Touma's 'I love you' scene came off a little stand-offish for some reason... it felt a bit detached and more like a surprise, even though we know it's not supposed to be a surprise to find out he liked Taichi.. I think it might be bc there was a lack of "romantic" (?) moments/ or scenes b/w Touma and Taichi, most of the manga focused on Touma x Futaba's perspectives and small developing moments- it made Touma's love seemed a bit ...unconvincing ?
Idk... maybe if there were more scenes where it portrayed Touma's feelings better... the confession may have made more of an impact on me. I get there were the subtle hints of endearing smiles and half-shots of his elusive frowns sprinkled here and there- but it just didn't seem..enough? This has been weighing on my mind... Ig it seems Touma's feelings are more of a bestfriend's... like he doesn't want to lose Taichi as a bestfriend- rather than a lover.
It's a bit hard to articulate... it just felt smth was missing
This seems so underrated!! Such great art and engaging storyline, a pity not many ppl are aware of it! It got me glancing behind every 5 mins bc of all the tension and creepiness to it- didn't help with the fact that I read this in my sheets late at night. Really wanna know what's gonna happen next... the anticipation is kil*ing me..
Really interesting
I’ve read Bastard and it was pretty good, not my fav but I remembered really enjoying the dynamic expressions. This seems to have a totally diff artstyle to her previous works so I was rlly surprised it was by the same author! I think this actually leans to my ‘aesthetics’ more, and despite the “lack” of her infamous exaggerated spooked expressions (comparing to Bastard etc)... I feel like this sent more chills down my spine..
Anyways, super interesting plot- rlly looking forward to the updates and learning more of the MC + family! Thank you uploader(s) & translator teams!
At this point, I don't think there's hope for any development- well any big development in any case... it just feels like the concept of Hooni being a "loser" is getting dragged on and on and on. its honestly a bit tiring and when there ARE hopeful signs of him improving in terms of self-confidence or leading a more positive life- it just gets crushed later on. It's like everything is against him. repetitive.
I get that the author probably wants to make it this way, but personally I feel that if the story were abt gradual change and growth for Hooni - him gaining motivation or setting goals or just going out more- it would be a lil more interesting than routine "filler" chapters
also what happened to his parents again? its been a while..
I think the mom died and the dad was abusive
I totally agree with you, it's just ruining my mood the more I read it, it's almost as if it was telling people to actually commit suicide: there is no purpose to the use of a topic as hard as this. It's just fully depressing, and almost glorifies the fact that he can't do any better because he's a loser with a shitty life who actually deserves to die.