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| Meh, the novels of the movie also had an open ending. Whatever. I actually enjoyed this anime in some ways although some bits of it felt rushed. Can't be helped. |
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| Dammit. I figured as much. Another show with great potential down the drain. 3/10 What went wrong? Did the anime go way over their creativity budget? Or was the writing of the source material really this bad? |
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| >Publically says "I love Claire Cruz" >No Claire Cruz to be seen all episode Damn I got trolled. |
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| Although the ending was very open and left for interpretation, it isn't a bad thing. It leaves the rest to our imagination and hope of a continuation in the future. Overall I enjoyed this anime, it had the best range of romance and adventure while also providing the feeling of sadness and happiness. It is an anime I would definitely recommend to others. |
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| I have hope there will be episode 14 added to dvd/blu-ray, or there will be OVA, because this ending is just... bleh... I don't like that Ariel fell in love with Kal-el, I had hope she will fall in love with Ignacio... :/ I also thought Ignacio can have feeling for her! Eh... -.- Otherwise this this was good series :D But... have hope for special/OVA! |
| 6/10. Just slightly above mediocre from start to finish. I still don't get why some people like open endings. I don't see the appeal in not knowing what actually happens, and leaving it to interpretation means nothing but hopeful thinking with no certainty. I'd rather have closure. |
| Can't say its a bad series... Else there's nothing much to comment. |
- I've always... always been watching you... This whole time... Because you were there... That's why I was able to try hard. So you could have some balance! So you wouldn't treat me like a kid! So you would see me as an actual girl! Even while you were gone... You were right here! You were right here in my heart! |
| Well, open ending plus my favorite character losing. |
| There's a limit to how open u can leave an ending >.<!!! Well, I didn't hate it though. The art was pretty inconsistent this ep. Sometimes it feels so derpy and sometimes they look friggin beautiful, like the Kal sleeping scene. Now that was one bishi there :P Also how the others looked when they grew up. Chiharu looked really beautiful :3 It was nice seeing Kal becoming the BA he is now and his speech of love in public was quite good ^^ Too bad only one glimpse of Claire, and how she was talking to him through "telepathy?" XD Ari with her hair down looks really pretty. Still don't get why they made her fall for Kal and not Igna. Also what the hell was that awkward moment before Kal's departure? Does he know she loves him? And well that was a short truce with the sky clan XD Already fighting lol Damn it! Why the hell didn't they show us the blue seagull's pilot?!?!?! Charle is that really u??? And no Fana either -.- Well not a bad series at all. Had quite some awesome parts and quite a lot of meh parts but it deserves around a 7.5/10 for me. |
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| =)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) 5/10 because of the ending |
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| The first 3 episode were great, the rest was shit. |
| 1. Man, ari got hawt. i mean hawt. She didn't get enough show time 2. If a treaty is made with the sky clan, why are they still fighting each other? The whole 'ramming the island against the wall' still confuses me. I'm guessing it's just to test the wall itself... 3. If those predictable death flags were taken out in the middle of the series, I would've enjoyed this anime much better. I guess u gotta watch some bad series to really enjoy the good ones. 4. man, screw u ppl with happy endings. those endings are boring, predictable, cheesy & cliche. anything but happy endings is a good end for me. tragic would even be better cuz it stains ur mind forever. Overall series rating: 4/10 |
billybob300cMar 31, 2014 8:32 AM
| Good show, did enjoy it and it brought out the emotions that it was trying for even though the deaths were pretty obvious. Leaving my score the same at 8/10 because it was enjoyable. Myanimelist. The site where everyone rates a show on its ending and forget about the rest of the episodes. OMG this show had a crappy ending/cliff hanger ending 3/10 even though I've been praising this show for like ever!!!!!! ^ This is legitimately what I've been seeing for the past week. -_- |
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| am I the only one who liked the ending? |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| Man, this ending was good. Well, atleast it leaves our minds to imagine what would happen. Ari with long hair is so hot. She called Kal "her prince". I would like an OVA or something. Overall 8/10. |
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| Good episode. Wish we could have seen him getting Claire back. Hopefully there's an OVA for that. |
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| Spent a little too much time on build up and I didn't really care for the drama surrounding the underdeveloped supporting cast, but the airplane action gave me what I wanted to see. Unfortunately, those scenes were few and far between and it left me with an underwhelming ending that didn't really give much more closure than the penultimate episode. Although, that punch in the finale totally caught me off guard lol. 5/10 |
brianwuzhereMar 31, 2014 9:10 AM
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gamer2710 said: Dammit. I figured as much. Another show with great potential down the drain. 3/10 What went wrong? Did the anime go way over their creativity budget? Or was the writing of the source material really this bad? This. So much wasted potential, damn it! I cant believe this show started at 9/10, it even went up to 10/10 mid season in my book. Ended up 6/10, and even thats too much. kuuderes_shadow said: am I the only one who liked the ending? Maybe not, but Im willing to bet you are far into a minority on this one. Braindead plot with no sense at all, it just killed the show in the last 3 or so episodes. Whatever, moving on.... |
| Judging by Noelle's child's age, Kal and co.'s journey probably took like at least four years to complete (from the start to the End of the Sky and back again). It was a nice touch to make them all look a bit older, especially with Ari <3 Oh well, I wish we could have seen them reunited but hey, at least it's better than Tsuioku's ending. But why did they make Ari cry :( Chiharu finds closure, Sharon and Benji are still together and Noripii and Nanako return home as heroes. The two people looking at Claire in the end...I'm guessing that's Igna and the girl wearing and apron is...who? And who is the Hata Ranko RA?! --- Good story. Another one of those series that could have benefited if it was 2-cour (or maybe 1.5). 8/10. |
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AlexGK said: Braindead plot with no sense at all Where's the braindead bit? Where's the bit that didn't make sense? It all made sense to me. |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
| Such an open ending. There needs to be an OVA for this. |
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| Are you fucking kidding me with this shit |
| This deserves an OVA or sequel but i doubt it will get one. shame, because except for the open ending it could have a pretty great ending. 8/10 only because the parts of the show that were overwhelmingly good outweigh the really crappy parts |
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kuuderes_shadow said: AlexGK said: Braindead plot with no sense at all Where's the braindead bit? Where's the bit that didn't make sense? It all made sense to me. Like their entire goal made no sense - they went to all this trouble and casualties just to whack the island into the rainbow wall? The moment Claire got her powers back, instead of owning them, they just gifted her to the Sky clan. Sense where? This is bullshit, nothing else. Also the characters - with those they could have done so much better! Instead they kill off half of them and then make their sacrifice look like a joke with the already mentioned "plot". Rly, might just be me, ignore me, but the show started great and then went to shit level really fast. Should I mention the derp faces we have all over the last 4-5 episodes? And how the art was aweseome in the start? Nah. Im happy someone liked it though. |
| i think it was a great i love open ending. |
| and chiharu looks amazing |
| i want to ask about shizuka < is she with Fanna Levam or what < she could be Fanna Levam herself and rescued Kal in that plane. |
mezzo12 said: i want to ask about shizuka < is she with Fanna Levam or what < she could be Fanna Levam herself and rescued Kal in that plane. Go watch Toaru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku for another different story. Definitely not Fana Levamme. |
- I've always... always been watching you... This whole time... Because you were there... That's why I was able to try hard. So you could have some balance! So you wouldn't treat me like a kid! So you would see me as an actual girl! Even while you were gone... You were right here! You were right here in my heart! |
xchee said: Judging by Noelle's child's age, Kal and co.'s journey probably took like at least four years to complete (from the start to the End of the Sky and back again). It was a nice touch to make them all look a bit older, especially with Ari <3 Oh well, I wish we could have seen them reunited but hey, at least it's better than Tsuioku's ending. But why did they make Ari cry :( Chiharu finds closure, Sharon and Benji are still together and Noripii and Nanako return home as heroes. The two people looking at Claire in the end...I'm guessing that's Igna and the girl wearing and apron is...who? And who is the Hata Ranko RA?! --- Good story. Another one of those series that could have benefited if it was 2-cour (or maybe 1.5). 8/10. ^This. And I've got to watch Tsuioku now. |
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| As much as I want to see more planes get blown up and a proper rescue, I feel that the series does a decent job of completing Kal's journey into dealing with his inner demons. All the loose ends of the other characters are taken and the world-building is mostly complete. The only thing left to do is bust through and save his princess, it's just that we don't know how. From the tone of the series, I can pretty much guarantee that he wins in the end. OVA or movie please. 7/10 for overall series. |
HelghastKillzoneMar 31, 2014 11:02 AM
delulytric said: mezzo12 said: i want to ask about shizuka < is she with Fanna Levam or what < she could be Fanna Levam herself and rescued Kal in that plane. Go watch Toaru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku for another different story. Definitely not Fana Levamme. yes i think i will do that |
| you must be kidding right I need em to see Claire again wtfff it almost like I got trolled this last episode.......................... |
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| Not usually a fan of open endings, but seeing that this writer likes using the setting for multiple stories, this is not so surprising, this was satisfying enough. Even though many things were not shown, we can guess what happens next: Nina Viento is saved, Sky Clan vassalized or united with Belesteros and Isla's Commanders will use Karl and Nian to take down the Revolutionary Government. AlexGK said: kuuderes_shadow said: AlexGK said: Braindead plot with no sense at all Where's the braindead bit? Where's the bit that didn't make sense? It all made sense to me. Like their entire goal made no sense - they went to all this trouble and casualties just to whack the island into the rainbow wall? The moment Claire got her powers back, instead of owning them, they just gifted her to the Sky clan. Sense where? This is bullshit, nothing else. Also the characters - with those they could have done so much better! Instead they kill off half of them and then make their sacrifice look like a joke with the already mentioned "plot". Rly, might just be me, ignore me, but the show started great and then went to shit level really fast. Should I mention the derp faces we have all over the last 4-5 episodes? And how the art was aweseome in the start? Nah. Im happy someone liked it though. Just how many times the show repeat that the mission was in reality Revolutionary Government's method of disposing of people that they could not publicly kill? If you seek motive, it is religious. I don't know how much you care about it, but religion can be very important to people... and this world in the story is quite religious. And no, Claire could not own the Sky Clan. They may win a first few battles, but the Sky Clan would have soon found a way to go over her wind powa'. Her powers are deadly for unprepared, but no weapon is without its flaws. And the enemy would have years to find a way around it... and I doubt they would need more than a week or two. They had no choice but to give her up as a hostage. |
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Vastman said: kuuderes_shadow said: am I the only one who liked the ending? Me too! Great open ending! i liked it tooooo |
AlexGK said: Like their entire goal made no sense - they went to all this trouble and casualties just to whack the island into the rainbow wall? The moment Claire got her powers back, instead of owning them, they just gifted her to the Sky clan. Sense where? This is bullshit, nothing else. With regards to the goal - there's also the whole goal of scientific/religious discovery. Which, after all, has historically been a major reason for expeditions into the unknown. As for giving Claire over to the Sky Clan, it very much seemed that the government had been actively trying to get rid of her. That's why they sent her off in the first place, after all. Then a group comes along who will take her off their hands and give them peaceful access to their destination in exchange - what more could they ask for? |
| There is no such thing as shit taste. Only idiots who think everyone should have the same taste as they do. |
kuuderes_shadow said: am I the only one who liked the ending? I feel like they could have gone about it better, but the more I think about it, the more that I like how this series turned out for what it was. I really like how the main focus was on Kal's development, and the difference between who he was when he hated Nina Viento vs who he was by loving Claire and accepting his past for what it was. Well overall I have to say I enjoyed it. The fights had a sense of thrill and danger that I don't come across often, they really immersed me. The character interactions were enjoyable and outshined the muddled story. I liked the open ending because it symbolizes Kal's devotion to Claire and that he would fight the world for all of eternity if it meant reuniting with her one day. The scene with Ari was bittersweet. On the other hand, there were some problems that were too glaring to ignore. - Minor complaint: Ari loving Kal and proving that once again the childhood friend stands no chance in Japan. - The lack of world building and vague lore kept it from reaching its full potential. This probably could have been solved with an extra cour, but the slow pace of the first 4-5 episodes could be attributed to that as well. - The reason for going to the End of the Sky. They went into more detail in this episode, as it was probably a recon mission to determine its geographic significance in relation to their world. But they never really show what that significance was and it's thrown to the sidelines with a brief sentence about how it works. Despite those gripes of mine, I still feel the pros outweighed the cons enough for me to give it a 7/10. |
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| 5/10 Thought this series had much potential but everything fell flat. The overview of the world is not explained well enough, characters are severely underdeveloped, the romances felt completely hallow, etc. The Ari-Ramen episode was such a waste of time for a series this short. I didn't mind the open ending, and I got to see the Santa Cruz one last time. I felt bad for Ari because she loves Kal. xchee And who is the [s said: Hata Ranko RA?! ^yea who is this. Is she a spy? O_O |
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