Agreed.
I'll probably re-read this and compare it to each episode from the upcoming thai drama adaptation.
I know if they do a live action they often change up the plot, making some things better than in the source material. So I'm looking forward to that.
I think they could handle making the plot as uneasy as the original even with the initial interaction of both being watered down. The plot has plenty of potential to work even if we adjust that aspect of the story. But it could also still work if we keep it and change things up along the way. It really depends on the director/script in the end. So it's 50-50 whether we get something good or bad out of it, I suppose. ╮(￣▽￣)╭
The trailer felt WAY different tho, I honestly didn't even recognize the plot, so I'm hopeful it'll be good.
I understand that this manga's insanely hard to swallow for most people, but I won't deny this shit's still one of the first yaoi mangas I ever read. I wish they didn't delete the chapter where Junta apologized though (did they? can't find it, maybe I'm just blind), it was seriously one of the only chapters that gave me some peace about this specific work.
From there I think rereading it finally did become somewhat bearable, (I've read other rape mangas before and I've digested them just fine, maybe I'm just used to the trope by now) however I wish the upcoming thai adaptation does this some justice. I've seen some people say the anime doesn't exactly show that he rapes Takato, but I still do vaguely remember the subtle blackmailing (which is still... erm).
Either way, although the prologue itself to the actual start of the plot is beyond what should be called "anything close to justifiable", this one still holds some significance to my history of really getting into this fandom. So, all in all... I still do miss this one in spite of being absolute shit, lol.