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Interesting end to an interesting series.

I still don't' understand it all though...

Why did that guy try to shoot asuba at the end, and what happened to iriya after that?

I think that guy hated Asaba for getting close to Iriya and changing her.

And Iriya may or may not have died in the end.

I'm trying to remember this other anime that this one reminds me of, but I can't remember...

Asaba loves Iriya so much that he wishes that the need for her to fight to stop. He says that he didn't care about mankind or its annihilation, which was something Iriya similarily says in the first episode of the series.

I believe Enomoto was "attempting" to kill Asaba because as long as Asaba is lives, he will try to do anything in his power to prevent Iriya from ever fighting again. This would be problematic to the project. But then again, this was declared as the final battle... so that wouldn't make too much sense.

What Asrialys says above is true. A distinctive yes/no was not given whether Iriya lives on after the final battle or not. What we do know is that he receives a full confession from "Mayumi Shiina" (whose name is unknown?! T.S. are the initials from the letter though...) about his participation in helping Iriya prepare for and participate in the final battle to save the whole world, including Asaba. In this letter, it says she "lived" as a pilot? She's not a pilot anymore could mean that she's dead or the project is finished and she's retired from piloting.

@Asrialys, if you ever check this again (lol), perhaps the anime it reminded you of was Evangelion?

Saikano?

Wow this was great.

Enomoto wasnt going too shoot Asaba. He just wanted Asaba too shoot him so he could die and atone for his mistakes. Was kind of anti-climatic though, so I can't give it a 10.

I feel the same way about this final episode as I do all too often with this type of anime. Where's the closure? First off, don't get me wrong. I definitely enjoyed this anime, and will probably come back to watch it again.. I'm just getting tired of the "what if" situation at the end. I would have been equally satisfied if she died as I would have if she lived with Asaba forever.

I am personally of the opinion that she either died or lost her memory. If she hadn't died, it surely would have shown her at the end... However, Shiina eludes to Iriya's autism and "loss of memory" in her final letter. It could be possible that she is still alive, but has forgotten Asaba for good.

Regardless of the true ending... I'm upset that we don't get a solid answer. I cannot give this anime a 10/10.

What an ending to a crazy series :P



I feel the same way!

I think she's dead.
If she was still alive I'm sure she would've gone to Asaba in the end =/
Mehh, I'm depressed ;_;

That was pretty intense, I really enjoyed it, and for me the ending had just the right balance to it. I don't think I'd have rated the show as highly if there had been a classic happy ending for Asaba and Iriya as it would definitely have taken the edge off. The last scene for Asaba is actually quite upbeat anyway, showing his acceptance and moving on with life.

I think AnimusNathan is totally right about Enomoto's motivation at the end too. Sacrificing Iriya for the "greater good" was eating at his conscience from the start. When Iriya launches for that final mission Enomoto is left to face up to everything he's done. In what is probably his only selfish act in the whole series he turns to Asaba to help end his own life. I also think its pretty obvious throughout the film that Enomoto respects Asaba a lot, and when he dies its not as an enemy.

Okay just finished the series..



Yeah I agree with this..

I still have a lot of questions in the end though.. Is Iriya alive or not? Well.. I really enjoyed the series but I didn't get a solid answer on Iriya.. 8/10

I think he tried to shoot Asuba to cover the evidence that a girl pilot exists with all the hi tech equiped to her. He probably didn;t want asuba to spread, and maybe the project was a secret.

I felt pretty empty when this ended :| I hope she didn't die, but most likely I think she did :(

I also agreed with this I hate it when they always have endings where they dont show ive a main character died or lived.
Iam really frustrated about that.
Then about what I suspect is that she died. The reason: Shiina used a past tense when she was narrotion the ending and talking about Iriya.

(sry for my crappy grammar xD)

I think she really died because in the earlier parts she's almost dying...

You guys need to stop making up excuses for how bad this anime was and just accept it >_>

I think she did die due to the fact that the letter was referring to her in past tense. In general, they just seemed to hint at it.
There's still one more thing I'm confused about, though- were they fighting humans or aliens? That stuff Enomoto said really threw me off.

This anime essentially was about a human being used as a weapon. Asaba was seen as the only person who could improve Iriya's mental health since she was depressed. Due to her performance as a weapon depends on her mental health, Asaba was seen as a good way to make her better.

Everything goes downhill from there. Terrible anime. Saikano executed the idea much, much better.

It would be interesting to know where she actually battled the UFOs. We know she was used to settle human disputes on earth but we never hear anything about the UFO part. For all we know they could have been training and preparing her to make a preemptive strike on the UFO race that crashed in Roswell and caused her friends to die. Her only reason for living is Asaba now so chances are she would go to the deepest reaches of space if it was to protect him.

Enomoto wasn't planning to kill Asaba. The words he said where meant to scare Asaba into killing him. If Enomoto had really intended on killing him it would have put earth in a risky position if Iriya returned. Enomoto job was simply done and he wanted to pay for what hey believed where sins that he committed. He even says this on top of Asaba's grandparents house that he will die and go to hell for the sins hes committed..or something along those lines.

With that said I honestly don't think Iriya is dead. Theres the slight possibility that she will be back...just not herself. I'm sure she will remember Asaba since he's her reason for fighting and living but I doubt she would remember anything else.

PS. wtf happened to the club leader lol? Did he get brainwashed by the government or real UFOs? So random haha.

This....

The story was nice, but realy... the end was confuse and alot of questions unanswered.

I agree with Grmo's post.