Kaoru faces endless possibilities but Hyoubu claims to be trapped. And ne’r the twain shall meet, and all that. But that doesn’t ever seem likely, for one very important reason: while Kaoru is always looking towards a future, one in which espers and normals can coexist and thrive, Hyoubu is stuck in the past, devoted to making normals pay for their sins. Hyoubu and Kaoru are both immensely powerful espers, who could accomplish a lot if they joined forces, just like if BABEL and PANDRA did the same. Tsubomi and Kaoru let him go, and Andy joins him. Kaoru donates blood to Hyoubu, who escapes to find Eiji. The children gain Hyoubu’s location from a BABEl administrator, and Kaoru agrees to let Andy come along, and he confirms that Saotome Eiji hired him. Andy is sent to BABEL, where a USEI tracking chip is removed from his skull. Though we do like how Kaoru is prophesied to be the harbinger of doom.Īndy saves Hyoubu, and Fujiko saves the two of them. When the baddies are this stupid, it neutralizes the peril. Combined with the routine twist of Yuugiri being re-programmed by USEI to attack espers and the convenient reappearance of PANDRA’s sub in the knick of time, this episode is a bit of a mess: more concerned with packing in as much plot and action as possible without regard to pace and plausibility.
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The mini-security drones are laughably inept, and the human commandos have abysmal aim. There’s a scene during their escape when all of their opponents helpfully stop firing for a very long time…for no reason. The idea is, that if given equal rights, espers will cause the apocalypse. Unfortunately, Hyoubu and Andy’s escape is downright ludicrous. This week, Hyoubu reunites with PANDRA, Andy chooses a side, they learn that Saotome’s still alive (somehow), and the USEI’s plan for espers, manage to escape a maximum security military installation, and did we mention a pro-esper mayor is elected in New York? Yeah, that last one is kinda out of left field apparently meant to be a hint that the foretold destruction of mankind will occur there. Hyoubu and Andy are able to escape as PANDRA members show up to help, but when they travel to New York, where they find a reprogramed Yugiri who defeats them one by one. Saotome tells them they have to “administer” espers in order to prevent Ihachigo’s prophecy of catastrophe led by Akashi Kaoru in the future. He leads them to the bowels of a USEI installation, but it’s a trap. Hyoubu and Andy locate Walsh, and make him show them the location of Yugiri. We were surprised Kaoru didn’t really do anything here, but maybe they’ll make a spin-off show about the older her.If the Children want to be treated more like adults, maybe they should stop sleeping in the same bed, eh?.The BABEL chaps arrive right at the nick of time to save Andy from getting arrested.Maybe a revolt has to happen if equality is ever going to be a reality. One could say the doomsday Saotome warned is still in the cards, but screw that old man his alternative future that curbs the freedom of an entire people wasn’t a future worth saving. He lives on to realize a future of equal rights for espers. Hyoubu is ready to finally give in to the grim reaper, but his family stops him.
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To its credit, this series doesn’t go longer than the twelve promised episodes, and manages to bring everything to a satisfying close. Everyone else sits this out, with only token scenes of farewell, but the focus on Hyoubu, Saotomne, Andy and Yuugiri was as good a place as any to end things. Not surprisingly, his ethos loses out, thanks to Hyoubu’s persistence and Andy’s magic eye. He thought the survival of humanity required the subjugation of espers. Saotome has clung to life just as Hyoubu has so that he can change the future he saw.
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Whoa, there, Hyoubu: we’ll be the judge of that! The finale ends in New York City, pretty much the last place you want ESP bombs like Yuugiri or Hyoubu going off, unless it’s your intent to cause mayhem.
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If this is the end, it isn’t such a bad one. Andy sets off on his own, but is made an honorary member of PANDRA. Hyoubu tracks down Saotome and erases his memories. His use of Unlimited causes his power to go out of control, but Andy and Yuugiri won’t abandon him: Andy uses his eye to stop the power overload. Hyoubu penetrate’s Saotome’s elaborate lattice of illusions to get through to Yuugiri and break her hypnosis. Saotome plans to change the future in which espers revolt by using a hypnotized Yuugiri to assassinate New York’s new pro-esper mayor, starting riots and causing anti-esper sentiment to spread.