Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I figured we’d check back in on Togo and the gang with a fresh episode of Yuki Yuna is a Hero, as we all collectively wait for the other shoe to drop. Honestly, it feels a bit cruel just to be watching this show; with every episode viewed, we march further away from the charming friendship our leads have established, and closer towards the prophesied violent end of their heroic tenure. The inherent dramatic irony of this prequel saga means we cannot even hope for a happy ending; the “happiest” conclusion here is that the end comes swiftly, and our heroes aren’t strung along bearing false hopes.

In that, Washio Sumi Chapter is cleverly succeeding in further aligning us with Togo’s headspace at the end of the first season, wherein her certainty of eventual destruction led her to rebel against the Divine Tree itself. With failure preordained, the full cycle of the Divine Tree’s cruelty is certain to be realized, and we can witness firsthand how the deterioration of our heroes is interpreted by the true believers of this society. If they cannot be rescued, then they can at least be recognized for their sacrifice – so let us return to the battle, as the gods make their plans and us mortals suffer the consequences!

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Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’re continuing with the journey of Togo, or “Washii” to her new friends, as she and her companions fight bravely in defense of the Divine Tree. Having defeated their first Vertex with only moderate difficulty, the trio have since bonded over some delicious mall gelato, where Nogi assigned Togo her fateful nickname. Thus our long march off a short pier continues, our only assurance being that things will soon get much, much worse.

I’m already steeling myself for that blow, but in the meantime, I’m also quite enjoying this season’s distinct conception of the relationship between heroes and the Divine Tree. Rather than the oblivious Yuki and her friends, Togo’s group have been fully briefed on their responsibilities, and are seen as heroes by their fellow students. Given what’s coming down the line, I could imagine that their fates actually resulted in the dismantling of this hero preparatory academy system; after all, if their classmates can directly connect the deterioration of their friends’ bodies to their work as heroes, it seems far less likely they’d be similarly inclined to sacrifice themselves for a faceless god. Let’s see if that prediction bears fruit as we return to Washi Sumi Chapter!

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