why did the tone suddenly shift to shotacon in episode 5? Bernie listens in to a girl drunk dialing her ex and he has a whole montage of him and the boy. Kind of a weird moment to compare a romantic relation to the one you have with a 12 year old boy but it's not like i mind.


I think christina, while it seems like droning, was conflicted herself on what it means to enter war. I think it was a bit refreshing to hear a character outright say neither side is good nor bad. you do what to have to do. It shows that she was conflicted about her own choice and maybe speaking to al helped her voice her own conflict. It was pretty funny that she knocked bernie the fuck out though.

What a fucking ending though. Al getting shell shocked was not something i thought would've happened. I really like how this a soldier conflicted on his duties and 'side' to where he befriends a civilian. The taped confession is a nice addition to show his changed feelings. while nothing like this type of writing is very new or groundbreaking I love moral grey characters. It's always nice to get a character not so comically absorbed on their own side and willing to change.

al and bernie are some of my favorite MCs so far. it was a really nice short ova series, one of the best for me in gundam.