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I remember when this first came out and I was reading it on a weekly basis, then dropped it for a long time because I couldn't stand waiting every week for a new chapter.
That's how good it was.
Every chapter had me hanging on every scene, wishing the chapters were longer, wanting to see what came next, watching Yonagi's growth and the people around her, routing for them all. At the time, I'd also been half-heartedly pursuing acting in theater, so it was incredible to see the mindset of various characters and how it can compare to the reality I was living at the time, how I could relate, how I was different, using this material as a form of advice to better myself and try new things (it actually worked in some cases, and is applicable to more than just the field of acting)....
In any case, what I'm saying is that I felt connected to Act Age and really enjoyed the progression of the work and its characters, and was looking forward to binge-reading the series — then I discovered it was canceled and why, and I have to say that I'm sorry for the victims, sorry for the fans, sorry to Usazaki Shiro, sorry for everyone who put so much work and effort into this only for it to be plunged down the drain by the actions of one guy.
Usazaki Shiro was apparently offered the opportunity to continue this with another writer, but they turned it down because they thought it would be an offense to the victims to publish a work originally created by their abuser. I commend her decision and thank them for their forethought and compassion.