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Maybe his skeleton is still ok otherwise he has been dead for centuries.

IM WHEEZING OMG

yeah, but somehow I feel like his behavior is more natural than the other two ... I mean kids are like that, they are selfish and don't want to have things precious to them taken away. And Aki doesn't mean any harm, he wants to protect his oniichan. For me seeing the other two act all mature is weird. although they´re lovable

They're high schoolers. It's about time they grew up. It's weirder for them to be so attached at that age, don't you think?

everyone learns at their own pace and these guys are getting a lesson right now. I don´t see a reason for getting angry at someone just because he is still a kid and didn´t learn "all the lessons in life". I´m just saying Akis behavior is quite appropriate of his age and situation
btw in my opinion kids should be kids as long as they can :)
ah and one more thing - most important would be to speak with him openly and explain it, so he can understand. and the one who needs to learn the most is kotaro

I get what you're saying but since it's located in japan don't make assumptions that this could be easily possible for any japanese. Most of japan still hove some consensus that being gay is unnatural or experimental fase or even worse doesn't exist. As a man to have sex once with another man is mostly seen as an experimental fase but really being gay is honestly mostly not done. Like I said a lot of japanese still "think" that gay people don't exist. So for kotaro it's impossible to even think about talking about it with his family because of the stigma. In this mindset kotaro's reaction is pretty normal.
Don't forget yaoi is mostly made by women for women and don't show a reflection of the real world. Most of the time not even remotely.

Reading it back it sounds a bit mean, but I really don't mean it like that! ><;

Maybe the older generations, but the younger generations that grew up with the internet overall would have a better understanding of reality. Anyone who "thinks" gay people don't exist are simply in a state of total denial.

I find it rather insane that the world has gone backwards on so many topics. Homosexuality was known and accepted in many ancient cultures including China in the east and Native Americans in the west. But views of prejudice and ignorance came with the rise and spread of Catholicism.
Regardless, no matter where you live, acceptance and understanding of homosexuality has come a long way in the modern world and will drastically continue to be accepted and understood as the millennial generation gets older, and the older generations (who desperately try to control how people think) die out.

Things are changing. Even in Korea, which is considered a very ignorant and homophobic country when it comes to homosexuality, the younger generations overall have a completely different view on most things.

Anyway, regarding the manga, I consider the other two kid's reaction to be more realistic than Aki's. Reason being is that homophobia is taught. And his reaction is not only overboard, but would only be a thing had he been raised with very fire and brimstone views of his parents. Considering how calm, sweet and understanding their mother is, Aki's reaction is wayyyy out of line. The other two siblings have a more mature reaction which is more in line with their probable family upbringing.

So you think the one who needs to learn is the one who's always taking care of his siblings? The unselfish one? Does kotaro not deserve to happy? Aki needs to watch his mouth first of all because it doesn't matter if "you're a kid" NO ONE should say "disgusting" to their possibly gay brother under ANY circumstances WHATSOEVER. and if you thought that that was him being a kid, you're reading the wrong genre. Kotaro doesn't need to explain jack shit to his brother, he is a grown ass adult and Aki is old enough to stand on his own two feet. It's not exactly healthy for high schooler to be so clingy either. "Appropriate" My ass. Yuki and ikki are being appropriate AND respectful. Aki is being an asshole and age has got nothing to do with that

haaa, wow it is really awesome how different people perceive what others say... reading too much into it, interpreting it the way it fits their own opinion
well I'm just going to say, you've got it all wrong, but it's a pain in the ass to explain, so I won't (￣∇￣")

Well if you're not clear enough that's what happens. If you don't want to be misinterpreted, say what you mean clearly in a way people //will// get it. You can't blame others for not getting it if you don't even try to explain yourself