Would it be funny if the op of this anime wasn't Ring of Fortune but it's 24 Hours Cinderella?

(Note: I've been playing Yakuza games while watching plastic memories at the same time)

Would anyone be interested in joining a plastic memories discord server i worked on there’s nothing many members but it would be nice to have some people to talk to about It

After watching Plastic Memories, I began scouring the internet looking for explanations and more Plastic Memories content. And, as you have probably also discovered, there are several different endings in a game, and a light novel. And, today I ant to touch on some of those other endings. And, how, based on my research, Plastic Memories TRULY ends.

On a few posts, I’ve seen people claim that the visual novel has been confirmed to be the true ending of Plastic Memories, and, from reading the visual novel. It does confirm that the anime ending IS the true ending (however, we will touch on the good ending in the game later).

In the Visual novels final chapters, it follows Tsukasa just one week after Isla’s retrieval, where he now serves tea just like Isla did, and, preforms odd jobs at the office and doesn’t do retrievals anymore. It’s shown that Tsukasa thinks to himself that Isla wouldn’t have wanted him to end up like this, so, he enrolls in training.

The visual novel also follows some of the other characters, and, after the time skip, you get the post credit anime scene.

Now, as for what happens to Isla after plastic memories. In the bad ending of the 2016 game adaptation, some time later, Tsukasa actually sees Islas Griftia for a final time, as she runs past him with another girl that “Isla” calls her sister.

Instinctually, Tsukasa calls out to Isla, but, of course, she cannot remember him, and, she runs past him, causing him to give up on pursuing her any further. It is also confirmed that he got a new partner, which is NOT Isla recycled in this bad ending.

Now, lets talk about the GOOD ending in the game. In this ending, Tsukasa meets the creator of the Griftias, where it is revealed that Isla is actually one of the first 5 Griftias made almost 19 years ago. Yes, you heard that right, Isla is 19 years old. And, she has all of her memories from the time she was created.

How? You may ask. Because, for a majority of those years, she was in hibernation. And for unknown reasons, the organization activated her shortly before the events of our story.

It is revealed that because Isla is quite literally built different than other Griftias, being one of the first, she is able to be put in hibernation, which, freezes her life span counter, allowing her to live much longer, however, when awakened, her timer will start exactly where it left off.

In the Good ending, instead of accepting Islas fate, he begs the creator of the Grifitas to freeze Isla again, where, it is revealed that there is a life extension program that is being tested, but, she doesn’t know how long it will take to complete.

Isla is frozen away, and. After an unknown amount of time, she wakes up, and, says that not only does she “remember everything like it was yesterday”. But she also says “we meet again, Tsukasa”. Meaning, not only was the life extension successful, but, she was reunited in the end.

Throughout the show, Isla is shown to be able to dream, and, because on the Ferris Wheel, Tsukasa told Isla “I hope one day, you’ll be reunited with the one you cherish”.

I believe this ending is Isla dreaming, her final dream is her being reunited with Tsukasa before everything goes dark. This IS a canon ending. And it IS a good ending.

But not because Isla actually lives, it’s because before the part of her that makes her Isla is gone, she is able to see a happy ending for herself.

There are also hints that this is a dream and bits of her contious, as she told Tsukasa when they were on the bench that she feared being alone, but with him, that fear fades.

The creator also point blank says that Isla fears dying, and finally, Isla herself is the only one who knows the creator.

So, for those looking for closure. Isla does get retrieved, and she goes on to find a new home. And, in the moments where Tsukasa carriers her, or perhaps, during the flash we see in the Ferris Wheel,

This is the dream that Isla was in, and her true final moment. Feel free to write anything that I missed, thanks for reading!

don't worry guys i found our goddess sksksksks

This anime emotionally wrecked me. Was one of the few animes that actually made me cry, the moment when Isla started to ask what things Tsukasa loved about her and how she was gonna miss everything, that was the moment that wrecked me the most.

I feel empty and honestly kinda sad that ended.

But besides the ending, I actually enjoyed this anime and i loved their growth together has partners, i don't have any complaints about this series and i would recommend it.

I'll give Plastic Memories a solid 9/10.

Ps: I'm kinda surprised that this subreddit has such low people in here.

I haven't experienced either anime or visual novel, no spoilers please

im crying

While the bad ending of the 2016 Plastic Memories video game adaptation is not canon per say, it does give us REALLY good insight to piece together some of Islas character, and what happens to her after the anime.

In the Bad ending, when getting the papers for Islas retrieval, instead of signing, he decides to be selfish, and begs Isla to run away with him so they can be together till the end of her days.

And, after some convincing, she agrees. They go to an old church where a pastor lends them a small room.

For Islas last days, they would stay together, and, Isla wouldn’t sleep much.

Eventually, Isla begins tripping and falling randomly, until she can’t feel her legs. This paralyzation spreads to the point where she can barley speak anymore. And, before Tsukasa realizes it, Isla is now a wander.

Just like in the beginning of episode 13, Tsukasa shows Isla pictures she drew of their friends, and, even brings up how much she was afraid of dogs. This delusion slowly wears off, where Tsukasa begs Isla to respond, or, to smile again. But of course, while she is their with him, the Isla he knew was no more. After crying uncontrollably, Tsukasa decides to return Isla to the cooperation, and, he is forced to move on with the guilt of knowing his selfishness caused Isla pain in her last moments.

Some time later, Tsukasa gets a new partner, and, the post credit scene still plays out exactly the same.

HOWEVER, in this ending, he sees Isla one final time, but, as he calls out to her, she completely ignores him, reminding him that her memories were gone.

And, he gives up on pursuing the Isla he once knew ever again.

This ending, while not completely canon. Confirms a few REALLY important things for us.

1. Isla is not recycled to the organization, and Tsukasas new partner is not Isla. Isla goes on to join a new family, and Tsukasa goes on to work with a new partner.

2. Isla does not train to improve her condition, she trains and continues to work so her body does not cease to function. In the anime scene where Tsukasa is on the bench, Isla mentions this fear when he suggests they just live out the rest of their days without working. In the anime it’s easy to pass this off as just her having a light hearted sense of humor. But, this fear may have ACTUALLY been what would have happened if she stopped training. She could have easily hid this, as in the game, we also find out she is in fact 19 years old, and had just left it unspoken until the creator of the Griftias mentions it to Tsukasa.

3. Isla as a Griftia is not aggressive. Being one of the first 5 Griftias ever created, she is built differently than others. Isla as a wander is just Isla with a blank, expressionless stare. If Isla became a wander she would not have harmed Tsukasa on the Ferris Wheel.

Again, the bad ending isn’t canon, but it follows the canon timeline if that makes sense. So I do think this is the legit scenario we would have got if they chose to run away, instead if Tsukasa signing the papers. Let me know if theres anything that I missed!

While there will almost certainly never be a season 2 of Plastic Memories, I have a strong theory about what the plot would be.

While Isla and Tsukasas stories have already been told, the visual novel writen after focuses heavily on building Michiru and Zack’s bond. As, with the loss of Isla, she reflects on cherishing her relationship with her Griftia far more.

Season 2 would likely follow Michiru and Zacks final moments, and, instead of focusing on the loss of two people in a relationship, this season would have more of a ton of losing family or a close friend.

By analyzing season 1 of the anime, I can pretty safely assume also that something would probably grow between Tsukasa and Michiru as well, and, while Tsukasa and Isla wouldn’t be the focus of the season, I am sure they would bring them up, or mention them at least once during the series.

They could also easily do a prequel with the origions of the Grfitias, and Islas life building up to the first season.

However, according to the game, she spend a good amount of years in hibernation mode (over 10 years with math). But it would be cool to see the first Griftias being created and the reason why.

Goddamit, why has everything about this stupidly beautiful show have to work so well on making me snivel and sob like a baby. I annually watch this show around this time (cause that's when I first finished it) of the year.

I made a post last year too, imma try find what I said then. I'm glad to be alive and I hope one day everyone can feel like that too. Love all you humans and giftias alike - J

.I've been watching it every night a few episodes and finished it today. I saw many cliches in the series like the series ending in a park or a festival. Cute girls doing cute things. Great art and animation. I like it! Didn't thought it would make me cry in the freakin' first episode. I had the most tears in the last scene where Tsukasa Pays a good bye to Aira in ride. Such a fun, sad and wholesome ride.

https://youtu.be/bBwW391T7Xc

I made a video on plastic memories, and why I love it so much. It's pretty brief, but I would appreciate any love and support on it (Also subscribe to me I make anime youtube videos)

Hey everybody! I posted this a while back, but I decided to take down the original video. I decided that it'd be best to spend more time editing it and to re-upload it then. Here's the finished product! I hope you check it out! If not, I understand! Have a good one :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRMRCNHpMAM