Rewrite – Fundamental Pessimism
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What would you sacrifice for her? |
What separates Rewrite from previous Key visual novels, I think, is that it’s innately defeatist.
Rewrite – 14
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「三杯のコーヒー」 (San Hai no Kōhī)
“Three Cups of Coffee”
Have I been too hard on Rewrite?
Rewrite – 13 (END)
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「君とかわした約束」 (Kimi to Kawashita Yakusoku)
“The Promise I Made With You”
Finally, we’ve come to the end. Of everything!
Rewrite – 12
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「滅びの歌」 (Horobi no Uta)
“Song of Ruin”
What exactly is it that drives fans to disown an adaptation?
Rewrite – 11
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「カウントダウン」 (Kauntodaun)
“Countdown”
So… are we counting down to the story’s climax, or the story beginning?
Rewrite – 10
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「ただ、友として」 (Tada, Tomotoshite)
“Simply, As Friends”
A 55 yen of coffee will save the world!
Rewrite – 09
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「回り始める運命」 (Mawarihajimeru Unmei)
“Fate Begins to Turn”
Ex! Po! Sition!
Rewrite – 08
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「我が名は篝ちゃん」 (Waga na wa Kagari-chan)
“My Name Is Kagari-chan”
Oh hey, the show’s starting.
Rewrite – 07
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「失われた場所」 (Ushinaware ta Basho)
“Place of Parting”
And now, the genre shift.
Rewrite – 06
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「オカ研活動記録」 (Oka-ken Katsudō Kiroku)
“Occult Club Activity Log”
One of my chief fears is that a rushed adaptation necessarily loses subtlety, and I don’t know if Rewrite can afford more of that.