Board Thread:Anime/@comment-24356739-20161212061650/@comment-1298438-20161218032019

I have a horrible premonition about the next episode. The anime has included various (maybe almost all) aspects of the game except for one that constantly left a sense of dread in the back of my mind, despite the abundant joy I felt while watching this series. I feel it's either our beloved Kiyomitsu or our endearing Yasusada will break in the final episode.


 * The Ikedaya Raid was where Kiyomitsu historically broke.
 * Yasusada keeps dreaming that he is Okita's sword instead of Kiyomitsu.
 * Yasusada's sakura hairpin, which he wears to remind himself "never to fight that selfishly and carelessly, again" is broken right after he steps into the inn (instead of leaving history to travel its course). His shattered hairpin can be interpreted as a representation of his shattered self-restraint as he impulsively acts as he did when he first conducted that mission.
 * Yasusada chases after Okita up the stairs incidentally after his sakura hairpin is shattered (after he's lost his self-restraint).
 * The final episode summary states that Kiyomitsu chases after him, fearing the worst from Yasusada's tardiness at the rendezvous point.

Yasusada's going to pay a heavy price for interfering with history (which was heavily discussed in the first episode) in an attempt to save Okita.

Will it be Yasusada for breaking his obligation to preserve history, or will Kiyomitsu be sacrificed to restore history back to its destined passage?

But, don't worry! The final episode is titled "Shiwasu: Our Citadel Is Cheerful Today, Too" after all!