The fact that there are pedophilia sympathizers in the comments genuinely shocked me. Harada clearly displayed in the story that no matter how either party felt, this was a toxic relationship built on an imbalance of power. Neither of the parents directly stated they were homophobic, but concerned about how abuse at a young age affected their children.
Well said
THANK YOU! people can be really dumb
I wish I could tell the author how much their story deeply touched my heart. This is truly a lesson in letting those who bring joy into our lives know how much they mean to us before it’s too late.
What I like about the comments here vs on other sites is here people are actually discussing the characters good and bad qualities. On other sites, it’s just a bunch sad horny guys that wish they were the MC; disregarding the trauma and sadness he’s dealt with. I get that this is an ecchi, but still...
wow really? wtf. this story is not something to get horny abt people are crazy
I legit swung back and forth between loving and sympathizing with certain characters, and then feeling extremely frustrating with them. Everyone had a nice duality though. Best characters for me were Valentine and William, especially with how they comforted Jeremy early on. Side note, is it implied that Jeremy and Ian are still smashing at the end of the manga? I’m crossing my fingers that they were able to become more than lovers and be a support system for one another, but I can’t tell. （￣へ￣）
I was genuinely surprised at how much I liked this considering I couldn’t stand the beginning. Every character feels so fleshed out, and I felt like when they said something to another character, it wouldn’t just feel like random exposition but something I could realistically see that character saying or doing.
PS: Anybody whose readings this and is tempted to check the comments at a really crazy part definitely hold off. Mad spoilers below.
Y’all I’m praying he doesn’t have a mental breakdown and push his cousin off the cliff.
┗( T﹏T )┛
Okay I have a theory! So they reference the book, “Death in Venice” when Trevor says, “I don’t want to become Aschenbach”
Ref: http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/dear_gene/uu/d_v-1-chapter-5/pg-6/
In Death in Venice, Aschenbach is an older man traveling in Venice who notices a teenaged-boy, named Tadzio, with his family. He is captured by his beauty and begins following him. Eventually though, a wave of illness strikes the city and Aschenbach chooses to stay instead of return home because of his love. Aschenbach has a dream that he will die in the near future and Tadzio will die shortly after. Aschenbach catches cholera and does indeed die.
As Trevor said, there are vague parallel in the story, so it could be interpreted that Gene died.
Also at the beginning of every chapter, there is a snippet from the journal that says, “Dear Gene, you are my god, eternal love forever”
Ref: http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/dear_gene/uu/d_v-1-chapter-5/pg-1/
This, of course, call back to when Gene said the same thing to Trevor. The first part could mean anything, but the second part about their love being “eternal” definitely points to Gene having pasted away.
The only thing disputing the Gene death theory is if he returned to living an Amish lifestyle, which I highkey doubt. If you have any additionally theories defo leave a comment, I’m interested in see what other people thought.
Sorry for how love this is (tldr: I think Gene died)
I'm afraid I'm gonna complete your theory and confirm that your guess is probably correct, as much as I don't wanna do it. In mangaka's previous work, Rumspringa, that is a sequel to this storyline, Gene's family still misses him and talks about him as a distant memory, so he definitely did not return back home. Does it mean he's dead, I don't know, I sincerely hope not, but well, here we are.
Thats true and Rumpringa happens I believe several years after since we see that the uke in rumpringa is pretty young and just lost his father here in dear gene which allows us to deny the theory of Gene ever returning to his amish lifestyle
just wonder how and when he died, cause trevor seems to be already ""ok""" with that, so probably was short after they got together... ╥﹏╥
Historically in the US, there was large HIV/AIDs activism due to the epidemic in the 1980s. It's possible that Gene's (supposed) death may have something to do with this time period. However, I may also be over thinking things.
It is possible like I can not see other reasonable death or leaves like I would hate it if he was killed off for a really dumb reason like murder or smthg
omg.... I'm really not prepared for the hurt... this is too cruel.