Talk:Izumi Akazawa/@comment-72.35.107.82-20141021043643/@comment-397235-20141024012103

Izumi thought Mei had murdered her best friend, and on top of that, as far as she knows (and no one tries to tell her otherwise) the Calamity is ongoing because Mei didn't follow the rules; therefore, as far as Izumi's concerned it's all Mei's fault.

However, had Takako not gotten killed, Izumi probably would've been content to get her friend to safety and have let Kouichi and Mei settle things out, especially if they'd taken the time to explain things to either of them. But they didn't, so Izumi died doing what she thought was the right thing.

The only person they ever tried to explain things to was Tomohiko...and he threw it back in Kouichi's face. Of the three, he's the only one who knew what was going on...he didn't care. He had his chance to stop and he chose not to.

Yumi's death was genuinely an accident. There wasn't any way they could've explained things to her before she fell. But Izumi and Takako never had the chance. Kouichi tried to tell Izumi what was happening, but by that point even if Mei's not the Extra she still killed Takako, so far as Izumi knows, and she's made it her mission to kill people who murder her classmates (like Tomohiko). Had Takako not died, she'd have still been angry with Mei, but it would've stopped well short of homicide. For Izumi it's righteous fury driving her; it's personal but at the same time it's justifiably personal.