Heh… yea… that’s the problem with console to anime conversions: they rush everything. In the game, Luke is a real jerk. More so than the anime portrays. The others hate him, because Luke is a genuine ass. But he over comes that as the story progresses further.
SPOILER
[spoiler]The big thing about everyone being buddy-buddy with Asch, is everyone has their own secret agenda. He has access to what they want (figuratively or metaphorically), and they’ll bend over backwards to get it. Luke is really a stumbling block to the ultimate prize at first.
As the story goes further, these selfish priorities begin to fall apart. Also Luke becomes a better a person. When witnessing that, the others begin to realize they’re just as much as jerk as Luke used to be. Indeed Luke matures faster than they did. Van is also an expert puppet master, and that knowledge begins to have everyone feel bad about how they treated Luke, because “asshole Luke” was something Van created to exploit ¬ñ it’s not the real Luke at all.[/spoiler]
MASSIVE SPOILER
[spoiler]Tear has a hidden attraction for Luke (I guess she likes spoiled brats and emotionally vulnerable guys), and she constantly puts her “tough side” against him, to keep everyone oblivious. Guy’s family was murdered by Luke’s family, so he has a repressed grudge against Luke. Anise is a double agent and plans to betray everyone. Jade is the creator of replica technology and magic, and feels terrible about Luke even being born. Natalia loves Asch, because he’s the real Luke she cares for.
In that light, it’s honestly not Luke they’re hating, but themselves. Luke just happens to be a convenient scapegoat for their problems.[/spoiler]
On a sidenote: This series looks like is going for 26 episodes… It’s going to slow to end on 24…