A Giftia going bad only needs its memory reformatted and swapped with a new one. The hardware is perfectly good.
A Giftia going bad only needs its memory reformatted and swapped with a new one. The hardware is perfectly good.
Peace.
Episode 10 - HS
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Damn, she was stubborn, but it's finally over. In fact the show could end right here, because we all know how it's really going to end. But I guess I can watch that as well. I have nothing against tragedies that don't possess a bitter aftertaste.
Even the mafia couldn't resist Isla's cuteness, as expected.
That is like one of the weirdest offices I have ever seen. It's worse than a high school class room when it comes to hosting embarrassing drama.
Now they have less than a month left. They should spend every night of it having sex. Giftias can't get pregnant anyway.
Peace.
The only way I see this show ending is:
Tearful goodbye when Isla gets retrieved.
Get a new Giftia that looks exactly like Isla but doesn't have her memories to be MC's new partner.
End on a short cut that gives some hint that maybe she does remember, even though there is no way she does.
I want Isla to be completely gone. Otherwise, everything the show built up to becomes pointless. It would be even better if the new Giftia that looks like Isla shows utter disregard of the dude, but he doesn't care either because he knows she's not the same person. He shouldn't shy away from making new bonds and keep being the nice guy that he is. That shows his growth as a person and as a spotter, giving meaning to Isla's life outside of just memories.
He can get together with tsundere girl after grieving for a while. She wants him, and he doesn't seem to hate her. It just so happened he was already in love with Isla from the very beginning and never gave her a chance.
Peace.
The new giftia would have a totally different personality and identity, I reckon. It wouldn't realistically work. Not to mention it would be exceptionally unfair for the giftia when Tsukasa would be wishing for her to be someone else, as if the new personality was inferior. If the section boss has any wits, he will make absolutely sure the reset ex-Isla doesn't come back.
Maybe the tsundere girl will snatch Tsukasa. She seems to be interested in him.
This show is weird. During the first few episodes it was as if Giftias (Isla) suffered a slight gradual decline for a few years before they finally need retrieval. At that point I thought this show would be about living with dementia. I had quite high hope for that at that stage.
The whole overwork thing is strange since Giftias get mechanically maintained and aren't mentally able to forget things. You'd think 3 years of haitus would be enough to set her back. Anyway, by episode 10 it was clear that Isla gradually gets better symptomatically and we're mostly in it for a few things:
1) Isla's cuteness
2) romantic tension between the main leads
3) drama about making vs not making memories given a limited lifespan
The artwork lacks contrast. Colours are pale, despite being bright overall.
I'm not sure if we had time, but a lot of the side characters seem wasted. We could have explored many more different retrieval/Giftia dynamics by checking out other personalities. Eru's comedy relief is welcome, but Minako (that's the tsundere girl right?) was really overbearing at times. It wasn't always fun to watch.
In the end, I feel like the author changed directions partway through and missed a big opportunity to take the declining, demented family member pathway. It could have been novel.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Uh... No. Taking care of a demented family member is one of the greatest burdens an individual can be afraid of in normal developed societies. You think people would be willing to buy expensive androids that invariably develop a dementia? This show is stretching the matter already so thin with the giftia suddenly turning into killing machines that there's absolutely no need for further drawbacks.Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
This dementia idea came about as soon as Isla was introduced as being clumsy, before they introduced the violent nature of Wanderers. The opportunity was presented before the berserk killing idea. I'm talking about ep 1 or 2 departure.
Like someone said above, we buy pets. So what if they get sick. So what if that's "natural" and these are robots?
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
If you were given a choice between a pet that will get sick and decrepit as it ages or a pet that's like a Numenorean that lives long and ages gracefully and then just suddenly dies, I reckon most would choose the latter. You don't actually want your pet to be sick. These giftia are robots, even if they have an (artificial) soul, and are precisely as the engineering team has designed and built them. We all agree that Isla is super cute, and that's partially because of her dojikko nature. It's not a moe factor for nothing.
What you're saying is that the customers have a choice between a Giftia that suddenly drops dead, and a Giftia that dies slowly.
What I initially talked about (and you quoted) was that the author had a choice of writing Giftias with slow degeneration, as opposed to writing them for a sudden one. I think that people would be willing to buy either.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
Of course the author had any choice available, but let's not forget two things: The giftia life span is short as it is, so it's best not to waste much of it, and on the other hand the plot isn't exactly this show's forte.
Okay, after the latest episode, I have a slight revision for my expected ending. The diary almost certainly will be involved.
The last scene will probably be the new Giftia picking up the diary and going through it.
But how should a Giftia physically hope to recover lost memory when the brain is essentially new? That sounds like magic, hocus pocus area to me.
The heart wrenching goodbye scenes better not disappoint.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
They shouldn't be able to.
That doesn't stop them from ending the show on a scene that makes it look like it worked though.
I hope something tragic happens before their goodbye, like Tsukasa dying in front of Isla in the hands of a berserk Giftia.
Peace.
I do not think that anime is in the right category for such an ending.It could also be Isla going bersek for 5 minutes and when she comes back to senses, understands she just killed him.
I guess these ideas are coming only because of the poor writing. But it repains a nice soothing watch, even though we know it will end in a mildly sad way.
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
No, it has nothing to do with poor writing. I just love tragedy.
Peace.
How would a giftia retrieval office giftia be allowed to expire to the berserk state? That would go beyond the poor writing this series is known for.
To be honest after the level of writing this show has displayed, I'm not too optimistic about a really impactful tragedy ending, but who knows. There's still a chance it could pull it off. Everything's good as long as it doesn't go for some bullshit ending.
Because keeping a Giftia from expiring isn't completely under the office's control. We say "owner", but if this is medically comparable that person would be the "next of kin". In Isla's case, it would be Tsukasa.
If it's not Isuzu-chan Mii~
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