Nijuu Mensou no Musume Episode 22 Discussion

Flc10136442 said:
I watched this show long ago when I was a little girl and fell in love with it. I enjoyed the concept very much and always praised it when talking to friends and the like. After years of watching other shows and growing as a person, I came back and watched the show all over again. Had my opinion changed as I became an adult? My thoughts go as followed:

SPOILER ALERT Episode 1-6 will always be my favorite time during this show. A lot of you will agree with me on that. As the show goes on after those episodes and our young protagonist deals with the heavy weight on her shoulders after losing her new recruited family...it just...SUCKS. Reverting back to a bland life(?) and a greedy aunt(?)...playing detective? That’s not what I first got into the show for.

The plot starts ramping up and we get introduced to many things. Science and war being a main theme behind it all. We also get to peek into Twenty Faces past as well but why did it have to take this sudden and abrupt turn? Chiko, once a skilled baddass that had mastered the art of thievery, is now dumbed down to a basic school girl being stalked and harassed because of her relations with Twenty Faces. It would’ve been awesome to see her fight in the right circumstance but she was literally fighting against robots and crazy, bent out of shape mutants. How is that fair?? We, as the audience, didn’t even get to root for our lead female character because she was always receiving the short end of the stick!

Let’s not forget about her obsession with Twenty Faces. I get exactly what she was feeling in episode 7 cause when he “died” I was so confused on how the show was going to carry on without him and I was quite upset too. I know she looked up to him as a father and when he suddenly died she fell into shock and depression (that’s normal for anyone) but when she was told he might be alive it was like she was just couldn’t get him out of her mind. That and he kept reappearing and disappearing every other episode which wasn’t healthy for Chikos mind.

AND AFTER EVERYTHING, when he’s asking her to come with him so that she’ll be safe, she tells him no and they part ways. It didn’t baffle me just once but TWICE (maybe thrice). Years and years difference and I’m still left feeling empty as she once again goes back to basic school life.

Episode 22 was alright to me. 3 years after everyone parts way and we see them reunite in England playing detective once again. I was only interested in the difference in appearance but tome and chiko didn’t change at all. It was disappointing. Chiko then goes to her previous families grave to apologize for not coming often and to give them flowers. She turns around and calls to the person in front of her. Everyone in the audience will think Twenty Faces is with her BUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT?! Does she change her mind and go with him? Does she reject him once again and go back to Tome. The frustration I had was endless as I watched that last bit in episode 22. It made me happy that they were once again reunited but...what does it mean and where does the story go from there?

I couldnt even get good enough closure as nobody has written any fan fiction following up on this last scene.Tell me your thoughts after I’ve written all this out. Do you agree with me? Do you think my points are valid?

Rated 8.5/10
Animation was a 9
Story was an 8
Character development was like a 7.5
Twenty Faces was like a 10
Chiko was a 9.5
Ken (still mad he wanted to blame her for everything) was like a 8.5