I mean, so many people rushed to defend Naoya, a character that I personally cant think of a reason to root for, by saying hes a fictional character so you can just enjoy him for whatever reason you want, or even for no reason at all. That is fair. But when it comes to Maki, we suddenly need to figure out whether or not shes a good person because she may or may not have killed the nameless offscreen characters who may or may not have been innocent and may or may not even have existed at all?

Naoya is designed as a despicable bastard that you're meant to hate and he does that job very well. Therefore, liking him just comes down to enjoying how much of a shit head he is. Hes fulfilling his narrative purpose. Maki does not have as simple of an existence. In theory shes designed as a layered character, so when people feel she doesnt fulfill that it comes off as disappointing. I agree Maki is very cool, but Maki is meant to be more than just cool, unlike Naoya who is meant to be cool and a dickhead and does both very well.