Does anyone know if the author commented anything about an extra chapter or continuation of any of the couples or anything? Or if she commented finilizing that there would be no continuation? It felt a little like "maybe there will be a spin off in the future" and I'd just like to know whether to get my hopes up or not
It seems like lately all I've been getting are Mangas with bullying developments
It's so sad because I'm so rational too ENTP and all and I just always get so frustratingly emotional when I remember my own bullying smh
I always have such a desperate need to console characters like this that it's a little depressing ngl
I really did not enjoy it
So many tropes I dislike all together in one
I usually like this author too :(
The seme is what I imagine jefree star would look like in manga form
All right you cam roast me now
I cry EVERY TIME in thay scene where the dad opens the windows and shows him the spring.
I honestly thought i was the only one! x
Its a beautiful scene. But i want more scene of his father and his chara :))
its sad... but dad was his inspiration.. the author is so brilliant his Dad was the symbol of guilt and somehow despair at first... But as it ends the author used dad as a symbol of hope and moving on... Beautiful
I know my comment is a little cringey but please understand... I'm overwhelmed by this beautiful manga.. I love you so much Conro SENSEI !!!
Yup that's one of the best moments that you can't see in other story the most.
Has this become a site full of feminazis? What the hell is wrong with you people? I get if you decide to stop reading or dislike it because you think it was rape or think the relationship is toxic. But what kind of disgusting elitist thinking has led you to believe you are the authority on what makes something rape/toxic or not? Did you WRITE this story? Are you are living embodyment of one of the characters? No? Then what the hell gives you the right to decide that they way you viewed the Story was the right way? I can't believe someone even brought up the #metoo movement as some sort of "people are now seeing what really is rape" this story is what the author wants it to be. You can go ahead and say "well if this was real life they would try this as rape and everyone would see this as a toxic relationship" well let me give you a little dose of "real life" Takano would of dropped ritsu from the first damn minute in "real life" ritsu would of just said "I love you" in "real life" and would of pressed charges in "real life" you know why none of those things happened? Because it's not REAL LIFE it is a work of fiction and you can see whatever the hell you want to see and it doesn't matter because it ISN'T REAL. they way people are attacking others for not seeing this as rape as if we've committed some deadly 7sin. I'm allowed to think whatever I want to think and you have NO right, to tell me your thoughts and values are the right ones. I've never been quite so disgusted with a comments section before. For fucks sake, you're not the almighty judge for right and wrong so stop pretending to be and grow the hell up you guys
Get off your pedestal before lecturing others for things you yourself are doing. Using the same logic, you also have no right to tell me it was not rape. Also no right to say my thoughts and values are the right ones?? Hypocritical...
"you have NO right, to tell me your thoughts and values are the right ones."
"Wow did you even read the story? Are you just spouting words to start shit?"
"If anyone made this relationship toxic, it was ritsu who constantly tore apart Takanos self worth and confidence."
"I say fuck ritsu for breaking him down to that point "
" Because it's not REAL LIFE it is a work of fiction and you can see whatever the hell you want to see and it doesn't matter because it ISN'T REAL. "
Yes and those were all MY OPINIONS. I never forced them onto you, or told you they were the right ones, which is what you did multiple times in response to my post and your original one. I was not hypocritical in the least. Also very unsurprised that you of all People responded in the exact same way as before. In an attempt to attack and devalue my opinion. Also for christs sake, one of the very first things i said was that you DID have the right to think this was rape. Please actually read my posts before responding.
That scene where masaki just wanted to make his brother happy by cooking and fucked up and cried got me legit bawling yall
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.
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
THE HELL WAS THAT??
THAT WAS SO DAMN CUTE I WASN'T EVEN READY OMGGGG (≧∀≦) MOREEEE