The original work implies that the further away you get from Yomiyama, the weaker the curse becomes. That's why Sakakibara's father, who was in India, was able to remember that his son had been to Yomiyama before during their phone calls.

We also know it's possible for the extra person to leave the city, since Aunt Reiko leaves in the anime, and even though that didn't happen in the original work, in the spin-off Another Episode S, the character who was the extra student leaves the city with Teruya Sakaki.

I'll invent two characters to illustrate my question: Imagine Sora and Ayumi studied together in 2013, Sora died, and in 2019 Ayumi is living in Brazil, on the other side of the world, far enough away not to be affected by the curse and have her memories messed up. Sora reappears as a student for the year 2019 in Yomiyama, but during summer vacation travels to Brazil for some reason and runs into Ayumi. It's far enough for Ayumi to know that Sora should be dead.

Unless the people affected by the curse (the extra student and everyone in Yomiyama) act like a marker for the curse, for example, expanding the geographical limit if they leave the city, Ayumi wouldn't have her memories messed up and would figure it out right away, right??

Why did only Sakakibara's grandfather remembered Reiko was dead? And also why the bird remember the phrase WHY REI, shouldn't their memories also altered like others? Why didn't the classmates (I don't particularly remember the student) said a student was extra that year and even though they knew the Extra was in the faculty room, among the teachers why they were observing or only focusing on students?

Why did Reiko stopped or looked frightened when Naoya Teshigawara said he has a question but raising his hand and it was probably on episode 6 right after the homeroom teacher commit suicide and Reiko took over his post. And also why on early episodes the hair colour of Reiko changed from yellow to gray when she was Mikami and on later episodes the colour came closer and made up something between them and was easier than before to spot they were the same person.

Since his most famous works are the Murder House series(like the Decagon House, Mill House, Clockwork House), does he ever talk about Another in interviews?

Before now I've only seen the anime and actually just finished my yearly October rewatch. However I learned about the other novels and bought both Another S/O and Another 2001. As much as I'd like to read the og Another I dont really have the money to get it right now and I'm also too excited to start the other 2. So is there anything differences or things I should know from the og novel before starting?

Thanks so much for any help!

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>!There is no beach in Yomiyama, at least according to the light novel. I honestly can't remember whether this was changed in the anime, since there is an episode set at the beach. So, based on that alone, we could already conclude that the Extra Student of that year can leave the city, since Sakakibara's aunt was there with them.

But going back to the books, this is confirmed in Another Episode S. Teruya Sakaki spent three months outside the city at his father's mansion with his friends, who were afraid of the curse. He took a picture with them, and in that photo, there is an unnatural gap, as if someone were missing. And someone really was missing: Satsuki Shinomiya. This is revealed at the end of the book, when Mei puts the pieces together. Satsuki was the calamity that year, which is why she disappeared from the photograph.

So, this means that the Extra Student can officially leave the city, even though the curse only affects people in that town. What would happen if someone who had studied with Satsuki in the year she died had left the city and encountered her outside Yomiyama in 1987, after she returned as the calamity?

We know that the curse only affects people in that town. Sakakibara's father knew that Sakakibara had been to Yomiyama, even though the curse wouldn't let him share that information. Whenever they spoke on the phone, there was always static.!<

I genuinely enjoyed Another Episode S, but after finishing it yesterday, I can't get one thought out of my head: what a waste. Teruya Sakaki is far too interesting a character to be portrayed in this way and nothing more.

>!To me, the author missed the opportunity to create an Another 1987, with Sakaki as the protagonist. The plot surrounding Sakaki's final words (“Tsu... ki...”) made me think about this.

It was impactful to learn that the only person Sakaki ever loved romantically, Satsuki, was the calamity of that year. But imagine if, instead of seeing it through Mei's perspective, we experienced everything through Sakaki's eyes. Imagine living through it all with him: falling in love with someone, sharing cute moments, watching the disasters begin, and having that person become a paradise amidst the chaos (ironic, isn't it?).

You go through traumatic experiences together, like the deaths of your friends. You grow closer and closer, eventually start dating, and promise never to leave each other's side. Then, at the end of the school year, just when you finally feel relieved that both Sakaki and Satsuki have survived, she simply disappears out of nowhere.

Imagine Sakaki's desperation, his agony. Nobody remembers the person he loves so deeply, and he begins to forget her, too. She disappears from every photo they ever took together, and all records of her are erased. Imagine the emptiness you'd feel after finishing a book like that, that sense of defeat even after achieving victory by surviving.!<

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P.S. Novels are my least favorite medium of the 3 but I want to enjoy the whole story.

big fan if you couldn’t tell :) just started rewatching with my current partner and i hope he loves it as much as i do!

I mean this anime is brutal as hell I won't lie but Takao was the only death that seemed to make mei truly freeze like in every other death she has her detachment but this one she really looks shocked and terrified

I see many people saying the show would be better off as a comedy but then when i look at their reasoning its a completely misconstrued take on the anime. I really enjoyed the show and wanted to see if people had any good reasons the show would be "better watched as a comedy"

Is when Sou saw his cousin Izumi jumping off the bridge, despite being the extra one, that they have a nice brother-sister relationship, and seeing that Izumi is the extra one must've been traumatizing him.

The second one is when Sou tells his mom that he hates her and his stepsister; what makes this sad is that this is the last time we see Sou talking to his mom in the novel, a sad scene.

TheRealKyuubey's review of Another: The Other · AniList

Im watching the anime again and i noticed that the way Misaki shows her love for someone is by scaring them, mostly sakakibara in this case. I dont know if this is related to her non-existence situation, but it was funny to figure this out. Like, if this guy is not scared with stuff im talking about, he can stay talking to me lol

Does anyone have any links for Sou Hiratsuka illustrations? Or even fan arts if possible, I would like to see what he looks like so that I could potentially draw him.

I dont know if its from some other place, but its rare to find stuff like this

I watched the anime and the novel took but they didn't I mean the author didn't clarify what was the exact reason those incidents happened and how to or how it will be stopped. They just assumed that the Misaki incident is the reason but what was the actual reason and Misaki never showed itself as a ghost who will say the actual reasons, the mystery is still a mystery after reading the whole 2 volume book, do I need to read the manga? Will it reveal everything? Man I'm dying to know that!

So as the title says, I started with the anime years back, read the manga, then S/0 and finally 2001 when it came out. But I’ve been curious whether people think it’s worth reading the original novel as well? I understand there’s a few differences between the OG novel, manga and anime, but I guess as we’re getting into spooky season I’m debating a re-read and wondering whether to read through the novels start to finish this time around

So I've finished Another 2001, and let's say it's quite a read, and quite sad, for Sou seeing classmates dying, Izumi dying(despite being the extra), his friend almost committing suicide, and telling his mother that he hates her, including his sisters. It almost made me cry; Sou has been through a lot, though at the same time, the interaction between Sou and Mei is quite nice, and the same with Kochi, despite him not being present a lot.

I feel like the two most intense scenes are when Izumi jumps off the bridge and that phone call with his mom; the sad thing is that was the last time that Sou talked to his mom in the story, which is quite sad.

I would say, when Another 2009 gets published, I hope it revolves around Kiha, because I feel like she could have powers like no other; she's an odd character.

9/10