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Communicating with aliens has long been a dream of humanity, but imagine you get into radio correspondence with an alien girl voiced by famous female seiyuu Ayane Sakura? You'd never want to give it up!

Though I feel like Kazuo is meant to represent your typical withdrawn, antisocial, hikikomori who reject normal people and society to a degree and seeks some kind of escape, which he finds in a pretty and kind voice he meets over the radio in Fio. Not that it devalues the connection he and Fio shared, just that it comes across as him chasing after a fantasy rather than reality.

Ah yes, the classic "protagonist meets up with an old friend from school," only they aren't really friends...not for lack of trying on Yuma's part.

Hey gang, it's Noiseler! With cool echolocation effects and sonic attacks just as deadly as they've always been! And he's always chasing after the noises!

I had a feeling something would be up with Fio, but what a tragic backstory for a disembodied voice. Poor girl. I think an Ultraman show did a similar plot (Cosmos? Maybe Mebius?), but it still hits hard here.

Thank you for the Kaiju warning system, Arc! Also just goes to show how out of touch Kazuo was of any reality that did not pertain to Fio that he completely ignored the giant battle happening outside his window.

I love how they broke windows during Noiseler's scream.

The SKIP team were not expecting Arc to literally be right next to them and agreeing with their reasoning about Noiseler's behavior. But okay!

Did you miss Arc doing cool things with his barriers and Ultra Slash? Here's an Ultra Slash ping-pong with barriers!

Hey, the GDF actually backed Arc up! That's cool! As is Arc using the elements of his armors to deal more damage with his sword!

I did not expect the Color Timer to be weaponized against Noiseler or that Noiseler would be taken care of non-lethally by making him follow the Ultra Slash back into space...but if it works, it works!

Man, those are some raw tears. Kazuo may never be able to see Fio, and he can only dream of her planet deep into the universe, but at least he was there for her when she really needed someone and up until his last moments. And Yuma is still there for him as he embraces truly living again, in her honor.

Next week: a new Ultra Robot and Gubila!