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4Liked it!
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3It was OK
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2Disliked it
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1Hated it
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Average 4.1
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Aaand it's over. I kind of wanted to see more of Ono's antics, but... I was surprised Tachibana let the guy walk off so nonchalantly, but I guess it contributed to the quickly-tied-up and light? ending. At least there's Junjou to look forwards to soon~ |
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| I don't think he recognised him. What a lovely ending. |
| I really think he DID recognize him, but he let him go for the reason that the older man let Tachibana go in the past. A fair trade is a fair trade, after-all. It was very, very light. And that works for me. Junjou can NEVER touch what this anime has done. I fore-see Junjou season 2 being an utter disappointment after such a wonderful series like this. |
| Well I expected a little more drama, but I don't really mind this relaxed ending either. I don't know if he recognized man, but I think that he remembered how he wasn't kidnapped to be killed like other kids copycat kidnapped, but instead that he was kidnapped cause that man thought he was his son. In the end he even let him go away, and he never harmed him in the first place, plus that happened a long time ago, so even if he recognized him Tachibana probably just let it go since he finally got his memory back. But I really wanted some couple in the end... I mean, Nabari no Ou is more shounen-ai than this and it's not even shounen-ai. Hell, all of the shounen series I've seen/read so far are more shounen-ai than this. |
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| So in the end Tachibana DID NOT lose his memories, he was just told to forget what happened during the kidnapping. I think he did recognize the kidnapper but just let it go. But he's still having nightmares about it isn't he? Plus the old guy bought a whole cake for his wife and not just the usual 3 for then his family. I guess this is a sign he moved on also. For a moment I thought Ono and Tachibana where gonna make out at the end while reminicing...oh well. Very interesting. I love the light shounen ai and comedy combo. Great series! Looking foward to Junjou Romantica 2! (Mhmm yaoi core) |
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| I think Tachibana didn't recognise him - though how could he not when he imitated the guy? - so that's why he walked off. I think the limping jogged his memory though. I also think the trauma of thinking he's killed him (though he obviously didn't, he showed signs of thinking he did) and being told to forget made all his memories wipe away and resurface when he can't consciously control what he remembers. I don't know about anyone else, but I feel angry and oddly cheated. The guy kidnapping kids (when Tachibana was a kid) basically got off scot free and gets to live his life though he's obviously not quite mentally there and doesn't deserve it. I really wanted to see some justice there, and am disappointed that I didn't get to see it. Though everyone seems to be fine and the ending is all nice, I just feel unhappy. That being said, this anime was actually quite good, and though I didn't get the ending I wanted, I can understand the intentions behind it. Every week I was waiting impatiently for subs - especially when gg randomly slowed down from 2 to 4 days D8< - and I enjoyed every minute. |
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| I borderline loved this episode, and this anime. Hopefully more BL series can be like this in regards to approach and content. I would much rather see this than "How can I possibly be in love with a man" angst for 12 episodes. Bravo Antique Bakery. |
| I'm kind of unsatisfied, but it was good nonetheless. This is more like a kidnapping bakery animu than shounen ai... |
| it was a nice ending but i would not have mind a different ending too bad its over im gonna miss this show Gosh i want some of that cheesecake!!!!!!!! |
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| hmm... the end was kinda what? that's it!? but I still loved this series ^^ |
| I liked this show. A lot. (: |
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| good story, i do wish there was more drama. and chi leaving is just so sad. |
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| It was a nice ending =) I kind of was expecting a little more in the ending, but I was happy with just this ^^ It was worth it watching this anime... =) |
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the_seventh_l said: Can we has Eiji In France spin-off nao? xD I am on! xD can't believe it ended though. Will be lonely withouth the serie Q__Q |
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| Huh? So it's over already?? Dx I gave it a 7.... but just cause it didn't get good till near the end. >______< I wanna see another season though. One with the big wedding and more Ono stuff. T_T |
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| I think the ending is fitting for this series. The light pace is good and the kidnapper obviously moved on. As for whether Tachibana remembered or not, hmmm, I doubt he remembered the guy's face. But he is moving on and so are the rest of the cast which is the reason why the ending is so fitting. It's realistic (although Ono's gay demonic charm is a bit stretching!!). |
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| i cant believe he didnt notice that the last customer the old guy was the guy who kidnapped him. He totally had that flashback for a reason and he brushed it off. oh well overally i gave it a 4/5 not the best ending for the series but it still wasnt awful just some where in the middle |
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Anbukunoichi said: i cant believe he didnt notice that the last customer the old guy was the guy who kidnapped him. He totally had that flashback for a reason and he brushed it off. oh well overally i gave it a 4/5 not the best ending for the series but it still wasnt awful just some where in the middle He knew and let him go because the kidnapper had let him go before. |
| Nce show, nice ending and great storyline for 12 episodes. Of course it's not really shonen ai, but I don't mind. The characters were interesting and realistic for once. Too bad the manga ends here. I woud like to see more anime with this quality of character developpement. |
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| Antique Bakery just made me smile. All the characters were so nice and shit. What I wouldn't give to be able to go to such a wonderful place. ^~^ 8/10. |
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wtfyourface said: MistaCloudStrife said: OVER 9000!!!From 100-1000, how much do you love LWL? |
| I didn't like the animation, but I enjoeyed this show 7/10 |
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| nice ending. the only thing that kind of disappointed me was that Tachibana didn;t apologize to Ono for what he did in high school. I was sure he would :\ oh well. |
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ASHGARY said: nice ending. the only thing that kind of disappointed me was that Tachibana didn;t apologize to Ono for what he did in high school. I was sure he would : He already did, it was sometime in episode 4 or 5 when he told Ono to chase after Chikage, he apologised to Ono in order for Ono to apologise to Chikage |
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| "We'll never be lovers so we'll never have a reason to break up." One of the sweetest lines ever. I love this show but the end makes me feel a bit sad. |
| lots of things are missing,like more ono x chikage TT-TT i really wanted to put end to tachibana's drama but i guess in a way it ended, but he has nightmares yet T-T. chikage living alone that's ufff *¬*,eiji growing up so kawaii ^^. and tachibana x ono can't be happening like he said, but it would be awesome to see something at least n.nU. i want to read mangaaaaa |
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| I liked the serie (but I didn't really liked the animatian when their faces.. changed? You know when they're surprised or when they don't understand something.. xd) but the ending isn't.. complete xd Well it's nice that he get his memory back and that he'd let him go but I hoped for some Ono x Chikage ending for example, how Eiji's gonna be after all this and how Tachibana and Ono are gonna be, you know like a short "flash forward" in the last 10 sec of the show? Something like that? Well it was absolutely a nice anime but I have to say (but I think I'm the only one) I liked JR more xd |
| A nice ending to a good series. Antique Bakery is definitely a keeper!! |
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| Honestly, I watched the Korean movie version of Antique bakery and I liked it, but I have to say that I liked the anime adaptation even more. I just wish they delved even more into the individual stories of the characters. I also wanted some Tachibana x Ono. That scene where Tachibana told Ono that they won't ever be lovers, so there needs to be no worry of them breaking up was so bittersweet. I guess I need to pick up the manga for anything the anime missed or changed. I'm really looking forward to doing that though. I'm going to be on a Fumi Yoshinaga craze for a while. |
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| I actually feel that was a bit of an ending fail. A bit too many loose threads hanging around for my liking |
| I love bittersweet endings >.< Nice series, but I wanted more Chikage-san <3 |
| To me, this was a very fitting end to this series. In it, we see everyone is moving on with their lives, which fits very well with the title of the OP/ED song "Life goes on". Overall, I enjoyed this series very much. It was relaxing to watch with just the right mix of humor and drama. 9/10 for me. |
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| The ending of this anime didn't take me aback or anything! Very light and everything, tied up most loose ends and all the ones that had to be tied. I think Tachibana did recognize the man, but just let it go. I mean, the expression on his face as the guy walked away: it changed. A somewhat more knowing smile. I dunno, but that doesn't matter! This ending was very good! SO much better than Death Note, kesesese! |
| Beautiful adaptation of the manga :). I loved it 9/10. Also, for those who wanted more OnoxChikage, the author drew some more doujinshi that delved into more of Ono's story, and his relationship with Chikage. I would consider it canon XD. Go check it out :D |
| Okay ending, this anime sure shifted from style a lot from a shounen-ai to actually a bakery to eventually a detective anime... well all in all I was expecting a bit more from it and didn't think this was a shounen-ai at first which also disappointed me but well all in all it's somewhat decent. |
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| That was a nice relaxed ending, so Chikage moved out and Eiji went to France for a bit with the hope of going there to learn more someday. So the shop went back to being Ono and Tachibana only for a while until Chikage has finished moving places at least. The kidnapper of Tachibana turned up at the shop but I don't think they recognised each other at all, otherwise Tachibana wouldn't have been so relaxed at the end. But we found out in the flashback that after stabbing the kidnapper he did let Tachibana go and now seems the kidnapper and Tachibana may have both moved on. I really enjoyed that series even though the kidnapping plot was something I didn't expect and the shounen-ai didn't really seem to last long considering that's what I thought it was. |
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| I liked where this anime started but didn't really like how it ended. As others have said, I didn't find the ending to be very satisfying. I agree with everyone else saying they didn't recognise each other, particularly @Kylearan who said it was for our benefit. Tachnibana was way too chill at the end if he'd realised that dude was his kidnapper and if he'd suddenly gotten those flashbacks. He had nightmares of the event that made him distraught so if he had the flashback at the end when we saw it, there's no way he would've been that chill with it. It was overall okay but the kidnapping plot seems kind of pointless now that I think about it. Tachibana will never be satisfied because he'll never find out who his kidnapper is. Is he just going to have nightmares all the time? He needs therapy. I guess it isn't accepted enough in Japan for that to be the solution to anyone's problems in anime. |
| This was certainly interesting, I didn't expect the plot to go in that direction. Overall, it had a nice mix of delicious bakery moments, some BL (albeit more comic relief in nature rather than anything serious) and the ongoing investigation. For those who expected more BL action this could be a downer, but I actually liked how realistic they stayed until the end in that regard (despite the goofy start) and didn't force any relationships just for the sake of it. "We'll never become lovers, so we'll never have to break up" has a nice ring to it. As for the kidnapper left to go free... this works as an open ending I guess. Also glad for Eiji who found a new path in life, and is doing well with his goal to become a patisserie chef. |
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