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Wow. First episode of this series that seriously impressed me. Aki, and sensei, who come through as beautiful and human in their weaknesses. The rest of the cast almost comes off as stunted for their lack of emotional depth comparatively. And man, that was so ugly, what ultimately happened to the teacher. Really feeds you into the despair and hatred which Aki feels for the world/the village.
Beautiful things, are not pure. Pure things, you cannot protect.
For the first time, I'm now mildly emotionally invested in this series. It'd been almost generic fighting shounen up to this point. Good stuff. Now, if only they could bring all the other characters up to this level too.
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