Bro this anime got some BALLS. They basically went RANDOM BULLSH*T GO for their final episode. Or actually, maybe it isn't so random.
First off, I love how they don't just omit the OP ENTIRELY, but instead play a little of the beginning, then freaking END IT with a gunshot
Anyway, I believe it makes sense for the maid from Wuv Wuv Beam to be the one to end Nagi (although the kill technically goes to panda who f*cking bamboo javelin spears her in the torso, W), because ultimately she probably just wants peace. She lost that when Ranko came and not only disrupted that peace, but also basically killed her entire cafe. Then she attempts to avenge her fallen comrades and make peace once again by ending Ranko, makes sense.
So when Nagomi makes a valiant attempt to win over the hearts of all the creature cafes, and to make Akiba into a place of maid cafes minus all the Quentin Tarantino, the first person in the crowd who probably finds favour in this is in fact the maid from Wuv Wuv Beam, who most likely also desired to have Akiba be thriving with maids without all the death and destruction. It's when Nagi not only kills the Lion cafe head in front of all, but also empties her revolver into Nagomi, Wuv Wuv Beam maid sees the source of all such discord in Akiba, and right then and there, ends the cycle of violence, and ends the Akiba Maid War.
My issue is one that was actually briefly discussed by the maid cafe head characters here in this episode, and that's that Nagi's motivations are so wishy-washy. I really want to know what made her go from wanting to end Oinky Doink Cafe, to protecting them, and then to ending them again. Sure she was moved by Ranko's humility in that other episode when she was asking them to spare the cafe (which I was surprised by, I thought Nagi was more cold-hearted than that, but anyhow, she showed them mercy at that moment), but then after Ranko's death she immediately goes all out full force in wanting to end the cafe again. Is it because she didn't want them rising up against her to avenge Ranko's death? Perhaps she saw it as a ploy, but I'm sure she could've seen that their intentions to make peace were genuine. Maybe she was seeing too much of Ranko in Nagomi and just wanted to completely forget about her. Maybe she's like the Joker, who's drive for evil cannot be explained, who simply seeks out violence no matter the case. Some maids, perhaps, just want to watch the world burn.
The reason Nagi had Michiyo (did I spell that right) killed was because in fact she was becoming soft, and saw her useless if she wasn't her battle-hardened self. So yeah, maybe violence just runs in Nagi's blood. But wtf, she's also capable of mercy, because again, she did spare Ranko and the rest of the cafe that time. So... I don't know what's going on inside her head, but I'm really feeling inclined to just call it lazy writing just to make sh*t happen.
And there's one other complaint I have, although it's more of a nitpick really, and that is that Nagomi should've died. I get that they still overall wanted to end on a happy note, and thought people would be very unhappy if all they got was depression after Ranko's death. But from a story-telling perspective, Nagomi actually dying would've been more impactful. Because we see as we fast-forwarded to 2018, that violence was no more, and all Akiba was living in peace and harmony. It would've been as if though Nagomi gave her life to end the Akiba Maid War. True, she didn't get off scot-free as now she's in a wheel chair. Maybe Nagi in all her rage, missed all of Nagomi's vital organs as she wildly fired her shots. But still, I think her death would've solidified this crazy show a bit better.
And lastly, man, ramen dude didn't need to die. F in the chat for the guy just doing his job
I enjoyed this sh*t. I'll give it a 7/10, but if I were to write a review, I'd put it with "Mixed Feelings".
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