the town where only I am erased

Kenya is my favorite can you tell? Icon art by @themeaningofweird

[bokumachirevived]

Kenya is precious and how do so few people know and appreciate the fact that there’s a spin-off manga set primarily in his and Kayo’s point of view?

[bokumachirevived]

@hima-tropicana I believe it’s Boku Dake ga Inai Machi Gaiden (“Gaiden” means essentially “spin-off/side-story”).

[fyeahjdrama-deactivated20230903]

Erased (2017)

[blaringsunshine]

Im trying to catch up on all the drawings I haven't finished. I started with this one!

This is a character from an anime called Erased! It's really good! I highly recommend it!

[figspits]

i know it's like years later and most definitely irrelevant, but everytime i revisit the bokumachi/erased tag, i always see the "Kayo should've waited" argument or how she should've ended up with Satoru and ohohOHOo does it fill me with frustration.

I think it's a point that definitely flies over most people's head when they first watch the show, but Satoru never wanted to end up with Kayo.

His whole reasoning for saving her, Hiromi, and Aya was to provide them with the chance of living a fulfilling life, changing their futures and helping them find a semblance of hope and joy that they didn't have in the original timeline.

Kayo and Hiromi were the main ones to realize that, it's implied in the scene where Kayo visits Satoru with Mirai, and they did. They lived their lives the best they could while remembering that Satoru gave them that chance.

The manga definitely gives a more in-depth perspective of this. There was never meant to be any actual romance, beside the subtle implications of Satoru and Airi, but even then that had been a different circumstance, one where Satoru had admired and trusted Airi for giving him the much needed push for his determination and resolve.

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[ohonesama]

Erased (Kei Sanbe)

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[fuckyeahanimebirthdays]

Kayo Hinazuki (Boku dake ga Inai Machi)  » March 2

[reallyfantasticphilosopher]

The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there.

Satoru Fujinuma (via reallyfantasticphilosopher)

[bokumachirevived]

Hello! I run a newsletter in an Erased Community and I wanted to ask you a question for a question section? (It's optional to answer) Out of all the scenes in the anime, live action, or even the Manga. Which scene(s) do you personally think was the best or your favorite and why?

<3 Alright, that’s fine! Warning though, I ramble, so it’s gonna be long haha. I’d say my favorite scenes are split into two groups: I love all the scenes where we get little moments showing what a great mom Satoru’s mother is, and especially the times where she gave Satoru extra lunch because she knew he was feeding Hinadzuki–I also loved the moment when she stood up for Hinadzuki in front of Hinadzuki’s mom, showing the stark difference between Hinadzuki’s mom and herself. There were a lot of moments like that how the writer, Kei Sanbe, showed two sides–the mother who’s flawed but tries her best, and the mother who’s stuck in a cage built by her flaws to the point where she’s trapped her daughter in the cage with her. I think it really sent home a theme of the power of parenthood, in a way that bettered not only Sachiko, but Satoru himself–and I think it also helped Hinadzuki, keeping her from following the path of her mother. Without Sachiko’s example, even if Hinadzuki survived, I doubt Hinadzuki would’ve become the kind of happy, stable mother she was shown to be after Satoru’s coma. She would’ve been stuck in the cycle built by her mother and her grandmother.

My other favorite scenes are a lot of the scenes with Kenya and his interactions with Satoru & the other kids; particularly the ones in the stairwells, when they talked about being heroes, and the moments in the bus hideout. Basically I really love a lot of the scenes from when they’re in the past. I think they were small, but real, defining moments for those characters; Kenya was able to grow from Satoru’s bold personality and Satoru was able to grow from Kenya’s place of logic. And though it seems like just a humorous moment, I love when Aya mocked their secret base and Kenya got super offended, because it was one of the rare moments where you remember that although Kenya likes to be logical, he’s also childish and he’s still a kid. In the manga spinoff you get to see more of the dynamic of his character, and it makes it really interesting to see the difference between when he’s acting out of logic and when he’s acting out of emotion (the way he got depressed after Satoru’s accident is another example of emotion overruling his sense of logic). I also loved every moment where we got to see the whole group’s dynamic as kids; it’s really heartwarming honestly.

Those were all pretty general (and long) answers but I hope that’s okay! <3 good luck with the newsletter!

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FanArt — Hinazuki Kayo

[bokumachirevived]

Have you watched the live-action Netflix show? (I really enjoyed it and) I’m wondering how much overlap it has with the manga?

Yep! I watched it somewhat recently, it’s actually really good! (The aesthetic and filming was so beautiful too ahh.)

It actually has a lot of overlap with the manga! As much as I love the anime for getting me into Bokumachi, it doesn’t actually stick to the manga super well–it pretty much cut off the entire ending and changed it to make it shorter. The live action, though, returned to the true ending of the manga instead of the anime version. So it actually did fairly well in regards to staying true to the manga, which is another reason why I like it.

[incorrecterasedquotes]

Kenya: 15 years ago, i lost a good friend of mine, Satoru

Satoru: STOP TELLING EVERYONE I’M DEAD

Kenya: Sometimes i can still hear his voice

[shangrilye]

it’s been a loong time since i enjoyed an anime like this and weoow i thank you for it ! ;3;

[kuragelia]

just finished watching 僕だけがいない街 : ERASED 

[ambidextrousfukuyama]

so boku dake has finally come to an end and my god what a beautiful ending. the satisfaction gained from it was as surprising as every cliffhanger each episode ended with. i was so immersed in each episode that i did not notice Satoru at times because i felt like i was in there, watching everything unfold.

i thought the final confrontation was wild but incredibly touching. Satoru, that wink though. very cool. i liked how everything was tied up nicely at the end. i know some people would beg to differ but this is a show i just want to enjoy for what it is, no matter what the flaws are. it’s been a wild ride but a very good one.

kudos to Satoru’s mother, a strong figure and player in the story. it’s not very often that mothers have such a big role in stories. and of course the voice acting was incredible. i hope Satoru’s seiyuu gets more roles. love his voice. i hope i find another story as compelling as boku dake.

[theemberhearted]

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