[FairyKing]

Let's just take a moment to appreciate Izu's actress, she did an amazing job balancing the emotional weight of those scenes with Izu's mostly emotionless character. Related to that, does anyone else feel like Izu's emotionless-ness is gradually changing? Like in her expressions and voice, there's just a little bit more feeling showing than at the start of the series. I wonder if that will continue as she gets closer to Singularity.

Also it just hit me that Izu is the president's aide and Wazu was the president's aide. It's their names, get it?

Shining Hopper's proper debut was awesome, I loved how they had it lose at first and need more to be complete, instead of just being the shiny new form that solved everything. Its design has grown on me a lot too, especially with how it's like energy surging through the base suit instead of armor added on top of it. And that combat simulation power? So cool.

I wonder if that "it pushes your body beyond its limits" thing will get Aruto hurt later on... I mean, even worse than it already did. At the very least, it makes a good excuse for him to keep using other forms first and only go to Shining Hopper when the enemy proves tough enough to need it.