eldritch_lich
Ooh rare childhood friend W. They’re so cute lol
Unfortunately just as I was celebrating, Aoi seems to have gotten some really bad news.
For the first few pages I had a thought: “this feels like a death flag” but then I immediately dismissed the thought as just paranoia from being so anime-brained. In any other series that would have been fine but I made the mistake of forgetting who the author is.
The only thing that gives me hope is that the manga is nearing the end and Ruby dying (or going into a coma or something) would be the dumbest decision narratively and would utterly ruin the story. But I try to avoid thinking from a meta perspective.
Maybe Aqua will successfully save Ruby and tie up his guilt from failing to save Ai, and they just arrest the attacker instead of having another revenge arc.
WHAT THE FUCK WHYYYYYY
this better be a fake out. fucking door chains use them
I realise that’s the point but I want to highlight it anyway. This isn’t yet another formulaic isekai. The story doesn’t revolve around Sensei. I love how the solution to all otherworlders isn’t to write a story and then banish them, but rather an actually compelling narrative conclusion. Suzuki returned to Earth after growing as a person, but nothing would change if Kaibara went back since he’s long past the point of redemption.
When I heard his backstory I was thinking “ugh, is this the explanation?” but I also had a feeling that Sensei would never accept such a story, so I was thrilled when he straight up called Kaibara boring! Naturally, all the pieces fell into place when I saw him hand Tama the glowing book and any remaining doubts I had about this anime were erased.
Now to add the manga to my ever growing list.
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This is the face of someone who has accepted his fate
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Oh? Is Makoto going to figure it out or continue to be completely oblivious? That cliffhanger is evil.
Makoto’s father is amazing. He’s supportive and doesn’t make assumptions. He’s just letting Makoto explore their identity.
I don’t care how many times I repeat myself. I fucking love this show!
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People around Jun right now probably:
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It looks like the anime is now ahead of the manga. Ngl I forgot that the source material is actually a light novel.
Yuki saying that Kuze is the greatest talent produced by the Suou family gives me really bad vibes. There’s definitely more to why Kuze chooses not to exercise his full capabilities than just his own reasoning. It gives me Ayanokoji vibes except Kuze’s issues express differently.
Taniyama feels like a very interesting person. I wonder why Kuze seemed so wary of her because ordinarily no matter how capable she may be, she didn’t seem like she’d be an actual threat to Kuze. I can definitely see how the author was inspired by Kaguya sama.
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I call this the Ainz-sama trope and it’s my favourite trope in media.
Noor really is just built different
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