[Randrak42]

Originally Posted by Snuffle

Spoiler for reply for Terra part 2:

Hmm... not sure that sits well with me... It's a personal preference but, I would've liked it better if Kotori was surprised at who came out of the tree and have a nice heart warming reunion with Kotarou. Also, would've been nice for Akane to thank him for saving her, really, that would've felt a hell of a lot more emotional and touching for me than the epilogue we got... it felt cut short. Oh well.

Spoiler for Terra:

You have to realize that Pochi is NOT Kotarou. The familiar the girls create at the end using the tree that Kotarou and Kagari turned into is neither of them but a new being entirely that just happens to look like Kotarou thanks to Kotori (and possibly a shared personality of the two).
He has no memories of the past or of who he was and is, he's just a familiar with a lot of power. Akane knowing this would not need to thank him as he is NOT Kotarou, thus he is not the person that saved her but rather something that looks like him.

Originally Posted by galdr

Spoiler for Kotaro's age:

There are some things that I am bit confused about Kotarou's age.

He was 20 years old when he fell to coma.
Yet when he woke up, he able to pass off as middle schooler somehow. Did his body change when he become familiar or something?
Also, I am pretty sure he just finished middle school when he join Guardian. Why was he already 20 when he join the Kazamatsuri mission? I thought his training only last for a few months.

Spoiler for Terra:

Yes, the age part was always poorly done (and just plain wrong at times).
Kotarou entered Guardian at the start of Highschool, he should have been 16 or 17 AT BEST. Guardian's training lasted only months yet by the time he returns from it and straight into the mission he's 20. Then four years or so seem to pass while he's away, making him 24/25.
Worst is the fact that by the time he returns from war, Kotori and co should have already been 14/15...yet they are played as being 10 or 11, also using the same sprites. I know they would have needed new sprites (not really...they should simply use the old ones and say she looks older...) but it's a bit jarring when you think about the ages in general.
Also the fact that in Terra Esaka doesn't get his white hair...despite being only a couple of years removed from the original timeline where he's already old and gray.