#want to clarify though i find the hajime b-plot fantastic no notes

[yume-fanfare]

candy house, the switch climax event, obsesses me because i feel like it's the epitome of akira doing whatever he wants but in a nearly-good way, the most "this should have been a light novel instead of an enstars event and then it could have been good" story

climaxes were stories supposed to serve a defined purpose: wrap up plotlines that had been set during es2. i have seen people complain that this did not happen at all but tbh i read in full the first stories that came out (parallel world, last mission, atlantis, 2×2...) and imo those achieved that very well. it's plain to see that it was as time went on that akira started to get carried away with his own odd ideas, and then things like the eden climax or this one happened.

and, to be fair, akira's plots often suck, and what you're supposed to focus on is the character dynamics and development rather than the outlandish situation they are actually in. however, from what i've heard from switchP, even those were bad in this.

rather than tying up plot threads or improving character dynamics, candy house is, instead, a pretty compelling sci-fi story, which seem to be akira's favorite. and even though i am not really into sci-fi, i am Dying to read it in full. it's going to be a ride.

it's terrible for an enstars story that's supposed to serve a purpose but it is really interesting as a Story. and also the hajime b-plot is there too