What did you think of this episode?
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4Liked it!
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3It was OK
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2Disliked it
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1Hated it
6.2%
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Average 4.3
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- So basically, Aion wins? |
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| I'm wondering too, I don't get the ending so well... |
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| The ending is best until 15min of the episode. Made me hold my tears there. |
| My friends didn't like the ending. I guess they don't like an ending where one of the main character dies. |
| Personally, I'd have been absolutely pissed if it didn't occur. They practically guaranteed that would happen even from the first few episodes, and some miraculous way of preventing it or saving them would have just garnered a huge, disappointing WTF. The thing I can better understand is people just not getting the whole bit with Aion, who is at this point being portrayed as the true devil, and thus cannot be truly destroyed or stopped, as his very existence is necessary to the world. |
| Aion's level of victory is debatable. He set the stage for the Great Depression (and through it, WWII), and he certainly supplanted Lucifer, but that's not necessarily what he was aiming for. While it's true that those facts make this the Magdalene Order's defeat, that doesn't automatically make it Aion's victory. In the end, it can be argued that he never really succeeded in what he truly wanted, which was escaping god's plan and overthrowing heaven. The world didn't truly change in the sense that he desired - it just went through one of the most turbulent periods in history before restabilizing. Edit: And when you think about it, Aion was used just like anyone else, a fact that his later appearance in the Vatican proves. After all, he shouldn't exist any more after his "fight" with Chrno. The fact that he's still around means that god wills it, and that means that he's part of god's plan. |
ErwinJAJun 3, 2008 5:18 PM
ErwinJA said: Personally, I'd have been absolutely pissed if it didn't occur. They practically guaranteed that would happen even from the first few episodes, and some miraculous way of preventing it or saving them would have just garnered a huge, disappointing WTF. I'm tired of this scenario too. Miracles happen too easily in anime. Good that Chrno Crusade didn't fall down this path of ruin. |
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| after i watched the end of this show, i read the last few chapters from the manga and the ending in the manga is ALOT sadder and depressing as one of the characters is sortof frozen in time and grows up on their own and having to look back on all that happened years after |
| Definitely. The ending in the anime, which I watched first, made me cry for an hour at least. o_x But after I read the manga I was crying as well... more than when I watched the anime... and I never cry for mangas. o.o |
| Damn that was SAD!! :( :( |
     Thanks Puvi2Groovy for pointing out the invisible space :D |
BUD said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- So basically, Aion wins? I think so -_- nevertheless, sad ending of course >_< |
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| The ending was sad, but I felt the series drag along a little too much for me. I seriously enjoyed it. Tears were brought to my eyes >.>. 8/10 |
| This episode made me cry. For the reasons already stated, I was glad it ended in a sad way rather than with a cop-out. But that doesn't change the fact that it put me in a funk. That was... man, depressing. Really. |
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| I agree with many of you. This ending is the saddest anim ending that I've seen so far, but that doesn't mean it was a BAD ending. Quite the opposite. I mean..I would have loved to see a happy ending too, but this ending made it far more realistic and thus made the anime unique. And since they did die with a smile on their face... And the thing with Aion at the end..I didn't really understand why he was there again, but after reading your posts here I started thinking about it differently and it makes sense! I have to say that I never expected Chrno Crusade to be THIS good! I've just re-watched it and it's still worth at least 10/10!!>< (BTW.. Chrono and Rosette are, in my opinion, one of the best anime couples so far *_* Naaaaaw!!) |
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| I really liked this anime, especially the end of it. Even if i'm a guy it was hard to keep tears inside, i'm not the sensitive type, but the endig of Chrono really moved me. When they held each others hand, and chose death together besides living with without the other. Absolutely 5/5 |
TipsyTwistJan 2, 2009 6:17 AM
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| Wow that was depressing X_X. She was only 16? freaking out crying that she doesn't wanna die. That scene made me cringe with misery, not to mention all the other sad shit that happend. |
| One of the most emotional series I've seen up to now. Allthough the last episode did the emotional part,I loved the serie all the way through. I was dispointed they didn't kiss,that would have made it complete for me. if you look away from the emotional stuff: how did Chrno die? injuries or something? And for Aion, I can really say he won this one. This battle was more of a tie,he didn't accomplish what he wanted, and Rosette did die with Chrno,so they didn't win in that way either. allthough she would have died anyway early because of the contract. For why you see Aion again at the end should make sense to most people from what he says. As God,or Heaven you might say, need demons like to him exist in order to have people to have faith in that God exist. it's a complicated story wich I will not continue on about at this time. My point was anyway: Aion will keep coming back to make bad things happend,and God will send new apostles to keep it going. Entertainment for God? I like this because they make it seems like God and the demons were the one's who were the shadows who made people go fanatic and go to war for the sake of christianity or whatever. 10/10 from me. |
| He did die from his injuries. He got severely wounded in the battle with Joshua, even before he got his head blown off. He was taking a large amount of her life right there and then he got his head blown off, and instead of healing it, he turned into stone. When he does finally heal himself, that takes away a very LARGE amount of life from Rosette, but I think he only healed as much as he could, because then he went back into the other form. He never looked healthy again, he was always tired and exhausted. Then, when he goes to Central Park and throws his horns at Aion and then Aion impales him back with his own horns. Rosette says then that she will give all her life to him and she heals him and he fights as a Devil, taking away more and more of her life, and then he defeats Aion. But then he spits up a ton of blood and collapses because he also got injured in the fight. I am pretty sure it's THOSE wounds that he did not heal, so he turns back into his little form and they go and live together for six months until they die. He still had injuries at the end because Rosette offers to give up the rest of her life for him, but he says no because he doesn't want to live without her. As for Ewan (Remington); He was not a 'Sinner' like a Devil, but a sinner because he had sinned. Ewan was an Angel sent to them to 'watch' over things, but he wasn't supposed to get involved or DO anything. When he did finally come and fight, he sinned and then he lost his being an Angel, but was still stuck being an immortal, without any powers. |
| Usotsuki. |
| well,yeah. What about that other girl he had a contract with then? before he locked himself up in that tomb. she died,though he did not. I may just have forgotten,but did she release it before she passed away? |
| Yeah, Aion and Chrno had a fight of sorts and Chrno was injured and thrown off a cliff. He was going to die but Mary came and gave her life to him. |
| Usotsuki. |
| yeap, that was sad, but their death, Chrno and Rossette's, was the most beautiful death that i have ever seen in an anime. they died, but it was together and it was peacefully... and that's what stopped me from shedding my usual amount of tears when some important/main character dies in a series ^_^ |
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| After watching a load of shit-tastic series and just about giving up on anime altogether, I have to say thanks to a friend of mine for recommending this to me. Chrno Crusade might not have been everyone's favorite, but it certainly has become one of mine. Aion is one of the best villains I've seen to date. The rest of the characters... honestly I'm very easily annoyed, so it's such a rarity for me to have loved all of them. I cried like a baby at the end. LOVED this. It'll stay with me for quite a long time. |
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| While I didn't really like the series too much and I dislike it when main characters die, Aion is one of my favourite characters so.... :) |
| I didn't really like any of the characters in this series other than Azmaria and Joshua (When he had the horns, and wasn't in fettle position), so the ending wasn't so sad at all for me, mostly I was kinda pissed they didn't wrap it up by Chrno seeing her dead or just some more after ending scenes showing what the characters went on to do. Edit: Ignore most of that, for some reason I I thought I watched all 24 but, I was only on 22 xD. |
ZangoAug 20, 2009 7:27 PM
| Sad ending was sad... I was barely able to hold back tears when Rosette cried, saying she didn't want to die. Well, at least she got to die together with Chrno. But I thought it was a great ending - it's good to have an ending where evil "kinda wins" once in a while. Chrno Crusade was great. It had lots of awesome and epic moments and nice fights. Animation, sound, music, characters were all great. The story was good and I never lost interest. Not to mention some episodes were simply hilarious! edit: I did feel that the episode 23 felt a bit rushed though, and the final fight between Chrno and Aion was anticlimactic. A shame even Satella and her older sister had to die as well... ;_; |
stAtic91Aug 28, 2009 6:46 PM
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| Watched this series 4/5 years ago. Now, after these years... I've re-watched it finally. But even after those years...I still feel this series deserve my 10/10. It's just that beautiful. TT_TT A beautiful ending. ♥ Now I need to read the manga. :'O (and cry more tears xD lawl) |
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| I think chrno crusade is one of the most underrated anime out there.. so sad,, |
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| Chrno is the best. I actually liked that they died, to be honest. I mean, it makes me horribly sad and I cry hysterically every time, but that's what the anime tells you will happen the whole entire time. There is no, "We will find a way to save you, Rosette (from the contract)", it's just about saving Joshua. If they hadn't died, it would have been a bit cliche and misleading. They have a beautiful ending. I always think they could make a sequel where it would go into whether or not they went to Heaven/Hell. My next new hope is they will remake the anime more true to the manga, like they did for FMA, but I doubt that will happen. But I can hope! |
| Usotsuki. |
| Good ending, which ended in the way "If the anime gets very popular we might continue the story, but if we don't, its still a good ending." Fun to see Rosettes reincarnation, the angel lady who will take over rosette's job. :) Wonder if she is the main character in the next anime if it will ever come, and if she will pact with a devil too. :/ |
| Great ending. I think things rly had to happen that way. cuz in the end, the whole picture is way bigger than just Rosette or Chrno alone. This is the battle between good and evil literally. Rosette made a contract and I definitely didnt want any deus ex machina coming in there and magically getting her out of it. The danger she put herself in with the contract is what gave the show a lot of its edge. And of course Chrno would choose to die with her than take her last bit of life to heal himself and live on. Also I think Aion is like a force of evil. and evil will always exist. He's not human so you cant rly demand that he "die and go to hell". HEY, maybe he DID and they just sent him back to continue his work, ha now think about that! But srsly, the same way people keep getting the stigmata and being chosen by god etc, Aion has his stuff to do too. I dont see it as anyone winning or losing because this war is something that's rly gonna go on till the end of the world. Just because main chars die doesnt mean we "lost". And the villain is just there cuz he has some.. unfinished business lol. 8/10. Would be more if things didnt take so long to get rolling. I'm noticing that abt a lot of anime lately... |
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| I just finished it and I have to say that the ending was well done. I liked the tragic end of Rosette and Chrono, which is also in the manga and yet a bit different. Also the warning towards mankind. It really makes you feel small... Nice use of previous events. Likeable characters and development... The first half was quite boring, but the last ten episodes were definitely the best. Finally, an anime-only ending that actually is closed. 8/10. Only thing that lacked was a real-real good story and animation. The sad yet happy ending was really nice. |
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| i never cried because i thought that rosette and chrono would come back! |
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| It was a geart anime and I liked it very much,but I hate cool animes which end with the death of the main chars,it screws up the whole plot,not to mention that the "die happy" thing made it more painful |
| Just finished the show. Well. Sad, but great ending to overall good show. I am not of those who feel sorry for characters usually, but I must admit Rossete crying about not wanting to die really touched me. Damn, those were some serious emotions. Oh well, it's gonna stay in my memory for a long time, just like many other classic endings. As for Aion, I really liked that guy. Great villain, really likeable character. As for his "winning" in the end, I wouldn't really call it a winning, more like fulfilling his role on this world. As long as there is world there will be evil, no matter what. |
| I've just finished watching it, i thought the ending was really great because they died together holding hands, i cried so much, but not as much as the ending to Clannad after story, Chrno Crusade was a really great anime though. |
| well in the beggining i though that the show was somehow cheesy but the ending!!!!!!!!!!! oooh, the holy ending!!! it's great! just how i like it. yaaaaaaaaay. |
| Saddest Ending Ever. The Endings well thought of. All the characters died for nothing which gives me this...heart ache feeling since Air. |
| One of the best ending a scenarist has ever come up with for an anime, ever. It truly transcends the original setting and delivers ten times more than what it was designed to be. Terrific. |
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