Dec 21 2008 10:51 PM This series wasn't for everyone, as the opening posts in this thread show, but I stuck with it for the long haul, even if the subbing for the second half was much slower than the first half. I feel most of the appeal came from the first half of the series since I loved Allison's character and how she had to be the one to drag Wil around, whereas in the second part the roles were reversed with Lillia having to be constantly rescued by Treize. The change in Wil's character from the shut-in of episode one to the shoot-now-talk later of episode 11 or 12 was also very interesting to see, and I think his character changed the most of all of the characters throughout the series.
As for the parallels between the first and second half, I liked Allison much better than Lillia (who I found much weaker and annoying at times). The second half was still good, but the appeal of the series, and what I loved from the first half was more or less gone by episode 13 on. Still, the soundtrack was great and the animation was decent, and having it animated by Madhouse was a big plus I felt.
I'm wondering if they'll eventually do a series for Meg and Seron who were shown briefly in the last episode. Maybe once enough novels have been published, as there are only three right now.
And then Lillia woke up.