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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

If I had a nickel every time I saw a mid-season episode in which it involved a heartbreaking development between two friends, I'd have two nickels.

Except it'd be multiplied by the coincidence bonus of me binging Symphogear XV on the same week this episode aired. In which both episodes also end on a clipshow credits sequence of the two friends.

I will not fall prey to your Symphogear propaganda!

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Originally Posted by Switchblade

Thanks for sharing that story. It's really amazing when you find a piece of media that manages to connect with you so precisely, isn't it?

Absolutely. While I wouldn't call Versus Road one of my favorite shows ever or anything right now, it somehow managing to hit a bullseye in such a specific way will definitely keep in in my memory.

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Personally, I never warmed up much to Hoshiai; he was so obviously going to die that it didn't feel worth it to get emotionally invested in him. Couple that with finding Kuon to be one of the most boring characters on the show, I wasn't nearly as affected by this episode.

I could see that. It's sort of the inherent problem with the Death Game genre, right? You have to go in pretty much assuming that 99% of the cast are dead people walking. And for some, it makes it hard to make any sort of connection. I think GARO VR does a decent job at it though. And this particular point really tempts me to cover Casshern Sins sooner rather than later.

On the point of Kuon, I dunno, I disagree. Ever since we hit the mid 2000s, straight forward protags who are simply good people have become more and more rare to come by. That alone makes me appreciate Kuon. But in the context of GARO, it also makes him standout all the more when compared to most of the other main characters I've experienced in this franchise so far. Combine that with his genuine platonic love for Hoshiai and I warmed up to the two pretty quick.

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It's actually because the character reminded me so much of elements of Kuon and Hoshiai that I pretty much immediately disliked Keiwa on Geats.

Hahaha. You have no idea how funny that is yet.

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Originally Posted by Enchilada645

Okay, slight joking with my personal experience with GARO VR aside.

That personal story was honestly incredible to read. It's honestly great that GARO VR ended up hitting those kinds of emotions for you. And it really is wonderful at how positively friends can impact you and how much it hurts when you end up parting ways without any easy way to keep up with each other.

Thanks, guys. I appreciate the kind words.

Friendship, platonic love, whatever term you feel like using... it's a cliche, but it really is such a beautiful thing, and something I do my best not to take for granted due to experiences like that one.

I every so often wonder how that guy is doing. All I know for sure is that he apparently never took to social media because I could never find him on anything.