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| Those Who Seek | |
| Japanese Air Date |
16 September 2019 |
| Opening Song |
Sacrifice |
| Ending Song |
「 HHOOWWLL」 |
| Chapters |
Chapter 28, Chapter 29, Chapter 30 (with some parts removed) |
| Previous Episode | |
"Those Who Seek" is the 12th and last episode of the To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts anime.
Summary[]
Miglieglia resurrected a large number of the dead in a cemetery under Cain's instructions. She followed Elizabeth and many Incarnates to invade the South Capital.
While the fight between Hank and Miles continues, Martin recognizes Hank's true identity. Hank pins Miles with his own spear and signals the army to fire, and Miles's body begins to disintegrate. Hank realizes they have been surrounded by Martin's secret weapon, the poison of Abi, the Hydra Incarnate, turned into a poisonous mist called Alphard, which kills nearby soldiers too. It was sent by the president to kill the Incarnates but Claude can't accept the casualties it causes among their own. Miles dies due to the poison and is shot by Hank. Cain shows up at Martin's camp and uses his new abilities to slaughter the soldiers, and is met with confronts Martin, Schaal and Claude. Martin 's soldiers attempted to shoot Cain, but they were quickly annihilated by his abilities, and Cain manipulated Martin into swallowing Alphard. The commotion caused by Cain forces Hank to rush back to help Claude and Schaal.
Just when Claude was close to be attacked by Cain, he was saved by Hank. Cain revealed to Hank, Schaal and Claude that this fortress was a decoy when he took control of the South Capital, so that other Incarnates could kill the South's leader who was about to sign an agreement with the North to fight against New Patria. Cain feels ironic that Hank still stops him. Cain think that humans just treat Incarnates as props, using and discarding them at will, otherwise there would be no Incarnates. When Cain asks Hank if he thanks him for shooting Elaine who couldn't handle them properly, Hank denies Cain's statement. Hank knew Elaine had to make up for her mistakes by creating the Incarnates and prepare to be hated by everyone. Hank explains that both humans and Incarnates are bound to make mistakes, and as long as they can correct their mistakes and save everything, they can gain true salvation. Hank said he would fulfill his oath and Elaine's will. He said that they were an Incarnates, they should use the right way to end the war and fulfill Elaine's died wishes and what she could not do during her lifetime. This is also the only chance to give them and Elaine a chance for redemption and atonement.
Cain admires Hank's statement, but points out that justice can only be created by the victor. Hank and Cain begin to fight, with Cain's new abilities putting Hank at a disadvantage. When the sun rises, Hank can no longer maintain his werewolf form. Cain wounded Hank and expressed his hope that Hank could survive and become his comrade as the king of beasts, and witness the era they created like a god. Hank stood up with Schaal's help. Cain remembered that he was dissatisfied with Elaine's dependence on Hank. When Cain were attack Schaal and told her not to interfere and control their world like the real gods, but Hank stopped Cain and told him that a only belongs to their "world" doesn't exist at all. Hank unleashes his unknown awakened power and knocks Cain to the ground.When Cain discovered that the north army had captured the fortress with the assistance of Coup de Grace led by Gerald, he told Hank and Schaal that things would not end soon, and said that they would met and fight again on a new battlefield before disappearing.
With Cain taking control of the western and southern parts of New Patria. The president called on troops to withdraw to the capital to prepare for final defense and counterattack. As Hank and Schaal were about to leave the fortress, Lisa promised Schaal that they would continue to help her and Hank once she and the army dealt with the aftermath. When Lisa and the soldiers of the Fatal Strike Force saw off Hank and Schaal who were about to embark on their journey, Claude and Gerald decided that they needed Hank and Schaal's help to defeat all the Incarnates who had lost their humanity. They'll also take many contingency measures while Hank still has his humanity. Hank is reminded of how much Schaal has changed since they first met, and Schaal says that as she's been through a lot, she's starting to change her perspective on all Incarnates. Hank asked Schaal if he was ready for a long battle. Schaal explains to Hank that she has found her purpose and is mentally prepared for Hank to successfully fulfill the vows they made to each other. In the middle of nowhere in New Patria, Cain looks at Elaine's body, locked in a glass container, still with a large gunshot wound to her right chest. Although Elaine is dead, the liquid in the container indicates that she is still alive and in a state of coma. Cain held a mysterious crystal (suspected to be Somnium) and told Elaine that the new world she wanted to destroy would become reality, which also indicated that Cain maybe would soon resurrect Elaine or use her to deal with Hank and Schaal.
Characters[]
- Hank Henriette
- Nancy Schaal Bancroft
- Liza Renecastle
- Claude Withers
- Gerald Corlani
- Martin Wall
- Cain Madhouse
- Miles Byron
- Elizabeth Weezer
- Miglieglia
- Abi (mentioned)
- Elaine Bluelake (anime only,flashback and corpse)
Anime Differences[]
- In the anime, Miglieglia uses her ability to resurrect the dead in the cemetery and follows Elizabeth and the other Incarnates in their attack on the South, while in the manga, she iresurrects them in the battlefield at Bold Creek to storm the fortress .
- In the anime, Cain lets Martin, who is controlled by him, "eat" the Alphard. In the manga, Cain kills Martin and destroys the Alphard.
- In the manga, when Cain raided Martin's barracks, Lisa and Schaal hid aside to witness the commotion caused by his new abilities. In the anime, Lisa was outside with the army and heard Cain attacking Martin's barracks. In the resulting commotion, only Schaal witnessed Cain's new abilities.
- In the anime, Claude didn't fight in the fort with Gerald and Coup de Grace, but stayed by Schaal's side. In the manga, it was changed to Claude fighting in the fortress, and witnessed the undead army attacking the fortress and he noticed Miglieglia scene and tells Hank about it.
- In the anime, the undead army is shown attacking the south, while in the manga they attack the Bold Creek Fortress.
- In the anime,Claude didn't fight in the fort, and because of that, the undead army raiding the fort and Claude noticing Miglieglia and telling this to Hank was deleted.
- In the manga,When Coup de Grace went to the fortress, they rode horses. In the anime, it was changed to their mobile sleigh.
- The fight and aftermath between Hank and Cain were altered, and new scenes not found in the original manga were added.
- In the anime,Hank fights Cain in his werewolf form, whereas in the comics, he fights Cain in his human form.
- in the manga,The showdown between Hank and Cain took place during the day,In the anime,it is changed to between night and after dawn.
- In the anime,Hank successfully defeated Cain, and Cain decided to evacuate the battlefield and return to New Patria. In the manga, Cain only injured Hank's right hand and soon decided to evacuate the battlefield and went to the capital of Patria to meet with the president and ask them to fulfill his proposed agreement.
- In the anime, both Hank and Cain unleash their powers that don't appear in the manga where Cain is only shown using his new temporary abilities to fight Hank in the manga.
- In the ending sequence of the anime, Cain returns to New Patria and looks at Elaine's body , but in the manga, Cain looks at Elaine's body soon after he founded New Patria very early.
Trivia[]
- Hank obtaining his ultimate form is a direct reference to Goku going "Ultra Instinct" in Dragonball Super.