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Jun 24, 2007 11:18 AM
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holy freaking crap.

i'm so glad i had faith in this show. lots of action this time and an appropriate amount too, i.e. just enough to set up for a fantastic finale. i wonder what part (if any) mana and friends will play next time - they didn't get much screen time here in 12.

aono is really a fantastic character. denial and obsession incarnate ftw. i can definitely identify with her. >_>
Jun 24, 2007 10:19 PM
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i wanted to cry when i saw this episode it was really deep emotionally and only a couple animes can do that to me i hope it ends up for the best in the end
Jun 24, 2007 11:21 PM
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Truly an amazing episode. Excitement, action and emotion throughout the entire episode.

I want to see the end of this so badly. I don't think Mana, Takeshi and the rest will have a major impact in the last episode though.
Jun 25, 2007 3:12 AM
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Great episode.
When the sky appeared on the screen and everyone commenting it, I actually thought that Matsuri would do something like stab herself with the sword. Then a few seconds later, she does it!
But on the second hand, I didn't think she would pull it out again and go towards Aono. =(
Jun 25, 2007 3:36 AM
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Awesome episode nothing more to say.
Jun 25, 2007 5:30 AM
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I cannot agree more. This episode was one of, if not the best of the lot.
Jun 27, 2007 12:49 AM
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I failed, I finally grasped the meaning of the word sola heh.

Anyway, awesome episode. I loved every bit of it.

Sobzob said:
But on the second hand, I didn't think she would pull it out again and go towards Aono. =(

Takeshi explained the reason why she did that though, so it's logical.

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Jun 27, 2007 3:47 PM
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Good episode. Wonder what the last episode has left to tell?

Nov 27, 2007 3:26 PM
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awesome episode.

the sky showing just before matsuri stabbed herself was so... emotional, it really gave meaning to the whole promise yorito did at the start of the series.

another cliffhanger episode... but awesome as well.... it hurt me see matsuri stabbed by... herself..

it was also cute to see when matsuri started kicking things to fix them xD

matsuri was wayy to over and SUPER cute
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Apr 9, 2008 12:22 AM

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The only observation on this series. Everytime there's action, Matsuri always end up hurt and stabbed. Now, in this episode; again she is hurt and stabbed, but now by herself! Hahaha! And yeah, my rating of sola is 8, I think I'll make it 9, since I was amazed in the end of this episode. It's just beautifully done.
Sep 20, 2008 7:50 PM

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I seriously love how on all the previous episodes pretty much everyone voted different things, then on this episode almost everyone voted 5/5. xD

And I can see why, as it was simply just an amazing episode. Starting up the next episode right now to see how it ends. O:

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Nov 1, 2008 12:30 AM

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Whooo! Matsuri died XD It was pretty obvious from the beginning when Yurito said he would show her the sky.
Jan 20, 2009 2:35 PM

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Noooo Matsuri. ;____;
I want everyone to live.
May 8, 2009 3:23 AM

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how sad but that makes this show really good , i love it xD

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May 9, 2009 7:59 PM

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Wow awesome episode, but I don't want anyone to die ;_;
Aug 4, 2009 5:48 AM

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9th-eden said:
Wow awesome episode, but I don't want anyone to die ;_;
Well they are already dead but I know what you mean. Pretty intense episode....and now it's time for the finale.
Aug 27, 2009 2:58 PM

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Loved this episode! It was fantastic! ^^

I'm glad I endured the boring ones, this was just what I was expecting from this show :D

I only hope the last episode isn't disappointing!


Dec 17, 2009 5:15 AM

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Nice origami skills, Aono =D


Apr 12, 2010 2:05 PM
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great episode....
I think that the final scene is beautiful,
even though I suppose that matsuri take her life to aono

(sorry for Bad english... :-P)
Jun 5, 2010 12:10 PM

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Wow for a moment there I though that Matsuri would die. On to the end!
Jul 19, 2010 1:02 AM

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lol wut?

4/5
Sayonara,papa!


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Aug 10, 2010 11:24 AM

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I guess that Matsuri isn't going to die. I guess that she's just going to stab herself, then Aono, and live on as a Yaka. She could die, but I doubt it. If she still has strength to stab aono, then I doubt that she'd die in the next episode.
Aug 18, 2010 2:42 PM

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De-JaY said:
Noooo Matsuri. ;____;
I want everyone to live.

Me too >_<
But wow, that was a really great episode. My favorite part was when Matsuri was finally able to see what the sky would look like due to the movie screen. 5/5!

Feb 17, 2011 1:48 AM

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The sky part was the only good part in this ep. I really think they all might live for some reason but i doubt it =(
May 22, 2011 10:40 PM

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so now i wonder what happens


Jun 12, 2011 9:06 AM

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Awww Matsuri!! No!!This just makes her a really nice character (she was before all that but yeah she is more now).
I'm glad she saw the sky even thought she did it on a screen...I hope everything ends kay.
Aug 9, 2011 8:50 PM

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Konan (Naruto Shippuuden) anyone?
Jun 8, 2012 3:44 PM

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This was pretty obvious a while ago, but Matsuri's genius plan is to sacrifice her life to turn Aono back into a human...which will dissolve the spell animating the paper Yorito...leaving Aono with no home, no family, and no magical power to get by as she's been doing.

Why is this supposed to be a good idea?
Jun 8, 2012 5:15 PM

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she probably thinks it's what aono wants. she feels guilty about what she did to aono in the past and wants to make up for it now. something like that. of course as you point out aono just wants to be left alone, but matsuri can't stop screwing people.

Aug 13, 2012 9:41 AM
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O...M...G... I'm really glad I didn't lose faith in this anime because It was really boring at the beginning. Now every episode gives me an almost-heart-attack and I almost cry when Matsuri stabbed herself.

Now I understand why it was nominated to best anime in Japan in 2007
Aug 25, 2012 3:19 PM

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How could Matsuri have the power the stand and walk normally after she stabbed herself? :\


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Feb 17, 2013 12:14 PM

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The action was pretty well done considering this didn't have a high animation budget.
Apr 13, 2013 5:55 PM

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Holy damn I really didn't expect that ending! Damn impressive! Great action, I still wonder how those houses and in the beginning that church just disappeared... Also some kind of powers of theirs? Really nice episode lets see what the last episode has to offer!
Oct 27, 2014 4:51 AM

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I really have no idea what Matsuri is planning now. I mean if she turns Aono back to human then she will lose her powers, Yorito will disappear and she will be all alone again. Surely she wouldn't want that...
I mean I knew that they weren't planning to just kill Aono so Yorito (somehow surviving) and Matsuri can live happily together, because that would have been quite cruel to Aono. But this isn't the right way either :(
Matsuri living alone would have also been bad.
The only choice is all 3 of them happily living together, but that's also "impossible", because Aono would have been jealous of Matsuri.
Another thing that would have been "okay" is Matsuri killing Aono, then she giving her life for Mayuko, so then everyone could have been "happy" :/

I really wonder what's gonna happen... Hopefully not some "power of love" bullshit and everyone surviving and whatnot :'D
(Maybe Matsuri somehow giving her power to Yorito and making him human? That would be weird though :/ )
Apr 11, 2018 10:15 PM

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Impressive, very impressive. I love this series. But still, this plan will make Aono all alone. And if she is human, she may very well take her life as she did when Yorito died.

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