Hmm... I like cookie-cut characters. XD It's just comforting if you know what I mean. I do agree with what Kyuu said, but... I couldn't help but scream in excitement while watching/reading London Arc. (and squealing in excitement the countless times re-reading/re-watching). I'm not really in it for the character development I can see, I'm in it for what I imagine. When I read a story, I usually (kind of accidentally) apply traits from other stories I've read and kind of press them onto someone because they're so similar. (like what Kyuu said, we've seen all these characters countless times before.) That's just me being weird (as usual) but I can't really find much to dislike about cookie-cut characters. (for some reason... All the side characters are really starting to irk me. Mainly because they're the reason the manga is all about cases that don't relate to the actual storyline... Give me the boring, predictable, yet utterly adorable ShinRan/BO arc (BO is not adorable. It is awesome and epic.) any day.) That's my opinion.