Dude is literally a mass murderer and horrifically killed parents of, not 1, but 2 of your friends/teammates as they fucking watched.
But because he's an edgy anime pretty boi, that makes him a "complicated, flawed character who just needs wuve uwu".
He basically made Haru's father's brain explode on live television, crying blood in agony, as his daughter was watching. (Granted, dude was kind of a dick, but he didn't deserve what he got and Haru most certainly did not deserve to witness it.)
And even more unforgivable imo: Not only did he make Futaba's mom commit suicide in front of her by jumping in front of a car, he took the extra step of making her say that she never loved Futaba and that this was her fault for no other reason than to traumatize her further. Which it did, and almost psychologically destroyed her for life, as it would for probably anybody.
If there was any justice, his canon death would've just been Futaba and Haru curb-stomping him to death.
And I really fuckin' hate how Royal's ending gives some sort of implication that someway, somehow he's still alive: Fuck. That.
At least in Vanilla he was still dead as shit at the end.
Tl;dr, My final opinion on Akechi: :rip-bozo:
Hearing Futaba screech "AKECHI-KUN! 0w0" at his death was the point where I started called bullshit. It's one thing to be understanding, if not forgiving, of Akechi given muh tragic past. It's another for the gang to almost absolve him and try to pin his crimes entirely on Shido.
:yea:
Realistically: The best case scenario Akechi would've gotten from Futaba and Haru is a shunning, and utter contempt when they were forced to acknowledge him.
"Worst" case: They would've tried to claw his eyes out as soon as they learned who he is. I know I would've.