-senseiJan 24, 2024 1:17 PM
Rick Owens said: I think forums are great [...]. But, the bottom line is that these people are really interested; they get the image and they get very opinionated and it turns into squabbles. You know that's human nature, that's life. |
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a little late into the discussion, but...
i just want to point out the obvious first, that thought that everybody had at least once and read and hear from others:
it is about the hermeneutic circle. you watch a show for the first time in a specific context, then life goes on - you learn and experience new stuff - and the next round has to be different and so on.
not sure about how others rewatch anime or audiovisual productions in general, but my approach to it is not purely entertainment-focused. i also don't watch anime passively - meaning, i like to take a little time afterwards to evaluate stuff i considered relevant and even sometimes i do it during short recesses.
i like to think that the authors always aim to transmit one or more life lessons, and if they don't, they end up doing it anyway.
heck, i'm in my late 30s and i still review some shows with basic stuff you should be aware of as a "functional adult" - gurren lagan is in that sense one of the better ones in my opinion.
in this particular case, of course i have no idea what you care about, but i can speak for myself: one of the strenghts it has is its cast and the interactions within - i love it from a psychological and micro-sociological pov. they are very much my type of people.
on the other side, nanami could be interpreted as one hard side of life: no matter how much effort you put into something and how much you really deserve good things, sometimes it is not meant to be. and so on, of course it is not my actual role to lecture anyone here. but i guess i was able to get the point come across and potentially help someone to expand his/her take on it.
i just want to point out the obvious first, that thought that everybody had at least once and read and hear from others:
it is about the hermeneutic circle. you watch a show for the first time in a specific context, then life goes on - you learn and experience new stuff - and the next round has to be different and so on.
not sure about how others rewatch anime or audiovisual productions in general, but my approach to it is not purely entertainment-focused. i also don't watch anime passively - meaning, i like to take a little time afterwards to evaluate stuff i considered relevant and even sometimes i do it during short recesses.
i like to think that the authors always aim to transmit one or more life lessons, and if they don't, they end up doing it anyway.
heck, i'm in my late 30s and i still review some shows with basic stuff you should be aware of as a "functional adult" - gurren lagan is in that sense one of the better ones in my opinion.
in this particular case, of course i have no idea what you care about, but i can speak for myself: one of the strenghts it has is its cast and the interactions within - i love it from a psychological and micro-sociological pov. they are very much my type of people.
on the other side, nanami could be interpreted as one hard side of life: no matter how much effort you put into something and how much you really deserve good things, sometimes it is not meant to be. and so on, of course it is not my actual role to lecture anyone here. but i guess i was able to get the point come across and potentially help someone to expand his/her take on it.
| @Capybara-san Appreciate the input, certainly more in depth view than what I'd think most people have. Lest, I just think that, what can I say smooth brain viewing has its perks. |
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@Capybara-san
Appreciate the input, certainly more in depth view than what I'd think most people have. Lest, I just think that, what can I say smooth brain viewing has its perks.
Appreciate the input, certainly more in depth view than what I'd think most people have. Lest, I just think that, what can I say smooth brain viewing has its perks.
| @LuteFlute Well, I kind of get why so many people find brainy pals sus and end up making fun of "nerds" and so on, especially if you consider what is going on in universities nowadays. Going "in depth" might have serious consequences for some folks, like losing common sense and become overly-sensitive and hysterical. In a similar vein, I guess that re-watching a show does not make sense from a purely entertainment-based perspective, unless you let some time pass in between, so that your memory does not become a burden. This is especially valid for comedies, of course. And the proper time might play an important role as well: it is not the same to watch a show in the morning or at midnight, or during the summer, or after a fight with someone at school/college/work, etc. |
Rick Owens said: I think forums are great [...]. But, the bottom line is that these people are really interested; they get the image and they get very opinionated and it turns into squabbles. You know that's human nature, that's life. |
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