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I don't know if it's really fair to call Nami's protagonists "too perfect". I don't think characters have to be nasty or selfish to be realistic - not everyone is like that.

I understand that conflict is what causes drama in stories and makes the stories interesting, and having flaws in charcters can help create conflict. However, a character can still be flawed without being selfish or nasty. For example, quite a bit of conflict is caused in 'Starry Flowers' by Periwinkle being confused by new feelings and experiences that he doesn't know how to deal with - his inexperience, and his inability to recognise his feelings and face up to them, are flaws in his character. And this depth is given to him without needing to give him negative qualities. Plus, as another example, we have Pastille unsure of what to do because of how others perceive him. This depth and conflict to his character, and his story, comes about from outside forces, and not from making him nastier or stupider or anything like that - because Nami doesn't need to do that!

I personally like to read about charcters who are decent, good people, but who nevertheless have interesting lives, and get into interesting conflicts and have to find ways to overcome them. I think a character can have depth and be a decent person at the same time.

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M'well it's kinda true for me too, because I love most of NomNomNami characters nonethelsess. But like, here, it felt especialy like idealized personas . The moxy/mochi/treat trio was too of course, but they fact they had a context of struggle hide it totally to my brain , and I'm just realizing it now trying to find examples to illustrate my thoughts >_<


>I don't think characters have to be nasty or selfish to be realistic

I did mention that, but I thought  it in a broader sense. You know, in a relative sense - because we all see life through our own individuality : everything we do is kinda "normal, within logic" to us, while what other's do  can often be percieved inexplicably good or bad (while it's just the normal "follow in" thing to do to their perception).

I don't know if I make sense >_<