Dunno if I'd go THAT far, but trying to be action focused over character focused was a mistake

A completely new cast of girls is kind of the only move that makes sense. The movie wrapped up the stories of the existing cast pretty definetively

I think you could PROBABLY jump into Modulo blind since it's not super reliant on previous knowledge but you would at least benefit from knowing who Yuji and Okkotsu are

I mean there's SOME degree of good symbolism and themes in better written shonen manga even if a lot of the audience tends to ignore them. The average isekai is devoid of anything meaningful

I mean that applies to isekai fandom too

Unless a miracle happens, "AI" as we know it ends with the bubble. The underlying tech will remain, sure, but the power behind it is unsustainable.

If you can't afford the electricity, the real estate or the hardware, how are you going to make it work?