Episode Summary: Everyone is busy thinking to themselves and making XO faces that a Exodus Mage could have been created in all this insanity. Samon and Hakaze try to take time to explain that Hakaze was born to help the Tree of Genisis be revived, that the time was near to do so. But only Hakaze could give the final say to the tree on what time was right. This is of course logical that a great and powerful tree would allow one person to decide when it was going to be reborn. Mahiro is like um DO NOT CARE is there a mage of Exodus or not because I want to shoot something. Hakaze and Yoshino start pointing out that the Genesis Tree would probably not pick someone to help the tree of Exodus revive and that the Genesis Tree only used Aika's death as a catalyst to involve Mahiro, not created the situation on its own. And who was the one trying to make the Tree of Exodus happen? That would be Samon. Samon has run out of crazy faces but merely melts to the ground realizing his explanation on why Hakaze is the killer has turned back on him. Mahiro is busy aiming at everyone and thinking how it is much too magical that things are working out for Hakaze. But if Hakaze is already dead he can't get his revenge. Yoshino thinks is working out way too well but in the end will believe in Hakaze. Hakaze is busy looking for the offering while telling herself she is right. Although in the back of her head she thinks it is odd that the tree will put all the power in her hand whether or not to revive itself. She talks to Samon about how the Tree of Genesis won't kill everyone because that goes against all logic. Samon merely crumbles to the ground and predicts it will take Hakaze an hour to find the offering so hopefully by then the Tree of Exodus will be revived. All over the world pieces of the Tree of Genesis start to grow and eat civilization. Junichirou orders Natsumura to protect themselves and Evangeline as the Tree of Exodus starts to revive itself too.
Sorry I think you got splatted.
Hakaze starts to smile to herself, that she will get back to the future and the tree of Genesis can't run around killing people's sisters because hello she is having a hard time finding the offering and if the tree of Genesis really could do anything it wanted for her she would have found it by now. Then....a missile comes from the sky and lands practically in her lap. Yoshino asks if Hakaze is okay. Hakaze notes that this is way too magical but will travel back to the future anyway whether to save the world or allow Mahiro to have his revenge. Hakaze uses the missile to transport herself to the future and to leave her bones on the island. Despite the fact that the balance of the world hangs in the balance Yoshino is like OH NO NAKED!!! Samon turns into a scared puppy, looking at the ground and following everyone word Hakaze says. Hakaze has decided she is going to stop both of the trees from reviving and she and Samon are going to talk about what they should do next. She also promises Mahiro she will find the killer and if the killer turns out to be the Tree of Genesis he will kill her instead. Mahiro agrees to these terms and Yoshino thinks that everything is cupcakes and rainbows. Suddenly the Tree of Genesis starts attacking the Tree of Exodus. The fallout results in all the people praying for the Tree of Exodus being smushed (or maybe smushed). The Tree of Exodus starts fighting back which results in most of the military men in the area being smushed. Evangeline and Natsumura continue to flirt as Junichirou talks about how things are about to suck and then disappears. All over the world trees are appearing and killing tons of people. Hakaze is like oh okay time to really shut down the trees and figure things out. She is about to use the powerful gun talisman to protect the group why she handled the trees when a huge root comes and slashes at Yoshino. Both Hakaze and Mahiro run towards Yoshino as Samon is like NOOO come back Mahiro. Well Mahiro is then stabbed by another root. Both boys lay on the ground dying and Samon is in shock, that the tree of Genesis got Hakaze back and quickly disposed of said helpers. Hakaze has decided that the boys are not dying and uses the talisman to start healing Yoshino instead. Hakaze orders Samon to save and protect Mahiro no matter what as she starts to leave with Yoshino to stop the trees. Samon uses his sword to do so while thinking what the hell folks? What the hell?! THE END!
There are a lot of dead bodies out there folks. A tree is to blame.
This show is SO SLOW at some points. Maybe I should say sooooooooooooooooooooooooo sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow. And then BAM in the last minute something amazing happens and you forget the first 21 minutes could have been summed up in under 5. I see what you are doing there.
MOG we already talked about this!
While Mahiro is...... very special and out of control you really have to appreciate the fact he says what most of us are thinking at times. Samon and Hakaze were talking about how special Hakaze is being born the Princess and all and he was like HELLO! That is not what we ended the last episode. Stay focus people. We are talking about the mage of Exodus.
FOCUS PEOPLE!
As usual the arguments and accusations are made up of what ifs. For the past 4 episodes I feel as if anything or nothing is actually happening and people are trying to become the next amazing lawyer. Problem is everyone is so great at what they are saying it is hard to know what to believe. Like a ping pong ball back and forth and the head ping pong ball Mahiro might just blow you all away now and ask questions later.
And now it is Samon's fault. Again. For a minute.
For those who are confused here is a flow chart: Hakaze said that someone in the clan killed Aika. Samon is like Hakaze is dead and can't help you find the killer so I will help you instead. Yoshino basically figures out how to bring back Hakaze so she can find the killer instead. Samon comes up with results first and claims no one in the clan killed Aika. Hakaze says the only way that is possible is if there was a mage of Exodus involved and killed Aika. Samon points out it is more logical that the Tree of Genesis killed Aika to make Mahiro rescue Hakaze. Tenchi points out that they are talking about TREES but no one cares. And Hakaze and Yoshino both point out that if the Exodus Mage killed Aika it is Samon's fault because he was the one trying to revive the tree. Time to take a nap with all that information.
Can I just shoot someone please?
So as you can see it is hard to blame Mahiro for his flip floppin. He is staying pretty true to his character about not caring about the world ending or what not. He just doesn't want it to end before he can get his revenge. Of course in the face of all this destruction maybe death would be welcomed by some but that would just count if the killer was a normal human. Or human at all. But Mahiro doesn't care about anything else or pretends not to so while his face reveals nothing inside his head is spinning and spinning.
This should prepare you for married like. XD If you live that long.
I think Samon is coming off as very prideful and that is why things aren't going his way. Perhaps it would have been better to pay someone to kill Hakaze and just take their chances with an out of control Exodus Tree. Which seems to be only going out of control because it is threatened. I can see how Samon tried to think of every angle and had to say certain things in the case the people rescuing Hakaze were intelligent people. Only the risk to that was revealing much of his plan and allowing the argument to be turned back on him. But his mind is always working even if all seems lost for him. Stall for time indeed. Although an hour doesn't seem like enough time to find the offering.
You on my side right Mahiro?
Yoshino and “villain” self acknowledges that all of this is way too special but at this point he can't play the what if game. He wants to bring Hakaze back. Probably because if this works maybe there will be a sliver of hope they can bring back Aika. Okay maybe Yoshino knows that is impossible but Yoshino needs to save a girl and has decided to pick a side and argue the most likely points for that side. Not a flip flopper here.
But I wanted to be a villain.
Poor Hakaze. She is running around trying to find this talisman, thinking the fate of the world is on her shoulders and in the end she still might die. She thinks she is right and that her precious Tree of Genesis would never kill anyone, even to save her. Because if the Tree of Genesis was able to make all of this happen for her it would just POOF the offering in front of her. Make the offering the barrel or something. But Hakaze told herself that if the Tree of Genesis was the killer she would offer herself up to Mahiro as the killer. I understand WHY Hakaze thinks that way but don't agree with it.
A giant tree that created the world and you are doubting what it can and cannot do?
In the end none of that matters. Hakaze is like where is the offering and POOF the missile appears in front of her. She keeps that information to herself obviously but takes that as a sign that the Tree of Genesis is working to protect her no matter what the cost. I agree that is what it looks like and probably is. But if I could play both sides of the coin....perhaps the Tree of Genesis is just really, really good at turning bad situations into something amazing. If fruits are popping up all over the place maybe one of the military planes fell out of the sky and Genesis Tree was able to use the wind to push it towards Hakaze. It could happen. But right now Hakaze is in oh crap mode. Like maybe everything is being done for me and things aren't going to end well.
She moved her skin and organs across time and space. Please be impressed with that.
Hakaze has returned though! Behold the naked girl. Mahiro was busy not carrying, Samon probably crapped his pants, and Yoshino was handing over his jacket. Everyone was like meh what magic? Once you see some killer trees having a girl travel across space and time really isn't that magical. Been there and done that yes? Welcome back Hakaze!
You're welcome for me saving you.
Yoshino keeps being called a villain and I really don't think he is. I don't even see anything dark with him. I just seem him as connecting the dots a lot faster and thinking on his feet. Adapting to the situation very fast. Yes having a gun in your pocket looks bad but....have you seen Mahiro? A little insurance was necessary. I don't know, I just am not seeing the dark in him. None of the characters really seem dark to me, they all believe what they believe and are trying to get it done without really hurting anyone. Well except Mahiro but Aika is dead (at this point) so I can see that too.
I would be like oh you like leaving people on islands? PEACE OUT!
I like how Hakaze was able to put aside all differences and stop both trees so they could talk it out. That is probably why she is the leader of her clan and I am the leader of nothing. Because I would have taken that gun and blown Samon away. Maybe Hakaze sees that there is no real evil in Samon and he was trying to protect the world the best way he knew how. So she was willing to put aside her anger and focus on the greater good. Hats off to Hakaze.
.....Cut down all the trees!
I say hats off and really they were blown into the road, run over by a car, and set on fire. Bring on the evil trees of chaos. Despite none of the trees being revived...they were both doing a great job of being alive and causing problems. Look I caused Hakaze to be born so she can say yes to my revival. But what is left to be done? It is running around killing people and doing what it wants so what is this word revival? Both trees in fact. Me thinks that maybe people should stop trying to help either tree and nuke them both.
...When did this romance start?!
There wasn't much of the outside folks this week. You know the ones who are just randomly saying dialogue that goes along with what is going on with the main characters. Junichirou is an odd little duck. He doesn't know what is going to happen and he hasn't picked sides either way but eventually things are going to end in disaster and maybe he should have made a decision? But if he has no real power maybe he felt as if he didn't have the right to make any decision. Natsumura and Evangeline are weird too. They just met and tried to kill each other but they will have much to talk about after this is over? Flirting? In the face of danger. I see.
Oh shit did this just happen?!
So just as Hakaze was like look folks I am going to go and fix all of this Yoshino gets sideswiped by a random root. Not sure which tree it was but I am going to assume it was the Genesis tree. Or the Genesis Tree's fault as Samon was like WHAT THE HELL?! I was like OH SNAP here is our five seconds of action in this episode. Yoshino is going to die and Mahiro will have more revenge to get. Mahiro pretends not to care but he was definitely upset when he saw Yoshino was done. XO What a twist, Yoshino being dead! Like for real dead.
Never mind, everyone will be fine.
But then Mahiro got stabbed by another root and I was like oh false alarm. Nothing to see here folks. If one got stabbed I could see them staying dead. Both getting stabbed? They will be saved but separated. Which is what happened. Hakaze took Yoshino and Mahiro got stuck with Samon. I guess stuck might be a harsh word since Samon will save Mahiro but still. For five seconds I was like X____X wow they really killed Yoshino. Now it seems that no one will die and Hakaze will team up with Yoshino to revive the Genesis Tree and Mahiro will pretend to listen to Samon as Mahiro changes his mind every 5 seconds. Well then....guess I will find out what new twist lies next week? They better hurry up and save the world as they are running out of people to rescue at this point.
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Quoting from RandomC:
>To say the least, there are not enough fingers on my hands and not enough toes on my feet to count the amount of times this series has surprised me in some shape or form. Time after time, it’s the same thing. I keep thinking I’ve finally grasped the answer to a question… just to be given a big flat “CONGRATULATIONS, YOU’VE FAILED AGAIN” over and over again. Really, there’s just no guessing where this series is going to go—and that’s not even the best part. No. The best part is the fact that not a single development or twist is forced and every single explanation makes sense within the confines of the established world—a perfect demonstration of story telling mastery few series are capable of doing.<
I love the moment when Hakaze's back! Oh WoW! What a grand return it was! If a tree can do all that then I am really wondering if both trees would lead to civilaztion's destruction. Beside the obviously FABULOUS return, the animation/music is amazing as well. Like Guardian Enzo said, Beethoven’s ethereally beautiful “Tempest” sonata as a backdrop and Aika reading Miranda’s speech from the play, chaos and devastation rain down everywhere – including upon our two main characters. What a synergy – Beethoven, Shakespeare, and anime at it’s most imaginative and grandiose. If stuff like that doesn’t make you glad to be an anime fan I’m not sure what would – there’s certainly no other art form in the world that could have given us what we just witnessed.
Hello @Christina
I don't what to expect now. Plot twists after plot twists have confused me. At least in Psycho Pass I could understand the core plot (I've been watching several episodes) and characters. In Zetsuen, I just have more confusions and questions.
Will the setting become a a post apocalypse wasteland now? The trees of epicness have revived, people have perished, and Hakaze/Samon failed to prevent mass destruction.
The missile as an offering seems a bit of deus ex machina to me. I guess the tree of genesis gave it to Hakaze to revive itself, but it's seems too convenient for the writers to provide an immediate solution for Hakaze's problem.
The exposition/dialogue should have focused more on this "exodus mage" who is responsible for Aika's murder. I'm pretty sure everyone wants to know how and why Aika died or if she is responsible for everything.
Still, I wonder what an American live-action adaption of this anime show would be. Would the general American audience be more critical of this show than the otaku audience? Would the critics bash it for being convoluted, confusing (plot twists after plot twists), and pretentious? More accepting? Not caring? It is interesting to wonder about such things and see the dynamic differences between western writers (24, Lost, Stargate, Star Trek, Law and Order, My Little Pony, etc.) and eastern writers (Zetsuen, Psycho Pass, Little Busters, etc.).
Those are my thoughts on this show.
Anonymous- I know that at points Future Diary disappointed fans but that is what I compare this anime too. I was left going WFT many times with that show and I find myself feeling that way each time I watch an episode. Well at least recently. I think one of the reasons this show keeps one on their toes is the fact that everyone has acknowledged that everyone including themselves are giant liars and omitters so it is hard to tell what is going on even when we are told what is going. All I know if that both of these trees probably should have been made into firewood a while ago.
Anonymous- In the previews for next episode it appears Samon and Hakaze are taking the time to nurse their respective confused boys back to help. Now since the fruits and roots made it to the mainlands and cities you would think there would be a sense of panic. But maybe the evil trees got tired and are taking naps. Typically trees do not need naps but maybe these evil ones do. XD
I think that more focused should have been on the other "mage" rather than Hakaze going woe is me I must be at fault. Almost like they forgot about that plot point.
I think a live action American version would have to cut a lot of this circular talking down quite a bit to find an audience. Although anime/manga fanboys seem to tolerate more dialogue than people who want to see Transformers to see shiny things go BOOM!
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