Comparing Version 8 to Version 9:
Comments:
Who is Haine again? We have heard that name before, but I never quite grapsedgrasped who it was. And why does Haine need bodies? Most Shadows feed on 'data', don't they? Where did Shin acquire these godlike powers that he holds? I'm glad this loop has lasted as long as it did, because if Shin kept getting killed and starting over every episode or two I doubt if I'd be able to keep track of what is going on; that is, what events are still in effect and which have been cancelled out by resets. Still, a distinct change in the storytelling of this show seems to have taken place, and not for the better. All of a sudden all sorts of wild events are hurled at us--<spoiler>Tokiko is one of the villains! That wasn't Shiori at all! Negoro is a Zombie! Ushio <i>wasn't</i> cremated!</spoiler>--and it is up to us to make sense of them. Whereas following the plot used to be quite fun yet remarkably easy, now it is confusing and difficult.
