Ren had a whole arc about fighting his father because he couldn’t forgive himself over all the killings he had committed before meeting Yoh. But what happens when a relative of one of his victims appears? He was so shocked that he lets himself get stabbed & killed. It happens rather quickly as a surprise attack in the manga, but now that the anime caught up to this part, they’ve taken some liberties in showing just how deeply affected Ren really felt at the time & I love it!!!!
As soon as he hears about his misdeed, his reaction is to turn to Nichrom in disbelief
He sees his victim in Nichrom & enters a headspace where he’s surrounded by various bodies stabbed by his weapon as if to remind him of just how many lives he took bruhh what
Ren sees his self, from not so long ago, do the dastardly deed…
That last shot leads to his own stabbing from Peyote’s Grande Fantasma, as if he’s receiving a blow from his own self. Deep down, this was because Ren felt he deserved it & it’s so neat to see the anime displaying like this!! I’m still sad, but I’m happy with this neat addition!
Also the part where the view darkens & other characters’ voices wane into the background because that’s exactly how Horohoro & Joco are feeling in that very moment, as the utter shock of Ren’s demise gradually catches up to their reality. Ahhh I felt so bad for them!!! Also a song starts playing to add to the tone 😢
Really great stuff happening ahhhhhhh 😭👏