I'm glad I'm not the only one who did not enjoy Ai's arc at all. I thought I was living in a totally different world when I saw all the raving comments about Ai's arc like "Ai Arc #1!".
I think I had my expectations way too high and that it ended up being a major disappointment. It also didn't convert me into a total Ai fan like I thought it would. With that in mind, I'm going to keep my expectations low again for Rihioko and hope it will turn out as a surprise.
On the other hand, seems like I'm still the odd one out who actually prefers Sae's arc over Kaoru's. Infact, call me crazy if you will, but I actually enjoyed Sae's arc. Despite Junichi's pervertedness being displayed at full force, I thought it was really cute and sweet....