I finally rewatched Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight, years down the road. A small concern appeared recently that Manabi's magic was not there anymore, but it turned out to be unfounded.

"POWERFUL x HAPPY", "JUST AN SCHOOL GIRLS WITH HAPPY DAYS COME UP SMILING IN EVERYDAY LIFE": damn straight. MASSUGU, GO!

Verily, Ufotable staff knew what they were making.

Group shot.

The Ufotable's trademark ED claymotion. Very nice.

There are no fairies.

A few people asked me "why the tomboy [as a titan]"? The reason is purely technical: Mucchi is in the foreground, so I was able to erase around her with a paint tool... OTZ.

Large parts of the animation were amazing. I was a bit critical of it on the occasion of the special but overall it's excellent after all.

Manabi is about to rock out.

The mother of all flashbacks.

The Principal is a somewhat strange figure; in an anime where everyone shines so brightly, she is painfully weak and ordinary. So, what is the message here? Why, Ufotable, why?

Shocking, I know.

The end? No, the new beginning.