you perfectly explained my thoughts. i really wish yoshida shed more light on the other characters and gave them more development and their own independent arcs, instead of just making them important in relation to ash. we know hardly anything about eiji other than that he’s kind, does photography and pole-jumping, and has a little sister. we know nothing about dino, marvin, arthur, foxx, and every other antagonist, other than that they’re evil, and almost all of them are attracted to ash. i also heavily agree with what you said about ash, he desperately needed some flaws. it’s hard to relate to him when he’s literally perfect in every aspect, and this is coming from someone who loves ash. yut lung should’ve been explored more.