It gets a bit tiring seeing an Ayu fan forum so negative about her as well, but I don't really say much about that other than maybe this little aside.
Anyway, I feel as though her magic is still there, but it's a different kind of magic. I'd say people will understand later on down the road (as most of her music since 2005ish has been) that it's great... since it seems to take about a year+ for most fans to digest and appreciate newer works. I'm not sure why that is, but it seems to have been the case for (m)u through NEXT LEVEL. Rock'n'Roll Circus was pretty much universally liked (and HEAVILY disliked by a few...) so that was a bit of an exception. We'll see with this upcoming album though, I guess. Will it be a grower or an instant crowd pleaser?