>>844123i disagree that she is an anti-sue at all
the first 4 episodes were more world-building
i mean, i will grant that the first 4 episodes don't show her gaining much as far as her magical skills, but we still see akko showing her positives as well as her negatives
episode 1; we are introduced to her love of magic and inspiration. and how her belief in herself and magic leads them to the shiny rod that kicks off her arc
episode 2: Diana's logical and deductive reasoning leads her to see the pods that are on the tree to be a parasite, which for all intents and purposes is a correct approach. it is only because of akko's card that she even knows what these pods maybe. Diana shoots, but akko acts on instict driven by her knowledge of the card and determination that the card is right, she jumps in front of the magic shot. and saves the pods, allowing them to release the faries. That entire episode is actually a microcosm of the show if you think about it, as it preludes everything that will happen in the show
episode 3: is purely about both akko's impulsiveness to join an event that she has no skill to join. but she uses tangential logic and cleverness to gain an upperhand. it also helps that sucy and lotte brought their own means to the race, and while akko did begin to ride the super broom at the end, it was still an insane feat to get on the darn thing to race
episode 4: that was more of a lotte episode overall, so Akko didn't really have much focus
we are introduced to akko's qualities as a person as she continues her quest to be a witch. and while she hasn't "gained" anything as far as magical ability, the audience gains knowledge of how akko survives, thrives, and what she brings to this world that the other witches and the system does not
