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Yeah, it's always sad when a character you like kicks the bucket. But it can make the story so much more powerful if done the right way.
In terms of character development it showed just how far Mashiro had come from being a spoiled brat. As a plot device it was a good way for Mashiro to quickly prove to her people that she really had changed. Mashiro forgives Mimi and the others for trying to kill Aoi and in turn she asks them to forgive her for neglecting them. Mimi's death makes it all more emotional, urgent and interesting. I'm just glad Otome didn't pull a reset or something at the end.
I was most affected by Aoi's death (or almost death, I definitely thought she was dead for a while). Her self-sacrificing dive off the cliff was pretty cool, that was sadder to me than either Mimi or Erstin's death.
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