Let's stop drop the "no so liked characters" subject, shall we? It has really nothing to do with Episode 8.
Anyway, as far as I can recollect everything, there is one thing that "bothers" me:
Spoiler for Trick End:
Trick end definitely nudges the "gloomiest" theory for Episode 4. I didn't really want to believe that, but the possibility that Amakuza would still carry out the plan Okonogi has set wasn't 0.
That being said, the reason why I'm bothered is the fact that Okonogi still got everything on a silver plate in the Magic ending...
Unless... well, that's perhaps what Ryukishi was trying to do, but I guess trick end was basically an attempt to show "what happens if Ange moves on, but in a nihilist way?".
That basically negate the "love" matter, which triggers her suspicions that she was being used for a huge ploy.
I dunno, Amakuza's reaction wasn't a complete confirmation of that theory: he certainly got bewildered, but was it because he was really seen through, or if it was because he feared Ange would make a very quick conclusion and take measure?
I personally wouldn't like to have 2 possibility that are basically the 2 faces of a coin, but I can't help but think there is something wrong:
I still can't imagine Amakuza and Okonogi being left "free" like this in the Magic End (the good one), if the trick ending shows they are basically villainous. That would be the same result than Ange's conclusion towards Eva "without love".
But... what about this fire arm Amakusa has brought? Not only it was the sniper rifle, but that old gun as well, that matches the kind of weaponry the sudamera had... oh well...
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Originally Posted by rogerpepitone
Ryu has been continually focusing on the questions of what exactly happened on Oct 4th and
5th. How Ange moves on after that has been a B plot at best.
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Except the A side progressively evolved in the chiru episodes, which was even more blatant with Battler's change of heart.
He certainly didn't try to go completely astray with Episode 7, but he definitely try to put shape into "something else than simply finding the truth".