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Originally Posted by LastDuaL

Agree with Shika and Kagu. Still an awesome series overall, but a few things keeping it from reaching the top. What really bugs me is:

Spoiler:

They never really explain why the claw man killed Van's wife in the first place. From the wedding flashback, it didn't seem like an accidental embrace, more like a sudden slashing massacre...yet no motive, so we're left with him just being a diluded pacifist with random psychotic urges to kill...

Spoiler for Gun Sword:

He needed control of the original 7 armors and I'm guessing he had to gain influence over the armor riders and the crew. Unfortunately for Van and his fiance, the claw wanted to take them out. He succeeded in killing his wife (obviously) but I don't think he let Van live on purpose. Van was able to live because of some special body altering operation that's been mentioned and becoming linked with Dann.

Spoiler for Overall:

Overall I felt that the series was great. But for some reason I felt extremely empty after I watched the last episode. I'm glad that the claw man was killed by Van, I'm glad that Ray was able to die in peace, Josh and Yukiko are going off to do their own thing with Ray's armor and his corpse or whatever, Priscilla is going back to live and protect her family and all that, and those old timers probably just went back home to drink and have a good time, and Carmen is doing what she did before the series started. I guess what saddens me is that Van left without a word (which does seem fitting of him) but left Wendy and we don't really know what he's done in the span of time between his leaving and his surprise reappearance. I do suspect though that he just wandered around looking for freelance work and free food (and all of the condiments). The end though was awesome, Van coming in asking for food and milk and meeting with older Wendy, but it just ends there. I wish it showed more because you don't actually know what's going to happen between them. Do they hook up and get married? Go on another adventure? Does Van just leave without saying anything again?
I do hope they decide to continue this series so that we can see Wendy and Van's relationship develop even further, and maybe see Micheal and Fasalina again. But mostly just to see all of these characters, and new ones, in new situations. I just wish this feeling of emptiness would go away

I just wonder if anyone else feels the way I do after watching this series or if I'm just weird =/