I don't know why but I suddenly got the urge to re read this and I had forgotten how much this manga made me feel. Its so cute and happy and sad and it's amazing. I cannot find just one single word that gots how this makes me feel. It manages to get me so attached to the characters. I love this so much that the first time I read it (in 8th grade) I quoted Bi Rak's love analogy with the arrows for an English paper. Also I love that even though Hyun Bin and Bi Rak couldn't be happy together, Spring and Bi Rak Taechun could
I really enjoyed this. I love makoto and the fact that he is the ultimate cock block. And I know a lot of people hate Shin and in a way I understand where they're coming from, but I like Shin. It could be just because I understand him a bit because I'm just as awkward of not more awkward when it comes to having a crush. Also you have to keep in mind that in Japan, most of Asia for that matter, being gay isnt as widely accepted as it is in other parts of the world. Plus, Shin was young when he hurt Izumi. Taking all that into account, I DON'T hate Shin. He was just afraid and confused by his own feelings, just like how I am in the fact that I also have a crush on one of my best friends and it took me forever to even realize that I wasn't thinking of him as just a friend. And yes he does know But he just wants to be friends
So I understand why Shin said what he did to Izumi in middle school. He was afraid of destroying his friendship. Sawaragi on the other hand. I hate that guy. He took advantage of his just recently deceased sister's husband (like not even 24 hours) while Izumi was drunk out of his mind and mourning. He used the man he supposedly loved to traffic drugs for his own benefit, knowing it could get Izumi arrested leaving Makoto (his ONLY nephew) an orphan without even understanding the circumstances. He purposely angered Shin which caused him to go and practically rape Izumi. I just over all did not like him. Still a good story though. Okay I'm done ranting. Would like a story of Makoto and Ai though
If you read the story closely enough, you would've realized that Sawaragi didn't use Shin to smuggle drugs at all. He purposely hid a drug packet in the coffee that he handed Izumi to protect Izumi when in reality, they were just normal coffee beans.
http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/takaga_koidaro/an/takaga-koidaro-chapter-5.html/13/
Also, being angry isn't an excuse to almost rape someone - there is no excuse for it... and it's still considered rape, even if they didn't go all the way. I don't hate Shin, but he made a ton of stupid mistakes, and I don't hate Sawaragi either - other than being in the yakuza, his biggest crime is taking advantage of Izumi's pain (he liked Izumi before his sister died, and he was also very hurt, it was a combination of things) even though Izumi didn't see it as being taken advantage of.
About Japan and asian countries not being open and accepting about gay community is false. Religion one of the main historical cultural reason for the bashing and alienation of LGBT, and Christianity is an example of it. Several writers have noted the strong historical tradition of open bisexuality and homosexuality among male Buddhist institutions in Japan.
For more info on the subject:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2015/05/28/how_does_japan_treat_gay_people.html
https://pairedlife.com/dating/Being-Gay-in-Japan
So I added this to my want to read list while I was tired and honestly I didn't have high hopes for it because of how the cover art looked. Not that it was bad, it's just not they type I usually enjoy. However I still decided to read it because obviously while i was tired, something about it sounded good to me. That being said, I was pleasantly surprised. It was really a cute story and the artwork was actually really good. There were a few chapters that I felt didn't belong there, like the cosplay one. I think there should have been more development on Shige and Yuki's story or maybe even of a grown up Haru falling in love in place of the cosplay chapter. Still it was cute and enjoyable and I regret my pre judgemental ways
I cannot explain my desire to have more of this. In a way I'm not satisfied with it ending with Mikoto and Megumi being together. Not because I think she should be with one of her four friends but because I kind of want to see him go through that transformation of becoming better than Megumis four friends. Also there was like, what, a two year jump? I would love to see wonderfully awkward and cute moments between Megumi and Mikoto during that time. I would have also loved to have seen a chapter about Megumi going to Mikoto's all boys school as his girlfriend and all his friends getting upset and jealous that he has such a cute girlfriend XD
I don't know why, but I found it cute in some weird bizarre way. Especially at the end of each chapter