Confrontation (対・立, Tairitsu) is the eighth episode of SSSS.GRIDMAN.
Monster of the week: Mecha-Ghoulghilas
Summary
As the school prepares to host a festival, Akane approaches Yuta and his friends and taunts them, saying that she will attack the festival with her newest kaiju. Yuta and Utsumi immediately start making plans to counter Akane's kaiju, while Rikka has reservations about their plan, wondering if there's a way to peacefully convince Akane not to attack. She quickly gets into an argument with Utsumi and they have a falling out. Regretful at the things he said to Rikka, Utusumi accompanies Yuta to confront Akane, to ask her why she wants to attack the festival if her enemy is Gridman, but Akane refuses to answer.
Rikka confronts Akane, and Akane reveals that Rikka is just an artificial intelligence who was programmed from the start to be her friend, and therefore Rikka is incapable of hating her. Yuta finds a troubled Rikka, who says she plans to apologize to Utsumi before he can since he wouldn't be expecting her to act preemptively. This gives Yuta the idea to have Gridman appear at the festival, forcing an evacuation before Akane can summon her kaiju. They implement their plan, deliberately reducing Gridman's size so the entire NGJHS can transform and combine with him to form Full Powered Gridman. The kaiju is defeated, and the festival continues as planned after the day resets. Yuta and his friends participate in the festival and Rikka and Utsumi make amends. Akane stays home, growing increasingly depressed over her inability to defeat Gridman while Alexis encourages her to make more kaiju.
Characters in Order of Appearance
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Voice Drama
- 8.8: Parent and Child Argue At A School Festival
- Rikka and her mother have an argument during the Culture Festival.