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Man, I'm not sure what really happened in the final battle, but it looks like the good guys won it anyway. How the series ended was also really weird and surreal (probably also thanks to the infamous soundtrack). I'm not quite sure how to put it in words.. ~_~
It ended like it began: Merry sending people back to the Dream World. An okay ending to the story of Treesea, but it felt like the ending to an arc, not the story. Where's my awesome John Dew? What about Pharos? Will we ever see Merry sent back herself? I want a season two.
God, it's Pandora Hearts all over again.
For what it was, it was all right. I still love Yumekui Merry, but because of this ending it feels pretty bittersweet. I think I'll go have a donut now.
Not really a good ending. I didn't like how Yumeji learned about his power like that. In the manga, it was way better. I doubt they are going to make a second season because everything ended different from the manga, but I hope they do make one.
They didn't even show Landsbourogh and he was some what important in the last fight.
Eh, not totally impressed. Dew needed a more important role, imo. I'll probably just read the manga now, but I think it would be really cool if Yumeji had became his vessel anyway, and then Dream-eater and Chaser could team up to beat teh bad guyz.
Dear Math,
I'm not a therapist. Solve your own problems.
Oh, and Algebra?
Stop asking us to find your ex, she's NEVER coming back.
First 12 episodes were really good but then we got hit with the typical JC staff "ending".
I'm pretty disappointed now, I was gonna give it at least a 9 if not a 10 depending on how it ended, but now I just don't know. This series did not deserve this shitty ending.
Ending almost fizzled but it was still a good show. Kind of wanted Merry to kick butt from the beginning instead of giving up, getting motivated, then giving up before getting motivated again. Otherwise I really enjoyed and Merry is still so cute.
The build up to this episode was very gradual and the ending was just unleashed in great haste. Granted, it could have used the change in pace, but the last episode is pretty late to give it that push, especially since there are so many other plot points that have only been hinted at and not developed. Overall, the series was decent. A second season would be nice, but it would need to move at a much faster pace than this one to keep my interest up. 6/10
man, i wanted him to like summon doe and then have him rape mistletine but noooooo, had to have some kind of "believe in the heart of the cards" bs involved. oh well, it was a decent anime, but really could have been better
This left lots of unresolved issues for a second season. It looks like, unlike Play, Merry does send them back to the dream world. I'm glad to see the teacher didn't make it back.
Please don't feed the trolls!
In my next life I want to collide at the corner with the cute transfer student
carrying a piece of toast in her mouth...rodac
At first I let this series hang after the first episode, but I gave it a second chance and don't really regret my decision.
That said, this ending was extremely awkward. The powers were pulled out of nowhere, the strengths were totally inconsistent, the vast majority of attacks were meaningless, and the explanation for the ultimate outcome was nonexistent. I know they foreshadowed Yumeji's combat powers once, but that's the thing, they did it just once. For so many of the episode I expected him to show it again. At the very end of the series it's just too late to make it seem like more than a deus ex machina. Even ignoring all that, which is basically impossible, it didn't even manage to show the fight in a cool way. So many close ups that completely obscured what was going on and very little sense of weight behind most attacks.
I'm going to have to agree with most people that this ending was lousy and the series was messy with unresolved plot lines and unrealized motivations. Granted, I don't see how anyone can be surprised by this. It seemed obvious to me fairly early that they weren't going to get through things. I'm still confused what was supposed to have happened with Chris Evergreen. Mei being fine afterward seemed contrary to all their oh so dramatic concern that Merry couldn't send muma back. The main thing I liked about this series was the characters, which was more that they were refreshingly likable for a shounen than actually interesting.
Sort of interested in checking out the manga. A second season of the anime not so much.
I liked how the TV series had Chizuru but... I'm sad how the show barely progressed at all.
-Merry never even used her keys of her own free will other than that one time Yumeji got slashed, which was more based off anger.
-John Doe never made a '3rd' real appearance (1st being Ep1, 2nd being after Yumeji got slashed)
-The series introduced that 1 eyed Dream Demon guy but did nothing other than introducing him.
-They, the protagonists, never even got to meet Pharos.
Too many things they left out, hopefully there will be S2.
7/10 for me, lots of favorable characters and at least, was entertaining for me to watch.
I felt the ending of this was one of the weaker endings this season. Not the fight or anything like that, that was as good as I was expecting, but the very last few scenes made the ending weak.
Hopefully a second season comes around, because this series definitely needs one.
I love the Yumekui Merry manga and was really exited about theis adaptation but this was a terrible ending, worse than Fractale's and almost as bad as Dragon Crisis.
Mistletine had potential to be a great villain but ended up being boring, the animation was a joke (maybe the worst animated episode of all the 13 episodes), Yumeji's growth seemed forced and the climax was corny and nothing else; Just, no.
Still, if a S2 comes out in the future I would probably watch it, hoping they stick more to the manga and/or they change the staff of the series.
Super anticlimatic and rushed ending. What's with the "I can't give up" attitude that always gives the main character infinite power ups? Oh well, it was decent, 7/10
Thanks, person who gave me this on another site a long time ago, lol.
It was good and I really liked it until this arc with Mistletine so until 9 episode I think. After that it went downhill in my opinion.
6/10, because it wasn't good, but it wasn't bad either.
That didn't feel like an ending at all. I was going to give this an 8 but due to the last few minutes of this episode I might have to drop my rating to a 7. If there's another season with a better ending I might rate that an 8.
What a bad way to end a series. Everything felt so awkward and forced. The animation was also pretty bad, the fighting didn't seem fluid and the attacks had like no power behind it. With that said, I still enjoyed this series as a whole. If there is a season 2, ill probably watch it.
Well, this was kind of disappointing. At least my face became great friends with my palm.
The best way for this to end would've been if that bullet actually worked. That would've been perfectly fine.
But no, we can't have a perfectly fine ending, can we? Of course not, and instead, we get this. Wow, this was dumb.
"Herp derp, my dream is to never give up, I can't be beaten no matter how many times I'm hit."
And then suddenly, everyone's miraculously healed up and ready to fight.
Not to mention that Kawanami, who supposedly had both her dreams (however non-existent they were), and her soul completely shattered, isn't even in a near as bad a state as all those who suffered from dream loss.
And to think that this actually started out really well.
Anyway, poor Mistletine :< The only character I wanted to actually make it out alive.
Also, Ijima's face when he started stomping on Yumeji, what a priceless face.
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This was a cute series,the ending felt extremly rushed,but not terrible,i mean i've seen alot worst anime endings than this *COUGH COUGH Kiddy Girl-And* but overall,this was'nt too bad,but could have been better,we never even got to see merry use her full powers again like when she summoned those cool powers from her key chains like in episode 6,so i sense a season 2 to be made in the future,because this was so different from the manga. I mean the way they rushed this reminded me of the ending to the anime version of Shaman King.
overall,this was a fun series and i still love it but i wish this could have been alot better,so i give this at least a 7 out of 10
still,merry is so darn cute,you can't resist her :D however,i kind of felt bad for mistilteinn treesea though,she was rather cute and psycho at the same time,i was expected a rather better ending to the battle instead of having engi threepiece slice her.
In the Manga:
- John is meant to be involved in the battle as well, through a gateway Yumeji creates.
- John makes it into the real world.
- Yumeji's powers aren't as weak compared to in this episode
- Merry's true powers, and her identity are realised
Also I think they've all forgotten that Dream Losses are still occurring since Pharos is still alive.
The show was good until the pointless ending.
If there ever will be a 2nd season, I hope they clear up a lot of things.
In the Manga:
- John is meant to be involved in the battle as well, through a gateway Yumeji creates.
- John makes it into the real world.
- Yumeji's powers aren't as weak compared to in this episode
- Merry's true powers, and her identity are realised
Also I think they've all forgotten that Dream Losses are still occurring since Pharos is still alive.
The show was good until the pointless ending.
If there ever will be a 2nd season, I hope they clear up a lot of things.
Not to mention (quoting wikis and such here);
- She Merry remembers that she is guardian of the gate between the real and dream worlds, having the power to send dream demons back to the dream world and keep them locked away from the real world, using a set of keys as a weapon.
-With the assistance of the dream demon John Doe, Yumeji learns how, like in a lucid dream, he can manifest weapons during daydreams which he calls Lucid Gadgets, based on the abilities of dream demons he has met. This ability appear to stem from his right hand, which is shown to hurt a little after entering a daydream. It is questioned by John over whether Yumeji is really human, as he can enter daydreams without his help and his mental injuries heal quickly.
-Chaser occasionally helps Yumeji realize his potential to manipulate daydreams, such as manifesting weapons and connecting dream gardens together. He later uses a black cat as his vessel which stays at Yumeji's house, though becomes curious about how Yumeji is able to enter daydreams without him, wondering if he is even human.
Just a few quick examples, so there's no way there cannot be a season 2... Unless some really poor decisions are being made.
Always Strive to become stronger.
For both yourself and for others.
The ending was pretty abrupt and rushed. Powers coming out of nowhere and Treesea was defeated in a whim. Many things were left unexplained and we learnt nothing of Merry's past (or future for that matter).
Yumeji still has to send her back to the dream world right? Let's hope for a sequel in which we'll learn more about Merry. Pretty good series with great characters. A solid 7/10 from me! =)
*face/palms *. ......that's what I did the whole episode...and the whole anime for that matter.
The idea has potential but the way it was made into an anime gave it a ''common to boring'' feel .I was not impressed when this series started and I was not impressed [ if anyone could be ] with this ending.Boring battle scenes that seem more like stills than battle scenes...common-cliche characters with no appeal....the so cliche '' my will to do good for no reason apparently so i pull a magic sword and finish the evil guy '' scenario...
From top to bottom this series was an overall TOO common TOO cliche a series for me...I'll give it a 6.....though i think it deserves less....I hope they don't make season 2...seriously...
All in all it felt too rushed and anti-climatic. Yumeji realizing his power was also too rushed, with the way he gained it in the manga being 100 times more epic, but oh well.
There sure is room for a season two, but since it deviated quite a lot from the manga we'll have to wait for the blu-ray sales to see if the producers will even consider it.
Second season incoming. No more Ijima or Kawanami, just as planned, so it's ob-vious.
Otherwise, I don't understand something.
I doubt they are going to make a second season because everything ended different from the manga, but I hope they do make one.
...no.This ending is perfectly compatible with the manga. They will only have a hard time with Yumeji discovering his power, but there is still
John's summoning and the whole lucid dreaming thing for this part.
They will have to improvise a little for one part (or make Yumeji forget everything, mind you, it's very possible), but this is perfectly compatible with the manga.
They didn't even show Landsbourogh and he was some what important in the last fight.
Even more obvious: they didn't show noir at all. And if noir isn't here, every single part with Landsbourogh would have had to be changed. This only means that they keep them for later. Also, creating a character design for a character appearing 10 seconds, and right after, =>filler,...
How can so many people even think that (sales aside) this is not a giant warning for a second season?
Heracles wasn't introduced in the ANIME for fun,you know?
I'm still confused what was supposed to have happened with Chris Evergreen. Mei being fine afterward seemed contrary to all their oh so dramatic concern that Merry couldn't send muma back. The main thing I liked about this series was the characters, which was more that they were refreshingly likable for a shounen than actually interesting.
Everything is explained later. It's explained quite late in the source material.
good start then it got bad at the final episodes.. It would have been better if they wouldn't have strayed from the manga too much..
Problem is, the manga doesn't have a good "end of season" for now.
Well, it possibly have one in Vol.5/6, but it's impossible for them to adapt 5 volume in 13 eps with this pace. Even ep13 looks like an complete ending compared to what we would have had if they didn't put any filler.
You cannot end an anime anywhere you want, and they have to do with broadcasting restrictions .
Not to mention that Kawanami, who supposedly had both her dreams (however non-existent they were), and her soul completely shattered, isn't even in a near as bad a state as all those who suffered from dream loss.
Soul doesn't mean life. And in fact she does have dreams. She didn't before meeting Sana.
About the whole "constructing another dream", I don't like it either,but sadly lot of poeple think like this IRL, so it doesn't really surprise me. In fact, I'm more surprised that this is not in the source material yet.
(And we don't know if she can really get better, or if it's just yumeji's stupid optimism.)
In the Manga:
- John is meant to be involved in the battle as well, through a gateway Yumeji creates.
- John makes it into the real world.
- Yumeji's powers aren't as weak compared to in this episode
- Merry's true powers, and her identity are realised
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Why are you comparing it to "the battle"?
This is supposed to happen BETWEEN the first time we see Heracles and what's next. John was never supposed to appear here. It's a stupid comparison, he will appear later, in the second season. So it's not a bad thing at all.
In fact, it's A LOT better this way. Think about it. Yumeji's blade will already be quite hard to explain later, so John appearing... It could even possibly mess with the timeline and the scenario, later.
And there will be another season, if JC staff doesn't have money troubles.
This season is full of giant flags, seriously. Kawanami and Ijima "disappearing" alone is a good hint. There is a lot of things that are not needed without a second season;
Also, if they were not intending to do another season more "faithful" to the manga, they could have done the whole serie without Heracles and all about Treesea. Or they could have spammed Merry's keys everywhere. They didn't.
Overall,the first season is quite faithful to the manga. Except for Yumeji in ep13, they can begin S2 after Heracles' speech in the manga without any problem of inconsistency. They did a great job with this.
To me, this episode should not be judged as an ending which must explain everything. it is merely the beginning of the story.
The main thing I will remember about this show is that the anime is really, really good about giving a feeling of despair.