>>150080475
>be me reading this comic
>don't like Paulo that much, he's kind of an asshole bully
>warm up to him because he's self-aware and working on it
>that arc gets reset, reset, dropped
>well, he's not totally despicable: at least he has his shit somewhat together and doesn't wallow in self-pity
>nevermind, he's a total fuckup and has decided crying and looking for pity sex is easier than not being a dumb asshole
>think Mike's alright, but kind of a boring everyman type - generically relatable, but not that interesting
>Warm up to him as he gets more characterization: he's witty, a bit stubborn, kind but has a bit of a chip on his shoulder, has regrets but doesn't beat himself up, has an objectively great girlfriend in Sandy, etc.
>dropped, dropped, flanderized, dropped...
>well, at least he's a somewhat realistic depiction of chronic depression creeping up on a teenager
>nevermind, he's some combination of schizophrenic, psychic, and deep in the closet
>think Lucy's crazy, and a rather interesting indictment of the tsundere heroine formula
>she's not a likable character, but she is a good one.
>A lot of tsundere heroines are claimed to be "more complex" or a "subversion" or whatever, but most times they aren't. There might be some token acknowledgement that she's messed up or mean, but the tsundere wins the male lead anyways since "he can fix her!"
>So it's satisfying to see a story that commits to the full awful dysfunctionality of the tsundere archetype, without chickening out or having her actually be a badass or whatever
>nevermind, Lucy experiences no consequences socially or physically. Instead, her bad karma is shifted onto her long-suffering friends who she treats like garbage.