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Seems like supporting characters in her story always have a role to play. Great.
I couldn't agree with you guys more. But by mentioning the older woman, were you referring to the grandma with gun in Tengoku mo Jigoku mo?
I feel for the little kid too. Not many kids his age are as lucky to be alive at war, though.
The author doesn't really show the cruelty of wars via brutal or deadly scenes, but how she utilizes the characters of Ren-kun and his auntie is just excellent! I feel so sad for them, and my heart was wrenched when I saw Ren's innocent face among all the destruction caused by war, and tears kept flowing upon my learning that Auntie Machi would probably die because her serious injury. I hope that they, or at least Ren-kun, would be saved. Wasn't there a scene where Maeda said he would love to foster 'that kid' in Japan?