I wish part 2 was more than just an appeasement piece to lure the new people they caught from HSR and GI. It took them a year to partially undo the damage the 2024 reboot caused. If only they could write characters that are not safe, dumbed down and actually have their own distinct quirks like with Kiana being a junkfood addict rapist, Bronya being rude, and Seele being schizophrenic. HSR's notoriety and popularity is dragging HI3 along with it and it's so frustrating to watch. They almost changed Sparkle's script namecalling Aventurine as a space gypsy because of a minority of retards who can't separate fiction with reality. I wish HI3 maintains its own distinct otaku identity without being dragged by its normalfag riajuu friendly spin-offs.