[Layton13]

I got a few gripes with this ending.

The first one ties back into how Is somehow stumbled into As's simulation. How? No, seriously, how? The network of the Humagears is down; they shouldn't be connected to each other anymore. And even then, I assume As has some sort of anti-virus software. How can Jin just show up near her? Granted, that's a smaller complaint, but still.

Second... Dad Ex Machina. What the fuck was that? No, seriously, what the quirled bollox was that? Aruto can't get out of this one on his own or through his friends, just resurrect his dad to give him a pep talk. This is beyond lazy! It solely exists to force the conclusion the writers came up with.

Same with Realizing Hopper. Where the fuck did that even come from? The show itself said Zero-One couldn't be upgraded further, and then Aruto magics up an unneeded powerup... Just... Bullshit! I hate how technology has become magic in this.

Aruto letting himself get beat to get rid of the Ark Driver's influence... Yeah, it makes all of Aruto's actions kinda not his own. It takes a lot of responsibility of his shoulders and puts it solely on Ark. Which I just find lazy and defeats the point they were going for.

Not sure what I think about Horobie's ending. Honestly... I'd preferred if he actually joined Naki at Aims.

Last one... Is's rebuilding... Aruto just gonna replace her? Didn't the same show have a moral not to do that to your dead loved ones? No matter how similar he is gonna try to teach her, she will be someone else. He shouldn't have named her Is. Aruto isn't interested in who she is or who she might become; he is interested in who he can force her into, and that just does not sit well with me.

All in all, I really dislike this ending.

Shame that Zero-One ended up with such a disappointment of an ending arc for me, after enjoying the Workplace Competition and Hiden manufacturing so much after the first arc was kinda just ok. Hope Saber will be more up my alley.