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Originally Posted by Kaisos Erranon

What is (still) my current issue with this series?

Spoiler for future novel events:

I just can't see a believable way in which Ryuuji could fall for Taiga.

Nor do I really see a believable way in which Taiga could stop loving Kitamura and fall for Ryuuji instead, even if there is more setup for it.

The way they're currently characterized... them falling for each other doesn't seem logically possible, even if I know it's going to happen in the novels.

What this basically means is that the story is forcing two characters together against how the characters would naturally behave.

THIS IS BAD WRITING.

See, Taiga is STILL a horrible horrible bitch to Ryuuji, and will likely never stop being a horrible horrible bitch to him. How could anyone believably fall in love with that? Even Ryuuji, who's like the nicest person EVER.

Also, Ryuuji and Minorin, they way they're characterized, are perfectly compatible. They only aren't BECAUSE THE STORY AND AMI SAY SO.

THIS IS BAD WRITING.

Okay, fine, given that he's not exactly the most chipper and energetic of people, maybe they wouldn't get along. Who's to say they might not have more arguments that actually revolve around, say, THEIR ACTUAL PERSONALITY DIFFERENCES than, you know, something involving Taiga.

In that case, the most logical decision would be Ami. He "can't get along" with Minorin, Taiga's a horrible little runt, but Ami supports him. She's nice and kind. She's a good friend, an "equal" as she puts it (Wasn't this what Taiga and Ryuuji were supposed to be originally? OOPS.) and is obviously attracted to him.

Who would you choose, in this situation?

But no. Taiga and Ryuuji have to be together, against all logic. Why? Because the author says so.

BAD. WRITING.

I think that about sums it up, yeah.

There are the cuts in the psychological depictions of characters, but I don't see what's the point of complaining about it being BAD WRITING when none of what you're complaining about has even happened yet. It's really going to be the process itself that determines whether people except what happens or not, and if the anime even gets that far without going to an original ending, it's going to be towards the end of the series. You're sounding more like a shipper, honestly, which is funny considering the mess in the Ami thread. This isn't even relevant to the episode itself.