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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

While people praise it for not sidelining Sakura, I felt they tried to push her too hard. Her Weekend plot was the worst of the 3 and she tended to get inserted into episode plots that don't really need her,

Well, Keiwa is in the background throughout the entire JGP and doesn't even get good fights. In this regard, Sakura is still lucky.

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while also forcing Aguilera to spontaneously have an obsession over her.

Sakura's character was originally built around her claim to be invincible. Aguilera made her see her weakness, and that's what all villains do: expose the weaknesses of heroes and their allies. But in Sakura's case, it provoked the acceptance of a weakness and turning it into a strength. Accordingly, after Aguilera tried to repeat the initial effect, plunging her into despair, but in the end it turned against herself, dragging her to the bright side. Overall, I would say that this arc was not very controllable, but logical enough.