This manga is insanely good. My jaw almost dislocated from shock when usui said he was seventeen.
Yes the age gap WAS weird and the fact that a minor didn't tell the 29yr old mc that he was a minor was weird and probably a crime(?) but it's not just a weird BL that has an age gap and minor for the sake of having it for no reason (or fetish reasons ig), instead it's an integrated part of the plot that pushes the characters into development and shows how such a relationship doesn't work and forces the characters into figuring out how to be patient to make the relationship work.
The portrayal of usui trying to figure out his own feelings and emotions towards the mc and how he regrets his actions, apologizes and makes up for assaulting the mc is an amazing part of his own character development. It's not something you see in yaoi like...ever. This manga has an aspect of repentance and, for some reason, people hate stories where a character changes, repents and regrets because it's easier to hate a person who doesn't do any of that and remains an asshole. You're faced with the fact that people CAN change and it makes you uncomfy.
Usui has a character development that I think is respectable, it's insanely difficult to change yourself especially at a young age. The mc also has character development that is different from the mc's.
I can see how it could be boring for some people but I found it enjoyable, seeing these characters grow.
This manga is insanely good. My jaw almost dislocated from shock when usui said he was seventeen.
Yes the age gap WAS weird and the fact that a minor didn't tell the 29yr old mc that he was a minor was weird and probably a crime(?) but it's not just a weird BL that has an age gap and minor for the sake of having it for no reason (or fetish reasons ig), instead it's an integrated part of the plot that pushes the characters into development and shows how such a relationship doesn't work and forces the characters into figuring out how to be patient to make the relationship work.
The portrayal of usui trying to figure out his own feelings and emotions towards the mc and how he regrets his actions, apologizes and makes up for assaulting the mc is an amazing part of his own character development. It's not something you see in yaoi like...ever. This manga has an aspect of repentance and, for some reason, people hate stories where a character changes, repents and regrets because it's easier to hate a person who doesn't do any of that and remains an asshole. You're faced with the fact that people CAN change and it makes you uncomfy.
Usui has a character development that I think is respectable, it's insanely difficult to change yourself especially at a young age. The mc also has character development that is different from the mc's.
I can see how it could be boring for some people but I found it enjoyable, seeing these characters grow.