Logic = Defied
On one hand, I'm glad that the series is probably not going to end this season. However, if it were to be, say, 25 episodes long, given that the current situation is seemingly the climax of the story, I'm worried that the later episodes might become pointless or boring. And while the last few episodes have barely resolved anything, but yet were entertaining, I highly doubt this can continue for another whole season. Anyway, this episode, like the past few, required lots of thinking on the part of the viewer, with the main question being, "What is part of the Tree of Genesis logic and what isn't?" And because of the thought-provoking nature of the situation, countless possible situations can arise in the minds of viewers ranging from "Hakaze killed Aika" to "the mage of Exodus killed Aika", or even "Aika may or may not actually dead and is behind all this". But focusing on the present situation at the moment, I'm going to have to lean towards the first point (it doesn't have to necessarily be Hakaze; it could be the Tree of Genesis) since both Yoshino and Mahiro are the only people who still care about Aika's death; getting rid of them would render Aika's death insignificant.
For the first few seconds after Yoshino and Mahiro were both slaughtered by the tree, I was honestly unable to comprehend what just happened. But then, I remembered: plot armour. So the chance that the two were actually killed is quite low, although in real life, this might not be the case, more so for Yoshino than Mahiro.
Another thing I enjoyed about this episode was the depiction of the world slowly starting to become an apocalyptic one. I found it especially amusing since this aired right around the supposed "end of the world". But if this is how the world does end, I laugh at how it's at the hands of nature (or more specifically, trees).
As for the next episode, it seems like it'll be focused on flashbacks. Given the current situation, I think this is a good chance to let what just happened sink in.
You know, this episode only covered chapters 15 and 16 of the manga, which still hasn't finished and currently has 41 chapters. So this isn't by far the climax of the story (the truth about Aika's death was only revealed in the latest chapters).
ReplyDeleteThis episode should have ended with the introduction of one character who joins the main cast, although he appeared and spoke briefly in the preview for episode 13.
That's actually good to know. Thanks for pointing that out. I haven't read the manga so my thoughts are based solely off what I've seen in the anime thus far.
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