Talk:Kokoro/@comment-26831300-20180516001329

I actually love Kokoro. She's one of my favorite characters, second to Zero Two. Unpopular opinion, but I don't see why she gets so much hate for one thing. Yes, she made a promise she couldn't keep, but people don't seem to realize that she's not a flawless character. She's a normal human being and she's going to make mistakes like everyone else. She acknowledged the fact that she hurt Futoshi. She'' knows what she did was wrong and admitted it herself. ''Give Kokoro a fucking break.

I'll admit, it was a bit of a jerk move for Kokoro to switch partners after she promised to be with Futoshi but it was probably for the better. Mitsuru could barely pilot at that point because he wasn't compatible with Ikuno. It would be more effective for the team anyway if they did the partner switch. Futoshi ended up being able to work with Ikuno (who previously couldn't work with Mitsuru), so I don't see why people are getting pissy over it. Since I'm too lazy to type out a whole rant about how Kokoro isn't an absolutely horrible character for not returning Futoshi's feelings, I'll paste a twitter user's comments.

To be perfectly honest, having been that boy like Futoshi, I can see exactly why she left him. He's not exactly a bad partner, and he didn't technically do anything wrong, but he was a little dramatic and needy, when really all she wants or needs is chill from her man. She didn't cheat, didn't insult him, she just asserted her preference. Rejection does not equal thottery. That's all I have to say.