Not all love is of the fairy tale variety and not all love is borne from sweet innocent smiles, dates and holding hands. That does not make that love any less real, valid or acceptable. Whether a relationship is healthy or not is not decided by the problems or conflicts the couple face, but how they work through them together and grow from them together and as individuals. And Kazusa is not ignored, far from it, he is popular. Kazusa chooses to alienate himself from those he considers "better" human beings than himself. His situation wasn't glossed over by the author either. He is healing side by side with Yukinari. Yukinari's acceptance of him is equally as important and impactful as Kazusa's acceptance of Yukinari.
As for the three bastards that attempted to rape Yukinari, Japan's laws regarding sexual assault on males tends to go unused in real life situations. Homosexuality is no a crime, but being labeled as such can be devastating to one's social status and believe me when I tell you that social status is extremely important there. Even their language revolves around a person's place on the social hierarchy. So, for Yukinari to file charges, it would open the door for a defense attorney to ask what pictures they had and that would lead to Yukinari being outed, losing his job, possibly his home - because he would have a hard time finding another job once he was labeled homosexual - and risk losing his family as well since his father is already not accepting of homosexuality. Justice would be served, but Yukinari would face many more injustices from it. This is how the mangaka sees and understands the society she lives in and this is how she conveys it.
Never forget that, though Japan is very forward thinking in many areas, homosexuality is not one of them. In January of 2019, they upheld a law that requires transgender people to be sterilized if they wish to formally change their gender on legal documents. No shit. They must be formally diagnosed with gender dysmorphia and sterilized if they wish to change their gender in government records like birth certificates, identification and census (family) registers. Although there is forward movement for the LGBT community in Japan, it is a slow, uphill battle. There are no anti-discrimination laws on the books regarding sexual orientation. So, if you "come out" nothing is in place to stop your school from expelling you, your boss from firing you, or your landlord from evicting you. And if it does happen, you have no way to legally fight back. Most people in Japan will tolerate the LGBT community, but it is the kind of tolerance that makes living as a homosexual tenuous and fearful. They won't come out and physically or verbally "bash" a homosexual, but they won't hesitate to avoid, fire or alienate them. All in the most polite way possible, of course. Most of the younger generation is more accepting, but there is a huge gap between what the younger generation thinks and what lawmakers and voters do. This is mostly due to the large gap in age between the younger generation and that of lawmakers and a majority of voters. I give Japan another 20 or 30 years before they have caught up with the west on the topic of homosexuality. It will come, but they are not there yet.
My face while reading the first paragraph (i agree with everything face)
my face with the second paragraph
The beauty of Japan's culture is based on its many traditions and traditional values. Sadly, homosexuality, transgenderism, and many values that liberal thinking, western countries hold in high regard really clash with those traditions and traditional values. It will take time to integrate those important western values into the grand plan of Japan.
It is sad to think that homosexuals and transgender people live on such a tightrope. We all deserve to be treated as human beings, regardless of our differences. Japan is actually moving forward faster than many of their fellow Asian countries. So, hope is not lost. They just need time, information, education and strong, open-minded leadership. With coming generations, that is within their grasp.
Sorry there was so much stuff that I got bored. I couldn't be asked to read lol
I'm perplexed about the situation and idk if I like this or not lmao. I mean the messed up part of me LOVED it and it made me BAWL my freaking eyes out. But there was a part of me that just couldn't get passed all of the problems that the author kept throwing at us
1) Yukinari lusting over Yukitaka (incest)
2) Yukinari being blackmailed and raped by Kazusa
3) Yukitaka lusting over Yukinari AHA BUT WITH A TWIST! It was when he was in a maid outfit.... yet he still said he liked Yukinari so I'm confused as to if he is gay or straight? Maybe bi? (Btw, also incest)
4) Erm Kazusa killed someone and TRIED to kill someone?
5) Messed up fucktard of a step dad raping his stepson and almost raping his own daughter
6) Yukinari being blackmailed and raped (again), but the twist is that there is 2 additional people
Sooo yea.
Plus, can I just say that the author casually glossed over the fact that Kazusa is being ignored cus he got raped and tried to protect his sister? Okay, he's a literal saint for the stuff he had to endure just to keep his family happy my condolence.