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| This is one of the best endings, ever. It doesn't betray you or backstab you. You should have been dreading this the entire time! |
| Usotsuki. |
| wow, that brought me to tears... and usually i don't cry over anime i think the ending was necessary to have rosette and chrono die because it made the anime that much more real and emotional |
| That's how I feel, too. A happy ending would have been annoying and felt false. |
| Usotsuki. |
| I cried too. That's really rare. But still I prefer happy ending, or a cliff hanger ending. At least there are things going on. Though, there's one thing I don't get. Aion lost his horns, shouldn't he lost his powers ? he doesn't have contract/horn. Shouldn't he be powerless. But why does he have such tremendous powers ? |
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| INCREDIBLY SAD ENDING.... Didn't expect that at all, I've got to say this was one of the BETTER anime ends that I've ever seen. This anime turned out to be better than I expected. 8/10 |
skinnyminni914 said: wow, that brought me to tears... and usually i don't cry over anime i think the ending was necessary to have rosette and chrono die because it made the anime that much more real and emotional I agree with you I cried my eyes out at the ending =( I really liked this anime!!!! One of my favorites ^_^ I really didn't get the VERY last scene....... Did Aion win? Why is he still alive??? |
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| Could that ending have made less sense? |
| A fitting end to a a pretty good church/bible anime. I knew it wouldn't have an happy happy joy joy ending, because of that contract thing between Rosette and Chrno through out the series. But what happened to Joshua? He remained a child in his mind for the rest of his life, but what i understood the world was going to end pretty soon althogether. But yeah the last episode was really good and portrayed the main characters nicely in the end. Rosette and Chrno went to heaven together. |
| To me this ending was almost as depressing as the ending of the movie House of Sand and Fog. I felt so damn miserable after watching her cry about not wanting to die, even though the manga's ending is somewhat similar in its conclusion i felt way more at ease with that ending then the one we got in the anime. It made me feel like everything Chrno and Rosette sacrificed was for nothing, while Aion (trolling almost as much as Aizen) lives on to destroy man another day, kinda like the Devil's Advocate ending. Either way i loved this anime, it breaks the overly stagnant mold that is Shonen anime. Crafting something new and unique, which can even bring a grown man to tears (*i Q_Q big time at the end*). |
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| Most underrated anime I have seen to date. I have mixed feelings towards the ending. Im damn glad there were NO asspulls in the last misnute that are so typical, but at the same time I feel miserable watching it. 9/10 |
AlexGKDec 13, 2011 9:30 PM
| I watched this only because I had heard that it`s a sad and depressing anime. I`m totally disappointed in the end... The story was dull and boring. It was so predictable that it couldn`t be sad or moving or something like that. It might have been a great dramatic story, but in fact it is a complete fail. There`s something lacking here, some mystic little thing that can make a masterpiece from a simple story. The only good thing about this series is a big amount of heresy. It was funny from time to time... 5/10 |
| I had mixed fillings on this series. I kind of started off dragging through it,the whole series kind of started off about finding Joshua and re-uniting however that never really happened(it did but in a way it didn't since Joshua no longer saw Rosette as his sister then lost his memory.) First few episodes were not all that interesting but it began to pick up some time after. A lot of the things in the series was very predictable. Hence the fact that Chrono and Rosette died. I knew they were going to die the whole time and the only time I thought they MIGHT have survived is when it turned out Rosette was "God's chosen" so I thought perhaps God's power could save her.... but it didn't. Then we have almost every single character(main/support) killed besides Azmaria, Sister Kate and Joshua. . . . Honestly I thought it was over-kill. I know a lot of people are saying how it would have been bad if it ended any other way and my thoughts to that is "would it?" It was like Hamlet just having almost everyone die with almost no survivors(Talking about main/support characters) and I thought that was over-doing when the main two protagonists are already sentenced to death to begin with. Then on top of that to make matters worse it turns out all the efforts our heroes made were for nothing as it seems Aion was never killed or re-incarnated years later. Then of course Father Remington is soon killed after seeing Aion walking in the streets. The way it kind of ended wasn't bitter-sweet, it wasn't really depressing either it was just a big Fuck you in the face pretty much. Which didn't exactly appeal to me. Another thing that bothered me about the ending is we see Azmaria putting flowers on Rosette's grave but their is no grave for Chrono in sight. I mean I'd figure they'd do at least that much since we have no real romance between the two besides some moments and of course the kiss when Chrono was sleeping. But I mean it was obvious they loved each other, they died together so why not buried next to each other? Other then that Aion got all the action in the whole series! lol Anyways. . . It was a good watch though. Once it picked up it got interesting, it has it's comedic and serious moments, we see our heroes being psychologically torn apart by an enemy who seems almost God-like compared to everyone else. It was as if the whole time everyone was in the palm of Aion's hand which made things interesting because their was hardly a dull moment then. I did dislike however how short the Chrono vs Aion fight was. It was as if all these episodes were building up to the final conclusion of Chrono vs Aion to stop his plans and it literally only lasted a minute and surprisingly not as much fancy combat as their was with Chrono's other fights. Of course not like it matters anyway as Aion comes back to troll again. Anyways the scenes were well-done, each character seemed to show a lot of development and had a background that was very easy to understand and connect to. It was great to see them develop such as Sister Kate learning from Rosette about being more firm and sticking with what you believe in, Satella became more gentle and actually warmed up to Chrono even though she hates all devils. Then we have Azmaria who went from a shy, timid girl who soon becomes more courageous and out-spoken. Overall it was a good show, worth a watch! It has its cons but a lot of the pros made up for it. |
Touch me, you filthy casual~ |
| This was quite a tearjerker. It was sad that Rosette had to die, but I guess that was obvious from the beginning. I was reluctant to watch it for the first couple of episodes, but I'm glad I decided not to drop it. Ragix said: Honestly I thought it was over-kill. I know a lot of people are saying how it would have been bad if it ended any other way and my thoughts to that is "would it?" It was like Hamlet just having almost everyone die with almost no survivors(Talking about main/support characters) and I thought that was over-doing when the main two protagonists are already sentenced to death to begin with. Then on top of that to make matters worse it turns out all the efforts our heroes made were for nothing as it seems Aion was never killed or re-incarnated years later. Then of course Father Remington is soon killed after seeing Aion walking in the streets. The way it kind of ended wasn't bitter-sweet, it wasn't really depressing either it was just a big Fuck you in the face pretty much. Which didn't exactly appeal to me. I disagree. It was the most realistic ending possible. Granted Aion's appearance at the end didn't exactly please me, but the rest of the story flowed very smoothly. In fact, it would have been really a big slap in the face for us if it went down the "oh we killed the villain and now we live happily ever after" route. |
mal_ said: I agree that ending left me in tears. I was hoping that chrono and rosette would have lived a happy life together but then that probably would have ruined the experience. Thou i am curious to know what happens to them in the afterlife. Do they go to heaven together? Or perhaps to hell? I perfer the manga ending which was a much much happier one, although they both still die (rosette in her mid 20's), they still get to be together in the afterlife. Chrno Crusade Manga>>>>>>>>>>Chrno Crusade anime. GONZO rapes nearly everything they touch. |
| The Art of Eight |
| I really didn't get the ending. I think the manga ending is a little better. |
| Kinda of a meh ending...although overall, series was good. It also looks like Aion is back?! This scene = cute |
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| Cried out loud, when Rosette was screaming, that she doesn't want to die. That was..too much, i couldn't resist.. So, by reading the comments i can say, that Aion won. Aion is the devil himself, huh. 10/10, this was a masterpiece, imo. |
| あらあら。。。 |
| Badass. |
| Still great. |
| WOW, amazing, wonderful, interesting and SAD series this show turned out to be.. just finished watching it and i must say, what a beautiful but sad ending (sniffs), i really hoped that chrono and rosette would live but unfortunately,.......rip. i'm going to need at least a week to get over this show..sigh.. |
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| I bawled. I knew how it ended so I was super teary throughout the whole thing. Now I have to go reread the manga and probably cry some more. |
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| Dang, only if I didn't got spoiled the ending... It was still a good sad ending. SuperSaiyen said: My main problem with this series is that it's been dragging for way too long. They introduce pointless characters, make the entire show really complex for no reason. This could easily have been a 12 episodes series.. Yeah same with me. Overall, it was a good show. |
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| So basically Heaven's plan was fullfilled (partly so far) , they showed that in heaven they are not afraid to walk over corpses. Aion tried to strugle but in reality he was used in process and now he has became real/complete Devil thus he will never run away from Devil's role of making people to turn with prayers to heaven. Damn who's the bad guy here, I wonder. BTW> why did Chrono not use his horns for garthering energy to prolong his and Rosete's lifes ? When Joshua could use them why not original owner ? overall Generally I'm not fan of sad anime ( said by very same guy who loves Clanand AF or Ef tale of M/M :D ) however i can apreaciate great anime with great characters in general. 9/10 (rated few yrs ago). Sent with Mal Updater |
( Currently interested in OP MC genre. Recommendations are welcomed, preferable those yet not on my list ) |
pillsbury15 said: dankickyou said: Chrno Crusade Manga>>>>>>>>>>Chrno Crusade anime. GONZO rapes nearly everything they touch. This I remember after finishing the manga inmediately starting on the anime... and being supremely disappointed Yeah, same here... I wish I watched the anime before I read the manga because the manga was absolutely FLAWLESS, so I felt that the anime didn't carry out all of the emotions properly like the manga did :/ Normally, an anime like this would've gotten a 9-10 rating from me, buuutttt.... idk. Maybe I'll rewatch this series and re-rate it later on. |
| I don't care who died/survived, but the lack of Rosette x Chrono romance screentime, especially in the final episode, was disappointing. I would have liked to see more than just them holding hands smiling. Oh well - on the whole, I thought the anime was decent. It was fairly enjoyable for the most part, but it did get boring at times and didn't really strike me as anything special, so... 7/10 overall. |
| I think the sister put it quite well at the end "I'm glad neither are alive to see the deaths that are to come". Let's face it josua will never have a normal life. Rosette used the seal thing which bar keeping chrno ticking was a waste of time. Aions alive, the worst was to come and they're not out there hunting devils anymore. I guess they could have went the happier ending route reverse engineering the horns and using the astral power of aions to give her time back and crnos horns to keep him going. But it'd have been a cop out still I wish they had more than 6 months, she and crno should have been allowed to say goodbye, josua and the rest deserved that much . |
| Well, there goes my good mood anyways wow that was some depressing shit now if you excuse me I'll cry my eyes out. |
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| Damn what a melodramatic ending! Didn't though they would actually include their deaths but damn that sure was touching! In the end evil still prospered and the story was left unfinished for someone else to continue? Either way this show started weird, didn't felt like watching it actually but in the end it did managed to be quite a lovely anime with some great action, development and even dramatic moments! 7/10 |
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| That was depressing as F. I should have expected that kind of ending I guess I mean the story has been heavy since the early episodes. Still great. I don't recommend anyone to watch the last episode before going to sleep though. Better to have happy thoughts before you retire for the day XD |
"May those who accept their fate be granted happiness." "May those who defy their fate be granted glory." |
| I didn't expect Rosette to die. Thats one of the saddest ending I've seen |
| I don't know, why I write this now, so many years after finish that series... This is one of my beloved series, and I must write it. That's one of the saddest anime series ever, depressing, so smazing... I love that ending so much, I don't know, how many times I watched it and how many times I'll cry of it. I never forget this series, I know about it because it's so fucking beautiful! |
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| This is probably the saddest ending i've ever seen. I knew Rosette's death was inevitable, and i'm glad they had that ending. I just wasn't expecting it to be this heart breaking. |
| Really awesome ending. I pretty much had my mind made up the entire time that I was gonna give this 7/10, but with that ending I have changed my mind. 8/10. |
| Wow this kind of ending, It seems Aion wins in the end? Very sad ending. 6/10 |
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| Loved this serie, the battles were great and so was the love story between Chrono and Rosette. Aion you fucking bastard.... |
| Slightly disappointed that they didn't kiss or say "I love you to each other" before they passed away but either way, I am satisfied enough. In a way, it was also a sweet and romantic end. They ran away together to spend time alone and spent the whole 5 months together. Even when it was time for their death. They spent the last moments close together and passed away together. |
FlamingMangosSep 25, 2014 10:49 AM
| Aion is one of the most annoying villians i've seen. Alwaays blarting stuff. Like, getting Rosette's gun from Chrono and handing it to Rosette, and then saying "i'm just a watcher, i don't do anything". Wait, what? Ignore all the devil stuff and all that brainwashing he did before etc. for a moment: If Rosette had killed Chrono there, Aion would either be charged for murder, complicity or at the very least instigation. It does make a lot of sense for him to behave the way he does, but it's extremely annoying to watch. Heck, he even goes so far as to call other people including God a hypocrite, but he's the biggest of them all. I just can't stand villians (or people) like that. And on top of that, even if he didn't win, he sure as hell didn't lose, and he survived - unscathed? They also could have cut that whole crap with the Duke. It didn't achieve a thing, neither in the actual story, not as a general plot device. Besides that, really really nice. I loved most characters, especially Rosette, the music was nice, and the ending heartbreaking, even if it it was no suprise (except maybe that they actually did it). The last episode..i started to cry like halfway through, and eveytime i thought the worst is over, e.g. when they switched to Joshua in between (also sad, but not comparable, especially how it was portraited)..just to have them go back to Rosette etc. |
| Not gonna lie. I cried, a lot. Fuck that was really emotional, but glad they went out with each other. Sad to see the anime end the way it did, but hey not everything got a happy ending. |
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