Yes, true. I also hope the Etoile elections in the Anime will take after the novel and/or Manga's plot. It would definitely be much more interesting, imho.
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Primarily because they will reveal the reason why Shizuma is behaving the way she is, and what makes her tick. Her background story is quite cliche, but I find it very poignant. Touching even...
Don't believe StoPani could pull off something like this? Well... It could actually, for me anyway.
