Overview: Shu (Howard Wang) and Kisara (Kayli Mills) band together to take down Kana’s (Lisa Reimold) unhinged demonic form once and for all.
Our Take: The unresolved grand finale gets concluded in just about every expected way possible. Kana has an epic battle with one returning Kisara, check. The other demon hunting organizations along with the main cast get their Avengers Endgame moment but it is not nearly as effective, compared to that nigh perfect MCU film, due to less long term build-up with the smaller side characters, check . There is emotional resolution to Kisara’s memory loss, check. And everyone within the city returns generally to the status quo, albeit with a few changes in the right direction, check. It is not about the formulaic way the finale is constructed but how decently those elements are executed that makes it a sensibly enjoyable last hurrah for Bayron.
Kana and Kisara’s battle is every bit as fun to watch in flashy movement that moves with thunderous energy in their sword clash. Kisara, herself gets a nice and even, dare I say, comforting moment in Sharon choosing not to pursue her due to her newfound friendship with her, not to mention Ayano’s warmth in protecting her while she is at her most vulnerable and most unsure of her place in a human city.
Mikhail and the government are still as scummy as ever, with no meaningful lessons learned from their mistakes in their reign. But he is such an eccentric foil making him fun to watch in his deluded energy and will undoubtedly continue to be if the series progresses. However, their shaky grounds with other world leaders and powers is intriguing in what an otherwise powerful, autonomous Bayron looks like on their back foot.
Shu’s rescue of his little sis is met with her incarceration but feels of little consequence in the grand scheme of things. However, that is a decidedly good silver lining in the jovial and lighthearted tone of her frequent escapes to be a third wheel between Kisara and Shu. Despite her internal set back, it nicely brings Kisara and Shu closer in how they rely upon each other more than ever for comfort and guidance, especially with her looking to fill in the blanks and his dedication to her.
Sharon and Ayano have developed a playfully, feisty friendship, serving as a nice resolution to their conflict. There could have been more progression to Ayano and Shu’s ever strong lingering feelings. Although, both her, and the addition of Kana’s presence in Shu wanting to help her rejoin society and live a normal life, throw in even more picturesque mayhem in all the hot-headed ladies Shu’s juggling that there may be time for that yet, somewhere down the line.