It’s worth noting that the first case, the one that all of Part 1 hinges on, is very clearly meant to be understood (eventually) as some sicko shit and Denji ultimately surrendering his free will to her in a proactive manner is unequivocally his lowest point, and it’s clearly because of a combination of her grooming and her machinations to create and then destroy his positive relationships that he offers himself up in such a way.
I think the Reze is supposed to be his own age. Himeno you might be right about, but I think she doesn’t actually find out his age until the morning after their aborted fling, at which point she lets it go.
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It’s worth noting that the first case, the one that all of Part 1 hinges on, is very clearly meant to be understood (eventually) as some sicko shit and Denji ultimately surrendering his free will to her in a proactive manner is unequivocally his lowest point, and it’s clearly because of a combination of her grooming and her machinations to create and then destroy his positive relationships that he offers himself up in such a way.
I think the Reze is supposed to be his own age. Himeno you might be right about, but I think she doesn’t actually find out his age until the morning after their aborted fling, at which point she lets it go.