Random Curiosity

What would you sacrifice for her?

What separates Rewrite from previous Key visual novels, I think, is that it’s innately defeatist.

「三杯のコーヒー」 (San Hai no Kōhī)
“Three Cups of Coffee”

Have I been too hard on Rewrite?

「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!

「滅びの歌」 (Horobi no Uta)
“Song of Ruin”

What exactly is it that drives fans to disown an adaptation?

「カウントダウン」 (Kauntodaun)
“Countdown”

So… are we counting down to the story’s climax, or the story beginning?

「ただ、友として」 (Tada, Tomotoshite)
“Simply, As Friends”

A 55 yen of coffee will save the world!

「回り始める運命」 (Mawarihajimeru Unmei)
“Fate Begins to Turn”

Ex! Po! Sition!

「我が名は篝ちゃん」 (Waga na wa Kagari-chan)
“My Name Is Kagari-chan”

Oh hey, the show’s starting.

「失われた場所」 (Ushinaware ta Basho)
“Place of Parting”

And now, the genre shift.

「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.

「アサヒハルカ」
“Asahi Haruka”

Even with the undeniable mediocrity at parts, perhaps I can still convince you that Rewrite is worth watching. Or at least will be.

「いつかあの日に帰るまで」 (Itsuka Ano Hi ni Kaeru made)
“Until We Return to Those Days”

Er… was that it?

「ウェルカム、超常現象」 (Werukamu, Chōtsune Genshō)
“Welcome, Supernatural Phenomena”

It’s hard to tell whether Rewrite is simply not explaining itself, or if it is intentionally obfuscating.

「青春が始まる場所」 (Seishun ga Hajimaru Basho)
“Where Youth Begins”

From laser squids to youth drama, Rewrite is about many things. But ultimately, about only one thing.

「世界か、自分か」 (Sekai ka, Jibun ka)
“The World, or Myself?”

There is a very fine line between surrealism and bad writing.