I may have to rewatch it to catch some things but after letting my initial viewing soak in it seems like characters "developed" way too late in the series. First 20 episodes we basically get a bit of a comedy/drama with some shallow characters and then last few episodes everyone just suddenly gets developed especially Minori. She's pretty goofy for most of the show and then suddenly we get this development and drama from her. Wish we could've seen it sooner. The show just thinks that because a character is one dimensional that all of sudden adding a conflict for them develops them. This is the case for Kitamura. He's somewhat treated as a side character if I'm being honest and then he suddenly has drama and reveals his crush on the president. The character doesn't grow or evolve go through an arc they just have a conflict that resolves itself. Ami was also a bit of a wasted character, for someone that could've been a breath of fresh air for the goofy/violent characters her character isn't really as deep as presented. She's just there to be condescending to everyone and then stroke her own ego and I was glad that Ryuuji put her in her place towards the end of the show. Taiga is one of the better developed characters in the show. She goes from someone who's just "violent and angry" to someone who can be mature. Ryuuji is someone that I don't think is that flawed of a person to where he needs some arc. But his development leaves a lot to be desired.
Overall a good show even after I said all of this but it could've been so much more.
Overall a good show even after I said all of this but it could've been so much more.