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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

There wasn't really anybody in Gaim who was like, "I'm going to make this better". Even in a world of sugar and rainbows, if the characters are all cynics, then the world will feel like that as well.

Kota, Takatora, and Mai are all the prime examples of the sparkles of hope in the darkness. Heck, a big part of Takatora's' arc is him always looking for the silver lining in what would for most people be an impossible scenario. And adding to that theme...

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That's what annoys me about Kaito, that his cynical philosophy is pretty much the same from start to end and he won't be persuaded otherwise unless someone literally kills him to prevent him from committing genocide.

I feel as though that's kind of the point that the show is trying to make though? That the more nihilism and cynicism grows, that only makes it even more important that there be those who feel differently to keep standing up for the hope and good in the world. People like Kaito can't be reasoned with, and yeah, that sucks, but it also doesn't mean you back down or give up on what you believe in. Even if one doesn't agree with Kaito's' philosophy, he at the very least has a reason for why he is the way he is and is willing to give it his all. And that, in its own way, can be seen as respectable.

Rather ironic given how much of a cynical nihilist Urobochi himself is, all things considered.

Not saying you're required to actually like any of that, of course. Just my perspective on it.