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Himura learns of Yuuko’s dark secret.

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HOLY SHIT! This….this was….

Wow….

I was literally out of breath after watching this episode. Think about that for a bit…out of breath. The scene in this episode with Yuuko talking about all these things that have happened to her was just so engrossing and captivating I was drawn in. You know when something shocking happens and you take a bit of a gasp. Well this was that feeling that lasted for half of the episode almost. I was stuck on that end of gasp moment where you don’t’ breathe for a long time, taking very little breaths that I was out of breath after it. I thought it was absolutely amazing.

I’m really concerned for what is going to happen now. I mean, this moment was effectively a climax to the Yuuko arc, with so many questions remaining there can easily be almost another climax or a very interesting and rough ride down from said climax. I am VERY suspicious of Yuuko’s physical existence in the present. I mean, we saw her actually disappear into nothing but feathers when she was talking to Kei in the present. This show isn’t heavy on supernatural aspects so that’s a very suspicious thing. Tying that with the numerous other times she seems to appear out of nowhere, know the situation exactly, and offer almost profound advice I really think she is effectively dead, an angel or something similar.

I’m really at a lose as to what can happen from now on. The way this event happened it’s not exactly like Yuuko and Himura can just start a happy relationship. Hell, as we see in the present Himura is very cynical, which seems to be a result of this event. Putting aside Mizuki and Kuze, I don’t see what can really happen now other then finding out if Yuuko is alive in the present and if not how she died. Although that’s a big thing to cover, the whole relationship possibilities with Himura or anything of the sort have pretty much been permanently just stopped with this event, no possibilities at all now.

One big question I want answered, involving Himura, is how he got connected to the Shindou twins. Himura obviously knows Chihiro pre-accident, as when Chihiro woke up after being unconscious for 13 or more hours, she recognized him instantly. We have yet to see any hint of being connected to them post this event and I don’t think he is blood related to them. My best guess is that he adopted them as orphans kind of to avoid what happened to Yuuko happening to others by taking care of them himself but even if that is the case its such an important event in Himura’s life that I want it to be elaborated on.