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Originally Posted by TheGloryXros

That's nice & all, but this stuff shouldn't be consistent within the WRAP-UP OF THE SERIES. This is around when this show should be coming to a closure somehow. The stakes should be raising, and more importantly concerning this discussion, we should be wrapping up the character development of our main character.

The show is coming to a closure. The stakes are raising. They've been raising. This was likely the last VotW plot you're going to have to suffer through. There's at least 4 whole episodes left. That is more time than it might sound like to wrap everything up in a nice little bow.

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Originally Posted by TheGloryXros

I know it's kinda a low blow to bring up another Rider Series in comparison to this, but I just gotta say this. Know why Gaim did so well with its portrayal of story & characterization?

No I don't. I've been puzzling that for two years now, I'm literally at the 34th episode of a rewatch I've been doing to see if it makes more sense then I remember and I still think Gaim's writing was, at the absolute best, no less sloppy than Ghost's. Feel free to just ignore the rest of my post since I'm obviously crazy, but Gaim is not the gold standard other shows should be held up against.

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Originally Posted by TheGloryXros

Because it literally had little-to-NO VotW Episodes. The story was literally written to focus around our MAIN CHARACTERS ONLY.

It forces the writing to actually develop our lead protagonist, instead of having them be just a frickin preacher towards someone else and make them end up looking like a Gary Stu.

Kouta and Takeru are actually really similar characters though. They're both kinda doofy generically nice people who grow into more larger than life, heroic characters over the course of the series.

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Originally Posted by TheGloryXros

This is why, like I said in a previous Episode thread, that I REALLY wished that the Episodes after Mugen's debut would revolve around Takeru HIMSELF actually emphasizing & feeling each of the emotions that Mugen Soul uses. This would be opportunity for CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!!!

That's exactly what they did!!!

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Originally Posted by TheGloryXros

But nope, instead, Takeru is simply observing other people express these emotions & preaching to them on what they should & shouldn't do....

He's not preaching when he gives those speeches, he's saying what he's learned from his experiences with others. That's what the whole showdown with Adel a couple episodes back was all about. It's what the whole show is about. He's had all these crazy adventures and he's learned stuff. He's been learning stuff since the earliest episodes. That is exactly what character development is all about. I know it's easy to go "well he's a generic nice guy at the start, and he's a generic nice guy at the end," and say that he's bland but it just isn't the case because there's more to it than that.

I swear, it's literally every year with the "main character is bland" crap. I hope for your sakes Ex-Aid turns out to be the most three-dimensional character ever put to television, because sometimes I swear you people won't be satisfied with anything less.

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Originally Posted by TheGloryXros

SIGH.....I'm sorry this turned into such a rant

Likewise! I know that came off really confrontational (especially that last bit), but I actually do understand why Ghost has been so disappointing to people, honest. I just think sometimes people get so wrapped up in not liking something they sort of lose sight of any qualities that may be there.

Liking things is a lot more fun than not liking things, in my experience, but I guess it's a little arrogant to ask people to reevaluate their entire opinion on a show 40 episodes in.