Matsumoto continues to prove himself a master at the art of developing story sideways. Taking the most round about way to get from plot point a to plot point b, the story is slow but (personally) never boring. Exploring the themes of family and familial love to an impressive depth, it never felt like he was trying very hard (in a bad way). Rather each story feels like a puzzle piece to slowly reveal some small aspect of the greater whole that is being developed across the entire series.