The summer trip to the islands continues in Insomniacs After School Episode 11, as our protagonists try to find themselves in the picturesque spots they explore.
Insomniacs After School Episode 11 Overview
Insomniacs After School, Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia, or simply, Kimisomu, is a romance and drama anime which is developed by studio Lidenfilms, also known for anime such as Tokyo Revengers and Kotaro Lives Alone. The series is based on a manga written and illustrated by Makoto Ojiro. This episode is also known as Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia Episode 11.
The show is directed by Yuuki Ikeda, a relative newcomer to the anime scene whose previous contributions include being a production manager in Arslan Senki, as well as directing an episode of Beelzebub. Click here to read the review of the previous episode!
– Kimisomu Episode 11 Review does not contain spoilers –
Insomniacs After School Episode 11 Review- The First Stars Of Dawn
I was surprised by Insomniacs After School Episode 11 in more ways than one. Before starting to watch it, it felt like it was just going to be an episode where the two main characters roamed around, capturing photos, creating moments, and just overall having fun. There was plenty of that, of course, but there was also a deep emotional core to it that was its best part. It all begins with us learning more about Ganta’s past and how his insomnia came to be.
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Well, learning is a strong word to use here. There was a lot of show-don’t-tell as the episode opened with young Ganta looking for his mother but not being able to find her. We already knew that this part happened, but seeing the way it was presented in the show through the eyes of a very young Ganta was devastating, and it made his situation much easier to understand. There is no doubt in my mind that if something similar happened to me personally, I would have a much worse reaction than Ganta did.
This carried over to the end of the episode, where all threads relating to Ganta’s story were beautifully tied together to reveal a fascinating cause for his condition. I can’t give justice to the way he describes that, and if you have yet to see the episode, you should seek it out just for that particular explanation. The end to this episode may just have been my favourite part of the entire season so far, and coming after an episode which was already great was just icing on the cake.
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For the past few episodes now, there has been a trend of montages within the show of the various things the main characters and their friends end up doing. They are mostly very well done and give a lot of necessary contexts that would be too important to leave out but ruin the show’s pacing if it was animated like a full scene. The ones that were in here were absolutely gorgeous and focused on the mission that the two originally set out to accomplish- capturing pictures in order to make the club win the photography competition.
This was also a beautifully animated episode with a lot of absolutely gorgeous frames that featured the night sky and the stars in all of their glory. The music used in the background of the emotional scenes was very pretty and enhanced the moment that was shared between the two protagonists. A lot of meaning can be driven from an episode like Insomniacs After School Episode 11, but one wouldn’t be wrong if they liked this episode just for its slice-of-life moments because those were also fantastic.
Verdict
Insomniacs After School Episode 11 featured some of the show’s best-written dialogue accompanied by huge character growth. Just a pleasure to watch on all fronts
Click here to read the review of the next episode!