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[Naes (#55236)]

Yeah I cried my ass off. It was ridiculous. I have never been affected like that before. Shit I haven't even cried when in a relationship of my own. For me to get so emotional over this show was just bizarre, but it did happen.

Get this, the last time I cried before I did so repeatedly while watching this series was 3 and a half years ago when I shattered my wrist in football. Oh and I'm a guy, and let me just say that letting those tears felt so good. I had been keeping them in for about 4 eps and then I just broke down. Thank goodness for the anonomity of the internet,

[Caddberry (#27690)]

[Bebop (#48738)]

ya man dont worry bout it. i got a feeling that some of the people that said they didnt cry actually did

[DarkCntry (#45489)]

As I mentioned before, I'd be more scared of the ones who didn't cry

Just because you cried at a show like this doesn't make anyone less what they are, it actually makes them more human and gives the ability to understand a plight that I hope no one actually experiences.

[dark_dragon88 (#23310)]

I was SOOO close to shedding those tears! The first series that almost did it for me was Ai Yori Aoshi (Enishi too), that was a touching but made me get into romance. Then I saw Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien, I was really moved, I guess my manhood isn't as strong as I thought hehe, but at least I know I am not alone. Now I somehow have this thing where I wanna find an anime that can make me cry, because I like feeling what the characters feel. Really getting into it, like talking along with them and yelling "NOOOOOO" when something bad happens

[Bebop (#48738)]

im a sap for romance animes. there my favorite genre i know that. im sure alot of people get to the point where they are about to cry but keep it in even when no one is around. to me crying is very refreshing especially when you havent done it in a while like my case was before seeing KGNE.

[Caddberry (#27690)]

[Bebop (#48738)]

ive been really wanting to see saikano.gotta find it somewhere...

[Naes (#55236)]

Yeah I'm downloading Saikano right now. I've really started to get into anime the past couple weeks. I live in a smaller town so I don't really have access to any anime stores but since I have discovered programs like Bit Torrent I have been getting into it big time.

Strangely enough I am finding that anime is so much deeper than the usual entertainment here in North America. I find its anime's ability to cross the line and not be so happy go lucky that appeals to me. I mean I never really know what's going to happen next. Which is very different from the garbage I am exposed to on a daily basis.

After I broke down in Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien its almost become a stress reliever to really get into these silly cartoons. I have watched many stories where the tears are close to coming out but don't quite make it out
(except Gunslinger Girl, wow) but nothing like this show. I think it's because I really got attached to the characters. So many conflicting emotions just made it too hard to keep it in. On one hand I want kick Takayuki's ass for his treatment of Mitsuki, but on the other hand you can't hate on him because of his obligation and ignorance to Mitsuki. If you caught on to my grammar, yes, I still sometimes think about this series after a week of watching it, and that creeps me out. lol

[DarkCntry (#45489)]

[Naes (#55236)]

Yeah I probably wouldn't download my anime if I could get for a decent price and less hassle. But alas these are the pains of a student. I'll probably end up buying them all on DVD when I'm an old fogey for the memories. But for now, I will be welfare and dl them.

[Bebop (#48738)]

is saikano licensed? i cant find it in any stores. all i got in my recent trip to suncoast was azumanga daioh vol 1 DVD

[Stick (#5576)]

[Bebop (#48738)]

sorry i was just going with what was being talked about. so i mentioned that i coulnt find saikano in any stores and then mentioned that i bought something else. i wont change the subject again!

[JackVance (#53195)]

I didn't cry, although I wanted to, since this anime deserved it. My eyes got a little wet at best. If I were a girl I would've cried my eyes out though :/

One thing's for sure... this is not an anime/feeling I'm going to forget easily. I especially seemed to empathise with Hayase, and it was so heart-breaking what happened to her.

[Eric Lee kang (#56806)]

Just finished the series, having a hard time consentrating, all i think about is KGNE. and yes I cried. had to see the end twise. beautiful story.,

[jazzjack (#45794)]

i have never cried about a series... maybe just nearly... i like more happy stories though sometimes its a bit annoying if its a happy ending.. i m wondering how it feels if you cry about a serie.. but somehow i cant.. am i therefore unhuman or abnormal... ..

[Moki (#57911)]

I recently saw this anime, at the end of a really blue weekend, which i spent missing the good old days, reflecting over the past. Taking long walks with my dog in the lonesome suburbian nights... just thinking.

Now i don't know if this just tipped my scale, but I have never cried once in five years, and this series had me crying almost non stop from episode 2, and I saw it all in a row.

It made me remember the cruelness of time. The mistakes that I made. How I cowardly rejected the only person to ever truly love me, although my feelings for her were the same. How I neglected the little boy who saw me as his big brother, to be with friends that i no longer have. How much love I've answered with spite. Things that I can never undo, times that'll never come back.

I'm not even 20 years old, but for me it's to late to ever experience that pure, innocent and unconditional love ever again. So if there's any kiddies reading this: "CARPE DIEM!" or you might regret it for the rest of your lifes.

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

Re: Did anyone cry?

[Stranden (#59732)]

Oh. I soo did cry.

More like, tears were pressed out of my eyes, but i didnt go *Boohoo*
But sure this is a great anime. So real. Really enjoyed watching it.

[Hex(f) (#54472)]

No i didn't.(What's wrong with me???)

[The Prophet (#43432)]

I'm not gunna lie. I cried. I know alot of people who didn't cry, but were left depressed for a while. This series is realy well writen, and I compliment the writers for going so in depth with the story. This is an emotional roller coaster and there is no getting off until the ride ends.

I cried at...

The end of Ep 2,

The very end of the series,

And a few other parts here and there.

Great series! One of my Favs!

[Doff (#45012)]

Re: Did anyone cry?

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

Re: Did anyone cry?

[Drahcir (#59366)]

I've just finished watching Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien and while I didn't cry this is probably the closest I've been to crying in about 10 years. My eyes are all watery, I've got that depressed feeling and a lump in my throat. And i just know I'm not going to sleep much tonight. Which is great. I love anime that makes me get emotional though it obviously has its draw backs.

All i can say is thank goodness I'm on holiday cos I know I'm going to be moping for a good few days after this.

[ProFF (#41793)]

lately, some months before seeing kgne for first time, i watched throught it again, as i had to make lots of screenshots for a slideshow based on nemuri hime song. the first time i watched throught it, i cried as i never did before in my life. i expected that the second time, i could watch throught it without that emotional involvment. i was wrong. as the ending got closer, i found myself fullfilled with the same emotions, and at the final episode, at the "sayonara" scene, my body automatedly reacted with tears and crying (cant express that properly, my english is lazy today )
man, that scene is touching.

[Daedalus (#61177)]

Of course I did...I loved it so much and it touched me so deeply... :'(

[gosaimasu (#50743)]

I didnt cry either, but I had a bad feeling in my stomach at times.
Maybe I didn't cry because I didn't like Hakura, for some reason. Its not that I hated the character, but its just that.....

[MurZik (#66630)]

Re: Did anyone cry?

[Shikama (#66793)]

Re: Did anyone cry?

[MurZik (#66630)]

Re: Did anyone cry?

[Shikama (#66793)]

Not me

Actually, the ending sounds like it could have been done well, poetically. Mitsuki kills herself by drowning, eventually Takayuki goes back to Haruka in his sadness and relives their past memories and then at the end they would have a reel of Mitsuki moments before a closing shot of the ring drifting up to the top of the water...

...or not

[Michael Lilly (#66824)]

Not Afraid to Admit....

[Shikama (#66793)]

Why didn't you just watch the next episodes? If you got that emotional during episode 4, you were in for a biiig suprise if you kept watching.

[Michael Lilly (#66824)]

this is why

[MurZik (#66630)]

Re: this is why

[Michael Lilly (#66824)]

are you kidding...my step-father's got a BellSouth Wireless DSL Home LAN, which I'm running my laptop from....I've just never downloaded anything. (It just feels a little shaky) I guess I like holding the item in my hands (must be a holdover from my love of books) and not have to rely on a purely digital medium construct. Ah, well....YMMV.



*currently listeningn to Funta "Wake Up Angel" single from Pita Ten

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[Stick (#5576)]

Please don't double post, Michael Lilly.

Use the edit key if you want to make an addition to one of your existing posts.

I've fixed it for you this time.

[MurZik (#66630)]

Erm.... yeah..... anyways, watch the rest, its beautiful

[Michael Lilly (#66824)]

[Furythree (#66272)]

oh man.....i just finished watching this last nite.....it was so painful to watch
...both in the sense that its annoying that the series jumps between times (past present, future then present flashback etc) and also how slow moving it is (u just want them to get over a situation quickly cause it painful...but they linger on) and also in the sense that its a sad stroyline

ive been drawn into romance anime (yes im a guy) from such things as love hina. ive spent an entire day this holidays searching for romance and i thought KGNE was ur cliche love story..boy was i wrong

i didnt cry int he begining cause the structure of the story really annoyed me....and also it was so sudden (the "accident")....but oh man...later on i had that painful chest feeling and tears started rolling, the final farewell was it, i cudnt hold back anylonger.

things like this make realise (like some guy who posted earlier) that u shud treasure what u have, friends loved ones etc cause theres no going back, just like all they wanted in this anime was to be happy as friends forever.

id give this anime 9.9 /10 ..(loses 0.1 cause of the bad structure, jumping around and unneccesary elongation of events)

this genre has many symbolic elements like the ring (whenever mitski puts it on...something happens to haruka, and when she takes it off haruka gets better etc) and the green haired nurse too (represents haruka)...did anyone pick up any others? anyway things like this have not only great plots but underlying themes....ill take heed to ur suggestions on saikano...but another suggestion wud be "kono minikuku mo utsukushii" - "this ugly and beautiful world"

[toneytigre (#67518)]

After watching the first episode i was like "OMG THIS ANIME IS GAY!!" but after the second episode i was sucked in. by the 3rd, KgNE jsut had me! i couldn't stop watching! :shock:
KGNE is a masterpeice! its deep. its emotional. i could sympathize with each of the characters, what their going thru and how they feel. i know many of u think it would have been better if the outcome were different. i TOO found myself screaming "WHY?! WHY?!" espeacially when (Spoiler: when Narumi was sick and Mitsuki was taking care of him and he unconsciously uttered "HARUKA" instead of "MITSUKI" "UGH!!! NOOO you idiot!" eventhough i had it coming to me i was just so hoping he would've said Mistuki instead. argh! it just tore me apart! hahaha.
But ya know! .... thats what makes KgNE so great, it entangles you into the story with your emotions. i mean no matter how u look at it, it just had to work out that way. its about 4 innocent youths thrown into a deep dark place and simply tryin to find their way. thats how life is. making mistakes and somehow learning from it. being a lil wiser in the end.
And the friggin ending!! man! its just one BIG friggin QUESTION MARK. but one with some hope.
seriously, i almost cried. but being a 24yr old guy i had to restrained myself. *sniff sniff*. the only thing i longed for in the end is some closure! they should make like a KgNE "summer special" episode showing them all together again like the old days or something man. instead of leaving us kinda emotionally unstable.
this is one of those anime u almost wish would never end. but damn it! it just has to!
i think of this forum as group therapy, recovering from watching KgNE hehehe. u know its true!
i guess i've had a similar deep experience like it, so i related. KgNE one of top 3 on my fav anime list!

[J-Cool (#64918)]

OK, I'm new to this forum, som please go easy on me

This is without a doubt one of the most beautiful, tragic and realistic animes I've ever seen!

What really does it for me in this anime, is the ending credit after each episode (not counting the first two and last two episodes).
The whole setting is just so perfect, it makes my eyes teary everytime I see it. Wathcing the scene where the four friends share possibly one of the best moments (if not THE best moment) in their lives. A time where everything was seemingly perfect. And then thinking about what has happened since then, and knowing that they would probably never have this moment together again... It just tears my heart out All this while one of the most beautiful piece of music I've heard in a long time is played in the background.
This is in fact the only anime (or ANY series for that sake) that I've actually watched through the ending credits EVERY episode. It's THAT good.

[Shikama (#66793)]

Yea I noticed that too, the way the final scene in each episode blends perfectly into the ending credits so well and the music from the ed starts perfectly and reflecting on what just happened.

[Calvin_Du (#67546)]

I never really cried through this series. Although there are countless times my eyes got wet.

Still get wet eyes thinking about this series!(Its been about a month now since I finished the series)

Everytime for some reason when I think about that one scene in the end where Mitsuki is looking through the newspaper articles about Akane I feel like pouring my eyes out

I've changed after watching this series...