Well, after the initial meeting with Asami and subsequently Fei (which was probably only a few days later as the data seemed to be quite important, it does not look like too many weeks passed by before Fei was speculating over Akihito again - then he showed up in Japan a week later threatening Akihito - so maybe two months there? Which lead to his kidnapping and being taken to Hong Kong the next day. He must have been with Fei only a couple of weeks because Asami's wounds had not healed at the point of his rescue. Then they spent some time recuperating - maybe a couple of weeks? By the time they returned to Japan Akihito's stuff had been moved into Asami's apartment. The festival could be almost any, but to run around in yukatas means that it was likely still summer/early fall. Likely Asami ad Aki have known each other for maybe six months by the time of the Momohara incident? I am just guessing on that one though. The extras could just be misplaced in this version (as there are a few placed before the series even starts)
Thanks. I read somewhere it was about a month in Hong Kong. In my mind, the first two extras happened after the first story, though I am not sure why. So I'm thinking at least a few months passed before the second story with the MO. there's a few weeks between the first Mo story and when Fei comes back, so maybe 4-5 months by then. Then there is a month in Hong King, and maybe 2-3 weeks recovery. Maybe the New Year's incident happens after they get back but before Aki moves in. So then the stalker deal probably happened in the Spring, time passes without a story, and they were together about a year by the time they watched fireworks.
So a little over a year together? Am I off?
Probably close or maybe a bit less I think - Asamis wounds opened pretty easily so - if we take into account how long a wound needs to heal - about a month/month and half total - I would say that Aki was in Hong Kong only a few weeks. I am not sure on the 4-5 month wait there - as the information seemed pretty time sensitive - so maybe a month at most? But that is just guessing.
Oh I think that it was only 2-3 weeks between the first Mo story and the second--but that Aki and Asami had been together 4-5 months by then. There was no connection between the first story and the MO , right?
Mmmm...hard to say, but I get the feeling that Aki an Asamis relationship was still pretty new - he did sau something about seeing Asami around sometimes, but not how long it had been, so it's anyones guess.
Ah "together" might be too strong. I mean, they were having encounters, and Assami had someone keeping tabs on Aki--and it was often enough that Asami had offered to get Aki and apartment (which Aki turned down).
where may you buy the DVD?
DVD? You can find links to the Animixes (sp?)on Youtube (and DL from there). You can buy the US licensed parts of the books (I'd have to google the link).
Are there Drama CDs? I have never seen an ova. Did I miss it?
No OVA, but there are drama CDs - as far as I know two sets of two CDs each have been released...You can find quite a few parts (not sure if all) on Youtube. The cast was changed after the first two CDs, and the actors who took over the roles are the ones we now know from the AniMix.
I only read/speak English. I went on Amazon but it's in Japanese
Are you looking for the books? Because Amazon has those in English.
You can turn amazon.jp in English. On the page of an item just look at the top right and it asks you if you want to see the page in English. Works for the transactions etc., obviously it won't work on item descriptions or titles.
To search it though, copy paste "animix ファインダーの隻翼"
Now, it's about 150$. Mangas are cheaper than anywhere else, but really, don't expect the same with anime, it's horrifyingly pricey compared to western standards.
Can you buy them at any price with English subs?
It was never officially translated I don't think so no official subs. The one on YouTube has them though, last I checked.
not the books. I bought one on my kindle and the manga is too small to read
1 year not much time for them two when you consider the hell they've gone through
I have a serious (sort of) question about the timeline. How much time do you think has passed in the Viewfinder series? I'm not asking this to bicker about Aki--I just want to figure it out. We know at from the extra there was a summer, a new year, a festival with fireworks when they were living together. I got the impression that some months had passed between the main stories at some point. How much time does it seem like? About a year?