I really really like how the author approached this: how the abuse was never justified and how the process of moving forward from, while not downplaying, something sh*tty was explored by all characters.
I'm glad to see Kan finally allow himself to turn over a new leaf on life (especially as it's a new year), and that he did so by accepting all sides of himself, including not pushing away the bad parts of himself and also finally learning to not let those bad parts make him neglect/throw away the good parts of himself either. And I'm glad to see that both Yumi and Kan got their chance to settle some of their lingering feelings towards each other through Shuuna.
For me, the way sensei handles this encourages a lot of feelings of hope even in spaces you'd normally expect there to be none and that's a powerful message.
I really really like how the author approached this: how the abuse was never justified and how the process of moving forward from, while not downplaying, something sh*tty was explored by all characters.
I'm glad to see Kan finally allow himself to turn over a new leaf on life (especially as it's a new year), and that he did so by accepting all sides of himself, including not pushing away the bad parts of himself and also finally learning to not let those bad parts make him neglect/throw away the good parts of himself either. And I'm glad to see that both Yumi and Kan got their chance to settle some of their lingering feelings towards each other through Shuuna.
For me, the way sensei handles this encourages a lot of feelings of hope even in spaces you'd normally expect there to be none and that's a powerful message.