FYI this is exactly what I was spoiled. Mio being taken in by the Takamiya family (though it was actually just Shinji and Mana), falling in love with Shinji, and then destroying the town when he was killed.
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Originally Posted by Frontier
Shin wasn't just Reina's nickname for Shido or her because she was a quirky-sleep deprived assistant...it was what she called Shinji when she was Mio. Even her precious bear plush is something Shinji gave her  .
Mana's BFF Haruko? She looks a lot like Kotori. She even has a lollipop in her mouth. Is she Kotori's real big sister  ? |
IIRC she outright calls him Shinji when she first meets him, and then eventually settles on Shin.
Haruko is totally Kotori's mother. One thing that's easy to overlook is that Shinji refers to the first spacequake as being a recent incident, meaning this flashback took place around thirty years ago. This explains why Elliot looks so much older in the present, though as shown in the previous episode he can apparently also go back to being younger like Wescott and Ellen.
Also means Mana remained on ice for a very long time.