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Originally Posted by Arachanox
I will admit my feelings for the ??? are mixed, but I know I haven't read the real thing in plain English yet. Even still, the talk about what it is truly about is a bit unsettling - but even if those rumors are true, I think I can still accept it as the truth.
And what an unexpected truth it is.
edit: @fer: Ryukishi said the mystery was done in EP7. A lot of the people who 'feel cheated' and are raging in general either had the wrong expectations or are just going on false-rumor-fueled ragetrips (specifically /jp/).
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Well that's why we're here right, to quell rumors with actual facts.
Anyway more summaries before I take a bath. This is the entirety of 1998 Ange and her metascenes.
Spoiler for Summaries:
Metascene
- Narrator ponders the possibilites of the murders and whether a bomb did go off and at what time. It might have been possible that some sort of bomb does go off at midnight before October 6, 1986, based on the clock in the mansion. He suggests the possibility that this is Kinzo'swork.
- The explanation comes from Ootsuki, who is explaining the popular theories. He talks about the approaches people have when investigating. He seems to be talkign directly to the reader?
- He reiterates the belief that Eva survived by hiding at Kuwadorian through the passage, and at midnight the disaster happened. Ange continues that with this event, the evidence is erased and the true fate of the family becomes unknown. Some theorists think that Eva knew of the bomb tied to the clock and activated it. Eva refused to comment about the events at all, claiming not to remember.
- (this refers to Episode 3 events btw)
- Ootsuki says without Eva the catbox remained essentially closed, and she died leaving it unopened. Without the truth, the only conclusion is that she did it all. They all called her criminal, whether it is true or not, because it remained the only possible explanation.
- Further police investigations revealed nothing more. Ange feels hate for her and her silence.
1998
- Amakusa and Ange are riding on a highway and talking. Amakusa talks about his mercenary days and his experiences in war, especially suicide bombers and child soldiers. He speaks about how for some, revenge is their reason for fighting.
- He talks about how even kids, when given a gun, kill when fuelled with revenge. The kids are bred and made to be soldiers. Ange says she doesn't want to feel revenge anymore.
- They discuss her leap from the building and their journey. Much of this sounds like banter so I won't type it up.
- They eventually speak about the nature of this journey, and how even the police never managed to discover anything incriminating. Amakusa seems to suggest that at least at one time, Ange was fuelled by revenge and regret.
- She then realizes she likens herself to those child soldiers who live in anger and hatred, fuelled by the need to exact revenge on those who wronged her. Exposing the truth might get her the revenge she wants.
- In her sleep, Ange wonders why Battler insists on not flat out giving her the truth. She wonders what is going on with Battler's mind that he prefers a more roundabout way of doing this.
So I've decided to post my entire notes online on my blog. For better reference, since it's exactly the same, you can find it here.
Twilight of the Golden Witch Summaries.