Talk:Aya Ayano/@comment-5534769-20140817081131/@comment-397235-20140817183131

A significant portion of the fandom agrees if she hadn't died, Yumi wouldn't have lost it.

Something I've noticed across the board with Another: deaths have far reaching consequences, and are used to further the plot rather than just being events.

In the anime Yukari's death ultimately prompts Tomohiko to murder Aki and Kyouko and then try to kill Kouichi. In the manga, her death drives Izumi to try to kill Mei.

We've already covered Aya.

Junta's death sends Takako over the edge and causes her to broadcast the tape for the rest of the class, leading to her own death, as well as Yumi's.

In the manga, Kazuma's death is another factor in Izumi losing it. In the anime, it's Takako's death that causes her to snap.

In the live action film, Sanae's death gives Takeru a deep seated hatred of Kouichi, and ultimately kills him.

That's impressive writing. Lots of psychology there.

And I think Aya's death is one of the saddest in the series, not in its actual event, but in the context of what it means (the saddest, I have to say, is Izumi's, because she finally figured it out...and then died).