So simply out, the story goes like, an excorcist nun, Sister Rosette and her devil boyfriend, Chrno set out on an adventure to find Rosette brother, Joshua, who were kidnapped by another bunch of devils.

Here’s where the primary twists are;

Rosette is probably the rowdiest of all nuns that have ever existed; she speaks with a loud voice, loves guns and a very excitable person. Of course, she also possesses the main traits of a protagonist, kind, brave and has a strong sense of love and justice [bla bla bla, as if we haven't had enough of that].

Chrno is a devil who has lived well over a hundred [or was it thousand?] years, who once killed a hundred million other of his kind during a ‘revolution’ a long time ago. But back then, he was an dumbass who got manipulated and is now in a journey to find salvation for himself. Like Rosette, he’s also got the protagonist thang going on. Now he’s chibified to supress his wild demonic powers and I can’t help associating him with a certain Gundam pilot [who, coincidentally, hesitates and get manipulated in that show, too].

Now, being a devil, Chrno used to have a pair of horns of his head. However, another devil, Aion, the dude who manipulated him, ripped them off Chrno’s head, rendering him weak and powerless [and forcing him to turn chibi]. Now that he lost his horns, he requires and alternative source of power, and for devils, its usually a human soul.

In Chrno’s case, he made a death pact with Rosette [yes, the damn nun], because they’re like, lovers and all yada yada.

The story kicked off fine, it was fights and adventures, as the plot builds up to a climax. Yada yada yada, long story made short, Chrno gets pwned, and suddenly ooooohh.. Rosette gets the stigmata, and is now the Bloody Holy Mary who brings the light to mankinds and all that. But get this! Aion kidnaps her, and ‘blackens’ her heart and turns her against lover-chibi-boy Chrno. And now uses HER to achieve his goals.

Aion is probably the most efficient villain I’ve ever seen. Even good old Orochimaru and Le Creuset [yes, these are my favourite villains] fucked up here and there. But Aion? He can kick Orochimaru in the balls, rain or shine. Repeatedly, if he wants to.

But the part that irks me the most is probably the flashbacks, the hesitation, and the cheesy ‘Don’t give up, [insert main protagonist name] said so, right?’ has been used agian ang again and again. I mean, FUCK LAH, THAT’S JUST SOO ATHRUN ZALA!!!!! OMFGG THE CROSSOVERRR!!!!

I mean, the climax built up well, but what’s this? In one fell swoop, Aion gets EVERYTHING he wanted, and leaves the protagonists with nothing at all for salvation. In the end, war breaks out all over the place [how quaint, as the story takes place in the US] and whoohooo,.. both Rosette and Chrno die in each others arms, while Aion still walks the earth.

This is like the ending to Saikano and KonoMini. I really hate it when they make us grow to love the protagonists, only to fuck them in the end. I mean, if their death was worthwhile, its a sacrifice worht making, then I’d have no qualms. But this? It’s like saying, “oh, well, i figured the protagonist should lose this time,”.

Oh oh. Remember when I mentioned Rosette making a death pact with Chrno? It goes like this. Now that Chrno lost his horns, he needs to feed on the life force of a human being in order to fight at his full strength. Now, in a ‘contract’, the human contractor will be given a locket watch, which ticks off her life span. If the demon she’s contracted to uses his powers, the clock will run faster as her life force is dranined.

Throughout the series, she goes ‘oh, i know my time is short, thats why i have no regret’ and ‘i can be strong because you’re here with me’ and then she starts smooching and all that [which isnt a big deal, really]. But then, when the time comes for her daeth, she goes ‘I’M SCAAAREDD, I DON’T WANNA DIEEE YETT, I WANNA LIVE LONGER LONGERRRR…*wails*’.

At that point I really felt like going, Oh shut up you stupid bitch.