I think the anime portrayed pretty well. It just felt really off and awkward during that time that you already know Which is probably why I really enjoyed the ending more after watching the anime then reading the manga.
@Bluedudu never in my life i've seen a person classify an Asian as "white" . Literally just google South East Asian people and you'll see alot of them are brown skinned. You need to use the internet aside from Anime and Manga more.
@Final exactly my thoughts as well. Just do a bit of research and you'll literally get tons of materials for humanity's representative so it don't turn into a japanese circlejerk. I know its a japanese manga and all but atleast try to stick to your theme.
The problem with these kind of manga is that its whole theme rely on one shtick, so even though it starts off strong there's no way it doesn't get stale before the author reaches its desired ending. Trying to deviate from its original premise is probably pretty risky and might just accelerate...