We have crossed into Bella Swan territory here. He consistently shows behaviour that is incredibly red flag and Ichigo's relationship with him has gradually made me dislike her as well. Instead the focus is entirely put on the relationship between Aoyama and Ichigo. What's the point of having a group if they aren't even a central part of the story after four volumes?! To start with, why don't we just forget about those other four girls on the Mew Mew "Team"? They have been thrown to the side lines for four volumes now, which has resulted in them hardly have any background information absolutely no story lines of their own and they only show up when Ichigo wants to complain about them or needs help in battle. This is about to get a little ranty, you've been warned. What is it about this series that I'm missing?
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