It almost makes one think differently of the phantom swapper. It would be difficult for a show to just up and kill one of his characters, especially when there are only five that carry the entire show. I was also disappointed with how this ended, but it really didn’t surprise me. With all of these concepts, the entire idea of switching was pointless in the first place. The body is the canvas of the soul, and any attempt to marginalize that is pure foolishness. It’s the same kind of reason that people cut their hair when going through a bad breakup, or first change their appearance when wanting to rebel. People develop associations with behaviors and feelings not upon an intangible ego, but the body in which it is derived. In a way, it does prove the concept that a lot of one’s personality is identified by ones outward appearance. With her nature of playing masks, wouldn’t she feel pressure to become the shell she occupies, thus losing her personality, thus making the entire exercise of self-sacrifice pointless? If she wanted to continue on as her own self, she would have to deal with the pressures of those who know Taichi for his appearance and thus would have to go through intense social scrutiny. While this idea is struck down, really nothing is gone into why it is a bad idea.įor Iori to be placed in another’s body, let alone a male body, it would be a living hell for her. Taichi, in his needless selflessness, makes an offer to trade places. However, I wish there was more debate as to why it was the logical choice. In the end, the group picks the logical choice, Heartseed himself says so. It’s still not clear what he wants from the group, but what does seem to show is that he wants to see how people react given situations that can be far too cruel. With his control of Iori, we remember that Heartseed’s meddling is not just some mild inconvenience, it’s a constant threat. I’ve been keeping mostly out of the big spoilers so far but if you haven’t watched this episode yet I recommend stopping now, as I can’t discuss the events of the latter half without going into detail. It’s after this reconciliation and some courage from Taichi that our villain once again steals the spotlight. Taichi does his best to explain the obvious: if that’s the definition of personality, then everyone is fractured. Iori finds what she does strange because she cannot reconcile her adaptation as a solid personality. I like to think myself a mostly honest person but no man lives without changing himself to adapt to others. Taichi makes up for his previous mistake with a speech that I think hits far closer to the truth. It doesn’t help that Iori’s personality was so fractured to begin with, but if someone can pretend to be someone else, how can you really tell the truth? While Iori was definitely at fault for testing him like that, it once again delves into this show’s treatment of existentialism. In an environment where anyone can switch places, Taichi is tricked and fails on his promise. It’s almost disappointing that this was not the focus of the episode, but the meat of the story has been driving behind the relationship between Taichi and Iori, and it finally has come to a head.Īs I predicted last week, Taichi’s words to Iori, whilst sweet and comforting, were very hollow. What made you develop feelings for them? In our youth, it is an intuition, a feeling once we see the person we like. Why do we develop crushes for the people we do? I imagine if you have a girlfriend or boyfriend odds are they aren’t the most attractive person you know. I absolutely love his answer to Yui’s question. I was talking with Life about this, and maybe I’m just a sucker for mushy romance, but if it weren’t for the latter half of this episode, Aoki’s opening scene would have stolen the show. If you have any reservations about keeping on with Kokoro, or picking it up for your summer schedule, this episode is the reason to put it at the top of your list. I have been loving Kokoro every minute this season, but they really outdo themselves in this episode. Seeing as talking about anything past that would be a massive spoiler, let’s just say Heartseed is a bastard. The main focus of this episode is the relationship between Taichi and Iori, as well as another existential crisis. Recap: We start with Aoki delivering one of the sappiest but charming confessions, but don’t be fooled.
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