[Fish Sandwich]

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Same for EX-Aid, who has Fujita for the chubby Level 1 (which is weird since I'm pretty sure he's slimmer than Takaiwa)

Slimmer and shorter, which is presumably the relevance to playing the shorter version of Ex-Aid.

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Originally Posted by Sh Ranger

Incoming despair.

I guess that's just how strong the comedy in these ones is, that I've seen multiple people over the years share just that part of the scene as though Haruto's second line is the joke, because it's already funny by that point, even though that's still only the setup to the real punchline.

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

Yes, Hope is often derived from not being 100% certain of something, but at the same time, people often tend to have a basis for why exactly they're hopeful in the first place. Very rarely is it just Hope for the sake of it. Meanwhile with these episodes, the narrative kinda just shrugs and goes "Eh, it'll work out, maybe. Eventually." And that's not exactly going to inspire Hope in everyone who watches it.

I feel like you're maybe getting a bit distracted from what the actual conflict of the story for Manami is? I think a huge part of the reason Koumura didn't feel the need to provide clear answers to questions like what exactly happened to Manami's family or what exactly atonement is going to involve for her is that those are things that are sorta beside the point?

Regardless of what you fill in those blanks with, nothing about the larger message of the narrative changes. Regardless of her specific motivations, Manami still begins the story trapped in a criminal lifestyle she herself would rather not be living. Regardless of how the situation with the house ultimately turns out, Manami finds tangible hope in the realization that her present is more important than her past. Regardless of how specifically she makes amends, her victory is in resolving to live in that present.