After the Rain Overcomes a Problematic Premise

Oh my gosh I love this show.

Music:
Ref:rain - Aimer
Nostalgic Rainfall - CHiCO with HoneyWorks

[letsichigo]

I actually think it's great that the author explored a relationship between an adult man and a teenage girl without it actually being romance. Her love for him was a distraction for her, a way to ignore what was really going on. He realized that and chose not to take advantage of her.

[GG-ydon]

I love how romantic fades away as getting closer to end and it concentrates on dreams and promises

[ZyroShadowPony]

An anime where it shows more mutual love than romantic? I need to watch this now

[lmaAsian]

Holy shit someone gets it. I'm so sick of people claiming the show was ruined because it averted the romance. People are so hung up on the taboo fantasy that they completely miss out on the true beauty of the show. The fact that the MAL score dropped 0.2 towards the end really makes me question the tastes of anime fans.

[Karolina-drdu]

I just finished this and oh boy it was beautiful. I was sobbing every two minutes. The relationship between the two of them, giving eachother hope and new perspective of life was so refreshing and unexpected and so much better than just a normal love story would be. The attention to details, feelings and symbolism was outstanding. I binged it all in one day and it got to my top 5 anime list.

[narutojapan]

It's such a beautiful story. And its not perverse as people think it might be. The manager is a charming old man, who is nostalgic about his youth and the good old days. Meanwhile the girl, is going through depression and isolates herself from society. Somehow when both of them meet, they give strength to one another. She reminds him of His Youth, makes him feel worthy and he meanwhile, makes her feel powerful and strong; someone believes in her. Beautiful story. I love the points you made in this video and I 100% agree.

[golgarisoul]

This is the video on After the Rain I wanted.

[kafalotofeao]

They say, the best love is the kind of love that brings the best out of you... Even if you don't end up together....

[alicesiapilus]

Personally i think its not about the romance, but its about two main characters that have been averting their eyes away from their own realities, running away and somehow found shelter under the same "umbrella". Im a bit disappointed with how they handled the ending though; with WiT studio animating the gorgeous background and my favorite Aimer singing the ED, too bad its not a two cours, or else everything wont be rushed and ended abruptly just like that. Really hope they took their time following the manga since its finally done with much sadder ending, would made a bigger impact; but sigh...oh welp.

[kiabahjoe]

Well I’m glad she got gently guided from her childish love... that never happened to me...

[eff-fume]

Hands down, best show of this season.

[EclipseSeth]

This is the show netflix should have put instead of cuties.

[eimii]

As a teenage girl, I usually hate shows with similar premises to After the Rain. However After the Rain definitely became one of my favourite anime after watching it. It differs to other similar seinen anime in the sense that the female lead isn't shallow - she seems real. Her actions feel like something I would do and her feelings are definitely ones I've felt before. She isn't portrayed as idealistic, or an object of affection. Her sole purpose isn't to please the male viewer. I love both her and Kondo as characters as they are very well written and feel more alive than most anime protagonists. Tachibana's feelings towards Kondo aren't idealised, either. They feel real and raw and exactly what being young and disillusioned by love feels like. I'd definitely recommend this show to others, even those outside of the seinen demographic.

[keenasartorio]

I get goosebumps whenever I hear "what a good thing we lose, what a bad thing we knew"

[mattlucas]

I’m sad that this anime ain’t gonna be popular like any other anime this season like Place further in the universe

[morinnnn]

The art style are so good, i love how the character look so 90s while the graphic are so colorful

[eugenefindit]

It was definitely a good show. But I feel like they were slowly forgetting the very relationship that anime was supposed to be about as more episodes came out. They really could have showed how Akira's obsession towards Kondo decreased a bit better. Still, it's still a show that shows Wit Studio's excellence. ^_^

[BlueLightningSky]

It's interesting that you point out it's demographic because from that context it does seem like it is designed to resonate with a lot of older males because even if you are against the idea of dating a younger girl, it's still a nice feeling to be liked or confessed to by one. It actually becomes very uncomfortable when you put it in that context, like you begin to think is this just fanservice for middle aged men? But if it is, it's clearly more than that.

I love age gap romances because when done right because it is rarely about them getting together and more about them helping each other or coming of age and why lie; everyone one of us in our youth has fallen in love with someone older than us.

[yampolskie]

Their relationship seems healthy, it doesn't have to be romance. Def gonna watch this, it has a breath of fresh air feel to it.

[emmavertiz]

It makes me so happy and relieved that someone reviewed this series, i had an aching feeling in my chest once it was finished. Coincidentally, i also rewatched the show for nostalgia, realizing i had never finished it. As im older, I’ve grown to realize and appreciate the direction this series took, and wish people would talk about and dissect it again!! Thank you.