Audience reviews
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PanzerIV-J
I don't know if I would call Rumbling Hearts a "bad" anime, but I can't decide whether I actually enjoyed watching it. For some reason, I was captivated by its attempt at a "realistic" love triangle, yet I found myself constantly frustrated by the way it unfolded. One thing is certain—this anime is pure drama. It tries to present a grounded take on a love triangle but does so in a way that leaves no one satisfied, least of all the viewer.
Note: I haven't read or played the visual novel (VN) this anime is based on, but given that it's a VN, I assume there are direct routes for each heroine that allow the player to avoid the convoluted melodrama. However, the anime thrives on dragging the audience into its emotionally exhausting narrative.
(Some light spoilers ahead, but nothing major. Hea…
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STOP!!! Are you thinking of watching this show? If you are then do yourself a favor and stay away from it. Why? Oh I will tell you why.
Rumbling Hearts starts out like a normal highschool romcom/drama but, then takes a tragic turn when Haruka (MC girfriend) gets into an accident and ends up in a coma. Three years later she wakes up and wants to meet her boyfriend (she doesn't know three years have passed BTW). However the MC is now in a relationship with with Harukas best friend and Haruka doesn't know that. Now let the drama begin.
The two first episodes were really good and i thought that i had dug up some gem from the past when i found out about this show, but I was wrong. After the two first episodes the show just gets worse and worse. The worst part about this show are the character…
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Going into Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, I was a bit leery about watching ANOTHER dating-sim adaptation. The quality of dating-sim adaptations seem to vary between good and down right atrocious. For every Clannad, there is about 5 Majikois. But its grandiose english translation, "The Eternity you Desire," interested me enough to pick up the show. On the surface, this show might seem like a generic high school romance, but do not be fooled, the show is quite different from its synopsis. Very few anime have been able to make me feel such a whirlwind of emotions. Ranging from angry, to borderline major depression, KGNE never fails to arouse strong feelings in the viewer. Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien, although a flawed experience, is probably one of the most evocative romantic tragedies I have witnessed in anim…
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Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (which translates to "Rumbling Hearts") is a romantic drama with extra emphasis on the drama. To give a good explanation of the kind of romantic drama this show is, you need only look at the most recommended (by far) show for Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, good old happy go lucky "School Days." With horrible and indecisive characters, an annoying love triangle that is made annoying by said indecisive characters (mainly the main character, Takayuki), and lies galore, this anime may start off strong, but it crashes halfway through the story like a fiery train wreck.
Story - 5/10
The story begins with a group of four high school friends. Takayuki has just recently become friends with the star of the swim team, Hayase Mitsuki. Mitsuki introduces him to a shy friend of hers named Su…
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Would a doctor really not tell a comatose patient how many years they've been in a coma? I understand slowly introducing a person to the idea that a period of time has in fact passed, but to out right lie and treat the person as if they are an invalid or a mentally retarded person who can't pick up on the concrete clues around them that something is off? This question bothered me to the point I had problems picking up this Anime and it bothers me even after I've finished it.
I have come to the conclusion that a comatose person is honestly not represented well in this story. First off, I have to question the fact that Haruka didn't notice that her hair was longer then what it was or that her sister had gone from being flat chested to big busted. She would have had concrete memories of what…
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"Rumbling Hearts"!! This is the worst anime I've ever watched and I regret watching it. The main protagonist Takayuki is just so annoying. He is so stupid. He only does whatever ppl around him tell him to do. And then we have the great Miss Mitsuki who is a self-centered b**** and doesn't care about anything else. She doesnt even care if her so called "Best Friend" Haruka is alive or dead. Only the first 2 episodes of the anime were good to watch , but it's in the 2nd episode that the "tragedy strikes" as mentioned in the synopsis. That was too quick. They could have showed some more episodes of Haruka and Takayuki going out and all. The plot was okay. But it was pathetic watching the characters. Haruka's sister Akane was the only sensible one throughout the series.Takayuki later works in…
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I'm at a loss for words. No, seriously I just don't know where to start since after completing Kimi ga Nozomu Eien, I've turned into an emotional wreck. I'll try though.
This anime is without a shadow of a doubt, the best nerve-wrecking, jaw-dropping and brain-tangling drama I have seen. And it gets more and more distressing towards the end. It's as if you were sitting on a ticking bomb waiting to explode. At first you think "cool I got plenty of time to defuse it" but after some time you realise that you're not gonna make it on time. You start getting worried, you run around and a few seconds before the explosion you shout in utter agony. That's basically what the viewer will feel like when watching Kimi ga Nozomu Eien.
The focus of our drama is an adorable (but sinister) love triangle…
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this show is absolutly perfect in every way......what, plotholes? oh we can forgive a couple. wait? oh many did you say there was? oh damn.....
oh well as long as the charecters are fine.see look at this one girl her name, Mitsuki yah thats it, look shes self centered, bitchy, mentaly unstable and causes everyone around her to have horrible horrible and tragic lives, shes a perfect antagonist, see most romance slice of lifes dotn have antagonist but this show has the balls to give us one and a realy good on at th- wait what? SHE THE HEROIN!!! WHAT THE FLYING FUC-
ok calm down pringles calm down i can forgive that what else is there thats perfect in every way
agh yes look at the main charecter, agh look how beautifal that romance between Takayuki and haruka is man they mak such a gre- oh…
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The next review is heavy in spoilers; the story contains information that might spoil at least half the story and it might continue down to the character development.
I advise anyone who might not have watched the anime yet to skip these two parts as it might ruin their experience enjoying this anime…
Story: Kimi ga Nozomu Eien is the story of Haruka Suzumiya, Takayuki Narumi and Mitsuki Hayase, the tragedy that will happen in the future and the drama the characters will have to live after the tragedy…
It all starts with Haruka Suzumiya falling in love with Takayuki Narumi one day, but due to her shyness, Mitsuki Hayase, Haruka’s best friend introduces herself to Takayuki in order to carry her best friends love to takayuki, along with Shinji Taira, the 4 form a group off great friends. L…
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"you're like a disease, everyone you surround yourself with suffers..." ouchh
Mitsuki's best friend Haruka likes Takayuki Narumi, but she's too shy to talk to him. Mitsuki being out going and a known swimmer in her school wants to help Haruka and befriends Takayuki herself. They become close friends and she een secretly has feelings for him. One day while meeting Mitsuki, Haruka meets him and later on confesses, Takayuki remembering Mitsuki and their friendship agrees to date Haruka. One day tragedy strikes and these three people will ahve their friendsships tested in ways they didn't imagine.
This is a story about love, lies and loss. At the beginning Takayuki and Haruka get together even though the y have nothing in common. Even though all things pointed to the opposite. When you pictu…
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Back when I originally started seriously getting into anime, I used to carefully handpick which ones to watch, and generally avoided titles that I didn't think I'd like, such as comedies, romances and, err, romantic comedies. And I'd be pretty good at judging (usually from the description and artstyle) which anime I'd like and which I wouldn't. Some time down the line though, I decided that I should probably expand my horizons (probably due to getting into reviewing at the time - your opinions tend to not carry much weight when you give everything a 9+ rating :P), and started watching anime that I wasn't sure I'd like. "Full Moon wo Sagashite" and "Kimi ga Nozomu Eien" were two highly rated shows that I was skeptical about that I watched as part of my attempt to expand my viewing range.
T…
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Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien is an anime series that's not widely known (hence why I watched it so late after its release) but I found it to be surprisingly good. It may be only 14 episodes, but it manages to tell a good story and introduces to us characters that are realistic and with whom we can easily relate with.
Although the first episodes make it seem like a story about high school life for a group of friends, from then on it goes downhill and we are shown how a cruel accident can change everything and the consequences that result from this. It becomes an emotional drama in which the main character, Takayuki, must choose from one of the two love interests he has in the series. However, his indecisiveness and knowledge that whoever he doesn't pick might get hurt, only leads to more hurt and…
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I do not have a very positive review of this series. While I do appreciate the effort of bringing the drama aspect to anime, and do say it really was a good marriage of two genres, I really really despise Mitsuki's character. I respect the fact that the author presumably attempted to make a more true-to-life type love triangle, what with not everything meshing together as anticipated, and not everyone coming out with smiles who deserved them, I can't express enough how livid this series made me. I felt that Mitsuki's character was incredibly selfish and self-centered and maybe the main character was a little too dense to realize what she was. I felt that the author attempted to make the viewers fond of Mitsuki by mentioning "the pain" she had been through, however, from what I saw, her "pa…
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"Being too kind is also cruel." this may be true in a love triangle. Eventhough KGNE is a romance/drama anime, you will find it focusing more on realism or a slice of life type.
Imagine yourself a lover, a loved one, a sister,a friend, someones who wants to achieve something in life, or in short what any normal person would be. this anime portays such characters and the circumstances due a love triangle that they must overcome.
If you are looking for an anime that touches your heart and involves real life experiences in relationships, this will take you through an epic series of emotional rides, at the same time, leaving you to raise questions in every part.
I highly recommend this to anyone. KGNE is no doubt one of the best animes when it comes to either romance, drama or slice of lif…
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Story: 10
The story was really original and while I started it off thinking it would be some lame school days knock off I can look back now saying I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't. The story is really compelling and the ending felt just right. Don't be fooled by the synopsis.
Characters: 10
The way the characters are represented it feels like you've known them forever and you really get attached and into the story more through them, which is how characters are supposed to be. You may start disliking some of the characters at first but then you realize that you're wrong in your assumptions about them.
Sound: 10
The ending song really fit the story and the story always left off at a very dramatic moment with the end music amplifying it, I didn't believe that any of the voices were…
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If you like drama this is it hands down. This indeed is a slice of life more revolving around romance. It has all the twists and turns you'd find in a drama. The best part is how you really get to know the characters in 14 episodes. The dialogue is very well done, and every line is a shot throguh the heart. One thing is for sure whether you'll like the anime or not you wont stop watching to see what happens next.
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Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien, also known by the name Rumbling Hearts.
What this anime seems to accomplish like no anime before it is the amount of fake thrown at your face. It shows some promise in the first couple of minutes, but in the end, all it ever does is puke insincerity and exaggeration at your shoes. Taking this anime seriously for but only a second is a tedious and difficult task. I wouldn't recommend trying it to anyone, my suffering is enough alone.
Story:
A story? Come on, that is the last thing that this anime accomplishes to establish. A lovey-lovey sugar sweet drama with all sorts of different and complex conflicts? Please, if anything, you will laugh at the complete idiocy of it all. Fake fake fake! If anything even remotely similar would happen in reality I would be the first…
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Title: Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien
Game, Anime: Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien was originally a PC dating sim released in 2001 by age, and was later ported as a family-friendly version known as Rumbling Hearts to the Dreamcast by Alchemist (who also did a port of Aria the Natural and Bincho-tan), and to the PS2 by Princess Soft.
The anime itself was produced by Studio Fantasia (who also produced the Saikano OVA and did the animation for The End of Evangelion), and directed by Tetsuya Watanabe (who also produced the Tsubasa and xxxHOLIC movies). It ran on Japanese TV from October 5th, 2003 to January 4th, 2004, and has been licensed Stateside by Funimation; the third and final volume was released March 27th of this year.
Story: The first few episodes focus on the developing relationship between two high-sc…
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Wow... this is a great anime... and belive me, I'm not a big fan of romantic animes and somehow this one ended up in my top10.
Story, Characters
This is not your normal happy, romantic, shallow, childish, idiotic, puffy pink harem anime that i hate so much, even dough it has the triangle love story... it's quite the opposite, it's realistic, dramatic, depressive and really deep and somehow it managed to impress me so much that it even gave me tears... and belive me, I'm not an emotional guy at all so tears are rare with me.
It starts like a normal, generic, romantic anime but it really takes a huge and tragic turn that will keep you on an emotional ride like you never experienced in a romance/shoujo. You might hate Takayuki or even simphatize with him and the difficult situation he's in…
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This is quite possibly the best anime drama I have ever seen, and that's saying a lot considering that I usually am drawn to more action oriented anime. One phrase that could describe Kiminozo is 'a beautiful mess of emotions.' The basic concept or plot puts Takayuki (the main male character) on the theme of choosing someone he loved dearly in the past, or staying with the girl he loves now in the present. A majority of the anime shows the feelings and emotions that take place while Takayuki is deciding on who to ultimately be with in the end. This is what makes the anime so great. One truly has sympathy to the characters as they struggle with their feelings. Eventually, you'll start rooting for the character you want Takayuki to choose and thus motivates you to continue watching. This lea…
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