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I was under the impression that spoiler[the curse trapped Kanna in a sort of non-corporeal existence where she suffers nightmares of Ryuya dying. Uraha and Ryuya (wounded but alive) got a glimpse of this existence and an understanding of what would happen. The curse would eventually wear off at which time Kanna's spirit would try to reincarnate in some girl's body. Unfortunately the curse would last hundreds of years. Doubly unfortunate is that a human body just can't contain Kanna's divine powers. The only way Ryuya and Uruha could help was by procreating and leaving the job to future generations. Yukito is their grand-grand-something-grand-son and does indeed find the girl in whom Kanna's spirit tries to reincarnate. That girl is of course Misuzu and in the end she dies because she can't handle Kanna's powers. While it's possible there have been earlier reincarnation attempts, I got the feeling that the curse had only recently worn off and this was the first time around.]

I think that Yukito wanted to stay with Misuzu as long as he could, but staying with her would ultimately lead to their deaths, so Yukito chose to become this crow, thus being able to stay with Misuzu

As for the ending:

Kanna suffered from two curses that sort of blended together. spoiler[The first curse was inherited by Kanna from her mother, as part of Kanna gaining her powers. It was the curse of all the people Kanna's mother had killed. Basically all the friends and loved ones of the cursed being would suffer agony and ultimately death. The second curse came from the buddhist monks who wanted to remove Kanna from this world. The curses blended together in the sense that Kanna's spirit was trapped in a spirit-state where she constantly dreams of Ryuya dying. When the buddhist curse wore off, the inherited curse still remained. So when Kanna tries to reincarnate herself in Mizusu, the dead people's curse make it impossible for Mizusu to have anybody be close to her. This other curse was removed either by Yukino becoming a crow or by the love shown to Misuzu by her aunt Haruko. If the curse was still working Haruko should certainly have died like Misuzu's real mom did.]

I presume you're thinking of the kids on the beach and that their presence signified spoiler[Yukito and Mizusu had reincarnated. But Misuzu is merely human and she died the final death. You're confusing her with Kanna, the being that tries to reincarnate. On the other hand from what the kids say it doesn't appear they're Kanna and Yukito either. The kids are basically a mystery that wasn't explained. In my optimistic happy ending mode I presume they're other divine messengers who have been reincarnated. That would mean there's a chance for Kanna too. Unfortunately my optimism is probably misplaced.]

The explanation about curses is good, but spoiler[why was Misuzus body in pain all the time when she is alone with Haruka? Is it a part of curses? And I thought that the only reason why Haruka didn't suffer any pain is becouse she failed to get close to Misuzu after all ]

And.. last episode sure is full of stuff to debate. For example: spoiler[When Yukito-crow flies off he says something about continuing on searching for Misuzu and bringing her back for a new beginning, so I assumed that two children on the beach ARE both Yukito and Misuzu. ]

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Then, when that narrative speach goes on.. it says: give happy memories to the last child who bears the stars memories.. so go figure Who is the last child of stars (probably the winged people in other words)...]

so what did You mean by reincarnations of divine messengers? Do You mean the winged beings?

I heard so many good things about this show but at the end of it I was just kind of lost.

SPOILERS

spoiler[ They spent 12 episodes going on about a girl in the sky...YET THEY NEVER LOOK FOR HER!

The main character turns into a bird.

Why did Misizu have to die?! Also, why did Yukito do nothing to save her?

Did I not understand the end of this series right? Why did all that stuff happen? Did Misizu actually die? What happened to Yukito?] Someone explain this series!

Wait, let me get this straight, you expected substance from a series named air?

Do they call fans of same, Air Heads?