September 26, 2004
Chrono Crusade Episode 15
"The Pursuers"
The one thing that sticks out to me about the main characters of Chrono Crusade, is how they so completely fail to conform with the expected. Take Rosette, a nun. She never really exhibits any of the characteristics you'd associate with a nun (violent, not reserved, consorts with demons, rarely mentions her face). Then you take Chrono, who never acts like a demon (nice, cute, helps others, not self-centered, not evil!). Obviously, Chrono has to be a demon for his part in the story to make sense, but it's like all this backstory for Rosette can pretty much be tossed away. Sure it gives her a unique, cool character design, but other than that, her nun status is pretty much throwaway.
Which is my gripe with the show in general, but luckily the package as a whole is entertaining enough.
In this episode, we learn more about Chrono's background (which is good, because it's integral to the story). Rosette also makes a deal to assist other demons to take out Aion. It's pretty amazing how progressive the Catholic church was back in these days. But Chrono's a pretty nice guy, so they're probably fine.
I'm curious how much longer Rosette's "new" look will last (she's lost the habit and church vestments), or if any of the other characters will get a wardrobe update just to keep things fresh.
This show's entertaining, but not much more than that. It lacks character development and interesting plotting, which would really put it over the top.
Rating: B
Posted by Kei at September 26, 2004 12:23 AMfirst off, you are being retarted. I was simply looking for a decent episode guide and I find this fucked up sight. Really, its a episode guide not a commentary. In your website you say episode guide so make it a episode guide. If you want to make a commentary, state it clearly on your homepage. And on Rossette not acting like a nun, do you actually think her a religious person? Did you ever actually think that maybe she's just using the order to find her brother? Before you type something and put it on the internet, stop and think.
Posted by: Jenica at February 9, 2005 06:08 PMI'm not sure what led you to believe this is an episode guide, but my site is pretty much as far as you can go from being an episode guide. I don't do spoilers and it's all my opinion. That's Kei's Anime Reviews!
Posted by: Kei at February 9, 2005 06:24 PM