>>535262872
>shine in her eye
doubt

>>534776989
They also justify it in the narrative. It does induce some mixed feelings in the audience, however, especially as Geevs and Cope are mulching through some pretty sympathetic characters. Feels like watching an adult go all out on a 12 year old. It leaves a bad after taste.

>>533608027
>Is that like an actual thing with meaning in anime that I never noticed before?
Yes. Characters who lack it are typically damaged in some way. Have you noticed how eye highlights are a huge indicator of character alignment in Gunvolt?