pokoko on 05 February 2016
ERASED ... is really cutting out and rewriting a fair amount from the manga. Anyone who feels it's a bit hollow and kind of nonsensical might want to check the manga out when they're done with the anime.
For example, when he found his mom's body the first time, he jumped back a small amount of time to try and save her and ended up chasing the bad guy, only to realize he was being set-up to make it look like he was running from the crime scene. It was made clear that he was being framed and fell into the trap. Jumping back to his childhood was a result of trying to force his ability to go back further. All of that was cut from the anime, along with other things, especially on the 2006 end.
