Angel Heart 12
Ryo and Xiang Ying are invited for the funeral of Master Li’s younger brother. Xiang Ying wonders if it’s really ok for her to have come. She doesn’t understand the concept of a funeral to well, but Ryo tells her that the deceased will be happy that she’s there. He then goes and talk to Master Li, who tells him about his brother and how it’s thanks to him that he met Xiang Ying’s mother and got a child. Ryo then tells a story that Master Li’s brother once told him: how he also considered Xiang Ying to be his child, and how the girl told him that she had 2 daddys ^_^ Then everyone goes outside to spread out the ashes into the sea. Ryo asks Xiang Ying to participate and she’s hesitant at first but does it anyway. Master Li gets tears in his eyes and says that he’s sure his brother is very happy now. After the funeral, Xiang Ying tells Ryo that she also wants her ashes to be spread out at sea when she dies, but Ryo tells her that she shouldn’t worry about that now, but about what she’s going to do with her life. Then Ryo tells Xiang Ying they’re going home. Xiang Ying seems to know the way to ‘home’ herself (Kaori’s heart leads her) and after she’s settled in Kaori’s old room, she goes outside, where Ryo welcomes her home.
I really liked this episode. It was very calm but I thought it was nice to see how Xiang Ying was as a child before she got into the organisation. The ending was very good as well. In the later episodes there hadn’t been many references to Kaori any more so I think it’s nice they showed some more again.
