2010-04-13, 02:04 PM
Rumbling Hearts [episode 1-14 /all 3 discs ; no OVAs]
Here's my overall impression on it, it seems that I was right when I predicted who would end up with Takayuki. Seeing as how this anime was based on a Visual Novel, I'm more surprised that it went really well. As I've said in previous posts, it seems to mirror the typical drama of reality. If you want to get in-depth, "love triangle". The entire anime doesn't revolve around deaths, unlike other animes I've seen (Clannad, especially). Instead, this anime revolves around emotions/feelings, especially dealing with romance. Romance was a good 99% chunk of the anime. The conflicts was pretty much about which girl this guy really wants to be with, or rather, which girl he really loved. After watching all 14 episodes, I can say that my time was well-spent. I assumed the anime was going around in circles from 5-11, but from there, it sorta shifted in a direction that I did not expect. It was a pretty happy and sad ending at the same time, it didn't make me cry, but I just had to "Awww" at a certain scene during the last episode. Then I "D'aaaaw"-ed at a different scene. This anime is filled with bottled-up emotions and conflicts, and if you're looking for a good drama revolving around romance and a love triangle, I'd highly recommend this to any anime-fanatics out there. If you're more into constant tragedy, you're in the wrong department.
Character development was sorta shifting, it sorta went back and forth a bit. Haruka changed a bit near the very end, and she seems to be very accepting of the situation. Mitsuki started out as one of those 'side-characters', but became a major one around 1/4th of the anime. Haruka was major during the beginning, and still was to the very end, except she didn't get too much spotlight. I pictured myself in the protagonist's situation, and I, myself, would not know how to react to it all. This anime was astounding, and made me rather breathless near the end, because it wasn't the sort of ending I was expecting, but I'm glad it ended this way.
10/10
Here's my overall impression on it, it seems that I was right when I predicted who would end up with Takayuki. Seeing as how this anime was based on a Visual Novel, I'm more surprised that it went really well. As I've said in previous posts, it seems to mirror the typical drama of reality. If you want to get in-depth, "love triangle". The entire anime doesn't revolve around deaths, unlike other animes I've seen (Clannad, especially). Instead, this anime revolves around emotions/feelings, especially dealing with romance. Romance was a good 99% chunk of the anime. The conflicts was pretty much about which girl this guy really wants to be with, or rather, which girl he really loved. After watching all 14 episodes, I can say that my time was well-spent. I assumed the anime was going around in circles from 5-11, but from there, it sorta shifted in a direction that I did not expect. It was a pretty happy and sad ending at the same time, it didn't make me cry, but I just had to "Awww" at a certain scene during the last episode. Then I "D'aaaaw"-ed at a different scene. This anime is filled with bottled-up emotions and conflicts, and if you're looking for a good drama revolving around romance and a love triangle, I'd highly recommend this to any anime-fanatics out there. If you're more into constant tragedy, you're in the wrong department.
Character development was sorta shifting, it sorta went back and forth a bit. Haruka changed a bit near the very end, and she seems to be very accepting of the situation. Mitsuki started out as one of those 'side-characters', but became a major one around 1/4th of the anime. Haruka was major during the beginning, and still was to the very end, except she didn't get too much spotlight. I pictured myself in the protagonist's situation, and I, myself, would not know how to react to it all. This anime was astounding, and made me rather breathless near the end, because it wasn't the sort of ending I was expecting, but I'm glad it ended this way.
10/10