A psycho-thriller anime revolving around the female protagonist Ray, who wanted to die, and the male protagonist, Zack. The story has depth tackling a question about suicide and on how one person could change all that.
To be up front, I do not like how the series ended as well as I'm a bit confused.
The girl wakes up in a strange room overlooking a 'fake moon.' Only when she went outside the hall does she realized that she was in an underground facility. From there she has to go up in order to escape. She was looking for her parents as well. Upon arriving on the floor above she was greeted by our male protagonist, which we quickly understood a murderer. From here on she ran away only to find herself on the next floor with her doctor, which is also the main antagonist of the anime.
Upon being cornered by the doctor, the male protagonist suddenly appeared and stab the doctor. With still an intent of murder in his, the male protagonist approach our heroine and realized something. He didn't want to kill her. For one simple reason, she didn't like her expression. It is in the nature of the male protagonist to be sadistic but for him to kill the girl in a state of 'despair,' he hesitated and left.
Because of the action by the male protagonist the whole complex deemed him a traitor and therefore must be eliminated. With nothing else to do, he concluded that for him to stay alive is to leave the place and that is to go up.
Upon reaching the elevator, the girl ran up to the boy and asked him to kill her. He declined because as was said earlier, 'he didn't like the way the girl looked.'and so she made a promise to him. She will help the boy get out of the complex and in turn, he will kill her. And so their short live adventure began with that, to escape the complex facility and wish granted.
It is strange though or perhaps I'm just a bit careless, but I didn't hear a question ask, "by the time both of you get to escape, will you still be able to kill her?" To be fair, they do not know much about each other but it seemed from that short adventure of theirs, a certain bond is formed.
In the later episode, it seemed that Zack made Ray realize how beautiful life is. That living is a whole lot better than dying. But I do like her conclusion as well, she wanted to be wanted by someone... she's lonely and having that short of time Zack made her realize all of that. I guess a bit of childhood romance is in there... but the two of them is barely knowledgeable of the word love...
But then again, for us adults love is something sacred as to children it is promise.
I also love how honest and truthful Zack is. And how in Ray's almost last words, that she didn't mind if their promise not to happen, that she will carry on the vow that they made. As she said, "A vow cannot be stolen."
With regards to the ending... I'm afraid, my instinct as well as the various clues left in the final episode indicated the suicide of Ray. I just wish I am very wrong. It was all her delusion. Upon hearing the sad fate that Zack will be, her mind just suddenly break. With the knife by the bed and the bloodied windowsill. Perhaps this is how she carried the burden. Even though she mentioned in the entirety of the series that she will not take away her life. Upon hearing the sad news. She might have took her life.
I just... I just wish I am very wrong.
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So where do the Firefly King stand in this tale? Surely he won't mess with Angels of Death so casually. Or perhaps... it was he, the Firefly King, who told Zack of the whereabouts of Ray.
Or perhaps it was the Firefly King who gave Ray that dream, of that illusion, she had before she took her life.
Either way, the Firefly King is a murderer or an accomplice of this tragic open ending.
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