[quote=@rebornfan320]
but I do like Riku's growth but anime's i think have done this a lot better in a less tight time-frame. 
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[quote]
 Riku has character development but its nothing we haven't seen before in  1000 different animes/JRPGs done better.
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Something being done 'better' elsewhere doesn't invalidate what is done somewhere else.