Kiba

[Munsu]

This is a shounen series that I want to watch. First episode released by some group called orz:

http://orz.edwardk.info/%5Borz%5D_KIBA_-_01_%5BE3E4470D%5D.mkv.torrent

"Zedd is a 15-year-old boy who lives in Calm. He is frustrated by his current daily life and seeking for the place to try his possibilities.

One day, a mysterious wind invites him to a time-space crevasse. He dives into the crevasse seeking for the answer that might be there.

Where he lands is another world. There, "Shadow Casters" have been fighting against each other endlessly using "Shadow", which is a crystal of magical power. With the power of the crystal, the Shadow Caster uses magic and monsters called "Split".

Fascinated by the power, Zedd wants to be a Shadow Caster. However, he doesn`t know that a big Spirit, "Amil Gaul", lies in his body, and that its power is so large as to influence the future of this world…"


http://www.kiba-z.com/
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6312
http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4264
http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3642,mwxgbe,kiba.html

[chobits1217]

hmm looks interesting, looking at their site reminds me hunter x hunter:eek:

[masamuneehs]

my... some of the shots from the website look mighty impressive...
plot looks to be the same old shit though.


*sigh* looks like I'm going to be busy, watching anime, this spring...

edit: see post towards bottom of page...

[chobits1217]

T.T i am so running outta space to store animes.....even if i burn them on cd......well 1 episode of each anime and there r like 12 animes i am watching right now, i feel sorri for my comp:eek:

[XanBcoo]

The art/animation looks pretty nice, the story sounds fun, and...what's this? Shinichiro Miki is in it? I'm sold.

Judging from the screenshots alone, Hunter x Hunter does pop to mind. As does Rahxephon.

[Munsu]

T.T i am so running outta space to store animes.....even if i burn them on cd......well 1 episode of each anime and there r like 12 animes i am watching right now, i feel sorri for my comp:eek:

Go buy a DVD burner and an external hard drive, best investment you could make.

[Death13a]

I am so going to continue to watch this series. Btw in sub it was shard caster and not shadow caster anyone can check on this?

[Chaos]

First episode was good. I'll definitely continue watching.

[XanBcoo]

Go buy a DVD burner and an external hard drive, best investment you could make.
I think you quoted the wrong person there, Bud...

I haven't had a chance to watch this yet, except for the OP, which seems pretty cool.

[Kraco]

plot looks to be the same old shit though.

That thought crossed my mind, as well. However, that same old shit has produced some really good series, so it that sense it's same good old shit... I'll check this one out probably when a few episodes are out already. It'll be a nice start that way.

Did anybody notice that in the flash animation we had Gondor (without a natural mountain, though), Lothlorien and Isengard... Heh. Looks good indeed...

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5452/gonlotisen6ik.jpg

[Munsu]

I am so going to continue to watch this series. Btw in sub it was shard caster and not shadow caster anyone can check on this?
We'll just have to wait till other groups release and comparisons are done.

[masamuneehs]

Kiba episode 1 from Kyuu (http://www.point-blank.cc:16384/allowed/torrent.php/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_01%5B5CCBBB75%5D.avi.torrent)

any info on this group?

[RyougaZell]

T.T i am so running outta space to store animes.....even if i burn them on cd......well 1 episode of each anime and there r like 12 animes i am watching right now, i feel sorri for my comp:eek:

Burn them on dvd instead.
And migrate all your cd's to dvd as well.

Kraco:
Damn. They do look like those cities...

[Death13a]

I like version of shard caster then shadow caster. plus kyuu croped out edges. So in will go with orz.

[aznroyale]

intresting, this should be a keeper for me

[badass]

This show is just a ham-fisted mix of generic bullshit. It reeks of unoriginality.

[masamuneehs]

I totally agree with badass This show is a stinker

Annoying characters, crappy dialog, cliches out the ass, random plot convienences, teenage angst, this show has all the crap.

Is the theme of this really "Go around doing whatever you want, even if you have no direction in life, if you're not satisfied with the world you're in" ?

The fact that such a selfish main character looks like he's going to be rewarded for his hooligan behavior and irrational thinking by getting super powers irks me to no end. His friend Noa was ok at first, but then his whole 'Cough cough, I feel weak, cough, please butt fuck me Zed before I die' act got old. Mother had amnesia one second, then fine the next. Teacher probably had several opportunities to kill Zed, but waited until that moment to try. And the portal to his dream world was just in some run-down ruin? What the fuck was he breaking all those doors for?

Retarded shit.
I'll watch one more episode, then I'm dropping this show like a fat bitch off a cruise ship.

Upside - Magic battle animation was pretty cool. Background and scenery in the 'other world' was also pretty nice.

[Munsu]

Episode 2 by Kyuu, apparently they joined up with orz from this episode on:

http://www.point-blank.cc:16384/allowed/torrent.php/[Kyuu]_Kiba_-_02[D2FBF2CE].avi.torrent

[masamuneehs]

DLing episode 2... it'd better be good or this show's going in 'Discarded trash' pile


This show is just a ham-fisted mix of generic bullshit. It reeks of unoriginality.

Still holds for ep 2. More indepth analysis later.

[Death13a]

Well after second episode:Zed's fainting got old very soon. Well this show is a boat with a hole which can be patched up with wood or anvil.

[Knives122]

Me thinks this show has the potential to become the new "Black Cat" if they do it wrong :p

[saman]

it's not exactly the most original of plots, but this show has potential. it intrigues me enough that i'll probably watch it unless (until?) it goes downhill.

[masamuneehs]

*reacts and posts while watching*
Man, for a show with such a good OP... I can't believe I hated the first episode so much! I'm hoping that this starts getting better fast, because from the OP it looks like it certainly has butt loads of potential

hmm that battle was pretty nice. decent music, pretty decent quality animation and i love the style of fighting. the 'if i win I get your spirit' can either be good, or it can suck...

Zed vs. Noah somewhere down the line... I see they're going to milk the 'we were childhood friends but now we're enemies!' card.

...that piano theme is craptastic. some bonerific parts, then some absolutely horrible segments that seem to come from the defiled corpse of SNES crap RPGs...

kid runs away from the cops, crosses swords with the police, charges the Shard Champion (starting the fight) and says, "I didn't do anything wrong." And the old men are like "No, you didn't do anything wrong." Then they bust him out of his cell and give him a weapon.

WHAT THE FUCK?
Just tell the cops you're from out of town and under Jiko's care.
Don't attack a cop in a land you know nothing about.
Even if you didn't do anything before, starting a fight is something wrong!
And now you're going to break out of jail?

This show has some of the stupidest lack of morals and rationale I've seen in a long time...

And guards, for the love of god if you put them in prison at least take away their Spirits!

Last fight was okay, crap music and not nearly as good as the first tho. Who didn't see that whole thing coming with Zed's spirit popping out just in time to save him?

Reaction: Some nice animation, but it's not enough to save this show. Cliches coming out the asscrack, cookie-cutter characters, shitty music (that one exotic track and the OP are the only good ones I've heard), and worst of all, the writing. Now I'm not sure if it's just Kyuu's crappy subbing job that makes the dialog and lines almost impossible to endure, but this entire show just seems to have crappy writing.

I'm dropping out on this one for a while. If i ever find myself bored to tears and curious i'll try the next episode from some different group and see if it gets any better. Right now this thing reeks of lower than mediocre shittiness.

[Munsu]

Episode 3 is out:

http://www.point-blank.cc:16384/allowed/torrent.php/[Kyuu]_Kiba_-_03[2C17E18D].avi.torrent

[seanos]

Nice episode.
Fair bit of action in this one again, not too much revealed, other than showing off Dumas (The Champion)'s power, and by end reckon Zed is interested in becoming a 'Shard Caster'.
Seems as if there is fair bit of politics in this, so should proove to be interesting how things start to pan out, this is lot better than I was expecting.

[Death13a]

I liked how Dumas killed people that he helped without even blinking when he fought.

[Munsu]

The plot and execution of this series is horrible, and the character development and how they are portrayed are horrible also. The only thing that keeps me watching is the animation, and the hope that we'll see some fairly good fights in the future.

Well here's episode 4:

http://www.point-blank.cc:16384/allowed/torrent.php/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_04%5BD5600BF0%5D.avi.torrent

[Munsu]

Episode 5:
http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/[Kyuu]_Kiba_-_05[2C432006].avi.torrent

[Genma]

They named this anime Kiba... and you guys expected originality?

Watched it, didn't like it.

[Everon]

Bleh glad that I'm not alone. 5&6 were better since it focused around Noah. But the main character spoils it for me - His random angry behavior to kill things is not very exciting.

[Hakeem_21]

The first 4 eps with Zed and Tempura was so so but after seeing Neotopia and Noah it looks interesting. Plus i like how Zed's spirit fights.

I only hope they dont go for "childhood friend but now enemies thingy"

Now i wanna know more about Tempura,Neoptopia and the country that keeps attacking Tempura, Jimoto something.


The story and the characters arent the most original i have seen but the two eps about Noah,Neoptopia,Lato,this desert clan made it more interesting.

[Aeon]

I just watched the first 10 eps in the last 2days cause I'm really enjoying this show. I couldn't help but laugh at the strike force in ep 10 cause they were destroyed before they even took 10steps in enemy territory. If their 3rd member had shown up it would've seriously been overkill. And I'm wondering whats the deal with Noa.

[shinta|hikari]

Well, it has become much more interesting lately, but I still cant get over how dull a character Zed is. He is like, empty. He tries to be the aggressive and cool character at the same time (like mixing Naruto and Sasuke, which I believe to be impossible since they would cancel each others personality out). All he does is frown, and hardly says anything interesting. I dont really get why Roia even tried stopping him.

[reminisc]

i just watched up to 13 in one hit, lol that was fun...but yeah i'm just loving how dumas turned into this unstable nut cracker here in jimoto..lol i thought there was something wrong with him earlier how he cut up those people that he saved when they started invading..

yea zed character is just simply...irritating...nuff said really...=s

i'm kinda curious about noa though, the fella seems interesting..like when the first town burnt down, was that like his doing? or did he just cut the soldiers up? =s he doens't look like he's a shard caster though...and whats with the box that reacts with him...=/

what about that last king of jimoto? is that really how he feels? liek about how just because he beat me he should suceed the country?? sounds like that guys been tampered wiht or something...

and oh man...poor princess...no one likes her, she got played twice by hughes, her only friend carked it, she watched her dad die...twice and hughes simply cast her aside once he obtained the shard...didn't bother killing her...i mean, c'mon have mercy on the poor thing!

ahhh that was a fun way to spend 4 hours of my life =)

[Aeon]

Bringing this back up to the front page since 14 and 15 are now out.

Kyuu ep14-http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/[Kyuu]_Kiba_-_14[FBB9BF21].avi.torrent

Kyuu ep15-http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/[Kyuu]_Kiba_-_15[B6DF6629].avi.torrent

Going to now talk about 15


The thing inside of the chest turned out to be what I thought it would and that is an uber summon. But if Noa didn't have it origionally how did he destroy the last town. Noa story is so much better then Zed and that darn pokemon he's been using.

[Aeon]

Somebody else pick this show up, it's a cool show to past the time on Monday/Tuesday.

Ep 16 is out by Kyuu- http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/[Kyuu]_Kiba_-_16[9A5DA06E].avi.torrent



When I first started this show I thought Roia would be a cool character and Rebecca would be a princess that annoys me. Boy was I wrong I want Roia to die already, I seriously don't get why she wanted to help Rebecca if she doesnt want to fight. Rebecca's new personality is cool though, she's finally showing that Jimoto blood.

[Death13a]

I wonder about Zed's mother and who tried to assasinate Zed?

Rebecca's mircelless killing is good trade and i like how Zed isn't "I save everyone and not need to kill" person. Roia NEEDS to DIE asap!!!

As for Noa i am not sure how to react as what his role is and he gets too little attention so time will tell.

[Aeon]

I forgot all about the person that attacked Zed in the beginning, what was the deal with him I origionally thought the world would be split into those that could be shard casters and those that were mutants that hated them. We haven't seen anyone that hates shard casters since switching worlds.

[seanos]

Interesting turn in this episode - finally a character which possibly shows some promise (although with this series, they'll more than likely 'fix' her, or make her good again).

Fairly plausable turn of events, and nice to see them develop at least one character slightly - what did interest me was Hugh, he seems to have an idea of that side of Rebecca already?
Expect we'll see flashback within the next couple of episodes explaining this.

[Hiwatari]

I've just watched the first episode, this anime looks pretty promising to me, hopefully they can turn this into another Fate/Stay Night...that will be cool, anyway, just for opinion's sake, which sub group is better? Mishicorp's version or Kyuuketsuki's version? In terms of video quality?

I thought for subbing wise, they are pretty much the same, as i know some jap, i think they translated rather accurately. And i can confirm that it should be Shard Caster instead of Shadow Caster...

I'm pretty curious as to why there is this annoying 30-something number on the top left-hand corner of Kyuuketsuki's version for the first few episodes (browsed through the 1st few secs of other epis as i thought there was an error)

[joker-kun]

This is actually the only show i'm watching (other than One Piece which i'm waiting to be subbed till 230 so I have 80 eps to watch). It's not great, the characters aren't anything special, story is a bit blah, but I do enjoy it. It's kind of a jack of all trades master of none deal, not great in anything but good or up to par in everything. Compared to half the crap that's out i'd reccomend it.

[seanos]

Episode 19 (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_19%5B64C17114%5D.avi.torrent)

[Besu]

Episode 20 (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_20%5B9A6E024C%5D.avi.torrent) by Kyuuketsuki

[Aeon]

Woah Noa has become cold, I didn't expect him to just off Kis like that. We need more eps that focus on him and less Roia air time.

[Aoi Pain]

kiba 21

http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_21%5BDA99AB24%5D.avi.torrent

[SorC]

Ep 22 by Kyuuketsuki

http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_22%5B1437C40D%5D.avi.torrent

[Besu]

Episode 23 (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_23%5B1641A465%5D.avi.torrent) by Kyuuketsuki

[Besu]

Kiba 24 (http://a.scarywater.net/mishicorp/%5BMishicorp%5D_KIBA_-_24_%5B31006861%5D.avi.torrent)

and

Kiba 25 (http://a.scarywater.net/mishicorp/%5BMishicorp%5D_Kiba_-_25_%5BEF80F389%5D.avi.torrent)

By Mishicorp

[Zati]

Kiba 26 http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_26%5B2D6166A5%5D.avi.torrent

Kiba 27 http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_27%5B41A35F8E%5D.avi.torrent

Kiba 28 http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_28%5B693F51E6%5D.avi.torrent

All by Kyuu

[Kraco]

Thanks to Masa's cold posts on the first page, I never started to watch this series. However, now that I watched 29 episodes in a marathon, I could actually say it was a good thing: I really like this series and so watching so many episodes back to back was awesome.

Contrary to many people here, based on the posts, I actually like Zed's character. And will continue to like as long as they won't pacify and bind him too much. One important point was the wind which was a topic in the first episodes: He was, himself, like a wind. I found it quite amusing how he was totally unable to think about anything but himself. Much of that is still fortunately left, even though Roia has perhaps changed him a bit.

And I don't dislike Roia or Noa either. I did find the earlier episode of Noa quite boring and useless when I watched them, but in retrospect they were extremely important in explaining how he could make the seemingly 180 degrees turn later. Roia I don't dislike for the simple reason that I always want (totally uselessly, I guess, since this is a shounen anime) to have some romance in there, and she would make a good partner for Zed. And I don't even find her character annoying, anyway.

The villains have been really good in Kiba. Hughes must be one of the best villains in all the anime I've ever watched. Such a wicked bastard, yet not doing any stupidly evil things just because he would feel like doing something evil, like lesser baddies always are doing. Dumas was of course simply brilliant. The is, naturally, lots of black/white painting in this series, but I guess I can't have everything.

The story, while quite traditional, is actually well executed in my opinion. You don't even find links between old episodes and new episodes as much as in this in many "better" series.

Well, enough with this. I can see many people strongly dislike this series, but I find this highly entertaining.

Episode 30 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_30%5B8B5D3359%5D.avi.torrent)
Episode 29 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_29%5B9FE81A24%5D.avi.torrent)

Edit: Well, this latest episode did remind me of one nasty shounen anime tradition that's of course and unfortunately in this show as well: How the main character never kills nor can understand a friend could become an enemy (or be revealed to have been one all along). Zed's character would actually have been a whole lot more solid if he didn't concern himself so much with such things.

[Kraco]

The last episode ended in quite a nasty, if not totally unexpected way, so here's the next one. Let's hope they will learn in the future how to lock their doors...

Episode 31 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_31%5BA01F6085%5D.avi.torrent)

[Kraco]

I was actually looking forward to this episode, as the last preview indicated Zed could be on the receiving end of some disciplinary measures, required by the iron fist country Noa is serving.

Episode 32 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_32%5B2FA9C111%5D.avi.torrent)

Edit: Well, nothing much happened, after all. I was hoping Zed would have needed to hit the road. He's getting too rooted to that placid place already. The wind has all but stopped already, which is a pity. It was one of the reasons why I liked this series.

[Besu]

33 was out by Mishicorp (http://a.scarywater.net/mishicorp/%5BMishicorp%5D_KIBA_-_33_%5B251BEA64%5D.avi.torrent)

[Kraco]

When Kyuu's interest shifts to other projects, Mishicorp seems to be our savior:

Episode 34 - Mishicorp (http://a.scarywater.net/mishicorp/%5BMishicorp%5D_KIBA_-_34_%5BA1A6EE7C%5D.avi.torrent)

[Besu]

indeed they are

[Kraco]

Some vampiric updates:

Episode 33 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_33%5B9F93EECB%5D.avi.torrent)
Episode 34 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_34%5B3EC90A0E%5D.avi.torrent)
Episode 35 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_35%5B09F90D26%5D.avi.torrent)

[Kraco]

Let's see how the war is proceeding...

Episode 36 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_36%5BF56DE576%5D.avi.torrent)

[Kraco]

It's not like the war was over yet:

Episode 37 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_37%5B046FAE63%5D.avi.torrent)

[Styles]

Wow, it's already up to episode 37. I really lost touch with this series, going to have to do a lot of downloading to catch up with the story.

[Kraco]

Actually, it's already up to ep 40. I suppose this thread could be updated, despite the apparent lack of crowds visiting it:

Episode 38 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_38%5B96B36CE7%5D.avi.torrent)
Episode 39 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_39%5BE600B704%5D.avi.torrent)
Episode 40 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_40%5B087B2F6B%5D.avi.torrent)

[Elyne]

I find this serie pretty good because of those I currently watch it has a main character that isn't afraid to actually kill his enemies. Whish is nice for a change. Can be a tad boring somethimes due to way to much talking when fighting. I'd rate it as 7/10.

[Kraco]

Too much talk during fights is a real shounen show characteristic. I guess you get used to it after watching n shounen shows... I suppose it's a way to save money as talking isn't expensive to animate, and on the other hand it could be a (little questionable) way of advancing the story.

Man, I'm missing the wind. I don't know what the old geezer exactly wants Zed to do, but I'm just wishing before each and every episode that Zed would again climb to some high place to find the wind anew. And then do what he wants to do and not concern himself what all those lazy old idiots in the town want him to do yet are at the same time unable to get out of their mouths.

The old geezer said one good thing in this ep: That Roia is fine because she has found her own place. I wonder how long it will take for Zed to achieve that; only then could he become a real badass and a worthy opponent to the innumerable villains in this series.

[Kraco]

The next ep was released pretty quickly. Jolly good.

Episode 41 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_41%5B21BF603D%5D.avi.torrent)

[shinta|hikari]

I dont really consider fighting in this series fighting at all. Its either too predictable or too unpredictable. Spirits are like huge pokemon, and whats worst, you dont even need strategy to use them. Amil Gaul just slashes, something dies, swordslash, does or does not continue to kill, end of fight. This is the summary of basically most of the fights in the series.

Ive said way before at the beginning of this thread, but I really hate Zed. I just find nothing likeable about him. Storytelling is also too rushed and kind of choppy, and chemistry between the characters just suck. I might be biased because I actually like good anime, and this fails miserably compared to others.

[Kraco]

I might be biased because I actually like good anime, and this fails miserably compared to others.

Heh. That's a nice way to diplomatically tell I like crappy anime... <_<

:p

[Elyne]

I would have to agree that it isn't exactly a top notch anime, but it has it's moments. About the talking, maybe it's just me since I've seen more animes lately that isn't shounen, which have been way more interessting.

[Shadow Skill]

I enjoy this anime. This is one of the few anime I actually do enjoy watching beyond 26 episodes. I hope they keep making more episodes.

[shinta|hikari]

I realized that one of the reasons I dont like Kiba is probably because it wasted so much potential. I remember after seeing the first few episodes of this and really expecting a lot, and maybe that is why I am really strict in evaluating it now that it has turned into something... well, crappy.

Still, liking it or not is of course dependent on the person, and I have to admit that I also like some anime that people might consider as not so good. I just hope that they make the remaining episodes better. Story in itself is fine, but they just have to check for consistency and improve dialogue. (oh god please improve dialogue)

Whatever I say, I am still watching it, but then again I never criticize anything without watching almost all of it, because even the ending alone can change ones opinion. My final judgement on this series is still yet to come.

[Kraco]

If there aren't enough shards in the air, let's cast a few more...

Episode 42 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_42%5B192A3760%5D.avi.torrent)

[Kraco]

It looked like to be such a warm and heartfelt reunion that let's have a look at how it proceeds:

Episode 43 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_43%5B31D10267%5D.avi.torrent)

[Kraco]

You know you have a perfect nuclear family when the mother is ready to slay her son in order to acquire his property...

Episode 44 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_44%5BA09A36A1%5D.avi.torrent)

[shinta|hikari]

It is probably the first time when I felt absolutely nothing when I watch a show with a mom trying to kill his son.

The scriptwriter for Kiba is in a sense amazing.

[Kraco]

Yeah. I hope they will get rid of the mom quickly. Perhaps she will redeem herself by jumping between some deadly strike and Zed. That would certainly be cliched, but whatever, as long as she disappears. She's ridiculous with those life sucking tentacles, and as long as she just keeps terrorizing the countryside like some Jabberwocky, the story can't move on.

And what's the deal with the prison? The dude can summon the most powerful key spirit, but he can't get out of a prison without the help of a healer girl?

[Besu]

And what's the deal with the prison? The dude can summon the most powerful key spirit, but he can't get out of a prison without the help of a healer girl?

Maybe there is some kind of mechanisme which block the ability to summon the spirit.

[Kraco]

Let's see how much more love is lost between Zed and his mom...

Episode 45 - Kyuu (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/%5BKyuu%5D_Kiba_-_45%5B5C29223B%5D.avi.torrent)

[shinta|hikari]

I dont think there is such a mechanism, judging from how the spirit system works. Its an internal thing, and has little to do with external influences, so I doubt an external barrier would work. Im guessing he is just afraid of crushing himself underneath the mess summoning amil gaul in such a small place would cause.

[oyabun]

maybe he is afraid.

[shinta|hikari]

Err... afraid of what?

[oyabun]

maybe someone is afraid because you posting count is catching up, :D he is just afraid of crushing himself underneath the mess summoning amil gaul in such a small place would cause.

[Kraco]

The cell had just metal bar windows. He could have easily thrown the shard out of the window causing Amil Gaul or Rambos (either would have sufficed) to spawn outside and break the wall to make a way out.


maybe someone is afraid because you posting count is catching up

Wtf does post count have to do with Kiba? Enlighten me, please!

[shinta|hikari]

Hmm, that window theory actually makes sense. But Kiba doesnt, so that explains why.

Thinking about it, it is also possible to just blast the damn wall with his shards and do it safely enough to not get injured. Im guessing he didnt escape in such a way because tons of guards would go after him making things more complicated (for the writers at least)

[Kraco]

Im guessing he didnt escape in such a way because tons of guards would go after him making things more complicated (for the writers at least)
Heh. There was a bloody tentacle vampire rampaging through their countryside leeching the life out of soldiers and civilian passersby (not to mention breaking castle walls and killing guards), and what did they do? Well, when the leader of the people who had sent that vampire arrived, they shrugged the whole incident off as if it never happened... So, they would send guards after Zed because of a few misplaced blocks of stone from a wall? Right. In fact, those guards could have been convenient to have close at hand when the taskers arrived...

[shinta|hikari]

But Kiba doesnt (make sense), so that explains why.

This show has so many weird senseless parts I cant believe I am still watching it.

Maybe its because of the 2nd OP theme by Younha, dammit.

[Kraco]

This show descended fast to hell. These last episodes were so bad I had to force myself to watch them simply for old times sake. Zed used to be sort of cool in my opinion in the beginning when he seemed like a character who just did what he wanted and sought freedom (wind). But now he does absolutely nothing but whines, ask stupid questions, gets his ass kicked and cries after Noa worse than Sakura has ever missed Sasuke.

I don't know what brand of mushrooms the author has been eating lately, but I hope he will quickly change the vendor.

[w8woord]

Kiba - 50 [Kyuu] (http://a.scarywater.net/kyuuketsuki/[Kyuu]_Kiba_-_50[2102D470].avi.torrent)

[Kraco]

Aside from the last seconds, that episode unfortunately didn't do terribly much to redeem this series. And for heaven's sake - just how many times do we have to watch Zed turn his back to an enemy and thus, naturally, get spirit sharded in the back? 20? 30? Maybe 40 times would be enough before this series is over. If we are lucky. I sure know I'm bloody bored of that exact same scene happening in every other fight. You would think anything less than a full bonehead would by know have learned not to give such grand openings to an enemy. But then again, looking at Zed's mom, I guess we can't, genetic aspects taken into account, expect too much from Zed himself...

Man, it pisses me off when they ruin a promising series.

[Shadow Skill]

I'm not happy with the ending, it seems so sudden and unexpected.

I hoped for a lot more episodes than this. I can always pray for another season in the future. :P

[Kraco]

That was clearly the end. I highly doubt there could be more episodes in the future. Nothing to tell, pretty much. And that suits me just fine. The whole Task portion at the end was far lousier than the rather enjoyable beginning and decent middle part.

This ending wasn't too sudden for me, almost the contrary. The pacing was off, although that could have been also because Zed was so badly out of character for the most part. Otherwise the end wasn't that impressive either. It's symbolism pretty much evaded me, or maybe it really was that cliched the land is safe for now, but as long as men crave for power... blah blah....

However, I have no idea what it meant that Zed abandoned the rest of the key spirits and then fused with Amil Gaul. What the heck did that symbolize? Bah, I'm just happy this is over.

[Board of Command]

However, I have no idea what it meant that Zed abandoned the rest of the key spirits and then fused with Amil Gaul. What the heck did that symbolize? Bah, I'm just happy this is over.
Reviving an old thread, but I just finished the series today and here's my take on that:

When he charged and slashed at Amil Gaoul, he was still asking about what power he's seeking. For the entire series, he was seeking something beyond strength. In the last scene, he gains wings and flies off. The thing he was seeking, along with several other characters (Noa, Rebecca, Mirette), was freedom. They each lived confined lives and seeked ways to gain freedom. I think Rebecca said it best when she "died" the first time - that she wanted to be reborn as a bird and fly without barriers. Zed was granted that power by Amil Gaoul at the end.

One thing I'm really not sure about: who was Morima? This line sounds like something Rebecca would say, and Zed seemed to recognize her. However, Rebecca is dead for sure. And the shard thing on her forehead is different.

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