Since nobody else has answered, I've forwarded the question to Dave Baranyi.
(I'm only halfway through the series, myself.)
Edit: And he's already gotten back to me. Here's Dave's reply, in total:
(Oh, yes - the first half of the series is available in R1 from Geneon. Disc 4 should be out Any Time Now...)
-Rob Kelk
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
(I'm only halfway through the series, myself.)
Edit: And he's already gotten back to me. Here's Dave's reply, in total:
Quote:I trust Dave's judgment, but I know him. Elsa, it's up to you whether you want to go for it.
As far as I know the manga is still continuing. The anime picked a particular point in the story, and in the war, and reached a conclusion that I found satisfying, but if your friend wants total closure, then Zipang isn't the anime series to watch. The ending to the anime occurs at a point where the three main characters make decisions that are pretty much permanent, but as to the eventual results of those decisions - well, that's not answered. Let's put it this way - think of the difference between the ending of "Citizen Kane", and the ending of "Casablanca". Both are great movies, but does it really matter what happens to Rick after he leaves Casablanca?
(Oh, yes - the first half of the series is available in R1 from Geneon. Disc 4 should be out Any Time Now...)
-Rob Kelk
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012