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Just finished all three seasons within this week (still need to see the OVA/Specials/Movie), but gotta say I much preferred the first and second seasons over this one. It was hard to keep track of what's going on, and I didn't really understand why Yuji's plan was a bad thing. A world where humans and denizens coexist? Sounds pretty great to me, yet everybody's trying to stop it? I really did not like Yuji being made the enemy, and wish Shana could've gone back to the school life. Yuji didn't even say goodbye to his parents or friends. Everything just felt lackluster, but I made it through. Honestly, if I had to choose between Kozumi or Shana, I'd choose Kozumi, since she can actually age and not look 12 forever lol. |
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Darkemperor7890 said: Did sakai yuuji parents and friends remember him and shana? I was wondering that. He's no longer a torch, so his existence is back, yet none of his friends or parents seem to notice his absence in the end. It'd be nice to get a special or some OVA that would expand as an epilogue, because the end just looks like Kozumi got the short end of the stick. She'll never see Shana or Yuji again, Hirai is oddly amazingly friendly with her for some unknown reason, and everybody associated with the Crimson world (aside from Sato and Marjery) are gone. I guess, the series would've been better if Ike, Yuji's best friend, had been a support character along for the ride, like in Bleach with Ichigo's friends. Sigh, so much potential from this show, yet so many loose ends. I'm assuming the light novels expand more on this world, but I'll never get to read them. |
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Frosty said: As said during episode 15 I didn't really understand why Yuji's plan was a bad thing. A world where humans and denizens coexist? Sounds pretty great to me, yet everybody's trying to stop it?  We will join this war. Because however disagreeable it may be, what the Snake of the Festival said earlier is true. We the four Gods of the Earth have been told what truly caused the storm in the rift, the omen of great catastrophe by the Flamen Warrior Sky Heart. And that cause is Tomogara changing humans into the unstable energy known as power of existence. The world is unbalanced with every concrete existence is loses. As a counter event the storm is formed within the rift. If the God of Creation goes to the new world with the Tomogara the unstable energy will be brought back to this world and the storm shall die down. But if they cause havoc in the new world as they do in this world then eventually a return to catastrophe. We who live on this side will have no business policing what they choose to do on the other side. Still we the Four Gods of Earth will fight the Snake of the Festival, the God of Creation. Because this world, Guze and the new world in the rift are all part of the greater world. We the Four Gods of the Earth will fight against the selfish mind creating a new innocent world  Yeah.... The reason we still keep on killing and killing and killing you guys! This war is an execution ground upon which everyone is killed! I could slay thousands... tens of thousands... hundreds of thousands... or even a million, the desire to go to the new world will never dwindle. So we will kill as many beasts who know the taste of humans... any pests that know the feel of it. We'll eradicate the experience of feasting upon humans as much as possible! For the good of the soon-to-be newborn world!  Listen carefully you with power. We will depart, and you will search for your new sanctuary There may not be any but there may be some. Those that gathered here, Listening to their inner desire shall die as such. Those who survive will live and remember what they just saw. The ultimate fate of beasts that know the taste of humans. How the pests that know the feel of eating humans ultimately ended up. But the birth of the new world will continue. Even after those that survive today go to the other side. In the future, many newly spawned Tomogara are likely to travel to the new world. There you will become an emissary of the past. You will turn into an elder who used to eat humans. You shall talk about the past under the stars, upon vehicles, at parties and in bed. How those who used to eat humans met merciless death while trying to cross over to your world. Its a fact. It will result in the formation of a taboo. We are here to create that history. We are here to bring death to as many as possible. Today is the end of an era for Tomogara. The last day of eating humans. Guze no Tomogara, those that live on this world with us. This is how we continue to make this world, Guze and the future of all the worlds, even including within the rift. Now and forever |
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Yes, this does help clarify it a bit, but what was stopping Yuji from talking it over with Shana and the others, and implementing the 'no-kill' rule in the first place? I get Yuji had a huge amount of guilt within him, but I'm assuming if he had just decided to restrict the denizens' freedoms, they would stop respecting him/Snake as their God? Sorry, this season was just confusing for me, as it just felt like they were trying to extend a short arc into 24 episodes, when it could've done with less. |
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Frosty said: Revealing everything could endanger the creation of Xanadu. As Johan said in episode 19. Yuji didn't believe love was strong enough to overcome such a obstacle. He only trusted in himself and decided to hold all responsibility for his actions and team up with Bal Masque which he believed would lead to his ultimate goal. The Flame Haze and Guze no Tomogara had been at war for over 3000 years now. Simply talking and coming to an agreement at that point is impossible. Yes, this does help clarify it a bit, but what was stopping Yuji from talking it over with Shana and the others, and implementing the 'no-kill' rule in the first place? I get Yuji had a huge amount of guilt within him, but I'm assuming if he had just decided to restrict the denizens' freedoms, they would stop respecting him/Snake as their God? Sorry, this season was just confusing for me, as it just felt like they were trying to extend a short arc into 24 episodes, when it could've done with less. Yuji implementing a no kill law wouldn't have caused less respect either I believe since he made sure to not let any human be consumed in Misaki City and Tomogara still followed him. Xanadu not originally having any restrictions is because thats the kind of God Snake of the Festival is. As you can see during his parting words with Yuji. ”Sakai Yuji. Im fond of your strong philosophy and support it, as well. But in the end, you know what sort of God I am. So I will permit your actions since I approve of desires. Even if no else approves of them I will.” Or you can rewatch his speech from episode 14 The point is that is that Snake of the Festival wants a world his people are free to do whatever they want in and Yuji wants a world where he no longer has to worry about the safety of his family and friends along with finally ending the mission of the Flame Haze so Shana wont just be a tool. He had to make certain sacrifices so to be able to work with Snake of the Festival. Even Snake of the Festival made compromises with Yuji and with held information from his Trinity as you can see when Bel Peol and Sydonay felt uneasy about it during the beginning of the season. |
DeknijffMar 22, 2019 11:05 PM
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| What a disappointment this season was. It made me dislike Yuuji so much that I can't see this as a good ending. |
| Tihis series was soo good ... story and character development wise Xd OP and ED Themes were also great as well Was filled with emotions after finishing this series and a satisfying ending :> 9/10 I would recommend to watch The ED song for this final episode really fits in well and a rlly good song, heres a link :> (just hope it dosent get taken down :3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A2V0Mq6J70 |
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| Finished rewatching this iconic series once again... For such a long living series and escalating to such scale, invoking so many plots... I really wish there was some epilogue, how everyone turned ut on earth, what life in xanadu was like, how people coped with the reality of people they'd never see again, etc. |
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| Dammit I'm so pissed off.... Overall...I didn't like this season nearly as much as the first two. Waaaaaaaaay too convoluted and Yuji's Face Heel Turn was idiotic. The best part was Margery and Keisaku actually doing it. xD I wanted them to get together....but was shocked it actually happened. LET ALONE SEX. Rofl, good for you, boi. |
ChiibiOct 13, 2019 8:10 PM
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| 3/10 for the season. No school scenes, no home scenes, all battle and outer space. Last episode shows Misaki City in dark mode for a few minutes. Too many characters, and Yuji turned evil. This was a pain to get through. Three seasons to reach this point:   |
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| I really like it, definitely one of my favorites animes. |
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| interesting video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVC1YjIf__0 |
| Why flame hazes are opposed to restoring the city? Is restoring it also "changing the normal" resulting in an imbalance to the world? Margery has had quite the power-up. Would have been more helpful if she did that earlier. Sidonay dead huh? His talk at the end implies that he may come back too just like Hecate. Shana, Yuji and Wilhelmina ended up going to the new world leaving the rest behind. Somehow it is a bittersweet end. While I liked the events of this season, it was quite rushed and often disorienting. It should have had another 12 episodes to flesh out all the new characters. The transition from the last season to this wasn't handled well. A full episode dedicated to Yuji's conversations with the snake of the festival and his decision to follow his own plans should have been included. The anime could have been better. Too bad the light novels aren't translated. |
Chrome_Falcon said: The Flame Hazes dont mention anything about restoring the city or not from what I remember so what scene are you referring to?Why flame hazes are opposed to restoring the city? Is restoring it also "changing the normal" resulting in an imbalance to the world? |
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Deknijff said: Chrome_Falcon said: The Flame Hazes dont mention anything about restoring the city or not from what I remember so what scene are you referring to?Why flame hazes are opposed to restoring the city? Is restoring it also "changing the normal" resulting in an imbalance to the world? When Yuji says he will fix Misaki city the flame hazes tense up and prepare to attack. It is before Yuji announced that he will be going to the new world. So I assumed that it is because flame hazes did not want that change to happen. On a separate note, do you know what did Lamies create with power of existence? I am referring to that wooden rectangle like thing he was holding when he disappeared. |
Chrome_Falcon said: Think you reading too into that scene Deknijff said: When Yuji says he will fix Misaki city the flame hazes tense up and prepare to attack. It is before Yuji announced that he will be going to the new world. So I assumed that it is because flame hazes did not want that change to happen.The Flame Hazes dont mention anything about restoring the city or not from what I remember so what scene are you referring to? On a separate note, do you know what did Lamies create with power of existence? I am referring to that wooden rectangle like thing he was holding when he disappeared. they attacking because they fighting. Pretty sure they were more shocked over the fact there is no copy of Misaki city in the new world than Yuji saying he will use Yoshida to restore the city as for Lamies. He restored a painting he accidentally caused the destruction of from a man he was in love with if Im remembering correctly You can find more info on his wiki page |
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| @Deknijff Okay. I will check the wiki for details of some characters. |
| 7/10. I realized that high-fantasy themed anime are not for me, though I liked this one. There are a few things I didn't understood, but it was cute to see the kiss and Yukari back. Well... I'm feeling a bit empty right now. It really was a journey... |
niko_sbJan 31, 2021 8:22 PM
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| /facepalm This has the be one of the most unsatisying conclusion to such long series I have seen in years... The plot-device child out of nowhere to give Wilhelmina reason to go away, Yuuji getting superpowers even without tomogara inside him, cop-out explanation why Misaki City can't be on the other side, random role given to Kazumi (what she even did to restore the city?) and out-of-nowhere self-loathing following with cringeworthy confession in the end - we got it all. The ressurection of Hirai actually makes no sense and the reconstronstruction of all other dead people is illogical either as they were using the 'power of existence tomogara took and eaten from people to actually restored damages and also those people'. Meaning taking more than giving... therefore it would be impossible. Not to mention 'the how' they actually recognized what needed to be restored wasn't explained either... and I really don't think Yoshida alone would be able to manage something like that. With tons of flame hazes and probabably even other tomogara still staying in current world what did they even achieved? Peaceful coexistence? Are you kidding me? The third season actually destroyed everything I actually liked on previous seasons. 3/10 and I think I'm still generous. So now I will probably try and take some time to pretend that no such thing as the third season ever existed. |
Mich666Apr 26, 2021 5:15 PM
| Holy fuck am I glad it's over. The final season was even more painful and boring than the first half of season two. I won't lie, I forced myself through this season exclusively for Shana. What do they give me instead? Millions of side characters that I'm somehow supposed to care about, the most convoluted, chuuni plot imaginable, and lots of sleep-inducing fight scenes. 3/10 for this season, 5/10 for the whole series. |
| I find it really weird that Yuuji is so hung up on Hirai when they only interacted for a few days. She wasn't a childhood friend or a lover and so many girls like her have died like that already. Yuuji is so absurdly complicated and such an idiot. I wanted Shana to pound him to within an inch of his life to bring him back to his senses. He doesn't deserve her for making things so complicated between them. I'm glad they've finally confessed to each other and kissed, but at that point, it didn't have the emotional impact anymore. Oh yeah I almost forgot, he didn't even say "I love you" to Shana. tsk! I'm glad Sydonay and Hecate and all the other lovers in this series reunited in some form. Damn, that S1 OST(never gets old) and the new song is so good. IMO, They needed 1 or 2 seasons more of world building to make me care for this conflict. However, I think this conflict was unnecessary. I wish this conflict never happened and the show should've just focused on Yuuji, Shana, and Kazumi love triangle and how Yuuji can live as long as Shana, etc. 7/10 |
| It's been 10 years since this ended and I still want more. I miss these characters so much |
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| I'm glad Hirai-san is back. I didn't enjoy this season. 6/10 |
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