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Aug 22, 9:12 PM

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It is undoubtedly Oshi no Ko's best arc, and seeing it animated only increases that feeling of appreciation for this story.
This episode with a dazzling Kana, and Aqua eager for revenge, made it truly amazing.
Akane fan-girling make me laugh. she's so in love with her. KANA PEPPER!!
Taiki showing his skills, he's talented as hell. Can he teach me something? I'll be thankful.
The last two episodes are masterpieces, I hope Doga stay on this level 'till the end.
See you next week!
Aug 22, 9:28 PM
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Kana and Aqua.....
Aug 22, 9:49 PM
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I can finally say that Tokyo Blade arc is peak Oshi no Ko
Aug 22, 10:59 PM

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Reply to Bonelesshuman
It is undoubtedly Oshi no Ko's best arc, and seeing it animated only increases that feeling of appreciation for this story.
This episode with a dazzling Kana, and Aqua eager for revenge, made it truly amazing.
Akane fan-girling make me laugh. she's so in love with her. KANA PEPPER!!
Taiki showing his skills, he's talented as hell. Can he teach me something? I'll be thankful.
The last two episodes are masterpieces, I hope Doga stay on this level 'till the end.
See you next week!
@Bonelesshuman There is no doubt. This is almost like Frieren where I knew after only about three episodes that they would never drop the ball.
Aug 22, 11:34 PM
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absolutely amazing, with greater development on the themes from season 1.
Aug 23, 12:03 AM
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feels great to see these chracters popping off on stage with intriguing backstories and stunning visuals, good episode
Aug 23, 4:47 AM
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as long as i have akane i can enjoy my life to the fullest
Aug 23, 6:50 AM
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it was like big starry rain after slow start of the season, end of episode showed all emotions which i was looking for, hilarious!
Aug 23, 7:00 AM

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took 8 eps but the op and ed have finally grown on me. enjoyed watching them this time. pretty catchy songs.

it was great to see kana performing to the best of her abilities. but the best part was aqua using his trauma as a fuel to deliver great performance. he got lucky ill say that the scene of ai's death was kinda re-enacted and he was conveniently the one mourning the loss. imagine he has to do a really happy-go-lucky type of role. i wonder he gonna use his suffering to give a good performnace. good luck ig.

its almost time. hope they announce season 3 soon.

The end of an era. Thank you Wit, Mappa and Isayama.
Feeling half happy, half sad.
  

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Aug 23, 7:41 AM

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that last scene with Aqua gave me SHIVERS like-
Aug 23, 8:49 AM

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We finally got to see Aqua’s big moment! The whole episode was amazing. We had a lot of build up to get here, but the payoff was definitely worth it. The animation was peak as well. I feel bad for Aqua though, and I hope he can learn to overcome his need for revenge. (10/10)
Aug 23, 8:57 AM
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Banger episode my god <3
“Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)
Aug 23, 10:05 AM
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i gotta ask, what did kana specifically do to make her stand out? she only did like 2 lines and T-posed on stage. was she not supposed to do that and was an ad-lib? did she swung her swords wildly or something? i don't think its enough to get like a wow factor. most of that sequence of her were inside voices from the actors and herself. her character is more of the kawaii comic relief type so i would assume the "emotional acting" behind that in reading a script would just be somewhat trying to be more charming that it makes everyone seemed like minor characters, ignoring stage blocking i dunno.

doesn't really communicate "her style" to me very well.
Aug 23, 10:17 AM
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Well, very good, I didn't expect that the solution would be to suffer while acting, technically he, Aqua would be flagellating himself for nothing more than his desire for revenge.
Aug 23, 3:01 PM
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should have been more true to the manga. They should not have added so many details into the play and about it's storyline.
Aug 23, 3:06 PM
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The Arima Kana comeback!!!
Aqua and Kana moment was very well done showing their relationship and how they influence each other.
Akane fangirling over Kana was super sweet and as said above, she deserve been the Arima Kana Nº1 Fan.
Aqua's acting as mentioned at the start of the chapter was cold and contrast with Himekawa's acting, but I didn't expect being so crude at the end.

10/10


Aug 23, 5:17 PM
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One of the most enjoyable episodes so far, love everything about it; the performance, Kana's scenes and Aqua's inner monologue



(ใฃโ—”โ—กโ—”)ใฃ ๐“˜ ๐”€๐“ฒ๐“ผ๐“ฑ ๐”‚๐“ธ๐“พ ๐“ช๐“ต๐“ต ๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ฟ๐“ฎ ๐“ช ๐”€๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ญ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ฏ๐“พ๐“ต ๐“ญ๐“ช๐”‚ ♥
Aug 23, 5:43 PM

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Fueling your PTSD to enhance your acting is crazy, feel bad for him. That whole thing was sort of edgy but I think it fits what he's going through in the moment. Anyways, beside that, Kana fans win this episode, so huge W to Kana fans(me) lol
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Aug 23, 6:10 PM

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THREE 10/10 EPISODES IN A ROW

omg witnessing peak peak
Aug 23, 6:38 PM
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A fucking masterpiece! I can't wait for the next episode.
Aug 24, 1:59 AM

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this animation is out of this word like damn... But I wanna talk about Aqua's part in this episode I really liked it, it feels edgy but they do such a good job at portraying his real ideals It doesn't even matter.
Aug 24, 5:11 AM
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this series is so engaging and magical
Aug 24, 7:54 AM
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That Kana come back to shine and also Aqua's insane "acting"!
Aug 24, 9:17 AM
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finally we get to see arimas backstory and the fight between aqua and red head guy began but the last 2 min was so good i literally wanted more can't wait for the next ep
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Aug 24, 9:28 AM

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@DragyG 10/10, loved it to bits. It keeps getting better and better. The animation is god-tier.


And you?
“๐–จ๐–ฟ ๐—…๐—‚๐–ฟ๐–พ ๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐–พ ๐—‰๐—‹๐–พ๐–ฝ๐—‚๐–ผ๐—๐–บ๐–ป๐—…๐–พ, ๐—‚๐— ๐—๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—…๐–ฝ ๐–ผ๐–พ๐–บ๐—Œ๐–พ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐–ป๐–พ ๐—…๐—‚๐–ฟ๐–พ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐–ป๐–พ ๐—๐—‚๐—๐—๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐— ๐–ฟ๐—…๐–บ๐—๐—ˆ๐—‹.” – ๐–ค๐—…๐–พ๐–บ๐—‡๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐–ฑ๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐—Œ๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐—…๐—
Aug 24, 9:54 AM
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aurora_yuuki said:
@DragyG 10/10, loved it to bits. It keeps getting better and better. The animation is god-tier.


And you?

What episode is that?
Aug 24, 10:03 AM

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aurora_yuuki said:
@DragyG 10/10, loved it to bits. It keeps getting better and better. The animation is god-tier.


And you?

What episode is that?
@DragyG Mmm? The latest one. Episode 8. Have you watched it?
“๐–จ๐–ฟ ๐—…๐—‚๐–ฟ๐–พ ๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐–พ ๐—‰๐—‹๐–พ๐–ฝ๐—‚๐–ผ๐—๐–บ๐–ป๐—…๐–พ, ๐—‚๐— ๐—๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—…๐–ฝ ๐–ผ๐–พ๐–บ๐—Œ๐–พ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐–ป๐–พ ๐—…๐—‚๐–ฟ๐–พ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐–ป๐–พ ๐—๐—‚๐—๐—๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐— ๐–ฟ๐—…๐–บ๐—๐—ˆ๐—‹.” – ๐–ค๐—…๐–พ๐–บ๐—‡๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐–ฑ๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐—Œ๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐—…๐—
Aug 24, 11:15 AM
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The shear amount of emotions expressed in this episode and the developement of Aqua can only be described as peak.
Aug 24, 11:17 AM
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aurora_yuuki said:
@DragyG Mmm? The latest one. Episode 8. Have you watched it?

Dunno. About what was it? The last I saw we got Aqua VS Kana and the red hair guy I forgot his name
Aug 24, 1:06 PM
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Prefacing to say that the anime is great overall, but...

They flopped the ending of this episode for me. They've been hyping up the Aqua's emotional scene for several episodes now and I was hyped for it accordingly and it just didn't move me. Take a look at the scene before the flashback, Aqua is talking normally, saying that he doesn't care. Fine, maybe he does care on the inside, leaving no signs of it whatsoever on the outside perfectly. And then, look at the last frame before the flashback and the first one after - there is no transition whatsoever! Just a few frames of rapidly changing facial expressions would have been enough. I don't know, I couldn't buy it.
Aug 24, 2:35 PM
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Thought the whole episode would be centred around Kana, her finally taking centre stage and being the shining star she was meant to be was spectacular to see.

But damn, by the end it was Aqua who stole the show.


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Aug 24, 3:10 PM

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aurora_yuuki said:
@DragyG Mmm? The latest one. Episode 8. Have you watched it?

Dunno. About what was it? The last I saw we got Aqua VS Kana and the red hair guy I forgot his name
@DragyG Which episode was it?


You should catch up with the anime, there is so much to look forward to. With each new episode surpasses the last one.
“๐–จ๐–ฟ ๐—…๐—‚๐–ฟ๐–พ ๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐–พ ๐—‰๐—‹๐–พ๐–ฝ๐—‚๐–ผ๐—๐–บ๐–ป๐—…๐–พ, ๐—‚๐— ๐—๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—…๐–ฝ ๐–ผ๐–พ๐–บ๐—Œ๐–พ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐–ป๐–พ ๐—…๐—‚๐–ฟ๐–พ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐–ป๐–พ ๐—๐—‚๐—๐—๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐— ๐–ฟ๐—…๐–บ๐—๐—ˆ๐—‹.” – ๐–ค๐—…๐–พ๐–บ๐—‡๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐–ฑ๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐—Œ๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐—…๐—
Aug 24, 4:07 PM
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aurora_yuuki said:
@DragyG Which episode was it?


You should catch up with the anime, there is so much to look forward to. With each new episode surpasses the last one.

This week episode on Abema.



I watch every week on Abema so I'm up to date with Abema but I don't know if Abema is up to date with TV broadcast for Oshi no ko (It's not for Gimai seikatsu so it might have one week delay for Oshi no ko too)

Anyway about last episode I watched it was heavily about Kana and Aqua and I don't care about any of them so I couldn't care less about that episode.

+ It kinda reused some animations concept it used for Melt's story. I think recycling is good to fight polution but I'm not a fan of recycling in animes.
Aug 24, 4:28 PM
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Episódio explendido!
Aug 24, 6:06 PM
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Another very good episode. Loved the scenes of Kana shining, the cute ad-lib, Aqua’s acting and him bursting at the end (I really hope that doesn’t turn into a panic attack), Akane’s reaction of Kana’s acting and the audiences reactions to the acting. Enjoyed seeing more of Kana’s past as well which was more sad then I expected. As always the animation and directing is beautiful and I can’t wait for the next episode. I do hope this arc won’t last too long tho; is really fun but I want to see more stuff besides just the play as well.
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aurora_yuuki said:
@DragyG Which episode was it?


You should catch up with the anime, there is so much to look forward to. With each new episode surpasses the last one.

This week episode on Abema.



I watch every week on Abema so I'm up to date with Abema but I don't know if Abema is up to date with TV broadcast for Oshi no ko (It's not for Gimai seikatsu so it might have one week delay for Oshi no ko too)

Anyway about last episode I watched it was heavily about Kana and Aqua and I don't care about any of them so I couldn't care less about that episode.

+ It kinda reused some animations concept it used for Melt's story. I think recycling is good to fight polution but I'm not a fan of recycling in animes.
@DragyG The episode you watched was the latest episode.

I loved everything about the episode - characters' voice acting, ad-libbing, the animation, the direction and storytelling and the roles they portrayed were so well synced with each other; to say the least, it was resplendent.


Well, I still love Roshidere far more.


What's Abema?
“๐–จ๐–ฟ ๐—…๐—‚๐–ฟ๐–พ ๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐–พ ๐—‰๐—‹๐–พ๐–ฝ๐—‚๐–ผ๐—๐–บ๐–ป๐—…๐–พ, ๐—‚๐— ๐—๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—…๐–ฝ ๐–ผ๐–พ๐–บ๐—Œ๐–พ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐–ป๐–พ ๐—…๐—‚๐–ฟ๐–พ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐–ป๐–พ ๐—๐—‚๐—๐—๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐— ๐–ฟ๐—…๐–บ๐—๐—ˆ๐—‹.” – ๐–ค๐—…๐–พ๐–บ๐—‡๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐–ฑ๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐—Œ๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐—…๐—
Aug 24, 9:32 PM

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So, as you all can see: Aqua romantic side is DEAD. As dead as Ai (what means love, so the love is dead), it's hopeless.


So why, WHY, WAI the autor will still force on us the "KanaAqua" the "AkaneAqua", or even the "IncestAqua" if it is basically out of Aqua's character?
Aug 24, 10:28 PM
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As always, fantastic direction.
Aug 25, 2:16 AM
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aurora_yuuki said:
@DragyG The episode you watched was the latest episode.

I loved everything about the episode - characters' voice acting, ad-libbing, the animation, the direction and storytelling and the roles they portrayed were so well synced with each other; to say the least, it was resplendent.


Well, I still love Roshidere far more.


What's Abema?

It's a kind of VOD service coupled with an online live TV owned by Cyber Agent and TV Asahi.

You can see for yourself by going to abema.tv
Aug 25, 6:15 AM
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Glad to see the show can still be so good. This season has been so frustrating because it has absolutely 0 momentum but it seems like that's building up again finally after a half dozen episodes of table setting. Although its not even that clear what is being set up; Ruby basically doesn't exist anymore, for instance.
Aug 25, 7:05 AM
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disappointed that Ruby and Mem-Cho aren't getting much screen time as Aqua, Akane and Kana. However, it makes me feel better to know that Ruby is appearing more than Mem-Cho, Ruby is my favorite character from this series after all. The way they're all making the animation and the action is really well detailed. Although, I do wanna see B-Komachi get screen time and see idols perform. Maybe a surprise return from Ai Hoshino would make the series 10 times more superior. However, I would rate this series a 10 if I were to rate from 1 - 10 with 10 being the best and 1 being the worst.
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Glad to see the show can still be so good. This season has been so frustrating because it has absolutely 0 momentum but it seems like that's building up again finally after a half dozen episodes of table setting. Although its not even that clear what is being set up; Ruby basically doesn't exist anymore, for instance.
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Ruby basically doesn't exist anymore, for instance.



Ruby and Mem-cho weren't meant to. They will have their own arc in the upcoming episodes.
“๐–จ๐–ฟ ๐—…๐—‚๐–ฟ๐–พ ๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐–พ ๐—‰๐—‹๐–พ๐–ฝ๐—‚๐–ผ๐—๐–บ๐–ป๐—…๐–พ, ๐—‚๐— ๐—๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—…๐–ฝ ๐–ผ๐–พ๐–บ๐—Œ๐–พ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐–ป๐–พ ๐—…๐—‚๐–ฟ๐–พ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐–ป๐–พ ๐—๐—‚๐—๐—๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐— ๐–ฟ๐—…๐–บ๐—๐—ˆ๐—‹.” – ๐–ค๐—…๐–พ๐–บ๐—‡๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐–ฑ๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐—Œ๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐—…๐—
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disappointed that Ruby and Mem-Cho aren't getting much screen time as Aqua, Akane and Kana. However, it makes me feel better to know that Ruby is appearing more than Mem-Cho, Ruby is my favorite character from this series after all. The way they're all making the animation and the action is really well detailed. Although, I do wanna see B-Komachi get screen time and see idols perform. Maybe a surprise return from Ai Hoshino would make the series 10 times more superior. However, I would rate this series a 10 if I were to rate from 1 - 10 with 10 being the best and 1 being the worst.
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Maybe a surprise return from Ai Hoshino would make the series 10 times more superior.


The dead can't come back to life.
“๐–จ๐–ฟ ๐—…๐—‚๐–ฟ๐–พ ๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐–พ ๐—‰๐—‹๐–พ๐–ฝ๐—‚๐–ผ๐—๐–บ๐–ป๐—…๐–พ, ๐—‚๐— ๐—๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—…๐–ฝ ๐–ผ๐–พ๐–บ๐—Œ๐–พ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐–ป๐–พ ๐—…๐—‚๐–ฟ๐–พ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐–ป๐–พ ๐—๐—‚๐—๐—๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐— ๐–ฟ๐—…๐–บ๐—๐—ˆ๐—‹.” – ๐–ค๐—…๐–พ๐–บ๐—‡๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐–ฑ๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐—Œ๐–พ๐—๐–พ๐—…๐—
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They add lots of sparkles and visual effects, but besides that it's kind of hard to really get the feel for how Kana is acting better now than in the previous episode lol. But they get the point across. Director is like "yo Aqua you need more therapy real bad" and Aqua is like "na I'm just gonna destroy myself" lmao. Kinda surprised director was just like "sounds good to me man, just enjoy being miserable and gl on the murder plot."
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aurora_yuuki said:
ACTRACKZZ said:
Maybe a surprise return from Ai Hoshino would make the series 10 times more superior.


The dead can't come back to life.

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The last episode was truly amazing, it was all about surpassing yourself and overcoming your duality no matter what, Aqua you did it my boy!
Aug 25, 11:33 AM
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Cinematography at its best!
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Aqua dark mode activated :O
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Director: u don't enjoy acting. Fuck it .... become an edgelord

Hmm, it's not that he doesn't enjoy acting, we can see him at times fascinated with the entertainment industry and its sundry mediums, but everytime he does, his guilt acts up, baying at him for daring to enjoy life when he failed to save Ai and not avenging her yet. Director told him to double down on said guilt, using it to color his otherwise unremarkable acting. Just my take tho.
Maybe he doesn't view his current life worth living, except as an instrument of vengeance. When not in edgelord mode, he cares for his sister and few friends, and actively seek to better their lives. He sees the good in everyone but himself, and his father I guess.
@IbnAurum that is a good thought. Well said
But... basically he has now transitioned into a full fledged edgelord.
How could he have saved Ai. Thats floorshit right there
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