Tbh I feel like it was, now it fucking hurts ;(
This was my exact thoughts when I was reading this! Goddamn that was the worst part of it.
Someone did an interview with the creator and they said that your interpretation is valid. People are supposed to have different takes on what this story means according to the author
Here’s a link to the interview I was talking about: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/laurenorsini/2020/10/19/my-broken-mariko-manga-is-an-emotional-journey-of-love-and-loss/amp/
I love you. Thank you, I read article and it kinda made me sad how the author created the story in the first place.
I think yes and no. I mean it makes sense but I also think she saw her as a mother that she never had, someone to be with. That’s why in one panel she said “I wish I was Shii Chan’s baby”
I wanna say yes but no too. Because
Shii real didnt seem romantically inlove more platonic. mariko maybe but prob not
ty!
definitely. shii became a safe haven for mariko. shii could coddle away any of mari’s sorrows
Is it just me or did Shii-chan and Mariko really loved each other, like romantically? Idk it just felt like it especially with the hints of wanting to be together. Correct me if I am wrong!