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A key cel with matching background from episode 14.
The team of Akari,
Kris, and Anna are doing badly in the competition, but, more
importantly, they're trapped in a falling elevator! Can they come
together as a team to escape? Here Kris rallies them together and
prepares to throw Akari through the roof of the elevator. I find
it interesting that the red emergency lighting in the scene was
apparently done with a filter, since the colors of the cel are normal.
Kris is the one character who came out better in the OAVs. There, she
is a strong character and natural leader, with an interesting
cultural background. In the TV series, I think she comes off as
more annoying than spiritual, especially at first, when her attachment
to Akari seems much more like a silly crush than any real love or
friendship. However, she does seem to mature somewhat in later
episodes, and I admired her ability to follow her heart without regrets
when she had to make a difficult decision between Akari and her
life as a "Beginner". So, in the end, I suppose she earned the
right to stand by Itchan (whom I like better) at Akari's side.
Gyuubei is also very cute. :-)
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