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Jim can’t believe this and cries out to Judai but he just gives him the silent treatment and that’s rather frightening. It’s like Judai doesn’t remember who he is or recognize Jim.

This scene….uuuugh. I knew it was coming the first time I watched it because I had seen spoilers for GX but it still hurt.  Just the way that Judai just stares at them while Jim is freaking out, because there is no way his friend can be the same person that he was just hating with all his soul a few minutes ago.

And Judai just stares at him, not responding; like, does he even recognize Jim?  I feel like at the point where Judai became Haou, he was just so mentally broken that he never wanted to feel anything again, and because he has so much magic, it reacted to that wish and he literally created armor for himself, turning himself into this cold, indifferent person that doesn’t feel anything anymore, so he doesn’t have to feel pain anymore….

I hate it when people diss GX for being silly because gorrammit this show is deep and heart-rending.