[Fish Sandwich]

Really interesting how you accidentally had a complete turnaround on that episode while writing about it.

Yuka's acting is maybe down to the directors not giving her the best advice or something? I feel like she's halfway onto something, but it tends to mush together into this sort of bland emptiness, which is broadly appropriate for the character, but really not on the same level as most of the other main cast, who give standout performances constantly. Just look at Kusaka. That guy is fun.

Still, her character development is pretty great, which is why this next translation error was one that really got to me.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

「木場さんなら、見捨てたりしないと思うから」

Yeah, Yuka's dialogue gets messed up a lot. Just for context, this is from when Yuka and Kaidou are looking for Yuuji and find Takumi instead. Kaidou recognizes him from when they fought earlier in the show, and tells Yuka they don't have time to bother helping him, and Yuka's counterargument here is actually more along the lines of "if Kiba were here, he wouldn't abandon him". Pointing out that Kaidou would've been happy to grab Yuuji out of a river is a complete non-observation when they both know that already and came here planning to do so.

What this is actually about, which is critical to the plot of the episode, is how much Yuka looks up to Yuuji's unwavering sense of morality. Throughout these episodes Yuka is trying to shake off her inner demons and become a better person, and it should really go without saying that the pervy snake dude is not the one acting as a role-model for her.