[Androzani84]

I see Switchblade has done half of my job for me. So I’ll do something else. Explain why I called attention to the name of the guy Hibiki was calling a few episodes ago.

As someone with an experience in writing fiction, I’ve come to realise that you only name a character if they’re going to be a major player. The exceptions to this rule being a( red shirts where you at least need to feel some sympathy for them and b( if your telling (or retelling) part of the story from their perspective (which is how everyone and their mother in a Star Wars film has a dedicated backstory for what amounts to background extras). Since Todoyama (I’ll explain the origins of his name soon) fits neither bill, they were obviously setting him up for a bigger role.

I will say this about Matsuda. He has a hell of a singing voice. And this show didn’t use it at all. But he’s still the reason I managed to pull myself through the first half and the excuse I had for continuing to watch the second half (sadly, he’s there ‘til the end).