Soukou no Strain: Episodes 10 - 13 (END)
Rating: 8.8/10, 9.2/10, 9.5/10, 9.3/10
Overall Series Rating: 9/10
Impressions:
I can’t exactly say the ending is unique, and that is the main reason why I think it somewhat let the rest of the series down. I was expecting war on a grander scale, more deaths, and I wasn’t expecting Sara to survive either. I guess the overall flaw is the over-focus on Sara and her emotions, rather than on the plot, which had a lot of potential. Just one ship doesn’t cut it in my opinion. However, the ending is still very enjoyable, so I can’t complain too much. All in all, this is a series I would recommend, even for those who dislike mecha. It begins powerfully with all the deaths and angst, and rides along until the end with more emotional development and drama.
At first, the quality is questionable, though it doesn’t really matter as the other aspects are good enough to more than make up for it. As the show progresses though, the quality improves a great deal, and the mecha action scenes become a nice sight to behold. The battles near the end of the series are especially impressive. I really like the concept of the Strains and the way they launch as well. It gives the sense of primitive insects, with the way they are stored and released. I really like their designs as well. This is a mecha design where CG looks really good. The flying sparks are a nice touch as well.
I put off watching the last few episoes of this show for many other things to watch, though now of course, I have finished the series. Watching series in a row sure satisfies tempations, but allow less time for analyssation and for the episodes to sink in. However, I decided against blogging this as two or more separate entries, as I hate putting things off and extending things. Anyway, final few words, I think the concept and backstory are pretty well thought out. Ralph remains the antagonist until the end and dies like he should. However, I was expecting Sara to perhaps suicide to take her brother down with her, but it doesn’t happen.
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i did not like the added humor part with the sandwich in the last episode. i had expect it to be more dramatic . bah..in the end…like i said somewhere else…to me this serie was like a video game…the kind of video game that should stay as a video game .
I, also, wasnt sure if Sara was going to survive, since they didnt hesitate to kill alot of the charaters before
Surprising, none of Sara’s friends die at the end except for her brother. I expected a few more to die.
Heh at the deauge explosion I expected Lottie and the other 2 to die but oh well either way works. All in all I think this was a pretty great series, the battle in the last ep was really well done and Ralphs dieing scene was good too. You can see how his eyes changed back to normal and he comes to his sense, takeing in the feelings of the Emiliys really drove him insane
Sigh, I was expecting another fanservice especially by that purple haired woman.