#otsuki

More about Miharu is revealed in this episode. It does seem as if her main motive for being the leader of GIFT and trying to liberate Digimon is due to wanting to bring back her older sister’s smile. Yes, it’s revealed that Miharu “had” an older sister. No, stop saying it’s Rose! It’s not! Their last names, age gap and height gap are too inconsistent for Rose to be Miharu’s sister. It’s unknown what happened to her sister, but it does put her in a somewhat sympathetic light and makes her situation a bit similar to Tomoro who fights to restore Asuka who has been Cold Hearted.

I do like that GIFT has been tracked down really quickly and the reveal of Miharu being the leader is already known and not dragged out for too long. In a way, this arc has shifted towards a villain group, antagonist group and the protagonist group clashing. The villain group is obviously GIFT. The antagonist group is Rose and Brilliant Thorns. The protagonist group is Glowing Dawn. Tomoro choosing to “side” with Miharu may be seen as dumb, but I think it’s in-character for Tomoro who doesn’t want to make assumptions and judgement just because of what someone told him. Besides, while Miharu may have orchestrated all these crazy acts of terrorism, I feel like Tomoro wants to see for himself on how terrifying she can be before deciding to oppose her. Besides, it’s not like Rose and Brilliant Thorns are trustworthy either. It’s a “The enemy of my enemy is my friend” sort of thing.

I know for a fact that the Hitomi glazers who theorized she’d get a sun-themed Digimon to parallel Tomoro’s moon theme are malding right about now. Since Asuka was the one who got compared to the sun, I do wonder if he’s the one who’ll get a sun-themed Digimon. Honestly, it does make sense as one way to write Asuka’s name does require the kanji ‘bright’ (明) which fits sunlight. Speaking of Asuka, yesterday (6/6) was his birthday!

There’s also a side plot with Reina getting injured and getting into a depressive slump because of it. She does seem aware that she’s the only one in the group who’s partner hasn’t reached Ultimate and it does seem to be concerning for her. Rose even called her a weed who can’t take Ultimate form. It’s harsh, but it’s something Reina needs right now. I do wonder what’s causing her to not be able to form a deeper bond with Pristimon to the point that she can achieve the next level. It does seem that something is blocking her path. I do like that Reina protects women a lot; she is for the girls.

Kishiwada having a water portal does raise some questions that will probably be answered in due time. I wonder what sort of water-themed Digimon he has for him to be able to create a portal like that. Anyways, let me know your thoughts on the episode!