>>1041482It's like if I replaced Nodoka with a character with short hair, with glasses, she's really smart, she helps Yui with her homework and her name was Namira. This isn't a new character, this is a character replacement. It's effortless to the point of parody.
What made Yui's character great in the anime is that it bothered giving her moments where she could say something smart, or show that she's not that idiot from S1 anymore. It doesn't bash you over the head with it, but she's smarter and much more mature, but she's still Yui. So she'll be still prone to being lazy, and saying and doing silly things. This is development, and characterization. Her development slightly changes her character, showing that she's not the same as before, but not too much, because there's no need for it. (If you think I'm joking, look at YuiAzu episode...and then compare her to the latest chapter)
Now, I'm not asking the 4koma to try and match that sort of characterization, because that's just not fair. I'm just asking for some attempt at characterization or some sort of effort at it.
I don't care if she hugs Akira or whatever, because let's face is, Yui DOES like doing that. I just think it wouldn't have hurt to hold off on it for a chapter or two to actually build some chemistry between the two before handing off Azusa's role to a new character.
Fuck, they both have black hair, and two extra friends. She'll probably end up playing the guitar, just like Azusa.
I don't care if it's K-ON!! or Mien Kampf. A little effort goes a long way, and there's no excuse for this shit, just because kyoani will do the hardwork for him.
Unless it's intentional so that the anime will be that much better in comparison....