The fact that I’m only few timeline shifts away from this reality is absolutely terrifying.
Yamazaki really got the best ending.
I’m not gonna lie, at first, I kinda detested the serialized(ish) format of the show. Then episode 5 came around and I realized a greater story arc may be picking up… and then it didn’t? And then there were quite a few more episodes of neatly compartmentalized stand-alone stories…
Now, I’m sure a lot of you are just about to pull out those pitchforks based on how this review has opened!
But the majority (not all) of these feelings melted away when I hit the last three episodes of the series. I still wish there were a few less detours to get here, but man oh man, I started to feel that emotional anguish as each character’s story wrapped up.
And don’t get me fucking started on Ed and Ein. Holy shit why the fuck am I crying over them