Chrno Crusade: Az demo Wakaru Chrno Crusade Kouza

this is a special to the Chrono Crusade anime, which has info and insight on certain things relating to the anime, like Aion, the head of pandemonium and more. ofcourse you have to have watched the anime first, but this special goes along with anime so you can actually watch this at the same time your watching the anime.
what you hve to know is that
1. this is only played by Azmaria
2. there's no new bits of anime, its all recycled bit from what you just watched, but it has some chibi pics and small animations that are chibi
3. its nothing but talking, and talking, it ... explains a lot of info, so it might get confusing.

there doesnt seem to be a subbed version for this but you can find the dubbed version of youtube. the VA that plays Azmaria isnt really well done, especially if you've been listening to the sub, but it grows on you.

No critical review, just a synopsis:

Basically this is an omake for Azmaria fans as well as an educational series about what goes on about the plot. It gives a lot of background of the time period, Catholic mysteries, and fictional elements associated with these series.

I find this useful, not because I didn't know about the information present, but I was able to show my fellow viewers this guide so that they could understand better. Since I'm obsessed with pre-WWII history and I go to a Catholic school, I know what was going on throughout the series, but I know many people who watch anime may ... not understand the context in which the series takes place or the mysteries surrounding the series. This guide is useful for the above specified reason.

Watch this only if you're an Azmaria fan or if you are curious about certain details within Chrno Crusade.

I've watched Chrno Crusade twice: once in 2005 and rewatched it in 2010. It took me 10 years to find these incredible specials.


Animation:
1) It's a mix of chibi-style scenes and clips from the original series.
2) Some clips from the original show are repeated and I didn't like that. How can 24 episodes not be enough?


Sound:
1) The only voice you'll hear is from Chiba Saeko as Azmaria. Not my cup of tea in terms of narrating voices but I guess it could be worse.
... 2) Sometimes Azmaria's lines aren't synced with the her chibi animated self.


Story:
1) I started this off by describing these specials as incredible. They will explain the historical setting, religious theme and concepts and characters' traits and tools that you may or may not be aware or understand and will not spoil the show for those that watch the specials after the designated episode (each special is assigned to a certain episode in the DVD).
2) The 6th episode should've been shorter because the last moments was just boring talk that was clearly done to fill in the 3 minutes.
3) If you haven't watched Chrno Crusade yet, don't read the rest of this section. The 11th episode poorly explains Aion's need to decapitate the Pandemonium's head. Aion is the personification of the 7 Deadly Sins (6th special) and those sins are capable of influencing and controling people's lives. The Pandominum's head holds the wisdom and violence that Aion needs in order to increase the influence and power he has over people. The fact that Azmaria didn't remind the viewer that Aion = 7 Deadly Sins could lead to misconceptions about the way she phrased it.


I loved these specials and although it took me 10 years to find them, it was well worth it. 8/10