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REVIEW: School Days Sub.DVD

Ultimately that leads to a finale which is as utterly unforgettable as it is justly infamous.

No kidding. especially considering he beat in that ranking nina who is considered the most disliked men hating lesbian in any series. though i was surprised that koroko shirai wasnt on that list cause she is just as disliked than nina.

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Ultimately that leads to a finale which is as utterly unforgettable as it is justly infamous.

That's... kinda contradictory.

though the curious thing is that does the ero game and novel have the same ending? considering that shuffle's ero game and novel had a different ending than the TV anime as well as Fate Stay Night & Sister Princess (which have proven that some ero games and novels can make decent non ero TV series without over the top fanservice) , it might be possible in this series as well.

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No kidding. especially considering he beat in that ranking nina who is considered the most disliked men hating lesbian in any series. though i was surprised that koroko shirai wasnt on that list cause she is just as disliked than nina.

I'm not sure that its Shirai Kuroko that they hate. Rather its the anime's adaptation of her character that's horrendous by portraying her like that. In the original, she was much more likable and made up for her annoyances by being a good and badass character as well as being absent from the main plot. But I digress.

But yeah, I remember watching this series a while back. What a shocking ending. Everything probably would have been fine if he had stayed with the first girl, but we wouldn't have a memorable anime otherwise.

I really liked school day, it was like Madoka before it's time (yes I'm aware that deconstruction existed before Madoka, but it's the best example). We really need more anime like SD that look at typical anime situation and cast them in a different light, especially all the different power fantasy.

Now it does have it's problem, as much as it brought some realism into the harem genre, it also had it's own ridiculous situation,spoiler[ like the girls that just ask Motoko to have a foursome or something like that].

Every single character was both great and horrible because they were so real so human they were all so selfish and back stab each other when it was possible.

There's nothing clever, and likely nothing insightful, about taking a ridiculous premise like magical girls or a harem and making it "real." A harem suddenly goes wrong when you replace the characters with psychopaths? You don't say.

It's a mistake to think that something must be "realistic" because it's dark and violent. Reality tends to be banal, so relationship drama doesn't tend to involve spoiler[rape, double homicide, decapitation and mutilation].

None of the characters are portrayed as psychopaths.

So no, we don't have to "equate ugliness with profundity and truth" for this to be realistic. Just the basic way the characters behave here is generally more realistic than what most harem series show.

"Psychopathy is traditionally defined as a personality disorder characterized by enduring antisocial behavior, diminished empathy and remorse, and disinhibited or bold behavior."

It's the ugliness that makes people think the show is making profound, definitive statements about reality.

Great review with a thorough analysis!

I’m still pondering about one thing: Did Makoto deserve his fate or not?
Initially the ending was one of the most satisfying experiences after building up an immense rage during 12 episodes, but when put in perspective, I’d have to say he didn’t deserve this. We’re not talking about a hardened criminal (none of Makoto’s morally reprehensible actions are even jail-time worthy), we’re talking about a normal boy who makes mistakes due to his indecisive, cowardly nature. Someone who doesn’t realize (or doesn’t want to realize) the consequences of his actions. A person who, like many of us, only want to enjoy pleasures and avoid burdens. If only he had more experience or a parental guide.
So I feel that Makoto’s punishment is far worse than all of his committed “crimes”.