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Nicely, when you have been questioning when episode 0 takes place, now you realize the reply: simply earlier than that, the final episode. Makoto, Futaba, and Nobuo choose up the place that episode left off and start their journey to the parallel universe switch machine that Ouran used (in an alternate timeline) to ship her recollections to this world. This quest permits us to tie up all of the free ends of the story whereas additionally giving us one thing nearer to a contented ending.
Within the devastated world, we see that Kadode and Ouran have presumably used their online game expertise to mechanical pilots. Whereas the sudden shift from regular women to Gundam protagonists appears a bit unusual at first, however it really is smart for his or her characters. We all know that deep down Kadode needs to combat for justice, to assist the helpless and oppressed. And who’s extra oppressed than the individuals on this world? Plus, it provides her the chance to satisfy her childhood dream of flying via the sky. As for Ouran, she will get to be with Kadode and blow issues up. I’ve little doubt that they have been each pleased till their final moments.
In the meantime, Kenichi lastly will get his comeuppance when his megalomania is confronted with an orbital inexperienced demise laser. Too unhealthy Hikari dies together with him, which means the AI robots will proceed their genocide of humanity ceaselessly. Then once more, when have the assholes in authorities ever cared about anybody however themselves? So in a storyline that feels painfully actual, it’s the wealthy and highly effective who find yourself on high.
As for Nobuo, he’s a person with no purpose to reside on this world. His household is lifeless and all the things he is aware of and loves is gone. He’s given an opportunity to save lots of his daughter, even whether it is in one other world, and so he takes it. Whereas Makoto and Futaba might have each used the machine, neither did. Not like Nobuo, each nonetheless have issues that matter to them on this world: individuals to like and causes to combat for.
The second half of the episode is all about introducing this new timeline. As a substitute of the pair coming collectively naturally or Ouran saving Kadode from bullies, Nobuo is ready to persuade Kadode to method Ouran first. This ends in a mixture of the 2 earlier variations of the characters. Kadode is headstrong (although to not a harmful diploma) and Ouran continues to be shy, however assured sufficient to reside her personal life.
By some means, their early friendship manages to keep away from each Kadode’s killing spree and the alien invasion, and we see temporary snippets of the 2 rising up collectively. These scenes are stuffed with attention-grabbing little beats, like how they’re nonetheless mates with Kiho in highschool, however Rin and Ai don’t meet till school (since with out the alien assault, Ai and Rin would have had no purpose to switch colleges). Ultimately, Ouran will get a job at SES, engaged on their new AI-powered robotic mates, and Kadode turns into a manga editor like her father.
This brings us to the core joke of the sequence: Inio Asano lays her playing cards on the desk on the subject of the origins of this sequence. Kadode pitches a model of Zundacchi (the Isobayan of this world) that’s meant for adults, however is rejected as a result of “sci-fi” would not promote. Then, after Ouran’s press convention, she struggles to provide you with a greater identify for Ouran’s cute “Fujin” robots, who’re purported to befriend lonely people. Her brainstorming session primarily entails combining their names/nicknames in numerous methods, together with one that appears very acquainted. By mixing “Demon” and “Ouran,” she comes up with “Doraemonn.” In different phrases, what you have been watching was a prequel to Doraemon all this time.
Meta jokes apart, this ending seems like a little bit of a letdown. In spite of everything, these aren’t our Kadode and Ouran. Whereas their souls are the identical, they’re not the women we’ve spent the previous 16 episodes with. Nevertheless, it does finish on a hopeful notice with the concept that, whatever the timeline, so long as they each exist, Kadode and Ouran are destined to be collectively. This one factor is actually “absolute.”
Judgement:
Random ideas:
• I feel Oba lied to Nobuo about Kadode and Ouran being lifeless in the primary timeline to get him to save lots of the brand new timeline. This may clarify the ultimate scene of the sequence. In spite of everything, Futaba says they have been engaged on bettering the parallel world know-how after which we get what seems to be like our Kadode and Ouran dropping an Isobayan manga for his or her different worlders to learn. Perhaps I am simply kidding myself, however I wish to imagine that our seasoned mechanical pilots/sliders are nonetheless having fun with themselves within the devastated world.
• You recognize, I do not suppose I’ve ever mentioned how a lot I like that the opening theme is written by the manga’s authentic creator, from the attitude of Kadode and Ouran, and sung by their voice actresses.
• With out giving freely any spoilers, I am going to simply say that the film model not solely ends earlier than this episode (and episode 0) takes place, however it additionally has an additional scene that takes place shortly after the “finish of the world.”
• Thanks for coming alongside on this wild trip with me, particularly with all that rockiness with the subtitles of the primary episodes. Now that all the things is resolved, positively advocate this present to everybody you realize. The truth that it has flown largely below the radar within the West hurts me to the core.
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