In the UK and Japan the age of marriage is very different from the US.
In the UK both parties must be at least 16.
In Japan the male has to be at least 18 while the female has to be at least 16.
Just thought I'd let you know. ;)
I totally agree with you! At first i did want anri and taiga to be together but i realized anri isn't a good match for taiga. not gonna deny that part if me is very frustrated with taiga but it's not like i hate her. she is a strong character but is also naive and though i love kurogane i can't seem to love him more than anri just because anri is the 1st male mc you meet and on a emotional level i feel anri's pain. i also love kurogane's straight fowardness but they are still so young they aren't thinking clearly. I would hate for taiga to cancel their engagment though it would make me cry for kurogane.
Is it possible to love 2 people? In my opinion...yes.
Is it acceptable to date 2 people? According to societal standards...no.
I know some comments talked about polyamorous relationships but the thing about those is that all parties should be in agreement about the nature of the relationship before the relationship begins...especially before an engagement.
I don’t dislike Taiga. She’s what...16? I don’t know about anyone else but I was absolute trash at that age. I just wasn’t thinking clearly about some decisions. Thank the heavens I was lazy and addicted to anime at the time or who knows what nonsense I’d be doing. She also never really hid anything from Kurogane.
Honestly, I’m team Kurogane but right before he purposed I thought “I hope he doesn’t purpose”and when he did (lml) I thought “this is not gonna end well”. There’s a pretty good reason why there’s an age requirement to get married. Not that there aren’t exceptions. I really didn’t feel like Taiga and Kurogane’s relationship was stable enough to get married. He literally purposed on their first date. Marriage shouldn’t be used to solidify a relationship unless it’s from an outside force. However, this is just my take and may be wrong.
Why team Kurogane and not Anri? I love Anri. Yes he’s manipulative...immature and at times inconsiderate but he’s very charismatic. Anri just wants to be loved (poor baby). Anri however, does not have a partner relationship with Taiga. More than he loves her, he needs her. He’s desperate for her affection and attention. He considers Taiga feelings but if you see closely it’s only in relation to his own feelings and how it will be affected. No mistaking Anri cares for Taiga but not quite...concretely if that makes sense.
I prefer Kurogane but his feelings are not quite fully developed. I noticed that the progress in Kurogane and Taiga’s relationship is often spurred by Anri’s actions. This is not uncommon in shoujo, but seemed to be the main driving force in their romance. I at one point thought maybe it was Taiga stuck between their lover’s spat.
All of the characters have childish actions, though I know a few adults who act this way. The characters are immature which is fine because they’re high schoolers. None of them have done anything wildly taboo or wrong... depending on opinion I guess. Anyway, it’s a shoujo and I came for a good time and I got one. The plot’s interesting and the characters are too.