Discussion topic for the 16th episode of the Rewrite anime which premiered on the 28st of January, 2017. All references to outside works and to future episodes must be tagged with a [spoiler] tag.
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Rewrite of the lifeā¦!! So Peek but next week itās Terra Routeā¦
I gonna looking forward for New Op by Kurosaki Maonā¦
Pretty decent episode. It was clearly rushed, and the music direction was very flawed, but this is pretty neat fanservice, and at least the Sakuya thing gets fairly explained. The animation was limited, but it wasnāt as ugly as Episode 12, so this works. Budget obviously went to those dem light effects.
Looking forward to Terra Arc. And looks like the OP will be sang by Maon Kurosaki, which is nice.
PS: they also didnāt include Luchihaya being gay doing a pretty neat hi-5 in the VNā¦ :((
Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmā¦
I donāt know what to say about this.
But let me start with. Weak execution. Biggest wet noodle of a climactic scene Iāve seen in a long time.
The lack of a sense of visceral atmosphere, choppy editing, poor music timing, still frames, and excessive gamma just piled up to make this a flat fest.
Shame 
This was my favourite scenario from Rewrite, I was hoping for something a bit more impressive.
@ZakM Really? For me this was easily one of the weakest parts of Rewrite, I donāt really think they did it a disservice. They made a lot of neat changes, like removing Sakuya HB and focusing on the action, and Kotarouās berserk mode. I thought the action scenes were satisfying enough here.
But I have to take points off, because I didnāt feel like the emotional impact was entirely here, and Iām not sure why. Kagariās tears got me when the theory was created because I understand the context behind them, but the epilogue which ripped me apart in the VN just, didnāt here. Maybe itās because of pacing and how it was a bit rushed, but I dunno, didnāt get me.
Still, decent episode. 4/5, still heaps better than majority of the first season.
I liked the episode although there were few orders that kinda ticked me off a bit, at least for the characters dying. This isnāt much of a spoiler really, but in the VN it was: Lucia > Kotori > Akane > Yoshino > Shizuru > Chihaya > Sakuya
In the anime however it was: Lucia > Kotori > Chihaya > Akane > Shizuru > Yoshino > Sakuya.
Not much of changes but it felt a bit awkward at the very least, altho I did felt like a bit of salt in a good way because wellā¦ itās Moon Route, I did felt a bit upset still despite the changes. Tho the dialogue and the characters saying something before they go, including those flashbacks, makes it at least strong.
There were other changes as well but it wasnāt to the point where it felt like it was a bad thing, of course they could have done a better job at this but I think it was passable enough.
The episode was good honestly, did liked at least the implement of the Terra flashback again because it could work better as well in its favor to explain, and also I like the use of āPhilosophy of Oursā in the Kotarou and Kagari scene honestly, I did teared a bit with that.
It was fun watching the Occult Club members having fun too at the first half, and it reminds me very much of when I read Moon, tho I would have been fine maybe going a bit with it but it was good for how it worked. Lol and the fact that they did the āGame Overā thing was even funnier in my eyes. >-<
By the way, probably my favorite facial expression from the second season so far (Akaneās face here is too cute that its funny Hah xD)
Agree with Aspirety here. The impact was not there at the epilogue. I vividly remember how I was smiling while crying (one of the reason why I love Key) when I was watching it in the VN. Perhaps it was really a little rushed. The KTās comments and theory completion part also got me. I really like how they portray this part in anime form.
Itās great that they show the berserk mode of Kotarou too, although it was shown briefly before. Love the entrance of Sakuya with Rewrite song, and the following fighting scenes. A small little disappointment HB Sakuya and Hercules Horseshoe Crab did not appear XD
YESSSS, HYPEEEEEEE FOR TERRA. Have been waiting for it ever since Rewrite anime was announced~
I realize itās more of a HF joke, but this cracked me up. Just how Kotarou, with a dead serious face, waves his hand and a giant log falls down from nowhere. If you want more of that I transcribed some of the voice clips from HF
Well, this was pretty interesting to see the rest of the Moon route adapted though I can agree that it felt a little rushed. There were some interesting parts I enjoyed like seeing the heroines back again one last time to fight off against those familiars what they know would be the final straw to protect Kagari. I enjoyed watching the fight scenes very much though the CGI stuff does have that same problem like S1.
I liked how they used āPhilosophy of Oursā during the scene with Kotarou and Kagari as they hugged each other which made me tear up a bit. The last few parts where Lucia, Kotori, Akane, Chihaya, and Shizuru were giving their all as they fought till the bitter end had me crying at times so it was hard just to see them disappear. Even with Yoshino, he was pretty freaking cool when Kotarou accepted that he was a good rival that made me happy and sad at the same time. Sakuya as well was pretty good to see though it felt short at times with the final battle. It was kind of brutal when Kotarou used his last mode to fight off all of those familiars but it was still all right just seeing it adapted. Moon Kagari is still yet as beautiful as I can remember from the VN so seeing her being left behind felt lonely but it was the only way for the Earth to have a future.
I canāt wait for the Terra Arc cause Iāve been looking forward to it! I can only hope that itāll meet our expectations though usually I keep them low, so who knows.
I really donāt know why but I donāt even feel bad in the farewell in the VN but here in the anime I almost cry XD.
For a moment I had the feeling that all the Sakuya portion in Moon is going to be omited but they animated it so I donāt have almost complains.
Hm.
It just played on my feelings and memories of the VN Moon & Chara-routes.
Not a bad ep for the anime Rewrite, but a rather bland one from the novel perspective.
Pacing was abrupt. Luciaās death was done nice. New possibility and completion of āLife Theoryā wasnāt bad. Chihayaās joke which Helios already mentioned was spot on, seriously.
Stillā¦ rushed. Ruuuushed. Death order also went wrong and kinda spoiled an emotional part of Sakuyaās arrival. For more details read VN. No, seriously.
Rewrite song was played at the right moment, but mehā¦
Animation is still as ever. 3D is ugly. A contrast between āWatari no Utaā & god-awful Earth in the background was killing me.
Iāve enjoyed not this ep, but my own memories, feelings, and understanding of the original novel.
Thanks for bringing it all back again. But, meh, it just doesnāt work as anime with Tensho being a director, such rushed scenario, and scarse background.
There is a somewhat new saying in Russian: Ā«ŠŃŃŠø ŠæŠ»Š°ŠŗŠ°Š»Šø, ŠŗŠ¾Š»Š¾Š»ŠøŃŃ, Š½Š¾ ŠæŃŠ¾Š“Š¾Š»Š¶Š°Š»Šø Š¶ŃŠ°ŃŃ ŠŗŠ°ŠŗŃŃŃĀ» (Mice cried, got hurt, but still continued to eat a cactus).
This is pretty accurate for me watching this.
Underwhelming. Thatās probably the one word summary Iād give this episode.
After the really rather well done first two episodes, I still had a feeling that this last part of Moon wouldnāt be quite as easy. It seems I was right, considering I felt like I watched the episode on x1.5 speed.
Not only did it feel rushed, but it feltā¦ for lack of a better word, lifeless. (is that a pun?) Moon hit me hard, all three times Iāve read it now. Yet, this episode felt dead, and I felt nothing whatsoever. The execution of most emotional scenes just felt bland.
Now, I will say, this is still nowhere near the hideousness that was the first season. Despite what I felt, I did enjoy the episode overall. I look forward to Terra, though continuing with zero expectations, as I have all season.
Letās begin the harsh culling, shall we?
Interesting how peopleās opinions are dropping now. I was definitely, not impressed, letās say less apathetic this week than last. 15 was just boring from beginning to end. Iāll commend them for, if nothing else, not ripping every visual from the VN this time. The void in Kotarouās memory is a physical white space instead of a buggy world line. Furthermore, the theory based on Kotarouās footnote is quite different from the one in the VN which looked just like Kagariās. Kagariās theory stretches in one direction with lines going all over the place. Kotarouās theory stretches is all four directions and consists of only right angles; it completely screams completeness. If you miss the analogy between the complete theory and a tree of life, ask yourself where they would show it. If placed on Kagariās sheet it would look really similar to the one she already had and just kinda underwhelming.
I didnāt feel it. The excellence of the first two episodes was simply missing. I agree that what evoked emotional responses here were not the adaption scenes, but our memories of the VN.
I wonāt say that this part absolutely needed two full episodes, but just one was clearly not enough. Time constraints are the enemy of good adaptions.
The Kotarou looking older thing was kinda weird, too. Itās like they only did that in order to make the moon adaption actually match the promotion posters which they had completely forgotten about in the first two episodes.
Iām kinda worried about the lack of explanation for some things. For example, wonāt the anime-only viewers be very confused about why āKagariā was on the moon? Or why she stayed behind? Wonāt the confusion intensify in Terra? I doubt theyāll be able to come to the right conclusion with the broken pieces of information theyāve been given.
Also, it was not mentioned that Kotarou couldnāt āreviveā after declaring war on Kashima Sakura anymore, but it seems that wasnāt necessary.
And I still feel that they shouldāve shown what happens when the earth dies. There needs to be a picture in the viewerās heads about the end of the world that happens regardless of whether or not salvation takes place. But we only get a verbal explanation along the lines of āThe earth always justā¦ dies. Believe us!ā
I think Iāve mentioned this back during the first season, but the way they had ended it was kind of a problem. They took some of the moon/terra scenes and just copied them. Like Yoshino leading the wolf pack against the army of familiars. It just doesnāt feel as strong in moon because weāve already seen it happen before.
Well, it wasnāt all bad, and I did like some of the kinda-original stuff, like the girls being able to say their farewells. (Though Yoshinoās farewell was still more emotonal than theirs. Is that ok?)
Sakuya is such an epic poser xD
Iām pretty sure the āKotarou grew upā thing also happened in the VN. I enjoyed the episode but yeah, it could have used one more episode for this.
How is there signal for phone calls on the moon?
I actually think this is the episode I enjoyed the most in Moon even tho it was almost completely different, a bit rushed and animation quality was kinda meh. But seriously, it doesnāt need to be THAT similar to the VN to be good. With one episode to do the second half of Moon, this was actually really good (to me at least).
They did it and explained that it was cuz of the extra years he spent with Akane but then tbh I thought he shoulda been an adult from the beginning of Moonā¦
The transmitter towers are recreated on the moon too.
One thing I did kinda like was how they made the scenery so damn white! I guess itās their way of foreshadowing the fact that theyāre on the moon. But in all likelihood they probably just did it to keep true to the VN Moon OP.
In the VN, Moon Kotarou was grown up from the start and there was a proper reason for it. But here, he just randomly grew up at some point and then made himself younger again after a while.
