“I knew the truth... I knew that you were gone... But... I couldn’t bear it...”

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“I knew the truth... I knew that you were gone... But... I couldn’t bear it...”
Hiroto: So, where do you prefer to sleep?
Kazuki: Next to Soushi.
Hiroto: ...
Kazuki: What?
posting this here too.
sorry not sorry.
The Perfection of DEAD OR ALIVE
Because I love this opening more than any opening every I decided to make this post to illustrate why.
I mean, it gives us everyone we’ve ever met - dead or alive - showing that no one is every forgotten...the first sequence is so powerful and here is why:
Happy Kazuki (such a rare sight omg)
Sakura, Mamoru, Kenji, Kuramae (I’m guessing), Kouyo
Happy Soushi (even rarer holy crap! And that callback ugh!)
Toomi
Shouko (our angel) in a wonderful callback to better times
Ayano, Kiyomi, Youko, Chizuru
Poor baby Canon
Akira and Rina
Seri and Hiroto
Yumi and Ryo (get RoL out of my face, those poor kids!)
Yukie, Yumiko and Michio (gdi Yukie)
Even Kouzo, Fumihiko, Mizoguchi, Tamotsu and Grandma Nishio
And another wonderful callback--
--to when the kids basically got the whole plot rolling
DEAD OR ALIVE is an homage to the entire series, reminding us that no one is every forgotten and that the Peace they once had will forever be their goal. And it’s beautiful.
Bonus:
I’m always a sucker for remade scenes of old <3
Hiroto: What's the biggest mistake you've made?
Soushi: ...
Hiroto: W-wait, you don't have to answer if you don't want to! Here, tissues, tissues.
Hiroto: Wouldn't it be so fun to go visit the outside world again?
Maya: You're romanticizing the entire thing. We spent far more time trying to not die to other humans and Festums, than making love under the night sky.
Hiroto: Who would you say helped you the most throughout your research?
Soushi: ...
Soushi: ...
Soushi: The vending machine.
Hiroto: If you could date a household appliance, what would you date?
Soushi: Vending machine.
Hiroto: W-wasn't that too fast of an answer...
Hiroto: HEY! WAIT! A vending machine isn't even a household appliance!