The deteriorating economic conditions prevalent at Abenobashi have to be faced, and the events of the past have to be acknowledged for everyone to move on. In the end, as I stated above, the party has to come to an end. At the same time, the volumptuous Mune-Mune appears in each world searching for someone while interfering with Sasshi, while having a tragic past of her own. These are just constructs to delay the inevitable parting between the two when she goes to Hokkaido with her father. In the aftermath of the tragic event and the continuing decay of Abenobashi itself, Sasshi escapes reality with Arumi through a number of magical worlds created by his own imagination. This leads into my attempt to guess the plot of the entire series. The tragic event in Arumi’s life is avoided because someone else makes the sacrifice. Where it goes wrong is in going for the reset ending. So he cashes in all that magical power and his childhood to try to make the one he loves happy. In having the power to create new worlds to escape from reality, he learned that act of escapism cannot make one truly happy. Sasshi, the protagonist, was the one fighting against having to grow up. It seemed like it hit all of the important parts of a coming-of-age story. This show admittedly ran out of ideas at this point. Even the ending credits using archival photos seemed nostalgic in the same way. The lengthy pans in the projectionist booth of an old film projector reminded me of the many shots in Kare Kano where objects and places were more of a focus than what was actually being spoken about. Old buildings eventually have to make way for the new, families move on to new places for better opportunities and most of us would have wanted to stay with childhood friends and lovers for as long as possible are just some of the thoughts that came to mind as I watched this episode.Īlso being an older Gainax series, their impression on this episode was easy to see. I also got a nostalgic feel out of this episode that felt tinged with regret at how things can never stay the same. His desire to stay with Arumi and preserve Abenobashi had clearly been what had driven this series. Where to start with this episode? I quickly figured out I was getting a story of a main character doing his hardest to fight against the inevitable. Gainax’s history of perplexing endings and my ability to comprehend them be damned. It merely served as a reminder that I eventually had to get this post written. Soon after watching this episode, I went off to some minor convention in Baltimore where kriz and I found single DVDs in a bargain bin for $5 each. Something a little different for this installment of Endings Without Context, in the form of one of the few Gainax series I have never seen. This edition of the series features film projector porn. Blogging Legend of the Galactic Heroes (164).Tweets on Anything Tweets by emperorj Posts by Category 12 Days of Something VI: An 8 Minute Lesson In Taking Care of a Sick Person.12 Days of Something VI: A Very Bad Idea.12 Days of Something VI: Making Friends With Similar Interests.12 Days of Something VI: Looking Ahead to 2017.
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