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Bokurano 6: Lust
Guess what? This show is still fantastic and Kako is still a little bastard! When you take the events of this episode and compare them with the other significant demise in this season’s schedule, it’s clear what a pathetic little coward he is. Running on his own selfish desires and screaming “Why me? It’s not fair!” like a spoilt child, he’s the polar opposite of TTGR’s Kamina, who died a heroic man’s death with no fear or regrets. Initially I was taken in by his sob-story of neglect and misery but… and the ‘but’ is a significant one.
No matter how your family turn their backs on you, no matter how much the ignorant gits at school hate you, your life is your own. Within the limitations of his young life I’m sure Kako had at least some opportunity to turn things around - if only in his final days with fellow pilots of the Zearth (who, don’t forget even went as far as going to his house to see how he was getting on). There’s no excuse - NONE - for his despicable behaviour towards Chizu in his final hours of life. It was an act of pure selfishness that proves he never truly cared for her more than he cared about himself. Suffice to say, I felt no sadness when he met his suitably underwhelming end!
This puts the Zearth in a bit of a bind though, but Dung Beetle’s nonchalant attitude suggests to me that it’s a minor setback that’s able to be rectified. When the whole planet is at stake, you’re going to have a Plan B, right? Meanwhile, the military makes a predictable and unsurprisingly futile attack on the latest enemy, which had me wondering what they are exactly. Each one looks different from the last, but all have a similar ‘head’ or ‘face’ feature as the Zearth. My best guess right now is that the aliens are being piloted by poor unfortunates not unlike the kids we’ve been following so far.
So, this was an episode that wrapped up little Kako. It’s credit to the writers, I suppose, that I could understand his situation (i.e. he had reasons for not believing humanity is worth saving from his own point of view) but at the same time I was very much aware of how wrong he was. Judging by the next ep’s preview, things won’t be pleasant for Chizu either. I mean this as one heck of a compliment but this series is repeatedly reminding me of the other supreme exercise in characterisation in the face of adversity and general harshness: Battle Royale. Even though it probably won’t conclude completely with the manga still being ongoing, I have high hopes for Bokurano.
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