I liked the camerawork this episode. The two shots that really stood out to me were the tight shot on Akane’s mouth (when she was talking instead of listening), and the lingering out-of-focus shot when going after Akane (trying and failing to see into the trees).

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I like that they’re talking about animal abuse (since circuses have a lot of history with that). The question I have is whether they have other animals? surely the elephant wasn’t their only act, if Mizuka says they were known for their animal acts?