Spoilers for episodes 23 and 24...
Episode 23 had the Special A broken up due to Aoi, a man sent by Kei’s grandfather to straighten him out. Hikari tries to make the best of the situation as they are forced to attend classes with the normal kids in school. The Special A members think that is will be okay without their club house and fancy privileges, as long as they have each other. So of course the kids start being yanked out of school, because Takishima Group has that much power. Kei knows this will make Hikari sad, so he decides to go to London so the others can be okay. Hikari tries to stop his plane, but the scene ends with her crying on the runway.
Hikari is so smart, but has no idea where London is...
Let's go save Captain Emo!
The Final Episode shows the gang all gathered in the greenhouse, all sad and missing Kei. Hikari decides that since Kei left without finishing their last competition, she is going to go to London to find him. Sui, Kei’s brother, shows up with a helicopter and despite threats from Aoi, all the Special A leave for London. After a few crack moments of sightseeing, Akira breaks out the plan to sneak in the massive size house Kei is trapped in (after the butt head refuses to see them). One by one each member of the Special A sacrifice themselves Sailor Moon style so Hikari can make it to Kei alive. Well…okay, so they did not DRAMATICALLY sacrifice themselves by dying, but they stay behind in their own special way to help out and Yahiro and Sakura make small appearances to help out too. After Hikari survives flying through a window at unknown speeds and hops in a bunny suit (that rabbit was SO ugly), Kei and Hikari finally meet face to face. Kei has to be the typical butthead for a while, trying to get her to leave. Hikari instead hands him his birthday present of tiny plushies and declare their challenge still on. Kei and Hikari break out of the house (easily) and run all the way up to Big Ben. Hikari declares her feelings (sort of), jumps off the tower to save flowers, and Kei saves them mid air and they kiss. The credits roll to a scene similar in the very first episode, but now miss number two is a cute name and not a hassle.
Kei is so awesome, he can float in mid air! Hikari as number 2 is unable to float!
The ending was very typical, especially showing life at school returning to normal. I was not expecting any HUGE differences from these people after becoming a couple, that is just not them. While some people feel robbed they only got to see one kiss, I am not surprised at all. They spent the entire series chasing after each other; to expect hand holding and flowers would be too much. What WAS too much was the floating in mid area scene near the end. Hikari decides that saving flowers is more important that remaining on the edge of the building so WHOOSH she goes. Kei being the awesome Kei he is goes after her and catches her in mid air. They hold each other and kiss…while floating in front of Big Ben. When did this become a magical girl or supernatural anime?! (Of course the author forgets about the cliff scene during the race episode). It was extremely cheesy and had me rolling my eyes. I would have enjoyed a scene of them freaking out to get back to safety, then the warm and fuzzy moments. Besides that stupid moment, I think that Kei and Hikari got the closure they deserved. I see them still acting as rivals, with perhaps a kiss here and there. As long as Hikari told Kei how she felt and there was a kiss, I was going to be happy, none of that living in clueless land any more.
I would actually like plushies for my birthday, better than that stupid rabbit.
It was nice to see the other couples get some sort of closure too. Sakura comes in and opens up the other side of Jun. She and him ‘battle” the maids, but Jun doesn’t go off the deep end like he usually does, so perhaps he has learned to control it. Yahiro helps out the group twice and is later shown with Megumi, having a quiet moment. Akira and Tadashi also have a moment, but they are already established as a couple. Ryuu is shown with his great love…dogs! There is a girl in the window for his scene, perhaps she is more mentioned in the manga. Everyone gets their happy ending and no one has to leave school. Of course we all know that is too idealist for the real world, but we are watching an anime show here.
Ryuu and his happy ending..
There were some silly plot holes at the end. Kei had to go to London SO bad, yet he comes home so easily. He saw how much Hikari wanted him to stay when she was chasing the plane, yet he still decided to go. Hikari was determined BOTH times, so why in London did it sink in? If Kei’s grandfather was so scary, why did he give in when Kei decided to go back to Japan? Not seeing his grandfather bugged me too. :( And how did Yahiro and Sakura get passed the gates? I suppose they could have been invited to the party, but Sakura had a maid outfit too…like she knew the plan. Bleh, I suppose those two just came to tie up loose ends…but I still wonder about the other things!
Awesome disguises!
All in all, I thought Special A was a good anime. I might change my mind how good it was once I read all the manga, but for now, it is good. The characters had funny “flaws” that made them more normal…I suppose. It was nice to see someone trying so hard in school, to better herself. Hikari was the clueless girl and Kei was the arrogant boy, but it worked for them. I enjoyed the art and the banana hair, not so much the sketchies of doom. Overall, I think the anime is a watch, not purchase. :) I hope everyone else enjoys watching this anime as much as I did.
Reaching for your dreams is good...unless you fly off a building!
Hikari is so smart, but has no idea where London is...
Let's go save Captain Emo!
The Final Episode shows the gang all gathered in the greenhouse, all sad and missing Kei. Hikari decides that since Kei left without finishing their last competition, she is going to go to London to find him. Sui, Kei’s brother, shows up with a helicopter and despite threats from Aoi, all the Special A leave for London. After a few crack moments of sightseeing, Akira breaks out the plan to sneak in the massive size house Kei is trapped in (after the butt head refuses to see them). One by one each member of the Special A sacrifice themselves Sailor Moon style so Hikari can make it to Kei alive. Well…okay, so they did not DRAMATICALLY sacrifice themselves by dying, but they stay behind in their own special way to help out and Yahiro and Sakura make small appearances to help out too. After Hikari survives flying through a window at unknown speeds and hops in a bunny suit (that rabbit was SO ugly), Kei and Hikari finally meet face to face. Kei has to be the typical butthead for a while, trying to get her to leave. Hikari instead hands him his birthday present of tiny plushies and declare their challenge still on. Kei and Hikari break out of the house (easily) and run all the way up to Big Ben. Hikari declares her feelings (sort of), jumps off the tower to save flowers, and Kei saves them mid air and they kiss. The credits roll to a scene similar in the very first episode, but now miss number two is a cute name and not a hassle.
Kei is so awesome, he can float in mid air! Hikari as number 2 is unable to float!
The ending was very typical, especially showing life at school returning to normal. I was not expecting any HUGE differences from these people after becoming a couple, that is just not them. While some people feel robbed they only got to see one kiss, I am not surprised at all. They spent the entire series chasing after each other; to expect hand holding and flowers would be too much. What WAS too much was the floating in mid area scene near the end. Hikari decides that saving flowers is more important that remaining on the edge of the building so WHOOSH she goes. Kei being the awesome Kei he is goes after her and catches her in mid air. They hold each other and kiss…while floating in front of Big Ben. When did this become a magical girl or supernatural anime?! (Of course the author forgets about the cliff scene during the race episode). It was extremely cheesy and had me rolling my eyes. I would have enjoyed a scene of them freaking out to get back to safety, then the warm and fuzzy moments. Besides that stupid moment, I think that Kei and Hikari got the closure they deserved. I see them still acting as rivals, with perhaps a kiss here and there. As long as Hikari told Kei how she felt and there was a kiss, I was going to be happy, none of that living in clueless land any more.
I would actually like plushies for my birthday, better than that stupid rabbit.
It was nice to see the other couples get some sort of closure too. Sakura comes in and opens up the other side of Jun. She and him ‘battle” the maids, but Jun doesn’t go off the deep end like he usually does, so perhaps he has learned to control it. Yahiro helps out the group twice and is later shown with Megumi, having a quiet moment. Akira and Tadashi also have a moment, but they are already established as a couple. Ryuu is shown with his great love…dogs! There is a girl in the window for his scene, perhaps she is more mentioned in the manga. Everyone gets their happy ending and no one has to leave school. Of course we all know that is too idealist for the real world, but we are watching an anime show here.
Ryuu and his happy ending..
There were some silly plot holes at the end. Kei had to go to London SO bad, yet he comes home so easily. He saw how much Hikari wanted him to stay when she was chasing the plane, yet he still decided to go. Hikari was determined BOTH times, so why in London did it sink in? If Kei’s grandfather was so scary, why did he give in when Kei decided to go back to Japan? Not seeing his grandfather bugged me too. :( And how did Yahiro and Sakura get passed the gates? I suppose they could have been invited to the party, but Sakura had a maid outfit too…like she knew the plan. Bleh, I suppose those two just came to tie up loose ends…but I still wonder about the other things!
Awesome disguises!
All in all, I thought Special A was a good anime. I might change my mind how good it was once I read all the manga, but for now, it is good. The characters had funny “flaws” that made them more normal…I suppose. It was nice to see someone trying so hard in school, to better herself. Hikari was the clueless girl and Kei was the arrogant boy, but it worked for them. I enjoyed the art and the banana hair, not so much the sketchies of doom. Overall, I think the anime is a watch, not purchase. :) I hope everyone else enjoys watching this anime as much as I did.
Reaching for your dreams is good...unless you fly off a building!
Akira, the best friend you could ever have.
And we love you too! GOODBYE!
Thanks for reading!!!
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