After 18 eps and not remembering a single ep I would have disliked (though I didn't check my old posts to be sure), I'm at the moment trusting the author to take his into a good direction, whether it's Sugata or not. Although with how they are making him so powerful and with the rest of the gang introduced so far not providing too huge obstacles to Takuto, Sugata indeed seems to be heading that way. Maybe the winner can claim Wako... Something about Sugata's character seems to suggest his fate won't be a gentle one, but who knows.

The southern island setting alone makes the series worth it, when everything over here is covered in snow and freezing coldness. I'm glad this was a winter show.