Title: 鋼鉄天使くるみ (Steel Angel Kurumi) Vol. 11
Artist/Author: 介錯 (Kaishaku)
Book Size/Pages: B-6, 170pp., w/furigana
Volume: 11/11
Original Serialization: Monthly Shonen Ace 8/03-2/04
First Printing: 3/1/03
Rating: 4/4

Another series over. I liked the ending to this series as they put in a few interesting twists at the last minute. Maybe I've been too dense to see them coming, but I was a little bit surprised at what happened. Good stuff, though. Maybe I should (finish) watching the anime?

As always, color pages, character intros, and the behind the dust jacket bonus is a little musing from the authors.

61. 決戦１ (Final Battle 1): Nakahito has a dream about super Kurumi defeating the dragon fused by the 6 Chaos Minds before being awaked. Dr. Ayanokoji finally shows up, much to Nakahito's surprise and tells him that he had to remain hidden to fix history. Amato has summoned a dragon to fight the devils, Kurumi vows to defeat them and save Nakahito. Meanwhile, Magato and Diana are preparing to show their true selves.

62. 決戦２ (Final Battle 2): The dragon gets defeated by Kaga, Kirigakure (powered up), and Amato and the 6 Chaos minds are collected. Kurumi and Saki cleanse the artifacts.

63. 決戦 (Final Battle 3): Dr. Ayanokoji celebrates prematurely and notices something's wrong in the furnace of the Academy filled with Steel Angels. Saki notes that they've only gotten 6 Chaos Minds, but there's supposed to be 7. Magato shows himself as the 7th and explains Dr. Ayanokoji's original plans, which weren't so altruistic. Diana has also paired up with Magato and since she can control any Steel Angel, Kaga accepts defeat.

64. 決戦 (Final Battle 4): Amato and Nakahito are praying hard. The other Angels try to fight, but are easily deflected. Kaga finally gets the strength to strike back at Diana, something he has great anguish in doing and manages to kill her. With her last breath, she explains that she just wanted to set things right. Aoi slices up Magato, Academy falls into the sea and Nakahito's curse has been exorcised.

65. 戦いの後に…… (After the Battle...): They celebrate at the cafe and despite not having the Academy anymore, Dr. Ananokoji says he has another location deep inside the school, the Cradle, where they can send back the time travelers. However, Nakahito gets wisked away by Excelia to the Cradle where Amato waits. Amato apparently is cursed too and despite the deveils being defeated, his curse is still eating him up. He tries to have the curse flow into Nakahito's body. Kurumi and gang come to find the Cradle, which happens to be the Kagura shrine to find it protected. They fight through and encounter themselves.

66. 弐式 (2.0): The 2.0 Kurumi (and gang) is the Kurumi of present day. They're fighting, just like the old Kurumis, to protect their master. They also remember the day when they lost their master and won't let it happen again.

67. 帰還 (Return): (Old) Kurumi, Saki, and Karinka win! It turns out that Amato is part Nakahito. In the current world, Nakahito died 100 years ago (hence the 2.0 Kurumi's memories) from the curse and was revived as Amato with genes from both Mikhail and Nakahito. Since he has Nakahito's blood in him, he was able to control the present day Steel Angels. Excelia steps in to stop Amato and the gang goes back in time.

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