I'm Still Not Over Amphibia's Anime As Hell Space Battle Finale

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Amphibia came to an end a couple of months ago, but this gay idiot is still experiencing continuous brain rot thanks to the Calamity Trio and their epic, self-indulgent swansong. Anne Boonchuy, Marcy Wu, and Sasha Waybright all adopted magical girl powers and flew into the stratosphere before partaking in an epic space battle to rival even the best mecha anime. Gunbuster. Evangelion. Vision of Escaflowne. Magic Knight Rayearth. Madoka Magica, You name it, Amphibia riffs on it. I love it when western cartoons go full anime.

The writers, animators, and production crew came into this finale with a specific story to tell, one that would give each major character room to conclude their individual arcs while leaving the universe in place where it could conceivably go anywhere in the future. Fans can take their ships and headcanons wherever they like, while the final thematic and narrative destination featuring older characters and changed worlds lends it a sense of finality with just the right amount of wiggle room. Things are left open, but this specific book has now closed.

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I could sit here all day talking about how wonderful the finale manages to be, but I want to focus on a handful of minutes that depict Amphibia at its most imaginative and extravagant. I’m talking about the fight sequence shortly after our three heroines use the music box to gain magical powers and fulfil a prophecy that for thousands of years has remained unknown. They are destined to save this world, even if it means Anne Boonchuy has to sacrifice her own life in the process. She lives though. Well - kinda, it’s complicated.

But enough about the existential nature of our