H2O ~Footprints in the Sand~

[Buffalobiian]

Final Ep.

[BakaWolf-m.3.3.w] H2O - Footprints in the Sand - 12 - [Final] (XviD) [F2214C20].avi.torrent
[BakaWolf-m.3.3.w] H2O - Footprints in the Sand - 12 - [Final] (H.264) [0F276804].mkv.torrent





edit: *Sob* Beautiful ending. I can't think of anything else. So the full story of Takuma's past is revealed. I have to say I didn't expect anything that happened this ep. Hirose going back to his childhood memories. His mental hurdle of accepting his mother's death crossed. Hayami - she really loved him, if it wasn't evident before. Beautiful emotional conveying from when she died up till the very end. With so many characters dying this week, having her back as a spirit really cheers me up. Final pairing was rather a shock. Takuma x Hamaji. Who would have guessed?

This show started up with high hopes twelve episodes ago, but lost many fans in the next three. Many who were expecting the dark plot didn't stick around, and the show proceeded with what was thought to be school life and fanservice. Then it hit home with character development, multiple plot twists, love confession and to quote BoC, a "Big episode of WTF", and finally ending gracefully, tying up all loose ends, and music that pulls at your heart. I recommend this series to those who are looking for a short, light series with a much darker underlying theme and a, what I thought was a sad-then-warming ending.

Having finished this, I've still got Hayami's voice in my head - Thank you for the world.

[Board of Command]

Final pairing was rather a shock. Takuma x Hamaji. Who would have guessed?

How can that be? Hamaji is a dude. I thought the baby belonged to Maki and Hamaji.

[Buffalobiian]

How can that be? Hamaji is a dude. I thought the baby belonged to Maki and Hamaji.

Serious? I thought that was just a joke, the whole crossdresser thing. And the baby looked like Takuma, so I assumed it was his, since they commented on it.

[David75]

Serious? I thought that was just a joke, the whole crossdresser thing. And the baby looked like Takuma, so I assumed it was his, since they commented on it.

I thought the same thing, but it was so strange because there's nothing to back that up.
There's nothing shown of takuma's life after the second train accident.

Also, I don't know why the exact same thing would happen twice in the life of someone.
Why would Takuma witness the death of a female dear to him twice in his life, with almost the exact same setting: boy, ball going to the rails and boy following. Then mother/hayami trying to save the boy and dying there.

Also, why wouldn't takuma be even more traumatised the second time? Why having a second person die the same way awaken him from his selflocking?

It's also extremely a strange role Hayami has through this show. She's only there as a means to extract anything dark/bad from everyone in the village, and in the end Takuma.

I understand the author wanted to choose a end that wouldn't be too nice. But it's true that the way he/she did isn't very interresting.

Oh, and we didn't even witness Hayami's funerals.

Is there anything in the manga that could fill in the huge blanks?

[Buffalobiian]

Is there anything in the manga that could fill in the huge blanks?

Manga meaning Visual Novel? Or is there really a manga adaptation?

[David75]

Manga meaning Visual Novel? Or is there really a manga adaptation?

I thought there was something. I didn't know that potentially this anime didn't have a manga as a base. I should have searched before I guess.
But if I was wring in thinking there's a manga, I wonder why the blanks are so huge...

[Buffalobiian]

I thought there was something. I didn't know that potentially this anime didn't have a manga as a base. I should have searched before I guess.
But if I was wring in thinking there's a manga, I wonder why the blanks are so huge...

Looked around for a bit. There is indeed a manga adaptation based on the visual novel. Guess we both were half right.

Seems like Hamaji really was a crossdresser (first Haku, now this. I'm broken.) I initially thought Hayami came back in spirit form since she had a bell around her neck, and I thought Otoha, aka Hinata had one too, but she's really alive. It makes a bit more sense that she said "look after her properly this time". Oh well, the more heart warming it is for me. Even if it's just me.

[Board of Command]

Serious? I thought that was just a joke, the whole crossdresser thing. And the baby looked like Takuma, so I assumed it was his, since they commented on it.

But in one of the last scenes, Hamaji's little sister said something like "Why are you still wearing that?"

[Buffalobiian]

Soundtrack is out.

[Nipponsei] H2O ~FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND~ Original Soundtrack.zip

btw, does anybody know anything about the manga?