HIKARU ICHIJYO
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A civilian stunt pilot who gets swept up in a world-ending alien war. Hikaru starts out as a somewhat stubborn, anti-military pacifist, but eventually enlists in the UN Spacy to protect those he cares about. His growth from a reckless amateur to a battle-hardened squad leader, while trapped in the most famous love triangle in anime history, forms the emotional core of the series.
HIKARU THROUGH THE ARCHIVE //
HOW CULTURE CHANGES THE WAR //
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Open →Episode 11 · First Contact
When Hikaru, Misa and Kakizaki are captured, ordinary human intimacy becomes part of the interrogation.
The Zentradi reaction to kissing is wildly disproportionate because men and women living together this way sits outside the military society they understand.
The Zentradi reaction to kissing is wildly disproportionate because men and women living together this way sits outside the military society they understand.
What changed
The prisoners accidentally reveal a weakness nobody on Earth knew existed. The Zentradi can understand weapons. Human relationships are harder for them to process.
