The Makoto we’ve seen thus far has always occupied that position of ‘childhood friend’ among the five of them, and in the shadow of Haruka and Rin’s confrontation, he played a supporting role. But in Season 2, we’ll see him face several realities, where he’ll start having to think more about himself. —Yokotani in Animedia, on Makoto’s role in Season 2 (via fencer-x)