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Originally Posted by Kanon
The contrast is indeed very interesting, but I don't think the message Okada wants to send is that you're better off not loving, although it would be a very original message and one I don't completely disagree with (unrequited love sucks). They're portraying Manaka's current state as a bad thing, what with her creepy dead eyes and her lack of compassion (she didn't care when Akira got burned). She's missing a big part of what makes us human.
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I actually expect it will be the opposite. That even though Manaka appears happy go lucky because she is free of the heart break of love, she is also missing the triumphs of love too. At least that is my theory.