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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Fuwa's rampage against Humagears came iirc because of his killed family in his false memories.

I don't know if that's correct? I remember it just being Fuwa chased by killer robots at his school. I don't recall the show ever bringing up Fuwa's family (fake memories or real ones) until this episode.

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Originally Posted by Kurona

I still don't get though why they thought this was the superior narrative choice than having Fuwa, like... talk to an actual person, or why in-universe Aruto thought it was a better idea to cook up an Alexa instead of talking to Fuwa himself. Just... fascinating decisions all across the board, here

All the behind-the-scenes factors aside, it works for me because Aruto's usual method of helping people is almost always going to be making them an AI buddy to help navigate their inner turmoil. Like, Aruto will toss out words of encouragement in the heat of battle, or try and defuse the tension with a dumb joke, but his dream is that Humagears can help people be better versions of themselves; Fuwa's problem is literally what Aruto builds Humagears for.

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

Also, maybe I'm misremembering, but I don't believe that Ai was created for Fuwa specifically? Aruto made her as a way to help people have someone to talk to in general.

Sort of? Aruto's looking to build a Humagear that can be a statement piece for Hiden Manufacturing, and Fuwa (conveniently) needs a kind of help for which there isn't an existing Humagear solution. So while there's hope that Ai could be of use to other people, it's really Fuwa's current problem that she's designed towards.

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

As a very introverted person who doesn't really like interacting with people, it helps a lot. Just having a friendly voice to talk to and chat about stuff with, I can probably let out stuff a lot more than I would talking to someone through normal means.

Yeah, I mean... Fuwa's plot here is just the kids version of Her, you know? Fuwa can't confide in a professional or his friends, but there's this disembodied lady voice that he can open himself up to. There's dramatic precedent, if nothing else.