Fate and decision The prelude for the last battle Nobunaga the Fool Episode 22 Impression

 Fate and decision

The prelude for the last battle

 Nobunaga the Fool Episode 22 Impression

We are already at the 22 episode of Nobunaga the fool and only two more episodes remaining. I was truly worried with the current progress of the series since with a fewer airing time, could the producer create a good closing for the series?

 

Nobunaga the angsty king

Following the last week tragedy, we could see how Nobu and Mitsuhide started to question their purpose in fighting. Nobu still could not believe that he spilled another blood and this time it took his last family member. Even if he was a man with full confidence, the loss of many persons in his circle threw him off balance and he started to question himself whether his decision was correct or not. It was at this moment that Janne came and confessed to him that regardless of what he became, she choose to stay with him.

You are right monkey king. People should start listening to you

Then, we have Mitsuhide who already lost the purpose of his life. Having lost the person he loved the most and with the realization that she still chooses her father murderer in her last breathe, Mitsu could not accept the bitter reality of fate. He was always Nobunaga’s trusted friend in most occasions but now with Nobu’s decisions only bring more death and destruction than peace, he started to question whether it was wise or not to follow him. Also, in this episode he finally told Toyotomi that he was responsible for Nobukatsu death and while Toyotomi hated his action, he could understand that he did that for Nobu’s sake.

Somehow I could relate to him so I  could not blame him entirely

I knew many would hate Mitsuhide’s lost of confidence to Nobu. At this moment, he looks like another backstabber who turned from loyal friend into an enemy. Nevertheless the situations took the worse for him and as a person with bitter fate, he had reasons for every decision that he made. I am not exaggerating but in this series, his characterization surpassed even the main character. Unlike Toyotomi or Jeanne who choose to remain loyal to Nobu, he was expecting more from his actions. He was expecting a just reason from Nobu and only considered the sacrifice was necessary as long as it was for greater good. In my opinion, I thought Mitsu as a person who would check everything beforehand and being unable to trust anybody a hundred percent; he decided to find the enemy’s motivation before he could decide his next moves.

If you ask me I would fill it with coffee Hmmm... Coffee

I praised Gonzo for making Mitsuhide such a deep character, who progressed the most from this series. For instance, he was the person who started as Nobu’s loyal friend, who decided to hide his feeling for his friend’s success, who decided to kill his best friend’s brother to make him the ruler, who lost in many strategic battles, his love suddenly turned unrequited, he lost all his purpose, happiness, and motivation, now he had to decide whether he could still blindly follow Nobu or not. Unfortunately for him, his meeting with Arthur was not a wise one since Arthur could basically change his/her appearance and brainwashed any person s/he met. Indeed, by the end of the episode Mitsuhide was no longer Nobu loyal strategists but Arthur newest puppet and he might betray Nobu in the next episode unless he could pull more trickery than Arthur would expect. In short, Mitsu was well developed and the major of the time was spent to further his character’s progression.

Another dead flag incoming

In addition, we could also start to wave our good bye to our loli princess, Himiko cause her death flag was not just a warning. It looks inevitable if she would met her end in the next week and only miracle (or specifically trolling) could save her. In this episode, it was revealed that she sacrificed her life force to stabilize the leyline as well as increasing Toyotomi’s recovery rate. Toyotomi and Himiko’s followers realized that she did not have much time longer and here I am preparing for another funeral.

 

Toyotomi: Rest in <Himiko> Hei!!! I am not dead yet, monkey man

Only two episodes left with the next one took the attention mainly to Himiko. I could not think how the producer would put all the fights and the ending in one episode. Please use the time more wisely Gonzo and tell us the most beautiful ending you can made in 22 minutes.