Sano wasn't kidding. "Exactly like the old you" indeed. They're the same guy. But that makes me think, if we assume that Sano is his age without the god aging mechanics, did that personality shift over the course of the last 17 years, or was Sano like a 7 year old for a long time? Actually, are the Ogatas still gods here? Tf did they do to get Yokai'd in a hundred years that they wouldn't have been Yokai'd for in the past
That Kurahashi... Ebisu's Haruness went into him I guess lol. I'm a little surprised that he actually got recognized. That is a Clark Kent-Superman transformation. Posture and hairstyle is a big deal! That's a completely different character!
Maybe he's like, Benjamin Buttoning. There's a Beryl and Sapphire strip about a guy who lives backwards, only knowing the future and not remembering the past. Maybe Kurahashi's got that going on