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Originally Posted by orion
I think not showing the admiral is prob the best way to go as if it's an old guy, part of the viewers would go "ewwww" those girls are obsessed over that old fart. If it's a a kid, then it's "ewwww" those girls are obsessed over a kid and the fact that it's a kid would just take away the realism. If it's a teen, then it's "oh they are mimicking Arpeggio of Blue Steel".
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You can't please everyone, and while there's nothing wrong about a nebulous admiral in theory, given their execution here it's apparent that having a faceless admiral in this case was a poor decision since they didn't or couldn't capitalize on said premise properly.
As mentioned above, there have been successful cases of player representatives being given definitive appearances and characters as in the case of The Idolm@ster animes. No matter what form you put the Admiral in, as long as they're portrayed to be a competent, balanced character most people shouldn't have a problem with him/her.