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[David75]

The nurse was fishy since the sleepwalk test, but who would have known she'd have no qualms having a dig into someone's brain? (I'll admit, the medical part of myself is curious as to what happenes when you do that...) I thought this was the type of show that would hold all the mysteries till the very end, but instead they cleared up most, if not all, the questions, leaving us with a straight action finale, which isn't unwelcome after 11 episodes of mind scrambling.

I thought they said Shogun would die when Taku awoke, but that didn't happen immediately like I expected. I'm thinking if the current Shogun is ironically being kept alive by Taku's illusion.

Oh, and next episode: Neo vs Mr. Smith!!

Regarding the medical part for the "experiment" she was conducting, it is said that the brain doesn't have any pain nerves. That asumption is strange when you can have headaches but whatever.
My guess would be that you could theoritecally remove functions gradually while keeping the patient aware till you remove their awareness of course.
But the very limiting factor is that any part you remove will create a huge bleeding that will stop the experiment very quickly.

[Buffalobiian]

Regarding the medical part for the "experiment" she was conducting, it is said that the brain doesn't have any pain nerves. That asumption is strange when you can have headaches but whatever.
My guess would be that you could theoritecally remove functions gradually while keeping the patient aware till you remove their awareness of course.
But the very limiting factor is that any part you remove will create a huge bleeding that will stop the experiment very quickly.

That's correct, you can remove parts of the brain and their corresponding functions from the patient, as long as it's not something essential for life support, or an action that results in life-threatening bleading etc. Phineas Gage is arguably the most well known case.

But the way they made it look like pudding....*shudders*......

[Xelbair]

http://www.mininova.org/tor/2123876 <= EP 12

[Death BOO Z]

seeing as the series is ending. which group would you recommend to watch?

[Nadouku]

m.3.3.w, since they have pretty good translation and good quality.

[Buffalobiian]

m.3.3.w has been an awesome group in the last year or two. Their schedule's pretty spot on, with the occasional delay or two for their lower priority shows, which only shows they're human. They limit themselves to romance-themed anime, but that only keeps them on track without worrying about all these other good shows.

My answer should be obvious

[MFauli]

So, 13 was the final episode, eh?

I have to say that i liked the first half of the series better. In the end it became yet another fantasy-anime, set in modern times, and nothing more. From the series beginning, i expected a more unusual progression of the story...and i totally missed Taku&#180;s nerdiness in the last episodes.

"Good" series.

[Nadouku]

[m.3.3.w.] Chaos;Head - Episode 12 AVIDownload
[m.3.3.w.] Chaos;Head - Episode 12 MKVDownload

I knew Norose would betray those guys after they fund everything for him. It was weird how so many Seiras came up and grappled with Takumi, and the lovey-dovey scene with all the girls. Awesome last episode!

[Board of Command]

I can't say I enjoyed this series. The first half was pretty good in that it has a very unconventional delivery compared to most anime. The final few episodes was just a big wallop of WTF. All the mumbo jumbo pseudo-science didn't help either.

[Nadouku]

I can't say I enjoyed this series. The first half was pretty good in that it has a very unconventional delivery compared to most anime. The final few episodes was just a big wallop of WTF. All the mumbo jumbo pseudo-science didn't help either.

I agree. The beginning had some potential for massive gore and other screwy psychological attacks. After they introduced Di-Swords, though, it kind of went downhill. Now, it turned into another Shounen style, where the hero gets excessive power from his friends and defeats the bad guys. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it til the end.

[Buffalobiian]

Well, it's over.

With this show, I too will say the process of getting there was better than where we actually ended up. Things got shaky near the end, where it seemed to boil down to a match of willpower and clarity of mind. It's strange how people with the exact same power, and are aware of it's weakness, can be subdued by each other like this.

Still, like I said, the ending was nothing spectacular, but how we got there was rather enjoyable. Especially the first few episodes, this show had a (seemingly) confusing and complicated plot. The "reality" we perceived too, was entirely of an otaku with questionable mental stability, leaving us in the dark about exactly what's going on. Chaos;Head's been one of my most highly anticipated shows every week it's been airing, so for that, I commend it, even if it fell a bit short.

Self identity would be the most important theme discussed here. You are, after all, what other people perceive you as. Norose said it well, "Humans can only see themselves clearly though another person's eyes". Truth is, after all, only a collective agreement by the masses. Democracy doesn't help neither. In an effort to prove their existence, people in history have "made their mark", fulfilling challenges that are praised and acknowledged by others. In the same way, each of us, consciously or not, yearn for, and seek praise and acknowledgment to assure our sense of self.

But in the end, it's only an assurance.As much support and acknowledgment as Taku got, it was he himself who had to accept and decide he was real. The other Takumi talked about him being real-booted and all, but really, with Taku's powers, he could truly make himself nonexistent if he believed so. In the end, he was who he thought he was.

"I think, therefore I am."

[masamuneehs]

wow. i just watched episode 11 and i don't even know if i want to bother going and getting 12. this show was excellent when it first started. the cookiness and spookiness meshed very well, the spineless main character was almost too much like a normal dude, and the aspect of insanity and the mystery around everything was pretty gripping.

now? now we can't even come up with mildly entertaining sub-bosses to occupy the harem D-sword girls so that Taku has a showdown with Norose. The nurse and treacherous detective? That's the best they can do?

just goes to show. some stories are better left unfinished.

[KitKat]

Very bland ending. Not what I'd hoped for at all. I agree with most others here that this show had a lot of potential when it began, but just spiralled down to a slow and suffocating death of trite anime story elements mashed together. The Hero Saves The Day! Weak Character Becomes Resolute and Protects his Friends. Self-Sacrificing Side Character Motivates Friends to Help Hero. Come on, people, why did you give us this? That's not what this show was about before. Sheesh. I mean, I was expecting a change in Taku's character as the show progressed, and they'd been doing a pretty good job of it until near the end when he suddenly decided to become Mr. Hero. In my opinion, a more appropriate course of action might have been for him to materialize Seira-tan in one of her warrior forms and have her protect him, like his personal guard. That would have been more suited to his personality.

Well, regardless, it's over. I'm giving this show a 7/10 overall, for it's kick-ass beginning, and bland ending, which even each other out a bit for a mediocre rating.