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| The OST is out if anyone cares. http://www.bakabt.com/151676-sora-no-woto-ost-collection-mp3-lone-320kbps.html Edit: Holy shit, it is pretty decent. |
-DerpMar 30, 2010 9:16 PM
| I think the last two episodes were done in a hurry. |
| Damn, as if everything would be so easy in real life... Such utopia... Well, at least, that warmed the heart a bit. But the ending was so expected (since Rio's departure in episode 10, to be correct) In the end, they made a beautiful anime, with awesome music, but with an unexploited background story and theme... 8/10 anyway. |
| Everytime I watch this show I always feel like I'm actually there... *sigh* |
descent87 said: Enjoyed the series but was let down mostly not by what was show but by all that it was not. I will say this, hands down this world, setting, premise, call it what you want is perhaps one of the best I have seen in any anime, movie, science-fiction novel, ect. The series set an amazing tone for itself and created dozens of mysteries and myths to be explored and explained. In the end a great idea somewhat fell victim to a limitation of 12 episodes and perhaps a lack of boldness to explore the thematic elements presented to us a bit more, it is almost sad that things seem to be simply returning to a status quo. If they aren't going to give us a continuation at the very least it would be nice to see some progression, i.e. a re inspired Noel working to better the world by rediscovering beneficial technologies, Kanata setting off to heal the world through music (lololol), w/e w/e but I think you get my drift. Regardless a highly recommended series from me. It was a different kind of music focus and a different depiction of military life, one that was actually very authentic in many ways but with a huge dose of fluffy topping of course, haha. It was willing to deal with some serious issues including chemical warfare, post-apocalyptic nihilism, and a daunting sense of loss (both personal and to humankind) without it ever feeling too out of place in a rather cutesy show and it gets major major props for that. To wrap this up I guess I am also not as bothered by the retelling of the angel story at the end. Its quite likely that the Roman iteration is just a flawed and mystical as the Helvetian one. The way it was presented to us simply gives us a bit more to think about, continuing on the same theme as the POW: misunderstandings (theological and cultural) can lead to conflict. Until Noel starts accessing some very old video archives somewhere I doubt we'll know what truly happened. Vector tank was also awesome :) i totally agree with this. tl;dr the character and story backgrounds were rape, but the show failed to deliver on it. great show despite that though. |
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Maximatum99 said:  I second this reaction. Fuck it, i bawd. It's maybe second time any show left me with that impression, so i forgive for too much moeblob (for me) and flaws, and give 9 for entertainment i had with facts&speculah from SnW wiki charts by anons. And for those baw moments in final. Oh, hell, also sora no woto had actually best backgrounds ever. Seriously, i think i never saw them so detailed, almost like painted, and those colors.. maaan. |
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| I really don't get this series. 6/10 |
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| I dont care what any one of you say; I enjoyed this series and the final episode was lovely. 8/10 In all honesty though, what's not to get? |
RibeyrollesApr 9, 2010 9:10 AM
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| Nice ending. 10/10 ^^ |
| very lovely last episode 8/10 |
| The ending development in the final 2 episode erally change my views to this anime. I only rate this anime as boring for the first 10 episode. Just 5 girls in a fortress as army, dealing with their daily lives in the small city were too boring for me. I almot drop this anime but thank goodness i'm not. The final 2 episode were great. The drama building, great final character development, especially on Filicia, she went all way makes me love her ! Anyways, the ending really change my prespectives, i'll give this series 8/10 ( I was almost rate this anime 6) |
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| I didn't expect anything more from Sora No Woto. Really, if it began as a happy kind of story, it's bond to end this way. Sure, everyone was hoping for something EPIC to happen, but this is completely what I had expected. All in all, I'm content with this ending. The series overall was decent. And plus, the Rio in a dress but speaking in an authoritative manry voice was just too awesome. xD |
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| It was building up SO well and even though it was an epic moment, I couldn't help but feel that that was an overly cheesy ending. :l Even so, loved the show and loved the soundtrack. Gib S2. |
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| Well as long as the Roman Emperor guy doesn't mind Rio having lesbian affairs I think everything turned out alright. |
| i really dont know...its good as a heartwarming comedy, i was smiling and laughing quite a lot throughout the series but this ending seems off and too rushed and lol Rio... |
| Really good final episode. I enjoyed this anime; the characters were quite nice. Rio saves the day and then she returns to the girls in the military... :3 |
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| Loved the ending to it, if only the series had been this way from the beginning, it would have earned a higher score from me. Even still, it brought things to a nice close. And it was nice to see Rio as the official Princess! 8/10 from me. |
| Series was definitely a lot better than I thought it was going to be when I started it. Really enjoyed it. |
| This episode was good. The entire series should have been this way. |
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| satisfied with the ending 8/10 |
Stupid 3rd World Country |
| It was an alright last episode. Overall the series could've been so much better but I enjoyed it anyhow. |
| Unrealistic but nice Ending, overall: 9/10 |
| 8/10 Wasn't the best ending, but it wasn't the worst ending. I thought more that the ending would be more like that Kanata and Kuraha was in same situation as Filica were in when she almost died. And that Rio would come down and save her as the ''Princess'' But that was just my thought :) |
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| Nice episode to put an end to the story. Could’ve been much better, though. There were a lot of things that were left unexplained, like what was that Noël exactly did, or what’s the meaning (if there is any) of the legend of the fire maidens and the skeleton at the bottom of the river. If it had more episodes, the background of the world we were shown initially could’ve been properly developed and not just a simple motif, as it was left. As a whole, the pace was excruciatingly slow at first, with little to no hints to the plot and rushed in the end. The fact Kanata was going to play Amazing Grace and Rio was going to come to stop the war was pretty predictable and cliché too. However it managed to touch me, and even if I wished there was more action concerning the war scenes, it was good enough. |
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ukonkivi said: This episode was good. The entire series should have been this way. This. I liked the ending even though I felt that a few things were not explained correctly. Overall, I enjoyed the series, especially the last 4 episodes which were the ones with actual plot in them. I want moar. 8/10 |
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| Great last episode. Probably my favourite from the series. Really moved me. Besides this episode though, this series was just okay. I found it boring a lot of the time. 7/10 |
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| Awesome! This ep has moved my heart, I almost cried. I didn't expect war scenes or bloody action from this series therefore I very enjoyed it :3 And there was some really OMG moments! Sweet art and nice drama. I like the end and whole series ^^ 9/10 |
| I wished Aisha got to see the angel's skeleton. I wanted to see her reaction to it as well as the others, if they didn't know about it. I love this series and I hope they continue it. |
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| First, What in your guys opinion was Rio's Wish? Second, Shame on this show for making me cry over spilled milk, then cleaning it up right away. Nothing was lost or gained in the end. 8/10 Positives for the episode: The re-use of the "Sergeants" to give you a simple mindset of the soldiers on the field during the Amazing Grace ceasefire. Noel going fetal/Manic followed by Kureha really showed a range of true human emotions in the face of war- hell they're supposed to be young girls. |
| Throughly enjoyed every aspect of the series, has to be one of my favorites. Sure, there were clichéd parts, but not enough to make me rate this down. Takes the full 10/10 from me. |
| anybody noe what the song is called when the Takemikazuchi starts? like the song with the male vocals but not in japanese, please does nyabody noe? |
| It is interesting the Roman version was actually more understanding than the Helvetian version. I had the image of them as oppressors the whole time. It just makes the message behind this much, much stronger, the demon and the angel are the same. Having three parallel interpretations of the fire maiden legend from different tims would have been fine, but it also made showing the space monster skeleton just an unnecessary distraction. What would the space monster/demon war interpretation's original story be, anyway? Extreme animal rights activists sheltering and taking care of a monster? And there are some things that are only partially fitting metaphors of what we've seen or heard so I guess those are just coincidences and the legend is not based on the events. |
VictimOfFateFeb 6, 2012 2:01 AM
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| I found it! its a more dramatic version of Servante du feu i think, probably becuz of the sound effect and the moment it was played, when the tank was alive withits crew. |
| Finally finished watching this :P Battle and stuff was pretty cool and fun to watch, I really liked the retelling of the legend. It was very well done :3 Now onto the silly stuff ... how did I know she would play Amazing Grace? I dunno but I just knew. Something else I don't know - how you stop a war by playing that. Seriously. As nice as it was that's just unbelievable. As is Rio coming back - seriously, that ending was too happy IMO ;S I admit I don't think I can rate this properly since I don't remember much of anything from the first few episodes, but let's see - the characters were OK (well ... kind of D:), I did like the animation and the music was great, obviously, but yea, I just don't remember the plot much at all and to be honest, it was boring to watch sometimes. As in I kept checking how much time went by and stuff. So, I'd give this a 6.5, but I'm gonna have to round down this time. 6/10 |
| I seriously teared up when she started playing Amazing Grace. I'm sure it could have ended better, but even if it was a "quick solution" kind of ending, I loved that Rio stopped them from fighting. (How'd the Roman soldiers understand her? o_o) The Roman emperor sounds like a good guy. XD I was going to give this show a 6/10, but that Amazing Grace scene makes it a 7/10 for me. :) |
| Wow! Amazing last episode in my opinion! |
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| They ended it pretty well. It would be hilarious if someone just shot out of no where, but this is probably the ideal ending lol. |
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Maximatum99 said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- O.M.G! This episode was just epic. The drama! The conflict! The rebellion of their own forces to save their nation! In all seriousness, this felt "overplayed" in the music department without evoking a real meaning in drama for me. Didn't feel like much of a struggle throughout the series for this last episode to have critically worked out. Sure, the story fits about Rio and other things but what about the "Angel"? How convenient it symbolizes their group's effort and story to save many lives. I guess that golden skeleton was just for show. Poorly done symbolic concepts, almost wasteful character development, half-assed story. Series-7/10. This describes my thoughts about this series perfectly. |
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| Thanks to Kanata's trumpet, my soul is on fire! I truly enjoyed it. A very heart-warming and smile-inducing, nice and light show. The premise of the show is original, I adore the characters, the music is great, the mood is sweet (but there are also contrasting atmospheres with depth), and Kanata's hairstyle is awesome. A memorable watch. |
| Definitely could be better. The messages are there, though it's not delivered well most of the time. It's still a meaningful watch, several parts can be pretty thought provoking. 6/10. I really do want to give it 7 or 8 because of the messages it carried, but the execution is simply not there. |
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| For some reason I really like this anime but it feels like there should be more. |
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| Epic ending. The whole episode was amazing. The best started when they powered up the Takemikazuchi. The wonderful song from the first ep, the legend of the town fitting the girls and the events. The awesomeness of the Takemikazuchi. And of course the scene with Amazing Grace and finally achieving peace. It might have been a little cheesy, but I think it fit the theme of the anime perfectly. But, unfortunately not the whole anime was this great. My main problem was how light the 3/4 of the anime was. It was a bit more than it should have been. The reason is that the 'sudden' change to the more serious theme was a bit rushed because of this. I mean the comedic parts (like the pee thing) were funny and all, but should have been toned down. Less SoL and more Military. Another problem was the 'moe'. They really should have used some other character design, especially since it really resembles K-On! which is a supposed 'moe' anime. This is the reason a lot of people avoid the anime. Finally, they really should have told us more about what happened in the past, before the apocalypse. And the golden bird bones, what's that supposed to be? Some kind of animal? The characters were a little stereotypical at first, but I'm really glad they've all gone through development and changed for the better. I mean Noel's breakdown, Rio finally accepting her role, having to replace her respected and missed sister (Iliya) and the of course the others as well, but I don't think I have to go into much detail. My personal favorites were Kanata and Kureha, they were both really great in my oppinion. Kanata learning to play the trumpet so beautifully (especially with her perfect pitch) was great to see. I liked all the minor characters as well, especially Mishio and Yumina. The setting was great, I liked the feel of the whole town, the 'period' they were in (I know if supposed to be in the future, but you get what I mean), The Holy Roman Empire and Helvetia, the mysterious 'old' technology and just pretty much everything about it. Story, well the story was also great. And by story I mean the last 3-4 episodes, because the other parts didn't really have much of a story of course. I liked how they (even though it started as a light-hearted anime) brought up things like chemical weapons and the situation and fate of those who lost their family in the war. The music. Do I really have to say anything? It was amazing of course. The trumpet/bugle songs were great and really fit showing that they can be much more then simple signaling assets. It's ability to convey emotions which truly resounded in not just the soldiers, but in me as well :D One of the songs I'm surely gonna listen to is the one played during the the telling of the legend here and in ep1, and maybe the opening as well. At first I wanted to give this anime a 7, but after I watched the last episodes and this great ending I'm gonna give it an 8/10. They could have done some things differently, but it was beautiful and a big surprise nevertheless. I hope they will make a second season. I might also rewatch it in the future :) |
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