I didn't think the art style had changed that much but I went back to the early chapters and wow it really did. I don't particularly mind since the story is still interesting but it makes me wonder what happened for it to shift this drastically.
Referencing Persona 3 and Hana Yori Dango made me chuckle a bit. Normally I haven't seen whatever reference a manga makes to something else so this was nice for a change.
I get ritsu is a "people-pleaser" as asmo-tan calls it but there's a fine line between forgiveness and turning the other cheek to just being a fucking doormat who lets anyone and everyone walk all over you. Seriously, allowing him to get off scot free with only getting a spear run through him...