LogFAQs > #936179072

I guess one thing I can say actually which I sort of implied above is that the show's character writing really got a lot stronger in season 3. It was never bad by any stretch, but in many cases seasons 1 and 2 felt a bit like the Taichi show where he completely stole the spotlight any scene he was in, and all the other characters were only "pretty good". Here though not only did Chihaya and Arata get tons of great development, but also side characters like Shinobu and Harada got strong character arcs to push them right up with the most lovable characters in the show. Hell, they even managed to completely sell me on characters like Sumire and Suo, and that is no small feat considering how put off I was by their archetypes initially. And then on top of all that Taichi--who was already one of my favorite anime/manga characters from just S1/S2--was still easily at his best throughout this season.
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Oh woops. Putting Advokaiser in my sig like this until I think of something more clever