Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4436931-20190625071318/@comment-4809927-20190630182105

Asuto in ares and Asuto in orion are almost like two different characters. My opinion was only based on Asuto of orion. As of ares, I enjoyed watching Asuto as the protag. But as ares ended, Asuto lost charm...

IMO, there're two reasons: - Despite looking really outgoing and all, Asuto isn't that advocative. He wouldn't interfere unless the situation calls for it. Endou does all that supporting job before he needs to do anything, so he stays silent. It was different for Inakuni because Asuto was the only one can do it. - Until now, Asuto still feels really distant from his senpais and other people. He understands that he doesn't have the voice over his senpais and on what's right or wrong. The only way he can defy is acting, like when he shields Ichihoshi. Even after that, he doesn't argue back to Haizaki or Kidou.

To put it simple, it's like an one-eye person suddenly moves from a blind group to a normal group. There are too many people that are more advocative than him, making him fade into the background.

Giving Endou screen time has made Asuto suffer as an IE protagonist, but also give the series a new direction on what they can do with Asuto. Since the very beginning of Orion, Asuto isn't mean to be a moral supporter, he is mean to be the presentation of who can stay firm to his idea without judging "right" or "wrong". That is the reason why he is in the dark side right now and why we are getting his arc this way.

I agree that Orion suffers from having too many characters and don't care about building up relationship between old characters. There is no real conflict yet happens in IJ. I will wait how Asuto's arc can affect their relationship so that I can make a judgement on the characters.