Word. Wordpie, in fact. Beyond my basic dislike of the makeover trope, insult to injury I thought it was a pretty bad one.
And pretty much agreement to everything else you said. I loved the initial dynamic with an introverted, strong-minded heroine and a flighty and open-hearted love interest. And like you I was excited at the idea that they might be "defying" the past or destiny to be together. So the Arata subplot felt boring and patched-together.
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Word. Wordpie, in fact. Beyond my basic dislike of the makeover trope, insult to injury I thought it was a pretty bad one.
And pretty much agreement to everything else you said. I loved the initial dynamic with an introverted, strong-minded heroine and a flighty and open-hearted love interest. And like you I was excited at the idea that they might be "defying" the past or destiny to be together. So the Arata subplot felt boring and patched-together.