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It's Episode 36!

-Before I mention anything: the show has returned from hiatus! Even though when this episode was probably (mostly) filmed to completion before the show took a break, you still kinda feel this sense of uncertainity behind the show, so we're left with a very open and flexible route in the story for this episode's main plot: "And then the big bad shows up and Does A Bad Thing!" The other currently running subplots are quickly wrapped up (Fuwa's past, Yua working with Jin) so it's a pretty open spot to do anything.

-Oh dear, it's Ai-chan....Hiden Manafacturing buliding their own new AI model based off of Aruto's own vision of humans and Humagears working with each other, its a very sweet idea! But, uh.....let's say I feel very awkward about her inclusion in the story...? More on that later.

-Very sorry, but like. I don't follow Jin and Yua's logic at all on destroying the "Destroy Ark" thing? We already know destroying a Humagear doesn't necessarily mean the AI inside is destroyed, and wouldn't Ark be the most vulnerable being trapped in that big sunken satellite? (It being trapped there meant that Ark could only "act" through MJBR carrying out their will for the past 30 or so eps, right?) We could've just, idk, used the extraction of Naki as a red herring to keep Horobi occupied while the rest of the gang makes the satellite explode or something,, Maybe I'd expect this plan from Jin, (which depsite his growth still makes mistakes due to his limited experience) but getting the sign-off on this plan from the person who arguably the smartest person here, Yua?! I can't follow that at all,,,

-Oh hey, it's Ark-Zero lol. While I might not be on-board with any semblance of character they might have, everything else about them (the suit, the weird goop, how they fight having a real "Unstoppable Force" energy) is pretty cool ig.