#Contains Spoilers

FAHHH what a journey. Although it was short we were given opportunity to feel for Chii and Yuu. Even in the ep of the two others they met.

Short thoughts on Characters:

Kanazawa - rlly was a shame he couldn’t retrieve his maps, nice that he gave camera, would’ve been nice to know about his travels w girl.

Ishii - expected plane to break down but still saddening to watch + her acceptance of failure, falling to lowest layer, she was probs last pilot and most knowledgeable about technology w the blueprints.

Nuko the weird ass cat creation - cute as hell, useful and dangerous, would’ve been nice if he stayed w them and joined the others when the two died.

Those shroom cat ‘gods’ (Eringi) - consume thermally unstable materials to neutralise and will stop once non left which also means deterioration of the world and they’ll be put to sleep. Communicate through sound waves, like the receiver found in one of the graves.
Maybe items w “energy” were stored in graves so they won’t be eaten by those things and therefore won’t be lost forever - it’ll be forgotten w no life left but at least it remains there on the land where their value was made and not decomposed to just be an energy source for the cats.

AI - the mediator between humans + machines, considers self as the god of failed work, cogitates eternity without oblivion, would stay alive until the city’s final reserve of reserve powers are used up, sad her only appearance was to function the elevator to the highest level since she could’ve taught them so much more before self-destructing.

Final Thoughts:

How much storage did that camera have though lmao but it contained so much info - kanazawa’s adventures w partner, school girls making robot prototypes, war. That camera lasted generations only to be consumed by Eringi in that way :(

The library scene was kinda sad also, if only they had the time and enough resources they could’ve stayed there and learned so much, they would’ve had proper shelter as well. Burning the books for heat was kinda sad especially the journal.

I would’ve spared the journal cuz that’s the proof of their journey and lives (same for the camera) but would they have been able to survive w/o burning it? If they left it would anyone even come across it anymore? Eringi said they’re the only 2 humans left from their knowledge but maybe they just weren’t aware of the other 2 or maybe they’d died shortly after due to lack of resources and will.

Perhaps their grandpa sent them on the journey to the highest layer as a far goal to aim for, to provide a purpose in their lives since they were gonna be killed. Maybe they’d find their own purpose along the way and at least get to live their lives and find enjoyment in the little things they had left.
The scene of kettenkrad’s end was expected, they should’ve parked it inside igloo to preserve its life even just a bit longer.
The bonus chapter was sad foreshadowing their death w the epilogue through the poem.

Would’ve liked to know more about the world's history and how it became like that but the images and videos provide quite intriguing insights. Would’ve also been nice to see the end of the other two's lives and Eringis, nuko’s eternal slumber and world's deterioration montaged as the final scene.

Rest of thoughts here resonate w me: link