Of course, we can’t say with certainty what will happen, but after the the way Amara speaks of Teppei in last week’s episode, the anime has already laid out the groundwork for a possible betrayal on the latter’s part. Furthermore, this can only be a portent of things to come. Daichi accepts his friend no matter what when he says, “But you’re you, right?” Nevertheless, the cold way in which Teppei departs from his friends at the start of this week’s episode shows that his best friend’s words haven’t quite sunken in. The confusion here lies in how he defines his “society.” Is it society at large? Or will it suffice for Teppei that his friends accept him? This dichotomy is keenly reflected in how Teppei struggles with the way others perceive him and his “weirdness” (having the ability to conjure up a rainbow isn’t really all that weird unless it’s a metaphor for a more serious topic). After all, you have a smart but sensitive character who seeks society’s acceptance. More generally, Captain Earth can be seen simply as a modern bilsdungroman set in a mecha universe, in which case Teppei’s struggles with his place in the universe begin to make sense. its culture is too collectivist, conformist, etc. Having said all of this, it would be all too easy and lazy to make an example of this mimetic storytelling to cast aspersions on Japan as a whole, i.e. In doing so, he believes it is inevitable that he’ll one day become Daichi’s enemy. Nevertheless, he disregards this apparent act of heroism, thereby resigning himself to the fact that he’s a Kiltgang. Teppei did rescue Daichi when he inhabited the Kiltgang at the end of the third episode. As a result, he speaks with a defeatist tone: “The next time I return to the Kiltgang, I might turn into a different person.” It’s like the characters are trapped in this miasma of inevitability - that in the end, they’re not really in control of their fate. At the moment, Teppei is in the early stages of this character arc. Characters across many different stories perpetually struggle with who they’re meant to be versus the fact that their actions ultimately define them as a person. Still, this is an oft-repeated theme in anime. After all, he’s caught between two worlds: both a friend of Daichi and an apparent member of the Kiltgang, a group hellbent on invading Earth. Recent developments have distanced Teppei from the rest of the group.The same belly button bit in last week’s episode was just dumb. she inadvertently flashes her panties to Daichi, which prompts the kid to scream, “Restraint!” (he’s talking about his boner - so funny!). Hana tries to do the belly button thing too, but at least it actually makes sense when she does it, i.e.Again, all they can do is run tests, and yet they do not seem to understand the events of this anime any better than we do. Here’s the god honest truth: the adults are hilariously useless. Who repelled the Kiltgang when they infiltrated the base? Daichi again with his magically teleporting Livlaster. Who helped Daichi out when Amara attacked? Teppei with Hana’s help.
Who freed Teppei and Hana from their shackles? Again, Daichi and Daichi alone. Who launched himself into space in order to stop Moko? Daichi and Daichi alone (well, there was that mysterious little girl who has since disappeared from the story…). Hana is so used to this arrangement that she chimes in almost reflexively, “You should have them check you out thoroughly.” When it actually comes to getting anything done, however, it’s the kids who do all the work. The only thing the adults ever seem to do with these kids is run tests.
In the end, the mission initially appears to be complete a failure as Eiji surrenders himself to his captors in order to allow Teppei and Akari to escape. Teppei’s father, from a group of intruders working under Salty Dog’s influence. There, the kids must protect Arashi Eiji, i.e. Tsutomu sends Teppei and Akari on a mission aboard the Tenkaidou. Finally, an episode with 99% less Daichi.ĭaichi is stuck in the hospital in order to undergo more tests.
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