Yesterday I was so mad at Shinku. However, with this episode, I've forgiven her.
..Kinda like how the range of emotions go with almost every episode of Rozen Maiden.

The conclusion to this 2 part special starts basically right where the first left off. Perhaps now that Shinku knows just who this strange doll is, she begins to treat her with more respect. ..Or at least a little more, as Suigintou will still have nothing of this new-fangled "civilized communication" thing. However, Shinku's forced to go back into defensive mode when Suigintou lunges at her brooch, remembering it from her flashback from episode 1. Shinku thinks she's up for a fight after all, but after Suigintou begins to cry once more, Shinku abandons all hope for her until morning.

The next day, Sarah finds the new doll rather strange. Not only by her stand-offish behavior, but also due to her ghostly, very undoll-like appearance. She then rather candidly asks Shinku if she will soon beat her up, which surprised me a bit. Sarah may not quite understand the meaning of the Alice Game, but I certainly believe that she feels a bit of pride in knowing that she has a doll that you don't want to mess with.

However, Shinku will do nothing of the sort. She instead treats Suigintou with compassion; becoming not only her friend, but her new teacher of sorts, and helping Suigintou learn how to walk every night (which also confuses Sarah to no end). Suigintou however, seems to treasure her time with Shinku. She asks her if her walking will make father happy, which Shinku happily confirms. However, there is something also very heavily weighing on her, as her expression whenever Suigintou is not looking at her indicates..

Later, Sarah is awoken by Shinku once again heading out to fight Souseiseki.
She asks Shinku that if the Alice Game decrees her to defeat all other Rozen Maidens, what does she plan to accomplish by leaving Suigintou as she is.
However, Shinku tells Sarah there is no need to worry about her, and asks Sarah to be kind to Suigintou. Little do the two of them know, however, but Suigintou has overheard this exchange.
Then, in the N-field where Souseiseki and Shinku are in the midst of battle, who appears to stop them, but none other than confused, scared little Suigintou, wondering why the mean blue crossdressing doll is beating up her friend. Shinku tries to tell Suigintou to escape, but before she can, Souseiseki learns straight from the horse's mouth just who this new doll is, and decides to make quick work of her, too.

Emphasis on the word "quick" -- before Suigintou can get anywhere, Souseiseki cuts her in half. A very simple task of course, when one doesn't have a stomach, and all..

Next is a very tear-jerking scene as the two dolls left standing look on in pity as Suigintou cries out in pain (pain..?) on the floor. Shinku is obviously the one feeling the most grief -- she never wanted this to happen. Instead she hoped that Suigintou would be able to stay with Sarah and not have to follow the fate of the Alice Game. She in fact tells Souseiseki that Suigintou has no Rosa Mystica, and is therefore not a true Rozen Maiden. This is something Suigintou refuses to believe.. but that didn't matter anymore. Suigintou was dying. She cried out to Shinku for help, even as she disappeared into the ground.
(つД｀)･ﾟ･

As Suigintou begins to descend to the bottom of the sea (wait.. wait, how'd she get there again..?), the words Shinku said to her were starting to sink in. That Suigintou was not a true Rozen Maiden, that she was never completed. Suigintou then starts questioning her existence. But after a few moments of finally falling to the bottom, she's greeted by God, err.. Rozen, and given her very own Rosa Mystica, in one big wtf moment.

The dolls decide to end the fighting for now, and all say goodbye to their mediums. Shinku finds herself in a wasteland filled with broken dolls (aka, Suigintou's home sweet home) and meets up with the newly resurrected doll. Suigintou believes that Shinku has been looking down on her all this time, and thought of her as being pathetic. Shinku denies all of this, but Suigintou has become all too angry with how she's been treated. She begins to attack her and steals her brooch. Relishing in her temporary victory, and despite Shinku's pleas, Suigintou crushes Shinku's beloved brooch right in front of her.

Now it's Shinku's turn to be the victim. Suigintou begins to laugh at Shinku's cries after losing her most valued possession. This pushes the previously passive Shinku off the brink, and says that Suigintou is nothing more that junk.
(OH SHI-)
The two square off, but the Alice Game is already over -- they'll have to finish this later. And so begins epic, unending battle between the two dolls.

(lol anime)



Before I started watching this, I was finding it difficult to complete the first season of this show. Now, I can't wait to get to Traumend. ...So I guess... job well done?
Though I must say that Ouverture was quite enjoyable. Not only was the animation nice (especially during the parts in the past. I dunno, maybe it was the muted colors), but it fleshed out both Shinku and Suigintou quite a bit in my eyes. And the middle of this episode was to die for: Junk was adorable. Shinku was being nice. Jun wasn't there. Man, I could watch that over and over. Or at least 3 times. I almost find it weird how quickly and how viciously Suigintou turns against her former friend. But hey, this is just a 2 episode special.
(I wonder what kind of fanart this all might bring about...? Hopefully the awesome kind.)




Oh yeah! And then at the end, we even get our first look at the new anime adaptation of Venus Versus Virus, which I've looking forward to for months. Complete with a preview of the OP theme and how Lucia's voice will sound. What a treat for me. : D

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