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| A very action based episode putting everything on the line. They went for one of the most dramatic fights ever in this series which makes sense for a season finale. Luke fought like a hero that he is here. I love how Natsuko also regained her confidence despite all the despair she faced in these recent episodes. She put her skills to full force this time, to her limits. She also reunited with Luke in the aftermath of the battle and their relationship truly has bloomed since its early days. What a show, well done MAPPA. This was an unique one imo, even with the fantasy elements and style. |
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| Man this Soul Future is just... so random. Like wtf was I seeing... was that a fucking Gate of Babylon I saw for a second there?? And man, Natsuko and the unicorn are just so unserious in the midst of what the fuck is happening. Unicorn is out here cracking jokes about "Lukeee, here's your fav Natsukooo", and Natsuko herself is over here getting flustered and embarrassed because of it... like bruh, right now is NOT the time for this shit. Though hey, who would've thunk, Natsuko got her trusty old pen back, and just guess what she made... the ZENSHUU itself... What could that be you ask? Well, it's none other than fucking Luke himself. You see though, in any other time, I would probably like the fact that Natsuko is pushing herself no matter how hard it is to keep drawing... but they've done actually nothing to make me like the character. I had more emotional attachment to Destiny, so yeah, you'd imagine it was quite sad to see her go away. Then little by little everybody else was vanishing away I guess. Including Natsuko, so she has to make the ultimate Luke... the ZENSHUU himself. Who yeah, looked very cool lol. And hey, we got that confession before she fully vanished out of the world... who know if bro even heard it though. All of it didn't matter in the end, because yayyyy they all lived happily ever after. Hip hip hooray!!!... sigh. I don't know how to feel tbh. I don't really feel closure, but I guess I don't feel like all's wrong. But yeah, there's something wrong. Don't even wanna get into the logistics of that "WHATTT LUKE IS ALSO HERE?!?!?".. because nah. Could've been a purely just me thing, but I could give less of a fuck about the fantasy world... There were so many other ways to tackle this whole fantasy world thing, but they chose easily the most drab one to. If there's anything I'll miss, it's that OP... treuly the best OP of the season, musically. |
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| With Luke destroying the last Soul Future to become the Ultimate Void, plus the attempt to resurrect QJ by Meg and Sally almost goes unfinished while Natsuko, Memmeln and QJ comes back unscathed, bird director Tsuruyama's future looks set in stone to wipe off the Last Town from the face of the Earth, and trigger the monster that would leave everyone dead. This is officially where the movie ends, but Natsuko only knows that the good ending can only be done if she overwrites it. And what to draw, since the Voids can copy her? None but her interpretation of the Legendary Hero himself, even if it means wiping out the Ultimate Void, one set of drawings at a time. The remnants of the Nine Soldiers protecting what they have left, even Destiny and Justice protecting the kids, as Memmeln and Unio disappears one by one, along with QJ and Natsuko, with her final drawing that determines the fate of the world, plus the confession that she's been seeking (which we awaited long enough) to truly save the only Soul Future and restore the rest. Unfortunately, this means the end for Natsuko in the movie world, as she settles back to reality, being better than most. For what it truly is, Zenshu may be both a blessing and a curse to MAPPA, but it's an Isekai that's good (but not great), and straight to the point. |
KANLen09Mar 23, 9:55 AM
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| Now THAT is how you end an anime original story. This is how you do a finale. Put our heroes in the most dire of situations, backs against the wall, all hope lost and then give us an amazing come from behind victory. MAPPA put their all star team on this show and it paid off as one of the best anime originals. Not me predicting exactly how everything would turn out tho 😭 Luke becoming the ultimate void, he and Natsuko love being what brings him back and saves the world. That was always the X factor. He lost the love of his life in the original movie, gained it in this version and Natsuko went back home because she finally experienced her first love. Crazy how right about everything I ended up being but I’m not mad at all because it’s exactly what I wanted!! Only thing I’m annoyed about is not getting a Luke and Natsuko kiss. Like I get them wanting to go all bittersweet, but cmon I needed that! OVA or spin off manga me please. That “Luke I love you” saved me though. As expected, Natsuko waking up back in the real world and becoming a more open and kind person, finally seeing everyone in the studio as actual people she can rely on and not just tools to meet a deadline, and she’s wearing her hair up! Somehow the nine soldiers got to reality??! How?! Idk but who cares, I got my Luke and Natsuko reunion now I need to see them married lmao. And yes, that is really them in reality because Unio’s horn is glowing on Natsuko’s head, meaning Unio is really there!! No I won’t be normal about this series I’m gonna miss them so much 😩  |
Marinate1016Mar 23, 11:33 AM
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| Good anime. Mappa doing great work as always. 7/10 |
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| wow beautiful, they did a great job i was expecting a kiss but that's ok i really loved the final ep global note: 8/10 |
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| What an incredible journey it has been. I loved it so fucking much. And, I'd lying if I said I'm not gonna miss this show. What a great original it was. Natsuko gave her all in this episode. The episode was filled with despair but Natsuko's love for Luke was able to give this world another chance. The original author is not very happy with the outcome but we won. Natsuko confessed her love to Luke as well and Luke promised her to meet her in the Kingdom of Reality. That he will come one day for her. So, she should wait for him. It was so cute but sad. Natsuko learned an important lesson about teamwork with this and her new movie was a big hit, thanks to her staff members. She will work again. And, what's that? Did we see our gang back in the Reality? Thank you to everyone involved in this original work. Yamazaki Mistue, Kimiko Ueno, and all the staff members of MAPPA who made this great show possible. I will cherish this show a lot. It was an amazing work. Hope, someday there will be a sequel. |
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| damn i see a lot of people on this thread complaining about the unexplained plots i mean this is clearly a soft fantasy and not a hard fantasy anime so its fine it to have less details and expositions or explanations we fans just gonna go with fill in the blanks ourselves AI Overview In fantasy fiction, "hard fantasy" features detailed, rule-bound magic systems and world-building, while "soft fantasy" leans towards mystical, less defined magic and narrative elements there you go zenshu means fix all and the one that can fix it all is the first love of natsuko named luke braveheart but damn no kiss in the end its a happy ending after all since there is a reverse isekai ending showing luke and others in the real world and we can see the unio horn hairpin of natsuko glowing too  |
degMar 25, 3:06 PM
| I didn't think Mappa could pull off an anime original isekai, but they did. Easily the prettiest animation this season. If only all isekai had designs on the same level as Zenshuu... I'd definitely be up to watching a sequel with Luke and the gang just having fun in reality. |
| Fantastic ending Natsuko was able to fix everything and be able to return to her own world and make her movie a big success. I wouldn't mind a second season if we see Luke and the heroes come to Natsuko's reality. |
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damn i see a lot of people on this thread complaining about the unexplained plots i mean this is clearly a soft fantasy and not a hard fantasy anime so its fine it to have less details and expositions or explanations we fans just gonna go with fill in the blanks ourselves
there you go zenshu means fix all
and the one that can fix it all is the first love of natsuko named luke braveheart
but damn no kiss in the end
its a happy ending after all since there is a reverse isekai ending showing luke and others in the real world and we can see the unio horn hairpin of natsuko glowing too
AI Overview
In fantasy fiction, "hard fantasy" features detailed, rule-bound magic systems and world-building, while "soft fantasy" leans towards mystical, less defined magic and narrative elements
In fantasy fiction, "hard fantasy" features detailed, rule-bound magic systems and world-building, while "soft fantasy" leans towards mystical, less defined magic and narrative elements
there you go zenshu means fix all
and the one that can fix it all is the first love of natsuko named luke braveheart
but damn no kiss in the end
its a happy ending after all since there is a reverse isekai ending showing luke and others in the real world and we can see the unio horn hairpin of natsuko glowing too
| @deg You know there will be a lot of kissing in Natsuko's world if you know what I mean. Yeah I agree a sequel would be fire but I'm not sure if we will get one. Yeah the 9 soilders were able to come to earth, due to the fact that Natsuko got Isekai'd and not just dreaming. You can even see Unio's horn is still in her hair and begins glowing when they are nearby. |
| Hm, that was a lovely ride, but most of my fun came from the middle. I didn't like how the show didn't attempt to resolve its themes, its conflicts, or the relationships it built up. |
| Her ultimate Luke was of course the hot spring version. I guess there was not enough time for a wake up in hospital and recovery scene, or did the coma never happen?. Almost without any epilogue or other after the denouement. |
LordCrueltyVMar 23, 11:17 AM
| Lord Cruelty V "But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be" |
| So, why did Natsuko look back at the end? What was she looking at? Ending the series at that frame felt a bit jarring for me. So she finally realized that Luke was essentially her first love. The one character who inspired her life long passion, and she admitted it at the last episode. Seems fitting, but still a deus ex machina to re birth the Tales of Pershing world. |
The_Albatr0ssMar 23, 12:07 PM
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| Even though the ending was predicted in the first episodes, it doesn't get worse, but if you think about it, Natsuko wrote a romantic ending masterpiece, imagine what would happen if she was asked to write another genre. |
| This ended in a predictable manner which wasn't too surprising I suppose but I was hoping for a swerve. It looks like Natsuko woke up from a coma and used the lessons she learned from her experiences in the A Tale of Perishing world to complete the latest project and it was a success. I'll admit that for a minute I thought the ending was going to end as the original creator made it but Natsuko was able to fix things at the last possible second. While I liked this series, including the great animation and production values, I thought that the storyline was missing something to make this better, maybe it was because of its predictability? Regardless it was still a good watch. 7/10 |
| I didn't realize it was going to be the last episode. I'm gonna miss the series. It was a fun ride despite the anime's shortcomings. I feel sorry for Luke though :'( |
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| The show itself wasn't bad, but that ending was as basic as you could make it. I was really curious how it was going to end, but they just took the most predictable route imaginable |
| I am the bone of my sword Unlimited blade works Vs King Arthur |
| SHE SAID, SHE SAID THE NAME OF THE SHOW! Mappa proves that even an isekai can be entertaining if you have good characters and well, good art and animation. And you don't need more than 12 episodes do do that. |
| Imagine how boring this world would be without Japan - a comment at youtube |
| It was almost actually good, but the japanese HATE good endings, they hate writing endings that make sense thematically, so they ruined everything in the last five minutes. |
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So, why did Natsuko look back at the end? What was she looking at? Ending the series at that frame felt a bit jarring for me. So she finally realized that Luke was essentially her first love. The one character who inspired her life long passion, and she admitted it at the last episode. Seems fitting, but still a deus ex machina to re birth the Tales of Pershing world.
| @The_Albatr0ss the reason Natsuko looked back at the end is: spoiler: I had to watch it twice. I must include that the Hatsukoi poster is also interesting: the characters in the background are based on Unio et al. :D |
| Well first things first - I enjoyed watching the episode for the most part. I was tense the whole time, wondering how Natsuko will be able to fix everything. But the way it all happened was so predictable and basic. Too much time was focused on Luke destroying everything, that the last-minute happy ending felt too rushed and shoehorned in just for the sake of forcing a happy ending. I had zero doubt this would get anything but a happy ending, and that bird that kept saying "it's no use" now seems like it existed for nothing, so I'm quite disappointed at how everything was so forcefully executed just for this "miraculous" happy ending. Luke being in Natsuko's world opens up to a possible second season and I would be absolutely ecstatic if there is going to be one focusing on the characters being in the "Kingdom of Reality" this time, but I won't have any expectations at all that it will ever get one. Anyways, 5/10. Many parts were stupid and made zero sense, and the romance subplot was really the only thing that made me like this show, but it was still somewhat a fun watch overall. |
  "As promised, all that you seek, all that we desire, is prepared up there. On top of the Tower." |
| Peak asf - mappa really cooked |
| That was one fucking insane lucid dream if I had to say so myself. |
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It was a nice journey, great episode to end this serie. I was disapointed when I saw it was an Isekai but they managed to make zenshuu interresting. |
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@The_Albatr0ss If you look closer, Luke and the crew
| @merope28 Ah, I went back and looked at the last scene. Yeah, how did I miss that? i was looking at Natsuko the entire time. Thanks. But it could also mean that she is imagining them in her reality. Right? |
The_Albatr0ssMar 23, 12:28 PM
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| The only way to take down the Ultimate Void was for Natsuko to draw the Ultimate version of Luke Braveheart and even QJ came back briefly for the final battle. Natsuko's version of remaking Tale Of Perishing involves creating a new soul future not just in the last town, but restoring the entire world that was destroyed by the Voids including the Nine Soldiers despite the original creators displeasure. I think there are some creators that are obsessed with tragic endings I guess. The animated love story movie that Natsuko was tasked to create was finally finished with an opening saying "Today is Yesterday, Tomorrow is Now, And Everyday is Summer" for Hatsukoi: First Love with Natsuko finally communicating with the entire staff by thanking them for the project's success. We get somewhat of an anticlimactic ending in with Natsuko running into Luke and the gang that had followed her into the real world. This show was truly amazing as one of the standout show for Winter 2025. It's a magical girl series disguised as an isekai that also serves as a love letter to animation by some of the pioneers of Japanese animation along with some references Western animation from Disney. The best original anime from MAPPA so far. Thank You, MAPPA |
AddaeAkonoMar 23, 6:47 PM
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| Well uhhhh. that was an episode. Did it make any sense? No, definitely not. But like... it ended! thats good right... In all seriousness, i do appreciate an ending, i always do. Do i think this is a good one? Not really, its generic, its basic and its basically non sensical. But it was also kinda what i expected. Either way, this show... exists. I might forget it in 2 weeks, but i can admit i had some fun here and there, especially episode 4 and 7. its uuuhhh 5 or a 6. Havent decided yet. |
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@merope28 Ah, I went back and looked at the last scene. Yeah, how did I miss that? i was looking at Natsuko the entire time. Thanks. But it could also mean that she is imagining them in her reality. Right?
The_Albatr0ss said: Ah, I went back and looked at the last scene. Yeah, how did I miss that? i was looking at Natsuko the entire time. Thanks. Can't blame you, she is eye candy after all! But overall decent, self-contained series, a bit refreshing too IMO. Wouldn't mind a more Reverse Isekai SoL Season 2, but if not, it's fine for that it is. And I am saying that as someone who only watches certain Isekai. |
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| cool, but not getting a s2 |
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