We got to see Manabu and Yamaguma as adults and even were introduced to Souta, who was clearly born after the original story. So I'm kinda disappointed we didn't get to see Koga and Najima in the same timeline. I understand that their story had to continue from the novel he wrote while Manabu and Yamaguma were still in university, but. Another chapter skipping to the same point in time as the first couple would be nice. Don't even know when Souta was born lollll
Honestly, Ryou and Takashi make better friends than lovers. The way they are in sync and bounce off each other is great. I'm glad Ryou already had a lover and Takashi gets with the Manager instead lol
Are...Are the dads okay? Why couldn't they end up together, I wonder? I'm curious but I'd probably never read the backstory if it ever came out because that's too sad for me u_u
Honestly, when Rou first said "I guess we won't date then." My first thought was "Wait did you WANT to date Yoshino?" And I was hoping Yoshino would ask too, but he took it to to mean Rou didn't want to date. But I thought he did. But then Rou started being really weird later, and I started getting confused from his mixed messages along with Yoshino. Like seriously, what the heck. I can't blame Yoshino for just leaving then and being like "screw it." I'm glad he did and Rou was forced to show his hand cuz bruh what the heck. And then apparently he WAS being serious about not dating, at least not yet. So yeah, count me among the confused, Yoshino. Glad you got your happy ending though.
I... When I got to the end of Chapter 1, and Aoi-sensei's like "I'm a man." And Hikaru's like :o I'm like. YOU DIDN'T KNOW? I read through that ENTIRE CHAPTER thinking he KNEW that was a guy omg Hikaru. (Also I thought he put Hikaru's hand on his crotch oops, it was his chest as in "i dont got boobs.") Then afterwards Hikaru takes out his ring like "I was married to the boss' daughter." I thought he was legit straight-straight and I thought it'd be interesting to see how this develops into love with a straight guy fallin hard for a guy and that guy being a straight guy who also ends up developing feelings, but no Hikaru lied about the ring , and probably about being married to anyone's daughter. He was gay all along. Darn that guy do know how to play with my expectations lollll
Honestly that Kuon bit felt like another otome game I played kinda? Where you unlock a 5th guy and he was MC's boyfriend or something but she kept dying or whatever and he kept tryna save her in other worlds she kept ending up in. Something like that. Anyway now that Kuon says Kobayashi looks like Eve, she does actually have a vague resemblance to Finne. Finne also remembers seeing Bard die too, so something is up there. What if Kobayashi has such an infinity for the game cuz she somehow is the real life version of Finne? Lol RIP Endo x Kobayashi, hello Kuon x Kobayashi. Jk. Also someone commented somewhere else that Endo might be the real life version of Bard. I see the resemblance there too sooo maybe there really is some kinda love triangle there... ?
But I also think what happened was that Kuon was supposed to be able to play the game and communicate with Finne. But somehow, with Kobayashi and Endo playing together, instead THEY became "God" and they communicate with Sieg instead. Since Kuon was probably the guy earlier on who was trying to play and gong "dammit it's still just a game"
Also, if the story does actually go yuri route with Liselotte and Finne, I'mma laugh, while still feeling a little bad for Sieg. His reactions to the yuri bits get me so hard.
the game you played was probably amnesia, it was also turned into an anime that’s how i know it lol
It was but I didnt wanna say cuz that was spoilery but here we are. lolll
By any chance.. are you referring to Amnesia: Memories? I can see the resemblance to Kuon. But in this case he’s not trying to kill the heroine like who I presume you are referring to, Ukyo. .°(ಗдಗ。)°.
I was referring to Amnesia, yes. And well Ukyo's a weird soul, both does and doesn't want to kill her. I thought ultimately he wanted to go back to his original world with the heroine but her dying was the only way for him to survive. Well anyway that doesn't really matter, point is the whole "going back to original world" but made me think of him to begin with lol
Lmfao yes I’m aware. I played the whole game due to my infatuation with how complex Ukyo was as a character. I had only phrased it that way to put into simpler terms. But yea, Ukyo and Kuon quite similar haha ( ・∇・)
Oh okay lol I thought I was missing something cuz it's been a while since I played so I got confused for a sec lolll
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/wagamama_basic/nbt/mpn_chapter-2140623/pg-38/
I didn't even understand why Sousuke asked about the color cuz I was thinking "duh it's red, it's the red string of fate." And then I realized Sousuke never said the color, he just said string but come on, WHAT OTHER COLOR WOULD IT BE, what he described was literally the well-known red string of fate. I mean it's not called the BLUE string of fate!
because he specified the colour with a certain certainty ig? or was just surprised by the sudden mention of the colour cause he wasnt expecting it
Man the uke is a complete dunderhead omg I only went through reading this cuz Soushi's face on the cover is hella hot (I really am too into black hair and red eyes). And thank you for the uploader for putting trigger/content warnings before the chapters, I really appreciate it!!
Man mangaka-san set Tsuda-san up to be some kinda evil rival trying to tear those two apart, but he's genuinely a good friend who only wants the best for Akira and helps him get together with Seo after judging his character for himself. I'm glad Akira has someone like him.
This story was actually pretty sweet and a great redemption for Kan. I've read some manga where the abuser more or less gets away with his abuse. The victim leaves, finds their own love. And then the abuser finds their love too with no real consequence or regret over their actions. Heck, sometimes the victim even forgives them.
What I like here is that it shows the toll the abuse took on Kan as well. While obviously his circumstances aren't the same as other abusers in that he wasn't just genuinely a huge jerk sociopath, his backstory wasn't treated as something that absolves him of his abuse either. Kan was being abused at work, and in turn, took it out on Yumi. He is aware of it. Yumi is aware of it. Knowing he won't stop and things won't go back to being the same is what ultimately makes him finally let Yumi leave. And Yumi does as well, realizing there's nothing he can do and that he doesn't need to stay and take it.
Afterwards, Kan is left with guilt and believes he doesn't deserve love. Honestly, the man needs therapy to undo all that abuse heaped on him and to undo his abusive habits. Instead, Kan created his own coping mechanism by taking it all inward, redirecting his anger onto himself instead of Shuuna, as shown when he chooses to hurt himself than to punch Shuuna.
Shuuna recognizes this is no way to go and tries to put him at ease because he doesn't want Kan to live the rest of his life walking on eggshells either.
This is what makes the ending more satisfying. Because ultimately it's just Shuuna's reassurance that he'll always be there to support him that helps Kan move on. Shuuna thinks Kan should try talking to Yumi, maybe get closure by having him forgive him. But Kan knows that's not good and it's just a cop-out. He doesn't want to forget what he did because he genuinely wants to atone for it.
And I love that the mangaka showed that. Yumi, as well, is not required to forgive Kan. No one is required to forgive their abuser just to put their mind at ease. That's why his final peace treaty, a photo album for Kan to store the photos in rather than his wall, is all the more poignant. It's Yumi's way of saying he's moved on without directly giving words of forgiveness, and it's a way for Kan to keep holding onto the memories without letting it burden him.
Kan won't forget what he did, but his photos are now in the same spot as all his photos with Shuuna, his loved on, and in order. So he can see his growth and see that he's not some horrible human being beyond redemption. He's content to know Yumi is happy, Yumi is content to know he's finally happy. And that's all they need.
The mangaka was able to show the complexities and nuances in Kan and Yumi's relationship without condemning either one and without hand-waving away the abuse. Because not everything is black or white. In the end, this was a very sweet read.
(=・ω・=) This!
I love your comment.
Yooo you just perfectly summed up all my intense feelings about this manga in perfect words
that's exactly what i wanted to say to friend who didn't understand this master peace !
everything the author done here was great and she showed great deal of emotions, right feelings and how attacker should feel , she dealt with the whole matter in a great master way. this can't be done or end i