[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

I really don't find Haruto to be as abosolutely boring as everyone else does, I kind of like the guy. And I really like Wajima and Rinko. Don't need any of the other characters though. No thank to Koyomi, Shunpei, Phoenix, or Medusa. Those are some spectacularly boring villains.

My problem with Haruto is that watching him feels like watching Tsukasa pull off his best Tendou impersonation. Silent, stoic, always one step ahead of everyone else but telling no one, etc. But he lacks Tsukasa's supporting characters (Not Yuuseless, but the AU riders, I mean) and Tendou's charm (And Kagami). Basically, while the stoic rider can work, he's lacking the other factors to make them lovable or at the very least, interesting.
I like Wajima, but he's just a character who's begging for some kind of story arc. Rinko is just a pretty face in the room, often just showing up to remind viewers she's still around. I will agree completely on Koyumi and Medusa being boring as sin, but Shunpei and Phoenix are the only watchable characters.

Really, Wizard is just misstep after misstep, for me. Making all the Phantoms inherently irredeemable by killing their human gate; making it so that, of the main cast, only Haruto can practice magic means we spend a good chunk of an episode having characters simply running around until Haruto shows up, etc.

It's actually a rather interesting sight, considering that the characters of the week tend to be written rather well. The last one with Naoki and Kizaki was actually really good.