Why do I keep reading rumspringa in my head as rasengan? lol.
Anyways. Usually a story would have some flaws that bother me, be it the pace, the character design, or just the plot being poorly executed, but this story was pretty near flawless, at least to me who is a picky reader. I like it. I also like that this story connected 3 different conflicts. First was Oswald and his past with dancing and his father, then Theo and his beliefs, which side should he choose, who he should be allowed to love, and finally Danny and Chloe, fighting to keep tradition but also carrying the weight of change. The fact that all 3 conflicts flowed together interwoven without causing the story to feel messy is what I call a good story. Very well done.
What the...how did this story make me feel like reading something that’s slightly on the shitty side, because there’s just so much violence and crazy moments, to adoring the characters and their developed relationships? I’m so conflicted. I was ready to drop this at the beginning but I’m glad I pulled through. Despite the pros, this story is not one without flaws. There were many moments in the story in which I found unsettling. Overall though, pretty okay read. You’d have to stomach a lot of the shit in order to enjoy the cuter bits.
And wow, look at how personality can change how you view and enjoy a character. I didn’t like Dojin’s character as much as I recall liking Dojin in Love is an Illusion. Even though it’s the same face, the image of Dojin being a doting father and loyal lover overpowers this sex addict teacher Dojin.
It’s just the same character design. The author liked their character design and didn’t want to waste them on just a few chapters at the end of IYHMSM so she created another story for them which became Love is an Illusion.
No problem.
Lol Dojin has always been like this since the beginning not until he met Hyesung. I remember when said smthn like "I'm never getting married!" but he changed and look where he is now.
Who else doesn't mind the positioning at all, raise your hand. ♂
That aside, the story was too short. We don't know much about either of them so this was super surface level. But well, what can you do with 3 chapters. Not much.
OMG USUALLY I WOULD HATE THIS BUT IF ID RATE IT ON A SCALE RATE FROM 0-10 IS A 10
OMG USUALLY I WOULD HATE THIS BUT IF ID RATE IT ON A SCALE RATE FROM 0-10 IS A 10(๑•ㅂ•)و✧
I feel like the author shouldn’t be throwing “first love” around so much. Although I think the tutor and Jigoon’s relationship was shallow, Jigoon mentioning how hurt he was when he found out the tutor was using him proves his feelings were at least that genuine. At one point his feelings were real for the tutor. So having that back up his claim that the tutor was his “first love” kind of gave away the significance of the term. Later on when the author added that Juhyun was in fact Jigoon’s actual “first love”, I wasn’t really buying it. It felt more like trying to deflect and overwrite Jigoon and the tutor’s relationship to create a more pleasing and satisfying ending for Juhyun and Jigoon.
Yo thats facts in the sequel he said that juhyung was his first love but he kept saying the tutor was in this one ┑(￣Д ￣)┍
I 100% percent agree. What rubbed me the wrong way wasthat it all felt one sided, juhyung had a better character deleopment than jigoon thats for sure. I felt like the authour could have taken the manga futhure and there were a lot of missed opportunities. Overall it kinda annoyed me and left a sour taste in my mouth in the end. If anything the tutor love storyline was really unnecessary... cause if you take it out, it deadass doesnt change the plot at all. The sequal however, i accidently read it before this, is 100x wayyy better. ╥﹏╥
I feel like Kahara should have a better grasp of the colors and their meaning considering he has lived his entire life with the ability so he has probably seen a ton of situations where different colors show up. The fact that he didn't know dark green meant jealousy makes me wonder if he Kahara walks everywhere with his eyes closed only to open them at school, at the daycare, and at home. There are a ton of times he could have seen various colors multiple times and that can help him put meaning to them.
I think the point is that he cut himself off from others to the point where he never made the effort to understand their feelings. Could have been portrayed more clearly, though.
That part was understandable. But I was just wondering about the typical things that don't require deep understanding. Such as walking to the market and seeing a person crying their eyes out and their aura is deep blue. Deep blue could then have the feeling of sadness. Just the general emotions you see. Maybe he could have witnessed a fight between two lovers and their aura show dark green. Who knows, any obvious situation.
The premise of the plot is kind of cute, I guess, but the writing is sloppy. I read up to chapter 5 and felt no connection with either character nor their feelings for each other. My issue lies mainly within the pacing. I find myself taken aback when the scenes seem to be cut short for temporary drama/angst. One moment there's this misunderstanding that could potentially ruin their relationship then another moment it's all good. The story ended at chapter 5.5 for me because personally didn't think it was worth it to read further knowing their relationship is already quite solid at chapter 5.5.
I think Ruri’s tear ducts are broken. I don’t recall what his tearless face looks like because he cried so much. Takashina was actually kind of bland as a character at the beginning. He redeemed himself shortly toward the end though.
Overall, cute story.
And the female antagonist redeemed herself, so good on that.
I find it annoying that someone can go through life and qualify for teaching and yet have so little backbone. I find characters like Akizuki so vexing. They're literal blackholes for rape, harassment, abuse, and bully. Being an adult at that makes it worse. It's not like he's some 13 year old gay panic out about in a world of adult molesters. Putting him in an adult role changes everything about his character trait. Making him the timid person that he is just doesn't work for the position he has. I would understand if it's a high school student, fresh and innocent, no life experience whatsoever with other adults, THEN yes I can understand not having any backbone but Akizuki is an adult qualified for teaching other people. There is no excuse for him to act like a panicked high schooler.
Aside from that, the sex was good. This author has the type of art style I like. It's truly upsetting to me that I can't enjoy her stories as much as I would hope.