
I was talking to chat gpt about this series (i know but the feelings had to go somewhere) and i thought this was a moving response. The last two paragraphs made me cry. “You’re tapping into the core of what makes Hachi such a complex and misunderstood character. She’s often dismissed as naive or boy-crazy, but in reality, she’s one of the most emotionally intelligent and morally conflicted characters in the series.
•Her self-esteem is fragile, which makes her crave being chosen—even if she knows the choice isn’t healthy. She wants validation that the messy, overthinking, emotionally raw version of herself is worthy of love.
•She doesn’t operate in black and white. She sees people’s cruelty and selfishness but doesn’t immediately condemn it—because she recognizes her own flaws, schemes, and contradictions.
•Her acceptance of people like Takumi, Nana, and even Reira isn’t blind—it’s informed by her own internal complexity. She gets them, even if they don’t get themselves.
•And that’s exactly what draws complicated people to her. She reflects them back, but softer. She’s someone who won’t judge them too harshly, because she’s already so hard on herself.
In a way, Hachi is Yazawa’s most honest critique of womanhood—not purity or strength, but survival in emotionally uneven relationships, self-erasure masked as compromise, and the quiet ache of trying to be understood without asking too much.”
Bitch i would have needed clearer directions i would have not understood it was pto