So is this show just going to be Kihachi and his assistants showing up Yousuke every week with the power of electricity while he desperately tries to catch up, lol? If so, sign me tf up because this was so cool. I’m so happy for Inako as well for showing up her misogynistic scumbag of a father who only cares about marrying her off to pay off his debts. Who gives a fuck if people don’t wanna marry her for performing in public as an unmarried woman, that sounds like a YOU problem, not hers.

S/O kengo making this all possible by surpassing his limits and helping power the band lol.

Again, I don’t blame her for this because she had those awful experiences, but the irony is the goodness of humanity was on full display in him and she was never able to see it and realize that her negative experience doesn’t define an entire species. Even outside of that, she literally works at an aquarium with kids, who are universally accepted as the best of humanity because they aren’t born with inherent hatred or biases and she still doesn’t get it.

That said, Lisa’s backstory has just totally endeared her as a character to me. Such a heartbreaking tale of resilience and determination. She’s been struggling for so long to save her people and even after Lara technically caused it, she still wants to reconnect with her sister too. I love when antagonists have arguments that are valid and make you question what you’d do in the same situation!

After seeing Lisa’s backstory I have absolutely no issue with her hating humans and I think this creates a really interesting conflict because both she and Lara are totally valid for feeling the ways they do about humans.

You can only really judge things based on your own experiences and Lisa’s experience with humans have been horrifying, captured and put on display like a lab rat, alone for so many years until Kota came to save her, which btw is a nice contrast to Lara being alone until she met Mari.

They did a good job of making me care about Kota and Lisa as much as Mari and Lara which makes the stakes even higher because no matter what, someone’s gonna be disappointed and hurt here. Either Lara turns her back on her own flesh and blood for this new life and world or she abandons her best friend. No one really wins here and both sides have competing visions for the future with neither being wrong, it’s just a matter of perspective.

After seeing Lisa’s backstory I have absolutely no issue with her hating humans and I think this creates a really interesting conflict because both she and Lara are totally valid for feeling the ways they do about humans.

You can only really judge things based on your own experiences and Lisa’s experience with humans have been horrifying, captured and put on display like a lab rat, alone for so many years until Kota came to save her, which btw is a nice contrast to Lara being alone until she met Mari.

They did a good job of making me care about Kota and Lisa as much as Mari and Lara which makes the stakes even higher because no matter what, someone’s gonna be disappointed and hurt here. Either Lara turns her back on her own flesh and blood for this new life and world or she abandons her best friend. No one really wins here and both sides have competing visions for the future with neither being wrong, it’s just a matter of perspective.

Cannot imagine the hell she and Kota have had to endure for so long. It’s a good thing she had him because I think she’d have broken down a long time again if she were alone. I love Lara and Mari, but it’s going to be hard to root against Lisa after everything I’ve seen.