Fujita Kazuhiro really did a nice job jumbling up the standard formula for this arc. It was refreshing and probably one of my favorite arcs he's written in all of this works.
I love the transformation from "down on his luck, suicidal man" to "I've studied you and know how to beat you" because he fell in love. It's a heartwarming development in his character.?
Not to start the age old Cat vs Dog argument but damn this got me. I primarily own cats and I have one that's getting up there. Seeing this reminds me I'm going to have to live through him dying. It's not something you want to be reminded of... :'(