I first watched the OVA at 10 (holy shit) and I don't know why I was feeling nostalgic and curious for this story, so I wished to revisit it and I was actually surprised to see this wasn't finished yet! I'm in college now, and I must say, I got whiplash to see all the initial non-con and all the problematic yaoi tropes from that time, because it's been so long since I last engaged with an old yaoi story that I sort of forgot the magnitude of how questionable it could get, but I'm honestly loving where things have gotten now! I went from Morinaga hater to feeling bad for the guy. Talk about a twist.
It's evident the mangaka has matured over the years with how lovely their current relationship is at the moment. You can also tell by how Morinaga recalls his initial advances on Souichi with shame when they are at Souichi's new office and apologizes for it, genuinely telling him that will never happen again. I felt like the author wished to communicate her change to us on through him, sort of. I can't wait for Souichi to come to terms with his feelings. It's insane to think that even Onodera Ritsu has confessed to Takano and Souichi is still saying he's "friends" with Morinaga!
Anyways, I'm rooting for them. I wish the mangaka a lot of great health so she can at least make it to Souichi's love confession! I wonder where I'll be in my life when that happens. I love Souichi so much (▰˘◡˘▰)
I first watched the OVA at 10 (holy shit) and I don't know why I was feeling nostalgic and curious for this story, so I wished to revisit it and I was actually surprised to see this wasn't finished yet! I'm in college now, and I must say, I got whiplash to see all the initial non-con and all the problematic yaoi tropes from that time, because it's been so long since I last engaged with an old yaoi story that I sort of forgot the magnitude of how questionable it could get, but I'm honestly loving where things have gotten now! I went from Morinaga hater to feeling bad for the guy. Talk about a twist.
It's evident the mangaka has matured over the years with how lovely their current relationship is at the moment. You can also tell by how Morinaga recalls his initial advances on Souichi with shame when they are at Souichi's new office and apologizes for it, genuinely telling him that will never happen again. I felt like the author wished to communicate her change to us on through him, sort of. I can't wait for Souichi to come to terms with his feelings. It's insane to think that even Onodera Ritsu has confessed to Takano and Souichi is still saying he's "friends" with Morinaga!
Anyways, I'm rooting for them. I wish the mangaka a lot of great health so she can at least make it to Souichi's love confession! I wonder where I'll be in my life when that happens. I love Souichi so much (▰˘◡˘▰)