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SilentPredator03 said: WinterNightsFall said: And I was wondering, couldn't Kuromitsu just inject Kurou with her blood again so that he'd have an immortal body? In the manga Kuromitsu tells him that every time he wakes up after getting a replacement body that she tried that - it didn't work. sick742 said: if kuon was a 'complete' immortal like u said, so why the fuck he died? doesn't make sense at all... :lol: He fell off the top of the building. Remember in the flash back when Kuromitsu fell off that building and landed on the rock? She didn't pop right back up because that kind of damage would take a long time to regenerate. Most likely Kuromitsu went back and cut the head off his body before he was healed and put Kurou's head on it. Aneeshrokz said: I can't describe how disappointed I am of the final episode. Got a 6 from me, the manga kicked the anime's ass. If you finished the manga I cant' believe that you dislike the anime's ending. There's at least some closure in the anime. Also, Kurou is a complete dick in the manga. Manga Ending Spoilers Well every person has their own likes and dislikes, do we not? I didn't hate the anime itself, I just didn't like how it ended. But meh we can't do anything about it since that's the way most artists or the creators want it to be rather than basing it all on the manga a 100% right? It would be like watching an anime that you already know whats going to happen in the future episodes. And yeah Kurou was pretty much that in the manga. |
AneeshrokzJan 2, 2009 12:32 AM
| Great fights, good sound, and fuc*** up ending for a show with no plot. 5/10 Complete disappointment for me after great first episode... |
| The ending was pretty good, but might have been better. It was a little confusing for me, but you guys cleared things up, so that was good. Anyway, I loved the series as a whole, great animation, fights, etc. 9/10 |
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| I liked the ending. One of the best episodes. jay5000 said: all of you who like the anime do not read the manga becuse you will then hate the anime manga is much better I think that applies to most of the anime which are based on a manga. My rating: 8/10 |
| wow, i can't believe they did the dream ending and basically said screw you. if it was a different ending, someone enlighten me |
| great ending over the last episodes i lowered my rating to 7, but this ending almost made me raise it back to 8. |
pietelJan 18, 2009 4:44 AM
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| I would say that the last episode nearly redeemed a series that, in my opinion, suffered from poor pacing and lack of clear direction (though that may have been intentional). Sure, the mindfuck ending was kinda meh, but I don't think it should really be interpreted literally as discussed in previous posts. Overall, I think Kurozuka had some of the best action scenes I've seen in a while and created a pretty absorbing atmosphere; however, the plot, which had a lot of potential, detracted from the show as a whole. |
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| crap series overall, 3/10 |
| I'm totally disappointed... 4/10 |
catullus said: Kotori said: crap series overall, 3/10 coming from someone who like da capo? lol seriously if you like Da Capo enough to use a characters name and avatar then you aren't going to like Kurozuka. Thats like completely obvious. Lastly if you like Da Capo your opinion is null and void in my opinion anyway :D have a nice day What's wrong with Da Capo? I could say the same about quite a few scores in your list too ;) |
| the trut is that kuromitsu has lived for so long that she's bored as hell that why she's making kuro look for her over and over again |
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| I found the ending a cheap way to finish a series which had a lot more potential. A never ending cylce like this has been regurgitated far too many times. In the end we learn really nothing about Kuromitsu and the why or the how. We get a pointless mop up of stale events which was predictable from halfway through the show. The art and action was awesome though. |
formosan said: AeonsLegend said: I found the ending a cheap way to finish a series which had a lot more potential. A never ending cylce like this has been regurgitated far too many times. In the end we learn really nothing about Kuromitsu and the why or the how. We get a pointless mop up of stale events which was predictable from halfway through the show. The art and action was awesome though. I have trouble imagining what these characters would be like if they actually got some characterization. I mean ... the dopey driver guy who liked anime about driving got more characterization than Kuro. And I got the impression that Kuromitsu and Kurozuka never got a real chance to live together as a couple at the end. This *didn't* match the memory of them in medieval robes in a field of white flowers. So if they never get to live together as lovers, then the notion of them eternally chasing each other is just ... unsatisfying. Honestly, I doubt he even loves her anymore, or is chasing her for that reason. She's forcing him to continue this cycle, he even asked to let him die. Anyway the cycle may end if she finds a suitable body right? It may not go on forever, she was almost there with Kuon, right? I'm still a little unsure of some parts. Like if he'd gotten Kuon's body, would he not have to get a new body every 100 years? And why wasn't Kuon still usable at the end, is he not immortal, surely a fall wouldn't have killed him? What's with the mass blood gathering at the end, and wasn't that Benkei he killed(or simply stabbed and not killed, actually), and after entering the 'room' he saw them having a conversation? Could they not have had that conversation ages before Kuro actually came to the palace? It was an okay series for me, but I didn't feel like the ending was as solid as it should have been. |
ZugySep 2, 2009 2:24 AM
| thanks to SilentPredator03, your explanations helped a TON. i feel a whole lot more closure on this series now. |
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| You know, until the 8th episode I thought "OMG, that's great! I'll give it 9/10, all is just what I like!". But eps 8 (second half) and 9 confused me, there was a lot of stupidity there. Thanks God, last 3 eps were good. 8/10 overall. |
MaxCrankOct 23, 2009 2:07 AM
| Not a very good anime, but I loved it for the sheer pretentiousness. I wouldn't mind if they just skipped the good parts, they were nowhere near as entertaining anyway. |
| Originally I wrote this for the mindfuck club, I think I could leave my insight here too. Since it is about last episode. Although the show itself has not lived to the initial hype and has a bit of a flop in the middle, the end represents an ultimate mindfuck. Just one of the best there is! I think the last episode is well worth the time spent for the series. I've really enjoyed it. Pure tainted love. So wicked it is just scary. I've still got chills down my spine when i remember these words by Kuromitsu("don't be afraid"). Women can be terrifying, can't they?) I can add, that the most important part in the end for me was actually the "definition" of this eternal love. Not the dream or time circles, but rather this concept by Kuromitsu. That even if you loved the person after being with him/her for many years you'll definitely fall apart at some point. So Kuromitsu has found a very sick(to say the least) but somehow genius way to make herself fell wanted and thus truly loved throughout ages. PS. "Love" is definitely some sort of mental illness according to this anime)) And I personally don't think it's to far from truth. |
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| The anime was o.k. but i prefer the manga hands down. I think it would have been better to anime that manga storyline than an adaptation but eh. The ending was bad in my opinion, it just left too much up to the viewer in my opinion. |
| 5/10 from me, the whole show just seemed messy to me. Started pretty ok, but meh... |
| It should have ended with him being chased in town, but it was fairly good as it is XD Very interesting and confusing anime, even unique. Enjoyed it quite a lot. |
| Women are scarry :S 7/10 from me... |
 "Only the dead have seen the end of war". ~Plato~ |
| All I can say is that wdf whole series with the time lapse really got frustrated 7/10 for me. |
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| Hmm... I liked it. [9/10] - Art was brilliant. - Plot, well... It's not perfect, but it's rare an anime is that unpredictable where you wtf every second episode. Though I really hate such "funny" elements like the scene with the feces bag. That was unnecessary, in my eyes. - And the OP will stay with all its digital hardcore power. It reminded me a lot of AA=! |
| Story was interesting, especially the last half of this episode, but the series could've used better directing. |
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| I think I understand it....haha. 9/10. |
| 7/10 First two episodes were great, than it started to fail and just when i got my hopes back up the ending was just a "WTF are you serious??" moment. |
| this show was such trash 1/10 from me couldnt stand it since ep 6. |
| I'm a little confused, everything it was only in his mind? it was interesting but I give only 6/10 (are more anime what I like more, sorry) |
qazx3Dec 3, 2011 2:01 PM
| I have to be honest, while I really did like the series, I didn't really understand what the hell was going on. I thought that maybe I didn't pay enough attention while watching and maybe missed something so I'm glad that I'm not the only one to be confused. I wasn't sure if it was because she said "I have your body" that maybe she had his old body, his first body and that's why he would remember everything again...? Every time he remembered something in his other lives, he always thought of it as a dream...I also remember in the very first episode, he mentioned having Deja'vu so I was thinking that maybe the Deja'vu that he had was him simply seeing into the future or something? I wasn't quite sure... |
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SilentPredator03 said: Let me preface this by saying this is what I got out of it and not definitive. This is from a combination of the series and reading the manga. DeathfireD said: I'm also a bit confused as to what actually happened towards the end where Kuro shows up in the city before it's destroyed, running from the red army. Was that just a random flashback to show how the city got fucked up in the first place? I don't think it was a flashback, but rather a flash forward. When you see Kurou wake up, he looks upon the city that is completely rebuilt. Add to that the fact that in the following clips we get a quick glimpse of the Red Emperor (Benkei) ordering them to find and kill Kuromitsu. Now he lifts his hand up briefly and you can see just how much it has shriveled - showing that he's aged even more after the time we see him meeting with Kuromitsu. Afterall, he gained immortality and Kurou didn't cut his head off after their duel. I think this point is just to show that the cycle of Kurou and Kuromitsu meeting and running from their pursuers is endless. Also what was the point of Kuon's body? Was it really just a replacement for Kuro's body? If so why? Is his head the only thing that doesn't age? Kuon was created specifically for Kurou - as he needs to replace his body every 100 years or so. The reason Kurou has to change bodies every 100 years is because when he drank Kuromitsu's blood, Benkei chopped his head off before the blood could finish mixing. Kuon is actually a 'complete' immortal like Kuromitsu. She created him in hopes that giving Kurou an immortal body would eliminate the need for him to switch bodies. It's not that his body doesn't age, it's just that it can't take the constant damage and regeneration. After awhile it begins to weaken until he can't move anymore. I can see from the very end that they did not actually "go back in time" since there was buildings destroyed all around the forest that Kuro and Benkei where in. I can only guess that this is a never ending cycle that Kuro and Kuromitsu created into order to survive and keep their relationship fresh. Not so much to keep their relationship fresh as it is a necessity of Kurou switching bodies. As she is being pursued, Kuromitsu can't exactly wait around for Kurou to finish joining to his new body and she has faith in him that he'll find her. Also the evil old guy was still not explained other then he wanted Kuromitsu dead... The 'evil old guy' is Benkei. He was jealous of Kurou for his relationship with Kuromitsu. He betrayed Kurou to the group that was chasing them at the time and found out that Kuromitsu is immortal. He spends the next 1000 years chasing her so that he could tell her his feelings. A little bit crazy and obsessive? Yeah, but look what she did to Koun. This is a woman who has a great power over men. Overall, the 'ending' is left up for the viewer to decide. Was it a dream? Possibly, but the destroyed landscape around the jungle suggests not. good explanation! and i loved how Etiki linked this with chaos theory! i felt sad because of poor Kuro. he wanted to die and end the never ending cycle but selfish Kuromitsu actually doesn't care about this and wants him forever by her side. but again i guess her love was so strong... this was one of the masterpieces for me and that opening is fantastic <3 |
sorashikaMay 6, 2013 5:41 PM
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| 6/10 this anime had so much potential to be a very powerful 10/10 anime with plenty of high quality action to boot. unfortunately, the execution and direction were bad... |
| This was stupid as fuck. First episode was great, it started out like a thriller romance story and i was looking forward to that, but sure it took a different turn, future he got amnesia and start looking for Kuromistu, the story from that point went to shit. There actually wasn't much of story in it all, pretty much everything turned out the way i expected it too, except i thought MAYBE both Kuro and Kuromitsu might die in the end. But NOOO..that ending i am guessing was their lives repeating over and over again, every time Kuro gets beheaded..But i thought Kuromitsu made Kuon to make Kuro actually immortal so he doesn't need to switch bodies and lose he's memory, so then dafuq?! Very disappointing, the fights weren't that great at all, the first few were great that's about it. 5/10 Might check out the manga, since apparently it's better.. |
| WTF! WTF! WTF! She cuts off his head dumps him off in the middle of nowhere and expects him to find her. When he actually does find her she cuts his off his head again. Rinse and repeat. For a second there I thought he was setting her up by saying the trigger sentence that makes her cut off his head, but no. He actually had no clue what was coming. I guess that many decapitations gave him some serious brain damage or something. Why else would he be so stupid? Oh? But wait. He goes back in time before the great disaster. Hmm? What's this? A new plot twist, more like plot hole, or just plain bad writing. As it turns out, it was all in his head. So let me get this straight, nothing happened?! What's the point of even making this then? What a waist of money. |
| I like Hentai, you like real life. Instead of complaining about my tastes, be grateful you now don't have to compete against me. |
| WTF. |
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| n I was so happy to see his mad skills again, ending felt like a giant middle finger at the very end it look like it was staged to be like how it was in the past when they first met when it started zooming out n u saw the city |
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