Talk:Izumi Akazawa/@comment-69.28.39.19-20150917095219/@comment-397235-20150923005553

The more I think about it, the more I start to think the reason Izumi has so much animosity toward Mei isn't because she thinks it's directly Mei's fault everyone's dying, so much as she knows, or at least suspects, Mei never really tried to make Kouichi leave her alone. Mei is one of only two characters in the series (the other being Chibiki) who can explain the Calamity to Kouichi and have zero repercussions for doing so, and in that regard, Izumi's suspicions are correct: not once does Mei ever try to explain what's going on to him. That's honestly where I think the apology scene comes from, and in that regard, from pretty much any way you look at it, it is justified. The entire class played along and expected Mei to do the same, and she obviously, willfully did not. No matter what your stance vis-a-vis these two, we can all agree at no point did Mei actually follow the rules.

Mei and Izumi aren't really in the same social circles, so even under normal circumstances the two of them aren't really going to interact. Add to that the fact Mei, for all intents and purposes, is going deliberately out of her to make Izumi's life harder, and it's not hard to see why she doesn't care to be around her. Now add all the gruesome things they've witnessed together (Kubdoera's suicide and Junta's death). Combine that with Izumi's rather blatant feelings for Kouichi (which is just run-of-the-mill jealousy). Pile on the fact Mei apparently murdered her best friend. I don't really blame her at this point, because at no point does anyone ever actually take the time to try and explain things. That's bad writing, because it becomes increasingly evident the writers want you to sympathize with one character and I just find myself unable to do so.