Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27545423-20160203222642/@comment-2A02:C7D:AF4D:4200:A99D:D3A8:347E:EF9D-20180913220125

I'm sorry about that. I'm a post-anime supporter but the anime sales jumped up from around 150,000 to the millions after the anime, and many of those are frequenters of the series now.

I think Shinoa and Yuu would be a disappointment as it stands for many, some may be happy with the idea, less so the (current) execution, some others just happy that it wasn't "gay". This particular ending would be of no benefit to this series' success. However, I feel most would rather have focus on his relationship with Mika or a non-romantic ending for the protag. As I say, I mentioned the "tropey-ness" because there were/are some unique angles of this series that appealed to viewers. One of those being the characters and the relationships between the characters.