Sket Dance - TV Tokyo's "Secret Samaritan" Anime

[FUNiOP]

Well there's out official in-show confirmation that the series is ending. The final episode looks like it's going to deal with some issues to include in a final episode, but having the series end with the only cour that doesn't end with an arc is going to be really weird. And of course there's plenty left hanging that can't be avoided since there are obviously reasons for ending it. I just hope the final episode is good enough for what they have to work with.

As for this actual episode, it wasn't anything special, although the guys being perfect girls definitely had some amusing moments.

[Damius]

Originally Posted by FUNiOP

Well there's out official in-show confirmation that the series is ending.

Well, I think they should have ended the series sooner. The arc Bossun found out that he has a brother would have been a nice way to end it. We never had something as good since...

[FUNiOP]

Originally Posted by Damius

Well, I think they should have ended the series sooner. The arc Bossun found out that he has a brother would have been a nice way to end it. We never had something as good since...

That's exactly what I've been thinking since this was confirmed.

[Damius]

So that is how they announced next one will be the last… I hope they will find a way to do a nice last episode.

We had a nice episode this time. I like especially how they deal with Isumi issue.

[FUNiOP]

And so it's over. Like I said last time, the fact that they have to end it with not only so many things left hanging, but with the only cour not ending in an arc was going to make the attempt to have the ending seem satisfying and conclusive extremely difficult. That said, they pulled off this episode about as well as I could imagine. They tied together a lot of things from the very beginning of the series, and provided some important developments we've been waiting for. Saaya's development is something we've basically been waiting for since her introduction, and considering how conclusive the end of the first year was, this second half-year kind of felt like a second series, which this episode provided a decent bit of a conclusion to. Will there be an actual sequel series at some point? Probably. At this point, I hope so, because there's still a lot left that I've invested myself in.

But hey, it's making room for more Gintama, right? They managed to run side-by-side for the majority of this show's run, but if that's not a possibility anymore, I'll certainly take more Gintama over more Sket Dance. No matter how much it impressed me at any point, I could never think of Sket Dance as anything more than a vastly inferior Gintama.

Series Grade: B-

[ookamigirl]

Saaya still hung up on Bossun - Himeko relationship.
Her brother still misunderstanding the whole thing...
Bossun as basketball stand-in was interesting to see.
Saaya finally confessed to Bossun. Now that was a big deal.
There sure was a lot going on in this episode.
Seems like all the characters from previous help requests were in it.

[Damius]

Originally Posted by FUNiOP

But hey, it's making room for more Gintama, right?

Too bad Gintama won't only have new episodes. I wonder how many new episodes we will have and will CR get it?

[Damius]

Originally Posted by Damius

Too bad Gintama won't only have new episodes. I wonder how many new episodes we will have and will CR get it?

And of course, on the same day, CR announced Gintama...

[Damius]

The show has ended. I think it's a perfect way for that kind of show to end. Best scene of the episode was, without any doubt, the scene where Saaya confesses her love to Bossun. She was so adorable.

Well, I will remember the characters and their relationships more than the show itself.

Good bye.