Venus Versus Virus ep. 12
(Warning: This entry contains SPOILERS
...and maybe a little confusion.)
And to think, none of this would have ever happened if someone would have just bought Lucia a pair of colored contacts..
..Or maybe not.
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The episode starts off exactly where the last left off, or at least as a flashback.
Nahashi is still gravely woudned from Sumire's assualt, Sumire is still immobilized in big, glowing ball that Lucef put her in, and Lucef is still a bastard.
He greets both Sumire (as Lillith) and Lucia, hoping that they too will be able to appreciate his becoming closer to the ultimate goal of creating a new world. Lucia, unfortunately for Lucef, isn't and (tearfully) lunges at him for the kill right away.
Presently, however, it's Lucia and Sumire's birthday. Lucia (who doesn't know how to put her clothes away, apparently..) is currently waking up from a dream where things were the same as always, and Sumire and co. were busy preparing for the day's party. But, of course, it's all a dream..
Back to flashback, Lucia fails in her attack on Lucef, and Lucef begins to explain to her the type of person her mother truly was -- that she would have wanted this new world, and in fact, Lucia could see her mother again there, if she wanted to...
Apparently, Lilith, who was once tormented by her peers like Lucia was as a child, also wished the world to be destroyed (just like Lucia), and offered her fragment to Lucef. When Lucia hears this, she is of course left speechless.
However, before she gives herself in to Lucef's wishes, Nahashi (what? he isn't dead yet..?) uses a spear to break off Lucia's eyepatch, and implores her to open her eyes (literally) to the truth.
..Being that although Lilith once wished that Lucef would take her fragment and destroy the world, she now knows that she must protect the world that her daughter will now grow up in. Though knowing that Lucef would still come after her regardless, she takes her own life so that he could never have her fragment.
(Is that the reason why it disintegrated, and was placed into Sumire, I wonder..? Ah, who knows..)
Now realizing this, Lucia tells Lucef she'll never believe Lucef's words about his "new world", and is at his neck again. But this is all a minor setback for Lucef. He decides to drop all charades and get down to business (disintegrating his remaining servants, Sonoka and Yoshiki, who were apparently also fragment carriers, and dolls like Ruka and Gai). Even though he couldn't win Lucia to his side, Lucef's plan is already in action -- he tells Lucia to kill Sumire. In doing so, she will obtain her fragment and be able to become the god of the new world. If she refuses to do so, Sumire will kill her, and be the one to create the new world. Either way, the two will have no choice but to fight.
Upon hearing this, however, Lucia realizes that Sumire has begun to cry (little does she know, it's probably because she just saw her boyfreind turn into a pile of soot ( ´∀`)ノ). Seeing this, it becomes apparent that Lucia could never harm Sumire...but let's see what Lucef has to say about that. He takes Sumire away, in order to condition her so she might truly finish her "awakening".
And now, we're back in the present. Lucia greets Lola, who is still with Nahashi's body and Lola hands Nahashi's birthday present to her that was mentioned in episode nine. It's an hourglass (...nice.), and seems to move Lucia enough -- we hear her call Nahashi "father" for the first time ever. She also looks at the flowers left on her dresser, which of course reminds her of Sumire. ..And the grief all becomes too much for Lucia (man, she's such a crybaby now.... ( ´･ω･) ).
Months pass, and winter has come to Japan. Due to Lucef's powers, the world has forgotten about Sumire -- not only her friends, but her very own cousins as well (Riku now longs for a date with Kyouko...and gets one! Good for him~).
All this time, however, Lucia has been training for the day she and Sumire will meet again. Lola also has been doing.. something. And while searching the cupboards for tea, Lucia finds yet another birthday present to her, from Sumire. ..Along with a letter, that reads:
"Happy Birthday, Lucia-san.
I don't really know what I should write but, since I met you, a lot has happened, hasn't it? I've gotten stronger, cried a lot, had fights with you..
And there were a few times when things became so hard that I thought "No more", but.. But, I think that if I'd never met you, the me I am today wouldn't be here. When I think about that, I guess meeting people really is a mysterious thing.
That's why, these are my true feelings: I truly am glad I met you"
But! It's no time for sentiment, Lucia! Lola senses that Lucef is on the move, and in a perfect display of recycled animation, we're finally sent back to where that scene from the first episode left us.
(Might I add that Lola's pulled out of the action early by Lyla, who reminds her that their role is to watch.. ..wait, what? Who are these people..?)
The fight between Lucia and Sumire had some surprisingly good animation in some points, which was nice to see again, but was unfortunately a little short lived. Lucia vows to this time be the one to save Sumire the same way she did for her, and takes of her eyepatch, unleashing her glowing field of destruction (only this time, in Pretty Cure Rainbow Therapy mode).
Lucef attemps to guard himself from Lucia's onsluaght, that has begun to reach where he, Lola and Lyla stand.
..but he's prevented to do so by Lilith (??) and Nahashi (??!!) as ghosts (I'm grabbing my head now). It all seems to be the work of crafty ol' Lola, who thinks sitting back and watching is for squares. Her sister agrees.
And so, as Lucia's field stretches off into the distance, and Sumire charges madly at her, ready for the kill, Lucia admits something to herself, and to the audience:
"Sumire. I'm glad I met you too."
FIN
Impressions:
(on this episode)
the end.
As for the series as a whole, well, I suppose it wasn't all that bad.... ... ..was it?
On a slightly different topic, I see a lot of people complain about the show being false yuri -- I don't think that's true at all! The yuri is lukewarm at best, but it's certainly there. Granted, I'm an old fan of the subtlty of it all. All this in your face yuri is a bit of a turn-off, I think. (´ー｀)ノ
Otherwise, I guess there were a few loose ends here and there (a few...??). For one thing, I'm still a little clueless about Lola and Lyla. ...I wonder if I should go and watch those episodes of this show that I skipped...? ...Nahhh, I think I'll just wait for the manga.
Speaking of which, we'll soon be getting close to 3 months without a release date, much less the actual next volume of the manga, but on the bright side, next week there'll be another VVV drama CD. Who knows, maybe it might give us some clue as to what really happened at the end of this episode!
...Though I kinda doubt it.
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