No confirmed departures from source material, cross-sex casting, or identity-based changes can be established, so the established-character change floor does not apply. The original analysis described a supporting same-sex subplot involving one character developing feelings for the female lead, presented as part of broader sexual exploration rather than an identity-politics premise. Because that description is untrusted data and the research record contains no verified plot or representation details, the presence and centrality of any progressive elements remain materially uncertain.

Without confirmed casting changes or other normalized findings, the score cannot be raised on the basis of unverified representation claims. The work is therefore assessed in the noticeable range solely on the unconfirmed subplot description, with explicit uncertainty preserved. No creator intent, audience reception, or additional ideological framing is supplied in the research. Casting evidence: Casting research is incomplete or contains unresolved comparisons; overall casting fidelity has not been established.

The casting comparison for Chika Anzai as Hanabi Yasuraoka (voice) remains unresolved. The casting comparison for Nobunaga Shimazaki as Mugi Awaya (voice) remains unresolved.