If all the excess exposition was removed from this arc, we’d be left with a psychotic power-hungry bishop kidnapping Agnese, and Touma and co. For once, I’d like to see an apocalypse begin and the characters’ dumbfounded on what they’re supposed to do, before finding a way to overcome the problem. A lot the excitement is lost when all I’m watching are preventative countermeasures, even when we have a huge fleet of magical ships out to shift the balance of power in the world. It’s as if they’re constantly preparing for an apocalypse and beating down anyone and everyone who attempts to bring it about. While this mirrors religion in a lot of ways and is rather befitting of this fictional story, it makes the problems that the characters encounter feel somewhat unsubstantial.
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Ultimately, that’s my biggest gripe with these series - we’re told what to be afraid of and never see any of it. Any sense of danger was all an illusion in my mind, which was quickly shattered when it became clear it none of it would come close to fruition. There may have been a big global threat, but in reality this was just a rescue operation to save Agnese. Unfortunately for me, the preparation weren’t even complete and Biagio resorted to blowing up the entire fleet and going out with a bang to rid the Roman Catholic Church of their enemies instead. After Biagio dropped enough clues about removing the targeting restriction of the Queen of the Adriatic Sea for Orsola to figure out his true motive of wiping Academy City and science off the face of the Earth, I was anticipating the Rosary of Appointed Time “plan” to be set into motion. Much like this series is known for, the big threat was explained yet never got remotely off the ground, as Touma settled everything with his right hand like he always does. She slipped away, as if she lost her last bit of support.For an episode that went the distance by cutting out both the opening and ending sequences, the conclusion to this arc came off like a season finale of sorts, except when it came to the actual content. He pulled his snow boots out of the knee-deep snow with difficulty, and was finally able to grab hold of her fingers with his outstretched hand. He pushed forward with all his strength, desperate to save her.
His eyes came into contact with her small wrists, her diminutive shoulders, and also with her face that was almost covered completely by the snow. He wanted to find her as quickly as possible, but the sub-zero winds pushed him backwards.Īmong the white snow, he discovered her even whiter fingernails. The weak voice was heard again, but it disappeared almost immediately again. He tried to look towards the direction which the voice came from, but the wind that was cutting at his face made it impossible to open his eyes. Looking around at the blindingly white world around him, he felt as though he was going to be blown away by the strong winds. The text is from Baka-tsuki.īut the tiny voice was immediately swallowed by the roar of the raging snowstorm.
This is the Prologue from Volume 9 of the Toradora! Light Novel series.
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