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| So many deaths this episode, so no reason to mention them individually. Seeing Hamdo's corpse just float around in the water was funny though, I'll admit. The spy soldier isn't heartless, and sacrificed himself for one of the kids. Lala Ru used up her remaining energy to destroy the Hellywood, but she got to view the sunset one more time, so it's quite bittersweet. Moreover, looks like Sara decides to keep the rape baby. She didn't use the transporter herself, and let Shu use it instead, then lets Abellia live too. I'm surprised Abelia lives, considering she's the real main antagonist, and the one doing all the heavy lifting. Hamdo didn't do much other than go on unhinged rants, and wouldn't be able to do anything without her. Didn't expect this sort of generosity from Sara at all, given what she's been through. An extremely gripping anime with memorable characters, an ominous universe, captivating scenery, tense and enthralling moments throughout, and a welcome hope spot at the end. |
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| This was so sad. I though Sara would go back and forget about this horrible experience and take the kids with her. I really wanted Abelia to shoot Hamdo so bad. She is the reason he was that powerful. Literally a kid with a stick was enough to defeat him. Well I think she was the one who locked him to drown. Lala Ru disappearing in the end was such a sad moment. |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| I feel a bit conflicted about this episode, it seemed that a lot of characters didn't get any sort of conclusion and were just nonchalantly killed off, even Hamido and Tabool's deaths were over in a blink of an eye. I get that life is cheap in this universe but still. As someone who is personally pro-life I was happy that Sara decided to keep the baby, that said I feel that her character development was way too rushed these final few episodes, she went from helpless rape victim → bitter escapee → surrogate mother heroine in like 20 minuets of screen time. Also, if they have the power to teleport people back to their home, why wouldn't Sara just go back to the USA and take the kids with her? They probably would have a better future there than that desert hellhole. I also didn't like the redemption thing they pulled on Abelia, that was way too quick for who is the most wicked characters of the series after Hamido and Tabool. All that said I still appreciate this anime for what it was. It told a story about war and pulled no punches, all the brutality and immorality of conflict was on full display. It's been one of the most emotionally taxing and depressing animes I've seen recently, even more so than Texhnolyze. I do have some gripes with it, but overall it was well worth the watch. Maybe I'll bump it up to an 8 in the future but for now I'm giving it a 7/10. |
| Very glad I picked this up. Start to finish I was pretty much onboard. Visuals top notch, music hooked, and the plot itself feels almost like a fever dream to Shuu afterwards, it came so fast yet impacted greatly. Sara staying in the world felt like an interesting choice. It would have been nice to know a little bit about her previous life to understand why she's making a decision but in the grand scheme, there's a lot of questions that can be asked at the end here and it really doesn't change the outcome. The dub was solid too, maybe I'll try the sub upon rewatch just so I can witness them both but Shuu line to Sara at the end might be the thing that stays with me the longest: "No matter where you are, whatever troubles you face, as long as you got your life something good is bound to happen." 9/10 |
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| Mediocre show, still far better than NGE or NHK! but mediocre nonetheless, there were a bunch of ideas in thr plot but they didn't know how to build/back-up them appropiately, anyways 3/10. |
| The sheer relentless unchanging stupidity of the characters (particularly the protagonist) makes it impossible to like this show. It's made worse by the grimdark nature of the material - the pairing of such extreme and traumatic topics and imagery with this unbelievably simplistic kid's cartoon morality is utterly repellent. People have compared this show to Victory Gundam, but the gulf of sophistication in character writing between the two shows is absolutely vast. |
| We lost so many good people throughout the course of this anime. Sis was such a kind and strong person I wish she had survived but I guess Sara is going to take on the mantle. However, I don't know how to feel about the baby situation since in my opinion I feel it was wrong of her to tell her to keep it since it was the result of rape and I don't think a victim was to be reminded of the event. It’s quite ironic that the king died drowning in water, the water that he desired so much ended up being the dead of him. The final moment of Lala Ru and Shu was heartbreaking since they got themselves into this situation while viewing a sunset. Solid story. |
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| Well, Seemed like a good ending to me. Most stuff was resolved except the part about the time travelling machine. Wish they explained that about but all in all this was a solid watch and I'm glad I binge watched it because this is a story which is better in the binge format. 8/10. |
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