frieren has Some Themes yes, namely in so as far as loss, grief, and starting anew, but i think the specter of Demon Racism really holds it back.

this is, again, char's insecurity is flaring up, its always there. and as future UC stuff puts. amuro being successful is a Horrible Thing, just like the federation winning in the one year war led to the titans lmao.

he's wracked with insecurity, unsure what to do now that the zabis are dead, but can't bring himself to lead despite the fact that he should. him wanting amuro is like a test of resolve for him, his Fated Rival, whoever wins, maybe says something about how history should Go.

While Char is like. Kind of ridiculous, yeah especially when you dont think about what he means besides soundbites, but he's deeply wound up in getting revenge for his father, then feeling a weird newtype connection to amuro (and lalah) and as a result wants to hopefully build a better future.

"Oh I'm not saying you're not trans, I'm just saying you're a stupid idiot baby with bad reading" okay, cool, you're an asshole and being smug about it.

Literally going on about how evil people are for not getting the True Trans Experience of like, a badly written pointlessly edgy critic of imperialism weaponizing gender, but kind of going too avant-garde for the sake of that edge, then going 'Oh you're basically not really trans'