I really like the way Yujis grandad dies, it& #39;s what originally hooked me on the series.

Like yeah I don& #39;t give a shit about him and I don& #39;t find it very tragic but I don& #39;t think thats what the scene is about.

To me, this scene evokes a very specific feeling and -

- uses that to open up the series-long dialogue on the nature of human death.

The feeling im talking about is that weird space where you& #39;ve just lost someone who wasnt super dear to you, but still someone you knew - that weird twilight were the importance of life and death is -

- almost blurred and you arent sure what exactly life is about.

The scene goes on to utilize this feeling to create a dichotomy - the contradictory "good" death.

Granpa thinks he is dying the worst death possible, alone and as a burden to his only remaining link, a fate -

- he hopes Yuji avoids.

Meanwhile Yuji thinks his granpa died a right death, peacefully and surrounded by someone who cared.

And the fact that both of these characters think they know how the other feels about it is just such a cool idea to me.

I wouldnt call it tragic but rather affecting. From the suddenness to the silence it just feels real and so contradictory and it uses those qualities to kickstart a really cool thematic dialogue on what a good death really is.

I like it.