This episode pretty much goes as you would expect...a mostly fluff episode to cool down from the fight now that it's done. And yeah, still leaves plenty of open questions...which makes sense given how [...]
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「虚心坦懐」 (Kyoshintankai) "Candid and Open" At least Rin got to go to Kyoto Tower! The post Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-Hen – 12 (END) appeared first on Random Curiosity.
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Rin and friends continue fighting demons. This wasn’t bad, precisely. It’s just, what did this add to the previous season? In my opinion, nothing. It was simply more of the same, with a new arc that [...]
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With the Impure King defeated and the Kyoto Saga all but in the books, I was up for pretty much anything Ao no Exoricst wanted to do in the post-battle epilogue episode. It turned out to be chock-full [...]
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While Yukio's fight this week was a bit strange, Rin's initial battle against the Impure King with his powers unlocked was pretty cool, even if he was mostly on the defensive. For all of that buildup, [...]
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「光輝燦然」 (こうきさんぜん) "Shine Bright As The Sun" I have one word to describe this week's episode -- yasssssssssss. The post Ao no Exorcist Kyoto Fujouou-Hen – 11 appeared first on Random [...]
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Ao no Exorcist wasn’t going to be able to sustain my interest in the battle without resolving it for two more episodes, so I’m glad it was finished in one. And what a finish! All the little separate [...]
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I don't really have much to say about this episode other than...well, Rin got his turn. I went into this more last week, but seeing Rin draw the sword wasn't exactly the most motivating thing in the [...]
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「不撓不屈」 (Futou Fukutsu) "Unbowed and Unbroken" Had the anime made us wait any longer for Rin to do his thing, I probably would have exploded from too much anticipation. The post Ao no [...]
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It seems like the tide is about to turn with the arrival of Juzo & Co., but because Todo has a stronger fire-element demon, all their attacks are absorbed. Bummer! Yukio (whose guys stop glowing blue [...]
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The show is finally giving us some fights. I might be biased in favor of this episode because it contained my favorite songs from the soundtrack. Still, if you really think about it, the main events [...]
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「雪中松柏」 (Secchu Shouhaku) "Through Thick and Thin" While we're still waiting for our juicy, juicy payout in the form of an amazing climax to this whole Kyoto tomfoolery, this week's episode did a [...]
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Todou’s “join me” schtick doesn’t work, as Yukio tells him he loves Rin as much as he hates him, but hates the old Yukio who was a sniveling little punk always in need of Rin’s help. Yukio summons a [...]
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We're finally at a decent pace this week. I think we've finally blown past the obligatory "new season blues" and we've gotten to the real adaptation. This episode is still somewhat of a precursor to [...]
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「父子相伝」 (Fushisouden) "From Father to Son" Now that's what I'm talking about -- big monsters (demons?) and even bigger problems!
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It was great to watch Shiemi finally kick some ass after sitting on the sidelines for so long, and for the gang to get back together and head out as a team. The question was, could this episode keep [...]
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To be completely honest, I'd pretty much forgotten about that whole "trust between friends" thing going on between Rin and his friends. It feels like that was so long ago. Suguro gets a nice line in [...]
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「気炎万丈」 (Kienbanjyou) "Like A Fire Burning Bright" This was probably my favorite episode thus far.
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Once Yukio has finished reading Tatsumi’s letter, Shura puts her trust in the master, removing the sword from safekeeping (within her body) and handing it to Rin, who wants to help defeat the Impure [...]
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I feel like this series just goes a lot smoother when it's not dwelling in flashbacks. I have to admit that, while it still doesn't make me like Tatsuma as a character more, having a literal contract [...]
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