Another Series
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Twenty-six years ago, in a third-year classroom of Yomiyama Middle School, there was student named Misaki. Misaki was an
honor student who was admired by classmates and teachers, that when Misaki suddenly died, the school acted as if that
student was still alive until graduation. In spring 1998, fifteen-year old Kouichi Sakakibara moves from Tokyo to his late mother's hometown, but has to be
hospitalized by a sudden pneumothorax. In the hospital, he meets a beautiful yet mysterious girl named Misaki Mei. After recovering, he is transferred into class 3-3, and soon
becomes suspicious of the strange atmosphere around his classmates, who are still uneasy by the incident that took place
twenty-six years ago.
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Well, I like horror stories and animes although they scare the hell out of me >w<; So this one looks promising. There's a lot of mystery surrounding Mei Misaki and you can tell there's something really evil about her, so that draws you in. The art is good, I like the style a lot and the music (except for the opening theme) goes pretty well with the general atmosphere of the anime. There are other elements that add a lot of creppiness to this anime, like the random super creepy dolls that appear now and then.
hyuri rated 10.00:This series is really excellent. It's a horror/suspense type show (I think). A boy moves to a small city where everyone seems strange. Stories surround the death of a girl who passed away 26 years ago. The boy can see the girl in the present. She and other warn him to stay away from her. Things begin to happen as he delves deeper into the past of what occurred at the school and the circumstances surrounding the girl.
This series was excellent. I am looking forward to seeing the bluray release.
minayuri rated 8.00:A pretty good horror series from what I've seen so far, I like the mysterious elements added to the series that add to the suspense. The one by one killing of characters keeps things surprising and leaves you wondering who will die next. The ending of the show completely surprised me and the massacre near the end was a great way to make the show go off with a bang. However the songs of the series are rather dull to listen to and not that impressive and the female lead Mei Misaki was just another Rei Ayanami expy character archetype though, the secondary female lead Izumi Akazawa was a little more interesting as a character.
WalkingEncyclopedia rated 9.75:
I was first attracted to this anime by a wallpaper featuring the female main character Misaki Mei right here on
Minitokyo. I started watching the first episode just after midnight and I just couldn't stop until I told myself that I
had to catch an hour of sleep before going to school.
The dialogue at the beginning intrigued me right away. It only took about 5 seconds for me to know that this anime is no
trash. The art is the greatest I have ever seen - even better than Guilty Crown.
The plot is thick with mystery and suspense but does not frustrate me at all. It is full of surprises and keeps me on
the edge of my chair. It becomes less and less like what I have initially expected of this anime - in the good sense.
The highlight of this anime apart from the fascinating plot is, of course, the atmosphere and the mood. Dark, eerie and
desolate. The repetition of pregnant silence. The croaking of crows. The echoes of footsteps. The flickering lights. The
hushed conversations. All these made me hold my breath and remain as still as a statue while watching.
Marks deducted for the ending. It's not exactly bad, but I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed. The last two
episodes are filled with deaths that seem unnecessary and understated. To put it simply, the killing has gone so over
the top that it has lost the original subtlety which is what makes the entire ordeal so horrifying. The identity of the
"Another" makes sense, but the conflict within Kouichi Sakakibara does not come through well and fails to move
the audience because the emotional bond between him and the "Another" has never been mentioned in great
lengths, unlike in the manga.
But on the whole, it's a beautiful and unique series that belongs to a genre that isn't frequently attempted in anime.
I was definitely intrigued by this anime, I liked the characters designs. Given that P.A. Works is handling the animation so you know it’s going to look great, and you won’t be disappointed. Character designs and backgrounds are gorgeous, animation is fluid and natural, and the overall look of the series is hauntingly beautiful. That’s not an accidental choice of words here, as PA combines their usual mastery of color with some interesting muted schemes and use of shadows to help create the pervasive tone of dread that pervades the entire episode. I think the doll designs are weird to say the least. The series seems like it will be a good psychological thiller, and if done right I'll definitely enjoy it. The first episode was pretty good in setting up the plot. It also showed that a few of the other kids seen so far seem to be sick or have some other kind of misfortune going on. I’m not ready to guess what the true situation here is yet, but I’m on pins and needles to find out. Kouichi can clearly see Mei, who seems very obviously to be dead – but can no one else see her, or are they merely pretending not to? The timing of events is interesting – I’d thought Kouichi’s Mom or Dad might have been involved in the 1985 incident with Mei, but the timing really doesn’t fit. I assume the Grandparents are her parents, as she was obviously born and raised in Yomiyama, and the father is absent, travelling in India as part of his job as a college professor. We know that Kouichi’s Mom has died in circumstances dire enough to make her father tremble and cry when he talks about “that” happening to her – but no details yet. It seems as if things took a supernatural turn when another student referred to Mei being “still here” – and hereafter the school acted as if she weren’t dead, leaving her desk untouched and even making a place for her at graduation. I was somewhat surprised that Reiko was the extra and that Rei killed their teacher.