Muv luv killed media for me i was such a freak reading like 30+ manga 1000+ chapters alot of the time more a month and then i read alternative and nothing has hit the same since its impossible to feel connected to a cast of characters the same way muv luv made me attached to its. everybody feels hollow in comparison spending something like 100 hours with them through all 3 games was such a absurd experience nothing compares. i still think about the final chapter almost everyday it was so soul c
The main antagonist millennium earl might seem uninteresting atp but i promise the payoff is insane he eventually becomes one of the most interesting villains in manga imo he has so many amazing moments with Allen and his backstory and all the spoiler stuff is insane as for the other villains there as some cool ones but because of how dgms story is structured it does take until the later chapters for them to really shine but it’s definitely worth powering through the earlier chapters for the pay