they gave my girl a sniper scope lens that goes over her eye, shaped like a fish

SHE LOOKS SO COOL

SHE'S DEFINITELY NOT SAILOR MERCURY NOW.

IT'S SO AWESOME; THERE SHE GOES

okay, Ikumi, between this and the two-toned hair, butt bow, and plaid, this upgrade can stay

even if I miss the antennae

I don't know why they needed new designs, but I am accepting of these changes.

brrrrrrrerri : ikr... granted if she still had the highest raw attack power that'd be an odd choice, but Ichigo and Berii outpaced her with protag privilege in the series proper, so it works

And I think this cements the fan theory that the new designs were an offscreen upgrade!

Kinda sad is was offscreen. I hope they don't miss the chance to explain it, though.

Yeah. Like how the weapons changed to the ones from the anime between the original and A La Mode without explanation.

At least Re-Turn has the excuse that it's been years instead of months.

retasniping

i love it

katzenjammer : retasniping

also they're fighting a catbus

Omg

I love it

OH MY GOD

I forgot the new part of Re-Turn came out but that sniper lens looks FIERCE

I know........

I still have to wonder about what happened to her antennae, like was it just a mutation that she lost them (likely because the butt bow evokes the same aesthetic) or did something happen and this is the equivalent of someone showing up to a timeskip with an eyepatch or scar

Holy shit???

THIS IS SO INCREDIBLY GOOD

I know