Episode 15 Final –
The best phrase to describe this ending would be “and they lived happily ever after”. There wasn’t anything really terribly amazing worth noting in this rather typical final episode, which did try to bring some closure to all the characters. There had a bit of rather sudden drama around Kirino, though it was wrapped up rather fast. That, and we did have some fun moments with both Kirino and Kuroneko. Oh, and I guess I can’t forget the somewhat “siscon” esque lines of Kyousuke ^_^;;
The story here is pretty simple: Everybody is worried about Kirino not responding to their messages to her, and then all of a sudden Kyousuke gets a message from her saying to throw out her entire eroge collection. Kyousuke was definitely shocked about the sudden message, and quite frankly, I was pretty surprised too. I mean, why would such an avid eroge lover all of a sudden decide to throw out her beloved games? I did have a sneaking suspicion that it may have been to do with her peers in America, and in a sense I guess I was correct.
Of course, Ayase, Saori, and Kuroneko are all worried about Kirino, so when Kyousuke talks to them about her, they voice their concerns, etc. The only one that really made a huge difference here, though, would be Kuroneko. Her honestly with telling how she feels about Kyousuke’s help throughout the school year was touching to hear, though in the end Kuroneko says he did pretty much nothing 😛 Kuroneko’s rather firm encouragement of Kyousuke is what finally pushes him to run off to America to go see Kirino. Oh, and there was the random (but adorable) kiss that Kuroneko gave Kyousuke. The kiss was a pleasant surprise, but both Kyousuke’s and Kuroneko’s reactions were hilariously cute. Man, I’m using the word “cute” far too much nowadays =_=;
After meeting Kirino again, though, the drama around Kirino felt a bit forced. I mean, she didn’t keep in contact with her friends because of her sense of obligation to win, but I feel that it’s kind of a lousy excuse on her part. In the end, though, Kyousuke once again pulls through with his super embarassing lines. Seriously, what he was passionately yelling about could honestly have passed off as a Siscon’s way of talking. Kyousuke crying his eyes out was a bit too much in my opinion as well. It was a heartfelt moment between the two siblings, but oh man, was the scene extremely corny. You do really have to admire Kyousuke for his ability to say extremely embarrassing lines without restraint, which embarrassing enough to get Kirino to blush a deep shade of red.
In the end, this episode was a very happy yet cliched conclusion to the series. Honestly speaking, this episode was painfully normal for a finale, which was kind of disappointing to say the least. It was a very happy ending though, that much I can say for sure. Oh, and that jump at the end was a bit…. lame? Especially with the music, though I guess it’s just me nitpicking a bit. There were some genuinely heartfelt moments in this episode, but in the end I have to say this felt like a very average conclusion. Now where’s a season two announcement?
Overall Enjoyment: 3.5/5
Screenshots are later in the post.