It’s true that there are plenty of people who dislike Juvia, and she legitimately isn’t for everyone. That’s fair. But what I really can’t stand is when people act like Juvia never interacts with/cares about anyone else. That’s just not true.
Her relationship with Lucy was hugely expanded on in the Tower of Heaven arc
She helped search for Natsu, who she barely knew
She sacrificed herself for Cana during the Battle of Fairy Tail
She comforted Merudy, who was her enemy at the time
She bonded with Aquarius while in the Celestial Spirit World
She goes to check on Lucy when she’s in the hospital
She worries about Mira, Elfman, Lisanna, and Erza
She goes with Gajeel, Lily, Elfman, Mira, Lisanna, and Cana to find Makarov
She spends time bonding with Erza
She hangs out with the girls at Fairy Hills
She joins in Team Natsu’s conversation
She teams up with Lisanna for the S-Class trial
She protects Gajeel and Lucy from Keyes
I could show some more examples, but we’d be here all day.
Look, I’m not saying that you have to like Juvia. You don’t. But even if you’ve only read the manga, it’s unfair to deny how far Juvia’s come. The thing about character development is that a lot of the time it develops more than one character, so denying Juvia’s character development is denying several other characters’ development as well.
If you’re really a major in writing, then you should understand that you aren’t going to like every character. You wanted some evidence, @soomuchplot, and now you’ve got some. Oh and about Juvia not caring about Makarov?
Here’s her reaction to meeting him again: