I appreciate that this series has reincarnation be—well, what one might normally expect it to be, when people don't "remember" their past lives. They're not exactly the same person as before. That it's not like they're just a direct continuation of their old selves if they do remember, even if the old feelings are there.
Not saying it can't work just fine the other way, too, but this feels much more down-to-earth, totally appropriate for the sort of themes this series has had.