Air - Reviews

It's hard for me to be objective about AIR because I loved it so much.  This is the only anime where I find the main character to be truly enjoyable (besides Now and Then, Here and There).  He is not a hero, but he is not a lazy slob, or a villian, or an innoncent high school boy - or any other random anime cliche you can think of.  He is literally a normal, sarcastic guy; someone you wouldn't mind having over on a Sunday evening.  I believe that is a good chunk of this anime's charm.

I enjoyed the plot of 'The Girl in the Sky' journey - searching for a girl with wings who is always alone.  None of this anime will make sense until episode 7 when the anime goes into an arc about Feudal Japan and the original 'winged people'.  After this arc, when it returns to present day, I was able to enjoy this anime so much more because I understood.  And the way it describes the souls of winged peopole being put into human bodies was heartbreaking.

The characters, in my opinion, were phenomenal.  Mizusu, the main female lead, can become irritating to some, but if you look past that and see her pain and hurt, it's much easier to love her.  Yukito, the male lead, is full of sarcastic come backs and is just a typical, 19 year old boy.  The two mains are also backed by a group of wonderful side characters as well, including one of my personal favorite characters of all time, Kano: an eccentric, high school girl who says the weirdest things.

As you can see, I am already doting over this anime, so maybe this review is too subjective to be taken seriously.  However, I can say this: the interpersonal relationships between the characters, the animation itself and the plotline is enough to draw anyone into it.  Somehow this anime can find your soft spot and hit it, hard.  You may not cry, but you will be moved.

Air has great animation but totally lacks in direction. 

What I like most about Air was the art. The characters, scenery and the detail was just great. I especially loved the ocean in every scene it was shown. One thing that did bug me was that all the characters had bangs, don't know why it bugs me, just does. Anyway, all together the art was amazing.

I watched Air because I heard it was a good tear-jerker(granted, it did make me cry but only during the last couple episodes). The story didn't appeal to me at all. I spent most of the time wondering what was happening. There are a couple short stories that were okay but didn't have anything to do with the main story. There was a lot of short parts to the story that promised drama or romance but they tossed those out the window right away*. I did enjoy the last couple episodes when they focus on a certain relationship. Also, I thought there was going to be some romance but there wasn't. I found the story random and it wasn't easy to piece together.

The characters were okay. I found Haruka the most entertaining and I thought Yukito was alright. Aside from those two and Misuzu the other characters didn't contribute much. There was a short background story towards the end that I did enjoy and I like the characters. 

Altogether I didn't really enjoy the show. I gave it a 4 because I was pretty impressed with the animation.

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*Spoiler Alert* <- I think :P

-Yukito saying he would let her draw things to do in the book and he'd do them with her, but didn't

-Him saying he would leave then he didn't, again, and again

-Her father was going to take Misuzu away but didn't

-Yukito learning how to put on a good show with his puppet and then he doesn't really do anything with it

The story is intriguing! It was one of the first anime I ever saw. I love the animation, it is beautiful! And the characters are all very memorable . The only complaint I have is that the anime switches to an old era with different characters who are tied to the main storyline. It was presented in a confusing way with not a lot of warning or detail. However, I do love the use of drama in this anime

I thought it was a great show, that is until I got to the ending. I suddenly became confused, and I felt like I got and ending that I really didn't want. I was watching episode 12, and I was hoping that 13 would be amazing. I then saw the previews. The last episode was recap? Well, this site lists the show as 12 episode, so it must be an OVA I guess.

 This series loves recap. The last episode is recap, and the whole last arc is like an alternate retelling. The movie is also an alternate retelling of the series. I noticed that the special is an elaboration of the Summer arc.

SPOILERS!!

Air is sad. 

ok im done with this review now. XD

Seriously tho this anime is just freaking sad its not like Clannad or Kanon where it gets all sad but ends in a happy ending ooo no Air is just plain sad! Flat out very depressing! What made this anime even worse is the fact that I watched Clannad and Kanon first which both had that happy ending. sooo I watch this anime thinking "Ok Brook no crying its just a Key anime" and I kept that in mind the whole time watching this anime and when the episodes were coming to an end I was like WHAT!!! NO NO NO NO this cant be happening wheres the happy ending twist!!?? I felt like it was the end of the world haha jk but no jk!  

To ignore the sadness of it all though, it was a beautiful story. I love how Key anime combines past and present into a story which beautifully was done in Air. Its so easy to fall in love with all the astonishing characters. I wish it would have ended better but me wanting the happy ending is my fault because I watched Clannad and Kanon first.