I'm sticking with this version, not only just for more insight into the development processes for the devices, but also for how much the characters are shining through them.
Not to mention, I like the visual metaphor for the wilting flower shown throughout. It's clear that the artist is capable...
Mona-chan: W-What just happened..?
Kyuu-chan: Welcome, brother.
Mona-chan: Kyuu-chan, you... you can talk?! Wait... I can talk!
Kyuu-chan: Indeed, Mona-chan, for we both have ascended far beyond what the false gods had intended.
Mona-chan: False gods... you mean...
Kyuu-chan: Yes. You and I are...
I do have to appreciate that the artist actually used the masks from real Toku shows (and it kinda helps pinpoint when this was published - 2001-ish, I guess).