Talk:Episode 12 - Stand by Oneself/@comment-5534769-20140817103844/@comment-397235-20140817204438

It's not as depressing as the end of the film. It basically ends with Mei and Kouichi where they both started, alone.

I'd rather Kouichi say he wants to stay in Yomiyama with his grandparents than go back to his dad. That at least gives one pair a happy ending.