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Sep 25, 2009 3:43 PM

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Kvakond said:
I have mixed feelings about this but none of them are too positive
& I can't believe there's only 1 episode left. :-|

watching, waiting, commiserating
Sep 29, 2009 10:23 AM

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Poor Cal...the lolithatturnedbabethateveryonehatedbutthenlikedjustcuzofthebuttscene It wasn't the show that sucked, it was the critics *nod*
Oct 2, 2009 1:31 PM

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Well then, I'll just be passing by slipping a short comment here, and then I'll watch the next episode.

So, Cal knows how to make a flashy entrance, huh?
Hmm somehow I expected Lacie (the "clock-song" from Pandora Hearts) to start playing when she opened the watch xD

Well.. Why did they decide to make her unannoying at the moment she dies?
Anyhow, I don't see why Reiji got so surprised when she at last died O.o

And then the most awesome jerk of all time appears, man this will end great, I hope, in another 20min I'll know : D
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Oct 3, 2009 1:06 PM

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Reiji has finally done the right thing... ( ; _ ; )

Oct 8, 2009 9:31 AM

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One episode left. I don't know what to expect.
Cal died, very emotional scene... but still I prefered her when she was little (I can't explain myself yet how could she grow like that in only two years xD)
And I really liked the scene of Elen fighting all those Godou guys! I love her <3
Looking forward to the next episode to see the conclusion!
Oct 8, 2009 12:36 PM

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nice episode! cal was wonderful and she was a great character!i wonder what will hapen next with the army of phantoms!
Oct 10, 2009 2:55 AM

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Why did Cal have to die? Oh great, the boring ending...
Sore wa himitsu desu.
Oct 12, 2009 8:06 AM

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Damn Cal, why didn't you just live happily and peacefuly with Reiji and Elen.
WHY DID YOU GUYS HAVE TO DUEL GODDAMNIT?!

Now, next episode will be about those robots Scythe made. I wonder who's going to die.
Looking forward to the finale.
Oct 13, 2009 10:09 AM

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PurifyingArrow said:
Cal died, very emotional scene... but still I prefered her when she was little (I can't explain myself yet how could she grow like that in only two years xD)


Girls can grow really fast, but that was kinda unexpected growth. I just keep in mind that I should not take it too much to the realism.

xelloss said:
Why did Cal have to die? Oh great, the boring ending...


I didn't want her to die either. I was hoping (even though I knew it) that somebody would tell her that Keiji wouldn't abandon her if he knew she was alive and stop the fighting. x.x
Oct 29, 2009 2:40 AM

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Great episode, but Cal's Death was saddening and it happened too fast. It would've been better if Zwei had died instead of her.
Nov 12, 2009 5:30 PM

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Man, i hated "Drei" but i loved Cal. Im glad she became old Cal again in Reiji´s arms. All that she wanted was to be with him. I dont understand why there´s so many people blaming her for her behaviour. People have different personalities, so it can happen that everyone reacts in different ways on the same situations. Cal could not react as Ellen, and besides that, Scythe master (fucking bastard!!!!) brainwashed Cal...and Ellen...and Reiji....and all the fucking Inferno organization.

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Jan 8, 2010 12:52 PM
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best episode ive seen in a long time
Jan 10, 2010 7:05 AM
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Hmm... a lot of reply... but I guess the ep itself worth a reply like this.
I myself is like Drei / Cal, I must admit. But I think the episode is right to what it's must. I mean, even Drei is dead, but she died in the hand of the one she really looking into. And somehow I must agree with noteDhero, for Cal is still egoistic and childish ^^a Th'x anyway for bring me some new view of this anime, all the one who already make a debate here.

I like it when Drei meet 3 ghosts of the past.
Jan 21, 2010 2:56 AM

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Did she get shot in the pelvis? Who dies from getting shot in the pelvis? I say she deserves to die for dying from that. The other phantoms got shot in multiple, and much more useful places and lived even after falling into the ocean for who knows how long.

Anyways her laugh annoyed me, and even when she was little she bugged with all that taking shit apart. I'd cry if she came to my house and broke all my things... and made my burgers into soup

But honestly, I was sad she died, I like the crazy ones... I had hoped Reiji would die instead (I might have a "dead protagonist" fetish as well).


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Feb 21, 2010 8:36 AM

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I didn't like the episode. The past few episodes were about Cal being stupid and hated. Now that she just dies with those sad feelings, it was pointless in a way. Next episode will be worth the action, considering how Reiji was at the end.

P.S. Reiji it's not nice to shoot girls.

I didn't like at all what they did with Cal... She died thinking Reiji had avandoned her, that's pretty sad... it sucks.
Feb 22, 2010 4:41 AM

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yeah, let's just kill Cal and don't even think about talking about what happened two years ago...-.-
Jan 26, 2011 5:45 PM

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The only thing i didn't like about this was that not once did he try and explain what actually happened. I mean she was too far gone and she would have just said he was making excuses but you'd at least try.

Apart from that i loved this episode.

Bring on the boss fight.
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Jan 28, 2011 9:36 AM

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She would have refuse his excuses it sayin that he promise to come back... But i have to agree that all this problems between all the charactes could have been avoided with a talk... just sit down, no weapons and talk.
I feel sad now because I was rooting for cal to somehow survive.
So far (imo) elen is to broken as a person, sometime she give me the impression she treats Reijin as a Master rather than a friend. Maybe that the only way she know how to interact with him.
Reiji could have been happier with Cal... >.>
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Feb 4, 2011 3:09 PM

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I knew she didn't hate him, far from it, she was just broken and that stupid Scythe manipulated her in her weak moment... yet another reason i want this bastard to die, I really feel bad for Cal, but i guess it the end it was inevitable, and i think she knew it... for a long time that she would die which makes it all the much sadder. As much as i hope for one, i HIGHLY doubt this show has a nice ending, i see yet another bitter bitter bitter sweet ending coming... and this is one time i wouldn't mind being wrong but at the same time i know that the ending i would want wouldn't be fitting for the tone that the story has set for itself, well anyway I'm looking forward to seeing how it all plays out.
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May 4, 2011 11:44 AM

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Why Reiji? Why? You could have talked with Cal and convinced her you left her because you thought she died. But no, instead of that you killed her. Cal R.I.P, even after you killed Lizzy.
Jun 10, 2011 8:49 AM
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YoruichiS2 said:
D: Sucks for Cal.

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It was a very good episode. I would've liked a happy ending for Cal, but oh well can't have everything xD.

this :(
Mar 17, 2012 12:20 AM

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I wish he would have just told her to the truth about the incident. Weather or not she believes him or not, it wouldn't matter because one of them is going to be dead by the end of that sequence regardless.
Apr 5, 2012 7:00 AM

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It is a sad episode.
I wonder if Cal would shoot cuz she loves Reiji.
Apr 8, 2012 6:41 PM

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This series would have gotten a 9/10 from me but since called died, immediately goes to 8/10
Apr 15, 2012 8:58 AM

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A great episode. I can't wait to see what Scythe master's minions are going to do in the next episode.
May 12, 2012 11:57 AM

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Wow, Cal was my favorite character and they just wrote her off the show like that... Was expecting a happy ending for her, at least. Nevertheless, this episode was wonderful.

However, I really didn't understand the vision Reiji had when him and Cal were still in LA and in a car. Explanations would be nice XD
May 22, 2012 10:28 AM

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otakuthon said:
Wow, Cal was my favorite character and they just wrote her off the show like that... Was expecting a happy ending for her, at least. Nevertheless, this episode was wonderful.


What can you do, they were animating Elen's ending from the Visual Novel instead of Mio's or Cal's (Cal only dies in Elen's ending)

otakuthon said:
However, I really didn't understand the vision Reiji had when him and Cal were still in LA and in a car. Explanations would be nice XD


He or/and Cal were imagining how it could have been if Reiji returned to the apartment and found Cal (in the game, should Reiji find Cal after the apartment is destroyed, you get the ending where he and Cal start traveling the USA, running from Inferno and their Phantom Ein... tough it might also be an Easter Egg for Cal's True End).

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Jul 10, 2012 2:59 PM

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noooooo Cal. I think I cried.

I really wish they could have solved that without her dying.

man Reji has been through a lot at this point.

all that's left is for Scythe to FINALLY DIE. come on Reji become the badass one last time.

I guess they'll leave McGuire and the rest of Phantom behind. Surprised he never played a bigger role .
Jul 28, 2012 11:38 PM

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Cal... I cried when she died.

This episode was pretty much the finale for me.

But seriously, couldn't Ryuji have just shot her hand or something? He didn't have to kill her.
Aug 5, 2012 11:06 PM
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No happy ending for Cal... This episode made me really sad... :'( Gotta wipe these tears off from my eyes...
Aug 25, 2012 2:49 PM
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reiji had lots of chances to explan to cal about what happened yet he didn't. i was expecting him to do an explanation at least before she died in his arms. that would be even more dramatic and emotional. imagine cal knowing the truth just moments before her last breath.

oh well.
Sep 2, 2012 5:29 PM

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Why Reiji? Why? You could have talked with Cal and convinced her you left her because you thought she died. But no, instead of that you killed her. Cal R.I.P, even after you killed Lizzy.


Yeah, Cal's behaviour was totally realistic ><''

Glad she died at last. She transformed into a brainless oversized boobed girl in two years. Guess she got some braincells burned out during her growth.

She was a nice character as a kid, but as soon as she got oversized boobs she became a stupid girl. With the stupidest reason to kill Reiji I've ever imagined.

What a waste.

Hope Scythe gets tortured in next episode, he deserves it.

Still a nice episode. 5/5

Oct 16, 2012 7:59 AM

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I cried! For Cal! Thinking that I dislike her... but in the end I did cry for her... I can see her "old self" in her last moment... I just dislike her grown up self, I didn't dislike her teen self, so when I see her old self before she died, I shed a tear.... *I never intend to cry when she died...I was even hope her death, but her death is just so sad.... T^T*
Oct 17, 2012 2:37 AM
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In general I didn't like the Cal character since I thought her entry changed the tone of the show and her subsequent development was too forced. Having said that, her death was pretty moving. I don't think she really wanted to kill Reiji.

I don't understand why Reiji didn't explain to her what had happened after the explosion. At least let her die knowing you cared for her.

I just want Scythemaster to die now.
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Oct 20, 2012 10:22 PM

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This episode was the first actual good episode out of this last arc.

I didn't like the part where Ein is able to dodge all the bullets which are shot at her. This also happened a few episodes back with Cal. It's dumb when this show is kind of realistic and all of a sudden they become some kind of bullet dodging god. Maybe the henchmen just were in awe with the girls' beauty or some weird shit, that's the only logical explanation.


Cal's death was kind of sad, I definitely felt pity for her in this episode despite her acting so idiotic. Reiji and Cal are such idiots; they didn't even tell eachother how they felt before the standoff, couldn't they have told each other how much they regret the decisions they made and said to each other how much they love(d) one another. They still didn't tell each other even when Cal was in Reiji's arms, how disappointing.

Reiji will go batshit insane next episode I'm sure about it.
Nov 6, 2012 7:25 PM
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Rip to Cal even i don't really liked her that much.
Great episode.
Hope the final episode will be truly epic.Predict that all of them will die.
5/5
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Jan 6, 2013 5:55 PM

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Cal Devens.

I don't think I can really rate or discuss this episode. That was... too sad (the overall scene was well done but... I would've preferred a different conclusion). The fact that she died without knowing the truth left a bad taste in my mouth too (why Reiji?). I think I'm just going to play the VN to cure this "void". Cal had so many bad experiences in her life and now even...!!! AH!!!!!

Ah... I guess there's only 1 episode left, let me just watch Scythe die, it might do something for me.
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Cal died a pretty pathetic death D=. I think it would be awesome if Cal actually missed on purpose but was better. One episode left.

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Mar 31, 2013 9:24 AM

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Why did Cal hate Reiji so much and why she forgave him everything at the end?
Apr 24, 2013 10:32 PM
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There were some lovely discussions in the previous pages, and I read all of them :D I do feel a little bad for Cal dying like that when they could've had a nice talk like what happened between Reiji and Eren and their showdown, but I think Cal's too self-destructive for that. Yes Reiji didn't have to shoot her where she has a high chance of dying, but Cal brought it on herself, telling him to play her game. At this point, I don't believe that Cal would listen to Reiji's explanations anyways. Plus if she didn't die, well, she would be living a pretty harsh life of having to constantly run away from Inferno. After all, she did leave Inferno. Lastly, I agree with some of the people here that there were definitely some contradictions regarding Cal, about how she was introduced as a smart and capable of rationalizing person, and then becoming a hate-filled, irrational killer. SM's manipulations should not, in theory, have made her the way she became. If she was smart and rational, then she wouldn't have listened to a total stranger, not to mention, SM is pretty suspicious looking. Why would he even show up at Reiji's bombed apartment like that so randomly unless he had an ulterior motive? How is that NOT suspicious at all?

I think I felt worse for Reiji when he cried at the end. I feel like no one gives him enough credit for the shit he suffered through (even though yes, he did manipulate and lie to people when he was under Claudia and part of Inferno). Still, he has a lot of guilt and regret piled up inside of him, and then Cal coming back made him feel even worse. He no longer had the will to justify his actions because he believes he is not a good person, similar to when he gave up and allowed Eren to kill him when they fought against each other. Still, I think he chooses to live because of the promise he had with Eren, and he knows that if he dies, Eren will lose her raison d'etre.
Apr 27, 2013 10:32 PM
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Hated this episode... not because it was bad.. but because it was sad... My favorite girl died:/
Jun 14, 2013 11:48 AM

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Not gonna lie, I shed a tear over Cal's death.
It's not only because she died, but because it could of ended if they had just seen each other after the explosion.
Even if Reiji explained the situation to Cal, I doubt she would believe it. It's when she was dying she realized that she didn't hate Reiji as much as she thought and that she wished she could of lived happily with him like she always wanted. It's sad that some people don't realize their true feelings until they're dying or about to die and Cal was one of those people. :(

I was hoping for her to stay alive, but when I saw her having a "conversation" with people she killed, I knew she was gonna die.
Jul 25, 2013 4:01 PM
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Shoot a non-f-ing- fatal area you c--sucking piece of s-y scum Reiji.
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Nov 4, 2013 5:39 AM
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5/5...Cried when Cal lay there dying speaking her last words and showing that she is still human...her confessing that she was happy to see Reiji was just too much for me...Why must it take so much just to show your true feelings....T_T
Dec 28, 2013 9:46 PM
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Well, that was better than expected. Too bad everything leading up to it was so nonsensically stupid. Seems to be a pattern in this series. Arc 1: great build up to a terrible conclusion. Arc 2: Ok all around. Arc 3: Terrible build up to a great conclusion. Or what would have been a great conclusion if they hadn't completely destroyed any feelings you had for any of the characters in the build-up. I can tell this would have been really effective if I still cared about Reiji, or Eren, or Cal. But i don't.
Jan 8, 2014 6:16 AM

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-Shuda- said:
Cal Devens.

I don't think I can really rate or discuss this episode. That was... too sad (the overall scene was well done but... I would've preferred a different conclusion). The fact that she died without knowing the truth left a bad taste in my mouth too (why Reiji?). I think I'm just going to play the VN to cure this "void". Cal had so many bad experiences in her life and now even...!!! AH!!!!!

Ah... I guess there's only 1 episode left, let me just watch Scythe die, it might do something for me.


^That. Reiji should have told her first, at least. :(
Jan 23, 2014 6:08 PM

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So as I thought, there was no way for Cal to survive.

The car scene was really beautiful. What would have happened if he didn't miss her at the appartment? Maybe they would have been happy the three of them...

Now it's time for the final showdown. There ain't happy ending for assassin.
minouneetzoeJan 23, 2014 6:32 PM
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Jan 28, 2014 6:55 PM

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how fucked up can this anime be... this used to be great and now everything is just ridiculous... Cal died without even knowing the truth... and Reiji killed her without saying anything about what really happened.

and what's really annoying?? is that how Cal hated Reiji for just leaving her... yeah I will hunt Reiji to the ends of the universe just because he didn't fulfill his promise..if I have the same logic as her I might've killed countless people already.
Jan 29, 2014 2:41 PM

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NOOOOOOO, Caaal! :/

That was very very sad end for her... Even though they show her true end in advance. She deserved the second chance too.. oh, well. I guess there was no other way after what she did before. But still... it tears my very soul to watch this, knowing that those character won't have their happy endings. An assassins don't deserve a peace, I guess.

Let me see you smile for the last time.
Mar 10, 2014 3:03 PM

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im so dissapointed, i was really kinda hoping for love-reunion kinda thing between him and Cal
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