Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eien no Watashi no Torikago

Overall Rating 5.7 out of 10 - More Ikaros screentime, but all the same issue

This movie has some redeeming qualities compare to the rest of Sora no Otoshimono, but I would rather recommend DearS or Hand Maid May for a better master and his harem experience.

This movie made me think that part of the problem with Sora no Otoshimono series is from how Tomoki's character is written. Sure Sohara, Mikako and Nymph add to the problem. However, Tomoki is contradictory and poorly fits the role of harem master. 

Tomoki is not that relatable either. Takeya from DearS or Kazuya from Hand Maid May are easier to understand and much more relatable to me personally. Takeya and Kazuya are just more realistically written, they do not want to make girls smile and make them free like Tomoki. Both Takeya and Kazuya pursue their own dreams and desires, especially Takeya.

In fact, Ren from DearS somewhat resemble Ikaros, she is just as quiet, aloof and clueless about various common-sense issues, but very loyal and obedient to her master. However, if Sora no Otoshimono then adds more characters who steal all the screen time, then DearS keeps its focus on Ren and actually goes and builds relationship between Takeya and Ren in somewhat meaningful way.

Thus, end result is that Sora no Otoshimono is 80% silly comedy that just trolls viewers. Other characters do create chaos and mess with their conflicting actions, then go and blame it on Tomoki. Sometimes Tomoki adds to the mess himself. The resulting chaos takes away from good elements of the show and make it harder to enjoy is as a romance. Too much violence against Tomoki makes it impossible to enjoy it as comedy.

DearS too has comedy elements to is, as well as some violence. However, there is better focus on a relationship between Takeya and Ren. A lot of screentime is devoted towards Ren trying to please Takeya. Miyu and others mostly work to help her, rather than compete with her.

As for this movie, then Ikaros indeed got more screentime. However, directors once again pulled an annoying trick: they made Ikaros more assertive, but that is not what I wanted. I like her precisely because she is passive and obedient. In the end, she sacrificed herself to save Tomoki or something despite him yelling at her not to do it. Somehow here not even sacrifice in this context feels right. It's like creators of Sora no Otoshimono do not want to give us the happy ending we want out of spite and malice. 

There was one time during ending song of the very first episode of the first season of Sora no Otoshimono, where creators got it right. Then it just went some downhill. Unfortunately, only the song and not the full sequence from the anime.