Bandai Premium with a special DX Lemon Energy Lockseed toting Ryouma's voice.

We didn't know the part that Kouta couldn't live if he forced the forest back, just the part that he'd give up his humanity. Sagara made it seem like he'd be ousted from society AND die because he'd like a forest to live in, meaning he'd eventually starve or just poof out of existence.

What?
It was made clear weeks ago that Kouta couldn't eat anymore (I guess it's an assumption that he couldn't. But I much preferred the hinting at that Kouta couldn't eat human food, rather than just out and out telling the audience he can't).

He wouldn't poof out of existence, did you pay attention to the illusion? It blatantly told us that, regardless of how much Kouta would do, if he transformed into a monster, he'd be killed like Hase.
The point of the illusion was pretty clearly "Turn your back on them before they turn against you."

Have you ever had a hamburger?

http://builder.cheezburger.com/Build...d-3e84e9b92395

It sure has some common points with OOO, but honestly, I think Urobuchi is more on the Blade route here.

I can definitely see that. Both Kouta and Kenzaki have to turn into what they were fighting in order to save the world. Thus they cast off their humanity in order to save it.

Not sure where you're going with this, but I'm curious to find out: yes, yes I have had a hamburger. In fact, a good cheeseburger is one of my favorite meals.

Plus their final forms both involve their gimmick (fruit and cards) swirling around them before turning into Shiny Armor that bodies all the power of all the peices involved.

Absorb Queen, Evolution King! Lock Open, Dai, Dai, Dai SHOGUN!
Straight Royal Flush! Kiwami Sparking!

Great, now I want to see Blade King Arms.