I snuck a look at this in YouTube, then added it to my QuickFlix queue, so I'll get to see it properly shortly. Ta!
I'm mindful that I'm viewing Japanese narrative and characters through a Western lens, so my assumptions and expectations may be misleading - for example, about what constitutes "passive". Or for that matter, what constitutes a "Mary Sue", since so many manga/anime characters seem to be attractive, brilliant, and athletic, all at once. :) (But then, I am not an enemy of Mary Sue's.)
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I'm mindful that I'm viewing Japanese narrative and characters through a Western lens, so my assumptions and expectations may be misleading - for example, about what constitutes "passive". Or for that matter, what constitutes a "Mary Sue", since so many manga/anime characters seem to be attractive, brilliant, and athletic, all at once. :) (But then, I am not an enemy of Mary Sue's.)