User blog comment:LunarSkyes/An Analysis of Gao Mikado: The Mighty Sun Fighter/@comment-25426535-20141008203202/@comment-24955325-20141009032919

So you're basically saying that in order for a character to be interesting he must behave like an anti-hero or have some emotional scarring backstory? I have to disagree with what you said. There is nothing wrong with talking about friendship or making friends. Yes, it can be cliche but haven't we already seen characters like Tasuku and Rouga in other animes as well? You know when you have someone with Gao's personality who's passionate and energetic they're usually characterized as not being smart and act before they think. But Gao isn't even like that, he actually thinks before he does something they even show him carefully planning his moves during his matches. Usually characters who characterized as being strategically smart tend to be calm, cool, level-headed and even emotionless at times. So having someone like Gao who's has both characteristics makes things interesting for me.