GR Anime Review: Erased

A Glass Reflection Anime Review of Erased (Boku Dake ga Inai Machi)
Originally Released: April 10th 2016
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[@JaseAnimates]

Satoru's Mum wins the award for best anime Mum.

[@aidensmith6277]

Hello Fellow Australian. I Think Your Australian From The Way You Spelt "Mum"

[@JaseAnimates]

Aiden Smith That's how we do things in England-land too, but hi anyway. :)

[@aidensmith6277]

+KeeperOfPork Lol Learn Something Every 2 Days.

[@ultrabobacus6234]

+Aiden Smith It's only Americans who spell it mom anyway.

[@xxdalionxx]

+KeeperOfPork what is the deal with aime moms dying on the first episode or just dead to begin with?

[@duhskuh]

In the entire show... The only thing that bothered me more than the ending was the mom's lips for some reason They just They don't look right

[@Blizzic]

I KNOW RIGHT

[@shep6940]

+Blizzic few had really fat lips 😂

[@JayWalkerOnline]

I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE

[@GreyshotProductions]

OMG I'm not crazy. It would through me off every time she was on screen even though the character herself is fantastic.

[@melladramatictrash8967]

same

[@tillydancer101]

Haven't gotten to the "spoiler room" part, but I must say that although the murder mystery part was too predictable for me, it seemed like the show was really about Satoru getting another chance to live. Like at the beginning he was alone, no friends, working as a pizza guy and at the end, he learns to care for other people in a genuine way and is surrounded by people who love him and has a successful job. Looking at it from that angle, I was a bit less disappointed by the predicability and just enjoyed the ride.That's why I ended up liking the end of the last episode. He wasn't alone any more, and it was because he made a point of keeping the people around him from being alone too when he got his second chance. I guess it just turned into more of a personal story rather than focusing on being a sci fi/murder mystery.

[@lankysapien3032]

best angle.

[@Uzairali123456789]

@@lankysapien3032 yeah for sure

[@HCRAYERT.]

Indeed

[@auzziegamerfan]

Yes!

[@kuyamarjun4781]

Yes i agree

[@TheKeven28900]

honestly the predictability of the mystery was......... oddly refreshing most mystery shows do some extremely convoluted ending that it gets to the point where instead of having my mind blown i just stare at the screen saying to myself "really now, are you kidding me" so yeah i don't mind the mystery of this show in the slightest

[@f.b.i.9609]

Me neither, I enjoyed the show even though I knew who the killer was since episode 2. BUT THAT ENDING THO

[@Kimikachu22]

You make a fair point! It's kinda how Gravity Falls went, we may have loved the mysteries but it is the story that weighed more and honestly that made me happy :)

[@akTony7]

TheKeven28900 To be completely honest the bit in the car with the candy is what made me write him off the suspect list. I laughed so hard at that scene, but when they were leaving the stadium and there wasn't candy in the glovebox my stomach flipped xD good mystery overall albeit my poor detective work!

[@aton667]

I found half of the show to be the entertainment of the killer being in plain sight. Like, have you ever watched a mystery the second time over and got a laugh over some detail that is only relevant when you know the guy is also the murderer? I got those moments the first time through watching it, something really unique actually

[@BUGHUNTER6]

Exactly. I'd rather have the identity of the killer be a little too predictable than seeing that kind of an ending again. It's kind of annoying when the killer is revealed, but then you have to go through this long explanation. Just make the puzzle pieces fit, it's more important to me anyway.

[@TheDreRock]

Ending kept me from becoming ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE with it but it's definitely one of my all time top favorites

[@needytater]

Never expected to see one of my favorite KZbin musicians here 😂

[@legodude2513]

I still became In love with it despite the ending which I thought was alright

[@legodude2513]

needytater he’s a musician I did not know that seriously

[@ninjablack4347]

@@legodude2513 the ending was too happy.

[@c0mpu73rguy]

Didn't for me, I love this anime.

[@fateisuponyou]

"The Town Where I am Missing" turned into "The Opening Where I am Missing"

[@danielonenut1864]

lol xD

[@HapaTJT]

OMG XD

[@fateisuponyou]

+GrayJawGaming Ikr I'm a genie... Yus

[@oogaboogab3848]

Didn't know frisk knew about erased

[@CrazyandLazy]

Good thing I skipped the intro otherwise, I would be very depressed right now. I am mildly sad even though it turned out to be a good ending out of a serious situation.

[@fateisuponyou]

I am such a f**king idiot. I totally believed Mr. Weenie's "Candy for Cigarette" story. No, he uses it to lure kids! XD

[@marcoseduardo3408]

For me it was so obvious after that scene that I ruled him out as the killer, I did not believe that they would have made it so obvious and it worked wonders.

[@ChipmanCrochets]

That’s what that was!!!! Omg I didn’t even connect the candy with luring in kids. I knew it was him but wow I didn’t connect the candy with him being the killer

[@dlissiahmed520]

But didnt they stop his murders and he couldnt try anything sus

[@carudelstrudel6269]

Netflix awhile back actually had him and only him on the cover lmao, so once I understood the premise, I realized they pretty much spoiled it for me from the get-go -.-

[@legodude2513]

Ahahahahhahaha realy

[@Kasterr]

Everyone who played Life is Strange knew who the killer was from episode 2 , including me.

[@ArtOfLiz]

Same

[@not1922]

+GWKasterr Because it was so fucking obvious, I even thought/expected to be someone else..

[@notnoodle88]

I know right?

[@pruthvishetty5656]

+GWKasterr life is strange : fifth grade version

[@Scruffy729]

+GWKasterr I knew it when I first saw him.

[@MyMainMan90]

If you see it from a different angle, it doesn't make it 10 times better but you can see what the story attempted to tell. It's actually a 'coming-of-age' series with a unique take. Mystery, Thriller and other perceived elements are just there to make it flashy. Eventually, it was a story about a man who took the wrong path, he heard the words of a girl and witnessed the death of his mother, which ended up inspiring him to go back to his past and fix his life, in the end, he achieved what he wanted in life (through means that we all wish we had) and he was finally happy. It answers the great old question : what if you could go back in time to do it all over again? with this distracting twist of a murder

[@Gatekid3]

But when you ask the would you do it all again question, that usually implies you have to do it ALL again. It was never implied satoru had to relive his whole life. That really takes the sacrifice of that question away.

[@MyMainMan90]

Gatekid3000 It may have done a bad job there but I just watched the first episode again and I noticed something. -He was a failure as a manga artist -He was at the point of questioning life -His Mom was a smoker and binge drinker -She also showed little care for him when he was in the hospital. -It appears that he has no contact with his friends. They really wanted you to realize that things weren't working for him then. Then the final episode shows that his story as a child was about being who you want to be and never giving up on that and we got to see the results.

[@Gatekid3]

Nathan Piper i realize that, but the whole disappointing final confrontation kinda takes away from that very important point. I wish it were longer, becuase i originally thought it was going to explore each of the 3 victims almost like.. arcs, like. Cool saved this one, now spend some episodes trying to save the second one, you know, more of satoru working to save them. But what we got was still great, so.. im fine i suppose

[@WillMBeasley]

I enjoyed Erased. I thought the ending fell flat. Not because of the reveal of the villain, it is predictable, but because of the tone. There was a real shift in tone that felt odd to me. I would recommend the show but I may not watch it again for some time. His Mom is the best character. I'd watch a show about her alone.

[@Drstrange3000]

+Onyx75 This is basically my final thoughts as well! Almost to the T.

[@JiraiyaSanninPervySage]

best mom

[@ToastyMozart]

+Onyx75 The tension started to let off at the end of Episode 8. Though that's mostly because it's a point where the MC finally starts scoring some victories.

[@WillMBeasley]

+ToastyMozart That's true but I was still in til the end but then that ending...

[@ToastyMozart]

Onyx75 I actually liked the ending (_"Climb out of the _*_fucking belt!_*_"_ aside). Though I can see why some people would disagree.

[@rasmusorskovhansen]

I kinda hate how they didnt go into details on the killers background. They should really have given the show more episodes.

[@aras26]

Darkness Serpent you should read the manga

[@codywinter4818]

I read that theres a novel that goes into that

[@c0mpu73rguy]

If you want details, read the manga. Notice that I said « if » because I don’t think you want to know these things.

[@Ye-sh1ek]

Read the manga it has details

[@FallRize]

The ship that I was hoping for so much.....was obliterated :'(

[@MrUhWhat]

know that feeling...but it sorta left some room for my 2nd ship. As strange as a ship that may be...

[@playingwithstars]

I was thinking the same.

[@ZENKETS]

same fucking here,

[@ZENKETS]

but I think there's a ship for the 19 year old with the guy idk lol

[@KiraAsakura14]

Top Ship not obliterated.. Second Ship tho.. I was shipping Kenya and Kayo since I KNOW Satoru will end up with Airi... dang dat trap got the best of all of us.

[@tetesview4572]

What made this anime unpredictable to me was how predictable it was. Had me doubting the whole time because it was too obvious. (PS: the suspense was real, cliffhanger every episode).

[@ultimateempress1739]

Same. I was so certain for so long that he was a red herring.

[@leahtheanimationfan40]

@@ultimateempress1739 me too. I suspected him after only a couple episodes, but it seemed too obvious so I assumed it was someone else. I still had the thought in the back of my mind though so it created a lot of suspense for me. The candy in the glove box totally freaked me out, but then I bought that it was for his old smoking habit. So when it was revealed he WAS the bad guy, I was on the edge of my seat. I loved it

[@vangler6492]

@@leahtheanimationfan40 I made the joke about him bieng the killer the second I saw him , and as soon as I did I asked my self " did I just spoiled the reveal ? " , which there fore allowed me to see all of the clues at first glanced. But I still found myself liking the show regardless .

[@Kingofkittens1]

True

[@RothurThePaladin]

"Aniplex" Kill myself.

[@GlassReflection]

+Justin Mcfield Could be worse. I bought Yuki Yuna at 70$ USD for 4 episodes.

[@thephantomkiller8792]

+Glass Reflection Damn, was Hoping you would Review Gundam IBO, I mean that Edmonton Battle was kick ass and a nice shot out to us Canadian Folk. Gundam IBO is an emotional roller coaster, so I find what you said kinda confusing . ( its a great stand alone Gundam anime and the Politics a great )

[@neomino4038]

+Glass Reflection I have to say Mobile Suit Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans is the Best winter 2016 anime and you need to finish it an emotional roller coaster of War Orphans finding a place they Belong and I feel you are missing out Tristan :(

[@MadJustin7]

+Justin Mcfield I don't even consider Aniplex's stuff to be releases. It's more like they're holding my favorite shows hostage. I hate there company.

[@RothurThePaladin]

MadJustin7 Dude you have no idea. All i want is to own Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night UBW and soon to be Heavens feel but i can pay 100+ dollar for it.

[@EveryonesKouhai]

the overall point of the series wasn't if the teacher was the killer, but rather on how to stop and catch him.

[@prettyme4387]

EveryonesKouhai EXACTLY

[@RitzMalheur]

The game of Cat and Mouse reminded me of Deathnote, but with more of a focus on the Mouse with a trial to overcome to a scale of David and Goliath.

[@ska4666]

Nope that wasn't the point either, .....it was about Regrets vs Courage, ...and by the end Satoru gradually switched to the courage side and won over his regrets through his corrections. To put it simply he saved, all that he could have saved, which helped him grow as a confident person.

[@c0bieobie924]

I am the most oblivious person I know. I completely fell into the show's little trap that you should trust that character! They're nice! They have excuses I completely fell for! So when it came to the ending I was, actually, deeply shocked. Then the little pieces kinda came back and I realised I should have been suspicious from the get-go, but hey. I'm slow. So yeah. One hell of a lot of love for this show. I marathoned it in a few hours.

[@gemjab5337]

nah you're not slow I suspected the teacher but after seeing him support satoru's cause I was like man this guy isn't bad at all, unbeknownst to me his ass was the killer and when I that reveal I was like shit second guessed myself.

[@Jacobprogammer]

As soon as the thing with the lollipops I never trusted that fucker.

[@c0bieobie924]

Gem Mitchell Yeah, same here (even though I never even suspected him to begin with)

[@c0bieobie924]

Jacobprogammer that did really seem a bit off to me but idk why I just fell straight for the 'I've quit smoking' thing maybe under it all I suspected him but it was still a surprise when it was revealed he was the killer

[@gemjab5337]

Jacobprogammer I believed his smoking story I mean like my dad stopped smoking with orange juice so I was like I totally believe that

[@shil4720]

Kayo crying when she was Sachiko gave her an actual breakfast is one of the few times an anime made me genuinely cry. Child abuse is one of the few things that hits me really hard.

[@titansday1469]

SPOILERS! I think this show isn't supposed to be a full-blown mystery (although yes, certainly has some elements and tropes) because revealing who the villain was actually was an after thought - sort of tact on because it was an expectation! The show was more about friendship (saving them), remembering one's childhood and re-living it and correcting making decisions you wish you had done. Thematically the show didn't seem to care all that much about who the killer was but rather who he was killing. Someone in the comment section stated how it seemed more like a superhero vs. villain plot (with a slice of not knowing the villain's identity fully. I think the show actually could have revealed (to the audience) who the killer was much earlier and it would have been just as interesting if not better - it would have added more tension in the scenes with the teacher. The reveal was almost a forgone conclusion by the end, and it was, I think, intentional because that wasn't what drove the story in the first place, or why you tuned in, it was rather a small carrot among much more interesting carrots. While yes the ending wasn't nearly as satisfying as it could have been, the reason to watch the show isn't about who did it.

[@itsasquid]

You stole my words before I can say them.

[@chayob8914]

Yes exactly. It's more about the young characters and their friendship and the importance of having a childhood. The murder mystery was secondary.

[@amirulidham1149]

This!

[@alfi-il7be]

Its more about the theme about child abuse. And i heard the manga much more better.

[@vittolasirena1250]

@@alfi-il7be its kinda both also I actually liked the fact that you could tell who the murderer was I went into the series blind, and figured it out but that made every scene with him in it extremely tense and suspenseful because everyone else is oblivious while the culprit is hiding in plain sight

[@patgray5402]

*SPOILER WARNING Kayo and Saturo not together in the end. What was that trash? Kayo says, "Hey Saturo it's cool that you're awake after 15 years and all, but I got to go take care of this baby after I banged side character #2 k bai!" It's like the writer spent the first half of the show building up an intense romance between two characters and then says, "You see that? YOU CAN'T HAVE THAT"

[@ZENKETS]

EXACTLY BRO IT MADE ME FEEL SAD AND NOT EVEN CONTINUE WATCHING AS SOON AS I SAW THE BABY

[@Soupdude338]

They weren't supposed to end up together. Read the manga.

[@jigulma]

It wasnt suppose to be a love story, although i shipped them so hard :(. They wanted to focus on how his determination was not just love but to save everyone around him. They didnt want the show to get wrapped up around their relationship and i thought that was a good choice because it might have been another generic anime. But oh how i wanted that ship to happen.

[@jigulma]

He treasured the fact that everyone was able to continue living a happy life and that was his motivation

[@patgray5402]

Fuk Imhungry The writer's intent is irrelevant. What we got was a love story in the first half whether the writer wanted it or not.

[@user-nc5wc7dh7l]

Did anyone else get Life is Strange vibes from this show?

[@ToastyMozart]

+Hanan Awan Kinda. Although Erased didn't totally fall apart at the 2/3rds mark and the sequence of events had a clear cause-effect relationship.

[@abrown2520]

Yes!

[@ectoBiologist21]

life is strange was good so nope.

[@ectoBiologist21]

life is strange was good so nope.

[@Casiusmm12]

Now that you mention it yeah I did. I loved both anyway.

[@cesarpulido4896]

since its april you should do a review on your lie in april ._.

[@iamdisgusted]

+Cesar Pulido is that actually worth watching? I gotten trough 3 episodes but I don't know if I want to finish

[@cesarpulido4896]

+Genevieve Vavance yea I would pretty much recommend watching that anime to anyone who has not seen it yet...its good and I highly recommend it.

[@iamdisgusted]

Cesar Pulido alright i'll keep going then

[@cesarpulido4896]

+Genevieve Vavance yea the ending is what gets you so don't watch nothing related to your lie in april because you can get spoiled

[@iamdisgusted]

Cesar Pulido alright thanks for the advice. I Heard it was sad at the end, but I haven't made it there yet.

[@1mhm754]

such a gopd anime but ending looked rushed !!!

[@megamcee]

+Sam Dam and it was. And that is a shame, cause imho manga's ending was done quite a lot better.

[@spencerbrus6343]

If they had one more episode, then I think the ending would have been much better.

[@vVAstrAVv]

agreed. just 2 or 3 more episodes wouldve done it justice. but its taboo to end your anime between 12 and 24 episodes or some stupid shit

[@aardbeidelijkheid]

+vVAstrAVv you can have 13 episodes of you're lucky, but indeed, it's usually 12 or 24 :|

[@andrewsarah2204]

I was personally hoping the would go deeper in the time travel aspect of the show, and maybe continue with the show and have the impact of the main protagonist going back to protect everyone impact what the future of him and his friends became. I think that would've saved the show from such an anticlimactic end and answer questions that were looked over before. But you work with what you've got I guess. For a 12 episode show, It was worth the watch for sure!

[@HSnake5]

I think you kinda missed when it was heavily implied where his powers come from. One of the first aspects of Satoru's character that we're introduced to is his repressed guilt of not being able to save his friends from 15 years past. So much so that the first thing we see him do is selflessly save a kid from a truck, to his detriment. That is not only the entire show in a nutshell in the first 5 or so minutes, but it is implied to have come from his own will to undo the past and save people. So much so that when he managed to fix the past, he couldn't rewind time anymore. And I do think that wanting a more detailed explanation is completely unnecessary and deviating from the point of the show.

[@godot8694]

That's not completely true. Yes he saved his friends but the killer took who knows how many more lives in the meantime and he couldn't stop him. It was his fault. That was enough of a guilt to let him rewind time one last time so that he can catch him and live the life he deserves with Kayo

[@spaceturtle1979]

@@godot8694 I think thats how it should have played out too, with satoru going back one more time to set things right, i also would have thought it to be cool if he gained a little more control over his power but not too much

[@vangler6492]

@@godot8694 I'm not sure if you already know this by now / or even cares anymore ( since its been 2 years since you last commented on this thread ), but the killer did admitted to Satoru that once his plans were foiled by him that he started to loose his lust for kidnapping for some time . He even mentioned something about channeling that old urge he had for their next encounter - which means that Satoru did succeeded in preventing another string of murders/ kidnappings that would've already occurred under the original timelines. ( I'm not even sure if there even was any activity happening before Satoru came along . and even if there was , he cant be blame for the murders that take place before the time that the show mainly takes place at - since he would probably be no more then two sets of chromosome in each of his parents bodies at that point ) .

[@martinkryer1444]

Didn't know Heath Ledger were an anime fan

[@swarnavamajumdar9094]

+Martin Krøyer LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[@iwasadumbkid4680]

Whos is heath ledger?

[@bigb3598]

+ELITEsniperXS FOR REAL how old are you ?

[@3TTriple]

The Joker in "the Dark Knight" and male leadrole in "10 things I hate about you".

[@joes2735]

I really enjoyed this show. It's predictability didn't bother me that much. The execution/journey was satisfying.

[@atlasprime6193]

Does the time travel really need explanation? Did they ever explain Groundhogs Day? Nope. Do people ever criticized that? Nope.

[@atlasprime6193]

+Rain Rai Duuuuuuuude, I'm talking about the movie! XD

[@valentindimitrov3892]

I guess we'll have to wait for Erased "Brotherhood" for a gud ending :3

[@MoviesAreWesomeYeah]

Haha

[@MxC1337MxCsh43d]

Rem is best girl

[@TheRealBOBlibob]

I actually really liked the ending.

[@forza1sra]

101 sins for the that one Hinazuki scene in episode 11.

[@zxxdraconoobxxz4487]

the ending was already good and doesnt need a reboot

[@cnash9744]

SPOILERS For some reason, that first shot of the teacher, in the first or second episode, led me to believe he was the killer. I don't know why.

[@aleksandrarzamasov2421]

Same thing here. Don't know why, but his face portrayal was kinda suspicious. And it's a typical cliche in detectives when a friendly/understading guy have skeletons in the closet.

[@Oribaaa]

cnash97 I know I'm late but it's the red eyes that made me immediately think, " *He's the killer.* "

[@Hetsu..]

It's because u prob were on high alert lol. Everyone watching was of course trying to find the killer.

[@kazn91]

Kenya had red eyes too. But I thought it was always the teacher, until they went to the little girl's house with child services. Someone was behind the van. Probably the mom

[@billykhoabillykhoa7844]

Me too. The second he walked in I was like yup it’s him, without even knowing why.

[@konstantinosmerikakis6206]

When you know who the killer is from the first episode ( i didnt spoil it to myself it was just so obvious ) then your mystery anime has failled .

[@fengy5629]

+Konstantinos Merikakis fuckin exactly

[@TheRantae]

It's more of a thriller than a mystery.

[@electricant55]

+TheRantae it's not very thrilling either

[@TheRantae]

***** Really? I found that the series was very suspenseful. Those cliffhanger endings were pretty stressful. Even if I had a good idea of who the killer was, it always had my absolute attention.

[@electricant55]

TheRantae Why? No matter what happened he would rewind time to save the day, there was absolutely zero tension or stakes

[@xfemto21x]

Get yourself a man that can wait for you for 15 years.

[@kingjayded4752]

Satoru you lucky dog, you

[@G_Spark233]

+Femto Gasm Yashiro loyal af

[@sabrina.c9377]

Yashiro x Satoru otp .The man waited for 15 years! Much dedication

[@TheAntiSanta]

Yashiro Nanakase? Fuck that guy.

[@Pennynats]

+Femto Gasm HAHAHAH YAAAS

[@ethandmfet3910]

I kinda wish that Kayo and Satoru got together in the end

[@SC-hj3hq]

Everyone did :(

[@chibby1904]

DMFET everyone did i wish they did

[@JJJBoys]

DMFET pizza girl is best girl

[@jolliapplegirl]

Weirdly, i was more happy anout her living. The scene where you see her grown up with a child on the way made me so happy, i almost completely forgot about my ship. Still, the sunken ship did sadden me...

[@sethyoder7996]

Seeing her with the baby just killed the vibe to me but from a story writing perspective it fits perfectly what they did. I always wanted him to end up with kayo but I kinda knew it wasn't gonna happen when they did the coma thing.

[@Mixa_Lv]

Kayo's storyline was definitely the best part of the show. Like you said, the story really didn't focus on the mystery itself but how Satoru was trying to help Kayo, and it was very well written. However, after that arc was brought to the closure in ep9, it felt like the writer just realized that "damn we still have these two other girls running loose and a murderer to catch", so he crammed all the remaining bits and pieces in the last 3 episodes, and it didn't feel as cohesive as the first part. Even tho the ending was a little bit underwhelming, the epilogue after that was so nice that it left a good feeling in the end.

[@TotallyRadicalShow]

Love the spoiler room Tristan, it's something I wished more reviewers did in their videos.

[@JTricksReviews]

+Bobby Jenkins Really awesome idea, might have to "borrow" it lol

[@Toffnm]

+JTricks Reviews Or you could come up with your own idea? :P

[@Psychopathicviewer]

+Toffnm Hopefully he just meant borrow the concept, spoiler warnings or even people linking to spoiler reviews after the video ends isn't a new thing after all

[@cm2704]

Its was amazing, but dissapointing because kayo got married to mc (forgot name) s friend, instead of the mc

[@amandafinger8337]

I actually like that he didn't end up with her. it would be really predictable if she did since that's usually what happens. and I doubt her life would stop for that time that he was out of commission so I don't see why she would wait for someone that may never wake up. Plus, his friend is a good guy and was there for her too so I can see why they would end up together. :)

[@kupkakefrenzy4432]

+Amanda Finger I shipped it tho Y-Y

[@cucumbertoucher]

+Amanda Finger It was super random -.-

[@rafaeldiaz2829]

People are already calling the series predictable and yet you want to make it even more predictable with Kayo and Satoru. Just because he saved her life that doesn't mean that she should spend the rest of her life with him, besides he was pretty mutch an adult in a kids body I don't think he cared for her like that. I don't know why people are upset it's not a romance series, it's not that important.

[@LordrikZ]

+colin ming The whole time I was actually waiting for Airi, (Never watched the anime, read the manga)

[@Opticoniro]

I know the anime's mystery wasn't great, but I never thought it was all about mystery. For me, this anime was about the characters and their relationships. I got so attached to the characters that I never thought who might murderer be. And I liked the ending, it was satisfying for me and I found it pretty meaningful. I just wish he would be with Kuyo. But I still love the pizza girl. Anyways, looks like I am one of the few that loved this.

[@sam_sa09]

yep, I was disappointed, I grew a liking to Sayo (Satori x kayo ) , I think that it'll make sense if those too got together at the end, the future changed after all so he doesn't really need the pizza girl, besides, he works in manga stuff so how do they even know each other?! (at the end )

[@Opticoniro]

+Samari Miraku They don't know each other in the end. (At least Airi doesn't know Satoru.) She just shows up and they just start over.

[@sam_sa09]

+Ahmet Babacan ohhhh thanks for the explanation , but I still want kayo and Satori together 😭 what was the blushing, dates, holding hands all for?

[@Opticoniro]

+Samari Miraku Well I agree but I still love Airi a lot, so I don't have much to complain about :l

[@sam_sa09]

I guess she's cool, so I don't mind either, it's just, he never said he loved her

[@RasoKye]

I liked it. No I loved this anime. I think the people watching this were expecting a sort of mystery anime with multiple people being suspects. I viewed it as more of a hero with a time traveling ability. Although, I only got into it where 8 episodes were out, and I heard a rumor that the killer was future satoru. So maybe that's why I like it I don't know.

[@ironmaster6496]

chocolate bar

[@danielonenut1864]

yeah same, i got trolled thinking that satoru was the killer

[@ghoste000]

Am I the only one that liked the ending...

[@lance6554]

Nope.

[@miahenderson7537]

+st0nnec0ld didn't like it but i was content

[@ToastyMozart]

+st0nnec0ld I thought it was pretty good. Had a couple nitpicks with how things went down (climb out of the belt, you idiot!), but overall it seemed to wrap things up quite nicely.

[@LongNguyen-pv9sm]

+st0nnec0ld it's not a bad one at least

[@rklkify]

+st0nnec0ld i found the ending to be really good, the anime basically went full circle

[@hannermax3194]

I just finished this anime and man oh man. Was it ever one hell of a ride!!! Excellent anime. I cannot believe that I didn't watch it sooner.

[@kelvinkwan04]

I just finished Erased, it was an amazing show, people are mad about the ending bcuz the MC didn't end up with the main girl, like seriously that's all you care for?

[@UnTheFeatable]

Yeah but why pussy boy

[@infinitezer3950]

yeah since a lot of the episodes are based on them. It was heavily implied :( Ship crashed and burned, horribly, the passengers and captain were brutally tortured

[@knifetoucher]

Half way through and anyone with a brain could see it was the teacher. He was literally the only other adult in the series. BUT, this anime really wasn't about the mystery or the time travel, it was about the awesome characters and how they dealt with the situations. 10 OUTTA 10!

[@QuartzIsAnOxide]

+ZeitLan Inc. I suspected him since he appeared on the show, but at times he really convinced me he was innocent... Then, he started doing shaddy things like appearing everywhere the protagonist was, and for the love of God, who has that many candies in his car?? And at that point we all knew it was him. When he told Satoru to fasten his seatbelt i was like "I fucking called it!"

[@Ayse__]

+ZeitLan Inc. ikr, its so obvious but you would be like NAH-AH NO WAY

[@QuartzIsAnOxide]

I suggest watching the Mother Basement's videos on Erased, they explain the genius hidden within the anime.

[@knifetoucher]

***** If you didn't want spoilers, you wouldn't have read the comment section.

[@QuartzIsAnOxide]

***** Was it really that much of a spoiler?

[@keithtestaverde3712]

When your teacher waits 15 years for you but your girl doesn't

[@Hunter-gv1mx]

+Keith Testaverde Classic Manthony quotes

[@keithtestaverde3712]

+Hunter LMAO

[@tackiestbug]

I'm quite interested in your opinion on this series Tristan. Now to watch the video.

[@capyjack8865]

lol

[@tackiestbug]

I mostly agree with the review. I really enjoyed the series but found the ending in both manga and anime anticlimactic. 7/10 in my opinion.

[@soraaftp]

stfu weeb

[@tackiestbug]

+straight male kpop fan oh look! Bait!

[@soraaftp]

tackiestbug not bait. I just find it funny how serious u take anime

[@kbg12ila]

It was predictable. I also think the last episode was rushed. I don't understand what was going on with the killer. Was he technically not a murderer in that timeline? However it was good.

[@transmutationcircle3578]

He did still kill people. Satoru just prevented him from killing anyone from Hinazuki onwards. But yeah, the whole thing with the killers motives and who he killed wasn't really explained well. In the manga they go into more depth about it and make it less obvious who the killer is. Really, _Erased_ should of either been 24 episodes long or had 2 seasons 'cos in the manga the bit where Hinazuki gets taken to live with her grandmother is only the half way point. Everything after that was really rushed and skimmed over in the anime.

[@sasha9860]

The killer who was their homeroom teacher .. did kill people but in the 2nd rerun when Saotoru successfully helped hinadzuki , Hiromi , Aya ... the killer didn't kill them that's all .. the killer was sentenced to execution because he had killed other people in the time frame of 15yrs

[@kbg12ila]

Shanaika Hatake​ It was just weird then. Since it seemed somehow the main character was fine with him and in a weird way liked him. I don't like how they spend the last episode which is only 20 mins long trying to give some sort of back story on a character I knew was the killer from like the 2nd or 3rd episode.

[@sasha9860]

kbg12ila​ the backztory in the manga was after Saotoru was drowned ... Saootoru only agreed with the killers philosophy of filling the void in his mind... The killer filled the void and got thrilled by killing and framing others fr the crimes.. living life on the edge And Saotoru filled the void in his mind by protecting his friends and making sure to hv no regrets Its pretty clear in the manga .. this series should've been 24 episodes long

[@kbg12ila]

Shanaika Hatake Such a wasted opportunity. Could have been one of the best animes. Still good though.

[@boaofdeath]

I say the mystery wasn't that importance,I just watched it for the characters rollercoaster

[@helicopteroctopus6543]

Spoilers! I think the reason Satoru's Revival powers were never explained was because the story was never about time travel or even about the murder mystery even. It was about Satoru growing as a person from the guy who's cut himself off from other people (he didn't seem to have any close acquaintances other than his mom) and is afraid of opening himself up to people (him being admonished about not showing his true self when drawing his manga) to becoming the person that he is by the end of the show (that entire end scene wouldn't have been possible without him having fostered such a strong bond with the other kids and trying so hard to save them). I know it sounds like a cop out excuse, but I've always seen both the time travel and the murder mystery as just a plot device to force him to grow up. It would explain why he doesn't undergo Revival anymore at the end; Revival already served its purpose. He's already a well-adjusted man so going back in time serves no purpose, character-wise. Still dissapointed the show didn't make the mystery more challenging though.

[@jeckmester5891]

It sounds like a copout because it is.

[@emmad3567]

+HelicopterOctopus This is literally exactly how I feel word for word. I don't have to write a comment now lol

[@helicopteroctopus6543]

Jeck Mester It kinda is because Steins;Gate did its character development while also having an interesting mystery and the time travel is logical and internally consistent. What I'm trying to get across is that his time travel power has never really been anything other than weird plot device. Even if it's suddenly revealed that some divine being gifted him with this power to do good or something. it still wouldn't have changed what the story was going for by very much (might have just made it dumber). tl;dr: Don't get too hung up on the logic of the time travel.

[@helicopteroctopus6543]

+Emma D Glad to be of service :)

[@ProPinkist]

+HelicopterOctopus Literally sums up my feelings exactly. You could still blame the show because it makes itself out to be a mystery in the beginning and then it ended up being more of a suspense and character development story, but at face value, I loved it for what it ended up being. Yeah, the final showdown could have been a bit less cliche, but I honestly couldn't see it going much differently. I love Satoru, and how he changed.

[@Toroczkai1997]

9/10 just the ending was a little dissapointing

[@PKMNTrainerVic]

It's a little disappointing but it's realistic, a lot happens in 15 years people change plus Kanye also greatly helped Kayo

[@theehhhnd5708]

It was Hiromi right? haha Kanye

[@PKMNTrainerVic]

CodeAtlas oops yeah in anime I tend to get characters names mixed up lol I can only remember simple names like Eren and Nishiroki and Kirito my bad

[@mattbenz99]

7/10 it fell apart in the second half.

[@zaarongaming8174]

it's different in the manga

[@nicktrala4326]

[SPOILERS] I feel as if the show could have only benefited from more episodes. I was disappointed when the present in which Satoru got arrested was dropped and never touched on again. I feel as if more could have been done with that part of the story. I also feel that the ending episodes didn't sit quite right with the tone the show set up in the first couple of episodes. However, I am content with it.

[@sam_sa09]

I felt like that too but it'll only make sense since the future has changed and changed the present too

[@Kellog1124]

I agree with you so I went back and read the manga. So worth it. Definitely recommend it since episode 10 splits from it!

[@rslforever3530]

I agree. the last few episodes had an odd feel to them compared to the first episodes.

[@carsonj4031]

I really felt like the way kayo and satoru that we're so close to each other when they were kids I really felt that they should have been together in the end that was the only thing that really did not like about the ending. I also felt like they shouldn't shown Kayo and satoru becoming close when they were 10 if they weren't going to be in a relationship in the end, if I could change one thing about this anime it would be that.

[@cereall9457]

Let me put this into perspective (I know this was 3 years ago but), imagine you have a girlfriend when you’re in middle school. You think they’re great and a really good girlfriend, but then they go into a coma for 15 years. I know your ass isn’t staying loyal after 15 years of looking at some chick sleep all day

[@ratpoison3583]

@@cereall9457 yeah I didn’t really care about the kayo chick i liked the pizza girl more but it still pissed me off how she was flexing her baby like right after he woke up after a 15 year coma idc if she’s with someone but it didn’t have to be his best friend

[@frostybones8938]

@@cereall9457 but if u saved ur girlfriend's life and changed it completely to the better idk. I feel like she can wait. I know 15 years is alot and it could have been never, but the writer didnt have to make it 15 years could have made it 5 years or something. Also she was 25, she's still very young she could have waited.

[@thelordoffoo6117]

@@frostybones8938 she did for I think 6-9 years she waited for him to wake up, but satorus mom told kayo to move on and thanked her for all those years of daily visits, you should read the spin off manga it will explain it better than I can. Tho I think most really wanted Kayo and Satoru but clearly the writer had pizza chick in mind for him

[@frostybones8938]

@@thelordoffoo6117 ik ik ive seen this 100 million times and again i say if the author rlly wanted to have them in a relationship the coma wouldnt have happened in the first place thats what im mad about.

[@OrganicGnar]

lmao, I can imagine Digibro's reaction when Tristan says, "the studio was a good pick"

[@cptant7610]

I felt it was really good in the middle part. Ending was cut short from what it was in the manga. But I understand that they had a limited amount of episodes and that they decided to put the focus on the really strong parts from the manga, which I think was a good choice.

[@FafliXx]

I loved the central themes of the show. I like how the show tells you that you should stop acting like others want you to, and just get out and do what you really want. And do it as early as possible, because you might get stuck if you put up an act for too long.

[@drafgon4489]

I haven't seen a Glass Reflection video in FOREVER! hearing that "ladies gentlemen and others" was like music to my yearning ears. honestly couldn't care less about the anime in question just the mere fact that I re-found Glass Reflection made this video for me

[@tacoman6697]

I am immensely pleased with the new Spoiler Room segment at the end of the video.

[@jc9622]

Let the haters say whatever the hell they want. ERASED is one of the best A-1 Pictures anime I have ever seen. It may not be perfect but it's pretty fucking great.

[@Coltaine_]

Nope. I'm not a hater just a realist. Please watch thatanimesnob giving just 10 reasons why this series is just a nope. 6/10.

[@rahjeel]

The Kayo x Satoru thing was doomed from the start, I saw it from a mile away. This is a very bittersweet anime, the story won't give the hero everything that we hope he would get but he will still have something good coming his way. Thats when the character Airi comes into the picture, either way you make it like Kayo and Satoru ending up, there will be a bittersweet scene where Satoru comes across Airi who never came into his life in the timeline he made. Total strangers after the bond they made disappeared, only one person remembers. That is still bittersweet.

[@godot8694]

Yes. And they should have done that. Bittersweet but satisfying. The ending we got was insulting

[@rokkarokka120]

@@godot8694 It doesn't really make sense for Satoru to even choose Kayo over Airi, sure Aira is a decade younger then him but she's literally an adult when he met her. When he saved Kayo... Saturo is an ADULT in a kid's body. Adult men don't fall in love with chicks that look like little girls, that's just plain weird, Saturo isn't that type of person. His cries were more of sense of relief, and the suicide act was him trolling the killer like middle finger towards his teacher before the cops arrests the dude give him the death penalty. All in all, Statoru never really loved Kayo, he's just extremely protective, and if Kayo ever ask him to date her, he would just laugh, pat her head, and turn down her offer. Because all he'll ever see, is that little girl. And Adult men don't really like dating little girls, Young women? that's fine. Little girls? No.

[@godot8694]

@@rokkarokka120 First of all Airi is also just a girl when he meets her. 17. While Kayo on the other hand was born on the same day as he. Secondly it's clear from his actions that he has feelings but also that he starts thinking like a 10 year old. So he himself , the memories of the 29 year old self doesn't fall for her. His 10 year old conscience does

[@rokkarokka120]

@@godot8694 Read, 17 is no girl, but a Young woman, and I already stated men date young women.And also, no, Random blushes doesn't mean "falling in love with someone", that's an awful superficial way to fall in love. Look at Airi, Airi NEVER EVER gave up on him,and ALWAYS believed in him when no body else did,Kara is just a stranger in comparison, a stranger that still needs saving. There is no "10 year old conscience", he is very self aware and he loathe and DESPISES any excuse of pedophilia even if he's the same age as the child, Saturo doesn't excuse that BS, he wants to save people, that's always his main goal, and Airi supported his goal through out

[@godot8694]

@@rokkarokka120 Airi believed in him out of guilt for not believing her father

[@seacrest73]

I disagree. The magic doesn't always need explaining. Especially when it's really beside the point.

[@zero1188]

so glad you added a spoiler section. been asking for this for a long while

[@Gigaheart]

Sure when this guy does it, it's OK but when Okarin does it, Cern tries to murder him.

[@DBZMacky]

+Scheefinator And Mayuri's dead again...

[@michaeliedon6557]

I just loved how he didn't care that the whole town wrongly thought he was the murderer if dying meant he could save his friend from the real murderer, he was willing to face that. I can respect a man like that

[@BladewingX]

When I heard you say "go, be free, and then when you're done watching it come back and we'll start talking about it." I put the video on my watch later playlist. took me just 3.5 years but I finally watched it :) As many others have pointed out, there was no real mystery to the show. Even without getting spoiled in all those years, I immediately knew who the culprit would be. Afterwards they just kept piling on the hints. To me, the main point of criticism, which you also pointed out, was the main character not trying at all to find out who the culprit is. It would've made everything so much easier. The other side of the story, about Kayo and her family as well as the importance of friends to surround you with and protect you from being alone hit the mark perfectly. While I did see some romantic potential, I wasn't disappointed with how they ended up. All in all it was a great dramatic show, that used the guise of time travel mainly to have a main character that would stand a chance against such an omnipotent foe. And it greatly showed what needs to be done when children are in danger, and how that is something that most children cannot ever do themselves - but also how strong and understanding they can be, if you actually let them.

[@BriggsADA]

a lot of people hated the ending for straying from the source material but i didn't mind it at all... tied up everything nicely and i was satisfied. Not the greatest series but definitely a good watch

[@LordVader1094]

+All Day Anime It strayed from the source material? What was the original ending? I'd heard they were keeping the same ending as the manga, which I haven't read, so I thought they were both the same.

[@LordVader1094]

+All Day Anime It strayed from the source material? What was the original ending? I'd heard they were keeping the same ending as the manga, which I haven't read, so I thought they were both the same.

[@BriggsADA]

LordVader1094 im not to sure but that's just what i heard

[@Gag1800]

+LordVader1094 The endings are mostly the same from what I've heard, the biggest difference is that Airi was supposed to have a more important role to Satoru defeating the villain and that was kind of cut from the anime. Haven't actually read the manga myself though, this is only what I've read about from other sources.

[@camerongunter6232]

Don't think I'll ever be able to Erase the opening from my brain. Asian Kung Fu Generation is too good.

[@shubtakesdubs5395]

+Cameron Gunter I love their whole album Sol-Fa

[@capyjack8865]

there are many openings I've seen but my favorites are this one and the sayonara zetsubo sensei openings

[@tackiestbug]

My favorite song from them would have to be "Rewrite" (fma 2003 opening 4)

[@HaloProke77]

+Cameron Gunter I also love their opening for the original FMA. I believe it's the fourth one.

[@yugiohfan101ful]

1:57 Nice voice crack

[@sethyoder7996]

I deeply honor and respec u

[@denusklausen3685]

for everyone who is sad that Kayo and Satoru didn't end up together. The age gap between Airi and Satoru is 12 years, remember how old Kayo was when she was murdered? 12. We even heard Airi call Satoru and idiot, so very much hinted towards that Airi is his original timelines reincarnation of Kayo, meaning that all the timelines are more entangled than we might think. So i can sleep well being convinced that Kayo and Satoru actually ended up together :)

[@pastrycookie8080]

But that wouldnt make sense since kayo lived and airi also was around with the same personality as before

[@denusklausen3685]

@@pastrycookie8080 well reincarnation doesn't really have to follow or linear sense of time and its more metaphorically anyway

[@Elricboy]

That confession on the rooftop in the last ep was amazing(ly hilarious). Those two are OTP.

[@ChouMong12]

Spoilers! WTF man!!!! Now I can't watch the show without thinking "spoiled ending". :(

[@EnragedLuffy]

+ChouMong Vang lol relax the trolling is too strong

[@MorpheusTheBro]

Aw man, keep the spoiler rooms coming, that shit's great

[@AtlanticWalrus]

+Johnny Chan Agreed.

[@Mastouche]

+Johnny Chan Agreed, the recent use of that concept is great!! Waited for something like that and I'm greatly satisfied~

[@ChaunchoCYM]

Very solid review and I greatly appreciate your work, I look forward to your next video

[@anythingbooks631]

If you ever want to be truly captured by an anime, watch the old anime Glass Mask. It starts out a little slow but the good moments are so good and you are so invested that you momentarily forget where you are. I have watched it twice, even when I knew what was going to happen it still had every once of my attention.

[@SynAstra]

I'd say as a Mystery or Sci-fi this show didn't do well at all. But as a Suspense or Drama it was REALLY good. Even with a high number of plot holes and character inconsistencies, it was a truly entertaining and enjoyable thriller. Also, I completely agree that the impending sense of danger was the best part of it, as the show did a good job at making us care for the characters.

[@misterpuzzles9230]

+Scorpsyn erased was good nothing special but compared with the shit we are fed with coming from the industry in the last couple of years , erased is a masterpiece.

[@RuneRelations]

Lol the part in the show were they hint at something then you say "no it can't be that" but it is.

[@magsirover]

LOVE HOW YOU REVIEW! THANK YOU FOR BEING one of the awesome reviewers I know on youtube! ^_^

[@HopeEsleim1101]

Ahhh!! I knew you would recommend the two anime that you did!! I got really excited over that :D

[@Yami7947]

erased gets my personal frosty and has easily gotten into my top 5

[@WickedAnimeTroll]

still no Jojo review... this must be the work of an enemy stand

[@barelyhyumananomaly3125]

I could hear Magi Madoka in the music! That's so cool, in the ending I wanted so badly to play Ice in the background.

[@ivanmixo1]

This was the first good show with a satisfying ending.

[@imaginewaymore]

agreed👍👌

[@fateisuponyou]

Satisfying ending?! The ending was absolutely hor... I highly disliked the ending, along with many people. It is mostly because of the romance... ;n;

[@ivanmixo1]

The only thing that bothered me was that he didint end up with Hinatsuki

[@fateisuponyou]

+Ivan Mixo THATS THE ONLY THING THAT BOTHERED ME, TOO. I WAS COMPLETELY OKAY WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. F-... The creators are trolls. Erased was a masterpiece. But those that crave for romance say otherwise, such as myself. I mean, the creators even said they were happy with happy with the ending! They were pushing Satoru and Kayo together, then pushed them apart, and used a baby as a barrier so they couldn't be together again. Also, I kinda shipped Hiromi and Kenya. ;-; Was definitely disappointed.

[@ivanmixo1]

+You Are Filled With D E T E R M I N A T I O N so thats your reason for you disliking the ending. It bothered me too that they didnt explain his time travel sturf

[@solowingborders3239]

I only laughed at your ep11 OP joke when you said "It's funny dammit" the way you did. XD

[@donjuan6776]

so no thoughts on the coma? *SpongeBob time card* 15 years later

[@willthemost]

Spoilers

[@tyrmyrmidon2846]

Pretty funny though

[@111vincento]

+willthemost why the fuck did you read the comments for a review if you havent watched it yet? like for real what did you expect?

[@willthemost]

+vincent schuurhof I have watched it, I was warning people who haven't seen it

[@donjuan6776]

Yea arkada warned viewers that there would be discussion in the comments

[@Mortebianca]

Wait Steins gate does not explain the Power, the protagonist just has it O_o He even says that he doesn't know why he has it, but he supposed otherp eople have a little of it (cause they have memories of other timelines)

[@Shabkaz]

But stein's gate still hai that cause science explanation but this doesn't even have that

[@wolfywonder8480]

@@Shabkaz Nah, Okabe's Reading Steiner is never explained, it's just something that exists and is more or less powerful at random.

[@Chris-zs6fd]

The reason why Satoru's power is never explained is because it's more of a thematic device than a plot component. It embodies his regret and his desire to go back and fix things and so when he no longer has any regret, it ceases to function. It's more of a method that allows us to explore his character. I would say that while it is a cool idea, it completely undermines itself because one of the notes of Satoru's entire character arc is about accepting the past and looking to the future despite the fact that the entire reason he can look ahead now is because he literally went back in time and fixed what was wrong in the first place. Everything but that (and of course the shlocky thriller ending) really worked for me. Great review as ever Aracada, thank you for putting these up.

[@sallytims6894]

I accidentally binged this whole show yesterday. I just HAD to find out what happened next. It's safe to say this show took its rightful place in my top 3.

[@WZRD095]

... Stay frosty space cowboy.

[@TheObsesedAnimeFreaks]

love the change to the format!!

[@daveawesomesauce772]

I love this guys intros. They're always so abstract.

[@ShiroHoshi]

I actually thought it was a pretty good idea for him to just try and move the children out of danger for the fact that he was in an 11 year old body. So solving who did it wouldn't mean anything for a number of reasons. 1 Being the fact that the obvious murder hasn't done jack and to actually lure them out. he would have to be caught in the act. and 2 being. Hes an 11 year old to everyone else and police would probably think hes just playing some game or something (not always bound to happen but still possible...)XD

[@alexlei2235]

My theory on the origin of Revival is that the manifestation of this power stemmed from the very moment when satoru first heard the news that Hinazuki`s body was found. The guilt and trauma that affected him, telling himself over and over again that he couldve saved her, created Revival. This power is supposed to answer his guilt of not being able to save others by rewindjng time to save people. The overarching purpose of Revival, however, was simply to find the killer from 18 years ago, as that is, in my theory, the origin of his power. When he confronted the case 18 years later with the same killer, the true purpose of Revival was realized, causing it to send Satoru back 18 years instead of 5 minutes. After the killer is caught, Revival`s purpose is done, and it disappears. Comments?

[@rokushoji5273]

+Malcolm Kender So you get an ability to go back in time, just to stop this spree of murders? Doesn't make sense, the time travel was just a plot device and nothing more. The writer was too lazy to explain it, (not sure about the source)and is just making the watcher speculate it. it's lazy and easy to do.

[@rokushoji5273]

Isaac Gure Even though the show says it brings him back before the event takes place, the show purposely showed the mom's death just to add suspense therefore breaking its rules. It also allowed Satoru to go back in time 18 years to the past in ep 7(i think, idk too lazy to check.) because the plot called for it. Also, I was talking about his theory, not about the killer, but the killer is 1 dimensional and people praise the reveal for it being obvious lmao. I think the reason why the time travel happened is told in the source, but from what I read, it also sounds like a load of bs.

[@alexlei2235]

+RokuShoji Ofc the nature of Revival itself is a complete mystery, though i never questioned it as i was watching Erased. Prioritizing the origin of Satoru`s power would change up the story little wouldnt it?

[@benthrasher9739]

Isaac Gure Realistic? Are you joking?

[@derrickwren7878]

I very greatly enjoyed the spoiler room discussion and would greatly request more of it

[@Mrlackofthought182]

i like the "see you space cowboy" style "stay frosty" you got going on.

[@cucumbertoucher]

The ending kinda ruined it for me lol

[@SAMACSTUDIOS]

+DennisCastro100 same :(

[@16kgucci27]

I just wanted satoru to end up with hinazuke

[@kupkakefrenzy4432]

Me too. It seemed lazy and it wasn't satisfying ;-;

[@chibby1904]

Famgelion meeee toooo

[@alicelee13]

SAMEEE i was left so unsatisfied

[@ReiAyanami366]

Interesting enough, when the manga was advertised in France, it wasn't done as a crime mystery but rather as a thriller.I did not feel like the anime was even trying to be a mystery, since the director pointed out the criminal several times over the first episodes. (while the manga didn't insist so at this time). Good to hear someone talk about Kajiura's work here. (I miss her .hack// times too, don't even know if she signed the music for the last phone game, NEW something)

[@pausole-vilaro945]

This is one of my all time favourites, it was such an impactful journey

[@ghofrant77]

I never noticed that he was erased from the opening of episode 11 until you mentioned it :) And yeah!! this is awesome and cool :D

[@TakahashiKira1]

Although there was always that bad vibe around the teacher, and Satoru's ability to go back in time not explained at all, I was really happy for that ending. I am weak to the mushy fluff stuff, so when Satoru met pizza girl for the "first time," I couldn't help but to smile like a dumb idiot, hug my pillow and "DDDAAAAWWWWWW" it all the way. Super happy ending for me.

[@Donn66]

+TakahashiKira1 My ship was brought up from the depths of the ocean like a motherfucking Flying Dutchman.

[@TakahashiKira1]

Yeah. Even if this show was never meant to be a romance, sci-fi thriller, I still wished to have Satoru shipped with Hinazuki or pizza girl. Sad revelation that Hinazuki made her own life and when you realized that pizza girl and Satoru never met because of him being in a coma all this time. Then we see them both meet for the first time and Satoru whelling up with emotion, I just could -- too much!! I shipped that for far!

[@degurechaff6617]

Who says the mystery was obvious and shit. Mystery element doesn't necessarily mean who the killer was but also what was his reason of killing. Secondly the teacher was a likeable character which is all the more reason to think he can't be the killer. I was fairly satisfied with the mistery and the reason behind the murders but not with the part where the protagonist went into coma, wasted 15 years and found that kayo married that pathetic excuse of a character. I mean Sotaro and that character were close friend have some sense of brotherhood and don't marry your friends ex girlfriend/crush whatever you wanna call her. I would have been more satisfied if she married any other person not part of their group.

[@degurechaff6617]

Well you can say kayo and the other character were supposed to die in the past so they should marry so the other peoples life is not changed that much and thay do not make incredibly influence on other non-victims lives. BUT no I still say it was unsatisfying.

[@sethyoder7996]

"pathetic excuse for a character" Never have words been so true. Of any of the characters he was the one that felt the most 1 dimensional.

[@PhilHartwell]

I thought of the final confrontation as a kind of RekixRakka/ SatouxMisaki ending, the mystery wasn't the focus, saving people was the focus, and the finale demonstrated that in what I can only call... Satoru's prestige. That smile at the end was like a weight had been lifted off their chest and they could be free.

[@shannelpadayachee1925]

I'm not sure if you read any of these comments but I just wanted to say that I love your recommendations. I watched Erased and I enjoyed it(you were right about the mystery not 'wowing' the audience as it was so obvious) and I would of completely missed out on the anime if you didn't review it. Thank you!

[@pattongilbert]

Great ending with the Cowboy Bebop reference. Yes, I thought the 11th opening was really awesome. That was a cool touch. Also, Yashiro was really the only one that could've been the killer. That was minorly annoying. I do agree that there could have been something like him going out on a state with one of the characters, his power activating again, something for him to make it "go on" but not really continue. But, it still was a very sweet ending.

[@Its_Reedo]

i had a slight feeling it mightve been kayos mothers boyfriend

[@pattongilbert]

+austin reed The problem was that he only had one introduction and scene. It wouldn't have been as dramatic a reveal as Yashiro was, if it had only been that minor character.

[@Its_Reedo]

Patton Gilbert true enoufh i took into account when he first daw the killer after his mom was killed and he had red eyes when you see yashiro he doesnt have red eyes for the most part so thats why i was on the inbetween because there were two killers with red eyes from the start kayos mom and her boyfriend and since it was a male thats why i thought that but other than that i didnt have much proof also i didnt want yashiro to be the killer

[@glyphknightmax]

Oh, it was phenomenal. Yes, the mystery was easy (Seriously, the very first time you see the character who will be introduced as the killer later there's a dark shift in animation and music. Come on.), but that wasn't why I watched the show. That would be like saying Clannad is a harem because you don't know if Nagisa will "win." Or that Kaichou Wa Maid-sama is reverse harem for the same reason (you don't know if Usui "wins."). I can't find fault with the show at all, myself. It's exactly what I look for in any media: something to change my perspective and get me to look at something in real life in a way I wouldn't have otherwise. In this case, it's abuse and the importance of a silver tongue. I mean, really, the breakfast with that music and the flashbacks... There are real people (like my own brother and sister) who have lived or are living that. And the moment when Satoru looks back, thinks of his hero, and spouts a perfect farewell one-liner... Priceless. Those things more than make up for any complaint I can form. Heck, even the brevity of the show worked in its favor; going on too long with a topic or story like this would have either been stressful or would have created a lack of interest. Excellent review as always. I'll be sure to pass it along.

[@Zatherothx]

You pointed out a fault at the start of your comment.

[@r4bbitking734]

+Max7238 What did Erased change about how you perceived reality? Certainly didn't have that effect on me, dawg.

[@rebornartorias6289]

The main reason why it is criticised is because of that fault. Considering the goal was to find out who the culprit of the murders was it doesn't do a great job in being unpredictable. I still enjoyed the show immensely but I wish they at least made it less predictable which would of made the reveal a lot more dramatic and added more impact.

[@chinesemimi]

+Max7238 it was so easy it made the audience doubt themselves, and that's why it's phenomenal.

[@Charles-fi7ww]

+Reborn Mangekyo hmm I think even if ERASED was a mystery, the real mystery isn't *who* the identity of the killer is. It was easy know who did it. But more about why the killer is doing it. I suspected the teacher from the beginning but personally just wanted to know why a headmaster would kill 3 of his students. Personally I think that the main fault was the time-travel. It wasn't explained and was immediately rushed in at dangerous moments for Satoru as a plot device. Steins;Gate does a much better take on time travel but yeah..

[@renallathkani4056]

Have you noticed in the opening, when the glass shatters from being shot, you can see the reflection of yashiro in the glass for a split second? It's always been there, we could have known who the killer was from the beginning of episode two.

[@christineholmes9841]

I'd like to add that the detraction from the mystery was okay with me. I felt that satorou's bonding with his mom and friends us what made this show so touching. This anime was kind of like a love letter to motherhood, and that was what I enjoyed the most about it.