Finished up ep. 10 & 11
Didn’t see that one coming, though I guess I should have…
[details=spoiler]since two other characters had similar effects.
So it turns out, Ryuji is a Lost Precious himself, one of the more powerful ones at that, Dragon Crisis, one who can control dragons.[/details]
Episode 10 –
[details=spoiler]Sapphie isn’t very good in the revenge department. The coming of age ritual was really sweet with Ryuji kneeling and kissing Rose’s hand. But now they seem too aware of each other and I wonder how that will turn out. Thanks a lot Sapphie!
And Onyx is back! I wonder what he stole.[/details]
Episode 11 –
[details=spoiler]I will miss Rose’s child-like innocence. It seems that she has matured with the coming of age ritual and she and Ryuji are more aware of each other sexually. It’s so sad that they can’t even touch one another as they used to. Things seem to get more complicated when Rose collapses and Ryuji learns from Onyx that the ritual should not have been performed with a human. Then he tells Ryuji that he isn’t an ordinary human at all but a lost precious that has power over dragons. I wasn’t expecting that!
Onyx also tells Ryuji that deep down Rose fears him because he is a destroyer called the “Dragon Crisis” and if he stays with her, Rose will get weaker and weaker. But Onyx says that he can also cure her if Ryuji gives her up to his care. Can Ryuji believe him though? Apparently he does and it must have been very painful for Ryuji to give Rose up.
On a funny note, I liked how Ai punched out Masato. And Bianca keeps popping up at the oddest times. Now with Ai in the picture, poor Misaki still doesn’t have a chance with Ryuji. But Ryuji seems lost without Rose and even Misaki notices and brings it to his attention. She says that he’s “empty” but Ryuji claims that he’s fine. It’s so heartrending! Now Maruga has shown up and I wonder what she has to tell him.[/details]
[quote=TheCoffeeGod]
all she says is ‘Ryuji’ constantly in a really annoying voice.[/quote]
Seiyuu joke: Kugimiya Rie does Rose and Taiga (and Shana, Luise, Nagi, Al, etc).
Episode 12 –
It was all a lie so that Onyx could take Rose without a fight! The airport rescue was pretty exciting and I’m glad Rose got her memory back. It was good of Ryuji to confess his feelings and tell Rose that he wanted to be with her but I did feel a little sorry for Misaki at that point too.
I wasn’t expecting Ryuji’s parents to show up either and it was funny when Bianca asked them for their autographs. Ryuji’s and Rose’s “love engage” was amazing and powerful, but I have a feeling that Onyx will be back as he said he would. And Ryuji and Rose looked so sweet sleeping together with smiles on their faces.
Back at school, things seem the same, but I think Ryuji’s life just got more complicated. There are still plans for Masaki to get Ryuji from Rose. Sapphie is going to stick with Ryuji until Onyx comes back. Ai isn’t giving up either and Maruga also shows up. Then Eriko appears in a school uniform and Bianca shows up to show Ryuji his parent’s autograph. The final laugh was Kai walking into the classroom as the teacher! But I wonder why Sapphie didn’t recognize her – only that she was familiar.
I’m glad everything ended well. And that Ryuji and Rose prove once and for all that humans and dragons can get along. I really enjoyed this delightful anime. It was a sweet little story and the music was good.
October 29, 2017 2:05pm CDT
"Cruising the Crunchy-Catalog" checks out the 2011 TV anime based on the light novels about human / dragon relations