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***relentlessflame*** · 2006-12-21, 17:28

And the way it ended up was... pretty good. The overall plot probably won't win points for originality in some senses, but it wrapped up the show well, and made good use of all the characters.

Spoiler for Episode 12:

First, I have to say -- the way they did the kiss wasn't what I expected at all! But, if it was motivation he was looking for, then I guess that's motivation!

It was definitely cute, though; very Haruhi-like (considering the game).

The giant magical battle went the way you could expect it would go, and threatened to be a reprise of what happened years ago. Someone should leave a note: "Please don't use this power to try to bring back long-lost loved ones! It won't work!"

But that's very true to Ibuki's character though - so blinded by her goal that she (almost) doesn't care about the consequences along the way. Not quite, though -- Sumomo's injury certainly had an impact on Ibuki before, but having Sinya get hurt trying to protect her was an obvious clue that this wasn't going to work out for her. Of course, Yuma using Ibuki's sister's flute definitely amplified the "hero" factor. "Please lend me your powers" (and how they all fly into him naked, of course) is a bit cheesy I have to admit, but it did make the point about why they were able to stop this time what they couldn't stop before (it's about everyone working together/having a large team supporting you, and also having the benefit of a super-powerful magician in the lead, of course). I also noted that Yuma has a pretty good memory of all his spells, considering he hasn't been practicing, but you know...

Oh yeah, and also, back to the beginning of the episode: feigning being knocked out was a pretty funny strategy, given the vision Koyuki saw. Way to mislead everyone; good one!

All in all, in spite of cliches, it was a pretty good ending. Sumomo revives, Ibuki's quest is over, and they can all go back to the "happy school life" they should have had all along. Of course, one thing has changed, and that's Yuma -- he's now transferring into the magic section, with Haruhi by his side. I guess in that sense, despite the fact that we've taken an almost completely different route to get there, we're still ending like Haruhi's route in the game. It also almost sounds cliche to say "I liked the game better", but still, I appreciate what they did in this show. I'll definitely watch it again (well, and I'd better, since I'm buying the DVDs

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*relentlessflame* 　 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2003 Age: 41	And the way it ended up was... pretty good. The overall plot probably won't win points for originality in some senses, but it wrapped up the show well, and made good use of all the characters. Spoiler for Episode 12: First, I have to say -- the way they did the kiss wasn't what I expected at all! But, if it was motivation he was looking for, then I guess that's motivation! It was definitely cute, though; very Haruhi-like (considering the game). The giant magical battle went the way you could expect it would go, and threatened to be a reprise of what happened years ago. Someone should leave a note: "Please don't use this power to try to bring back long-lost loved ones! It won't work!" But that's very true to Ibuki's character though - so blinded by her goal that she (almost) doesn't care about the consequences along the way. Not quite, though -- Sumomo's injury certainly had an impact on Ibuki before, but having Sinya get hurt trying to protect her was an obvious clue that this wasn't going to work out for her. Of course, Yuma using Ibuki's sister's flute definitely amplified the "hero" factor. "Please lend me your powers" (and how they all fly into him naked, of course) is a bit cheesy I have to admit, but it did make the point about why they were able to stop this time what they couldn't stop before (it's about everyone working together/having a large team supporting you, and also having the benefit of a super-powerful magician in the lead, of course). I also noted that Yuma has a pretty good memory of all his spells, considering he hasn't been practicing, but you know... Oh yeah, and also, back to the beginning of the episode: feigning being knocked out was a pretty funny strategy, given the vision Koyuki saw. Way to mislead everyone; good one! All in all, in spite of cliches, it was a pretty good ending. Sumomo revives, Ibuki's quest is over, and they can all go back to the "happy school life" they should have had all along. Of course, one thing has changed, and that's Yuma -- he's now transferring into the magic section, with Haruhi by his side. I guess in that sense, despite the fact that we've taken an almost completely different route to get there, we're still ending like Haruhi's route in the game. It also almost sounds cliche to say "I liked the game better", but still, I appreciate what they did in this show. I'll definitely watch it again (well, and I'd better, since I'm buying the DVDs ).