The shortest month of the year has come to an end and I am not sorry to see it go. Without the greeting card holiday of Valentine’s Day, I suspect that most people would hate it or maybe they do because of that day. Besides that point, February is an odd month, because winter is firmly here throughout the state, but people are already starting to think about spring. Everyday I hear someone complain about the snow and or cold. Now that March has begun I know that the complaining will reach new heights of annoyance.
On Thursday I reached the end of the anime series Ergo Proxy and I have to say that the ending did not disappoint me. I might even go so far as to say that it my favorite series yet. First of all, I love the female lead of Re-L Mayer. She is confident and has some great one liners that make her come alive. This strength of will is a refreshing change to the usual angst ridden teenage male lead that is quite popular in mecha series. Plus her interaction with Vincent and Pino was priceless.
Some points in the final three episodes were hazy for me, but overall, I liked what I saw. What pleased me the most was that the three strongest characters at the end of the series were not only alive, but all of them had had some form of epiphany. There was actual character growth without it being forced.
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