Shirou needs to find a way to help Saber recover or she will disappear eventually. Through his dreams we get a glimpse of Saber’s past. I guess that pretty much answers the question of her true identity. Once again we see that Illya is extermely dangerous. She killed Shinji after Rider was defeated. I guess we need to thank her since we don’t have to see Shinji anymore. After Shirou refuses to become Illya’s servant she leaves to kill Saber and Rin. Maybe we’ll get a better idea of Archer’s strength in the next episode. As dangerous as Illya is, I hope they don’t end up killing her though. The next episode should be exciting, but I really just want more scenes with Rin. She hasn’t been getting much time on screen for a while.

All the questions left from the very beginning are answered in this episode. I was expecting a good ending for the series, but I never expected it to be this good. It was fun to see Roy and the others five years later. Interestingly Roy and Miranda did not age at all. I would have liked to see what the other people were up to as well, but we got to see Rose which was who I wanted to see the most. If you’re looking for an emotional ending then you won’t be disappointed. If they had just ended it at the scene right before the ending credits came up, I would have still thought it was a good ending. When they showed us the extra scene after the credit, that blew me away. I thought that scene was done flawlessly. There is no question that final scene was the most emotional one of the entire series. Often the ending of a series will either make or break the series. In case of “SoltyRei” this ending made the series even better. After watching that I really want to see more of this series. Chances are this really is the end of “SoltyRei”, but that’s also fine as well since the ending was so great.

For a series of this length it is expected that not every episode will be fantastic. Although not every episode ended up being unbelievable, in general the episodes were good. I pretty much liked every character in this series. They did a great job with Solty, I thought she was extremely loveable. The voice casting was really well done as well. They fit the characters like a glove. The music wasn’t too shabby either. There were some pretty memorable BGM’s throughout the series. Before the final episode the series was already good. With such an intense ending it made this series a must watch in my opinion. So if you haven’t started this series yet, I implore you to watch this series.

I found this episode to be pretty interesting because of how they made it feel like this was the finale. If they had left the final minute out it really could have just ended there. A decent portion of this episode was spent on revealing Ashley’s past considering this was the second to last episode. I can’t say I don’t understand where Ashley’s insanity comes from. Waiting 200 years to see your loved one would make anyone go crazy. I thought the scene where Rose and Solty both call Roy, “Papa” was hilarious. I wouldn’t have thought they would put in a scene like that in this episode. It’s not everyday you get to see someone like Roy blush. I can only hope that Solty will make it through the series. Knowing her, she would selflessly sacrifice herself for the people she loves.

We’re finally told why Rose decided to cooperate with Ashley. It’s good to see that Integra is still alive, but now it seems Accela may not survive. She was right in the middle of the explosion so I’m not sure how she will make it out of that situation alive. We are already getting hints that Rose’s dream will come true by the end of the series. The scene I probably enjoyed most in this episode was when Solty was convincing Rose to return. It wasn’t anything mind-blowing, but it was just the most entertaining scene for me. At the end of the episode we see Ashley attack Andy and Roy. Most likely Solty will end up stopping Ashley at some point since it seems highly unlikely Roy can stop him.

I’m sad to see this series end. Unlike some series this series got progressively better week after week. A great series like this needs a great ending to wrap it all up. On the most part I think the ending did live up to the level of the series. I didn’t think everything was done flawlessly though. Something I didn’t like was the fact Arica and Nina were basically fighting in space. I may not be an astronomer, but general knowledge tells me they wouldn’t be able to breathe. I guess I can overlook that since it did help with the intensity of the scene. I thought it was a bit silly that Nina was defeated so easily when she was supposed to be the bringer of destruction after the Harmonium took over. The last part I didn’t really appreciate was when Arica chased after Nina,losing her robe in the process, without enduring any bodily harm when in reality they should have burnt up upon reentry. Those were the only parts I had an issue with. Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed the final episode. Who would have thought we would see a young Miss Maria. That was pretty bad ass. It was unfortunate we only got to see her for briefly. This was supposed to be a serious episode, yet they were able to incorporate tasteful humour that flowed well with the rest of the episode. The epilogue was good in my opinion. It wasn’t very long, but we get to see everyone once again. I’m glad they included Nina into the epilogue since I think that really gives he series a feeling of a complete and satisfying conclusion.

There wasn’t a lot of flaws in this series. Except being the big Natsuki fan that I am, I wish she was in this series more. The series greatly surpassed all the expectations I had before watching it. The animation was pretty solid in terms of consistency. I had no issues with the character designs either. I thought the voice work was done really well too. The music could have been better though. There were a few BGM’s that were pretty decent, but there were times when I thought the BGM’s just didn’t fit the scene. Overall though, this series was just a whole lot of fun to watch. For those of us who watched this series and are dying for more, we will have to wait until the OVA’s are released. If you haven’t watched this yet, I highly recommend you check this series out as soon as you can. Don’t let the quality of “Mai-HiME” prevent you from giving this series a try. This series is far superior to “Mai-HiME” in practically every way.

Even though the last two episodes aired together I’ve decided to split them up to review them separately. The main reason I decided to do this was so I could give each episode the attention they deserve. This episode was everything I expected and then some. The action was good and the drama was intense. It was nice to see that Chie didn’t betray her friends afterall. We also get to see the last of Tomoe’s spurts of insanity. I’m surprised she looked pretty unharmed after falling from that altitude. Possibly the best part of the entire episode is when Arica was faced with a very difficult situation. Emotional is the only way to describe that scene. I actually wasn’t expecting anything like that to be honest. Now that she has overcome the biggest obstacle, Arica is able to use her robe to its full potential. Something that didn’t exactly make a lot of sense to me was it seemed like Arica’s hair changed to a darker brown after that scene. With everyone able to use their robes again the final episode is going to be awesome.

The basic plot of this episode went just the way as one would expect. There weren’t any surprise twists, which is probably the way it should be for this series. Something I found kind of strange was no one in the audience questioned the authenticty of the first Lemon Angel performance. You would think someone would point out the girls were flying and ended up converging into the screen. It was a simple, yet happy ending. Personally I’m pretty satisfied with how things turned out. I thought what they did with the ending credits was pretty interesting. We get to see a video clip of the seiyuu’s during recording and whatnot. Will there be a second season to this series? There probably won’t be considering there really is no need or reason for a second season.

I liked the character designs for the series. It was unfortunate they were not able to keep the art consistent throughout the series. On the whole it wasn’t too bad, but there were times when the art was bad enough to take your attention away from the story at hand. As far as seiyuu singing goes, I thought the singing wasn’t vastly superior to your average “character songs” done by seiyuu’s. It’s a little disappointing in that regard since this series focuses so heavily on singing. If you want to watch a series that invovles singing I think you are better off watching “Full Moon wo Sagashite”. I don’t feel that this is a series to avoid at all cost though. I still thought this series was entertaining enough to keep my attention throughout. If you are going to watch this series, do yourself a favor and don’t go into it with high expectations. You will enjoy it more that way.

I don’t really have any serious issues with this last episode. Hazumu finally makes a choice between Yasuna and Tomari. Regardless of which girl Hazumu picked one of them would end up getting hurt. With the way the series was going Hazumu really only had one sensible choice. Ideally I would have liked them to focus more on Yasuna and Hazumu, but overall I liked how the series finishes. They leave it up to the viewer to interpret the final scene. Of course the last scene also allows a possible sequel to the series. Currently I’m pretty indifferent to whether or not a sequel will come at some point in the future. I’m fine with them leaving the series here for good, but I would not be opposed to a second season either.

At the core this series is a simple love story. What sets this series apart from others is its unconventional twists. For me, one of the appeals of this series is its character designs. The girls don’t look like your usual supermodel high school girls which I thought was a nice change. The series also had some really nice BGM’s to compliment the key scenes. For a series like this I would have liked better dialogue. That’s not to say it was terrible, but I didn’t find it to be anything outstanding. After taking everything into account I think this is still an entertaining love story with enough unique twists thrown in to keep it fresh. If you’re looking for a love story that is different from the more recent bunch of harem series then “Kasimasi” may be just what you’re looking for.

The entire episode was spent on telling us about Ai’s past. After watching this episode you can’t help but understand Ai’s immense hatred. I thought it was such a sad story. There’s almost nothing worse than being buried alive and getting betrayed by the one person whom you thought you could trust. All the blame can’t be put on Sentarou though. He was under a lot of pressure and being in his early teens didn’t help the situation. Watching this episode just reminds me of how stupid people can be because of superstitions. I thought it was great when we see Ai burn down the village. I’ve had enough of the stupid villagers. Now I’m really looking forward to the last episode. I’m not even going to begin to guess that the finale will be like.

We finally find out just who Hongou-sensei is. I wasn’t expecting anything like this at all. Pretty much everything is revealed in this final episode. As far as endings go this series definately had a unique ending. I can’t say I liked the ending though. In a way it makes everything feel hopless and meaningless. They’re all stuck repeating the same year over and over again. They tried to make it look like a happy ending, but in reality it’s kind of depressing. For a series that attempted to maintain a certain level of humour, they clearly failed with the finale. If this was for another series I may have appreciated the serious atmosphere, but I didn’t think this ending was suitable for this series. This last episode didn’t put me to sleep or anything, it’s just that the seriousness of it takes away from what “Magikano” was all about.

The series may not have the best art ever, but it’s decent enough so one can watch this series without having it interfere with one’s enjoyment. I found the animation to be fairly consistent throughout the series so that’s always nice to see. The voice acting wasn’t superb in my opinion. I don’t think they made the best choices for the seiyuu cast as well. Overall this series wasn’t horrible. I do wish they had focused more on the humour aspect though. When they did try to focus on the humour I think they were able to come up with some pretty funny material. If you can stand some mediocre episodes just so you can see some pretty hilarious ones then you might want to check this series out. If you want a comedy series that is good from the beginning to the end then you can overlook this series.