I am two episodes away from finishing Planetes. This is a series that has entertained me for many episodes, then it became extremely serious. I honestly don't know what's going to happen. Approaching the climax, there's so much at risk, and many lives of characters I love are at stake. I'm about to watch episode 25, but I feel really apprehensive about it. I want to see the conclusion, but I hesitate.
This is a feeling that I've had so many times with various anime series that I've watched over the years. I have to push myself to watch some of these endings, as I know that protagonists can die.
Not only that, I've started so many series, only got through a few episodes, and then didn't watch any more. Many of them, I've only gotten through four or eight episodes. Most of the time, I just didn't have access to more episodes, but other times, I have them on DVD, but never continued watching. Is it the unknown that stops me from continuing? I can't say it's that way now, as I feel like I really want to continue watching. However, there are some that I can occasionally feel uncomfortable watching because of second-hand embarrassment. These are usually romantic comedies where the protagonist is acting like an idiot. One big example is Maison Ikkoku. Godai is infuriating at times, but I want to see him succeed.
I need to carry on, though. I need to continue these series and see them through. I need to see what happens. Time to watch episode 25 of Planetes.
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