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Mar 23, 2012 9:56 AM
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because of the ending this episode gets only from me 9,5 stars ;;;
cried but the end?! what the hell was this?! why didn't shu die?! I was already preparing myself for my fav chara to die!!! ;;; and now!! he's just blind?! what the?! whyyyy????!!! ;;;
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whats wrong with him being blind, everyone makes it sound like he would be better of dead, im really glad blind people cant see this
Mar 23, 2012 10:14 AM

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Haruka-chan95 said:
because of the ending this episode gets only from me 9,5 stars ;;;
cried but the end?! what the hell was this?! why didn't shu die?! I was already preparing myself for my fav chara to die!!! ;;; and now!! he's just blind?! what the?! whyyyy????!!! ;;;


Blame the damn story writer, he has no heart and is a pure SADIST.

myd10oz said:
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It's bittersweet but I like the ending 8/10
Ya i agree lol, sucks that he didnt get to be with Inori but he saved the world and lived xD. But he is blind now >_>

why is he blind ? Is that because of inori ?


Well that is the only explainable answer, but what was the point? He took peoples pain and sorrow and bullshit like that, and all he got 'biologically' is Inori's blindness. WTF?! If he did take people's pain, he should be filled with STDs and shit like that.

kamikaze_1996 said:
whats wrong with him being blind, everyone makes it sound like he would be better of dead, im really glad blind people cant see this


You may be making a joke or something, but its not that fact he became blind that annoys us, just saying that in those circumstances - Inori's sacrificing herself - Shu should've died too. A loving couple as saviours, beautiful story. But the stayed away from the cliché ending and done the total opposite, him taking on Inori's pain and well as his own, the pain of being King.
Sorry about this, but I gotta discriminate the anime as much as I can to make my self feel better about the official - unofficial to me - ending.
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Haruka-chan95 said:
because of the ending this episode gets only from me 9,5 stars ;;;
cried but the end?! what the hell was this?! why didn't shu die?! I was already preparing myself for my fav chara to die!!! ;;; and now!! he's just blind?! what the?! whyyyy????!!! ;;;


Blame the damn story writer, he has no heart and is a pure SADIST.

myd10oz said:
Gigarit said:
myd10oz said:
It's bittersweet but I like the ending 8/10
Ya i agree lol, sucks that he didnt get to be with Inori but he saved the world and lived xD. But he is blind now >_>

why is he blind ? Is that because of inori ?


Well that is the only explainable answer, but what was the point? He took peoples pain and sorrow and bullshit like that, and all he got 'biologically' is Inori's blindness. WTF?! If he did take people's pain, he should be filled with STDs and shit like that.

kamikaze_1996 said:
whats wrong with him being blind, everyone makes it sound like he would be better of dead, im really glad blind people cant see this


You may be making a joke or something, but its not that fact he became blind that annoys us, just saying that in those circumstances - Inori's sacrificing herself - Shu should've died too. A loving couple as saviours, beautiful story. But the stayed away from the cliché ending and done the total opposite, him taking on Inori's pain and well as his own, the pain of being King.
Sorry about this, but I gotta discriminate the anime as much as I can to make my self feel better about the official - unofficial to me - ending.



yea, even i thought ending was lacking something, im fine either way if shu died or not, it doesn't change the fact that he was a badass/cool character and who knows maybe they intentionally did this so they can add a bit more and carry on the story though i dont really know how
Mar 23, 2012 10:33 AM

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kamikaze_1996 said:
Eu7 said:
Haruka-chan95 said:
because of the ending this episode gets only from me 9,5 stars ;;;
cried but the end?! what the hell was this?! why didn't shu die?! I was already preparing myself for my fav chara to die!!! ;;; and now!! he's just blind?! what the?! whyyyy????!!! ;;;


Blame the damn story writer, he has no heart and is a pure SADIST.

myd10oz said:
Gigarit said:
myd10oz said:
It's bittersweet but I like the ending 8/10
Ya i agree lol, sucks that he didnt get to be with Inori but he saved the world and lived xD. But he is blind now >_>

why is he blind ? Is that because of inori ?


Well that is the only explainable answer, but what was the point? He took peoples pain and sorrow and bullshit like that, and all he got 'biologically' is Inori's blindness. WTF?! If he did take people's pain, he should be filled with STDs and shit like that.

kamikaze_1996 said:
whats wrong with him being blind, everyone makes it sound like he would be better of dead, im really glad blind people cant see this


You may be making a joke or something, but its not that fact he became blind that annoys us, just saying that in those circumstances - Inori's sacrificing herself - Shu should've died too. A loving couple as saviours, beautiful story. But the stayed away from the cliché ending and done the total opposite, him taking on Inori's pain and well as his own, the pain of being King.
Sorry about this, but I gotta discriminate the anime as much as I can to make my self feel better about the official - unofficial to me - ending.



yea, even i thought ending was lacking something, im fine either way if shu died or not, it doesn't change the fact that he was a badass/cool character and who knows maybe they intentionally did this so they can add a bit more and carry on the story though i dont really know how


Perhaps, but at this point, its the ending point, this story has dead plot holes and if they did bring Inori back to life then, bah humbug. But, Inori was a 'created' being, and her memories were stored in the tear which miraculously turned into a flower.

I just realised that that wouldn't work because the crystals are gone. Any sequel will just be a bad one. And now their doing a prequel with a King. Seriously, HTF does that work?
Mar 23, 2012 11:52 AM

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I wished that the ending was 10 seconds longer. In that 10 seconds i wished Arisa sat down next to Shu on the park bench and said "how is my wonderful husband doing today?!" and kissed him on the cheek.

I would so laugh my ass off and enjoy the massive nerd rage from the masses.

I still don't get the massive hate for her. A girl fighting to survive made a few dark choices and you wish her dead. Yet, Inori goes into mindless Multiple Personality Disorder rages and kills, and people are sad that she died. Even people were wishing for Arisa's death were hoping Daryl would live. The same guy who shot a pleading mother in the head right in front of her crying child.

BTW, if Shu wasn't holding her hostage in the first place, on top of Inori trying to kill her, she would have never made those dark choices to begin with.
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...Even people were wishing for Arisa's death were hoping Daryl would live. The same guy who shot a pleading mother in the head right in front of her crying child.


Hahaha, BUT HE WAS A NICE GUY DEEP DOWN!
Oh this show~
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hi to those who are wondering why shu is now blind instead of dead, it's pretty straight forward but yeah, don't hate me if you have a different opinion or i'm wrong etc.

from what i understand when shu defeats mana inori wakes up or come backs to life whatever you wanna call it and shes obviously blind (staggering towards shu asking where he is etc etc). shu wanted to die with inori ("Let's go together") and used his void to absorb all the cancer from the victims etc etc. next scene shu and inori are together in that white void place, not sure what it is but it looks to be an afterlife place. inori gives shu the red string which appears to be her life or something similar. shu is brought back to life and has obtained inori's blindness because he has the red string. you might even be able to say inori is living inside shu :D

not too sure but that's just what i think, feel free to correct me but yeah have fun.
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kamikaze_1996 said:
lol i have been watching 18 rated things and 18 rated games ever since i was 4 AND i still ace tests and it doesn't affect me, it will only effect you if you let it



"It will only effect you if you let it"?

Then tell me - why do mental hospitals exist?
I would hardly think that it is as simple as deciding whether or not to let it effect you.



Anyway, I digress. Overall, I would have to rate Guilty Crown 10/10. I honestly do not see why everyone is complaining about the story and the characters, though I will admit that the ending was not as good as it could have been.

Ending: 7/10
Overall: 10/10

Also, why was 'Bios' not played even once during the final episode?
Mar 23, 2012 12:11 PM
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It's been explained several times already but still thanks for your effort, mate. And it's actually still hard to comprehend no matter how often I read it. Shu living and Inori being nothing but memories while Gai and Mana get it on wherever they are. Ugh I hope that the writer of this particular episode chokes on semen god dammit... impossible to destroy a show that much is what I thought...

And about Arisa- she deserves a spin-off imo. One that shows her life from living a luxurious life to being an international whore (I assume she took a liking to it and is banging internationally right now).
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This show’s 100x better than GayAss. If you want fagulous character designs just looke at who did CG char design? (Hint: same guys who did CC Sakura) Oh yess, GC is CG in reverse. So? That’s part of the joke. Anyone who didn’t see that coming must be as stupid as LeDouche.
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Mar 23, 2012 12:18 PM

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;AAAAAAA; I don't know how to feel about this anime. GOD. It started awesome, but some fanservice sh³t ruined it. However the last 5 episodes were freaking awesome (at least for me, some people didn't seem to like it idk why) and this ending was beautiful. The second half of this episode got me shivers and i found myself crying when Shu started to absorb all the people's pain and virus. It was so awesome. And then Inori decided to let him live sdkjfnbcmsdkcxnm -cries-
My Mana didn't have so much screentime in this episode, but anyways.

Until now I had given this a 6, but... I feel like giving an 9 now. Will definetly rewatch it once i finish downloading all the episodes in HD.
Mar 23, 2012 12:24 PM

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Shu wanted to sacrifice himself but in the end Inori saved him and he merely turned blind. The battle between Shu and Gai wasn't that spectacular. The ending could've been better, but they wrapped things up pretty nicely and unexpectedly.

Overall the show had great art and music and the story was albeit cliche in parts, not bad either. I don't understand all the hate, but I don't understand all the heavenly praise either. For me it was a 7/10. Worth watching, but nothing truly amazing either.

Mar 23, 2012 12:26 PM

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Art: 10/10

Story: 4/10

I think I can equate this show to the Transformers movies:

1) Top notch visuals
2) Terrible plot / execution
3) ???
4) profit

edit: to those who think there is nothing wrong with the plot...
There's nothing wrong with being complex, but the way the plot was paced was pretty bad. Not to mention a lot of these plot twists felt really cheap and unnecessary. I just felt like there was no reason for things to get so complicated and overly dramatic

I mean, like the ending...okay, it looks like shu is going to die with inori...cool, emotional and stuff right? Bam, inori saves Shu...okay...I can deal with that. Now flashforward...shu is blind...C'MON MAN I GET IT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SAD
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So after reading through some of the comments on other blogs and sites, and rewatching the last few episodes, I think I am starting to grasp the story of the anime after the big wtf moments and facepalms.

So let me get this straight: there's this this Fourth Apocalypse virus which is infecting Japan and the humanity (as we've seen it in this episode). People are dying. Yuu/Da'ath wants to force the neatural selection and the human evolution from the beginning with Mana (being the new mother of humanity - Eve) and either Gai or Shuu (Adam).
Gai erased the identity of Inori and killing her, thus Mana could use her as a vessel to embodiment herself (and be Eve).
At least Gai's goal is known after this episode: 'I would become the devil myself and bring about the Apocalypse. Then you [Mana] would come to stop us'

So my questions:

Mana found the virus from an meteorite, right? So what exactly happened back there at the Lost Christmas? How did it spread?
How did Gai revive after he died around ep 12 or 13?
How did Inori resurrect, and how did she have her identity after Gai has erased it in ep 21.?
What is Da'ath anyway? What is their or his goal?

I think I understand how Shoe became blind and handicapped. - Shuu wanted to became the savior, (basically Jesus) but Inori took the voids of the people Shuu gathered (by the way his name 集 means to collect, gather or even group) thus Shuu's right hand (which was his void) disappeared. (And I think while he cleansed the people, he returned their voids to their respective owners) Shuu got Inori's blindness in exchange. (But why was Inori blind in first place?)

The minor characters' end (Shuu's mother, Arisa and Daryl) got a bit cut off, but I've read somewhere Daryl is taken by the U.N forces, Arisa the bitch lives. They are surely trolling us.

I don't mind if I won't answers to my questions (or plotholes), because "you do not question GC logic, it's a fact".
- Robot children, guess only they got happy ending lol
- Shuu doesn't know he has been kissed.
- What kind of friends does he have? Nobody is helping him finding the place where they are helding the party.
Also this: http://szili0.uw.hu/1332455272016.jpg

Final thoughts for the anime:
Well I guess, the anime raised the bar for itself too high before the airing, and everyone had high expectations with the staff of Death Note and Code Geass, character designs by redjuice and music by Supercell. I can remember how excited I was before airing and in the first few weeks.
The soundtrack was epic, and the animation was great, however it's hard to give back redjuice's style in animation. I really don't want to bash GC, it had it flaws, plotholes, but I'd feel guilty if I would have given it lower score.
So it's 8/10 in my book
I may change it if I rewatch it someday.

Thanks for answering my questions,
Silgrond

Ps. Sorry for my grammatical mistakes if I had any, I'm not a native speaker.
Mar 23, 2012 12:49 PM

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INORI!! ;-;
Mar 23, 2012 12:55 PM

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Just watched it since I passed out early last night and just got a chance to! And, holy shitsickles! (don't ask...)
Not sure if I want to hate it, love it, or sit here for a half a hour and rage. Definitely bittersweet. Can we select multiple choices for the poll? :)
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usually you cry during an anime because of it's touching story.
and the music help you along the emotional journey

here, the music takes us on an emotional journey
and the story helps along the way
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Mar 23, 2012 1:09 PM

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It was a okay ending could have been better but overall it gets a 8 for me.
Mar 23, 2012 1:34 PM
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I dunno what more I could have expected. The fight at the end the conclusion. I was expecting Mana to fight, but then she didn't have the kings power did she? So this is how things had to go. I had a feeling Shu would survive somehow and inori wouldn't

But why did the cake say that? (Did I misread it and it said Hare?)
Be thankful for those you have near who are dear
For time is not always kind to those who would be on your mind
Seize the day, some exclaim, but that which is past, no more shall have its day.
Mar 23, 2012 1:42 PM

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FFS... Shu should've died; not that I hate him, or anything, I just think the show would've looked better that way. The epilogue ruined it, in my opinion. It could've been the same, with Shu absent (dead), and they could mention Shu with something like: "He sure was a brave one!" or "I'm sure we all miss that guy", haha. xD
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TeaLover said:
kamikaze_1996 said:
lol i have been watching 18 rated things and 18 rated games ever since i was 4 AND i still ace tests and it doesn't affect me, it will only effect you if you let it



"It will only effect you if you let it"?

Then tell me - why do mental hospitals exist?
I would hardly think that it is as simple as deciding whether or not to let it effect you.



Anyway, I digress. Overall, I would have to rate Guilty Crown 10/10. I honestly do not see why everyone is complaining about the story and the characters, though I will admit that the ending was not as good as it could have been.

Ending: 7/10
Overall: 10/10

Also, why was 'Bios' not played even once during the final episode?


Was it not? I thought it did, as it is Shu and Inori's theme, but Inori wasn't actually there for him to pull her void out so that might be why.

Silgrond said:
So after reading through some of the comments on other blogs and sites, and rewatching the last few episodes, I think I am starting to grasp the story of the anime after the big wtf moments and facepalms.

So let me get this straight: there's this this Fourth Apocalypse virus which is infecting Japan and the humanity (as we've seen it in this episode). People are dying. Yuu/Da'ath wants to force the neatural selection and the human evolution from the beginning with Mana (being the new mother of humanity - Eve) and either Gai or Shuu (Adam).
Gai erased the identity of Inori and killing her, thus Mana could use her as a vessel to embodiment herself (and be Eve).
At least Gai's goal is known after this episode: 'I would become the devil myself and bring about the Apocalypse. Then you [Mana] would come to stop us'

So my questions:

Mana found the virus from an meteorite, right? So what exactly happened back there at the Lost Christmas? How did it spread?
How did Gai revive after he died around ep 12 or 13?
How did Inori resurrect, and how did she have her identity after Gai has erased it in ep 21.?
What is Da'ath anyway? What is their or his goal?

I think I understand how Shoe became blind and handicapped. - Shuu wanted to became the savior, (basically Jesus) but Inori took the voids of the people Shuu gathered (by the way his name 集 means to collect, gather or even group) thus Shuu's right hand (which was his void) disappeared. (And I think while he cleansed the people, he returned their voids to their respective owners) Shuu got Inori's blindness in exchange. (But why was Inori blind in first place?)

The minor characters' end (Shuu's mother, Arisa and Daryl) got a bit cut off, but I've read somewhere Daryl is taken by the U.N forces, Arisa the bitch lives. They are surely trolling us.

I don't mind if I won't answers to my questions (or plotholes), because "you do not question GC logic, it's a fact".
- Robot children, guess only they got happy ending lol
- Shuu doesn't know he has been kissed.
- What kind of friends does he have? Nobody is helping him finding the place where they are helding the party.
Also this: http://szili0.uw.hu/1332455272016.jpg

Final thoughts for the anime:
Well I guess, the anime raised the bar for itself too high before the airing, and everyone had high expectations with the staff of Death Note and Code Geass, character designs by redjuice and music by Supercell. I can remember how excited I was before airing and in the first few weeks.
The soundtrack was epic, and the animation was great, however it's hard to give back redjuice's style in animation. I really don't want to bash GC, it had it flaws, plotholes, but I'd feel guilty if I would have given it lower score.
So it's 8/10 in my book
I may change it if I rewatch it someday.

Thanks for answering my questions,
Silgrond

Ps. Sorry for my grammatical mistakes if I had any, I'm not a native speaker.


The cancer spread because Mana 'exploded' due to Shu's rejection to her, weirdly enough, Gai becomes cancerous and everyone else except Shu...

How Inori resurrected, no idea, but the flower that miraculously bloomed because of her tears - finally showing emotion - was probably the herself, as you know, mana only took Inori's shell, so I guess by regaining her memories from the flower somehow, she came back. What I do not understand is how she became crystalised in such a short time. Throughout the series, not one patient became overwhelmed so fast and even if they did, their lives would've been over with as shown in many episodes.

Well Da'ath is a Godly organisation i think, that blonde dude (not Gai) is the Graves Keeper, so I guess he brought Gai back to life through that. But sadly, the dude gets beat up by Shu in a matter of seconds - Shu is now stronger than a super saiyan lol because of how fast he beats people.

His friends are total douches, but its a true fact, humans are humans, that what is shown in this series, they show the true nature of ourselves - how we would do anything to survive. I don't blame them, I just find it unjustly that Shu is the only one taking consequences for being 'King' when Souta was being a total bitch, where's the consequence?

And for the picture, I have no idea how to explain so.
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i pity the fools who rate GC above 5/10 ^^
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I you want cry instantly open this spoiler
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i pity the fools who rate GC above 5/10 ^^


I pity the fools who think they're superior by rating it under 5/10.
Mar 23, 2012 2:20 PM
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I think it was a nice ending...
I already though that Inori would die but i though that Shu would go too... but it was good on the same way....

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I you want cry instantly open this spoiler


I did cry ;-;

I love Inori, not emotionally but as a character, she paired with Shu nicely; especially how they shoulder each others pain and grief, and the way they protect each oher is just dear.
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I believed Shu deserves a miracle for all he's gone through. And he did get a miracle. It resulted in him surviving alone, blind and mentally scarred. He should just kill himself and face god and say "God, I want a refund on my FUCKING MIRACLE"
I'm a sucker for happy endings and bittersweet alike.
This ending was just a cesspit of whattheactualfuck.
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Silgrond said:
Mana found the virus from an meteorite, right? So what exactly happened back there at the Lost Christmas? How did it spread?

The spread was probably due her incapacity of controlling the power that the virus was giving to her, so the Lost Christmas happened after she lost control of herself.
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bastek66 said:
I you want cry instantly open this spoiler

i can't cry, tried and failed. not particularly for this anime, i just can't cry in general. but in this case i didn't come close, BUT THEN THE MUSIC KICKED IN!!

Sir_Lexa said:
Kerozinn said:
i pity the fools who rate GC above 5/10 ^^


I pity the fools who think they're superior by rating it under 5/10.

+1
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The cancer spread because Mana 'exploded' due to Shu's rejection to her, weirdly enough, Gai becomes cancerous and everyone else except Shu...

Liinah said:

The spread was probably due her incapacity of controlling the power that the virus was giving to her, so the Lost Christmas happened after she lost control of herself.

Well, that makes sense, thanks.
Liinah said:

How Inori resurrected, no idea, but the flower that miraculously bloomed because of her tears - finally showing emotion - was probably the herself,

I have just noticed that in the booklet of the Departures single there is a little 'bio' of Inori: 'Her only means of releasing her emotions is through singing.' <- If this explains how she could only say Shuu throughout a series, I'm fine with it. (There's a txt somewhere floating around how many times she said Shu lol)

Liinah said:

Well Da'ath is a Godly organisation i think, that blonde dude (not Gai) is the Graves Keeper, so I guess he brought Gai back to life through that. But sadly, the dude gets beat up by Shu in a matter of seconds - Shu is now stronger than a super saiyan lol because of how fast he beats people.

Yeah, so I guess it wasn't fully explained who or what Da'ath actually is. It was funny to see Shu beating him up so fast even though he was some kind of god.

Liinah said:
His friends are total douches, but its a true fact, humans are humans, that what is shown in this series, they show the true nature of ourselves - how we would do anything to survive. I don't blame them, I just find it unjustly that Shu is the only one taking consequences for being 'King' when Souta was being a total bitch, where's the consequence?
And for the picture, I have no idea how to explain so.

Agree. And by the picture I meant there was some kind of foreshadowing of the ending in the lyrics while he was walking.
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That was not what I expected from the last episode.
Still I'm glad there was a bittersweet ending.
Episode: 3/5
Guilty Crown: 7/10

My favourite episodes are 12, 15 and 17.
I'll miss Hare.
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I cried when Inori couldn't see Shu ;_; even though I didn't cry when Hare died. I just may have a soft spot for blind ppl.

Still think they ending was rushed. And how come Shu went blind?
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@Silgrond You've quoted the wrong person, just saying. XD
Lontaku said:

The cancer spread because Mana 'exploded' due to Shu's rejection to her, weirdly enough, Gai becomes cancerous and everyone else except Shu...

Probably because she considered him her "Adam", so she tried to protect him somehow before dying.

Damn, I need more Mana. ;A;
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And how come Shu went blind?

I found this theory quite interesting:
juzlol said:
from what i understand when shu defeats mana inori wakes up or come backs to life whatever you wanna call it and shes obviously blind (staggering towards shu asking where he is etc etc). shu wanted to die with inori ("Let's go together") and used his void to absorb all the cancer from the victims etc etc. next scene shu and inori are together in that white void place, not sure what it is but it looks to be an afterlife place. inori gives shu the red string which appears to be her life or something similar. shu is brought back to life and has obtained inori's blindness because he has the red string. you might even be able to say inori is living inside shu
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It's over. It's finally over.
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I found this theory quite interesting:
juzlol said:
from what i understand when shu defeats mana inori wakes up or come backs to life whatever you wanna call it and shes obviously blind (staggering towards shu asking where he is etc etc). shu wanted to die with inori ("Let's go together") and used his void to absorb all the cancer from the victims etc etc. next scene shu and inori are together in that white void place, not sure what it is but it looks to be an afterlife place. inori gives shu the red string which appears to be her life or something similar. shu is brought back to life and has obtained inori's blindness because he has the red string. you might even be able to say inori is living inside shu


Ah, that is quite interesting indeed. It would explain the last shot.
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Damn, I need more Mana. ;A;

i lolled
anyway, we all understand how Shu became blind, now, how did Inori become blind?
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anyway, we all understand how Shu became blind, now, how did Inori become blind?

Mm, idk. Maybe it was a consequence after "using" her tears (that generated that flower/plant) to resuscitate?
Mar 23, 2012 3:32 PM
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I think what bothers me the most about this ending is that while she is blind, she is asking him to stay with her, to not leave her and he responds in kind by saying "Let's go, together."

But then not even three minutes later, she has him take the string in her hands, forcing him back into the life he was okay with giving up to be with her. If there was a more linear path to this, as in she always wanted him to survive, or told him he was supposed to live, and then did that it would have been okay. But she asked him to stay with her, then pushed him away.

I can understand that she did it because she loved him which is cool and all, but seriously I have to ask, "But what about how he feels?" - I know it's kind of lame to ask that but seriously, why not let Shu have what he wants for once?

I'm guessing the writer of this wants us to believe Shu is "at peace" now that the apocalypse has ended. I guess now he can lead a peaceful life with real friends that he never had before, and he has his memories of Inori with him, but I guess the whole "I can/will be happy as long as they are in my heart" ending just kind of got lame after I saw it used too many times, and now the whole idea of it just seems pointless.

All in all the show itself was good but the ending was its Achille's Heel; yes for those who like bittersweet endings(and I have no fucking idea why you like them) it was good, but honestly the two main characters dying in the end kind of bittersweet would have fit the ending perfectly, even better than if they both lived.

I will wait to see if I.G. does anything else with this series, otherwise if *this* is the end of it, I'll probably drop it and never watch it again, but I'll for sure I'm going to have the OSTs, my hat's off to that music, best I've heard in a VERY long time.
Mar 23, 2012 3:36 PM

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God I cried while the credits were rolling. Shu became blind, but I don't care he is alive! Also they were celebrating Hare's B-day. T_T

All my favorites lived so it was a happy ending for me I hope Dayrl and Tsugumi hook up eventually. =D

8/10 I enjoyed it despite its flaws.

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Kerozinn said:
i pity the fools who rate GC above 5/10 ^^


I pity the fools who think they're superior by rating it under 5/10.


This x100 Haters gonna hate I guess
RolokoMar 23, 2012 3:40 PM
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD"
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SO much potential in this series with faulty execution.

Not going to write a tl;dr post about it.

5/10.

I'll probably watch the special.... no. no i wont.
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Liinah said:

juzlol said:
from what i understand when shu defeats mana inori wakes up or come backs to life whatever you wanna call it and shes obviously blind (staggering towards shu asking where he is etc etc). shu wanted to die with inori ("Let's go together") and used his void to absorb all the cancer from the victims etc etc. next scene shu and inori are together in that white void place, not sure what it is but it looks to be an afterlife place. inori gives shu the red string which appears to be her life or something similar. shu is brought back to life and has obtained inori's blindness because he has the red string. you might even be able to say inori is living inside shu


I too find it interesting. The shapes the japanese people do with the strings have a meaning. All we need to do is find out what shape Inori made when she gave it to Shu, and what it turned into after Shu took it (The strings formed a different shape). If we can get that, we might come to a conclusive answer.

But the biggest plot hole for me is still, Inori has those beast powers, how? And yet, she doesn't have the power to absorb anything, how did she absorb the cancer?

When I was writing this, I had a little flash of the scene when Shu broke out of the crystals alone. That ending really screwed me up.
Mar 23, 2012 3:44 PM

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Liinah said:
hellsascendant said:
anyway, we all understand how Shu became blind, now, how did Inori become blind?

Mm, idk. Maybe it was a consequence after "using" her tears (that generated that flower/plant) to resuscitate?


I get what your getting at but, I don't think thats the case. Because Mana is using Inori's body as a shell, so if Inori did become blind, Mana should hit a wall with her "Solo" lol - as she would've been blind also.
Mar 23, 2012 3:49 PM

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*sigh*
i saw it
ending didnt really grab me i found myself skipping stupid dialogue just to get to the Gai v Shoe final fight

rebound from getting the void genome a second time he goes blind and turns into the full metal alchemist

i would have loved the ending if both shu and inori gave their lives for everyone.
anyways Tsugumi back into the virtual computer hacking was awesome

and the whore surviving was lol

hell even if he moved on to being with Ayase would have made it a better ending
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Roloko said:


Sir_Lexa said:
Kerozinn said:
i pity the fools who rate GC above 5/10 ^^


I pity the fools who think they're superior by rating it under 5/10.


This x100 Haters gonna hate I guess

well this thread has over 500 posts, we we are probably past the 100 haters mark.
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hell even if he moved on to being with Ayase would have made it a better ending

fact: main characters never move one, they're coo like that
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The ending was a little...Anti-climatic in terms of the fighting, but i guess they wanted to tie the loose ends quickly so to do that they had to cut the battle short. That being said, i am extremely disappointed in the ending.....They should've let Shu die with Inori, would've made for a much better ending.....Or at least show where Ayase and Shu have gotten "Closer" to each other over the years >_> if you're going to have him live at least.......And Why the hell is he blind.....That card was pulled randomly out of fucking nowhere.
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How the hell did I manage to watch though this crap. I mean, really, how many times did I went "LOLWTF?" while I watched this. This anime was truly the word 'Disaster' a face.

And now I waited for Shu to day but nooooooo, he would survive, god damn it.

Worst anime 2011/2012
Mar 23, 2012 3:59 PM

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How the hell did I manage to watch though this crap. I mean, really, how many times did I went "LOLWTF?" while I watched this. This anime was truly the word 'Disaster' a face.

And now I waited for Shu to day but nooooooo, he would survive, god damn it.

Worst anime 2011/2012


I wouldn't say it was the worst.......But i admit, i liked the show but the ending was pretty awful.
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Ahri said:
Viking1337 said:
How the hell did I manage to watch though this crap. I mean, really, how many times did I went "LOLWTF?" while I watched this. This anime was truly the word 'Disaster' a face.

And now I waited for Shu to day but nooooooo, he would survive, god damn it.

Worst anime 2011/2012


I wouldn't say it was the worst.......But i admit, i liked the show but the ending was pretty awful.


No I'm going to have to go with worst anime ending of 2011/2012 - this ending not only did not make much sense, it did so while making the majority of viewers feel like shit because Shu lived. This is the first time I was actually disappointed that the protagonist lived in the end.
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Ahri said:
Viking1337 said:
How the hell did I manage to watch though this crap. I mean, really, how many times did I went "LOLWTF?" while I watched this. This anime was truly the word 'Disaster' a face.

And now I waited for Shu to day but nooooooo, he would survive, god damn it.

Worst anime 2011/2012


I wouldn't say it was the worst.......But i admit, i liked the show but the ending was pretty awful.


I think the anime towards the end was POORLY executed. It could've been a LOT better. Not a terrible anime, but terrible execution near the end.

EDIT: And yes, I was majorly ticked that Shu lived (although the theory is that Protagonists 99% of the time will live throughout the anime series.).


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