![]() She’s incredible actually, because despite not getting a whole lot of screen time she’s one of two people in the original timeline who believe Satoru is innocent for his mom’s murder. The first is Airi, she’s such a good girl. I know not too long ago I was praising how well the characters and their interactions with each other were written, but there is only one (well technically two) aspects where this falls short. This is thanks to all the glowing in this scene around Satoru as he’s about to become a Martyr for all the non-victims, by intentionally falling off a hospital morning in the bright day light (though it was raining in the same scene not too long before that). And the moment Satoru reveals to the killer that he couldn’t kill Satoru even if he tried because he loved him, felt euphoric and gratifying. And Satoru seeing Kayo’s beaten body laying down in the shed, has a much more cold and shivering feeling to me than Satoru being in the snow, even if it’s late at night, with his friends. I mean that, for example, when Satoru visits his mom after time traveling for the first time and eats dinner with her, I felt the warmness pouring from their meal onto myself. And no, I don’t mean something basic like making a hot room red. The movie was able to give me the vibe of each location on visuals alone. The last bit I want to bring up as far as the visuals are concerned are the environments and backgrounds. But I started singing a different tune after a while, maybe it was the attention to detail I noticed in these sequences, but I started to enjoy the visual aspect of Satoru’s revivals after a while. But the beautiful spectacle doesn’t end there, each time Satoru experiences a revival (when he’s transported back to the past and must prevent a mishap) there’s usually a blue butterfly going across the screen with us being shown the events through a grainy filter and the edges of film tape taking up the top and bottom portions of screen initially rang me as a cheap effect. With the faces having this ovalish shape to them, and the eyes taking up most of the space on their face, with the lighting of their environment bouncing off their skin and clothes, this was pure eye candy. Yes, the character movements are fluid and their designs are pleasant to look at. In short, the writing is superb and even the characters whose appearances are rather brief and lackluster still feel layered thanks to Satoru’s interactions with them.īut what about the visual component of the series? With it being a Netflix production, it must have had the budget for impressive visuals right? I’m glad to announce the the visuals are stunning, when they choose to be. But despite this, through the use of music, colors, lighting, and Satoru’s (despite retaining his 29 year old mind when traveling back in time) innocent outlook towards those around him, I still felt my heart plummet into my stomach as I saw reality sink in for Satoru. Because to us the viewer, sure, it’s pretty obvious who the killer is. Through Satoru’s inner-dialogue, you get a pristine look into how he views the world and everyone around him. I am certain that the joy and sorrow I felt throughout my viewing matched Satoru’s one to one. Man, I can be so stuck up and I wish I wasn’t because this show is an emotional roller coaster, and forceful tear jerker.įrom the bonds Satoru forms with every character, to him triumphantly squabbling the killer’s plans. Coupled with my usual busy schedule, and this being a NETFLIX anime, I had no immediate impetus to watch this series. I always have a gargantuan backlog of anime and manga to read and watch. But rather, this was a show I had no idea existed, yet my mother of all people insisted on watching it with me. It wasn’t due to the infamy of the ending. This might come as a surprise, but I put off this anime for who knows how long. utilize the idea of the butterfly effect and time travel to effectively tell a good story? Enter Satoru, a failed mangaka tasked with going back in time to prevent the murder of his mom, three young kids, and the incarceration of a victim who was framed for murder. Even the smallest alterations to our pasts can have a huge impact on our future. But most importantly, it determines the trajectory of events to follow. It impacts us, those around us, and the world at large. Every good and bad thing we do, has a ripple effect. The butterfly effect, any and every action, no matter the size, has a ripple effect larger than you can imagine.
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