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Originally Posted by MonkeyBrains
[snip]Episode 12 might have been a bridge for Hiroki and Elis (it feels like Hiroki looks at Elis maybe differently at the end of 12?).
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Watching the episode, I felt like it was quite the opposite. Throughout their adventure, seeing how Hiroki interacted with Haruna, and how it brought back memories of how Hiroki was with her when she was that age, I felt like it was Elis who was beginning to see Hiroki differently.
Spoiler for Episode 12:
Towards the end, Hiroki says, "I've always played the role of the princess' bodyguard," to which Elis responds with: "I've always been oniichan's baby sister, right?" To me, that scene was both sweet and bittersweet because I think, more and more, that Elis is beginning to see that the world is much larger than her crush on Hiroki. I thought the beautiful view from atop the steps was very fitting and reaffirmed this idea, as was Elis saying, "Release the princess' imprisoned soul." Hiroki spoke of her as being a princess a scene earlier, and to me, it was herself she was speaking about in this scene. I think this is why Hiroki and Elis were able to go back to being so comfortable with each other again and why she was able to say, at the end, "I'm... all right now."
It's also worth nothing that Hiroki drew something again in this episode!
At least temporarily, the relationship between Hiroki and Elis will go back to normal while we focus on what, to me, might be the most important story arc so far, which is the true nature of Hiroki's relationship with Kiri (and how it might evolve) and whomever else might be involved--the dreaded "much better person for her" (from Episode 7).
I can't wait to see! Now that Suzuka and Shuffle! are wrapping up, I'm 100% behind Canvas 2 (and Kiri!).