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The more I read, I definitely feel like Naho's anxiety and perception skew how we're thinking or what we're shown. Like, he thinks the others are scary or intimidating, when they're not even doing anything. It's just him over-reacting and feeling overwhelmed. Our boy is starting to feel complex emotions as he gets into high school that he isn't even aware of like self-doubt, anxiety, love. And it is all kind of over exaggerated.
Haha yes I agree
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like some people are being a bit harsh on kana , the whole manga explores themes of self confidence; the first half forces the readers to view naho's life through his low self esteem perspective. The point that I think the author is trying to get across is that the way Naho is thinking (putting himself down) is harmful and effects the way he perceives and interacts with others. I think that people are also forgetting that naho is very young and I think? Just joined kana's school recently. I don't think that Kana's friend's actions have been anything down right horrible (they're also high schoolers) so everything they've said were probably in a light hearted tone. If you reread the first few chapters after kanas POV is explained more, I think you can start to empathise with him more! Naho was pushing him away to begin with, not to blame Naho but like he's a kid and, as I said before, most likely did it due to his low self esteem, which is shown through how he thinks of himself to not be pretty/cute enough to be with Kana.
Other than that tho, I was genuinely surprised by how relatable and surprisingly realistic Naho's arc was reminds me of how I used to see myself as really pretty and perfect but realised how I'm actually not conventionally attractive and how I'm struggling with self esteem/image problems too