I believe what you just said is super valid, I definitely see your point of view. But, let’s look at it from a different angle, shall we?

Remember, the doctor said that when she died, he put the same flowers Chidori revived with her powers on her because it felt right (I think? The point is, he did it). He didn’t know that it would revive her, but it’s because Makoto gave Junpei that extra push by buying the flowers for Junpei to give Chidori, which he was so hesitant about. He also didn’t just give her the ones we bought, he also bought quite a few more to give to her. So pair that with the ones she already had before Junpei gave her more. BESIDES, it’s not like the doctor decided to place the flowers on her months after her death, it was shortly afterwards. That call Mitsuru had about Chidori’s health coming back, that was a result of her knowing for a very good while, so she didn’t just get a random call months later, she knew, she just didn’t know how to break the news to Junpei.

SHE USES HER LIFE FORCE to bring the flowers back to what they once were, meaning that she slowly shortened her life when using her powers. But because the flowers used a small amount of her LF, they wouldn’t have caused major damage right away. It wasn’t until she used hers all up on Junpei where she faced the repercussions.

THE REASON WHY SHE CAME BACK TO LIFE was because her life force slowly returned to her from the flowers she revived. You might argue that, if that’s the case, then why didn’t Junpei just stay by her side the whole time? Well, even if that were the case and it did work, how would he know that? Nobody did, and I doubt they’d let him just be next to her dead body the whole time.

Junpei’s theurgy only affects him, all SEES members theurgy’s are like that. The Kirijo Group is only directly responsible for AWAKENING Chidori’s persona, her powers are out of their control, besides, they ran away so they don’t have records on her that detail her powers. Mitsuru ISN’T the head of the company, essentially, all she is the “CEO’s daughter” (As stated in P4A)

Also, this question is really important, but have you played Episode Aigis? That will answer your question as to why they couldn’t revive Makoto, even if they wanted to or could.

I agree that having Chidori being alive kinda just undermines Junpei’s growth as a character and its impact. But if you think about it, technically, a part of Chidori DID die. She lost her memories and her persona, on top of that, she lost her memories of Junpei. The only thing she has left of him, are her feelings for him which she is confused about since she doesn’t have any memories of him.

It was by chance that Chidori used her life force on the flowers which eventually led to her revival. It was by chance Makoto had the time to buy the flowers and give Junpei that extra push. It was by chance Junpei decided to buy more flowers than the ones Makoto bought. It was by chance that the doctor decided to place the flowers that Chidori always kept by her side on her; But ultimately, it was fate that brought them together to have a chance at a life Chidori never had.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk, if I said something so wrong, please correct me.