Those burlap sack KKK style masks, lynching... this arc got way too heavy handed with its anti-racist message. Just way too in your face. How many more times are we gonna hear, don't hate the humans, humans are inferior, don't hate the humans, humans are inferior. None of the characters are compelling enough to deserve the lengthy flashbacks. Who actually cares about Otohime? The enemies of this arc have been literal who non-threats the entire time. Yet the situation somehow escalated to national/island level crisis for no good reason. And even with the threat of island disaster, its just a material threat that doesn't mean anything on a personal level to any of the characters. The entire arc has been a mess. It should have been kept simple, and not turned into this overly melodramatic mess without substance.