Does Anyone NOT Like this Anime?
Hello, I hope you are well.
My girlfriend and I started watching this anime after reading rave reviews online, including the 9/10 rating at IMDB. We were looking for a short anime to watch, and because Haibane Renmei was only 13 episodes-long, we figured we'd give it a try (with high expectations, actually).
I enjoyed the first few episodes, mainly because of the entire mystery that the writers came up with. Who were the Haibane? What existed outside the town? Who were the ones in charge of the town? I thought the anime would center around those topics. However, when we finally got through the anime, we realized that we'd wasted our time.
I know that there are people who like the story and what it stands for symbolically, but my girlfriend and I were bored most of the way through. All the while, we were expecting the end to be spectacular and surprising, something that would make up for the hours we sat through watching the anime. The ending, however, felt completely empty.
13 episodes is very short for an anime, but for Haibane Renmei, they did not need 13 episodes to tell this story.
Does anyone else not like this anime? Yes, I know people will bash me to no end, and that's fine, but let's stay on topic, if possible. I've already read some other threads about why this anime is good, and I'm glad others enjoyed it, but this thread is for people who did not.
Thank you.