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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

No it didn't. Wizard had Shunpei. And as much as I did not care for Keitaro in 555, he was a likable character. Shunpei was just annoying with no redeemable features except for the one time he dressed like a girl. Shunpei made a better girl than he did a guy.

Wizard did not have any variation in its structure. You could predict how every episode was going to go down after the first several. 555 kept changing things up, even if they did not always work. Nevertheless, there was a variation of dynamics going on. Oh, and Mari actually did stuff compared to "I'm going to quietly sit in the background for the next 25 episodes" Kiyomi. Kiyomi had maybe about 5 episodes worth of development whereas Mari had about 20.

Pretty much how I'd put it.

Faiz had one character that was genuinely unlikable IMO, plus one character that was a bit of a waste. Wizard had a few characters I liked and a few that were just...well not really characters, Kiyomi in particular stands out, even worse because she ended up being the biggest part of the plot. Wouldn't have thunk it for as little as she was a presence.

And as Kain said, Faiz tries different things throughout its episodes, Wizard, again a series I did enjoy, was more or less the same exact formula every single episode.

And I really don't see how you can say the characters in Faiz had no growth or development or weren't even likable. They are some of the best developed characters in the franchise and the interpersonal relationships and drama add some incredible tension.