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Air 12 (Final)


It's been several days now since I first watched this episode. I've watched it countless times since. I wanted to give Air a proper send-off, and felt time was all I needed to gather my thoughts and feelings on the show. But, even now, I'm not sure what to say or write.

Having previous familiarity with the story, the show never surprised me. Sure, there were key scenes or moments that took my breath away once animated, but the real tragedy of the story - well, it never knocked me over. From the very first episode, I knew what was coming.

Hence, it's difficult for me to be an honest broker in evaluating Air as television series, at least as far as story is concerned. I could write pages on how technically stunning the show is, but what's the point in stating the obvious? You can plainly see that for yourself.

So, I guess you could say Air has left me speechless.

That's good enough.


Comments

KariPS | April 2, 12:45 PM

Waah!!!
Your anime blog is so cute ^^
Where did you get your side picture from?
The animes you watch are the besT!!
*wants to wtch them too*



Nathan | April 4, 8:41 PM

Maybe it's because I have no experience with the game, but that ending made no sense to me.

Who were those kids? Aurgh. I tend to appreciate vague endings, one of the things I've always liked about anime, but that was...



Mattias Stjernstedt | April 5, 1:31 AM

I don't watch the show myself but if ep 12 is the last one, then why does animesuki.com list an air 13 release? :S



Jeff Lawson | April 5, 2:26 AM

Technically, it IS a 13 episode series. However, Episode 13 is just a recap, with no new content.



BakaKage | April 5, 5:57 PM

Yep, episode 13 has nothing new in it. But it has a teaser at the end that looks quite quite interesting ^_^.



joyful | April 8, 9:38 AM

So what is the ending actually like? The little children are the one with the wings or what? I really can't figure out the ending!




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series information

Aired on BS-i, January 2005 - March 2005.

» Official site
» AnimeNfo entry


episode guide

Air 11
Umi (Sea)

Air 10
Hikari (Light)

Air 09
Tsuki (Moon)

Air 08
Natsu (Summer)

Air 07
Yume (Dream)

Air 06
Hoshi (Star)

Air 05
Tsubasa (Wing)

Air 04
Hane (Plume)

Air 03
Koe (Whisper)

Air 02
Machi (Town)

Air 01
Kaze (Breeze)