[DreamSword]

Episode 5: Theorist

Is Yun a Kaiju?

I'm actually really starting to wonder that given not only the plot of this episode, but also some of the interweaving threads of the show so far.

Outside of the usual Kaiju hunting, this episode talks about about time loops, or rather, different points in time being brought to a singular point, which also ties into the first episode, where Yun talks about how the future is fixed.

That, combined with the very interesting behavior of Anguirus, makes me really wonder if Yun really is a normal human. If not a Kaiju, then maybe at some point he was exposed to the red dust, which is apparently what archetypes, the material which defies time and space, are made of?

Speaking of Anguirus, is it weird that I actually feel kinda bad for the thing? Not only is it a child Kaiju, but it only ever seems to act in self-defense, rather than any sort of malicious instinct like Rodan does. It ate one of the Rodan corpses in secret, and only ever attacked any humans who attacked it first. Heck, it even let Yun and the hunters go despite being shot at.

It really makes me hope that the next episode ends in a more peaceful solution for the thing, but given that Jet Jaguar is readying up to fight it, I think that might be wishful thinking unfortunately. This is one of the few times where I'm actually not looking forward to a big and flashy action climax to the arc. Or maybe I'm thinking about robots beating up Kaiju too hard, which is ironic given the kind of science-y driven plot that this anime has.

Oh, almost forgot, maybe we're not supposed to think about it too hard, but I am rather confused as to how exactly Mei's' plotline and Yun's' plotline line up. Not in terms of like, themes and ideas, but more the exact timeframe. The way the events of the episode is played out, it really seems as though the two are exchanging texts all while Yun is running around looking for Anguirus. Which, while not impossible, is a bit improbable. My current theory is that the AI in his phone is doing all of the talking for him, given that the two exchange replies near instantly. Well whatever, it's not a huge deal I suppose.

But yeah, action climax, next episode. Hoo boy.