via wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2026 3:17 am
i would love to hear what made it one of your favourites :D
The general aesthetics was already good enough for me. But to add something, I have concluded that having a pet is unethical after watching it. Though normally having a pet doesn't include murderings like Satou.
with the exception of satou, shio, and a little of the auntie, the rest of the cast were pretty much faceless nonentities that offended my sensibilities every now and then. there were many circumstances where the set-up and punchline was obvious. they did work, and made me feel things. the problem i had was that they felt cheap.
I think it would be good to explain the meanings of the names for you.
Satou: Sugar
Shio: Salt
Asahi: Morning Sun
Taiyou: The Sun
Shouko: Evidence
Daichi: Grand Field, which is usually a name for a first son
Sumire: Violet
Yuuna: "Don't speak"
It was already quite predetermined by the names. They didn't hide at all. So it might not be good to criticise the obviousness.
These are my subjective interpretations:
Satou is like sugar. Sweet but harmful for health. Maybe fatal as in diabetes. Happy Sugar Life is Happy Satou Life.
Shio has a salty personality. Especially considering the last half of the anime.
They complement each other as salt & sugar.
I think why Asahi and Taiyou try to find Shio is because of the sea salt making process. One needs to evaporate sea water with the sun light to get salt.
Also Shouko has to go for Asahi and Taiyou. Evidences are lights. And plotwise it is easily inferable that it should be Asahi rather than Taiyou to become a true evidence. Her tragedy could be easily expected with her name.
Similar to that Asahi is the sun but not that bright yet. For Asahi to shine he needs Shouko. How they started to find about Satou was because of Taiyou's information. Maybe Taiyou's seeking of an innocent young girl is because young girls are sunny. Compared to older women closer to the moon. Maybe he getting raped by older women mean eclipses.
Daichi would be a first son. So he has a nice family and a good reputation. He likes sugar.
Sumire is a violet. Which symbolises love, devotion, sincerity. But at sometimes also death, memory, funerary rites.
The meaning of Yuuna is clear. A poor victim.
was satou truly content with such an ending? would she have gotten disillusioned with their happy sugar life in the future were they to survive and occupy far distant places? would their relationship truly have filled the emptiness in her heart, or is shio just a temporary palliative to a chronic emptiness? the lack of concrete answers for stuff like this always make me feel uneasy, but is not necessarily unpleasant. though i guess that is what makes them tragic and emotionally effective
Plotwise there can't be other options. If they go to far distant places, it would become another anime.