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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

I wonder if Yukina's the predecessor of Seina Tsukumo from Gotchard (Houtaro's childhood friend from ep. 30-31). Seina does have jealousy issues, but Yukina has outright twisted side to coerce Yuki into doing what she wants in damaging her belongings. She also pushes a shopkeeper away and force Yuki to look worse so she can't outshine Yukina. Case of women bringing each other down (only Yukina does this, obviously, including when she knows Yuki isn't dating Gentaro). While Tamae and Ritsuko wanted to ask Gentaro to the prom because he helped them to be free from Zodiart influence, I wonder what made Yukina like Gentaro (Seina too has a promise with Houtaro). As Yukina puts it, Gentaro likes all of humanity, but Gentaro only ever had eyes for Nadeshiko as a romantic interest.

I actually like Yukina. A lot of that is for what we learn in part two of this story, but she also spends most of this episode tormenting Yuuki and I am always down for Yuuki getting tormented (we'll come back to this in a few episodes).

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

What seems to be an interesting premise, or perhaps what should be more focused, is how perhaps Gentaro and other KRC members are put into a situation like Ryusei, that they have to be secretive about something, with non-KRC members tagging along (though Gentaro can invite people to join KRC like Miura, or having people want to join them like Ran and Haru). This may be a roadblock of Gentaro wanting to befriend others, like Ryusei putting a facade against the KRC.

I don't know that it would get in the way of Gentarou befriending others? It hasn't really affected his status at school, with him forming bonds with tons of different students. And he isn't as secretive about his heroics as Ryuusei is -- Ryuusei has to keep things a secret because of Tachibana's rules, while Gentarou and the KRC are keeping things quiet to more effectively combat the Zodiarts. (Gentarou has told dozens of people that he's Fourze! But only when they already know about the Zodiarts!)