Is it just me or do Shaft and Shinbo seem to have a thing for mentally broken/troubled women? Nozomu's class in SZS is defined by various mental quirks (and I think this intepretation still counts with the ending). Likewise, the girls of the Monogatari series struggle to escape the shadows of their illnesses. Then there's Denpa Onna's Erio and Madoka's cast...'nuff said. (For the last one, feel free to interject possible human trafficking metaphors.)
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