Wow that was a good update! Also kudos to the loremasters on here for some of those correct theories!
1) That Io update was way too wholesome for us non-greeners. Like, uncharacteristically wholesome especially for LiL. There was even a wizard Io in the background to add some symbolism to the mix.
2) Speaking of backgrounds, the shadows were a little odd on some characters. With the real/fake debate going on that made me go hmmm, but I always have my tinfoil hat on so. The scene where Maya and Niki having random NPC shadows reminded me of that part in "Not the Nightingale" where Ami had Maya's shadow and everything was glitchy.
On a shapeshifter hunt check the background Friends!
3) Pareidolia is a big fat liar, and I don'y buy the tsundere shtick. But the airbnb reveal was cool, also fit what was added to the wiki recently. That the newer gods can be hired or are used for different purposes, and that there is a "discovery" and "capture". RIP Nodoka.
4) Wild ending, but I'd bet they are still in the reset. And I'd further bet there might be another reset in 0.45, too many weird hidden things and stuff that seemed off. How wild would it be if Sel kept the three different timelines going on for a bit, as if this game isn't hard to follow as it is.
I'm not even touching Kyoto.