Also holy shit that was long and as someone who will forever be a fan, I cannot fucking WAIT for the next chapter to be out
what is wrong with you
What do you mean? If you have something specific to criticize I'd love to explain myself but if you're just a troll please lmk so I don't waste my time
There is so many things wrong with this... He didn't fight back enough to YOUR own standards so it is not rape? Ritsu blames himself for Takanos actions because that is what the abused does in a toxic relationship. Just because Takano wanted him for 10 years doesn't give him the right to rape. Why is there so much victim blaming in this comment section...
Agree! Ritsu pisses me off
Did you read my entire post? The part where i adressed there were many different ways ritsu could have gotten out of that situation? And therefore not rape? Also I'm sorry but... Says who? Are you suddenly the authority on abusive and toxic relationships? Because as far as I'm concerned, until the (alleged) rape, Takano was nothing but kind and supportive and did absolutely everything in his power to get ritsu to just admit he felt the same. If anyone made this relationship toxic, it was ritsu who constantly tore apart Takanos self worth and confidence. And again, what would you do if ritsu was your partner? Would you just take that the way Takano did? The person you love constantly saying they don't want to be with you, avoiding spending time with you, telling you that they hate you, and then acting all chummy and lovable the next day? I'm not saying what Takano did wasn't wrong, but taking all blame off of ritsu is just as wrong. A psyche is a fragile thing and I definitely think ritsu did far more damage to Takano than vice versa
Because he wasn't able to do EVERYTHING to get out of the situation it was not rape? Commonly when people are being raped, they freeze up in the moment and that's just a fact. Takano from the start has been forceful and the sex scenes have been borderline rape-y, maybe in a sense he looked out for him but he still has had his major flaws which involve being very over-controlling.
Why do you keep blaming Ritsu for this, I'm not Takano and I can't speak for what he would do, realistically in his situation i MYSELF would give up at that point. In what way did Ritsu damage Takanos psyche? Takano had the choice to give up as Ritsu's behavior was very on/off and that could have just been that. Ritsu was literally RAPED regardless of how "badly" you say he treated him, it is never a reasoning or excuse for why a rape happened.
God my phone died mid way so I'm retyping with way less enthusiasm but whatever.
I agree with you in the sense that I have no right to compare ritsus reaction to "rape" to when I was pinned down. Everyone is different (even fake manga characters) but as a reader I make the main character into me. So if I would fight, he would fight. But whatever. I get where you're coming from and I agree. Keep in mind however that male rape victims are far less likely to choose "fight" or "freeze" due to testosterone and just cultural upbringing that centers around using your fists rather than your words.
I'm not trying to blame ritsu for this, I'm just trying to shift some of the blame off of Takano. I did not see this as a random act of violence fueled by testosterone and need for sexual gratification but rather the actions of a cornered animal who has no idea what else to do and has been mistreated to the point of not having normal values within a relationship. I'm not saying your opinion is wrong, I'm just asking you to respect mine and not make me out to be a horrible person because of it. You and I have different values. We see different things. You see unforgivable rape, I see forgivable, dubious consent. If this were real and ritsu gave a testament to the court saying he felt violated, I would 100% rule in his favor. On the other hand, if I suspicious he was suffering from ptsd and blamed himself due to a damaged psyche, I would get him to see a psychologist by any means necessary and listen to what they had to say. If they said ritsu seems fine and honestly believes the fault is his own because of factual evidence and seeing his effect of emotional abuse over his partner, I'd lose no sleep. If they said no he really is a rape victim suffering from ptsd, I'd do my damndest to get Takano incarcerated. The way I see what I believe to be a subjective piece and how I see real life are very different and I wish you'd understand that before attacking and trying to assert how right you are over me in the future
Yes he was pinned down and had bruises on his wrist (it does not take a whole lot of force to leave bruising but let's assume for the sake of the argument there was no way for ritsu to escape) and he said stop and that it hurt and yeah it was pretty rapey. But I'm sorry, he 1. Says no and stop and that it hurts all the time (yes this time was clearly exagerrated and went beyond the norm)
2. You guys can say whatever you want but speaking as someone who has been in a similar situation, I would not classify that as fighting back at all. At best he somewhat struggled. When I was pinned I screamed and struggled and kicked and kneed and I was way more terrified than ritsu from what was conveyed also, considering everything that happened here, I think we can all agree that had ritsus said "I love you" in that moment, that Takano would have stopped and changed pace. It really did not strike me as a situation ritsu was unable to get away from. There were so many things he could of done and said to get out of that situation (if we assume Takano is not a cold blooded rapist which I think we all agree we do not) this is also portrayed by the fact that ritsu is completely unfazed by his behavior next morning and instead, considers it his own fault for hurting Takano. (Which I will adress in point 4)
3. Do I think this was an unnecessary development? Absolutely it was and it almost made me give it 4 stars but come on. It was a long time coming. Things took a darker and more confused tone ever since after ritsus birthday. It seemed like their feelings, which were once clear to one another, now neither one knew what was going on and it was all a ball of fear.
4. You all demonize Takano but what about ritsu? As was clear, Takano had a shit time these last 10 years. He was unhappy, suicidal (from whait was shown in the flashbacks) and he somewhat got his life back on track but for the most part, it seemed like a depressing, lonely existence. Then comes Ritsu. He's finally happy again and is given a reason to live a real life once more. He professes his love over and over again and ritsu appears to love him back. He's showing all the signs of love for another but won't admit it. Then throw in the emotional abuse. Ritsu says a couple times that there's nothing between the two and how he hates Takano San and Takano even says he is hurt by this but the scathing words and attempts to ignore and evade Takano at every turn due to his trauma are clearly doing a number on him. Imagine if your significant other acted as ritsu did. Blushed and was kind and cute around you and tells you not to go or leave and not to go see your ex and that they're so glad to be with you in these instances and then the next do their best to avoid you and say hurtful things but then they feel bad and apologize and you just take it over and over again because you've tried being happy without them for 10 yeats and it led to misery so really it's them or a lifetime of emptiness. THEN you don't ask for much not even to define your relationship and there goes the person you love inviting someone who has SAID they will take them away from you and said that they think you're garbage and constantly belittles and berates you plus always trying to put the moves on the person you love and they let them sleep over and talk shit about you and do whatever the fuck they want in the name of friendship. All you ask is for them to let you tell them that they can't have you and turn them down with certainty and they don't even give you that. So yeah you should just walk away and find someone else but YOU CAN'T. you tried for 10 YEARS and saw life was nothing without them and when you feel them slipping away you lose control and (somewhat) rape them. And that wasn't out of a love you felt for them, but for the fact that you feel your old life creeping closer and closer and you'd rather die than go back to that and some primal need insides you tells you this is the only way to stop them from slipping away (as it has worked time and time again in this story). So I get I get it. You say fuck Takano that rapist. But I understand why ritsu feels guilty the morning after and I say fuck ritsu for breaking him down to that point when you know what to say to make all his fear, and anxiety and hopelessness go away.