Story
I want to start from the story. In the beginning you get a really great introduction on what is going to happen. When I first started the anime, I didn't expect much due to the fact I was feeling worthless already from watching my previous anime. However, this got me attached more than you could imagine. I finished the first season faster than I thought, it got me attached immediately. I went right ahead to download the Season 2, which I couldn't stop watching either. The story was well developed for me, even though at times it was interrupted by side-stories and surrounding impacts, however, it still managed to keep it on it's way. The only thing that was bothering me the whole 2 seasons, was the stupidity of Yuji not able to use his brain to realize that Shana is in love the whole f***ing time with him. However, I loved the first 2 seasons.
Now comes in the 3rd Season... that's where it starts. It just launches you like a rocket into a whole new universe(no kidding). You have no idea how much time has gone through, you have no idea how nor when Yuji became the vessel of The God of Creation. Either way, the Season 3 was a whole season dedicated to fighting, and yet, the development of the story was pretty harsh on my opinion, I had a hard time to understand some of the reasons what happens here and there, regarding some points of the anime. However, it still was a very great experience, because the courage that Shana tries to show in order to save Yuji is just speechless. That's what Season 3 gave me finally. It gave me the love between the two that I was waiting for the whole 2 Seasons. The final episode is what actually gave me the chills. It was something perfect, yet, still not wrapped up. However, it was a great ending, I'm satisfied and I hope, that one day, there will be any anime as great as this one is.
Art
Well, I guess I don't have much to say about art. This anime is from the big-eyed character ones, it can be quite strange if you watched a more 'realistic' anime, however, after the first few episodes you will completely forget about it and will enjoy the anime as you never imagined.
Sound
I have no complains on the sound AT ALL. I loved the soundtrack, it has something to it, the piano parts especially touched me since I play the piano, the soundtrack just fit every part of the anime so well for me, and I'm definitely getting it in my playlist.
Character
Now this is a bit harder topic. The character development is going throughout the whole 3 seasons, and the changes of the characters can be really seen as you compared all the 3 seasons one after the other. The most character development can be seen for the main characters, however, it's really visible even on the side-characters such as Yoshida, Saito and such, i.e. those that were related to the Crimson World and the fights. Those who been in touch till the end of the anime.
Shana, throughout the seasons, gain experience and realize her feelings, and finally gets to find her own path in her life, while at first following the path of a Flame Haze, she finally realizes what is the most important thing in her life, also as Wilhelmina too.
Yuji realizes his feelings, and finds his path, and goal, of his life, the most visibly in the Season 3, which is the most crucial and focused on Yuji's goal, accompanied by the war between Denizens and Flame Hazes, and the side-stories, which later get involved into the main story(yes, I'm talking about you, Yoshida, ya silly). In the end, we finally get to the pinnacle of the paths, and goals, that both Shana and Yuji have decided, and they finally find their own path together. This is what I realized through watching the anime, in my opinion.
Enjoyment
I can't tell anything else than... it's perfect. It's something special. If I wasn't able to enjoy this enormously well, then this review wouldn't even EXIST.
Overall, I have realized that, this anime is not just an anime, it's something special that will leave an impact on your life, you will finally realize something you weren't able before. It did for me, it will for you. If you want an anime that you will be attached to, if you want to see nothing else, but just the anime throughout the time you watch it. If you want to lock in your room for days and watch it non-stop, because you can't stop watching it, well, I have the perfect anime for you! This anime is something different, it has something special I cannot describe, but everytime I hear a song, a word, a quote from it, I just can't do anything than be powerless to the impact that it gives. It's firstly a fight between two sides, which becomes a faith of the world, driven by love that must find the path for both individuals(not mentioning the side-story love, especially Margery Daw and Keisaku, it doesn't have much development, but it reaches it pinnacle too), and you will keep questioning yourself, maybe it was destiny, maybe it's an occurance, but after all, it's a story that develops so well, that you won't be able to forget it probably for your whole life, and will never forget the lessons and the words you have heard and seen by watching it.
If there is any anime I can recommend, this is the anime that I want to recommend, it's the anime that forever touched me, and will touch you. It's a very great start, at least for me.
