Why School Days is Brilliant! (Finale)

[@Fargoth_Ur]

I always took Katsura's statement at the end more metaphorically than literally. She's so far gone, that even if she saw a fetus , she'd just refer to Sekai as a non-person. "She's empty" or "There's nothing inside" could refer to Katsura thinking that she has no soul.

[@_erayerdin]

I've never considered this point but makes sense since Katsura takes Makoto's head to the seas in the end which felt quite rather metaphorical. The problem here is the boundary of metaphor. Like, did it start from Katsura's boat scene, Katsura vs Sekai fight or killing of Makoto? We'll never have an answer.

[@KnightPoetic]

Finally someone has a brain, the reality is that the human animal is really unpleasant to observe in action. Mokoto is a normal teenage boy without any form of morale compass, he was only able accomplish his sexual conquest by girls who enabled him to do so. Considering their mental states by the end of the anime violence became the only outcome. There are no clear heroines or victims in this, only a of tragic group of teenagers following their own individual convoluted desires for companionship.

[@RogerSmith2004]

Exactly!

[@KnightPoetic]

Actually I had another thought but even this was confirmed to be a truly dire situation , which would be adoption. However in a society that treasures uniformity and blood ties, fostered or adopted children are often stigmatized. Which means bring home a child out of wedlock would not become a family celebrated event but would be viewed as a failure or possible burden. The students are expected work to pay their own tuition and rent if not afforded by their parents limited budgets outright, thus Sekai Saionji was a working student completely supporting herself. Our favorite sexual protagonist Makoto Itou was provided modestly by his parents which is why he lacks sympathy for Sekai's misfortune, and our physically gifted but ultimately mentally unstable Kotonoha Katsura came from a wealthy family. Finally Sekai avoided the abortion doctor appointment made for her by Kotonoha because she wished to retain Makoto, upset that he was going to abandon her in the worst possible way she murdered him outright. Ms Katsura however is another case entirely as she wouldn't be able find new newly developing fetus inside Ms Saionji corpse, nevermind the limited amount of time that transpired from conception & the simple fact she knows nothing about medical chemistry. Did she really think a bone-saw would gather the same clear cut medical results as a over the counter pregnancy test kit, however it did dispose of someone who is clearly a armed adversary rather gruesomely as well as previous use in collecting her boyfriends head for easy transport.

[@moneystar3929]

Very well said

[@Resentedape]

listen i agree to this comment allot but as a redditor i have to r/im14andthisis deep

[@doctorshubham9061]

Hmm, u literally said my inner words, otherwise most people I have heard are all acting dumb

[@TBoneTony]

Love the Music to School Days, it starts off so sweet and innocent but as you get deeper into the original sound track songs, you find out it gets deep, darker and sometimes even morbid especially with the song that plays during the Bad Endings in the Visual Novel that was perfectly timed in the Anime's finale episode. Also even for those who hated School Days, at least give it credit for being a clear reminder of why Harem Endings don't work in real life. Because if the main Protagonist gets too greedy, this is the end result of a failed Harem ending.

[@marcorodriguez8792]

True but in the VN there is a harem ending in which Makoto dates both Sekai and Kotonoha (which is pretty difficult to get without using a guide) and there is also another harem ending but I don't know which girls Makoto ends up with

[@28.bachthiminhtam53]

The next point that I think is quite good about the anime is the film's color tone. You may think this makes no sense, but if you watch School Days many times, you can completely recognize the color and atmosphere of the film gradually darker and quieter than at the beginning of the movie. If at first its colors were quite general and had a romantic feel, then in the middle and later parts of the anime, it only had cold colors with mainly blue-gray and black and white with the rough filter look of the 2000s anime makes it gradually uncomfortable, increasing the uneasiness, plus the fast-paced plot of the story increases the atmosphere of insecurity and drama by School Days

[@sarahsanchez4552]

I was saddened by the ending mostly because it seemed like Makoto was finally getting it. The pressure from the situation that resulted in his promiscuity began to make him reflect on his actions for the first real time in the whole series. The chance was there that he would actually change and Katsura would finally get the boyfriend she deserves. It hurts knowing that things could have finally been okay only for it all to be torn to shreds.

[@Chris_8]

don’t worry, just act like the anime is a different route that wasn’t in the VN

[@catkrazy24]

@@Chris_8 yeah you need to play the VN to fully understand the anime to be fair

[@NguyenTran-mf9gj]

LOL. He didn't realize shit. He only got back with Katsuna so he don't have to take responsible for Sekai's pregnancy. He's a real piece of shit till the very end.

[@TheOtakuChic]

Really glad to finally see a video on School Days that played devil's advocate, so to speak. Really well put together with very strong points backed up with a great use of evidence. Glad to have you in our community, Roger, you're killing it ! ~

[@RogerSmith2004]

Glad you liked it! :-D

[@emurder99]

i think all of this could have been avoided if he could have toned it down to one instead of being a playboy kotonha was the right choice and he could have a sweet life with her

[@ScarletDusk99]

This analysis of yours has been very interesting and satisfying to watch. There aren't many people out there who share a positive view of the Anime series, so coming across your videos was very refreshing. I can tell you really enjoy and respect School Days, and have a compassionate outlook on it (that is truly important in my opinion). Thank you so much for making this wonderful series. I had heard of School Days a few years back, but I've only recently gotten into it. Since I knew about the ending before I watched the actual series, I knew what was coming, but it was no less tense and upsetting. For me, the ending wasn't so much cautionary as it was a statement as to how deception, betrayal, and selfishness can destroy us and those we care about. In the end, I found myself mourning all 3 of our main characters and thinking of how nice their lives could have been. Going back to my point about your compassion, it almost broke my heart reading the comments on CrunchyRoll, where people seemed either black-hearted or insufferably simple. You, on the other hand, acknowledge that the characters, while deeply flawed and morally unbalanced, are not evil. There is no villain, nor is there a hero to this series. Towards the end, it became very difficult to identify at all with Itou, mostly because the circumstances around him, coupled with the writing, make him seem, on surface-level, to be some sort of unstoppable sociopathic sex-machine. In truth, he's really just a lonely teenager who probably went from believing he would never be loved, to thinking the bountiful sex he was having was love, and that everyone he slept with would be perfectly fine moving on as he did. Of course, he knew he was hurting people, at least part of the time, but that's not why he slept around. His actions then drove our beloved female main characters to fits of madness, depression, desperation, and, finally, their ultimate undoing. They didn't want to hurt anyone either, but when the world comes crashing down, and sanity collapses, we'd all make awful decisions. Personally, I don't believe the pregnancy was fake, but, rather, a phantom pregnancy born out of longing and the need to hold onto what Sekai perceived as love.

[@RogerSmith2004]

Well said and extremely insightful. Thanks for checking out my vids.

[@ScarletDusk99]

Thank you so much for getting back to me, and for those kind words. You rock

[@editingvideosonly2777]

love the wholesomeness of this interaction

[@ScarletDusk99]

Thanks. I do too. There's nothing better than civil, polite discussion, especially in this day and age. Thanks for letting us know

[@tangocthang8297]

What really makes School days stand out for me is I am frustrated at the characters' decisions, but at the same time, they are understandable and relevant. I am sided with Setsuna from the beginning to the end. Idk I just love her character, especially when she confessed her thoughts to Katsura, making me touched. At that time I was like too bad Katsura wasn't sympathetic to her, which of course is understandable

[@RogerSmith2004]

Haha, very cool! It's a series where I always am interested to know what character folks sided with.

[@reviewsbyandre8660]

The subtle editing choices complement your writing rather nicely. My favorite video of yours thus far!

[@RogerSmith2004]

Haha, glad you noticed them!

[@marcorodriguez8792]

Couldn't have said it better myself. I was always on the side that School Days was a good show and that I really liked it. So much so that I even bought School Days HQ and plan on buying Shiny Days once I get all 22 endings in HQ. Excellent video 👍

[@ttbdetagari1782]

Wow, it's the first video that i watched in your channel and i'm stunned! I agree mostly with everything you said. I like how many anime watchers (especially "anitubers") claim that they are tired of simple-minded one-dimensional main characters that gets with every girl while staying "pure-hearthed" human beings (like Kirito from SAO, Ichika from IS, ...) - yet can't stand main character of School Days, who gradually changed from naive pure-hearthed guy to unstoppable playboy that realizes that hanging out with multiple girls feels good (even if it's not very nice to other girls that may have feelings for him and he just uses them). At least i can understand him a lot more than any romance, harem anime protagonists.

[@jeffjackson9679]

This anime is so polarizing. If you look at reviews for it, critics either call this anime completely genious or completely shitty, there is no inbetween!

[@freshbakedclips4659]

True, I call it a self-contained masterpiece

[@jplayer7jonny410]

I agree with most of your points. I understand why some people (especially the mainstream anime fans) don’t personally like or appreciate this anime, since it’s so dark, and its messed up plot makes you feel really bad and depressed. But I really can’t understand why someone would say the anime’s quality itself is bad. We way that the plot can grab and twist emotions is so strong and impacting. It’s not a enjoyable, cute or fun anime, but that doesn’t make it bad.

[@QueenBoo919]

Damn! This was really good! I really like your perspective. Amazing job man.

[@RogerSmith2004]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@CODA96]

I watched this first when i was 15, thats now 10 years ago. Look at the time... back then the ending totally gave me PTSD. I thought about it for months. I believe Sekai was extremely manipulative. Most people say Makoto was at fault here, but in my opinion he was simply stupid. A boy in puberty that knows it no better. Its just sad that in the end - where he finally understood it all, he got stabbed just a few hours later. Its somewhat realistic in a way, but also not realistic like - everyone in this show is just stupid. But after all, these guys are teenagers right? All in all i can say this anime was stuck for me even after such a long time. And that means something. You won't see such a 'sudden' turn that shocks you this much at the end ever again.

[@kurd7294]

I’m really thankful I didn’t watch the anime because I was especially was obsessed with gøré and blood and it was stuck with me for 2 years and now I’m really thankful I never watched this anime

[@dracmanish]

Great analysis man, you should do more analysis on other controversial anime you got a knack for it.

[@RogerSmith2004]

Haha, I might end up doing that, who knows?

[@dracmanish]

Well if you do good luck.

[@biogundam6541]

It's videos like this is why I peg you as neutral good.

[@RogerSmith2004]

Haha, that sounds about accurate.

[@Zer0ne-Infinite]

I loved it because these characters felt so real. At the beginning of the series I thought to myself "fuck I just want to punch this Makoto dude in the face, I hate him but goddamn does he feel real" this story feels like a real human tragedy. Everyone is nuanced and has their own fucked up flaws. Just like us :D

[@TBoneTony]

Most don't like School Days because they only saw the Anime adaptation. Some people like myself who have played the Visual Novels and all the Bad Endings in the game, I enjoy School Days for the tragic disaster that it is.

[@bladeoflight12hardcorepro50]

4:19 unfortunately (If the novel is to take into play) The person is her boyfriend, her boyfriend has a sister complex (a bad one) during that tape she was saying Onii-chan.

[@bladeoflight12hardcorepro50]

This is what happens if you do too much research, when I did I felt very sick. I can go into so much more, really don’t want to but if curious tell me.

[@Max-Rtpmp]

Wow... I've never seen videos pinpoint exactly how I feel about this show and putting it in such good words

[@nicolasmeisel]

I think one of the reasons this show is so hated it due to the echo chamber that is the anime community/ anitube. It does have flaws I agree that it shines in terms of thematics. In a way it's like the Star Wars prequels. It's bad from a certain perspective, but if you look at the message, you find something really good.

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

Bad comparison. School days isn't liked because slice of life tranime fans don't expect an ending like that, they like their peaceful no tension slop. SW prequels are hated for not living up to the main trilogy in the eyes of the fans. (I personally love them)

[@xyzgamer100]

I agree with almost everything you have to say. So glad to see I’m not alone on this opinion! Great video btw! Please make more.

[@the_jingo]

"28 stab wound" -Conor

[@Roneezy]

School days overall is very brilliant, mixed in with the games, School days, Summer days, Cross days, 0verflow created a universe of diverse characters, story build up, incredible soundtracks, and a unique design that makes us fans wanting more. Yes its sad the anime is hated and was short lived but I still remember the impact it had during its release. We all wanted a good ending, but it was the tragic endings from the game that made School Days popular in the first place. The good part is, if you want an ending tailored to you, the possibility exists. As for us die hard fans, this will be an anime forever cemented in our hearts.

[@freshbakedclips4659]

Play the game to get a happy (cheesy) ending or a neutral (boring) ending.

[@mistergremm735]

i'm more in the lines of: she didn't want to visit the hospital because she didn't want to confirm the truth because if she knew the truth she will feel more guilt, it's like gamble for her then better ignore it and keep lying, This why at times she doubted herself while other she deny it, and on finale she just spils out the beans and Says that she just also wanted to be makoto girlfriend and didn't care about anything else even adaptation wise, it left out many characters and details out of Vn, and 12 ep won't work because every Girl got her own arc it would have been intressting to see them play out, overall *School Days* is below-average show about love triangle, while the ending is satisfing, the characters didn't really try to have any sort of humanity unlike the source material and taisuke was really unused for the story despite being important too

[@RogerSmith2004]

Interesting take. Thanks for checking out the video!

[@mistergremm735]

Dark soul Gael ?

[@mistergremm735]

RogerSmith2004 neither do you, I usually make fun of these type of emotionally unsecure people, but you already did better job then me i always question these people to be frank....

[@grimmitachi]

How are all the girls in the source material any different? Are there motive different?

[@llama6394]

I never understood why so many people were so angry at this show and its characters. It's messed up but damn was it memorable and original.

[@chadben9532]

This is definitely one of the best video essay/review/analysis videos that I've seen. Have you tried to play the visual novel of School Days? After seeing this, I'm kinda interested in what you think of the VN and how it compares to the show.

[@RogerSmith2004]

I would like to. I have been very focused in on the things I am doing now and not much else sorry to say.

[@mechajay3358]

Wow, you change my whole perspective on the Anime. Awesome two part video.

[@RogerSmith2004]

Glad you liked it! :-D

[@somethingelse334]

My guy. I'm four years late here, but I'm so glad I finally found this video. I've been waiting for years for someone to acknowledge this Anime for what it is. A tragedy. These are YOUNG people in love. Sure it's cringe and horrible to watch now, but I'm also an adult. But back when I was that age? I could have easily ended up like Makoto. If people don't think they were cringe and terrible as a teenager, then they haven't grown up yet.

[@TheUnknownOtaku]

Man i love your video's

[@RogerSmith2004]

Thanks fam!

[@minnow5410]

I have to admit these two videos made me reevaluate my stance on the anime. I wholly love the visual novel thanks to all the different choices, routes, and endings -- that alone makes it one of my favorite visual novels of all time, one that I can find myself easily invested in, but I always found the anime lacking. I always attributed this to the fact that with the VN Makoto (and whoever else's) demise was my own doing, I chose the path, but with the anime I'm just along for the ride unable to course correct, more often than not screaming at the screen. I guess that's the control freak in me. I think I'm going to watch the anime again with this video in mind and try to really appreciate it for what it is!

[@RogueBlackOp]

The ending does make me sad. For Kotonoha's sake. I just wanted her to be happy. Even if it was with Makoto, who actually seemed to realize his mistakes and wants to be with her. Sekai ruined everything. I don't get why she introduced them if she had a small crush on Makoto. It's frustrating.

[@oliveirazarp]

Congrats on your great videos about School Days! I think you brought a point of view that actually humanizes more all the characters and makes most of their actions "feasible" (you actually even made me take off a little of the "villain" from Makoto and change it to Sekai haha) About the part you speaks about Sekai not wanting to go to the doctor, besides being a Katsura suggestion, I think that the message from Makoto implies he was suggesting Sekai to make an abortion, and thus he just wanting her to get rid of the baby altogether with coming back to Katsura was her breaking point

[@sugma148]

I think what people forget is the series isn’t an intentional lampoon on the Harem genre- 0verflow, the maker of the VN and its prequels makes it clear this is a fetish/powerplay franchise. I’m just surprised they went the gore/death angle versus relying on their favorite: inter-generational incest.

[@RogerSmith2004]

Yeah, I get people keep bringing up the visual novels and this and that, but this is a media mix franchise. I did not get the impression the staff had any intentions of using the source material to analyze the anime and vice versa. They each stand as their own take on the story.

[@sugma148]

@@RogerSmith2004 idk man, you can’t ignore the fact everyone in this franchise is related. even the girls the MC goes after are daughters of his father.

[@RogerSmith2004]

Yes, in the games. The anime is its own story. Much like how you wouldn't bring up Dante when talking about FMA Brotherhood.

[@warinthonsadod307]

I agree with most of your perspective on all characters. Except setsuna's. She's basicly the first domino in this tragedy. Her wayback crush on makoto sets sekai to also have a crush on him(i belive sekai was neutral before setsuna ask her to spy on makoto) allowing the entire tragedy to happen. Her friendship with Nanami (who' already a bully to kotonoha at middle school) allows her to influence the trio,Otome and possibly all of the girls to view kotonoha as an enemy (it was implied in VN). her confession in front of kotonoha is a shotgun blast to kotonoha's face causing her downfall. To me she's act under disguise of protect sekai but ultimately she's just act on her own agenda, keeping makoto at arm's length and use sekai as her proxy. I dare say that i hate her than Makoto.

[@RogerSmith2004]

Interesting! I like your interpretation of Setsuna. I'll need to keep that in mind the next time I rewatch the series, because I have not seen School Days since 2017, so my memory isn't great. Based on what I remember, though, what you say makes sense to me.

[@warinthonsadod307]

@@RogerSmith2004 thank you for hearing a piece of my mind. Would love to see your analysis on somthing like Happy Sugar life though.I think it landed on the spectrum as school days did.

[@RogerSmith2004]

@@warinthonsadod307 Huh, perhaps. I had watched Happy Sugar Life back in 2018 and I thought it was an interesting series and I had fun with it, but I didn't think it was something I was capable of making a good video on at the time. Maybe if I were to revisit it that would change?

[@warinthonsadod307]

@@RogerSmith2004 possibly I just think it's one of those anime that doesn't fit with 1-10 rating scale very well. But hey everyone has a different cup of tea!

[@pacmanpowerghost]

Great videos man, everywhere I went I saw hatred toward School Days, It was nice to reflect on the wild ride!

[@jaquio69]

It is brilliant. I won't forget it. I wish there was a more shows like this. Imagine Hikki doing this to all the girls in "My Teen Comedy Snafu"

[@Thefoop]

Nah, Hikki is a loyal man.

[@DrayLoco]

took a bunch of words out of my mouth what a awesome video

[@airdnis]

Really good in-depth analysis. I personally agree with you on most points, and did enjoy the show myself. I'm sad how so many people get put off from this show from all the hate centered towards it. Good video!

[@NeidhardtDerBlitzschnelle]

Have watched both of your Videos now and I must say while School Days isn't the best anime I ever saw it isn't horrible either and it most certainly doesn't deserve the hate it generally recieves.

[@golgarisoul]

Nice boat.

[@johnjosephlyoko2295]

Show this anime to your kids..... So they never want to cheat and be a scumbag

[@Darlvua]

11:38 If Otome could've confessed her love sooner before Makoto meet Sekai and Kotonoha?

[@ivanvoronov3871]

An excellent video series thank you

[@shogosan5071]

Really nice videos You did a great job as analysing each controversed part. Althought, I think you could improve it by adding more part/quote from the anime to prove or conclude your arguments. And I actually would have loved to see sekai's guiltyness more developed due to the hatred for the character. All that said, you fully deserved your thumbs up 👍

[@RogerSmith2004]

Thanks for watching! Yea I haven't seen the vid in awhile, but I remember not putting as much of my all into part 2 as I did with part 1.

[@gravityfallscanada]

I don't know what to say. This anime traumatized me, goes against all my values but yet my carnal heart loves this show. The ending is tragic beyond belief... *I absolutely agree that no one deserved death here.* I still untill this day can't tell if Sekai was just using Kotonoha to get to Makoto or if she genuinely wanted them to be together but then changed her mind but in any case I'm not sure if she's the one to blame here. I'm so confused...

[@RogerSmith2004]

That was something I was thinking when I rewatched the series for the vid, but I ultimately believe that it's intentionally supposed to be vague, and you use the surrounding evidence to come to your own conclusion.

[@manuelbonelli3690]

Well I mean....using another girl to get close to the one you live isn't really the best thing u can do. Especially if you know that the guy loves her. How could that have helped her? I think it was more of a "side effect", sekai probability already had a little crush but nothing serious and as they kept staying with each other she fell in love with him

[@austinwyant2928]

Nice video. If you were born in 2004 this is even more impressive!

[@shadowmonarch3155]

Idk, why this anime gets all the hate.. It is one of best dark realistic anime. All OST used in this show are top notch. It show what will be consequences of being jerk, not like some unrealistic anime where couple takes forever to even hold hand and making harem. It atleast has story " a great story" not like some idiotic anime with no story like Plunderer,Taboo tatoo , Platinum end , or Arifureta

[@edwardgremory2031]

I love School Days and this 2 videos too.

[@denpateki3006]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who felt the same way. This video alone was well put together enough to make me want to subscribe for more.

[@moneystar3929]

Amazing video

[@RogerSmith2004]

Oh glad you like it!

[@Yankeezcap]

sekai was pregnant. the camera inside her stomach wound is the narrator letting you see the murder through the eyes of the unborn baby. there is no other reason for the view to be from the inside looking out. the only thing the dying baby ever saw was the face of it's murderer. Koronoha denied the existence of the baby physically by killing it, and then emotionally by saying it wasn't even there. point of the dying baby eyes view: hammer home the moral that life can be short and sad when people believe in lies.

[@RogerSmith2004]

I also think she was pregnant.

[@freshbakedclips4659]

@@RogerSmith2004 Kotonoha is lying

[@jack8329]

dude you have a great mic for you sub count

[@Kuudere-Kun]

School Days is an effective but clunky adaptation of the Visual Novels. Which unlike most VNs is basically an Anime itself, like that recent Batman Death in The Family experiment. The Anime is trying to put as much stuff from the VN in as possibly but on one timeline and with less runtime arguably even then any one timeline has in the VN. Setsuna is a character who's wrong doings are basically the invention of the Anime. In the VN if you get Setsuna for episode 4 it's a damn effective sub plot and actually convinced me a Makotoa/Sekai/Setsuna threesome is the most ideal outcome to all this. In the VN Hikari's "Route" is much better explained. But the biggest difference in the VN is that when the implications of all timelines are considered, Kotonoha really is the most Amoral character, at least of the main 3. I have a Twitter thread on School Days you might enjoy reading.

[@RogerSmith2004]

Oh cool! I might give it a look.

[@Kuudere-Kun]

@@RogerSmith2004 I also made an in depth post on my blog.

[@DrayLoco]

@@Kuudere-Kun I read it nd nice man love discussion about School Days that isn't just I hate the characters.

[@Kuudere-Kun]

@@DrayLoco Thank you, and thanks for leaving the insightful comment.

[@TheBreadB]

Would you ever consider doing a video on the Skull Man anime? Nobody ever talks about it.

[@RogerSmith2004]

That's funny you mention that. Earlier this year, I did my huge rewatch on Skull Man and I was going to write about "fair is foul, foul is fair" and how that motif really sums up the show quite well. I just never got around to making it, since I wanted to also cover Ishinomori's one-shot of Skull Man from the 70s, but I never finished reading it. I would love to make a video on Skull Man eventually.

[@lemondere]

I would appreciate a Skull Man video too!

[@theathlete771]

This anime it's a dark take on the harem genere. On one hand it felt like a gratuitous subversion, on the other execution was great. I think that's the reason why it was so controversial.

[@joe-lewisjavonnelson1523]

Hikari’s descent into sleeping with Makoto could’ve been written better. It contradicts how loyal Hikari was to Sekai earlier in the adaptation without giving an reasonable enough motive for going behind her friend’s back (Makoto being good in bed isn’t good enough for me). In contrast, Setsuna does have a good set up to her wrongful actions and makes sense. Taisuke raping Kotonoha and the build up leading up to it could’ve been written better as well. I get the guy had a crush on her and that he’s an idiot, but how the story sets it up isn’t good enough. Also, Kotonoha appears as if she wasn’t sexually violated after the incident happens. Not saying that both of these writings couldn’t work, but they’re badly executed.

[@RogerSmith2004]

I see. Thanks for watching!

[@francojosemusantedurand1679]

Thanks for the video

[@RogerSmith2004]

Thanks for watching both parts! I appreciate it a lot.

[@_erayerdin]

This review shouldn't have ended.

[@Winterhe4rt]

11:20 Imagine the psycho you have to be to say "Im happy these characters got those endings"... jesus christ guys.. oO

[@Chimerism101]

How do you feel about Makoto being one of the most hated anime characters of all time?

[@RogerSmith2004]

People will each have their own perspective on the situation in the story and that is part of what makes it interesting to me.

[@TheRoseBoy11]

This anime truly depicts the dark side of a real life Harem... You don't need a lot of women to feel loved... 1 good girl is worth 1 long-term lovelife...

[@rohitjames19]

I agree with this entire video and finally someone has a brain BUT WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THE TRAGIC GRUESOME DEATH AND FINAL 5 MINUTES OF THE SHOW

[@bman3977]

Shit man... now I’m questioning if this show was good or bad! Arrrrrg 😫

[@RogerSmith2004]

Well it may be worth the time to think it over and come to your own conclusion. Either way I thank you for listening to what I had to say.

[@mercenaryknight5419]

I know I said it on your other video, kind of, but the manga version of School Days is MUCH better than the anime. Drops the filler and superfluous elements and has actual character development. Makoto is more likable there as he actually regrets his mistakes and tries to better and he does not sleep around either. The sex and superfluous elements are dropped in lieu of actual character development. Also, the art style is better too.

[@rohitjames19]

this is the canon ending

[@bluebay1031]

I'll be honest, I just think its shitty because of how it was executed. The premise itself is fine, but the execution was incredibly poor imo, especially since I didnt find myself rooting for any of the characters and the only one I semi-liked, at least half the time I was just frustrated with. I have seen and liked similar shows that do the "start out seemingly average and veer hard left" thing (Higurashi, Madoka Magica, and Perfect Blue comes to mind), as well as ones that depict the dark side of teenage mentality and are just a continuous and depressing downward spiral ending in mental devastation (not an anime, but Metamorphosis/Emergence is one of my all time favorite examples of this). The way they went about it in School Days (and again, the characters), just made it extremely difficult for me to enjoy it. It was like staring at the aftermath of a train wreck instead of the actual train wreck (the latter being the vibe I assume they were going for), disturbing but not pushed far enough for it to actually affect me the way Emergence or Perfect Blue did. Not sure if Id go so far as to call it "the worst anime ever", but yea, I do find it significantly less than brilliant.

[@RogerSmith2004]

Yeah, I understand. Thanks for watching!

[@d-rockshotdead]

Yeah I know this show was f****** wild late at the beginning it was kind of chill but that all hell broke loose and kind of stopped you from losing interest

[@AnaxofRhodes]

Man I want to comment and reply to all these comments but I have to go darn it I can't get back to this for a couple of days and it's already late news daaaaaarrrrnnn youuuuuuuu.

[@RogerSmith2004]

Haha, sorry man. But thanks for checkin em out!

[@soradarknessTv]

Ef is very underrated anime man

[@DanielSantosAnalysis]

Interesting videos, strongly disagreed with a lot of it, particularly with your thoughts on the ending, but it's neat to see a positive take on the show with some solid reasoning behind it.

[@blckorb6322]

As much as I still hate this anime. I do like how unfortunately towards then end he finally understands how much of an asshole he has been and starts to get better. But of course too much of a good thing in a bad anime isn’t very good and it was too late.

[@mistersen]

i miss u rogersama

[@frogglen6350]

You could really say thos anime is the Berserk manga of school anime.

[@HXISE]

i really liked school days it‘s one of my fav animes but i dont like the anime ending .. i mean makoto is a bad charakter but he doesnt deserved it and i dont like that sekai got killed.. i thought kotonoha and makoto will have a great time in the yacht 😔

[@kurd7294]

This anime should’ve put black blood xD

[@lieutenantjacobin]

I was legit just looking up good underrated anime to watch, and I stumbled upon this. At first I thought it was gonna be another normal one and then whem looking it up, I heard of a gruesome ending. So, I skipped to the end to see and, OH BOY! He gets stabbed, how many times? Not only that, but his killer is also murdered and has her stomach cut open... Ouch...

[@mattlucas169]

Well if you like this show ,Whatever it’s personal opinion.We have our own taste

[@RogerSmith2004]

That is true.

[@mattlucas169]

+RogerSmith2004 I mean I like my hero academia and if we don’t see eye to eye .I wanted to return to hear opinions

[@RogerSmith2004]

That's aight my man, no shame.

[@mattlucas169]

+RogerSmith2004 I just came to your channel like that

[@KaiserTrigger]

You know, if you aren't an asexual man, women throwing themselves at you, knowing others are doing the same and getting in your pants as well as them, kind of obviously makes it obvious that you wouldn't care to stick to one girl. I mean, they all knew he was dating someone right?

[@TVTheHumanAI]

Final part ohhhh shit!!!!!!

[@Demon_Aura]

anime like this?

[@ceufrscio707]

2:23 really?

[@RogerSmith2004]

I don't remember, it's been years lol

[@BoogiePunk]

gud vid

[@nicbentulan]

700th like!

[@kevinc.p.2264]

So being a Chad can be dangerous...?

[@coffeeedrinker4575]

I thought we were all over school days. But here's people still making analysis videos for trainwreck of 11 episode + ending. Let me be honest. It was shit. Almosy everything about it. My guy here literally emphasizes on how the character decision makes sense and have "motivations." But let's look at this as a anime plot. Did the characters choices really make sense? The girls randomly throw themselves to the protag without almost any reason or foreshadowing. Yes. The ending was satisfying. But does that really justify 11 episodes of a hentai plot without anything anybody doing not making any sense. Meanwhile people on MAL and this video are like "this is the modern masterpiece of our time." It was shit. Go type 6 digit codes on a certain website I will refrain from mentioning here to get the exact same plot but better. People really analyzing this 1 dimensional story like it's some complex artistic show of our time.

[@RogerSmith2004]

Are folks still making vids like this? I made this over 5 years ago. As far as "modern masterpiece", I don't really consider it "modern". I watch whatever I want and I analyze it how I see it. I'm not here to vomit the consensus opinion back at anyone, nor do I care if everyone else in the world thinks it's the worst thing ever. If I think it is interesting, I'll say so, and that's what I thought. If you have any actual substance to counter any of the claims I made in my video, feel free to throw them at me in the comments, and I'll give them a fair read. But saying "Nah, it's awful and you shouldn't try analyze it or say it's good because I think it's terrible" gives me nothing to work with.

[@criticold]

Gay.

[@yopoodah5090]

this anime is terrible im sorry. Nobody acts like this ever.

[@RogerSmith2004]

Something reflecting "reality" in that sense is not very interesting to me. As long as I understand the characters and what their thought process is and I connect to it on some level, then whether or not it would happen in this reality is inconsequential. Also you don't need to apologize for stating your opinion.