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Dec 10, 2014 11:49 AM

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Well that was quite the ep. Rushed yep. But really enjoyable :3

What a way to contract that was O_O Being bitten like that. Damn did Toru looks BA with the armor though :O Why did his hair volume suddenly increase? XD

What a way to win against Shin XD Extending his weapons like that lol. Cheap :P

Dat red Chaika Dynami Entry'ing Black Chaika in the face and then sending her head flying XD The twins didn't look that hot anymore after they started walking on all 4 <_<

Must've felt like shit for Toru being praised by Gaz for bringing his body parts back XD Dat "I'll friggin kill u" was awesome :P

And GODDAMN!! Not only did Fredrica not have a chance to talk this ep she got OHKO'd by getting cut to pieces >.< Why does that always happen T^T

The Toru vs Gaz fight totally looked like a Final Boss room fight from Kingdom Hearts XD I could feel the RPG vibes XD

Well that was quite something...Niva just said "Fuck u Gaz" WTH?! LOLOLOL
Maiika XD And they lived happily ever after with Red Chaika visiting frequently, Akari writing a friggin huge novel That's just the prologue O_O And Chaika has lost all her memories but happy ^^

8.5/10 for me. 8 on MAL. Loved it more than S1 but still not 9 worthy since it was rushed.
Dec 10, 2014 11:49 AM

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For it being the last episode they wrapped it quickly but it wasn't bad.
Looking forward to answers from the OVA

I don't think that was a good ending for Niva even though she was a weapon she was a friend, had a personality, and defeated Gaz but they went and locked her in a box. :c
Dec 10, 2014 11:51 AM
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This needed 2 or 3 more episodes, they did way too much in this episode. I mean in this episode alone

-Toru became a Dragoon Cavalier
-Toru's underdeveloped antagonist brother died
-Black Chaika died
-Gaz died
-Chaika lost all her memories (maybe?)

As a result of this all the fights were short and fairly anti climatic and other things were left unexplained like that one girl being half chaika (unless I missed that), why didn't the brother use iron blood transformation (I don't even know what this does lol) and what Gaz's end game was (to do more magic stuff?).

All in all it was good, just needed to be a little longer to flesh out characters and have proper final fights.
Dec 10, 2014 11:54 AM

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Expected to be rushed, but this was so much.
Don't get why Niva switch position so fast without any explanation, but what i get is that Chaika used her own memories as a fuel for the last shot.

The last scene was a bit mediocre but a happy ending. Should have been 2 episodes though.

Well, there will be an extra oav coming march 10 2015, hope is a sorta of sequel other than a a service episode only.

Wondering if the light novel has the same ending.
Dec 10, 2014 11:55 AM

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well that was quick. -_-
Dec 10, 2014 11:56 AM
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About time Toru became a Dragoon Cavalier. He looked pretty epic with the new armor too!

Shin vs. Toru was awesome! I wonder why Shin didn't activate his Iron-Blood Transformation mode. Maybe, he never intended to go all out against Toru from the start, since it might've killed him? Or it's just that he underestimated him? O.o

I found Niva's sudden betrayal to be somewhat of a BS, though I'm glad she changed sides at the most critical hour. Perhaps, she went along with Gaz all this time just for this moment? If so, the audiences should've been given some cues in the previous episodes, as she confirmed that she has her own personality too, thus thoughts and emotions as well.

Chaika regressed due to her heavy memory loss, but damn she's much cuter now! :3
Lol'd at Akari writing the prologue of a tale about the intense love between two saboteur siblings. XD

Good episode and overall, very decent series. Although not as great as the first season. I wished it had 12 episodes though, which would've saved the rushed pace.

Dec 10, 2014 11:59 AM

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It felt rushed compared to other battles in the series, but it was still a good satisfying ending. I enjoyed it, and makes sense that Niva wouldn't attack Chaika since that was the first person to treat her as a person, and use her as a weapon.

Considering giving this an 8/10, one point higher than the first season.
Dec 10, 2014 12:02 PM

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Hahaha, this ending was so predictable.
Dec 10, 2014 12:05 PM

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You Can't Blame Bones for the rushed Ending, u have to blame the japanes fandom becuase the first season sales were so small an average of 1,400 sales only. the fact that announced a second season in the middle of s2 airing is probably what saved it from have a worse fate, which would be on a cliff hanger.

They probably had to cut out 2 episodes in order to save budget, which is why this is shorter and a bit more rushed but hey at least they made it to the end and the ending is not that bad i have seen series that were way more rushed and had there endings far greater ruined.

Hopefully some of the Answers that were left out would be Anwsered when the OVA comes out, at least i hope so.
Dec 10, 2014 12:07 PM

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This was a horrible and absolutely senseless ending. Good thing that I already had very low expectations to begin with.
Dec 10, 2014 12:08 PM

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Pretty rushed finale. Honestly, I don't really care much... All the things I wanted to happen did, including a happy ending. Even if Chaika lost her memories (which she most certainly did after that blast), she's still standing by Tooru, and they look pretty close which was what I was hoping for.

I only wish Niva didn't need to be locked up in that glass case. She said it herself; she has personality. Getting locked up in that tiny box her whole life sucks. Was kinda hoping that she'd run with with Chaika and company after it was all said and done.
Dec 10, 2014 12:14 PM

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Pretty rushed finale with a major asspull to dispose of Gaz, but at least Toru finally made the contract to become a Dragoon Cavalier. Took him long enough (and he looked pretty badass as well).

If only it was more clear whether Chaika actually lost all of her memories or not.
Dec 10, 2014 12:19 PM

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Are you for real? They rushed it so much... The battle with Shin should have been longer and maybe more emotional. The "battle" with Gaz wasn't even a battle. And after all that preparation and 2 seasons of expectations of his revival. Also nothing on Niva or Frederica at the end apart from a 2 second clip of her being in a cat form. This should have been 12 episodes like all other anime. I guess I can't say much though, since this world runs on money and they either didn't have enough resources to licence it longer, to animate it, combination of both or something else entirely...

Well at least I'm glad they didn't kill off Chaika. That would have made me lower the score.

Hard to believe the heroine of the story is #357 Chaika. That's a lot of Chaikas!
I'm glad Tooru has his little harem now with the White and Red Chaika, as well as his sister, haha. And Tooru finally made a contract with Frederica...

Damn, I'm gonna miss this show. It's a 9/10 for me.
Dec 10, 2014 12:19 PM

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That was a rush, get the pun?
Dec 10, 2014 12:20 PM
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Man this episode sure was anticlimactic which is pretty disappointing since I finally got a good fantasy RPGish anime after a long time. I know that that this is an anime only discussion but could someone please tell me if most of this last season is anime original, cuz I saw that the LN has quite a few volume and is still ongoing. Or maybe I'm wrong so it would give me some ease of mind if I could know for sure.
Dec 10, 2014 12:21 PM

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Felt rushed and the whole memory and dead Chaika thing but her being there with them at the end just didn't seem to make much sense. Maybe something will come together in the OVA, we'll see.

First season gets a 8/10
Second gets a 7/10
Dec 10, 2014 12:27 PM

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LOL gaz reminds me of myself when I'm playing CIV. always 2 era's ahead of everyone else XD Science BABY !!!!!!!!!!!!

and Talk about variety in chaika's. We've got clumsy chaika's, tsundere chaika's, ninja chaika's, smigel chaika's, and crippled chaika's. gaz wasn't playing when he made them. that's for damn sure.

P.S. that ending was super trash
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Dec 10, 2014 12:28 PM

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It reminded me of a manga getting axed that breakneck speed to a happily ever after but you know strangely satisfying, Chaika shooting Gaz instead of him getting stabbed to death by Tooru, but it's like the impact of it didn't have time to set in.
Dec 10, 2014 12:28 PM

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I definitely wasn't expecting the who Gaz problem to get resolved in one episode. Getting a bit redundant to say it's rushed.

So is this the legit end to Chaika? Are there no more chapters in the manga/LN?

And also how much memory did the white Chaika lose? I'm assuming enough to forget her quest and that she's a tool to be able to live happily like that. But any more than that?

3/5 ep
7/10 series. Was going to be an 8 since I fairly enjoyed it but that last ep. was all sorts of "meh"
Dec 10, 2014 12:30 PM
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I was, in all honesty, expecting to receive an ending of this form. If both seasons of Chaika could be condensed in one simple sentence, that would be - It did what it was meant to do. Kind of like Chaika herself, meaning it stuck to its theme. It's nothing more than an oldschool action adventure, and it never left that initial impression. When the plot has been completely resolved, only a true ending awaits. Be it an anticlimactic one, or not.

Can you blame something for being what it is? Certainly not nowadays, with the amout of overflowing trainwrecks.

It didn't have the most satisfying, tension breaking, plot twisting outburts; But it was a nice gentle ride until the very end. The OST was very melodic, atmospheric and had some RPG vibes in store for me. Could say most of those things apply to the animation as well.

I have a feeling that I'm repeating myself a bit too much, so to conclude my post -
Bones probaly did a good job on adapting this, judging by the reception on these forums. I haven't touched the original source material at all mind you, so take that statement with a grain of salt. In general, Bones tend to do much, much better with adaptations, rather than original anime series in general.

6/10 Overall for both seasons, because it was fine and faithful to its viewers. Looking forward towards the upcoming OVA.
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Dec 10, 2014 12:32 PM

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I like this series.
I like this season.
But... the final was just so-so...
What happen to Chaika?
She lose memories and what now?
Really I need to wait for OVA? -.-
I wanted another kiss, but this time Toru could start it!
But this was good episode, only last few scenes are just...
Should be another episode next week :D
Dec 10, 2014 12:36 PM

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Hmm. Not sure whether it's an 8 or 7, probably leaning toward a 7. First season was a 8.

Like everyone else said, that ending felt really anticlimactic and rushed.

Thing I really liked about the series is how the main characters weren't stupidly overpowered like others. Fredrica was probably my favorite character despite her always almost dying. When Gaz cut her into pieces, I just thought "Oh, again" lol
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Dec 10, 2014 12:52 PM

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This was a pretty nice series though a lot happened in this last episode.

It was interesting to see how all the puppet Chaika and even the two black Chaika being under her command. It was so weird watching the Chaika fight.

Tooru abandoning his sabeteur to make a contract with Fredrica. Having to eat a little bit of each other. Tooru looked pretty awesome in his new armour and that regeneration! Killing Shin :/

The fight between Gaz and Tooru. Fredrica instantly disabled and Tooru almost died until Chaika saved him. Niva unable to kill Chaika joins her side and kills Gaz. It was a little underwhelming. The OST was really good when the recoil hit Chaika.

It almost made it seem like Chaika lost all her memories. Everyone moving on and Akari living with Tooru and Chaika with having Red Chaika visiting. That novel xD

Looking forward to the ova, this gets 8/10 as this was pretty good~
Dec 10, 2014 12:56 PM
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Felt too rushed to be honest. I expected Gaz to be much more formidable and the fight with Shin to take longer. I don't get why they added a couple more episodes to flesh things out a bit more. The first season was more satisfying for some reason.
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Dec 10, 2014 1:00 PM

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7/10 I am just watching this just for the sake of watching
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Dec 10, 2014 1:15 PM

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I had fun watching this. it was a good ride. 8/10 just for the badass tooru.
Dec 10, 2014 1:15 PM
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Jeff1244 said:
7/10 I am just watching this just for the sake of watching



Lol, you make it sound like as if 7/10 was a bad rating.. some people man.. geez.


First season really hit my nerve in some ways, and as everything was still open to be concluded I quite liked it which led to a 7.

This overall.. *sigh* a 5 must do :/
Dec 10, 2014 1:17 PM

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I have to agree, even without reading the source material I could feel this was rushed.
It's a solid 7.5/10 for me because I enjoyed both seasons a lot.
Dec 10, 2014 1:22 PM

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It really was rushed but understandable.. The fights were awesome although I wish it was little longer. That kick in the face lol.

That ending what a troll. I honestly thought Chaika died after she oneshot killed Gaz...-/;
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Dec 10, 2014 1:23 PM

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And so it's over. A bit sad since the ending felt rushed :/
I would have liked to have a more develloped epilogue, why can't studio understand that! D:
PLease, make the OVA some sort of epilogue of what happened after the war, maybe a 10 minutes resuming the moment directly after he found Chaika to that five years after and then what happened to the Gilette squad, what happened to Akari and co. and what happened to the ToruxChaika ship.

That bitch emperor broke Chaika coffin! He broke her soul!! And I think he lacked a bit of energy when he was killed, casually doing a shitty shield. I laughed though when Frederica got neutralize in a matter of seconds xD

Shin-nii got caught in a trap. He should have guessed better. You don't mess with a dragon knight, especially when we have no idea either what it does.

Well, it was fun guys, elaborating complicated theories to explain the plot and trying to figures how many Chaika there would be. It was a good ending. Not a great ending, not the most satisfying one that I could have hoped, but I still had fun watching it :)
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Dec 10, 2014 1:28 PM

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Overall I really enjoyed both seasons, it has adventure, humor, nice battle scenes... but the ending was rushed

I wish Fredrica could have been a bit more useful, she gets owned every time.

Niva switching sides because "she has personality" could have been much better if
given more time. Also, a shame for a gun "with personality: to be stuck in a glass cabinet for all eternity

So the Chaika in the OP in pure white and looking happy is from the final scene. So did she lose her memory or not? And her "losing the will to live" in the beginning of the episode wasn't resolved either.

Overall, really enjoyed it but could have used an extra episode or two....
Dec 10, 2014 1:30 PM
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Wow so much happened.
I loved that kick on black Chaika. I think it was the best Red Chaika's moment in the series.
The contract was amazing and Toru looked really cool.
I was very sad when I thaught Chaika had died but that was short lived :p
I'm not sure these are the finals moments I were expecting and it kindda looked like there could be a 3rd season but not sure.
I'm happy with this anime and it was hella fun to watch. :)
Dec 10, 2014 1:30 PM

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Thank god there's an OVA. 10 episode wasn't enough but despite being fast-paced it never felt rushed to me. Maybe because I didn't read the novels? I guess I'll need to read them.

7/10 for the 1st season and an 8/10 for this one.
Dec 10, 2014 1:31 PM
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Not to add to this broken record of a thread, but it was certainly a bit rushed. Even just an extra 10 minutes of time for the last episode would've fix this most likely, but ah well. Loved both seasons, but I look more highly on the first only because it had a much more solid ending.

7/10 for the season only cause of the rushed end. Barring that, 8/10 for sure!
Dec 10, 2014 1:34 PM
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO why did Toru stop being a saboteur D: That's way cooler than some lame dragon knight.

Hmm a happy end? That doesn't seem right. How much of her memory did Chaika lose with that final attack?

Anyway. Still don't like that it was so short. The story was cool and with a studio like Bones the animation was great(as expected from the beginning of the first season).
Dec 10, 2014 1:49 PM

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The ending didn't completely please me and I thought overall the first season was better, but still a really great series overall. 7/10 for this season and 8/10 for the first.
Dec 10, 2014 1:52 PM

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It looks like deus ex machina to me.
The light novel is still ongoing.

Did they really follow the light novel for the ending?
It looks like it was all anime exclusive to me.
Dec 10, 2014 1:57 PM

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Man, a lot left to the imagination here. Fortunately the show did a wonderful job throughout and in the last several episodes building on a lot of things that happened here, like Toru's decision coming after Chaika declares she has nothing to live for, Shin and Gaz acknowledging Toru's resolve and the path he'd taken, and Chaika getting her resolve back after seeing Toru's. All that was fine honestly because it had proper build up and was shown in a way viewers could figure out, but when you look at the developments with Niva just happening and Gaz seemingly accepting the blast, this really could have used at least one more episode.

Though I feel like the memory thing may have been left to our imagination either way. Of course, I think clarification would be better because it provides a better resolution in how we see the group's dynamic playing out from here on. Still a little disappointed in Vivi and Red Chaika's lack of resolution, but at least they touched on it. Hopefully the OVA gives us a little more closure, but all in all this was a very fun ride.
Dec 10, 2014 1:57 PM

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Rushed ending, but not a problem for me, a solid 8/10.
Dec 10, 2014 2:06 PM

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This episode makes me think this should have been an 12- episode season.

It's a shame, I still enjoyed it though.
Dec 10, 2014 2:07 PM

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It felt a bit rushed, but overall it was an ok ending.
It was about time for Toru to make a contract with Frederica.
Dec 10, 2014 2:20 PM

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This series became a large portion of my life this year. I've seen every episode at least twice, with the exception of this one, and it is a really well written, and thought out show. But I REALLY REALLY wish that Chaika's epilogue was a bit longer...they could have cut back on some of the Gillette epilogue so that she could have proper closure.

But that's what happens when your show is bombing in sales, and you only have 10 episodes to wrap everything up. If the OVA is set after the anime's ending, then all will be forgiven. Because it needed a bit more closure.

However the final episode was pretty awesome! Lots of action, Chaika being awesome, and her final line about giving her father a funeral, was pretty epic in its own way.

I'm going to miss this show, which has quickly become one of my favorite anime. But this season was more rushed than the first season, so I'm going to have to give it a 9/10 as opposed to the 9.5/10 I gave its predecessor.

Hyped for the OVA now!
Dec 10, 2014 2:22 PM

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Really shame that Kadokawa cut episode count.
Dec 10, 2014 2:30 PM

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Well, that was one underwhelming conclusion to this series. Very much at a loss of words with all the wasted potential...
Dec 10, 2014 2:39 PM

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Bit rushed but left it as a 9/10 hoping the OVA wraps it up correctly.
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Dec 10, 2014 2:42 PM

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" I have personality"
Thats it !? Well at least the rest was good.
Dec 10, 2014 2:43 PM

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Nice final battles, it went by so fast but enjoyable over all. A glimpse of action here, a bit of drama there, and a perfect ending scene. From all this we can conclude that the gang lived happily afterwards.

Here's my tribute to No. 357


P.S. Red Chaika is really adorable, would make a perfect tsundere character. I hope we get some fan service of her in the OVA. :p

(EDIT: We do get to see some fan service after all https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05rvorAl33o )







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Dec 10, 2014 2:45 PM

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Needs more Akari. OVA pls deliver.
Dec 10, 2014 3:00 PM
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Not bad but I wasn't expecting an ending like that it was like onepunchman- lots of build up but ended so suddenly. If anything I was overwhelmed by how situation turned 180. Anyway can anyone please confirm whether the ending was anime original or it followed the LN. If I am not mistaken the LN seems to be still ongoing.
Dec 10, 2014 3:06 PM

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One of designes from Bones for the series said she lost all her implanted memories.
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