- Joined
- Mar 7, 2016
Wait, wait, wait, they did what?
In the Manga there's a hideously long and slow build up of Nishimiya still feeling like she's a bit of a bother to everyone around her and she even (silently) blames herself for the groups loss in the film competition because of the artistic choices they took so she could also enjoy the movie the same as everyone else.
On top of that is her sheer frustration at being unable to convey her feelings to Ishida because she wants to do it the same way as everyone else (using her voice) and he's blithely ignorant of it.
She's depressed, but like most depressed people she hides it away until something finally snaps.
She then fucking attempts suicide by jumping off of her flat's balcony after going to the fireworks festival with her family and Ishida because she feels her friends and family would have a more "normal" life without her, and Ishida just gets there in time to save her, causing him to fall instead.
While he's unconscious he winds up sharing a dream with Nishimya in which he's still a bit of a shit, but the things he does are more out of curiosity and good fun with Nishimya being more aware and the back and forth is what could have been. It really hits home how depressed she'd actually been and how badly he'd fucked up.
On top of that is her sheer frustration at being unable to convey her feelings to Ishida because she wants to do it the same way as everyone else (using her voice) and he's blithely ignorant of it.
She's depressed, but like most depressed people she hides it away until something finally snaps.
She then fucking attempts suicide by jumping off of her flat's balcony after going to the fireworks festival with her family and Ishida because she feels her friends and family would have a more "normal" life without her, and Ishida just gets there in time to save her, causing him to fall instead.
While he's unconscious he winds up sharing a dream with Nishimya in which he's still a bit of a shit, but the things he does are more out of curiosity and good fun with Nishimya being more aware and the back and forth is what could have been. It really hits home how depressed she'd actually been and how badly he'd fucked up.
Also, I think Kimi no Na wa works so well because it was the author who adapted it into the screenplay, allowing them to properly refine the plot to its core without abject compromise.
But I also realize some of these sorts of stories and anime just aren't always everyone's cup of tea, nor are they held to the same standards as we would with other comparable media. Meaning they do rely a lot on either tired cliches or tropes worn so thin they're barely scraps of cloth.
One I've been enjoying is Tsuki ga Kirei (Tsukigakirei) which, while it still has some worn out tropes reminds me way too much of young, awkward teenage romance. It's also boring. As in, nothing so far particularly dramatic has happened, there's no "Getting lost on a mountain" or what have you, its just a solidly written, slice of life and romance anime with awkward teenagers and appropriate awkward teenage dialogue.
Fair warning though, this anime's been run with a shoestring budget and it's one of the few I've seen where the cracks due to the scale of production in Japan far outstripping its ability to produce proper work.
