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Episode 6: Childhood's End

Gotta admit, James being Steve Jobs was not something I saw coming.

Regardless, the final episode is an overall bittersweet ending to a show that, at its core, is about growing up. And Kaiju fights.

Is it breaking any sort of new ground in doing that? No. But what it does do it does very well. The final battle being between a weakened Gamera and a superpowered Gyaos made for a very interesting sequence.

Ontop of that is the well done oppressive and downtrodden atmosphere throughout the majority of the episode, which is further elevated by some wonderful acting on the part of the entire cast. Ryan Bartley especially kills it as Boco; Doing a great job portraying just how broken the kid is by now.

It's thankfully not entirely bleak though. In the end the day is saved in its entirety, and the mid-credits sequence serves as not only a sequel hook, but also a glimmer of hope containing some things thought lost throughout the span of the adventure. And hey, should Gamera Rebirth ever get a second season, I'll say upfront that I'd have no problem watching it.

The entire experience might not be anything mind blowingly subversive, but it's presented entirely in earnest, and that made me respect it all the more. I won't say it's a perfect ending, but I am for sure satisfied with it, and enjoyed it all the same. Good stuff.