What I love about Rewrite, Terra in particular, is how brutally realistic it is. You have a divine being asking you to help her save the world. But rather than a noble conquest filled with epic battles and drama, it’s crushingly pragmatic. Kotarou must spend the next few years of his life sowing the seeds of Discord and manipulating people to achieve his goals. Yet we have Kagari who knows nothing of the world scolding him for his indirect and methods, insisting he work faster. Not that anyone can blame her when she’s placing her hopes for humanity on such an unknown factor and patiently waiting for results, but it really hammers in how thankless Kotarou’s sacrifices are. It seems his only ally in the world is Jasmine at this point, but he doesn’t have the time or strength to indulge in her kindness anyway.
Terra is incredibly frustrating to experience. But that’s the point. Life isn’t easy, and we shouldn’t take such a grand mission as “saving the world” lightly. It takes an incredible degree of effort, time, and self-sacrifice. It’s Romeo’s big “fuck you” to Anime and Game tropes.