+ | N o v a s t o r m | +

Impressions:

I am quite disappointed with this show, and I really dislike writing full summaries for shows I don’t especially like, which is why I stopped with this show a few episodes ago. However, since it’s the last two episodes of the series, I guess I should illustrate the important points…at least. Note the following list of events is not necessarily in the order it happens the episodes.

Episode 11:

Mister meets up with Franca and Katana outside Gigabanks. Katana stays outside to defend against the oncoming force of the 12 Sisters, while Franca and Mister go through the moving labyrinth that is Gigabanks. Eventually, they make it to the top where all the money is kept. Franca’s wish of seeing her father is granted by the video of him that was left there. The 12 Sisters arrive as Katana is locked in battle with June. Marciano confronts Mister…

Episode 12:

When the Coyote arrives at the scene and starts blasting away at Marciano’s men and the 12 Sisters, several supports of Gigabanks break off and the entire thing tilts to one side. Marciano is able to run up the side of the huge structure and engage in a duel with Mister. The cavern starts to cave in and the two sides flee before being crushed. Angelica forces the whereabouts of the photon bomb from the President and informs Mister, who goes off to stop it. After succeeding to do so, he encounters Marciano in the air. They just need one pass to determine the winner: Mister.

Conclusion:

- Mister only makes it out with a small portion of the assets, as fitting everything on the Coyote would have been impossible.
- Franca accepts herself as a Coyote.
- Mister and the others plan out their next big hoax.
- It is revealed that Marciano was once a Coyote. She somehow lost her body (assumption), and was rebuilt as an android by that doctor whose name I forget. I had been WTFing for the whole time she fought with Mister, thinking “What the hell is she made of?” When that question was answered, I continued WTFing, but this time, I was thinking “What the hell is Mister made of?! She’s a freakin android for god’s sake – it’s not right for a normal human to defeat an android!!” Even for a tankish old fart like Mister…
- The President seems to have something to do with the Guild, perhaps once their leader or sponsor.
- Angelica had met Mister eight years ago after seeing him ride a gigantic tidal wave/tsunami. In the end, she realises her true feelings for the man and the reason why she had been bent on capturing him for so many years.

Yes, the finale did reveal many questions, though quite a few were still left unanswered. Though the purpose of this was to leave a hook, I felt that such a large chunk of information not being delivered was unnecessary. Firstly, Bruce’s connection with Mister – that question was probably already answered but I was quite ignorant of the facts from the show, so…next, Marciano’s past was still left as a mystery. Although from the facts given, we can make some assumptions. As Marciano was once a Coyote, I believe she decided her ways of living was wrong and decided to right herself by overthrowing the Coyotes. She somehow lost her body because of Mister, and because now she can’t live a normal life as a woman (eg no children) she’s lived the rest of her life trying to avenge herself as an android. In the end, Marciano wasn’t nearly depicted to be evil enough and Mister wasn’t good enough either. Even if Marciano’s ways might be wrong, it’s hard not to pity her. For me at least.

Another thing that bothers me: Angelica’s first encounter with Mister…or rather, first sight of him. She had been on the ground, looking up a gigantic wave that matched the height of the surrounding skyscrapers. It is highly unlikely for her to spark enough of an interest in the Mister to research him. Heck, it’s quite unbelievable that she’d be staring at a figure that would be almost impossible to see while knowing full well a gigantic torrent of water was about to engulf her. I guess the whole thing was meant to make Mister look cool or something, but in the end I still didn’t like him. Sure, he saved Graceland, and fulfilled Franca’s wish of seeing her father again, but to me he’s still just some old hag who doesn’t even know how to shoot a gun. In fact, practically no one knew how to fire weapons, even the oh-so-mighty 12 Sisters. In all the shootouts there were, the bullets all seemed to miss by miles. The 12 Sisters are too weak as well, and their characters aren’t developed enough either.

Franca…another thing. I seriously doubt that there exists such a girl of such a young age willing to go on such a life threatening journey. How old is she anyway? It seems that she magically gained the courage of some war veteran overnight, willingly participating and offering to join in such pressuring situations. Bishop and Katana also brought the whole team down as well. They’re meant to be professionals, but they act like young imbeciles. I did not see the purpose of Bishop at all apart from being a mechanic and errand boy, not to mention a buddy for Swamp to argue with when he got bored. Katana was somewhat more useful being able to steer the ship so skilfully, though I wish his past would’ve been explored more. All I got after the end was how he’s the ‘one-and-only Katana’, so he must’ve gotten that name somewhere and done something to earn it. Even if he made it up himself, he would have needed to do something memorable. It would have been much better if these little things were explained more.

So, after all that yapping (and I probably have more to complain about, but can’t be bothered), what do I really think of the series? Truthfully, I thought it sucked, but you would’ve picked that up by now right? The first episode was very good, showing the best of the 12 Sisters and some nice scheming and detective work. Where was that the rest of the show? The end wasn’t that bad, as it did wrap up the story quite nicely. It gives the feeling of life-goes-on, just like many other ‘happy’ endings. It does leave room for a sequel, though I don’t see what it’ll be about. If it’s another scheme to achieve something big, it would more or less be a repeat of the first series. An OAV continuation would be nice though, to tie up a few loose ends; explain some character’s pasts a bit more, explore what the 12 Sisters and Mister’s crew do after everything that happens etc. All in all, I’m very glad the series has finished. What a relief…For the first time, I’ve had to force myself to watch something, as I really didn’t want to stop blogging with only a few episodes left (it was a bit over halfway when I started getting really bored).

Final rating: 5/10 (I like to think of things as anything below 50% is a FAIL…)

Episode 11:

Episode 11:

Popularity: 11% [?]