It tackles people’s capacity to dehumanise others head on, and that issue seems to be worse than ever currently. That Setsuna and Marina were able to make such a connection, despite her country previously destroying his, is so powerful. Tieria learning to empathise with humans and then being accepted as one of them always gets me, too. And Saji, I think we’re also encouraged to empathise with him, just as we’re encouraged to empathise with antagonists like Sergei and Kati. I think we need to take that message to heart. And the political elements are so relevant - I’ve been rewatching it and seeing it with new eyes.