I have recently found out how to loop certain objects while a button is present.
If this works the way I imagine it to then in Episode 2.5 the animation won't pause until you press the Next button anymore.

Now if you don't press the button the animations will loop until you press next.
Not only that but now I can finally add animated menus and animated backgrounds instead of still background images.

Oh by the way, when I one day finish the series I might remake the first episode.
However, it will still have the same opening and ending because I don't feel like redoing that.

As for the progress of Episode 2, I have officially completed the story part of it and now all that remains is the coding for the three battles and the shop...
Yes I brought back the shop and now the main menu has a Hints Button where you can get help on some of the hard parts.

About the shop, it is optional but unless you read the hints page you will not be able to defeat Zero without the optional item. It is possible though.