Kita ze Inbou! - キタぜ陰謀!

[ Episode 24: The Green Hills of Terra ]

Thus the end has come for Toward the Terra. While the final episode wasn’t filled with high-energy it was more than a satisfying end for such a wonderful series. It was really sad seeing the deaths of characters that have been around since the beginning. Jomy, Keith, Leo, and the Mu Elders’ deaths really hit me and I could feel the tears forming with ease. However, none of their deaths were in vain. They did it all so that the younger generation can continue on with both the Mu and Humanity coming together.

It was so great to see the Mu and Humanity finally working together at the end. It first started off with Jomy and Keith taking down one part of Grand Mother which caused a domino effect of Mu and Humans all around the galaxy to start destroying network hubs of Grand Mother. They finally took a stand to decide things on their own instead of having a cold and uncaring machine delegate their lives. In the end though, the message Toward the Terra left with us is that you should always think of the younger generation, your children, when your goal is to change the future. Sacrificing one’s self for them shouldn’t be something you need to even think about for a second as proven by all of the deaths that occurred in this episode and which was particularly reinforced when the Elders teleported the human children and Physis to the Shangri-La.

Lastly, I felt a huge rush of emotions flood my body when I saw the final scenes of the series with the now revitalized Terra. I may cry too much but one could not watch this series and then see those final shots of a beautiful planet without at least feeling the urge to cry. That beautiful blue planet is one that should never have to lose it’s radiance ever again.

[ Final Thoughts ]

Another great show has ended and I’m going to miss this one. Initially I wanted to watch this because it was a remake of a show from a decade that had some rather interesting stories emerge from it and figured I’d love to see how it would do in the present. Truth be told, Toward the Terra started out rather rough for me with the earlier episodes not being as absorbing as they could have been. That all changed quickly though as Jomy wasted no time in moving from a whiny brat to steadily developing into a young man who chose to accept himself as a Mu after denying it so fervently in his earlier days. From there it’s a marvelous journey with a wonderful cast of characters who are developed so well all accompanied by times of politics, peace, war, death, struggle, and finally, unification as one body of people. The messages this show left me with are quite memorable and even made me think even more about the future of my own children (well, when that time comes actually) and what I would sacrifice just so that they can live a much better life than me.

In conclusion, Toward the Terra is one of the most memorable experiences of this year for me and joins the ranks of my favorite shows that have ended so far this year, those being CODE GEASS, Soukou no Strain, Reideen, and Gurren Lagann. Do yourself a favor and give Toward the Terra a watch. I personally feel that you won’t regret investing your time into this epic tale.

[Overall series review: 92/100]