look, i love makoto niijima

but she& #39;s objectively the worst written member of the phantom thieves

I& #39;m 100% serious on this, as someone who loves makoto, haru, and goro equally.

makoto is the worst written character in the entire cast

i have seen people call makoto a watered down mitsuru who was created to be pallative to cishet male gamers

and honestly that& #39;s not far from the truth

when you take her at face value, she& #39;s *bland*

the entire lead up and introduction of her into the main plot is weak. it has no emotional throughline

(putting this thread on slight pause bc it& #39;s getting late and I& #39;ve had too much to drink, and also bc I& #39;m literally going to meet ohya so haven& #39;t gotten up to re experiencing makoto& #39;s awakening yet)