This isnt something like ybc at all, there isn't a happy ending as both are trying to convince themselves it isnt wrong, and its depicting grooming and pedophilia, it isnt meant to be "hot" or "sexy". I would think it is a vent as the depictions are quite accurate, and they mention it in a few other stories. If someone thought the author was doing this to sexualize children, then they're the fools as I dont see anything wrong with the story other than the obvious of grooming and rape.
Ybc is different in that way but it’s the fact that sexual images of a child are shown. Was it necessary to include that? That’s my main issue
Understandable, but as I said, maybe it was a vent from the author? Im pretty sure Harada is a male if Im not mistaken. But mybe it was to get the point across? I dont exactly know but that is how grooming is displayed really and in the first one it showed the discomfort of the boy and also how pedophiles can become a pedophile as it is a mental illness . It wouldn't necessarily be a realistic story without the explicit scenes.
That was Harada's decision and it's totally respectable as well as you not liking it. In a live action movie it's obvious no one would dare to show scenes like this with kids but that's the cool thing about fiction ('cause remember, this child doesn't exist, no one was harmed), it can show you how horrible, creepy and disgusting an experience can be with more creative freedom and without real consequences on it's characters. Harada wanted to express the crude reality of ped0ph1l1a and she nailed it 'cause I indeed felt disgusted by the end of the first chapter.
So I’m sure y’all have heard the discourse about yarichin bitch club and how people think it’s cp. but a story like this with literal images of a prepubescent child is just left alone...? It’s most likely because there’s no anime for this and this story might not be as popular. I just find it interesting