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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Adult Luna has appeared in Superhero Senki, but for Sophia being revealed as a Luna clone, likely indicating how Luna can look like as an adult, yet actual adult Luna is portrayed by different (younger) actress Mayuu Yokota, instead of Rina Chinnen.

Now that the Sophia spoilers have passed, the way I understand it is that Sophia is specifically a clone of the original Wonder World maiden who met Tassel, while Luna is the latest incarnation born from the Omniscient Tome.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Actually there isn't many fan of Ryoga simp, but for these kind of moments it can be dismissed as just a gag stuff and not a serious stuff. This is the reason why I talked about how comedy isn't always lighthearted, it can be about schadenfreude too. Some shows also feel this way to have even nice characters partake in domestic abuse for comedy, but got these ignored narrative-wise and still treated like a saint (and audience buying it). In fiction it seems that it'd be also easier to overlook bad behaviors if it doesn't cause bad consequences, attempted maiming or murder can be ignored entirely if it ends with no harm at all to the would-be victim.

A person whose mistakes and wrongdoings go unpunished is a person who'll continue to be a problem for others until they do. Unfortunately, Reika never gets called out for her destructive behavior, not even by her disciplined brother Ryouga. Schadenfreude can be a source of comedy, but usually it's selective as it depends on the viewers feeling like the target is an acceptable punching bag. I mean, does anybody actually think Sophia, Touma and Mei deserved to be treated this way? I certainly don't.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Oh, man, I love Luna turning into an adult in this episode. Maybe the smartest decision this show ever made. It's Luna taking control of her narrative for the first time ever, and changing her role from Helpless Victim to Integral Ally. And she does it herself! With no one else's suggestion or input! It's a fully-actualized Luna, just when Touma needs to put the past behind him and fight for the future. I love it so much.

I have to side with Androzani on this one. Maybe you can argue from a symbolic perspective, but from a logical perspective, it just doesn't make any sense in the story. Like, how does Luna become an adult? A kid can't just decide to become an adult, not even a 25+ year-old kid. I think it's especially ridiculous for this to happen in the fifth last episode of the show. I was way too used to Okamoto's portrayal of Luna at this point, so this new actress wasn't going to make me care about her portrayal in less than five episodes.

So yeah, with this, I can confirm that my 3 main Saber beefs are Solomon, Reika and Adult Luna.