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| Think about this, only one can become Acchan, but more can become center novae, so I think Nagisa and Chiere where at the end on par but that eventually Nagisa will one day take over the spot for Center Nova and Outshine everyone! |
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| holy crap! I've passed on this series so many times, dismissing it as "idol fluff," but wow, so glad I finally started watching it, and have now completed it. I think things ended fairly well here, but why not boot up a third season? please? :) |
| "Let's make a miracle happen using the power of friendship." "If that was all it took, there'd be no need for training arcs!" "Normal rabbits don't carry guns!" |
| I finally got around to watching the last three episodes, and I now regret not doing so earlier. This ending was a lot more powerful and well done than I imagined, and I'm very pleased by that. Makes me want to go back and watch the first season again, ha! |
| Best Anime ! Ever ! I thought it would just be a normal singing anime etc - downloaded it anyway and fell in love with the anime in the first episode, Ehermahgawd >_> Need Season 3 Prease!!! |
| I so damn want a 3rd season! I know Nagisa has finally succeeded as Acchan but the rest has yet to be successors. |
| What a finale :3 A 7.5/10 but just missing something for me to give it an 8. I like Chieri and I'm glad she became Center Nova but the whole radiance thing was kinda confusing. Can't explain it but I feel like Chieri becoming Center Nova wasn't...handled well. It wasn't built up well in the previous episodes so it felt a bit sudden and I guess that made the finale a little less epic. If the whole transition to Center Nova had been better, it would definitely given the show a +1 Alll in all, despite the er, rather unbelievable dystopian setting, I must acknowledge this show has done a very good job especially in terms of character development. It's exciting yet can be dark when it needs to. Bravo AKB0048! |
Ga_LaxyOct 21, 2013 6:09 AM
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| (rewatched) Chieri-nova! She warp jumped all those enemy ships away (I wonder where to). I want more!! I love this anime so, so much. |
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| I don't know whether this was a really good ending or really silly, it was weaker than the first season and STILL not enough Acchan. Last Stage when? Preferably focusing on Acchan without relying on 10s flashbacks. |
| I wanna more! |
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BurntJelly said: (rewatched) Chieri-nova! She warp jumped all those enemy ships away (I wonder where to). I want more!! I love this anime so, so much. hahaha! I just pulled a re-watch a couple weeks ago myself, and loved it all just as much as the first time I went through it. In fact, I usually wind up re-watching this last episode every time I've been drinking (like I did just now); it always tugs at my heart-strings. I'll keep hoping for another season even though this was a nice ending (and a better one than many anime series get) :D edit: @BurntJelly: I love the Mimori/Mariko avatar you're sporting :D |
NinjaDustMay 25, 2014 10:50 AM
| "Let's make a miracle happen using the power of friendship." "If that was all it took, there'd be no need for training arcs!" "Normal rabbits don't carry guns!" |
mg021 said: Thanks =D (it was a challenge to smash that into 51KB) I'd have Megu dancing in my sig right now too if they'd ever fix this stupid site...@BurntJelly: I love the Mimori/Mariko avatar you're sporting :D Just finished 3rd time watching (my own BD backups this time... had to qc the re-timing of EveTaku's subs on it :D ... the english dub is hilarious/awful) Hyper-Dementional-Chieri-Nova! F U anti-ship plasma cannon! Capture or kill? Yea... that didn't work so you guys are screwed! She's already too powerful to control! I wish they'd make a followup movie or something to finish off DES/DGTO with more Chieri / Nagisa Acchan action. :( Everything that's going on there is epic. Why they haven't latched onto that and made a full anime series off that action basis... come on Satelight! Do it! Just imagine... Gundam Seed/00 / Code Geass epic nonstop action with cutesie sparkles everywhere? Why is this not a "thing"? I might not consider this to be the "best" anime (6th among all right now), but it is certainly my favorite. :) Another note: Chef Papa is seen once this season... I was keeping my eye out because I didn't think he appeared at all. Also: The OP song was never performed :( |
BurntJellyMay 25, 2014 1:41 PM
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| Absolutely perfect conclusion. There's so much I want to say but I don't even know where to begin. Next Stage was full of so many heartwarming, heart wrenching, and heart throbbing moments that invoked so many ranges of emotions in me. I can't think of anything that I had a problem with so rather than type out everything I loved about this season, I'll just let my heart do the talking and give this a solid 9/10 with a big ole smile. I'm going to miss AKB0048 and hope that Next Stage wasn't the final stage. But even if it is, it ended brilliantly and brightly. |
ZekkenshinJun 12, 2014 1:41 AM
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| I will say this once and only once. Chieri becoming Center Nova instead of Nagisa was utter and total BS in my opinion because from the very beginning Nagisa was introduced to us as the main character. What I disliked about this whole anime to begin with is the way it handled character development, the plot was utter genius, but the character development felt beyond flat. Especially Nagisa's character, despite her being the main character she was barely given any real and proper character development, but despite that I loved her. Despite her generic personality I grew to love her, and when Season 2 came out I was so happy and excited, but Season 2 disappointed me the same way my parents lie to me about ever receiving a dog. During the start of Season 2, Nagisa barely showed up and all I got to see for 13 damn episodes were Chieri, and man do I hate her. From the very beginning I hated her, I don't know why and I cant say, but I hated her so much and having her be elected over Nagisa just felt as if she was being handed a silver platter. It felt as if Chieri got whatever she f*cking wanted and thats what pissed me off the most about her because they made Chieri pull off a duel ex machima because of that retarted smile she makes, and don't get me started with her transporting and stuff. Sure Nagisa glows, but Chieri just started glowing and teleporting, while beating the crap out of DES. And when Chieri pulled off Center Nova without actually graduating pissed me off the most, I mean yeah I'm glad Nagisa became Acchan, but I felt as if they only did that so she could still hold a little bit of importance to the anime. I had only one wish, I just wanted to see Nagisa develop more as a character, that was all I ever wanted, but no I get to see the character I hated the most in the entire series pull off God mode, while I see Nagise get tossed aside for the 100th damn time! WHY DOES THIS ENTIRE SHOW HATE ON NAGISA! I MEAN THE WAY THE ANIME SHOWED THEM GRADUATING IT WAS ALL LIKE CHIERI BECOMES FUCKING CENTER NOVA, OH YEAH BTW SOME OTHER GIRL NAMED NAGISA BECOMES ACCHAN BUT WHO GIVES A FUCK BECAUSE WE HAVE CHIERI AS CENTER NOVA, WE SHOULD NOW ALL BOW DOWN TO OUR GODDESS! I get it I need to chill out, I will eventually |
Rayn3698Jun 14, 2014 2:35 AM
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| Actually, in Nagisa's defense, IF (and only if) she does become Center Nova, she will outshine Chieri From what I managed to piece together from watching through this entire series as many times as I did (heck, even marathoned the ENTIRE thing from the start of season 1 to the end of season 2), Chieri and Nagisa can be considered equals in a sense. I like to think of it this way: Acchan's light = the best in the entire series This is described and emphasized numerous times throughout the episodes. Acchan's light is the brightest, and logically so as she has the shine of both a successor AND a Center Nova combined. I think ultimately, neither Nagisa or Chieri could manage shining as bright individually. It makes sense when you think of it this way because: Nagisa = Successor, but NOT Center Nova Chieri = Center Nova, but NOT Successor And, as previously stated, Acchan the 13th has the glow of both combined. And whenever Acchan's light is discovered or mentioned in this series beforehand, it was always when Nagisa and Chieri were together. It would make sense then, that: Acchan's light = Successor + Center Nova, then Nagisa's light [successor] + Chieri's light [Center Nova] = Acchan's light = Best in the entire series And so, what would happen if Nagisa were to become Center Nova? Nagisa's light = Successor + Center Nova = Acchan's light In this situation, Nagisa would have Acchan's light entirely to herself. There is absolutely no way she would not outshine everyone else bar Acchan the 13th herself. I understand that Chieri achieving Center Nova status without succession is a remarkable feat in the history of 0048 as a whole, but that doesn't mean she stands above and beyond everyone else just for that alone. Also, let's not knock off the weight of succeeding Acchan, as it was officially described to be something quite special in the anime (especially when rumors were spreading that Chieri was a potential candidate for succeeding Acchan). So saying that Nagisa is "just another successor" is really writing off some great potential. *cough* 1idd0kun *cough* *cough* Also, I don't quite know what you're talking about Rayla, but Nagisa had the greatest character development in the entire series. She literally went from being a pushover with a lack of confidence to becoming the 14th Acchan. She developed her own personal resolve as opposed to how she used to just aspire to becoming like Yuuko. Her development is one of the main reasons why she's my favorite character (you know, in case you guys weren't able to guess). |
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| -After all, who is sensei-sensei...? -Who did that with Nagisa's father..? The DES..? I thought that DES and Zodiac worked together. -I didn't get what is that other World (or dimension) where Acchan and some of the others Center Novas are. What they do there? Protect the AKB00048? Protect the entertainment? Ok, but... how is their lives in this another World (dimension)..?! They only showed some space, some stairs, some pics of some of the Center Novas and Acchan talking and hugging Yuuko... I wanted to know more about it... =/ |
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| Great ending episode I must say, it was intense, lovely, cute and just damn impressive! It's still somewhat left open and with 2 years already past it's a bit sad to see there isn't a third season for this great series! Either way it was a great ride watching both season and I really must say that I enjoyed it! |
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| I...want...more, damn why no season 3 |
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| Amazing finale. Didn't come in to this show expecting such an epic anime. 10/10 hope there's a akb0048 'final stage' movie someday. |
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hack5 said: this was bull how the hell did chieri became center while nagi didnt.thats unfair.i really hate chieri more than before always breaking the rules to accommodate her.somehow she feels like a fake i cant really explain it, but her character sucks and she just get things handed to her somehow i just dont like her at all.for the whole show she had the spot light and when nagi was to get a little airtime for herself she had to but in and became center i mean come on cant nagi get five mins for crying out loud .this sucks ass agreed and whats the point of succeeding aachan is if shes not the center.. i hate authors who shaft the main and focus on someone else as if they were.. |
| I see Yuuko has come back, Acchan's advice really got through to her, and it was great seeing her on this last performance. Congratulations to Nagisa for making successor as the new Acchan, she kinda deserved it after managing to pull on such a good performance and manage to calm down the crowd. Her radiance popped out on this last episode, and I'm truly happy for her since she's been taking the role of a back character for a long time. But this season was Chieri's, who managed to take center nova without succession and without disappearing, her radiance must've been so strong that she managed to keep her identity and star power. She went beyond radiance, and now others after her will be called Chieri the second and so on. Great performance and I loved how they fought off DES with their song. This season focused on Chieri, and was all about her development character. Don't get me wrong I like her, but I felt the story introduced us to Nagisa and should've lived according to that to the end. In some instances I couldn't give a damn about Chieri or her radiance on the show, but oh well it is what is! I was mostly rooting for Nagisa all along and wanted her to shine more, too bad she didn't get the power up I wanted. She made a great case of an inspirational character, and the writers failed to bring that out. Chieri came from a rich family and kinda didn't have challenges that should've made her take the spotlight of the show. Yeah her father was a jerk-off, and was the one who gave them troubles, but still I didn't like her idea of taking center stage for the show. 7/10. |
lihle808Oct 19, 2019 11:43 AM
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| i just finished this series .. i still wondering who is sensei-sensei ? still confusing , i hope this will get 3rd season but it just a dream maybe.. |
| Wow that was something xD so Nagisa = Acchan and Chieri = center nova, well it makes sense. Good final and good season overall, as good as the previous one. |
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| And so it ends. This season was a marginal improvement over the last season but it still not a very good show. 4/10. |
TitanInsaneMay 28, 2021 1:48 AM
| This season is giving chieri to much favor from became popular because of her father plot and now became center nova, how much the director love chieri is questionable |
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