Responses
Amen!
Idc what they say he’s cute af
Dude that's what I've been thinking! He looks like that for a reason. Like you said, this story is a morbid slice-of-life, having Mamiya look any other way wouldn't make sense to me
Honestly I find his design pretty adorable. Not to mention his hair and mustache makes him look like a small french man LOL.
I find it a little strange that so many people are complaining about Mamiya’s receding hairline. He is such a complex and dimensional character, really unique compared to the carbon copies of leads in stories nowadays - which are all based on one out of a handful of cliches and stereotypes. It’s not like his personality is entirely revolutionary, but it’s different. It’s generally disappointing to see so many people ignore how interesting he is just to complain about what he looks like. The plot is interesting, the atmosphere also feels new and it’s a cool combination of an unsettling sense of “wrongness” with a slice-of-life. I actually like that Mamiya doesn’t look like a perfect pretty anime boy, his character becomes a lot more believable that way. It’s kind of ridiculous and shallow to want him to look like a teenager, and does a disservice to him and the story itself. If you prefer to read about two perfectly attractive dudes in a relationship, it’s whatever and that’s your preference. I just feel like people aren’t acknowledging what’s actually good about the story, and how his appearance suits his character. To each their own!