I'm just gonna throw in my two cents because I can. I like the idea of Araki changing as a person for the better. And the author is already making it clear that Kyujo & him are end game so we know he's going to have his happy ending. Those ideas are both sweet, optimistic, & comforting (not that this book is deep but when reading it & relating it to the reality of life we're familiar with, its nice.)
But...the way it's executed is..cheesy? The writing for this manga has always been like this so its not like anything has changed. But i guess in this case it just feels apparent how forced it feels to do the same thing other books do: now that the main pair has told their story, gotta move on to the second pair!
Just how the secondary characters neatly hook up with each other to complete the set feels so..forced. I mean I get that the main appeal of this work is probably that its smut with a cute little story attached to it. But depicting characters with human emotions we're all familiar with, such as what the author is going for currently with Araki's transformation, would usually feel organic & relateable, but just feels plastic coming after a point when it feels there is nothing really left to tell for Kotarou's story. Especially after Araki was initially introduced as a plot device & kinda demonized for a while, it seems he serves a new purpose of entertaining since Ayumi & Kotaro have nothing left to tell. Of course im not necessarily trying to hate on something people like reading. If you enjoy reading this then that's great! I'm just trying to sort out my thoughts on what I felt bothered me about this current story. And possibly to explain if there are others who feel the same way?
I'm just gonna throw in my two cents because I can.
I like the idea of Araki changing as a person for the better. And the author is already making it clear that Kyujo & him are end game so we know he's going to have his happy ending. Those ideas are both sweet, optimistic, & comforting (not that this book is deep but when reading it & relating it to the reality of life we're familiar with, its nice.)
But...the way it's executed is..cheesy?
The writing for this manga has always been like this so its not like anything has changed. But i guess in this case it just feels apparent how forced it feels to do the same thing other books do: now that the main pair has told their story, gotta move on to the second pair!
Just how the secondary characters neatly hook up with each other to complete the set feels so..forced.
I mean I get that the main appeal of this work is probably that its smut with a cute little story attached to it. But depicting characters with human emotions we're all familiar with, such as what the author is going for currently with Araki's transformation, would usually feel organic & relateable, but just feels plastic coming after a point when it feels there is nothing really left to tell for Kotarou's story. Especially after Araki was initially introduced as a plot device & kinda demonized for a while, it seems he serves a new purpose of entertaining since Ayumi & Kotaro have nothing left to tell.
Of course im not necessarily trying to hate on something people like reading. If you enjoy reading this then that's great!
I'm just trying to sort out my thoughts on what I felt bothered me about this current story. And possibly to explain if there are others who feel the same way?