We’re starting to get introduced to the rest of our main cast and they’re all so delightful. I expect it’s going to be very easy to root for them as the story continues. The visuals continue to impress, as well - Cloverworks is knocking it out of the park on this one.

ETA: I’ve been thinking about Nirei and his role in the story as the one that can explain to both Sakura and the audience who people are and what’s going on. I think normally this type of character can be annoying and can bring me out of the experience of a story. In this case, though, they did a really good job writing him to be a goofy guy with a strong sense of justice, even if he lacks the physical strength to follow through, and the dynamic he and Sakura have is still very fun even when he’s filling us in on lore, which mitigates both of those problems. It’s the little things like that that pull a story together.