I mean, even the female audience seems to treat Aqua like a prize, so I don't think it's just a case of "self-insert."
Edited by Luisdalas on Apr 10th 2024 at 1:18:12 AM
Winning Girl is the one who successfully manages to avoid romantic entanglements with Aqua.
I have a love hate relationship with how the whole thing is written because the girl's feelings for Aqua do lend itself into some good emotional scenes but also there is so fucking much to unpack in all their relationships and I also dislike the harem shenanigans revolving around him
I absolutely cannot help but adore handsome 2D boys
Unbeugsame Klinge
I'm for whatever discourages Aqua from committing incest.
Nach jeder Ebbe kommt die Flut.
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Yeah, I am going with this from now on.
I just want them all to be happy dammit! 
Best girl Akane appeared.
Now do something.
But she did, she saved Ruby from Kamiki for now.
Not good enough.
What else is she supposed to do, though? Kill Kamiki?
She actually planned to do it previously but was stopped.
People tend to self-insert into the main character. Also the idea of the "winning" girl means that the endgame love interest is automatically given a higher status in fans' minds.