Comments on: Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom – Episode 26 [END] http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/2009/10/06/phantom-requiem-for-the-phantom-episode-26-end/ CLAMP for Congress Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:22:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: John http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/2009/10/06/phantom-requiem-for-the-phantom-episode-26-end/comment-page-1/#comment-104851 John Sat, 06 Aug 2011 22:16:01 +0000 http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/?p=8683#comment-104851 There was no sniper. Reiji killed himself. A 9mm casing from a silenced pistol, this was his weapon of choice. His promise to Erin was to see her smile and that happened that day. His journey was over. There was no need for him to live and keep on killing. Note that you never see his right hand. Erin saw what Reiji did and was happy. She joined him by eating the poison flower. She too had no reason to keep on killing. I might venture to say that they planned this suicide pact. In the end, they took their lives as form of atonement for all the ugly acts that they commited and to finally bring their souls at peace. They died together happy, content, and by their own free will. This was the best ending of an anime ever. Heck, it’s the best ending of any story ever for me and I’m and old guy. There was no sniper. Reiji killed himself. A 9mm casing from a silenced pistol, this was his weapon of choice. His promise to Erin was to see her smile and that happened that day. His journey was over. There was no need for him to live and keep on killing. Note that you never see his right hand.

Erin saw what Reiji did and was happy. She joined him by eating the poison flower. She too had no reason to keep on killing. I might venture to say that they planned this suicide pact.

In the end, they took their lives as form of atonement for all the ugly acts that they commited and to finally bring their souls at peace. They died together happy, content, and by their own free will.

This was the best ending of an anime ever. Heck, it’s the best ending of any story ever for me and I’m and old guy.

]]> By: Megan http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/2009/10/06/phantom-requiem-for-the-phantom-episode-26-end/comment-page-1/#comment-104108 Megan Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:12:11 +0000 http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/?p=8683#comment-104108 ikr ikr

]]> By: Megan http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/2009/10/06/phantom-requiem-for-the-phantom-episode-26-end/comment-page-1/#comment-104107 Megan Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:11:37 +0000 http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/?p=8683#comment-104107 um its eren not ellen um its eren not ellen

]]> By: Cathy http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/2009/10/06/phantom-requiem-for-the-phantom-episode-26-end/comment-page-1/#comment-104082 Cathy Wed, 03 Aug 2011 02:24:53 +0000 http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/?p=8683#comment-104082 First, I'm not sure why everyone keeps calling the character Eren, Ellen. Ellen is not her name. Second, she is dead! The final scene with her lying in the grass, shows her bleeding from her side. She was shot and was dying or died. Take a minute to look at the final scene. First, I’m not sure why everyone keeps calling the character Eren, Ellen. Ellen is not her name. Second, she is dead! The final scene with her lying in the grass, shows her bleeding from her side. She was shot and was dying or died. Take a minute to look at the final scene.

]]> By: justin http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/2009/10/06/phantom-requiem-for-the-phantom-episode-26-end/comment-page-1/#comment-100450 justin Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:45:22 +0000 http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/?p=8683#comment-100450 i agree that Reiji arranged for himself to be killed, he walked away closer to the road as the cart was approaching and he definately is talking/thinking in a final type of way. He says he knows Elen will be happy now, if he was planning on being alive still then he probably would have included himself in the happy future statement. The scene where Elen smiles as she turns around freezes immediately as she turns and smiles. I take it that once she turned around smiling, she then saw Reiji and once she found him dead she ate the poisonous flower, to die as well. Also Reiji didn't flinch at all when he was shot so that seems more like he was aware that it was going to happen. I wish it would have happened like the visual novel with them ending up together and happy though. Oh well, great anime with a questionable choice as an ending! i agree that Reiji arranged for himself to be killed, he walked away closer to the road as the cart was approaching and he definately is talking/thinking in a final type of way. He says he knows Elen will be happy now, if he was planning on being alive still then he probably would have included himself in the happy future statement. The scene where Elen smiles as she turns around freezes immediately as she turns and smiles. I take it that once she turned around smiling, she then saw Reiji and once she found him dead she ate the poisonous flower, to die as well. Also Reiji didn’t flinch at all when he was shot so that seems more like he was aware that it was going to happen.
I wish it would have happened like the visual novel with them ending up together and happy though. Oh well, great anime with a questionable choice as an ending!

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