[SPOILERS] Finally finished the series!

[DJ Toboe]

Okay so I did it. I finished the series. Since I got into the series back in August of last year, the fact I've finally finished it is extremely pitiful. I'm really upset I didn't do it sooner. I also found out... what's the big deal. I thought I would go into like this deep depression and require counseling and all this since I am uttely obsessed with Toboe and it was my favorite anime series and I thought, from what had been spoiled to me, that Bones had ruined it. I was wrong. Unfortunately, due to the spoilers, I expected to be given an emotional rollercoaster. I was suggested these scenes had happened. I never was spoiled the ending, but Toboe's demise:
1. Quent had shot Toboe out of anger and hatred.
2. Toboe dies in Tsume's arms as Tsume has a long and loving talk with Toboe. Not only did I think this would happen but I saw fanarts with this happening. Very tasteful ones.
3. This was just found out recently from the manga and fanarts but... I've seen so many things with Kiba's eye ripped out and yet, that never happened in the series. What the hell?!! Not that I would've liked it to happen, but what was with the big deal about it?
4. Wasn't episode 30 supposed to be a recall episode? It wasn't at all.

I was really upset that Toboe had died before Tsume got to him. I really wanted to see that scene with Toboe in Tsume's arms. Also, Toboe getting shot didn't actually affect me as much as I thought it would. I thought I would be sobbing hysterically.... but only my eyes welled up. I guess that's because I had been preparing myself for it for the last half year.

So the ending. Yeah, it was a good one. Not sad, but good. My hypothesis is that Kiba, Tsume, Toboe, and Hige reincarnated as humans on the new world, which was paradise... although tainted by Darcia. Paradise was not death, but rebirth. The way Kiba looked at them, I think he knew who they were. But despite that, he kept going forward. Did the other 3 have their memory? Unknown. Unfortunately, I wanted more now that I had seen that ending. I wanted them to meet up... at least for Toboe and Tsume to know that they existed again.

Now the anger towards Bones... they could continue it from this point... they really could. I wish they would, but they won't. So it's over... and that's the saddest part.

[armand]

You have finally seen it all huh. Better late than never i suppose.

I can imagine your anger when you found out that Toboe doesn't die in Tsume's arms but in Quent's instead. Quite a touching scene, I never thought Tsume was actually capable of crying.

About Kiba's eye thing, well, it seems that in the manga Kiba ends up blind(WR's manga quite different from the anime). Not sure how that happened since i never bothered to read the manga(so many bad reviews).

Now about paradise, i agree with your hypothesis except about Darcia tainting paradise. He merely balanced it, well, at least to me he did.

The way Kiba looked at them, I think he knew who they were. But despite that, he kept going forward.

Wait, did Kiba actually look at them?

And yes, it is sad when you finally comprehend that it is all over. And perhaps the hardest thing to accept is that WR really has no ending, just a never ending cycle of death and rebirth.

[Scarred Wolf]

Good for you DJ, i thought u were just going to not watch it...

About the Kiba's eye thing... ignore the manga its bullshit.

[DJ Toboe]

scarredwolf said:

Good for you DJ, i thought u were just going to not watch it...

I was too concerned with how I'd react at the ending and that I would be depressed for a week or two and be totally upset and not be able to like the series as much as I already did. I kept fixating on finishing the series with someone special (i.e. boyfriend). Upon realizing that is the dumbest crap to wait for, I watched it by myself, clenched onto my Toboe plushie. In essence, I realized that I don't need another... it wasn't required. That was just my codependent self thinking that. I am glad I didn't watch it with a past boyfriend (except for Sekioh) because they were all crappy and not worthy, lol. I wish I didn't put it off for so long... but I did.

I never told you how I was spoiled. I shall ellaborate:
1. member of groups.yahoo.com/group/wolf_rain_slash/ and someone sent an email to the whole group with the subject line "Re: Toboe's Demise" That was back early this year and I had a breakdown over it. I never read that email or any of the others, but the subject line was enough.
2. While cosplaying as Toboe, I went to Ushicon. I was standing in line for the cosplay walk-on and some guy starts talking about how much his sister (or whoever) was in love with Toboe and then he started making fun of her for how she reacted when Toboe died. I immediatly piped in "I haven't finished the series yet, so please don't ruin it." So what does he say? "Well obviously paradise is death. They all die at the end. I don't see how she couldn't expect that" That's when I walked away in a quick hustle with my face in my hands over to my seat. What a jerk...

That was all that was spoiled for me. No screenshots or episode summaries, just pure accidents. The spoilers kept pushing me away from finishing, but I'm glad I finally did =)

[spirit wolf]

I think the anime could continue more. but maybe its for the best to just leave it up to imagination. i think the anime series is great. i also read the manga, i didn't think it was bad, it was different and a little much for some with the "eyes". but i like wolf's rain so i enjoyed it some.