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5. I know that's a wig, because no one's hair is as long as Rena's. Still, if the wig is accurate enough to have a huge center parting, it might not cover the ahoge properly.
Well, as stated at the end of my response to this statement, I find that if Itsuki were to wear a wig, her bangs would pose more problems than her ahoge. The position of Itsuki's ahoge is on the top of her head, while the divide of the bangs for Rena (past/present) is the forehead. The theoritical wig could still hide the ahoge just fine.
7. Well Negi ain't perfect. It always bugs me how Nino is willing to study with the rest early in the story when she was so against it.
Aww, yes. I know Negi isn't perfect. Still a bit ticked with Nino's development and how it's been handled; not the worst, but not really the best imo. But even then, we've witnessed that Negi has offered more interesting twists than a typical romcom, without indulging too much in relying on cliches. For that reason, I do hope for the better.
While there are certainly points that may go into Itsuki's favour, I'd say that it isn't enough in the sense of driving a crucial character.
@b-no Rena seems awfully aware of the circumstances of Fuutaro's background, to an extent that I feel that it could only be the actual Rena there, not someone who had heard Fuutaro's story and is acting out as a replacement. Although we don't know how much he divulged to her, I'd personally think that it's only a small lead ahead of the others.
What does Itsuki gain from cutting off Fuutaro's connections to his past? If she was the actual Rena all along, it's rather... well, condescending that she now takes up her "Rena" get-up to stir Fuutaro; certainly, he had changed looks from his delinquent days, but it feels so roundabout that she'd use a disguise. Therefore, my conclusion for Rena would be that she had plans all along to meet with Fuutaro as "Rena" eventually, as she had known for the while the Fuutaro is Fuutaro (we don't know if they exchanged names when they were young, but it's likely enough). As a result, this would lead to Itsuki not gaining much from being told said being-told-his-story.