Another thing Gantz has taught us is that those who are selfless continue to be rewarded... though at this point I think Katou is due for some more goodluck, and I was dissapointed to see that Sakurai's girlfriend was lying there dead. I want to see him bounce back and become a larger player in the manga, but with everything going on, it's probably hard to keep more then Kei/Tae/Katou/Reika in the picture without the series going for another few years. I do hope they take their time with this battle of civilizations though.

Also, thanks for your response Ryllharu, I totally agree with what you said with respect to Niishi. Him coming back did directly effect leading into the Katastrophy/Armageddon event. I certainly still wonder about that Sebastian fellow though.

Aside from that your response made me want to rephrase what I said about the punk and his girlfriend that Kei saved from the Zoo. From the first frame I saw that guy, I didn't like him... he looked like a punk, and then proceeded to act like a punk on top of learning that he use to litterally be a punk and bully Kei back in middleschool. What I'd like to see is him get some sort of payback dealt to him outside of just dying... There would be no greater retribution to me then for the girlfriend (which Kei had a crush on in middleschool) to tell that guy off for being the arse he is, telling him to be more like Kei, and then seek to improve her own life outside of the punk. I don't necesarily expect this to happen though with the state of fear and panic she's probably in.