English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0
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Azmaria’s extra classes
Background Info for characters and settings
Production sketches
Clean opening
Clean closing
ADV Previews
Reversible cover
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Ah it’s all happening now, following right on from the last volume all the major players are gathered together, Rosette is reunited with Joshua, only to be traumatised to discover Joshua doesn’t remember her but instead treats Fiore like his sister of old right in front of Rosette. Aion ups the anti putting his plan into motion having gathered the seven apostles and with some snide commentary pushes Rosette’s already mixed up emotions even further out of whack. This first episode here (eps 19) is just non-stop tension from start to finish and rather spectacular.
In one desperate fight an unleashed Chrono with Rosette’s life force ebbing away is reluctant to use his full power as he goes up against Joshua in a battle that will only end bitterly for Rosette however it turns out.
Satella has some of her own drama to deal with but seen as the revelation of her sister still being alive and her identity only came in the last volume it doesn’t play as big a part as perhaps it could but does serve to emotionally immobilise her again for much of the volume.
With a good does of exposé theorised by Azmaria no less
Aion has been playing Heaven against the Earth, and I am reminded of Kevin Smith’s film “Dogma”, Aion wanting his own ends and recognition coming close in same regards to Ben Affleck’s character Bartleby, in turn giving Chrono Crusade at this pivotal late stage a musing philosophical slant on western religious dogma - with little mention of God as an active player nor does much intervention from heaven actually come. Being more familiar with real biblical references rather than the jaded world of Smith’s Dogma may give some of this that bit more reference and poignancy to the actions of Aion and this volume, even so when the exposé comes it almost like stamping its mark on what’s come before.
In the last episode (eps 21) on the disc, see there’s a lot going on, Chrono’s past is revealed, I always find it odd to have a “past / motivational” episode so late on in a series, they can often be viewed as grasping at straws, Chrono Crusade on the other hand in looking at Chrono’s demon days his relationship with Aion and Mary of Magdalene back in the 1870’s only serve to cement the current relationship he has with Rosette and perhaps precursors for hopefully bittersweet ending across the final three episodes next volume.
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With numerous revelations and as much frenetic action as you’ll need this volume again has everything in the right combination to make for a real enjoyable watch, you’ll probably be waiting for my cynical “but” at this point, I’m almost ashamed to say there isn’t one. Chrono Crusade is turning out to be a real joy. "
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For the final inning Hack // Twilight goes out on a high getting the combination of story, game references, action and everything else about right.
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