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It's Episode 38!

-Yes, it's indeed the long-awaited "Thouser and Thouser" episode. Before I say anything, I must note that similar verbal abuse and pressure that Gai goes through that parents inflict on their children is a very, very, serious and awful thing. However.....Doesn't this whole reveal feel downright goofy, or is it me? I can see how having an awful parent that pressures you to meet a standards that is frankly impossible while forcing you to push away any "distractions" (such as one cute robot dog) may turn someone into a person who uses any method they can to get ahead to reach that standard, but like...this is Gai Amatsu we're talking about, yknow? The guy who either directly or indirectly caused every bit of the show's conflicts. It's a bit hard to swallow, I suppose, even if the show at this point isn't necessarily asking me to forgive him right now. (Gai's delivery on "Yes Aruto I have gotten my robot dog back and recieved a brief therapy session let's now ~work together~ to defeat Ark" is so amusing to me, so there's that.)

- Thouser the Dog is super adorable though, Rider is naturally improved just have random mascot-esque characters running around, dunno why they stopped after like, what? Wizard?

(.......This may be perhaps a bit Too Much, so you're all free to ignore this part perhaps what makes Gai hard to swallow is that due to my own personal experiences is that people of Gai's position who share similar mindsets...are just straight up awful? There's no sob story at the beginning of their stories: they are just Terrible People who don't care about the Terrible Things they do to people as long as they are happy and successful. I am fully aware however, that this is a show about karate bugmen making each other explode to teach children how to be good people, so I understand such a concept is an unsavory deal to write about. It's a big part about how I find this stuff to be a lil less than ideal in watching this show, so I felt like I should mention it.)


-I forget to mention it earlier, but someone did translate the full list of dirt Shesta pulled up on Gai. It's.....A Lot! Ranging from sexual harrassment to tax evasion to simply faking reasons to be absent from work. I know it's in the very fabric of Gai's character to be as cartoonishly evil as possible but like. Maybe they shouldve not include that first crime if you want everyone to be willing to even hear out any kind of sympathetic lense for him.......? But that's just me.