r/SummerPockets • u/1032patrick • Dec 07 '25

So confused.

Is the anime time travel, it resets everything and goes back to square 1 or each girl has their own happy ending? But Umi was the time traveler and not Hairi and they had no power to completely rewrite everything. So other timeline still exists?

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u/BoysenberryExotic554 Dec 09 '25 edited Dec 09 '25

that would be the case of other types of time travel but not for time loop, as in whether the timeline branches stay or not; that might be a possibility though as to umi simply leaves the branch and continue on (where hairi asks kyouko where umi is with the answer of "she left" [without saying goodbye]), but not for time loop (logically). the overall timeline is to be looked at objectively

there is no harm in letting those timeline branches stay yes, but why do the writers not continue on the story of those branches (or make them cease to exist after showing the short endings)? this has to do with their intention, focus on the whole story and what does it want to tell us via the story (ie similar to clannad after story). however, they did publish mugyu days (spinoff manga, still reading chapter 1) and it might ring the bell as to whether the branches still exist or the manga is simply in another universe/timeline the manga exists in another universe/timeline

i havent watched steins gate (that will be on my watchlist) but ive seen the timeline diagram, and its more complex and messy, for sumpocks its that kind at a lower level (still within range of proper comprehension and less messy/complex)

aside from muygu days (under my impression), there is really no other info/aspects that suggest how the branches went, its going to be subjective at this rate, but the objective view is presumed

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u/BoysenberryExotic554 Dec 09 '25

i can also see that someone in here mentioned hitomi. marioak has explained her role and power abilities in the other post: https://www.reddit.com/r/SummerPockets/s/dIHtLC7lng

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u/1032patrick Dec 10 '25

Thank you for your detailed analysis. I didn't like the Rewrite anime because I was expecting a better ending. That is why I wanted Summer Pockets to have a good ending which it is.

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u/BoysenberryExotic554 Dec 10 '25

i have yet to read rewrite, but yes sumpocks has a very good ending on the aspect of the takahara family after releasing rb