Tousouchuu: Great Mission Episode 97 Discussion

The scenario of this final battle is just a copy of the final mission of Egypt arc. It's okay but I personally find it boring and simple, in the end they just made AI Da Vinci a fool after all. Well, I believed that they wouldn't kill a cute girl like her but the reality is too cruel and I just feel annoyed after watching.

The open ending and the newbie guy were things I had already imagined so I didn't see anything special, the only strange thing left was that after AI Da Vinci was destroyed, only the players who were turned into Hunters returned to normal while the NPCs including Amabie didn't.

let's goo gonna watch when get home. wait is this the last episode?

@Minimini-oh2
The tweet which I translated but I don’t use Twitter about post aftermath of this episode mentions of continuation and people mention the website has a next after Enigma given what seems to be next protagonist and open end, their going yeah while Sawyer’s story is over for now that doesn’t mean he won’t come back someday and the fact live action is still ongoing probably means the anime probably won’t comeback until they live action show has more material for anime.

Also rating to show went from 5.6 to 6.1 now I guess people have warm up to the show a bit.

let's goo gonna watch when get home. wait is this the last episode?

@DKUnderdog31
I don't believe it much, the truth is that the Earth arc probably only needs about 10 to 13 episodes, but even though it's just 1 cour and they still decided not to extend it, it means that they wanted it to end with this Enigma arc with an open ending from the beginning.

In fact, before this Enigma arc started in episode 91, we believed that it was the final destination of this series, but suddenly Enigma arc started with the revelation that there is an AI ruling the Earth and defeating it and retaking the Earth is the ultimate goal. So it gives us the illusion that the show will continue after Enigma, but in essence it is just a premise for an open ending.

@Minimini-oh2
That gives a couple options if they want to bring the show back in the future:
A. They make the Earth arc a series of Ovas or something similar to the grown up Precure anime which is at least around 12 episodes.
B. If they make a sequel a season then they probably do a global trotting adventure dedicated each country with their own arcs.
C. They make the Earth adventure into a movie.
Honestly this is wishful thinking but you never know.

@DKUnderdog31
If they really have a scenario for the Earth arc, they will probably put it into a manga or novel, which happened with the 2 anime series Final Fantasy Unlimited & Hiwou Senki, both of which were originally planned to last around 50 episodes but for some reason had to end after only half of it, and the rest of the story was continued in the novel version for FFU and the manga version for Hiwou Senki

@Minimini-oh2
The tweet which I translated but I don’t use Twitter about post aftermath of this episode mentions of continuation and people mention the website has a next after Enigma given what seems to be next protagonist and open end, their going yeah while Sawyer’s story is over for now that doesn’t mean he won’t come back someday and the fact live action is still ongoing probably means the anime probably won’t comeback until they live action show has more material for anime.

Also rating to show went from 5.6 to 6.1 now I guess people have warm up to the show a bit.

@DKUnderdog31 I saw something about the show returning in October, in a later time slot. I'm not sure if it's true, so take it with a grain of salt. But I did look at the anime's Twitter/YouTube comments. The next arc/series
? will be called "Earth's Recapture," so I'd say this anime has a pretty good chance of getting a new season.

@DKUnderdog31 I saw something about the show returning in October, in a later time slot. I'm not sure if it's true, so take it with a grain of salt. But I did look at the anime's Twitter/YouTube comments. The next arc/series
? will be called "Earth's Recapture," so I'd say this anime has a pretty good chance of getting a new season.

Rats they didn't make it to 100 eps. Hope they do the Earth arc!

It was a fairly fun ride while it lasted.

Big thanks to @Minimini-oh2 for the subs! Wait..2? When'd that happen? LOL Anyway, thanks again!

Epic ending. There are probably 7 episodes out of 97 episodes that I find breathtaking, and this episode is definitely one of them. I really hope for a sequel. Even if the chance is almost zero.

There are still so many things left undiscovered. Sigma'a real identity and the reason he becomes a thief is one of the example. And Sawyer can't really call himself the greatest player when he hasn't directly compete with Morris yet.

But at least he can call himself the hottest player while in spiritual form. In normal form I prefer Sigma.

The scenario of this final battle is just a copy of the final mission of Egypt arc. It's okay but I personally find it boring and simple, in the end they just made AI Da Vinci a fool after all. Well, I believed that they wouldn't kill a cute girl like her but the reality is too cruel and I just feel annoyed after watching.

The open ending and the newbie guy were things I had already imagined so I didn't see anything special, the only strange thing left was that after AI Da Vinci was destroyed, only the players who were turned into Hunters returned to normal while the NPCs including Amabie didn't.

@Minimini-oh2
No wonder there's no preview, turns out this is the final episode, and you are right, it is a disappointing conclusion.

They could have try many ways to forced AI Da Vinci to cooperate, and the plot hole of the story here, are the terrorists were just another human resistance who wanted the Enigma device so badly, so they can go back to earth, to finish what they should have done a long time ago(The New York mission arc)?

Penta was really lucky, but he still owe a huge unpaid debt, and Mika the serial killer who won't let him off(She managed to help despite being a Hunter).

@KelvinGoh19192
Has AI Di Vinci shown any traits of redeemable I mean look she basically killed Amabie who believed in her to have some good why you think she could be redeemed plus if series if the show does get a sequel it most likely be then stoping a bigger foe the Di Vinci.

@DKUnderdog31
Because her design is enough to make those who haven't learned "never judge a book by it's appearance", will fall for her. Plus since they can make Mika as a player/character who can run free without being arrested at the end, then it is possible for AI Da Vinci to do the same.

@Minimini-oh2
No wonder there's no preview, turns out this is the final episode, and you are right, it is a disappointing conclusion.

They could have try many ways to forced AI Da Vinci to cooperate, and the plot hole of the story here, are the terrorists were just another human resistance who wanted the Enigma device so badly, so they can go back to earth, to finish what they should have done a long time ago(The New York mission arc)?

Penta was really lucky, but he still owe a huge unpaid debt, and Mika the serial killer who won't let him off(She managed to help despite being a Hunter).

@KelvinGoh19192
Has AI Di Vinci shown any traits of redeemable I mean look she basically killed Amabie who believed in her to have some good why you think she could be redeemed plus if series if the show does get a sequel it most likely be then stoping a bigger foe the Di Vinci.

@DKUnderdog31
The weird thing is that Amabie and the other NPCs were turned into Hunters in the same way as the players but they didn't return to normal, I don't think they died, if so then the players would have died too.

@Minimini-oh2
Full Disclosure: The Toy World stage was wasted potential. No joke, the complete lack of a story synapse and the fact that it only served its purpose to kickstart Rabi’s character arc was infuriating (combined with the fact that it only lasted one half of an episode).
Other than that, seeing Sawyer finally winning did make for a satisfying conclusion and I really hope for a second season or movie of some kind.

@Lilyitch691
Besides Toy World stage, there's also Genmu's prophecy. In Egypt stage, she prophesied that Hal would die and the OP of the second year also showed him disappearing as a foreshadowing of Genmu's prophecy. But Hal ended up being fine until the end so I don't understand the purpose of including that prophecy.

Ever since Owari arc, I knew they would "Save the best for last" so when I found out Enigma was the last arc, I was sure Sawyer would win.
But honestly, the way he won just made Forte Young cry more.

@Minimini-oh2
What I’m curious about is the fact Sawyer since he is now the champion he should enough money to buy to new googles but then again we wouldn’t have that cute moment with him and Luna especially since it’s Luna who buys him his new googles not Rabbi or Hal helps Luna has been in almost with Sawyer every run but was with until the end since neither got turn into hunters.

@DKUnderdog31
This episode already has a ton of plot holes so it's no surprise that after becoming champion Sawyer still doesn't have money to buy new goggles...

@Minimini-oh2
Either
A. Sawyer uses money earned from his first 2 escapes for Rocket for Earth escape.
B. He use the money to give him and Hal a new house since we don’t see them at their old home at end of show.
C. Or these googles are super rare which is why Luna is able to afford them since she is already rich and she won 3 runs already so she be able to afford more easily.
Plus Penta no matter how many times he surrenders to earn money also becomes broke by the next arc so I doubt Sawyer wouldn’t be same especially if Hal manages it.

@DKUnderdog31
Actually, I don't see any of the 3 options you gave that make sense. If anything, the most plausible thing is that Chrono Inc. thought Sawyer was a fool so they secretly misappropriated all of his prize money without Hal knowing.

@Minimini-oh2
Counter argument then explain why Penta always loses his money after any run he surrenders to earn money, Morris and Rabbi gave away their winnings to benefit others why couldn’t Sawyer do the same, If it didn’t matter why didn’t we see Sawyer and Hal’s old home 1 last time before they go to Earth, plus Hal might been payed for all he’s done after last 2 runs and finally how long was it since Sawyer just won because they don’t mention if it was a few months or even a year after he beat Enigma.

@DKUnderdog31
All the last scenes take place just a few months later, goggles are something that can be bought easier than buying a new house, if he can buy a house but can't buy goggles then it's extremely absurd and since Sawyer is not a gambler can't bring in a gambler who always loses a lot of money like Penta to argue.

@Minimini-oh2
That why I suggest Luna might bought because they might be ultra rare googles and I did research those can be expensive like 180 dollars expensive plus Sawyer could be busy to buy them unless Luna told Hal, Rabbi, Gustin and Peko she will buy googles for him as an act of love.

@DKUnderdog31
If the reason Sawyer couldn't buy a goggles was because Luna bought all the goggles on the moon just to give it to Sawyer herself, then this theory makes the most sense so far.

@DKUnderdog31
If the reason Sawyer couldn't buy a goggles was because Luna bought all the goggles on the moon just to give it to Sawyer herself, then this theory makes the most sense so far.

@Minimini-oh2
One of things I would explain in a sequel is why Rabbi wasn’t one of 20 players picked to go to Earth but then again we don’t see the new kid suit up so their’s possible more players we didn’t see since Lily, Sengoku, Carmen, Momo, Samejima, Micah, Claire, and maybe Amane, Inomaru and Ximena also board on ship along with Rabbi unless Rabbi decided to finally retake her role as gamemaster of A-3 and episode description mentioned it was a few months at end episode so who knows what happened.

@DKUnderdog31
Well, there's no Rabbi because they could come up with reasons like she's the Game Master of A-3 so she's not allowed to risk participating in this dangerous operation. But when I see Panna being involved, it definitely throws the logic of this anime into the trash.

If they are going to do Earth arc, as a viewer who watches for entertainment purposes only, I would rather see Rabbi appear there than have to see the likes of Panna, Kalahari, Peabody, Kujo, or Mika.

It was a fairly fun ride while it lasted.

Big thanks to @Minimini-oh2 for the subs! Wait..2? When'd that happen? LOL Anyway, thanks again!

@dragynfaerie
I can't send you a message.

Currently, I haven't subbed any series yet, although there are some series I really want to do but not right now because I'm a bit lazy.

The scenario of this final battle is just a copy of the final mission of Egypt arc. It's okay but I personally find it boring and simple, in the end they just made AI Da Vinci a fool after all. Well, I believed that they wouldn't kill a cute girl like her but the reality is too cruel and I just feel annoyed after watching.

The open ending and the newbie guy were things I had already imagined so I didn't see anything special, the only strange thing left was that after AI Da Vinci was destroyed, only the players who were turned into Hunters returned to normal while the NPCs including Amabie didn't.

@Minimini-oh2 Honestly, the Egyptian Arc. Was the first time I thought they’d actually LOSE the game ENTIRELY. Everything kept seemly so desperately impossible to recover/defeat that I honestly wanted to know HOW the programmers and the Master would solve the problem since it is STILL A VIRTUAL-GAME after all, ie “Video Game” lol!

And I was interested in finding out how a Contest Game show would end with, not only a “Storyline” unfinished, and ALL it’s real contestants having lost.
How would they finish the adventure for the viewers in the real-world Colonies? And where would the Contest money go to if not even ONE SINGLE person was still (Legally) in the game by the point that the story ended and anyone just had to finish the run from the guards.

And NO, Penta surrendering doesn’t count, lol. That was a special rule given, so it’s not like EVERYONE LEGALLY LOST WITHOUT ANYONE NOT HAVING A “FAVOR” BY THE MASTER TO MAKE THE SHOW MORE INTERESTING FOR THE VIEWERS…! Hmhm…!!😏😏

@Anime-an13
It's just a simple anime aimed at a younger audience so I think they'll always end each game with a happy ending, it's hard to have anything else. There was a stage that was supposed to have an outcome where all the players lost and left its story unfinished (Toy World stage episode 47), however the Game Master canceled it before it could happen.

Even though I knew the outcome from the beginning, I wished this final arc ended in a complete failure for the players as well as humanity, a bad ending would have been more interesting to me.

@Minimini-oh2 lols! Yeah, well, I mean an Arc. That actually SUCCESSFULLY reached the end and all the players still lost. But like you said. It IS a show for younger viewers than even Shounen/Shojo. So it WOULD’VE been MOST-unlikely, even if JUST to be interesting.

Also, do you know any place to watch the last episode 97? Sites I know like 9anime Aniwave, etc. only have up to 96.

@Minimini-oh2 Honestly, the Egyptian Arc. Was the first time I thought they’d actually LOSE the game ENTIRELY. Everything kept seemly so desperately impossible to recover/defeat that I honestly wanted to know HOW the programmers and the Master would solve the problem since it is STILL A VIRTUAL-GAME after all, ie “Video Game” lol!

And I was interested in finding out how a Contest Game show would end with, not only a “Storyline” unfinished, and ALL it’s real contestants having lost.
How would they finish the adventure for the viewers in the real-world Colonies? And where would the Contest money go to if not even ONE SINGLE person was still (Legally) in the game by the point that the story ended and anyone just had to finish the run from the guards.

And NO, Penta surrendering doesn’t count, lol. That was a special rule given, so it’s not like EVERYONE LEGALLY LOST WITHOUT ANYONE NOT HAVING A “FAVOR” BY THE MASTER TO MAKE THE SHOW MORE INTERESTING FOR THE VIEWERS…! Hmhm…!!😏😏

@Anime-an13
Here is the link for episode 97: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-KWDNWldyjE4tn87XxS9QJsFutOtILl-/view?usp=drivesdk

@Minimini-oh2 Hey, is there a link on Google Drive to watch the episodes prior to episode 51?