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I usually do not ask a question here unless after trying multiple times I am still stumped and admit defeat.

I understand that かわりもしない would mean "has not changed even a single bit" putting emphasize on the verb as part of the negative, but I do not know the meaning of this も in a positive.

For now I tentatively understand かわりもします here to mean either "he has definitely changed" (ie, emphasis) or "he has changed, among other things" (meaning of 'also' implying other things in addition) but I don't know which or if it's something else altogether.

市川：…かわったわね、アキラくん… 広瀬：そりゃあかわりもしますよ。今までライバルらしいライバルなんかいなかったんだもの

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This type of も does not mean "also". In this case, it adds the nuance of "of course", "it's only natural" or "it's no wonder". It is used with something that describes a reason or a cause.

  • 昨日から何も食べてないの？　そりゃ、お腹も空くよ。
  • 昨日から何も食べてないの？　そりゃ、お腹が空きもするよ。
  • 全く連絡がないんだから、心配もしますよ。
  • たった1000円なら、流石に買えもしますよ。(=買えますよ)
  • そんなに悪く言われたんじゃ、彼も怒るわけだよ／彼が怒りもするわけだよ。

In this manga, the reason part is added after the result part.

I could not pinpoint the specific definition in monolingual dictionaries, but basically this should be related to "exclamatory-も" or "も to make the sentence sound reserved". This も is used to vaguely describe "how things turn out naturally".

You can find the same も in the のももっともだ construction, too.

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    Thank you! I was not able to find this meaning of も out on my own.
    – Janusz ヤヌシュ
    Commented Nov 8, 2020 at 14:14
  • Even in English we use "too" (in sort of the "also" sense) to add emphasis. I think "I do too!" (I had to be sure it was "too" and not "to") is an example -- this is, to my ears, a kind of old-fashioned (maybe 1940s American) usage that barely ever comes up anymore and might not even be understood by younger speakers.
    – releseabe
    Commented Nov 9, 2020 at 11:57

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