(08/04/2015 03:49 PM)ProperBritish Wrote:  You'd feel sorry for someone/sad when their dog or cat expires after X years of being your pet, a loved and treasured member of the family too, wouldn't you? Why not an android who has filled the same shoes?

That's a good analogy. I hadn't thought of it that way. Androids make good pets. Giftia have emotions and as such are capable of having a meaningful role in someone's life - that could be as the child someone could never have or as a lover - both demonstrated in this first episode.