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「白銀の意思」 (Shirogane no Ishi)
“Silver Will”
XEBEC’s original series draws to a close, and while it may not stand-out in the eyes of many, it manages to remain atypical until the very end. Almost all anime stereotypes that we’ve come to know were avoided and all the loose ends were wrapped up rather nicely. The writers managed to leave things open-ended for a potential sequel too.
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「反撃」 (Hangeki)
“Counterattack”
At the eleventh hour, Argevollen still manages to surprise. The end is finally in sight and the plot’s come together in an unpredictable yet clearly thought out way, which is proving to be the series’ best aspect now.
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「鹵獲」 (Rokaku)
“Capture”
Just when I thought Argevollen was out of twists and turns, it manages to squeeze another significant one in the final three episodes—all of the prototypes supplied to both Arandas and Ingelmia were planted with a hidden mechanism that allows Perfevollen to take control of them.
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「動乱」 (Douran)
“Disturbance”
Well it looks like the series is finally reaching the point where Samonji clashes with Holmes/Garp and Cayenne with Zarl Lontar, as the stage is set for a finale with an army of new Trail Kriegers on both sides.
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「もうひとつの意識」 (Mou Hitotsu no Ishiki)
“Another Mind”
Well if there’s one thing that Argevollen definitely has going for it, it would be its rather unpredictable nature. The developments may not be shocking, but the direction the series takes almost always is.
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「決意」 (Ketsui)
“Resolve”
The questions surrounding “Perphevollen” were answered quickly this week, as the Evangelion-like Trail Kriegers do in fact function as a “hive mind”.
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「訣別」 (Ketsubetsu)
“Farewell”
Well it looks like the writers decide to do a bait-and-switch, as the “NR” in “NR Syndrome” stands for “Nanjou Reika” after all.
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「敗北」 (Haiboku)
“Defeat”
The long overdue new opening sequence is finally here and humorously enough, it looks a lot more exciting than the series has actually been.
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「凍結」 (Touketsu)
“Freeze”
After a battle-centric episode last week, it feels like we’ve hit a bit of an intermission in the series where the characters do a lot of talking and there are a lot of close-up shots of their faces.
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「嵐 （シュトゥルーム）」 (Arashi (Shuturuumu))
“Sturm”
Considering that it was only last week that we were introduced to the “NR Syndrome”, the plot proceeded along fairly quickly to draw attention to the neurological side effects of piloting Kybernes’ prototype Trail Krieger.