I think the intention behind this story is good but, in my opinion, the author didn't go about it in the best way. For starters the author makes it seems like, in the beginning, that only people with a certain "taste" would be into fat girls and that no one could just like them for who they are. The way their relationship starts is a bit strange. He says he only likes chubby girls because one fell on top of him once and it felt good...? That's totally fetishism; it's the same as the people who like manga and anime say they only like japanese or asian people. Even though, through out the story, we are shown that he likes her beyond her chubbiness, chubbiness seems to always be the main attraction point. There is also a moment when she feels insecure about his feelings for her, wondering if they would be together if she wasn't fat and instead of saying "yes, because I love you no matter what you look like" or something he just asks her if she's going to lose weight in the future, she says no, problem solved; implying that if she actually did think of losing weight maybe they couldn't be together then. Even when showing that he likes her personality it always revolves around her being fat, one way or another. On the other hand, Hiyami didn't have any of that. He may be a bit rough and straight forward, but he was never really mean to her. He cared for her and even after realising his feelings for her he only cared about her happiness. His reasons for liking her had nothing to do with her physical appearance. He simply fell for her. When Tagami asks her if Hiyama's feelings would give her more confidence than his own I think it only makes sense that they would. From the beginning Tagami mostly focused on her body, while Hiyami never cared about her body and only saw her for who she is. So I think the author chose the wrong character to be the main lead. I think Hiyami's feelings have bigger body positivity message than Tagami's. Hiyami shows you that love goes beyond appearance.
I think the intention behind this story is good but, in my opinion, the author didn't go about it in the best way. For starters the author makes it seems like, in the beginning, that only people with a certain "taste" would be into fat girls and that no one could just like them for who they are.
The way their relationship starts is a bit strange. He says he only likes chubby girls because one fell on top of him once and it felt good...? That's totally fetishism; it's the same as the people who like manga and anime say they only like japanese or asian people. Even though, through out the story, we are shown that he likes her beyond her chubbiness, chubbiness seems to always be the main attraction point. There is also a moment when she feels insecure about his feelings for her, wondering if they would be together if she wasn't fat and instead of saying "yes, because I love you no matter what you look like" or something he just asks her if she's going to lose weight in the future, she says no, problem solved; implying that if she actually did think of losing weight maybe they couldn't be together then. Even when showing that he likes her personality it always revolves around her being fat, one way or another.
On the other hand, Hiyami didn't have any of that. He may be a bit rough and straight forward, but he was never really mean to her. He cared for her and even after realising his feelings for her he only cared about her happiness. His reasons for liking her had nothing to do with her physical appearance. He simply fell for her.
When Tagami asks her if Hiyama's feelings would give her more confidence than his own I think it only makes sense that they would. From the beginning Tagami mostly focused on her body, while Hiyami never cared about her body and only saw her for who she is.
So I think the author chose the wrong character to be the main lead. I think Hiyami's feelings have bigger body positivity message than Tagami's. Hiyami shows you that love goes beyond appearance.