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Originally Posted by Sol Falling
No, the point is that there is no "author says so" yet regarding why Zenkichi is in love with Medaka. Seriously, look through the manga: you can find explanations of why Medaka was in love with Zenkichi; you can find explanations of why Emukae loves Zenkichi; you can find explanations of why Kumagawa loves or loved Medaka; etc. etc. But no explanation has been given yet for why Zenkichi loves Medaka, despite being such a huge underlying part of the series. This means it is obviously a setup. Most of the obvious things Nishio has left unexplained in the story have had some kind of twist/unexpected development associated with them.
Science was not brought up in any discussion regarding it playing a specific part in Medaka Box's universe. It was brought up in terms of the idea of whether love, or art/the (scientific) universe in general, can be understood rationally (i.e. in terms of logic).
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Pretty much this.
I mean, what gives it away is how Nishio expertly dodged the question when Zenkichi was developing his character in the New Flask Plan arc.
He simply denied any explanation and ultimately gave a declarative statement. There's definitely something to think about, given Nishio's story-telling is not sloppy to this degree.