Honestly, everyone is entitled to their opinions. But I don't think the manga stands with some of what you wrote. I don't think Nemu is a pushover or a doormat. The manga shows, he has stand up for himself many times, even in the beginning. He has slapped Maya, he stand up to Juuta, and he pushed away from Naoya. Also, he has stood up to Maya many times.
Manga demonstrates Nemu does change a lot. likewise with Maya, he does change a lot too. For Maya, he was arrogant before he started to change but I don't think he is a rapist. It depends on how you look at and I understand how people gets that but I don't because of the material. Nemu never considers rape for how he acted or thought. He was forced in the relationship, he was blackmailed. He was sexuality assaulted. Maya did criminal actions but not rape. (at least to me for analyzing the material in Japanese, fan translation, and official English translation )I wrote about chapter 1 here.
http://www.mangago.zone/home/mangatopic/4932916/ but I have look into a lot more afterwards. I do understand the definition of rape. Caste Heaven, Hogu Hagyeongsu, finder, Maki-chan wa Kare to Sex Shitai, Hua Hua You Long, does contain rape. Maki is traumatized, so are ukes from all these stories in different ways. But nemu was not. I stopped reading finder, Caste Heaven, and Hua Hua You Long. I will never be interested in reading anything about Hua Hua You long, but I would be willing to pick up finder again because I think I stopped when the fan translation stop because in volume 3, I think. I have heard a lot of things about it since then. And Hogu Hagyeongsu I will never read again.
However, rape or not rape. rapist or not a rapist.
His actions from the begin to his actions at the end are different. If we were to stand now they are in the manga now. Maya as atoned and Nemu moved on. Why still hold on to something from the past Maya. That is not who Maya is today and he is learning to be better. "It doesn't matter where you came from. What matters is who you choose to be" is actually a quote from smurfs 2. Who is Maya choosing to be in the current volume. So why hold something against him when he was on a wrong path as a delinquent. Without Nemu, he would be a worthless loser with no path.... he even said something similar to this to Nemu.
I said I have “ It depends on how you look at and I understand how people gets that but I don't because of the material. ” and “ Maya did criminal actions but not rape. (at least to me for analyzing the material in Japanese, fan translation, and official English translation )I wrote about chapter 1 here.
http://www.mangago.zone/home/mangatopic/4932916/”
I feel like you did not read my comment nor my post. I was defending both Nemu and current Maya. I don’t consider Maya a rapist... what happens in the beginning should not matter... since Maya has changed so much.
Japanese he does not say no ... he says muri and that means impossible. He consent to a few things there. Since he was also curious as well as scared he probably didn’t know he consented Or subconsciously.. it depends and debate.
Traumatized is usually what happens. Especially if there like Nemu, shelter, a virgin, and his personality. Sorry depending on how you look at Nemu was not raped. It is from what I analyzed. I have paces myself a few months before looking at it again. This is not rape to me. Where the other titles I named does contain rape.
http://www.mangago.zone/home/mangatopic/4932916/
I know and seen you have a trigger and sensitive to the subject of rape. Which is totally understandable. It is violent, cruel, and should never happen! I do totally understand you but taking a few lines to attack an idea with out fully understanding me or my research is not right... I do understand your opinion and I see something differently.
English translators made him say no.... Maya did an empty threat but Nemu did not know. Most of the time people are traumatized, maybe in their own way. Yes that is what matters.
I have read your comment fully multiple times when all mine was mostly overlooked. I don’t appreciate it. But this is a fake manga.
And Maya has changed because of Nemu and Nemu moved on. It is just wrong to hold criminal acts on the current Maya. Everyone deserves a second chance. Yule from Hogu Hagyeongsu had a second chance and blew it. And Yule should have all judgements and Punishment. Him being in jail or the mental hospital should be what happened. Maya is not Yule. Not even close. And if you are this sensitive to rape Which is okay...... Please never read Hogu Hagyeongsu.
I love Nemu but not his personality.his looks is better.I think he's a pushover and
like a doormat but he's in love with an arrogant rapist,so I haven't expected him to change since the start of the manga.I don't like Maya's looks and personality.I just read it because of the uke and the beautiful art.