i like this manga so much bc while it did have really good romance, it wasn’t just focused on the main characters and it wasn’t shallow either; there was development for each character as a PERSON in both friendships, relationships, school, trauma, etc. like they really hit the mark, and i loved how we got everyone’s POV and their thoughts, not just through the mcs. it made me tear up reading about how haru’s perception of himself changed, or how shizuku realized she was lonely and started letting people in. and the time skips were so frikin cute. my one complaint is the blatant fucking pedophilia and weird age gaps (w/ multiple! side characters) like seriously why is japanese media so normal about that shit it’s gross !
i like this manga so much bc while it did have really good romance, it wasn’t just focused on the main characters and it wasn’t shallow either; there was development for each character as a PERSON in both friendships, relationships, school, trauma, etc. like they really hit the mark, and i loved how we got everyone’s POV and their thoughts, not just through the mcs. it made me tear up reading about how haru’s perception of himself changed, or how shizuku realized she was lonely and started letting people in. and the time skips were so frikin cute. my one complaint is the blatant fucking pedophilia and weird age gaps (w/ multiple! side characters) like seriously why is japanese media so normal about that shit it’s gross !