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Haruto's bland personality makes sense.... for the first few episodes. He doesn't have a second hobby because he wants to protect Gates 24/7. I mean, the guy got kidnapped, sent to an island where presumably thousands of people got shattered and monsters appeared out of them, gets the opportunity to save people like thanks to the beast inside him that and there's a girl who needs his energy in order to stay alive. Let's not forget the death of both of his parents in a car accident. That's a lot of pressure and trauma to put on one guy. So in bland Haruto's defense, it makes a little sense.

However, the burden and pain about worrying about phantoms should have been lifted when he mastered the powers of the dragon phantom in him and got Flame Dragon style. He can easily own Phantoms and protect gates now.....but no. We are going on to almost a 1/4th the way through wizard (a third of 49 is roughly 16) and Haruto is still bland. Hell, most of the cast is still bland aside from Shunpei. I thought Rinko would be more interactive with the conflicts like Ichijo from Kuuga but she is just reduced to trying to protect the Gate in the suspense of if Haruto is going to save the Gate or not. She has been reduced to a lower status then Akiko from Double, who actually had character. Even Akiko had an important role in protection but hers is more important, she protects 1/2 of Double.

I'd like to see a multi-parter where the Gate falls into despair and Haruto defeats the Gate's Phantom. He gets scarred so relieves his stress by doing something on the side and giving him, I don't know, PERSONALITY.

Or let Beast give him the kick in the a** to make his personality appear.

Wizard Driver: PERSONALITY! PLEASE!