Talk:Rito Yuuki/@comment-26804024-20151231023311/@comment-7948498-20160104081348

I do enjoy discussing our different points of view. It's better to have lots of different opinions, and I disagree with a lot of different ones. For example, I am greatly against the RitoxMikan pairing, and the hopes that one of them is adopted. Some people wanted Rito to become a fighter to fight space battles, but I want him to stay grounded as a relatable Earth human who's surrounded by wacky extraordinary characters.

In truth, I also don't want Rito to speed up his development all too fast. I'm satisfied with characters taking one step at a time, and staying that way for a few chapters, while other characters get their turn for development. It's just an issue of which step they stop at and how long. Sound like you like him exactly where he is.

In Darkness, Rito got some personal development when Ren pushed him to start considering if he's using Lala as insurance if he doesn't get Haruna. I think that was a good small step foward for him, and I can't recall what I would consider the next step if it happened already, but I feel that whatever step he's on, he's been staying there for too long, especially with quite a few incentives to learn or feel something new. For example, Lala tries to approach him for a kiss, but he says he can't decide right now, and doesn't think harder or differently about it afterwards. He and Haruna accidentally kissed each other, and at the end, they both agreed it meant nothing and amounted to nothing. Etc.

I'm glad you like Rito. I won't convince you to change your mind either. But when discussing a character, there will be criticism, and those are mine for him. But that definitely doesn't mean I don't like him.

I'd also like to mention that sometimes the smallest things can influence if people like a character or not. Take a tsundere, for example. Depending on the tsundere, some people think it's entertaining to watch a stubborn bad-tempered girl melt and soften to a boy, while others think she is a complete bitch not worth a guy's kindness. And some people might find Rito's shyness and clumsiness more endearing on a younger and cuter boy, while others expect more competence and strength on a boy his age and position. To Love Ru's core audience is adult men, and when they project themselves into Rito as the main character, they consider what they would do and think in his position, and might be a little disappointed with his choices and weaknesses. But these are just a few possibilities why they don't particularly don't like Rito.