Tasogare Otome Amnesia (Dusk Maiden) 11 [END]

Fitting finish to a great show where you get everything you want and expect. 

Tasogare Otome Amnesia (Dusk Maiden) 11

Tasogare Otome Amnesia (Dusk Maiden) 8-10

As the showdown with Shadow Yuuko unfolds and her nature is explained - the spirit manifestation of Yuuko's horrific memories - the show goes deep and becomes intensely poignant.

Episode 10 in particular is heart-racing and heart-wrenching, as we finally are given a glimpse into Yuuko's past. In doing so we learn more about what the Shadow is and what kind of person Yuuko was.

It is in these episodes, if memory serves, that we see a divergence from the manga. I can't recall any such close encounter (at least not as close as in episodes 9-10) where the whole back story is revealed. Maybe didn't put it in the manga, but it's here and makes for an excellent adaptive mechanism.

There are some bad alternative endings out there. The last arc in Claymore comes to mind. But here, the changes are almost an improvement - or at least add a pathos to the series that is plenty fulfilling.

Rating: A-

Tasogare Otome Amnesia (Dusk Maiden) 7

Great episode. In the manga, this is one of my favorite arcs, and the tension builds nicely throughout this episode up until Yuuko makes her fateful decision. 

For this episode, one needs a bit of a long memory to draw on what we saw back when Teichi found Yuuko's body (ep 2 i think it was). Keep those images and facts in mind as the plot unfolds and it makes Yuuko's fate seem all the more dire and sinister. I can't wait for TOA 8. 

My one gripe would be the seen after the push. They shot makes Teichi look like an idiot. 

Rating: A

Tasogare Otome Amnesia (Dusk Maiden) 6

Tasogare Otome Amnesia (Dusk Maiden) 4-5

 LOTS of service. And Kirie in a neko maid costume. So, like I said. Service.