When I commented this a few years back, I got so many dislikes it was incredible. Glad to know I am not the only one who thought it was strange....creepy per say.
If they want to make a big age gap, then he should be at least 18-20 and she 29-31. But middle school? The boy didn't even reach puberty as of yet.
What pisses me off the most, is that if the roles were reversed, there would be so many backlashes the manga would be deleted. What? Because he is a boy he wants to have sex, so it's fine?
I think this manga touched this subject in such a way that made many people like it, so I'd say the mangaka did a good job; But I still keep my ground and think this was paedophilia.
Yeah I totally agree with you!
If it was the other way around, there would be tonnes of people commenting about how this manga promotes pedophilia and grooming and stuff like that, but just because it was the woman who was older this is cute? How?
I really don't get why this manga has such good rating despite that, and how people are just glossing over the fact that there is blatant pedophilia in this manga.
I don't know about others, but I really couldn't overlook that. I mean, if they left out that particular chapter I feel like I could've liked it but...no.
This really irks me because I can imagine this happening IRL (and it probably has happened too) and that's just...idk disturbing somehow.
Well, if we overlook their age, it is an adorable manga...but it's impossible to overlook it when he is still in the phase of understanding one's body. I can't like this manga. I think it gives a wrong message.
And if we look at the news, ther are a few where a female teacher had sex and smoke drugs with their middle school students. People like to say (I hope they are joking) that the boy hit the jackpot, but... it's coercing the boy into doing something not appropriate to his age, and not good to his health. And definitely will affect his future. ''A role model of mine did it ～ so it's fine for me to do it.''
I think this manga is a good example to show that we can take one of the most disgusting themes, and still make people like it as long as we put the genders, characters and plot all in the right place.
I agree with everything you've said!
And even if we just stick to the fictional world, the last story over-powers everything so much, I don't even remember what the other stories were about! (no matter how cute they were)
Now I really wish I hadn't read this ╥﹏╥
Sorry i didn't meant to vote
All the other stories were cute but the last story didn't sit well with me... I mean, its okay to have an age gap, but flirting with a middle schooler...I'm pretty sure that classifies as some form of pedophilia (she was a working woman whereas he was a middle-schooler, so between 11-14?)
I really wanted to enjoy their story but just thinking about how a grown woman could flirt with a middle school kid...it just left a bitter taste for me