Really is something to think about this series being over. Watching this show for 2 years and now its no longer going to come out. Strange feeling I had yesterday without thinking, just looking for the RAW. But just have to accept that its over and decide whether to chase the manga or not. Really enjoyed the anime so giving that up and having a sequel pop up later might feel strange.

Share the feelings when I first started watching the series. It was “some kid with a gigantic hand fighting huge balloons lead by a fat clown.” Of course it became a lot more than that for me. A show I was uncertain about became the staple of my week. Some great characters turned up that kept me interested most of the time. Certainly it kept within the boundaries made by the genre, but it did a good job creating a great show within them. Allen certainly grew as a person dealing with the reasons he was living and splitting his life for the akuma and his friends. Kanda and Lenalee especially showed great strengths in their own ways. Leaving off there is quite a good chance for other equipment users to upgrade their innocence to crystal types. The war is far from over and no doubt there are great adventures left in the future.

I think a big turning point for the series was the Suman arc. It really opened up an interesting view on what people will do in their darkest hour. Allen put himself beyond the limit to save and for the sake of seeing his child again Suman gave into the Noah. After that the show just kept on building and moving and I really never stopped thinking about where we were going until the very end. Battles had good animation and there were some great struggles like Lenalee vs Level 3.