Mahiro is out cold for an entire month, during which time he dreams about the events that have unfolded thus far, his childhood with Yoshino, his life with Aika, and the day he found her dead. When he awakes, it is to a world in which cities are being swallowed by the Tree of Genesis. Samon asks him if he’d be able to kill Yoshino.
If that seems like half the length of our usual pre-review synopsis, that’s because we were only given half an episode to work with. The other half was a recap, told from Mahiro’s perspective and sprinkled with bits of new material here and there, along with the pretty flimsy conceit for subjecting us to said recap: Mahiro is having a very long, very intricate dream, and has a lot of time to think about things thus far. The recap was a bit deflating after a week-long hiatus, but we should have seen it coming.
We’re at a crossroads: the Tree of Genesis is awake and kicking hard, devouring chunks of civilization and humanity with impugnity. Giant branches popping out of skyscrapers is a very irrational thing, so you’d think the Kusaribe clan would be on top of things, trying to restore balance to the world. Meanwhile, we have this slightly unstable looking guy Hanemura showing off some kind of magic. Is he part of another clan? Good? Bad? Who knows. Here the plot merely thickens; it doesn’t solidify.
Rating: 6 (Good)
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