[Fish Sandwich]

Hey, so, time for a ~super~ embarrassing confession – I went years somehow having it in my head that this was final pre-retool episode of Hibiki.

Like, I think I forgot Kiriya was in it, and in retrospect, there's no way this would be the plot the old show ended on, but what I didn't forget about it, and why I think the confusion happened, is because I remember adoring this one, and only Real Hibiki was ever any good, right?

I don't have some deep personal way to relate to it, and I can't recall details, but that scene at the very end with Asumu and his mom in particular, this exact frame and line, are burned into my brain more than just about anything else in Hibiki.



There's a real weighty mood to that whole scene, where it's just kinda processing the drama and emotions of the past 20 minutes, each little line saying more than it seems like at first, that I found myself so invested in. I don't know if I would think this episode holds up on a rewatch or anything, but, at the time at least, I was way into it, and I'm glad Die found so much to love in here too.