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Jun 27, 2009 11:20 AM

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it was a nice ending,
but one of the grandkids looked like
kuro
something is fishy here ~_~
Jun 27, 2009 4:52 PM

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I think the ending was quite good from an impartial point of view. Since I like Kuro way better than Akane (even though both were stereotypical characters) I did not like the ending as much as it really was.

v7ch said:
it was a nice ending,
but one of the grandkids looked like
kuro
something is fishy here ~_~


Maybe the authors inserted this fact to show the deep bond between Kuro and Keita (their contract was intact until Keita died so this could have somehow affected this?). Well, sounds a bit stupid, but since the whole series was not that good, it would be fitting.
Jun 30, 2009 4:00 PM

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Worst. Ending. Ever.

I can't really give it up even for the part after the recap. I would have been ok with an ending at 21 for this series. But then again, I felt a rapid decline of interesting plot even before that point, right after Keita wakes up from his coma. Haha, you could say the plot never woke up from its coma even though Keita did. HA.

I fear if I write down what I gave this series, people will throw things at me. I'm a pretty tough grader and a lot of the time, the ending makes or breaks the score I give an anime.
Jul 1, 2009 4:22 AM

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At least Keita died. The theme of the anime was good but the plot was terrible, if Keita had died before the anime was great.
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Jul 1, 2009 5:37 PM

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Did Keita die when he synchronized with Kuro for the last time?
Jul 1, 2009 10:04 PM

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Kallen_R2 said:
Did Keita die when he synchronized with Kuro for the last time?


He used the last bit of his life force to synchronize with Kuro to send her that message.

With that said, this episode was crap. There was no reason to have summary in this episode. They could have easily added in content to tie in all the loose ends that where never answered. Not to mention we see Keita get married and then a min later he's a grandfather. I knew there was going to be time skips but why do so many in such a short amount of time? blaaaa at least Keita and Akane had kids and lived a happy life.

Also wtf was up with Kuro's brother saving Akane but not the women he loved still in the helicopter too? He clearly could have if what we saw in this summary was true. That part made no sense at all. Also Kuro being "sealed" on the holy land was a bunch of BS too. You mean to tell me if she just stayed there from the beginning none of this would have happened lol?
Jul 2, 2009 3:39 PM
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Recaps fail, ending was great.
Jul 4, 2009 2:41 PM

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grandpa died just before dinner TT_TT


I'm more sad about the fact that

there's few potatoes and beefs without their eater than the fact he died. lol. Pretty damn annoying character.

I have to admit I was facepalming like 25% of the series. Mega exe, Giga exe, Tera exe. Did somebody have skill called "Peta Exe"?
Jul 5, 2009 1:06 AM
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lol recap at the last episode.What the HELL!!! I like the ending but not the recap-_-
Jul 7, 2009 1:25 AM

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i loved the ending and

@LOL RAWFULMAO some yakumo at night ^.~
Jul 7, 2009 3:43 AM

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One question : Zero-Raws have a Kurokami episode 24.
Someone have a explication ?
And i know about the episode bonus DVD but it's in August no ?
Jul 7, 2009 2:01 PM

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Its probably the DVD episode.

That ending was pretty odd for me as I kind of expected a Kuro/Keita ending cos of Reishen/Yuki but to be honest all that recap content could have been added to the actual episodes.

Also reuse of original opening was lame.

The only meaningful bits was the ending but I think somehow by Keita dying, the curse is gone?

I guess the gem stones surrounding the mountain were of importance and her making a constant seal but still ending was really random.

Kinda annoyed as the action was really good in Kurokami.
Jul 7, 2009 8:25 PM

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Adult Keita's face looked awfully fragged up though, too much like Reishin's face.
Poor Kuro had to be all alone (unless she was getting a secret dose of Yakumo every night), while Keita got to live a normal life afterwards.


This! I totally had a panic attack for a fraction of a second when we saw Keita, like wtf reishin PLZ.
And that's what I thought! Must get preettttty lonely being alone for eternity. Reminds me of Robinson Crusoe, anyone?

I actually put off watching this for a while, just didn't feel like it. But I liked this ending, nice toning down since I was 'meh'ing through most of the series.
Jul 9, 2009 8:20 PM

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Oh man...what a waste of an episode. Only the last few minutes was worth watching.
Jul 10, 2009 8:32 PM

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horrible use for the episode. Could have done something else with it or just not have it at all. I want to pick up the manga because from what I hear it is much better than the anime and varies greatly from this.

This is the plot summary of the manga:

"Black God is about a computer programmer who meets a Mototsuitama (divine spirit) over a bowl of ramen and loses an arm because of it. He wakes up the next morning with the arm intact and discovers that every person has a doppleganger and some even have a triple liner."
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Jul 13, 2009 2:35 PM
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They could have skipped everything but the last 2 minutes honestly.

At least it was a realistic ending though. Even IF Kuro had stayed with Keita he would have died anyway so she's likely better off getting down and dirty with Yakumo.
Jul 22, 2009 3:26 PM

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Meh, so-so ending. I was hoping for an ending more in the realm of chrono crusade.


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Jul 29, 2009 6:34 AM

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I liked the ending, we all already knew that it would be Keita/Akane in the end. Poor Kuro, tho.

Rest of the epiode was a waste, they could've have done better things with the time they had..

I enjoyed the series, in the beginning it was a little bit boring.. But after a couple of episodes it was getting better and better. 8/10
Aug 3, 2009 1:23 PM
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I hate it! I think they shouldn't make this ep. The 22nd episode would be better ending of the story. :/
Aug 9, 2009 3:16 PM

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I found this end very original because it's a recap, and the way of doing it with 2 speaker is also original.
And i found the last minutes very beautiful.
I also can understand that some people want a last episode with a mega-fight like the previous episode
Aug 10, 2009 8:20 AM
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I kinda like the ending.. but it'll be better if they put that part to ep 22 instead..since most of it isn't about the ending ...
Aug 15, 2009 2:29 AM

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Yea it was a waste of an episode should have ended it at episode 22 but at least we see how it all ended.
Aug 26, 2009 5:13 PM

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dude i just thing episode 23 was unnecessary. They should have just skipped it. i think episode 22 is the "proper" ending

Stop. Calm yourself. You're an idiot.
Sep 3, 2009 7:46 PM

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Loved the ending. Hate the recaps. Clever of Keita to take off Kuro's curse b4 he passed on.
Dec 20, 2009 1:09 PM

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Watched the first minute and skipped to the last 2 minutes. I liked the ending, brought some closure, but I think it would've been better if it just ended with episode 22.
Dec 24, 2009 11:05 PM

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alltogther now...

FIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEERRRRR....

It was an alright series, but I did enjoy it from time to time. 8/10
Dec 26, 2009 10:11 PM

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I hate recaps in general which is why I voted "hated it". I didn't mind the ending Akane got to have Keita, although Kuro got a shitty deal so you can't help but feel sorry for her. I would have liked it better if Kuro found a way to be with Keita.

Instead of doing the last episode as a recap they could have skipped the opening credits in episode 22 which could have given them enough time to show Akane going to the alter with Keita and Keita dying as a old man with grandchildren.
Jan 5, 2010 9:21 AM
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yeah this episode was a waste of time.. altho it was nice to see some insight on what happened after episode 22..

i was just waiting for Keita to go running to Kuro in the holy lands, wouldn´t that be a more satisfying end?? but instead he ended up with Akane.. what a Dumbass.. altho i didn´t really like keita as a character but, i don´t know about u guys but if i was Keita i wouldn´t have lived a happy life without being with Kuro (same goes for Kuro).. and especially knowing that she was isolating herself... and Yakumo and Riona made a nice couple they should of stayed together.. but i also feel like it was a one sided love for them.. since Riona cried at the end.. and Yakumo was like "i have to protect the princess" wtf?? made me feel like he didn´t give a dam about Riona and only cared about Kuro.. so maybe Kuro was getting some from Yakumo xD.. altho i also kinda doubt it...
Jan 11, 2010 1:28 AM

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Be thankful I am actually interested enough to review an ending of an anime, for this is a truly rare occasion.

A part of me did feel that the recap scenes of episode 23 could have just been placed in earlier episodes, at first. However, as it progressed I began to appreciate it more - a trip down memory lane if you will, while having some side story elements filled in. Then, the last minute made the ending spectacular; very touching and real.

Looking back now, I agree with the majority that the Keita and Akane pairing seemed strange though. I would have preferred the alternative pairing as well.

As for some of you expressing sentiments about Kuro being trapped in the Holy land forever, take a look at this: http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/3826/kurokami23.jpg. It would appear that in his death Keita took the doppeliner curse with him somehow, thus Kuro would be able to return to our world.

Lastly, I speculate that Keita and Kuro only die together when two conditions are in effect: (1) they are synchronized, and (2) neither has any tera. As for Steiner's contractee Excel, I can only guess here as well on why she remains young versus Keita aging normally. In the middle of the series Yakumo (blue haired girl with glasses) states that forming a contract makes the contractee stronger. Perhaps the reason of Excel staying young was because she was always with her contractor, in comparison to Keita and Kuro who became separated across dimensions.

I hope this might give some of you more closure, I myself don't really care for minor details when it comes to these things. This anime was very enjoyable as a whole, and I hope you enjoyed it as well.

9/10, Thanks for reading.
Mar 12, 2010 5:38 PM

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overall the anime's pace was pretty jagged, at some parts it was fast, sometimes horribly slow (with lame scenes and abolsutely no plot development).

The whole plot was terribly cliche as well.......an average anime id say

Apr 25, 2010 12:26 AM

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I really wish he had of gone with Kuro, would have just been better that way
May 8, 2010 11:25 AM
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Holycore said:
I really wish he had of gone with Kuro, would have just been better that way

I agree.
Jun 8, 2010 5:46 AM

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i just look back on this anime with mixed feelings. overall it is a clear 9 to me but with the ending and the easy going rehabilitation of Sano Akane it is never worth to get such a high ranking. i mean comon she betrayed him, even if it was for a good matter. she fought him without any regret. the only reaction was just a little push when Keita Ibuki was looking like dead! and after all that's it... and they get married??? not only a little bit of feeling really sorry for, just an lose explanation why? just imagine Keitas situation everybody dies in his surrounding and shortly before the expected mainfight, one of the most important persons turns her back on him and goes side by side with the suggested enemy? and that without only one word about it. would you say thx after all????

so rating 6 of 10. but i like that it got an final ending!
Jun 18, 2010 8:04 PM
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1st things 1st yes 90% of this episode was wasted and could have been used for somthing more interesting now the ending
AAAHHHHH!! so frustating the ending made me want to smile, cry, awwww, and scream at the screen all at the same time!

kuro got the shit end of the stick not because she had to give up time so keita could live (she's immortal) or because she didn't get the romantic relationship with keita that could have gone ether way but because she didn't get any involvment in his life at all, she never got to see him or the life he lead ever again which i believe ruined the whole "bond" aspect of the show an ending where this bond is maintained wether romatisized or not would have been far more satisfactory imo.

also just because kuro couldn't leave the pure lands don't mean thay can't go there etc, etc. basically there was a hundred different senarios that would have been a better ending and the final ep could/should have just focused on the after story not re-caping.

alt ending A) you see a full after story proposal then marrage then kids and keita and akane (posibly with kids) visiting kuro (like a holiday)

alt ending B) same as above but showing multiple "messages" between keita and kuro

then theres all the obviouse ones like keita goes with kuro and they live happily ever after forever, someone also mentioned a romeo and juliet style ending if done well that could be epic but would leave some characters behind so to speak i could go on but im just going to skip to the acctual ending, i like that he synchroed one last time befor he died, this did leave me thinking he just got on with his life and forgot about kuro until the end but was still a good sentiment and i liked the fact that it was an absolute ending i had more to say but ive forgot so ill end with the fact that im going to read the manga and ill probably post here if the ending is better.
Jun 27, 2010 3:23 PM

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I just forwarded bit by bit until I've reached the real ending scenes. I'm satisfied with the ending since I really wanted Akane and Keita to be together. I wonder if there's gonna be a second season. Kuro with a new contractee maybe? Hehe well with the Dopperliner system gone, there could be a nice twist in the storyline.
Jul 2, 2010 1:44 PM

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dammit i spoiled the freaking anime by reading thesse =(
Now i dont wanna finish the series cus i know kuro and keita don't end up together :''(
Uhm anyway, if I may ask.. Why'd you wander in here if you haven't seen more than the 7 first episodes? : o
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Jul 18, 2010 9:08 AM

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Awesome show overall. The ending made it that much better. Great job!
Jul 28, 2010 4:42 AM

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tche..worst..manga.ive.seen.
Jul 29, 2010 4:40 AM

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No...no...no...I SAID NO! I HAVE NEVER HAD TO WAKE UP AT 6 IN THE F-ING MORNING TO DISCUSS AN ANIME....except for school days but everyone knows that it is a clusterF**k and doesnt count....ANYWAY....WHY DO ANIME PRODUCERS MAKE ENDINGS WHEN THE MANGA IS STILL GOING ON!!! Dont mess with sh*8 that hasnt ended! dont give it ur own unless its awsome!! now i have to read the manga......I HATE THAT! if this was to get me to read the manga....Hats offf u succeded! ugh....ending was ok...why just ok? CAUSE ITS NOT OVER DUSHBAGS THAT MADE THIS!!! WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.?:!.????
im on the wii for christ sakes....u know how hard it is to type on wii? again it was a good series with a good 2 minits...but come on....kuro is there for the taking! Akane cant just steal that easily...thank god for a manga that is completly different......UGH! No one except akane ended up happy! dont give me that bull! BE A PIMP FOR ALL I CARE, JUST DONT WUSS OUT ON SH*8....that was directed towards the writers....Man up and leave it open ended......we dont need people dying! What we do need is someone with a brain to say, "Wow...um... this isn't the best ending." Hey why dont we start a new season with all the kuro leaving part but then have her living alone a premonition of things to come and instead she doesnt leave and this stupid ending could be forgotten......BUT THATS JUST TOO SMART ISN'T IT?

Nam is a G.... enough said.


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MelonLord

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Aug 5, 2010 10:24 AM

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Hate racaps >_<

Why?! Why series with nice music and beautiful endings have so worst plot and so bad art? =\

All this 23 episodes is a waste of time. Even endless8 isn't so boring... I want my time back ;_;
5/10 for me, only because of music and endings.
Aug 12, 2010 3:14 PM

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Kenaya said:

5/10 for me, only because of music and endings.


Wow, the music really sucked. Sometimes it was misplaced so bad that I had to laugh. Actually, everytime I laughed while watching this anime it wasn't about, it was AT the anime.
Was there even anything funny? Dunno.
Someone wrote that he cried... holy crap , whats up with you? Watch some real sad shit, that wasn't sad in the least. You cry while watching Titanic too, don't you? oO

Well, hopefully the manga is better...
Aug 12, 2010 5:09 PM

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Someone wrote that he cried... holy crap , whats up with you? Watch some real sad shit, that wasn't sad in the least. You cry while watching Titanic too, don't you? oO
Well, some people cry when seeing something like Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, so I find it possible that there'd be people who could cry for this one too.
It's not likely I guess, but it sure as hell ain't impossible.
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Aug 13, 2010 4:42 PM

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Yeah boring episode. Overall I liked the series, now to start reading the manga!
Aug 27, 2010 1:04 PM

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Well, that's one way to find out how your grandfather died.

Overall entertaining series in my opinion. Some parts were questionable, but I'm left satisfied. I was afraid the series was going to turn out like Shakugan no Shana and have two girls fighting for the male protagonist instead of focusing on the action, but I'm glad that's not the direction they were intending to go.
Feb 18, 2011 6:13 AM

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Just finished watching the last episode.. And I feel like shit.. omfg

Why did Keita and Kuro got separated.. T_T
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May 30, 2011 4:02 AM

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Wait, so if the curse died with him, does that mean the Doppeliner System worked until his death? What a douchebag for not dying right away.
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Sep 7, 2011 5:30 AM

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Wow! Finally! Finished! I loved the anime. I love Kuro! I love Reishin! I love Yakumo! I love PuniPuni! And Nam?! waaaa! Saikou! :DDD
Nevermind about Keita and Akane.. :DDD

i liked this anime! I liked how it turned out.. So for me, 10/10! ;DD Like!
Geez! Reishin! Didn't expect that twist~

As for the ending, throught out the series, it is expected that Keita and Akane would end up.. From the beginning there is nothing between Kuro and Keita anyway, purely, they're just helping each other to achieve their goal..
I actually don't like Keita for Kuro.. She's too much for him. I like Yakumo better! :DD kyaaa! Yakumo♥Kuro! :DDDD
Demo ne, I was touched when Kuro decided to leave for Holy Land.. When She cried? Damn! Arghhhhh! But i think when she's saying something.. its like she loved Keita, but not in a romantic way..

The older version of Kuro is Beautiful.. Yay! :DDD
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Wait, so if the curse died with him, does that mean the Doppeliner System worked until his death? What a douchebag for not dying right away.


No! The reason why Kuro isolated herself in Holy Land is because she bear all the curse.. So that means, until Keita died, Kuro is holding that curse, and when they synchro, Keita then brought the curse to his grave.. :D
Dec 31, 2011 1:17 AM

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Sigh...poor Kuro...she got she short end of the stick in all this
At least she had Yakumo
I agree Yakumo is 100 times better!!!!!
Adult Kuro looks sooooo pretty ^_^
May 8, 2012 10:49 AM

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No way. Keita ended with Akane. Keita ended with Akane. Keita ended... what?! Seriously, why Keita has to end with her? Where is Keita x Kuro relantioship? Where is the hug, the kiss? Nothing more to say, disappointed.
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