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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

For what I and people talk about Kiva's sexism, I feel like different here for thinking that there are may be legitimate reasons to prevent Yuri becoming IXA here. That IXA is still incomplete and it'd outright kill Yuri if she used that. And thus, Jiro, a Wolfen, is less risky to be tested of using IXA (and you're right, the name is IXA Prototype). This gives me the vibe of Faiz again, where this is a difference between humans and monsters instead; only an Orphnoch like Takumi can be Faiz, and Mari/Keitaro got rejected for that. For Kiva being labeled as sexist to women, this notion can instead be sexist to men instead, seeing men as the expendable gender, it's ok for men to be used and tested as their lives have less value. Though I agree it's legitimate complaint you have for Yuri here to not have their emotional issues to be addressed, have to say a girl being independent and capable doesn't mean they should never show affection, defy everyone, and never need any other people particularly men.

So, the problem with some of this is that while the viewers know that Zanki isn't human, Yuri and Shima don't. Shima picking Zanki to operate IXAlso isn't some pragmatic decision based on Zanki's superhuman resilience; he just picked the newest dude to walk into Mal d'Amour.

And, really, the problems are in how the episode resolves these attacks on Yuri's pride. Shima opting to make this decision for her is bad enough, but her acting grateful for Zanki's sacrifice is a little too far. It's a decision two different made on her behalf, with none of her input, and the show resolves her frustration and despair with a Gosh Thanks Guys. It's a story that's 95% about how Yuri is dealing with losing something that connects her to her late mother, and the final 5% is a patronizing Don't Worry Lady The Men Will Carry This Burden For You. She never asked them to do that! But then she's, like, touched by the gesture? It's a very unwelcome turn for the character.

There's a difference between a story where Yuri asks for help, and a story where a couple men decide something to protect Yuri without telling her.