Another difference if you pay attention. In the OP of this episode when Umi is walking along the beach, she stops before she gets under the letters for Key. In all the other OP's she continues walking.
I have a theory that they are all dead and Umi is the only one living and has somehow created all of this in her mind, or is stuck in a time loop. Of course I could be completely wrong but this is a Key property so nothing is off the table.
Christopher Davis
2025-05-23 09:07:54 +0000 UTC
You don't remember the scene with the kids because the first time it happened it showed him praying at the shrine, then the kids said he was Lucifer and ran away. This time, instead of his wings being broken, he has lost his song.