I swear this mangaka love/thrives on creating controversial plots.
Yeah I hated how Masumi (the dom) kicked Tobita but I also disliked Tobita for begging for more. I don't just blame the Dom but the sub as well. They are both idiots who's just starting out on bdsm. But in chapter 5 it was established that Tobita does understand the difference between inflicting pleasurable pain and pain that's meant to hurt.
So hopefully it'll be better in the next one if that kiss in the end is an indicator.
I totally agree! I believe they're both at fault when it comes to what happened with the whole kicking incident. Hopefully their communication improves. To me, understanding your partner and their needs/limits would be the most important aspect of BDSM.
I think so many people are torn about the subject matter in this manga because the S&M play is riding on the line between hardcore and straight up abuse. I admit when he kicked him in the FACE and harmed him I felt kinda disgusted, because I'm pretty sure that's NOT a form of S&M. But here's the thing: the story has a complex psychological twist to it all. It's SUPPOSED to be thought provoking to the reader. My only hope is that the Dom doesn't continue to make the Sub a bloody mess. There are better ways to try and understand someone with a pain kink than to beat the answer out of them, because the Sub has already stated that he doesn't understand why he is the way he is.