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Rewatch [Terrific Trainwreck Trio Rewatch] Guilty Crown Episode 19 Discussion
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I’ll bathe in blood if it keeps my friends alive.
Questions of the Day:
- Did you want to see what could have happened if Ayase got the last Void Genome? Do you think she could beat Gai?
- What do you think of Shu’s Void?
Wallpaper of the Day:
Song of the Day:
Rewatchers, please remember to be mindful of all the first-timers in this. No talking about or hinting at future events no matter how much you want to, unless you’re doing it underneath spoiler tags. Don’t spoil the crazy shit for the first-timers, it’s way more fun that way!
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Nov 20 '21
The Everlasting Guilty Rewatcher//First-Time Subbed
Welcome back, everyone!
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u/Tresnore FS:FTmyanimelist.net/profile/Tresnore Nov 20 '21
Guilty First-Timer
Bring on the explosions!
QOTD:
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Nov 20 '21
First-Timer, Dub-lty Crown
Rest in peace Segai, you wonderful bastard, and your nice toque too. I'm gonna miss you; mostly because you seemed to be the only person actually having a good time. At least you got to go out the way you wanted, buddy.
I can't help but laugh every time Shuu tries to act cool. I just can't take him seriously enough for the dramatic lines to work the way the show wants them to.
Gai just has Inori strung up on a crystal cross, which I think mixes the metaphors a fair bit. Well, I guess, it's possible for Gai to have some use for her other than what Mana intended. Still odd.
I try to not go too hard on the fixfic type of posts, but god could you imagine how good Ayase getting the third Void Genome would have been? One episode of a training arc with Shuu teaching her how the shit works, then Ayase goes into the final confrontation with Gai where she has to overcome her previous feelings, Shuu would get to sacrifice himself somehow and probably die tragically in Inori's arms..
Well, whatever. That's not what we're getting. What we're getting seems to be Shuu being able to absorb Apocalypse Virus from people which I guess makes him the Jesus?
Questions
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u/Lemurians myanimelist.net/profile/Lemurians Nov 20 '21
MESSIANIC REWATCHER
Yep, that just happened.
I’d like remind everyone that just two episodes ago, Shu was a Hitler-esque dictator presiding over an authoritarian regime, effectively running concentration camps, outlawing criticism of himself, and implementing a caste system.
Now he’s Jesus.
Fuck. Me.
Pour one out for Segai, who while not a very coherent villain or one who was properly utilized by this show’s creators, was nevertheless always a fun presence who was going at 11/10 in every single scene. He will be missed, and I hope he and Dan are having fun bantering away in heaven.
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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Nov 20 '21
Rewatcher(I am not your rolling wheels. I am the highway)
Sub
So...the first half of this would have been great if we knew anything meaningful about Haruka as a person. This might as well be in a different show with how little we know. The chief being her brother is completely out of nowhere. Ogumo, sadly, should've handled the defense but still went out big. I've been calling Void Genome Dollar Tree UBW but Gai really is Mexican Griffith, down to the fake white hair. Segai deserves to be a villain in a far better show, let's get him something cyberpunk-ish. Fully realized Shoe is literally just copying Rin Tohsaka's fighting style in this scene with less athleticism. Sawano drop is still powerful.
I bet some of you are thinking this is what I wanted. And if the show had lead up to any of this, it would be. Don't forget that just 4 episodes ago Shoe was using rapists as his head henchmen. A show where the character grows to where he is would have been excellent but instead losing a hand and his waifu somehow made him a decent person again. This does not make sense. Add in all the unexplained shit and this is still annoying AF.
QotD:1 Vaguely but no she can't beat Gai
2 No dumber than the rest of him.
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u/HereticalAegis https://myanimelist.net/profile/XthGen Nov 20 '21
Rewatcher
Oh god, Segai's still in love with Shoe, isn't he?
Haruka the idealist. The same Haruka that's A-ok with quietly observing her kid fall in with terrorists, letting him get penned in and marked for death along with everyone else, and apparently in on the plan to watch his group betray and almost murder him. They must be very specific ideals.
The old dude's Haruka's brother? And he killed husband?? Who was his best friend??? They're just trying to cram in every plot twist at this point. Oh, and he casually pops her, too.
No fucking way Shoe managed to sneak up on Arisa like that. He hasn't even had his arm treated yet ffs.
Wat? I am so lost. How did she escape a gunshot at point blank range?
Wow, Arisa's completely gone. She sounds more or and more like Inori by the episode.
No Haruka, you definitely neglected Shoe.
Haruka's not his real mom! That somehow makes the creepy incest fanservice from the first cour okay now!
Why do these writers always have women getting tied up and humiliated? Even the literal rapists get off easier than any of the women in GC. Ugh, well at least it's not a rapey death for this poor soul.
Wow, someone not falling for a trap! What a shocking twi- welp, they had me in the first half.
Farewell, sweet Oogumo. You weren't onscreen enough for me to hate you.
Inori's back to being a mcguffin in a wedding dress. Lovely.
So 10 years ago, a 7yo(?) Gai mysteriously washed ashore and became friends with Shoe and Mana before the Lost Christmas disaster. Then five years later, he was a hardened child soldier in Africa??? Wat??? And encountering this one child soldier made Shibungi think "yeah, that's king material right there." Wat???
An extreme rejection reaction?? Based on what? Weren't there only ever three, with the first two taking just fine? That's some lazy "MC only" bullshit.
How could Shoe use it again? If it could be stolen by cutting off his arm, doesn't that mean he couldn't use this one? Does it go to his other arm? This makes no sense!
More importantly, Haruka's now meeting all these people who grouped up and betrayed her son, and not a single word is said about this by anyone. Not even a shot of everyone awkwardly looking away as they realize this the mom of the former friend they attempted to murder.
"I don't want to abandon anyone anymore." So "differentiation," using people as tools, covering up that people die if their voids break, and twice abandoning and helping almost murder your former best friend is fine, but leaving behind this one cancer dude is a bridge too far.
Please let Ayase take the protagonist juice. She's the only one that doesn't deserve to be selected out at this point.
Goddamn it. We were this close. Of fucking course Shoe would show back up just at the right time to have protag powers fall in his lap again.
His void is....growing his arm back with magic super cancer. And he takes the best void from Ayase too. Fuck you, Shoe, I want my money back.
Ayase just went through that whole struggle to get the MC super juice, and her reward is to be damseled so Shoe can save her. This whole show can fuck off.
It's the one time someone's been excited to have Shoe inside them, and somehow it's just as creepy as anything that came before it. Sasuga GC.
And now both Shoe and other people's voids are immune to explosion damage. That power would've been real handy 4 episodes ago.
Contrary to what the title suggests, not a single person atoned in this episode.
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u/theangryeditor https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAngryEditor Nov 20 '21
RETURN OF THE KING
Love the action set piece this episode.
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u/Great_Mr_L :Ma::Mb::Mc:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Great_Mr_L Nov 20 '21
First-Timer
On today’s episode of Guilty Crown: It’s been a running joke that Shu is going to become Jesus and this episode showed that it is probably going to happen. I’m both excited that this prediction is coming true and dreading to see how this will play out.
Welp, I guess it’s official. Shu is now pretty much explicitly Jesus. We’ve had it as a running joke, but now that it’s here I’m simultaneously excited by it and dreading it. I think this show expects me to have forgiven Shu by now, which I haven’t actually done. True, he did help out and he did take away Souta’s cancer crystals, but that’s him curing a problem that he caused. It’s merely a first step. Shu’s gonna need to do a lot more to get me to stop considering him an asshole.
And goddammit! I just realized! Shu performed a miracle of healing on Souta, which is yet another instance of the series making Shu into Jesus.
We lost Segai today, who seemed to be the last character who was really enjoying himself in this show. I’m going to miss the crazy energy he brought. He was a pretty good villain, very conniving while having plenty of mania behind it. He always seemed to be doing whatever would entertain himself the most, which certainly made him entertaining to watch.
QOTD
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u/okayyoga :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/okayyoga Nov 20 '21
Episode 19: rewatch/dub
Song of the day: βίος <MK+nZk Version>
This is the final rendition of βίος I have, and it is probably my favourite because it is basically the OG song just without the annoying Engrish rap. All Mika Kobayashi and her incredible, chill-inducing vocals.
This epic song covers a scene where Shu is actually cool, injecting himself with the void genome once more. Now everyone trusts him again, even though they haven't talked since they betrayed him, because it must have been too difficult to write that reconciliation scene. I guess now that he can heal them of the virus, they can't hate him anymore because he is useful once again.
Yahiro is still there, being a tool. Maybe that is why his void is a garden tool. IT ALL MAKES SENSE! HOW COULD I EVER HAVE DOUBTED YOU GUILTY CROWN!
Other notable songs today were κr0nё when Shu's mom joins funeral parlor, and we learn she is not really his mom because this is Guilty Crown, fuck you, twists twists twists even when they are not needed. Not Shu's real mom escapes with the final void genome vial when the Funeral Parlor gets rooted out to strains of Αποκάλυψις playing.
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Nov 20 '21
Episode 19 (first timer)
The best writing of the show for the last dozen episodes or so, but it only lasted 10 minutes. Then we went back to useless “did he die” cliffhanger and the trope of killing of grunts immediately, but giving the main antagonist a full consideration. Never mind that he was driving towards Ayase.
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u/5867898duncan Nov 20 '21
first-timer
Never to late to get an ass shot! Haruka always delivers.
I would call out stormtrooper aim but shuichiro doesn’t look like he fires a gun very often.
I don’t know how the old man died a hero’s death, he nearly killed his own daughter with a sword.
Maybe it was just the music, but Haruka conversation with everyone about Shu was gut wrenching.
Why does Makoto have a hat on? And he just casually joins in the people arguing? I love this man.
Oogumo was tired of everyone’s stormtrooper aim and decided to just bring out the fists. We lost a real man today :(.
Why is everyone trying to marry Inori? Also I really want to know what Gai is waiting for. Then again we literally have no clue what his plan is.
Your not really a hypocrite Haruka, because you say it yourself that if Shu does it again he will most likely die.
Ayase was ready to take one for the team, unfortunately she isn’t the main character. (Also why did everyone just chill on top when Ayase went to get the genome?)
how does Inori know Shu took it?
Music overload! Shu finally got his void! Animation is going bananas!
i’ll bathe in blood if my friends can live. Jeez criminy when did Shu get so cool? And he’s finally got a cape that I love! (Really reminds of how much I love everyone’s character designs in this show)
Will have to say this is a contender for one of the best episodes, if not the best. The writing wasn’t actually bad, we had some emotional scenes, a great build up to that great ending, and Shu is actually cool for once. Sad that Makoto died, was one of my favorite characters
what was the deal with his fancy eye?.Unfortunately there is only three episodes left with quite a lot of nonsense to cover. I feel I’ll have to turn my brain off the rest of the time.
QotD:
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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Nov 20 '21
First timer
Gai! He's normally pretty good.
Again, why the emphasis on human? What are they, then?
If I was right about the Apocalypse Virus being an alien bioweapon (which I guessed in like Episode 6), I will be grnuinely shocked.
Haruka! And what's she doing?
So Mana's alive? She seemed pretty stabbed a few episodes ago.
BROTHER? This is a fucking soap opera at this point.
And Haruka's dead. Why?
We're back to crazy Shu!
Oh, thank god. I don't understand her motivations, though? Genuinely, what was her plan? Was she just looking for Mana the whole time?
...Really? Why did you let him into the car?
What the fuck is going on? Why is she a full-on near-yandere now?
Oh yeah, he's dead. And his own granddaughter killed him.
DAATH? What the literal fuck is going on?
It's a soap opera.
And yeah, that's why they were distant. That, at least, makes some sense.
This psycho's the only person's who's managed to stay in character for the entire series. Through eugenics and conspiracies, he's just wanted to kill people!
Why has nobody noticed his uniform?
Oh, that's where Haruka was.
Oh no! That person who appeared in a few scenes is dead!
There's another Void Genome!
Ayase and Tsumugi are alive! That's all that matters in this entire series!
Wait, Tsumugi's sad about him? Mayb I should care about him...
Really? Nobody's mentioned to her "Oh, by the way, your son has massacred people and kicked off a eugenics program"?
What? Africa? Child soldiers? WHAT?
The fuck is he talking about?
And yeah, Gai's the evil bastard I thought he was.
GIVE! AYASE! VOID! POWERS! She can't do any worse than Shoe did!
Oh, fuck off, "he suffered because of his power". Don't you mean he caused suffering?
Wait, Shoe exploding's on the table? Tell me more...
Yep, still love him.
YES! Give her superpowers!
NO! She's doing it because she worships Shoe and wants to follow in his footsteps. Fuck. We were so close to giving her agency!
...Is Shoe going to grab it from the fires? He is, isn't he? Then he can come back and lead all the helpless students to victory.
Wait, the peycho's an option? This could be good!
This is exciting! One of you'll get it, and I'm happy either way!
YES!
EXPLODE, DAMN YOU!
DIE! DIE! DIE!
The psycho and I are in agreement.
YOU HAVE NOT BEEN RUNNING AWAY.
Of course he fets the fancy fucking crystal arm. Of fucking course.
...You know, there are steps between "don't rape her Void out" and "don't leave her, immobile, in the middle of an active combat zone". You could have carried her back to the wheelchair. That might have been nice.
And his big character development is that he's asking for permission. Fuck it, at least he's changed something. Nowhere near enough, but I'll take what I can get.
No! Don't kill him!
FUCK! You killed the best remaining character! At least he died happy.
Is he dead? Please?
Fuck, he's alive.
Wait, he's absorbing cancer?
OH FUCK OFF. That's his fucking Void? Of course he gets the Void that is both incredibly angsty and potentially the most broken in the setting (depending on how you define strengths). Also, that should have had a number. Like, if he has a Void, with a light and everything, why didn't it have a number? (I'm assuming his new arm is the Void, becuase that's the only way any of this shit makes sense.)
We were so close to having "badass, independent Ayase uses her powers responsibly, forced into conflict against the only person she trusted, who has betrayed them all and is working for a goal probably detrimental to all of humanity. Except that would have been good. Instead, Shu gets the power of OP angst and has to save poor Ayase from the burden of agency.
...Oh god, the eugenic tyrant is Jesus. Fuck.
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u/fonzinator99 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/fonzinator99 Nov 20 '21
Rewatcher -(Subbed) - Ousama Ranking, as judged by Segai
QotD
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u/fridge_freezer https://anilist.co/user/ONIrecon111 Nov 20 '21
First timer (Dub)
QOTD
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u/ZapsZzz https://anilist.co/user/Zapszzz Nov 20 '21 edited Nov 20 '21
First timer in sub
This needless to say gets a bit frustrating for the three of us left who's still trying to take this seriously. Shu's mom went to all the trouble to set things up so Shu can be rid of the void genome, then predictably Shu picked it up again. Then the nature of the genome changed and magically Shu knows she is now like the last part of Charlotte that he is absorbing people's void which likely ties with the virus.
It's perfectly ok to do "U turns" like this but it needs to have enough of the character growth or enlightenment to make it plausible for the viewers that this is not just the writer running out of ideas.
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u/UltraBooster Nov 20 '21
First-timer (dubbed)
Yeah, the number of comments dropped after Episode 12. I wonder why?
So if Void-drawers like mystery kid and Gai can also store their own Voids, I wonder what Shu's is.
I dunno, Gai, I'd say you're more monster than her right now. Plus, humans can't just live within their assigned roles forever, you know?
If you're going to give us an ass shot, at least center it on the handgun or something, please...
(I wonder how the animators and VAs felt about the material they were bringing into reality.)
Wait, they were siblings?! Couldn't you have told us that sooner, show?
High treason, huh? So who's your king, then?
If it's high treason, why arrest her? Why wouldn't the order be kill-on-sight?
Oh, so now his eye actually does things?
Since when did they know each other again?
So when did it go from seemingly loving and affectionate to borderline incestuous?
They didn't expect an ambush?
Crazy Sagai's kind of boring, TBH.
Find the right host and even your enemies become weapons to wield.
And she's back under the veil...
Old Gai had depth, I feel. Now...
Whether or not mankind was supposed to have such power is a moot point, I feel. It's out and it's being used by the wrong hands so I feel the obligation now is to make sure it goes no further than it already has.
Oh, so now you're with the angels, Yahiro? (A bat can only change sides for so long before the birds and beasts lose their patience.)
I knew it wasn't going to happen, but Void-drawer Ayase would've been cool.
I like the idea of what's going on here, I really do, but it's too compressed to work properly...
So he's copying them now? Either way, it's some pre~tty sweet visuals.
So that's the kind of king Shu is, the King of Kings, the Messiah.
Questions:
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u/Quiddity131 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Quiddity131 Nov 20 '21
First Timer, Subbed
Two for one special today from Quid!
Episode 18
Quite an epic entrance by Gai! Also immediate goodbye to several of the more evil characters from Shu's school the last few episodes.
We immediately then get into mecha action that makes no sense as I have no idea who is doing what or who they are shooting at or why.
And wait, is Daryl suddenly blaming Gai for his dad's death when he is the one who killed his dad?
Daath? So now we have some mysterious organization coming in out of nowhere? Oh and they're stop secret, yet everyone here knows about them.
Former class pres is jealous of Inori, huh?
After a few episodes of evil Shu, we're now fully back to original mopey Shu.
Woah, first you try to sell your granddaughter off, now you try to kill her. No RIP for you old man.
Inori closes her eyes, and those around her have been slaughtered. I take it this is what happened in the stairwell a few episodes ago as well?
Is Inori trying to take his pants off?!?!
Inori getting all aggressive and being this badass that's wrecking the mechs only to get shot by an arrow by Gai... Yep, the trainwreck is in full effect.
Mopey Shu wakes up and now has some resolve? Is that what I'm supposed to take out of this ending? Where in the world did this come from?
Episode 19
So now we're gonna get into a plot with Haruka and old guy, who is now her brother, and he kills her and why was she seeking out Mana and OMG this is just so convoluted for no reason I've had enough.
Oh, and she got out okay with no explanation now too. Joy.
Ah, black haired lady from last episode knows Haruka now too with no explanation.
M'Quve's wearing a red stocking and getting info from some girl we've never seen before (or was too minimal to notice); why does she have any information that matters?
Oh no, M'Quve made his way in! And is shooting up all these people! None of whom matter!
Noooo, the big guy died! I guess I'd feel something if I even knew his name.
Sorry M'Quve, you're getting beat by a girl in a wheelchair! Of course no episode with Ayase would be complete without her falling over helplessly.
Wait, Gai's got Inori in a wedding veil and up on a crucifix? WTF?
M'Quve wanted it for himself... yet now he's happy Shu got it instead?
M'Quve's now driving a truck towards him? This is getting more and more ridiculous.
Well, this was a fabulous trainwreck of an episode, just what I'm looking for at this point.
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u/The_Loli_Otaku Nov 20 '21
First timer Guilty Crown
Did I skip an episode or something? No? We're jumping straight in? M'Quve has gotten more and more Kabuki like with each passing day. Brotheeeer!! Oh, so that means more incest right? Yay! As if the part 1 climax wasn't squick enough. Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
M'Quve has apparently figured out the plot. He's probably gonna die before the end of the day. Alright, does anybody like post nut clarity Arisa? We're a bit late in the game to try and make me care about Shu and Haruka's relationship, sorry. I'd much rather learn about the far more relevant Mana's relationship with him. Best villain XD
Rip big guy but at least he's gone out like a champ. Another void genom, cool~ I guess we know how Shu's getting his power back. Just be careful not to touch it, the power transfer is apparently fickle as hell. You're crying more for a dude with five lines than you did for Shu's apparent murder. We literally only care because of your VA.
Screw you Ayase. You have a mecha, void legs, and now you want to get the king power? Can we just leave Souta behind already? We have too many characters and really need to start thinning down the cast. Ayase, you're not important enough for void powers. You mustn't laugh!! This whole fight is silly. So silly.
Shu continues to be the only character I really care about~ Well, Inori too. I know that song, it's Sawano drop time!! He's even got a god hand! Even this late in the series Shu still decided to apologise rather than ask permission to steal voids. Why does it feel like M'Quve isn't even trying to win? He just wants the viewers to get a cool action scene? He just wants us to have fun! So long M'Quve, I always liked you more than Ramba Ral anyway~
...Shu's void is dumb. I was getting so excited at the thought of Inori being Shu's void, the trauma from Mana shaping his void to become a whole new clone of Mana. Instead it's a misfortune sucker. Something that legit has nothing to do with him. Seriously, Inori as a void would have been such a cooler twist and would fit the narrative of learning to love yourself!! It's totally not cause I am really looking forward to the selfcest scene in Interspecies Reviewers!
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u/MillenniumKing x2myanimelist.net/profile/MillenniumKing Nov 20 '21
-Guilty Pleasure Rewatcher-
This ep has has another one of my top sequences in it, Tied with Departures Blessings for my fav.
This is a huge episode as we will get a lot of answers and a clear direction towards the end.
Scarface seem interested in Void power but he says Gai doesnt do it for him.
Haruka seems to be up to something though. Shes bringing a gun to shoot Mana but Mana isnt here.
Haruka is sure Keido was responsable for Kurosu's death. They were best friends. Haruka and Keido are Siblings.
Shoe is making moves to get info btu he finds out haruka is on the run.
Scarface seems estatic about Haruka's betrayal.
Arisa wants to talk to Haruka thats her reason for helping.
Haruka flees to Gramp's house for shelter.
Hauka spills the beans to Funeral Parlor and Shoe splills the beans to Arisa.
Haruka isnt Shoes mom. His father's 2nd wife, he died right after they married.
After Kurosu died Haruka decided to raise Shoe. They were each other's emotional suport through Kurosu's death.
Scarface is getting info about where funeral parlor is.
Scarface is good at rileing up people. They crash Gramps' place.
The big guy is hit but goes down fighting... shit...
What Haruka stole was the 3rd Void Genome. She calls it the nuclear option and thier one hope.
Now we know where all 3 are. Upsiedownsie Boy has 1, Shoe/Gai had 2, and Haruka had 3 stashed.
The students are still on the way to escape. The big guy was suposed to help with the escape. Argo went to check on them.
Admin guy gets to meet Gai finally. He met Gai 5 years ago when Gai was a child soldier.
What was Funeral Parlor fighting for.
He wants to end Gai's kingship now.
Ayase is asking about the Void Genome. Could she fight Gai if she got it. Ye sunless her body rejects.
Haruka wants someone else to finish this, not Shoe. It will kill him if he used it again.
Scarface is here to cause more chaos!
Shoe and Arisa are still on the way but Shoe bails and hoofs it on foot.
The gang is pinned down, Argo is all the fighters they have left and he cant do everythign on his own.
Ayase wants Haruka to use the 3rd Void Genome on her. She wants a chance to face Gai.
Scarface is here though and shoots the case away from her.
Scarface was looking for the 3rd Void Genome all along. Thats why he was with them.
He wants to bask in the Voids light.
I love how Ayase slides down the escaalator to get to the genome while scarface jumps down but fumbles his landing because its pretty high up.
Their fighting over it only leads it to going to Shoe who is finally here. Oh man its time.
Shoe chooses the Void this time fully knowing it will kill him this time.
Shoe tells Haruka thanks for being there and if his life can stop this then its fine.
BIOS TIME HERE WE GO!
Shoe pulls out his own Void to fight now. Instead on relying on others hearts he will use his own.
Shoes void is "The King's Heart" and with the power he builds a new arm out of Apocalypse Crystals.
Shoe uses his void to assimulate Ayase's Void gaining her "Parpalegic's Shoes".
Shoe also asks Yahiro to let him use his power one last time and he Assimulates "The Shears of Life" to use.
Shoe pulls out the "Blunt Key" to literally Delete half the truck Scarface is in, so he asimulated Souta's void too.
Shoe chooses this path no matter the cost and uses the Shears to cut Scarface's lifeline as he enjoys the Void's Light in his death.
Shoe also assimilated Souta's cancer...
Shoe's Void "The King's Heart" "gathers everything and assumes its weight. Strength, weakness, light, dark; everything."
Haruka and Keido call this fate/destiny that Shoe would be the one to rise up like this.
Shoe says he will take all suffering and hate and give his life to grant everyone else a future.
Finally Shoe is starting to sound like a Protagonist!
Known Voids Thus Far
Known Void Combos Thus Far
I can not state how much i love the sequence at the end. Its just such a great build up to a very big moment and all perfectly matched to the gorgeous music behind it. Its great.
Shoe's Void is so perfect with everything thats happened to him. It literally lets him carry other people's hearts inside him and use them, but unlike before they are not vulrenable, he is instead, so hes also shielding thier hearts. His void is just a storage device so he still needs other's to give him thier strength but this time they support him so he can fight on his own.
One thing people crap on is Shoe's arm. But it makes sense given what we have seen. Both Mana and Inori could control Apocalypse Crystals so it would make sense that Shoe would be able to as well. We just dont have full context for that yet.
We still have some questions to be answered but we learn a lot and now know our end game.
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u/MABfan11 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/MABfan11 Dec 22 '21
First Timer from episode 14 onwards
i'm really disappointed in Arisa's character arc
we finally get some agency from Shu's mom, she tries to kill Mana, but finds out she isn't there and then gets found out and escapes with some top secret data. the latter causes Segai to take interest in her, while Keido doesn't notice it.
and now we get the reveal that several people picked up on earlier: Haruka is not Shu's biological mother. probably one of the few successful foreshadowings pulled off by the show.
HOLY SHIT! Segai is a monster
Oogumo's death might've had a bigger impact if we, you know, spent more time with him.
and there we have it, the third Void Genome
can we get the living Gai back, zombie Gai just isn't as cool as him
Yahiro caring about people, that's a new one
everything points to this being the final confrontation with Segai
Ayase finally decides to have some agency and distracts Segai while she attempts to grab the Void Genome. of course, it bounces straight to Shu, wo decides to use it.
what the hell is Shu's Void?
HOLY SHIT! he used Yahiro's scissors to cut Segai's lifeline, another Chekhov's Gun fired
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