I'm getting a feeling of a little Japanese/European history here. Isn't the way the aliens forced their way in with powerful weapons and forced a treaty a parallel to how the Europeans came with guns and ships forcing Japan out of isolation
i just started back watching and realized i had a loooonnnnggggg way to go, with the 5th season 200 and more episode and what not but i'm sure i'll catch up...YEAH RIGHT!
I'm rewatching the old episodes - and wow P: It's been so long since I've seen Katsura, Kondo and pretty much the rest of the Shinsengumi have serious moments. I thought they were going to be serious characters when I first saw this -_-;;