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Yh they make each other better people, and no one is perfect honestly, this is one of those stories that puts things into perspective. They both have their problems but they moved forward and are better for it. It's one of my favorites.
I don't get why people hate hozumi, like, his mom left him when he is young, his father basically neglects him since his career is more important, he is severely bullies at his old school, and on top of that his dad doesn't even take any action when he got bullied, instead just care if he embarrasses his family. He probably already have plenty of child development issues, seen when he is always alone when eating. He doesn't know how to socialise and make friends and don't know proper manners due to neglect in upbringing. His senpai in his old school probably cares but did can't do much to get him out of the bullying. It's no wonder he sees yamato as some sort of a god when he got rescued from the back alley, I assumed that is the first time someone got him out of trouble. And on top of that, he kept thinking of getting out of the old school, which fuels his ambition to meet yamato. I feel like his character although somewhat exaggerated, make sense to me.
Yamato on the other hand probably looks up to his dad as a role model his whole life, he probably is a very stubborn and sees the world in black and white, which explains his various actions and his annoyance and hatred towards hozumi in the beginning. He is confused cause he can't deal with conflicting feelings. Make sense when he doesn't know what to do with his life when his dad ends up in jail(he only started rethinking his life after meeting hozumi). He started to hate his dad as well because his dad got himself in jail, it is an immature thought but to put his perspective of his anger he felt as a kid and attaching it throughout high-school, I can understand it. He did put it away after reflection and help from hozumi as well.