https://anilist.co/anime/6954/theGardenofsinnersChapter8TheFinalChapter/ 330https://i.ur.com/5ARA5Jp.jpeg 4 years later they meet again. The final chapter that quite a lot seem to ignore just because its all words and doesnt have all those cool fights or GREAT ANIMATION. This is untrue by the way. Because the movie is definitely wellanimated especially considering the fact that its just about a conversation between two characters. Just like the beginning of the story i.e. the beginning of part 2 Mikiya walks with his umbrella under snowy weather only to get a glimpse of the same person he met 4 years ago Shiki. Shikis true identity has been explained in three different archetypes in this film: Shiki as a body Shiki as a psyche and Shiki as a soul. As she argues this Shiki we see here is the soul an empty soul. 330https://i.ur.com/GoCYU5y.jpeg The entire film reminisces on many events from previous films such as the similarities between Shiki and Fujino which Shiki stated in part 3 the concept of the Soul and its origin which is the central concept in part 5 and finally answering my personal question about the consequences of not forgiving Shiki. What also pleasantly surprised me was the subtle similarities between Mikiya and Shiki that Mikiya fell in love with Shiki because of how similar his normalcy is to her abnormality. 330https://i.ur.com/iacCRt0.jpeg ... who leads an ordinary life. Expects nothing and receives nothing neither looks into the future nor regrets the past never hurting anyone nor yourself. That is the normal person he is. Theres a tiny line between Mikiyas nature of life as in to live in the present and Shikis origins from the nothingness and its a bit lovely that these two characters each on the other side of thisboundary were able to fall in love with each other. This film feels more like an epilogue than a typical film because it is highly filled with dialogue with animation and music only providing enough support to make the most of the least so asto not make it a drag to watch although this will undoubtedly be the case for many. The peaceful and languid tempo contrasts sharply with the preceding parts blood and gore one could even call this an artsy entry to the franchiserather than a commercial movie. Though I do agree reading this entry in the novel works better as it is full of words by no means this film is an abomination. Only people who think that good fights = good animation will get to that conclusion. Conclusion This is definitely a great addition and the true conclusion I would argue to the franchise. However If youre enjoyability factors are just cool animation and fights then you will not like this film or even hate this film for that matter. If you are more interested in the characters however then this will be a beautiful movie to watch on a winter night. Fun Fact: The voice actors for Shiki Maaya Sakamotohttps://anilist.co/staff/95090/MaayaSakamoto and Mikiya Kenichi Suzumurahttps://anilist.co/staff/95005/KenichiSuzumura were married 6 months after this film debuted. I dont know I just found it cute. 330https://i.ur.com/aI0oeEg.gif