I don't think that Okada is the problem.
True Tears was very well-written, in my view.
Hanasaku Iroha has had issues with its writing, to be sure, but I think it goes back to the old saying of "Too many cooks spoil the broth".
HSI simply has too many writers on its writing staff, each with their own idea of what the show should be like, and that's why it suffers a fair bit from inconsistency.
If Okada was personally writing every episode of HSI herself (as opposed to just doing the "series composition" and writing some episodes), I think it would be a fair bit better. Far from perfect, but better.
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