Summary:
Jin is pissed off, but Tsugumi finally gets through to him by translating Nagi’s actions from female into Japanese. Jin realizes that Nagi really does want to come back but is just embarrassed; he also realizes that it’s not really all that important if Nagi is technically a goddess or not since they have a lot of fun together (and she is cute). Since Jin sucks and does not have a computer at home, Tsugumi visits the forums on Nagi’s fanpage and updates Jin on where Nagi’s stalkers have last spotted her.
Jin finds Nagi alone by the river, wearing a funeral dress. A woman named Shige comes by and reminisces with Nagi about the fields that used to line the river. As it turns out, Shige is actually the ghost of Kamimori Shige (the grandmother from the first family of Nagi’s believers). Shige was the one who tried to kill herself after her husband died in the war, but Nagi stopped her. With that done, Jin reassures Nagi that they will work together to overcome her fragile sense of self and frequent bouts of amnesia. Apparently, these bouts of amnesia erased Nagi’s memory of how to bring clean underwear with her when bathing, and so we end with a well-set-up but cliche fanservice moment in front of a shocked Tsugumi.
Reaction:
This was a decent ending, although perhaps not quite enough to make up for the depressing emo of the last two episodes. I can’t imagine that Kannagi won’t get a sequel at some point as this feels more like a short break rather than an ending and the manga is still ongoing. Nagi was very cute in the fields, and there was more Nagi fanservice at the end than in the rest of the season combined. I also can’t believe that Nagi mused about how Jin would have mocked her had he gotten a clear glimpse of how flat she was.
The rest of the cast’s contributions were subtle this time. Zange’s terrible singing was on display again, but I doubt it will affect sales of her CD. I liked Daitetsu’s inability to leave a normal voice mail (although I hate people that do what he did), and shocked Tsugumi was very exciting. The Jin x Nagi angle was pushed hard, especially with the two holding hands at the funeral, but I figure Tsugumi still has a small chance. Who knows what Daitetsu and Tsugumi are thinking now, and I could definitely go for another season with this cast.
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ultimately, I’m thinking that “stopping” rather than “ending” was a better decision. Seems like it’s got to be a hard thing to do to adapt a still-running manga.
I was a little disappointed that all the missing clichés from the rest of the series were packed into the final episode, but overall it was a fun show.
Yeah, I’m not sure anyone was really thrilled by the last three episodes, but I consider it a reasonable pausing point.
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wtf overpowerd
It funny how two episodes can really ruin a series… Well, ruin it from getting a 10 out of 10 (in my book). The studio was smart to include those flash-back-still-images at the end credits, cause although the last episodes were rather disappointing, those images really brought back some good memories. To think, I was fappin’ ma gat all throughout this show, and at the end, it just didn’t satisfy
Hmmm, well, I guess there was some fapping to be had in this episode. I loved the booger-nosed-Nagi scene! It almost made me want to just lick that mucus of hers… OH WHO AM I KIDDIN’? OF COURSE I WANTED TO LICK IT!!! and you guys did too! Don’t lie! I can’t be the only one here!
If anything, this ending (or short break as you call it) just makes me want to read the manga… aaaannddd I REALLY need those Figmas! NOW!!! :love:
I did notice that when Nagi blew her nose and pulled the handkerchief away she was trailing a lot of mucus…
even if you didn’t want to lick it, you have to admit that it was pretty kawaii~desu (in a loli DFC sort of way)
That would be talking about me. But of course I could also invest the CD cash into 15 more confessions… what a dilemma!
Eh. I still look at it as a sibling-type relationship. Which is probably only because it will make me feel better that Tsugumi has a better chance in that sense.