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I rewatched The Girl in Twilight today. Past me ranked it pretty highly when I finished it back in 2018, but this was one of a handful of anime that completely faded from my memory over the last few years. I honestly don't know how that's possible now. Not only was it great, but it had a lot of zany plot elements that really should've been memorable!

I'm a huge fan of parallel universes. It's always interesting to see the same character from different perspectives. How regular Asuka compares to Serious Asuka, or Wild West Asuka, provides insight into what parts of her personality are inherent and what parts are from her surroundings. Nature vs nurture, basically. I love examining characters like that. It helped that Asuka was a great character too, no matter the version. Her voice actress Kurosawa Tomoyo (who I am obligated to mention also voices Misaki from BanG Dream) was often having full conversations with herself and she did great with all the different personalities. The Girl in Twilight had some fun parallel universes too. Those episodes felt like neat sci-fi short stories, each examining what it might be like to live in a strange new world.

A lot of other elements were good too, including the action scenes. CGI might annoy some people, but I appreciate that it allows for fights that wouldn't be possible to animate by hand on a typical budget. The rest of the characters all had their place too even if they weren't as compelling as Asuka. I liked each of their individual character arcs. The story also wound up reaching a surprisingly poignant conclusion that resonated with me more this time than it did even back when I first watched it. I'm glad I forgot all about it now, if only because if forced me to rewatch it!