{"id":135372,"date":"2024-07-05T16:24:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T15:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrongeverytime.com\/?p=39680"},"modified":"2024-07-05T16:24:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T15:24:27","slug":"star-driver-episode-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/05\/star-driver-episode-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Driver \u2013 Episode 25"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I imagine we\u2019re in for one hell of a bumpy ride, as we join Takuto for the grand finale of the whimsical, richly layered, and altogether thrilling Star Driver. With anime legends Igarashi and Enokido at the helm, Star Driver has offered plenty of the theatrical embellishments, adolescent psychological inquiry, and grand theories of human relations that I\u2019d expect from such distinctive, creatively driven artists. We\u2019ve rambled from baseball episodes to creation myths, pursuing all the while that indistinct horizon of the adult world, where the legends and rituals that have guided us prove themselves either trustworthy signposts or merely the bars of a larger cage.<\/span><\/p>\n

Southern Cross Isle\u2019s patriarchal order is ultimately ruled by fear; fear of female agency, fear of the adult world, and most fundamentally fear of being unmoored, of no longer being the lord of your domain. Sugata\u2019s predecessors feared losing power so much that they essentially became avatars of power alone, sacrificing their ability to choose their own destiny just to ensure that others would be similarly contained. Kiraboshi have come up with a unique solution to their simultaneous fear of the external world and desire for greater power: simply expand their cage <\/span>outward<\/span><\/i>, capturing the entire world within the domain of their abilities. But to those who\u2019ve chosen to walk away from the island, to all those painted women Tokio failed to capture, the solution is far simpler. Can Takuto break the bars of Southern Cross, and rise fearlessly upward into adulthood? Let\u2019s find out!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Episode 25<\/b><\/p>\n

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A stark and ominous opening, with only the logo visible and Wako screaming \u201cKate\u201d into the darkness. Kate frankly deserves better than the indifferent Sugata, but at this point so much of her identity has been constructed in the context of his presence that it\u2019s hard to imagine her escaping him. Hopeless love is its own form of cage; the more we give to another, the less we have left of us when we choose to stand alone<\/span><\/p>\n

But no one rushes in, no one saves her. Kate\u2019s seal is broken, and the massive Cybody that is the vessel of Tokio\u2019s dreams emerges<\/span><\/p>\n

Excellent match cut here, as the posture and momentum of this rising mech is matched directly to Tokio\u2019s movements<\/span><\/p>\n

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An episode so serious we don\u2019t even have time for the Ginga Bishonen\u2019s usual entrance!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I\u2019d drop by for once, but what the hell is that!?\u201d Playful acknowledgment of how our original contestants just sorta dropped off the map for twenty episodes. Presumably they\u2019ve been reintroduced now to join in the overall rebellion against Samekh, with all of our former opponents now joining together to seek their own futures<\/span><\/p>\n

Failure was actually the best thing imaginable for most of Takuto\u2019s opponents; by failing early in achieving the Kiraboshi\u2019s adolescent aims, they were able to pick themselves up and see what they really wanted to do, moving forward towards the adult identities that Kiraboshi rejects<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ah shit, now Sugata\u2019s claiming Samekh<\/span><\/p>\n

And Kate has essentially abandoned all goals of her own, gleefully announcing that \u201cSugata belongs to no one\u201d as she imagines him taking over the world. If she can only ever admire him from afar, then she will at least ensure that all the world is admiring him alongside her<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the end, you\u2019re just another lovestruck girl.\u201d And of course, Tokio sees this as Kate\u2019s natural destiny, for he believes all women are intended to be accessories for men<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou see, Sinpathy has the ability to apprivoise other Cybodies.\u201d Oh, you son of a bitch Tokio. So not only is he determined to realize global Cybody domination, he\u2019s not even attempting to become the king through the merit of his own transformation – he\u2019s stealing Sugata\u2019s throne through the exploitation of a crest that he <\/span>also<\/span><\/i> stole. A fitting tactic for this adult obsessed with dominating an adolescent world<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lovely exuberant drawings as Tokio and Takuto clash, once again favoring Kanada-style warping between distinct poses, here accentuated by Star Driver\u2019s distinctive style of exaggerated full-black shading<\/span><\/p>\n

I quite like how lightly the show has engaged with Tokio being Takuto\u2019s father. It feels appropriate for this narrative – Tokio is the past Takuto is growing beyond, not the destiny that defines him. Giving him one solid punch was really all the catching up Takuto needed to do; his future lies beyond Tokio\u2019s hollow dreams<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf I nullify the seal of zero-time, Samekh will absorb all of this planet\u2019s libido, so that he can become the Cybody he was meant to be!\u201d An exceedingly Star Driver vision of apocalypse<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tokio\u2019s ultimate goal is to control time, allowing him to \u201crelive the past as I wish, over and over.\u201d In every aspect, he embodies an inability to let go of the past and look towards the future, to move beyond the playground of opportunity unfulfilled embodied by adolescence<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to regain everything I\u2019ve lost, Ryosuke.\u201d \u201cSo you\u2019re going to remain a prisoner then, Tokio?\u201d Ryosuke sees clearly: Tokio only desires a larger cage<\/span><\/p>\n

He also gleefully throws all of Kiraboshi under the bus, further setting up our revolution of all the prior combatants<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tokio strikes at Takuto, but Wako blocks the blow and apprivoises into her own Cybody! Great to see, and essentially necessary for this show\u2019s thematic argument. If our heroes are going to reject Southern Cross\u2019 patriarchal system, it will only feel meaningful if Wako and the other women get to fight alongside Takuto, not simply offer words of support<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh man, some fantastic impact frames as lightning highlights Samekh and Tauburn in black and white. Basically an extension of this show\u2019s distinctive fight shading, embellishing these shapes to the point where they resemble fantastical illustrations from some gothic fairy tale<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSince you so kindly destroyed them, all of the Cybodies are now Samekh\u2019s slaves.\u201d Ah shit<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a mistake to get involved with the Cybodies.\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re wrong. Maybe it was too soon for us to get involved, but the Cybodies are one possibility of the future that we were meant to strive for.\u201d Like adulthood itself, the Cybodies merely represent an opportunity for growth and evolution – it is up to their wielders to decide how to use that chance<\/span><\/p>\n

As Simone states that her Cybody is seeking her, new emblems emerge for the Kiraboshi officers, accompanied by the shattering of their masks. The masks represented how their previous Cybody escapades were essentially performances, chances to play-act adulthood under a foreign guise. Now, they are driven by their own authentic power and identities, and have no further need to hide or pretend<\/span><\/p>\n

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And so our heroes activate, a glorious deluge of action cuts accompanying the Kiraboshi officers springing into action. Some things will never get old, and \u201call your former enemies team up to assist you for the final battle\u201d is undoubtedly one of them<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a giant King\u2019s Pillar.\u201d Benio, please<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI can still see it\u2026\u201d Even with Samekh standing in his path, Takuto can still see the future awaiting him, the endless horizon beyond Tokio\u2019s claustrophobic ambitions<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLost in the vast blue darkness, not knowing where you are, or which way to go\u2026\u201d Tokio\u2019s description of this King\u2019s Pillar obviously doubles as his fearful vision of adulthood<\/span><\/p>\n

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And Takuto concludes with another punch right to the goddamn face! Love these loose, sketchy lines and the transition to black and white here; both seem to emphasize the intimacy of the moment, the harsh collision of Takuto\u2019s righteous fist against Tokio\u2019s stupid fucking face<\/span><\/p>\n

Alright, so that\u2019s Tokio dealt with. Do we still have to defeat Sugata? You sticking with evil, Sugata?<\/span><\/p>\n

It is Kate, who always knew Sugata the best, who provides our answer: Sugata is attempting to seal Samekh away, using his position atop this hierarchy to end it for good. Kate always believed in him, and her faith is being rewarded in the most tragic way possible<\/span><\/p>\n

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And looking back, both Takuto and Kate realize his ominous final statements were actually his way of saying goodbye to both of them<\/span><\/p>\n

But Takuto won\u2019t have it. In order to save Sugata, he breaks Wako\u2019s seal<\/span><\/p>\n

Lovely chalk-reminiscent patterning on Samekh as it rises; the distinctive texturing does an excellent job of making it seem like a creature beyond this world, constructed of a fundamentally different substance<\/span><\/p>\n

Samekh attempts to confuse Takuto with a barrage of masks, but Takuto can now see the future he desires. All these false paths no longer fool him<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus the sun rises at last, one more brilliant horizon with many more to come<\/span><\/p>\n

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And Done<\/b><\/p>\n

Ah, what a finale! We were treated to basically everything I was hoping for, with glorious clashes of Cybodies accompanying a graceful sendoff to all of Star Driver\u2019s thematic concerns. Tokio\u2019s dream of a perpetual adolescence was shattered by the combined will of Takuto and his friends, who collectively summoned the courage to reach beyond Tokio\u2019s limitations and strive for an unknown future. There were certainly some bumps along the way, and I\u2019m still not entirely prepared to forgive Star Driver for treating Mizuno so unjustly, but the show\u2019s themes of adolescent identity-forming and cracking the shell of limiting traditions shined through from start to finish, serving as a fine scaffolding on which to hang Star Driver\u2019s countless incidental pleasures. Good luck to Takuto, Sugata, Wako, and especially Kate, who has more than earned a happier future. The battle for Southern Cross is over, and a bright new dawn awaits.<\/span><\/p>\n

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