/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

>>21960408
Unfortunately Zenkichi's character peaked when he had that mental breakdown over not being able to solve the puzzle early in the Not Equals arc. The page where it showed a bunch of shonen quotes in the background while he stared at the ground defeated was great imagery. Fhe fact that his fight with Kumagawa in the Minus arc actually left him traumatized made a lot of sense.
Unfortunately, this doesn't really go anywhere. His trauma is never addressed again and the central focus of his character becomes pitting himself against Medaka. Not a bad idea in theory and it led to some interesting plot points but it doesn't really tie into meaningful character development.
When he becomes StuCo president in the Jet Black Wedding arc, you're supposed to feel how Zenkichi has matured but there's no actual substance to back this up. Also his new responsibilities are barely touched upon, even though this would've been a good opportunity to have a mini-SOL arc similar to the first arc.
So yeah I went from loving Zenkichi to completely souring on him. However I understand where you're coming from. Fortunately Kumagawa's character stayed good even after the manga went to shit.