User blog comment:B214/Volume 23 discussion blog/@comment-77.46.204.73-20171109100644/@comment-3285616-20171109190033

Saying that 'he would have done that for any girl' is a terrible argument. In fact that just proves the point that Issei does deserve her, as it shows his determination to help the people around him. And him being an idiot to begin with was because of his trauma over Raynare. Once that was lifted, he undergoes a lot of development and isn't really an idiot anymore. He actually uses strategy in plenty of his battles. And yes, he went crazy because he treated Asia more of a sister than a harem candidate initally. He treats all the girls differently, despite wanting to protect them all.

And Ditto for the comparisons. You may as well as compare him with Rito from To-LOVE-Ru then, who despite everything is a complete idio and goes for the most boring girl of the series, despite the other girls doing a lot more for him including saving his life. That is an idiotic character. Issei isn't. She respects Rias for who she is, and as Anthareus says, he actaully bloody realises Rias's feelings after his trauma is lifted. If Issei didn't have that trauma to begin with. I guarantee that Issei would have realised much sooner.