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I thought it was pretty humorous how Todoroki thought he was being clever with the Eiki pun until he found out Eiki did it first. Todoroki was so disappointed. It's a shame Eiki is only a minor Oni, he has a really cool suit and his brown color with turquoise accents is unique!

It's also a nice parallel to Shounen losing his spirit after getting beat up by the bully with a vendetta. This unfortunate encounter may not have shaken him so much before but after his many interactions with the Oni and slowly building his confidence around them, it's a long way to fall down and it's easy to feel weak and purposeless after an experience like that. He looks up to the Oni who exterminate Makamou every week but his failure to defend himself against a mere human has increased his self-loathing more than ever. It was only thanks to Hibiki's definitely-not-mentoring that he could salvage from that experience and pick himself up to try again next time. You can't expect to go from zero to hero without failing a lot on the way and Shounen losing a fight doesn't mean he'll lose them all.

Well, good thread, Die. See you for Kabuto! Just kidding. The best may be behind now but there's still a lot to talk about for the rest of the show. It's not all bad, there are some genuinely cool and emotional moments to look forward to. I believe the quality of Hibiki's second half is comparable to Agito's first half.