Thank you. Someone who understands .
Again, I completely agree with you. Especially the last paragraph. I hate that Momo is still suffering and hasn't gotten a proper apology...
I really dont like it that she is now "happy and married" had more expectations from Harada
Have you read Nii chan, by Harada?
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/nii_chan_harada/
The author has some problems ,the abused child in the manga liked being touched by his older brother so much and was "upset" because he got scared that time.
Harada did that, you think it's weird for her to give momo's mother a happy ending...
Yes, I think that like in many shota stories, Harada's fictional children are more like tiny adults than actual children. Maybe it's a type of empowerment for survivors looking back. Honestly, that part of these stories creeps me out. If the rest of the plot were not interesting and I didn't like the characters, I'd stop reading it.
I agree. In fact thats how I see most shota/loli stories or stories with children in manga. I feel especially in Japan's porn industry, there is this disconnect from reality. They often have hentai with pedophilia (they just label them shota whether the shota is underaged or an adult; same with loli) but the characters are far from resembling actual children. I'm not sure if every author does it intentionally...but I do think that Harada has been shaped by the works of other authors and honestly think that in her case the disconnect from reality is intentional. I don't think any of her stories are meant to resemble real life. She likes to add in a twist or see how far she can push things in her stories. She constantly tries to how far she can take things in her stories and gauges the readers responses. She tries to make us uncomfortable. I do think it is important that we acknowledge this stuff as the readers though because some people can't draw the line between reality and fiction and there are a lot of underage people on this site who don't exactly realize that just because these things are written by real people doesn't mean that the stories resemble rational or real trains of thought.
." I do think it is important that we acknowledge this stuff as the readers though because some people can't draw the line between reality and fiction and there are a lot of underage people on this site who don't exactly realize that just because these things are written by real people doesn't mean that the stories resemble rational or real trains of thought."
Well put, there is a line that should be recognised by the readers otherwise such mangas can be harmful.
I think that the child abuser deserves full psychiatric care while she serves time for her crimes but she did not commit the crimes because of her previous mental trauma. She did it for money. It wasn't a situation where she could no longer understand right from wrong. It wasn't done in the heat of the moment. She was not robbed of her ability to reason at the time. These crimes were done in a cold, premeditated, intentional way and they were ongoing for years. These acts were not a "mistake", a "misunderstanding", or any label that minimizes child abuse. These were serious ongoing crimes committed for the cash.
I do sympathize with her situation, but she had other options and she chose to blame a child and to sell that child to be gang raped for money. It was her choice. She needs to be held accountable. I think seeing a shrink regularly while serving time for her crime would be a good idea. I think group therapy while in prison would be great for her. I hope they can make progress in getting er to see how her rationalizations and pain do not justify what she did in the slightest.
I don't think Momo should go near her until she truly takes responsibility for her actions and puts his needs ahead of hers. Even then, Momo should only allow contact if he is in a place where he feels it is good for him to do so. I think Yata should support him by telling him no six-year-old could be held responsible for an adult's pain or an adult's crimes, and that she is toxic and 100% at fault.