Oh yeah, the cast grows and grows every episode or so until there’s much more likeable people. Senku is always there but his role gets smaller until he’s tolerable.

It was 24 eps and I liked it better after like 6-8 but it’s an ensemble cast that grows bigger basically every episode so I’ll once you get the swing of it, it carries you along.

No shit, I had the hardest time getting into the anime Dr. Stone for this exact reason. Thankfully, someone held me down for the first 2 seasons and I learned to love it.