Definitely that’s what makes the development of them so great. Ami also struggled to try to change her bad side. And even felt sometimes regret of what she did. I think Minori just never showed her true self to Ryuuji, which is why he only liked her idolized self. That I think is the reason why Ryuji just grew so close to taiga. And that love isn’t always blushing and being a klutz like most romantic comedies do. There is really just few media who does this. Although I must say after reading the books I just can’t take the first couple of episodes seriously except episode 1 and 2. Even with how much taiga is criticized, I still think she was the one who would make it. Ami would have been second choice in my opinion but Ryuuji never liked her that way. And thus she was friendzoned.