As a follow up to my comment in the sprite previews and now that I've seen some of the content that was changed since the last update, I think I personally see the Rune in the previous iteration as one that I enjoy more, mainly because that's what I think of when it comes to someone that is a swimmer/basketball player, and I don't know what it was, but he seemed much warmer and approachable before (also, his photo in the game was hot af, and was rightly used as a pseudo-cover for the VN I think). That said, the extra detail in the rest of the sprites as a whole is a welcome update (shocker, Rune's still hot af to me), and if this is more to what was imagined when writing the character, I'm sure it'll resonate more closely with the story as we go along, and I hope we can all enjoy that. I'm certainly not going to complain about getting more of everyone's stories. These are also my very first impressions, so it'll no doubt change over time, and I still thank the crew for making a fantastic VN.
Now to get too deep into the VN once again and face the consequences of running into the end of his route. I just couldn't stay away - I've got something in my eyes D;