The awkward ending

Psychrome said:
Nah, they were just little kids and no one cares about little kids "crush" also he was an adult in a kid's body so him falling in love with her would be awkward af... plus Satoru's in love with Airi anyway

Nehal_kun said:
I think we are aware of the fact that the ending of erased is controversial.
Spoiler alert:
Kayo not ending up with Satoru wasn't really a big deal. Because Satoru just wanted to save her which he actually did.
Kayo marrying another guy is also fine.
But...
I think the author made it more awkward than it should have been.
Kayo is literally married to Hiromi right now and also has a kid. Are we going to ignore the fact that Hiromi was a close friend of Satoru?
Satoru and Kayo weren't officially a couple. But i think it's obvious that they had some sorts of feelings for each other. And all of Satoru's friends were perfectly aware of that.
That's why the ending just feels so awkward to me.
Tell me about your opinion and
Be honest about it.

HatTrickPatrick said:

Think again. I loved the ending.

Nehal_kun said:
I think we are aware of the fact that the ending of erased is controversial.
Spoiler alert:
Kayo not ending up with Satoru wasn't really a big deal. Because Satoru just wanted to save her which he actually did.
Kayo marrying another guy is also fine.
But...
I think the author made it more awkward than it should have been.
Kayo is literally married to Hiromi right now and also has a kid. Are we going to ignore the fact that Hiromi was a close friend of Satoru?
Satoru and Kayo weren't officially a couple. But i think it's obvious that they had some sorts of feelings for each other. And all of Satoru's friends were perfectly aware of that.
That's why the ending just feels so awkward to me.
Tell me about your opinion and
Be honest about it.

astralkill00 said:
"Kayo not ending up with Satoru" is okay?
Are you okay? ヽ⁠(⁠｡⁠◕⁠o⁠◕⁠｡⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠.

P.S. This topic has been discussed thousands of times. Another bait thread.

XalekMe said:
yeah right, so everyone shoulda waited for whole fucking 15 years oughta respect or something for his childhood friend, and kayo herself should be indebted to satoru for her whole life because he saved her and wait for him patiently while life passes, even though there might be no hope of him returning.
tell me about it

plus, satoru didnt even feel romantically attached to kayo, thats pretty damn obvious. she was his means of changing something in this world, she was his purpose for continuing to live, for saving his mother and every person, which could possibly suffer because of the same maniac. god damn, satoru only met kayo, when she was only a child, when he is a literal adult in his thirties or so, dont remember correct. does that not count as being more awkward.
it does for me

paradoxine23 said:
Honestly, the story's ending has the same calibre as most Literary Anthologies I've read in school. In my opinion, not all stories are supposed to have the endings we want. In fact, the ending that we are most grateful for is the sheer fact that Kayo survived, and that is what the goals of the story and the MC are supposed to achieve, not the romance part.

This made me angry realizing the brutal reality, but I remember that not all stories are supposed to be happy. it just shows how realistic it is in terms of how nature flows in Erased, at least that's how I think. The fact that he saved Kayo was enough to be a trade off for their romantic interests in the future.

PikaboyTK said:

"It's obvious that Satoru and Kayo had feelings for each other"
Are you sure you watched the same show as the rest of us? When was it even slightly implied that they had feelings for each other? Satoru is 30 years old. He's not going to fall for a girl a third of his age.
Sure, Kayo marrying Hiromi does come off as awkward as first. But it's the universe being consistent. Both of them are not supposed to exist, so it makes sense for them to be together.
As for Satoru, him getting together with Airi is easily the only choice.

Nehal_kun said:

as i said, Satoru not ending up with Kayo was totally fine.

Lightsrevenge said:

I just don’t understand why anyone is upset over this. They were children and never implied that it was romantic. He was in a coma for years . Was she supposed to wait for him? She moved on with her life and tried to find happiness.

WVM said:

bro I said I'm just kidding and I know you are also an Indian fellow.....it's ok you judge the series in different angles....everyone has different taste

I love RENT A GIRLFRIEND........SO CHEERS 🥂 to rom com (but not to horimiya)

Nehal_kun said:

If you have doubts
rewatch the show.
Of course their feelings weren't as serious as other couples we see in typical anime.
But they definitely had some sorts of attraction towards each other.

PikaboyTK said:

I think you might need to rewatch the show. Satoru hasn't had one sign of attraction to Kayo. As for Kayo, she was only drawn to him because he was the only one who came to her rescue. That's what caused her to be wanting to be close to him. He made her felt safe, that's the reason she wanted to be with him, not because she is attracted to him.
You people out here really wanting a 10 year old abused girl to get into a relationship, get married and have a kid. Seems like nonsense to me.
Besides, Erased is not a show about romance. There's a difference between love and affection. What they had between them was affection, not infatuation.

Nehal_kun said:

This is something i can't debate.
If you don't want to admit, fine.
As you said, Erased isn't a romantic anime.
that's why those scenes weren't as direct as other animes.
It's not like Satoru ending up with Kayo was really that necessary.

Boobsftw said:
Yeah kinda sad that Satoru didn't get a happy ending but it's a realistic one regardless. No one will marry a cringe ass otaku who sit in his basement all day.

Nehal_kun said:

funny enough he ended up with Airi.
Although i don't like it, it's just the way it is.

Nehal_kun said:

It's completely ok.
Erased is not a romcom anime.
Plus Satoru just wanted to save them.
If He ended up with Kayo,
it would have been better
But him not ending with kayo isn't really that big of a deal 🤝

PikaboyTK said:

There's nothing for me to admit. What I said is a fact. Satoru and Kayo are not supposed to be romantically in love. If anyone ever thought of it that way, they're probably watching the wrong show.
I agree with that. Satoru ending up with anyone isn't necessary to begin with. Even though it might be implied that he might have a chance again with Airi, to reconnect, it isn't confirmed afaik.

astralkill00 said:

Uh, no. you're the only one who thinks that.
I've read threads and comments that state that fans are mad because of the ending, of why Kayo end up with... and etc (even from the source and most probably even before the adaptation).

If you're saying that the ending is okay of who ended up with Kayo. It's not controversial anymore and contradictory to your statement.

mesocosm said:
people that hated the ending because they didn't end up together not only miss the bigger picture but paid absolutely no attention to the show. also in what way is it "awkward", was one of them gonna have to wait for satoru to wake up when it wasn't even a guarantee that he would? thats not how it works lol

Nehal_kun said:

Again
another guy coming to reply me without even reading my post properly.
At this point, i am tired of explaining my post.
Kayo not ending with Satoru is totally fine.
Kayo not waiting for Satoru and marrying another guy is also somewhat fine.
But that other guy being a close friend of Satoru (Hiromi) was my problem.
It was something way too random.
The author made the ending more awkward than it should have been.
Now, i hope you understand what I meant.

mesocosm said:
people that hated the ending because they didn't end up together not only miss the bigger picture but paid absolutely no attention to the show. also in what way is it "awkward", was one of them gonna have to wait for satoru to wake up when it wasn't even a guarantee that he would? thats not how it works lol

Boobsftw said:
No one will marry a cringe ass otaku who sit in his basement all day.

Nehal_kun said:

We clearly have different opinions on "Satoru and Kayo" thing.
But it's understandable.
Love itself is something really strange.
Everyone has different thoughts about love and affection.

Nehal_kun said:

Again
another guy coming to reply me without even reading my post properly.
At this point, i am tired of explaining my post.
Kayo not ending with Satoru is totally fine.
Kayo not waiting for Satoru and marrying another guy is also somewhat fine.
But that other guy being a close friend of Satoru (Hiromi) was my problem.
It was something way too random.
The author made the ending more awkward than it should have been.
Now, i hope you understand what I meant.

mesocosm said:
people that hated the ending because they didn't end up together not only miss the bigger picture but paid absolutely no attention to the show. also in what way is it "awkward", was one of them gonna have to wait for satoru to wake up when it wasn't even a guarantee that he would? thats not how it works lol

LIVI___ said:

everyone in this forum is typing with their ass. Read the op properly, he never said anything negative about kayo and satou not ending up together

Hydra80 said:

That’s why I’m agreeing with him you ass typer

ueno_ said:

I felt the same way about airi until I read the manga and airi has way better chemistry with satoru than it was shown in the anime and satoru doesn't view kayo romantically

shohardo0130 said:

What Rent A Girlfriend is better than Horimiya?🥴 Moja pailam🤣

cosmicoisreal said:


"That's not how it works"? Uhh, what?
Kindly explain this "bigger picture" :D

do u actually think anyone on gods green earth wouldn't make their advances on a girl because they had sparks with another dude even though
1) it wasn't even certain that he'd actually wake up
2) they were literally 10 years old

anyways the bigger picture i'm talking about is how messy the ending was when it came to patching up the story but people used the fact that kayo and satoru didnt get together as a scapegoat even though its supposed to be like that and it doesn't matter in the long run

WVM said:

bro you got domestic girlfriend in favorites.....so you are no one to talk.....and you enjoy guilty pleasures

and i never said RAG > HORIMIYA

bokachoda kela....everyone got their own choice

shohardo0130 said:

I Didn't updated my favorites in a while now🥴 It was my favorite though But Now My Favorite Romcom would be Amagami SS🥰
Bangali asholei motherchhod hoi ajke tar arekta promon pailam🙄

WVM said:
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I love RENT A GIRLFRIEND... (but not to horimiya)

Nehal_kun said:
I think we are aware of the fact that the ending of erased is controversial.
Spoiler alert:
Kayo not ending up with Satoru wasn't really a big deal. Because Satoru just wanted to save her which he actually did.
Kayo marrying another guy is also fine.
But...
I think the author made it more awkward than it should have been.
Kayo is literally married to Hiromi right now and also has a kid. Are we going to ignore the fact that Hiromi was a close friend of Satoru?
Satoru and Kayo weren't officially a couple. But i think it's obvious that they had some sorts of feelings for each other. And all of Satoru's friends were perfectly aware of that.
That's why the ending just feels so awkward to me.
Tell me about your opinion and
Be honest about it.

Nehal_kun said:
I think we are aware of the fact that the ending of erased is controversial.
Spoiler alert:
Kayo not ending up with Satoru wasn't really a big deal. Because Satoru just wanted to save her which he actually did.
Kayo marrying another guy is also fine.
But...
I think the author made it more awkward than it should have been.
Kayo is literally married to Hiromi right now and also has a kid. Are we going to ignore the fact that Hiromi was a close friend of Satoru?
Satoru and Kayo weren't officially a couple. But i think it's obvious that they had some sorts of feelings for each other. And all of Satoru's friends were perfectly aware of that.
That's why the ending just feels so awkward to me.
Tell me about your opinion and
Be honest about it.

Umbreon20 said:
The anime final its not canon read the manga or the light novels

ptero93 said:

where should I start in the manga? I'll probably read the ending after rewatching the show

WVM said:

this is what happens when you watch too much rom com series

literally this guy is upset about that love chemistry......whereas it's an psychological and seinen series

Satoru just wanted to save kayo with other girls

so for you the ending was Satoru not being with Kayo.....whereas the last episode gave such a nice conclusion

@Nehal_Kun tum psychological series mat dekho...bollywood and cringe Indian serials dekho....just kidding😂😂😂

astralkill00 said:

Uh, of course, one would make an effort to woo someone even if the girl has some feelings for the other party. It is called NTR or an affair if I remember correctly lmao (being unfaithful).
You could ignore the first message ^^ if you want.
Anyway, what I'm really disappointed about is even if the guy were to try to woo her, uhh, is it an impossibility to have for Kayo to reject all those who court her until the end she dies... (that's what I'd call a faithful and ideal woman) if it were true love...

Btw, you guys kept saying the ending was messy... what about it? :D

WVM said:

I know you found yourself but still it's too harsh to call your race "bangali asholei motherchhod hoi"

I won't prefer that....since you are dumb it doesn't mean your entire race is a shit

by the way nice to meet you i'm from assam and i'm actually an assamese

The_Grandmaster said:

nono. The thing is you almost explained why it makes sense. Tbh, what you said was true in terms of their relationships and that. But Satoru only wanted to save kayo, yes they may have had feelings for each other but remember that he was in a 15 year coma, realistically, you'd want her to get on with her life and all that and not wait for you, and you can't expect her to wait 15 years, especially if they weren't even in a defined relationship. Plus it would've been a bit weird if they were together as kid satoru was still same mental age, so that'll just bring a riot (like mushoku tensei)

AsuxAX said:

I guess that is what happened to me too in the past, I was upset literally anytime an anime ends without romance or with my ideal character getting with the ideal character.
I'm glad I fixed that attitude in me now.