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You know, I've been thinking about this one some more, and I really can't help but think they were aiming for something similar to what they did with Tomoe: have the character match up with a particular comic archetype ("Christmas cake" for Tomoe, "The Sunohara" for Enishi), but then given them a serious and complex backstory that you don't normally find among such characters.
Thankfully, it worked for Tomoe, because the usual "Christmas cake" gags in other shows were getting rather... stale. Tomoe is effective as both a comedic character and a bit of a sympathetic one. Enishi's story didn't work nearly as well, probably because of how late into the series they waited as much as anything in the episode itself.
(I'd also argue that Ohana, Minchi, and Satsuki are probably intended as more complex versions of typical anime archetypes, but I think Tomoe is the clearest demonstration of the philosophy.)
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