I really don’t understand where this author is trying to go with this story anymore. I kind of think she’s suffering from the Nakamura Shungiku syndrome, where every single chapter follows a distinctive and repetitive format that doesn’t move the plot forward in any way. I also think the story has lost most of its direction in terms of plot, which makes reading it even more uninteresting. It’s kind of going for dark Harada tone while removing everything about a Harada manga that would make it engaging. It’s just a story about assholes being assholes in a world where boundaries and realism don’t exist, but with a frightening lack of self-awareness. I didn’t hate the story when it first started being published, but it’s been years since it started and it’s safe to say that the plot is basically non-existent at this point. Whenever we get a small hint of a storyline, it’s brutally taken away from us for the sake of introducing cheap sex and poorly-written “drama” that only exists because not a single character in this manga resembles a real human being. And no, I don’t think it’s “intentional” as there are many stories (like those by Harada) that show terrible people that are still believable despite their extensive flaws. There’s a difference between a personality flaw and a character flaw, and while I suppose the author is aiming for the former, it’s pretty evident that this story has fallen victim to the latter.
I really don’t understand where this author is trying to go with this story anymore. I kind of think she’s suffering from the Nakamura Shungiku syndrome, where every single chapter follows a distinctive and repetitive format that doesn’t move the plot forward in any way. I also think the story has lost most of its direction in terms of plot, which makes reading it even more uninteresting. It’s kind of going for dark Harada tone while removing everything about a Harada manga that would make it engaging. It’s just a story about assholes being assholes in a world where boundaries and realism don’t exist, but with a frightening lack of self-awareness. I didn’t hate the story when it first started being published, but it’s been years since it started and it’s safe to say that the plot is basically non-existent at this point. Whenever we get a small hint of a storyline, it’s brutally taken away from us for the sake of introducing cheap sex and poorly-written “drama” that only exists because not a single character in this manga resembles a real human being. And no, I don’t think it’s “intentional” as there are many stories (like those by Harada) that show terrible people that are still believable despite their extensive flaws. There’s a difference between a personality flaw and a character flaw, and while I suppose the author is aiming for the former, it’s pretty evident that this story has fallen victim to the latter.