I really like this manga, since it's tried to take a very inclusive and realistic approach to the issues, however i do have a few things to say
1) I definitely believe that Tsubasa and Seto shouldn't get together at the end. Tsubasa needs to apologize to Seto properly and come to terms with her own self as well
2) What Tsubasa did was extremely wrong and rude, but it's honestly understandable. She has been raised in an extremely sheltered manner, which is seen from the way she idolises pure romance and has zero thoughts of sex. To her sex is something dirty and disgusting. She doesn't want to intentionally harm Seto, but her previous beliefs are clashing with the new inclusiveness she's trying to achieve. It's like her brain is telling her that she's in the wrong and that she needs to correct her mistake asap, but her heart is stuck in the past and is finding it hard to differentiate rape and sex and especially since the case is with a boy being raped
3) The new adult character a.k.a the coffee shop owner, needs to properly reject Seto. I'm sure she's understood that Seto's love stems from admiration and respect towards her, and that Seto is confusing being comfortable with a woman, with liking someone romantically. The author needs to make them have a proper solid discussion about his issues and about his "love" towards the coffee shop owner. It is not something that is to be solved with a date. Also why the fuck would the author make them go on a date?? It's clear that the coffee shop owner understands that Seto is underage and that she herself doesn't see him in a romantic light either, so the fact that someone like her would suggest a date, completely invalidates whatever her character was supposed to stand for
4) I'm glad that Seto's friends are supportive of him, but as the other girl had said, it would simply make things worse if a third party intervened. And by that I'm not saying that they shouldn't try to correct Tsubasa, I'm saying that the ones to make her realise her mistake should be her friends, not Seto's friends. The reasoning being that if it's her friends correcting her, then the impact will be much more than if Seto's friends did it. As is clear from the latest chapter, where Aya calling out Tsubasa's hypocrisy forces Tsubasa to confront herself and rectify herself
5) Ofc it's about Seto himself. He needs to seek a proper therapy session on a daily basis. The school nurse is definitely a great help, but it cannot be everything he relies on. He needs a proper professional who can help him actually come to terms with the horrible experience he suffered and try to move on from it. Also I'm glad Seto's friends are so supportive, but the moment Seto showed signs of relapse, they should've prevented Seto from trying to get into a relationship. Now I'm aware that different people have different healing methods, but healing cannot come from a relationship which is clearly being idealised and forced. Seto is trying too hard to overcome his fear of women, and his idea of doing so is through getting into a relationship to be "normal". Thats completely opposite of what he should be doing, since a relationship at this stage, where it's clear most partners would be unable to come to terms with Seto's past experience, would simply worsen his PTSD. They are in highschool man, it's obvious that most people will be conflicted to know that their partner has been raped, since rape is a taboo topic in general, and on top of that male rape is something most people refuse to believe even exist
So basically what I'm trying to say is, that the most realistic approach the author can take is making Tsubasa coming to terms with herself and properly apologizing to Seto for her hurtful comments and make them go their own way instead of them getting into a relationship. Like please, signs of healing from sexual assault or rape is not the fact that you can now be in a relationship. Tru signs of healing is when you are able to let things go for the sake of your own mental well-being, and realising that you don't have to be in a relationship for the sake of it.
I really like this manga, since it's tried to take a very inclusive and realistic approach to the issues, however i do have a few things to say
1) I definitely believe that Tsubasa and Seto shouldn't get together at the end. Tsubasa needs to apologize to Seto properly and come to terms with her own self as well
2) What Tsubasa did was extremely wrong and rude, but it's honestly understandable. She has been raised in an extremely sheltered manner, which is seen from the way she idolises pure romance and has zero thoughts of sex. To her sex is something dirty and disgusting. She doesn't want to intentionally harm Seto, but her previous beliefs are clashing with the new inclusiveness she's trying to achieve. It's like her brain is telling her that she's in the wrong and that she needs to correct her mistake asap, but her heart is stuck in the past and is finding it hard to differentiate rape and sex and especially since the case is with a boy being raped
3) The new adult character a.k.a the coffee shop owner, needs to properly reject Seto. I'm sure she's understood that Seto's love stems from admiration and respect towards her, and that Seto is confusing being comfortable with a woman, with liking someone romantically. The author needs to make them have a proper solid discussion about his issues and about his "love" towards the coffee shop owner. It is not something that is to be solved with a date.
Also why the fuck would the author make them go on a date?? It's clear that the coffee shop owner understands that Seto is underage and that she herself doesn't see him in a romantic light either, so the fact that someone like her would suggest a date, completely invalidates whatever her character was supposed to stand for
4) I'm glad that Seto's friends are supportive of him, but as the other girl had said, it would simply make things worse if a third party intervened. And by that I'm not saying that they shouldn't try to correct Tsubasa, I'm saying that the ones to make her realise her mistake should be her friends, not Seto's friends. The reasoning being that if it's her friends correcting her, then the impact will be much more than if Seto's friends did it. As is clear from the latest chapter, where Aya calling out Tsubasa's hypocrisy forces Tsubasa to confront herself and rectify herself
5) Ofc it's about Seto himself. He needs to seek a proper therapy session on a daily basis. The school nurse is definitely a great help, but it cannot be everything he relies on. He needs a proper professional who can help him actually come to terms with the horrible experience he suffered and try to move on from it.
Also I'm glad Seto's friends are so supportive, but the moment Seto showed signs of relapse, they should've prevented Seto from trying to get into a relationship. Now I'm aware that different people have different healing methods, but healing cannot come from a relationship which is clearly being idealised and forced. Seto is trying too hard to overcome his fear of women, and his idea of doing so is through getting into a relationship to be "normal". Thats completely opposite of what he should be doing, since a relationship at this stage, where it's clear most partners would be unable to come to terms with Seto's past experience, would simply worsen his PTSD. They are in highschool man, it's obvious that most people will be conflicted to know that their partner has been raped, since rape is a taboo topic in general, and on top of that male rape is something most people refuse to believe even exist
So basically what I'm trying to say is, that the most realistic approach the author can take is making Tsubasa coming to terms with herself and properly apologizing to Seto for her hurtful comments and make them go their own way instead of them getting into a relationship.
Like please, signs of healing from sexual assault or rape is not the fact that you can now be in a relationship. Tru signs of healing is when you are able to let things go for the sake of your own mental well-being, and realising that you don't have to be in a relationship for the sake of it.