Even more Bounts show up in this episode. For the time being it seems like a good thing since I was starting to lose interest in this filler arc. With these new characters in the story things may get somewhat more interesting. We find out who was responsible for the missing book in Soul Society. Although we’ve never seen or heard of this shinigami until now, we do get a brief flashback so we can learn about him a bit. Based on what we know about him it seems like the only reason why he would help Kariya is because he still holds a grudge against Zaraki. I highly doubt we’ll see Zaraki actually do something about him considering his personality. I was hoping to see Yoruichi and Soi Fong in this episode, but they were nowhere to be seen. Next week will be another one hour special followed by a one hour premiere of “Gintama”.

After being fairly disappointed by the recent episodes I didn’t have high expectations for the last two episodes. To my surprise I found myself enjoying them quite a bit. One of the big reasons why I liked these final two episodes was because we got to see actual development of the relationship between Yuna and Mamoru. Yuna behaved quite differently than her usual clueless-self. it was nice to see just how much Yuna cared for Mamoru. Just seeing this whole new side of Yuna made me enjoy the final two episodes. Being that this isn’t supposed to be a very serious series by any stretch of the imagination, Yuna conveniently slips and ends up forgetting the events from the last two episodes. With this kind of series a different ending would have been unconventional. I would personally have liked to see their relationship flourish instead of having everything revert back to the way it was.

It was probably a good thing this series was only 12 episodes and not 24 episodes. There really is no “plot” to the series so it never really went anywhere. Without a character like Yuna I probably would not have watched beyond the first episode. Before watching the final two episodes I would have said to avoid this series. Now that I’ve finished the series I think it may be worth watching for some people. It’s an easy series to watch. Thus, if you want to watch something to help you relax or possibly provide a laugh or two then “Kage Kara Mamoru!” may be a series to consider. Well one things is certain, I will miss Yuna. Bye bye, Yuna (this was the title of episode 11 so I thought it would be a fitting way to wrap this series up).

I think the only suitable word to explain this episode is epic. I’ve always thought Anemone was an interesting character since the beginning. With this episode she’s definately one of my favourites of the series. I was really surprised to hear her narrate her thoughts for a good portion of the episode since it didn’t sound like her usual self at all. It was great to see that Anemone has changed for the better just like Eureka. Some people may think the scene where Dominic and Anemone reunites is corny, but I really liked that scene. For once it’s nice to see Anemone get a break and really find out how she feels. She has quite possibly endured the most pain out of the other characters. Revealing typetheEND’s true form afterwards was significant and very fitting for the scene. I would have never imagined seeing Anemone smile the way she did in this episode. It was without a doubt a very pleasant surprise. Next week will be a one hour special, which means the series will come to a conclusion.

As it turns out, Diva’s seiyuu is the same as Riku’s (Yajima Akiko, also known for roles such as Himekawa Ayumi from Glass Mask and Shinnosuke from Crayon Shin-chan). Being a fan of her work may make it a bit biased, but I do think she does a really good job as Diva. I found Diva to be a really interesting character. Her behaviour at times were child-like; yet she also seemed psychotic, for the lack of a better term, at the same time. We get to see the big difference in strength between Saya and Diva, but we’re reminded that it is probably due to the fact Saya has not drank any blood. In order to save Riku, Saya feeds him some of her blood. He may end up like Hagi, but there’s a possibility his body will react differently because of the hints we’ve been getting regarding Riku’s “uniqueness”. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t looking forward to the next episode.

This would have been a good episode if it wasn’t for the horrible art. I admit the art hasn’t always been consistent for the series, but I found it to be particularly noticeable in this episode. Setting the bad art aside, the content of the episode itself was fun to watch. Once the group members learn about Miki’s motive we see them all go their separate ways. As soon as I saw them do their own thing I didn’t expect the majority of them to come back in the same episode. Instead, I would have thought the girls would each decide on their own to return in the final episode. There were a few new songs used in this episode. I can’t say I’m a fan of the ones I’ve heard, but they didn’t make me want to skip through their respective scenes either. For now I can only hope that the final episode won’t suffer from highly inconsistent art.

This episode is pretty easily one of the best ones so far. I’ve been wondering why Rider was named Rider. It is all revealed in this episode. Rider appears to have been defeated by Saber’s attack so this may be the last time Shinji will be around to annoy. We got to see Saber’s sword for the first time. Now that we know she wields the Excalibur we have an idea of her lineage. I’m not too familiar with the myth of King Arthur, but if I were to make a guess I would say Saber’s real name is Gyneth. Some new questions surfaced with this episode. For instance, why was Illya in the building where the fight took place and what was Rin doing outside of Sakura’s residence. At the end of the episode we see Sakura looking out the window when she muttered something. She must know something about this war if she’s not already part of it. I’m looking forward to the soundtrack for this series. I think it has some pretty nice instrumental BGM’s.

This episode provides more information on the truth behind the planet they’re living on. Joseph’s claims do make a lot of sense since it fits in with the infrastructure we’ve been exposed to so far. We also find out what Ashley plans on doing and we see the beginning of his plan in action. At first it did sound like he had good intentions, but the consequences are just not acceptable. There were unexpected plot twists in this episode as well. I would never have thought Accela would end up in a situation like that. Seeing her go beserk was the last thing I would have pictured. So now they have to stop both Ashley and Accela. With 3 more episodes left, there should be plenty of time to resolve all the issues and finish the series nicely. The last 3 episodes are going to air back to back next week.

It’s a good thing to see a lot of things happen in one episode from time to time and this wasn’t an exception either. There was a lot of new things to take in such as brand new characters and whatnot. Normally I’d be bothered by the fact new characters were being introduced so late in the series, but I’m just too anxious to see the final battle. I’ve been wondering where Akane was for quite a while. I thought her scene was a bit out of place when taking the mood of the situation into account. Sergay is one resilient guy. He has been wounded a couple of times previously and came out just fine. This time he gets shot in the head and is still hanging on. It’ll definately be interesting to see how Arica and Nina will work things out with Sergay in that state. Two episodes will be airing next week so we will get to see the conclusion of the series.

Yasuna has lost the ability to see females now. I guess I should have suspected something like this based on the title, but I assumed it was supposed to be symbolic and not literal. We learn why Hitoshi came to Earth in the first place. It isn’t all that important anymore but at least it fits into the story. Unfortunately for Hazumu, he learns the hard way the consequences of being so indecisive. With the way the episode concludes it looks like Hazumu will end up choosing Yasuna. It really does seem like the only solution for now since it is unlikely for Hazumu not to have made a choice by the end of the series. Even though there appears to be only one right course of action, I still want to see how it all happens.

This episode wasn’t anything like I had thought it would be. There is a lot of new information regarding Ai and her past which I found to be really interesting. We’re beginning to see the connection between Tsugumi and Ai. Speaking of Tsugumi, we learn that she is 7 years old. I knew she was young because of her elementary school backpack and whatnot, but she seems too cognitively advanced for a real 7 year old. I guess there really was no way around it for the story to have a big a impact as it does currently. Having Tsugumi act like a real 7 year old would take away from the intensity of the moral dilemma she has been dealing with. I would never have expected to see Ai become blinded by her hatred like that. Now I’m really anxious to see the rest of the series. A lot more should be revealed in the next episode regarding Ai’s past. My guess is her hatred stems from some sort of misunderstanding, but I could be wrong.