And the loops might even be a metaphor in Sotsu too, a fantastical extrapolation of Satoko and RikaвЂ™s fistfight when they returned to Hinamizawa. ThatвЂ™s one way to interpret Umineko, for example. Oftentimes, in WTC and elsewhere, time loops are a metaphor for a characterвЂ™s mental journey or issues. But SotsuGou sure destroyed my trust in the rest of WTC. But now? Well, nothing can erase the other queerness in Umineko. ItвЂ™s one of the major things that made me treasure it over things like Touhou and Madoka, for daring to have its lesbian characters in an actual relationship. After finishing Umineko, I saw WTC as one of those few works that didnвЂ™t tiptoe around queerness. If an anime directly focused on Satoko and RikaвЂ™s relationship didnвЂ™t go there, I canвЂ™t see Jun, or Mei, or any future work doing it either.ДЄnd itвЂ™s hard to overstate how much that sours my interest in the series. (At least it wasnвЂ™t the worst scenarios I imaginedвЂ¦)Д«ut what makes the lack of romance in Sotsu especially disappointing is that it feels like the final nail in the coffin for any hope of canonically romantic SatoRika, or even any unambiguously romantic LambdaBern interactions - in the entire franchise. Thus, I wasnвЂ™t surprised when SotsuвЂ™s finale went all-in on emphasizing Satoko and RikaвЂ™s вЂњвЂќfriendship.вЂќвЂќ There really was no other way to interpret the interview comments, so this anticlimax of a denial was inevitable. I already wrote at length about my feelings on RyukishiвЂ™s вЂњitвЂ™s not yuriвЂќ comments regarding Satokowashi when they were first translated. (And IвЂ™ve heard that witch!SatokoвЂ™s characterization in Mei is already a little better than the anime, so this seems very possibleвЂ¦!)Д«ut regardless, I donвЂ™t think it will actually give me any of these things I was so excited for.Д«ecause, given RyukishiвЂ™s comments in the post-finale interview and elsewhere, I have to conclude these were all things Ryukishi wasnвЂ™t actually interested in exploring. If weвЂ™re really lucky, it might also fix the unsympathetic Satoko problem.

A clear and satisfying emotional throughline to Umineko.ДЄ reasonable expectation is that Jun will fix the repetition and pacing problems of Sotsu.

Exploration of the trauma of looping and its effects on Rika and Satoko.

An actual SatoRika romance, not more frustrating вЂњjust friendsвЂќ nonsense like we see in the tons of other anime.

вЂ¦Well, IвЂ™m personally tempering my expectations.Д«ecause here are the things I was most interested in for Sotsu: Higurashi Sotsu, the anime, ended up kind of a mess. A moderator's verdict is final and arguing with them will only cause further punishment.So okay. If you think you'll get in trouble for what you're about to do, don't do it.

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