I've read some pretty disturbing shit in my day that involved rape, incest, abuse, etc. But this manga really rubs me the wrong way for some reason. It's almost like... they're trying to glamorize physical assault? I find myself not really understanding or sympathizing with their current situation. They came from a toxic family where the father abused the mother, so the boys run away when the mother died.... And then "big bro" decides to start the circle of abuse all over again with his brother and calling it "sadism"???
Personally, I think calling them a sadist and masochist is completely inaccurate. Where I come from I call it: "beating the living shit out of your emotionally damaged sibling and sodomizing them".
I agree completely, there's a difference between legit BDSM and this. I don't see the safe-word, aftercare and informed prior consent anywhere.
Oh, I forgot Translator-sama does say something to this effect in the intro to chap. 3. He/she did her best in trying to warn us, but it's impossible not to react nonetheless... Translator-sama herself calls it "a twisted ride".
I also think the one who keeps glamorizing it is that darn cousin of them. Call it an excuse not to do something to actually help them (and he was supposed to be one of the "sane" people in the story). It's actually him, I think, that is the most guilty one here, especially if it ends bad (with a sad ending) like the translator hinted.
I love how every single comment about the latest chapter is voicing their disgust over throwing out perfectly good ice cream. LOL.
Forget the steamy sex, THOSE ICE CREAM CONES DESERVED BETTER!
Despite the whole cheating fiasco, I can still appreciate a sexy reversible couple
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I have no idea what's going on anymore or who anyone is ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Guess it's time to reread.
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Words cannot describe how pleased I am that Maya actually acknowledged that what he did to Nemu was wrong. He showed REMORSE for his actions. It's a little disappointing that Nemu "forgot" about it... But really, just knowing that Maya has reflected on what he did (and apologized) is enough for me. That whole situation was something that had bothered me this entire time! I'm glad it was finally settled.
I swear they are the cutest couple ever! There's something so pure and sweet about them. Every time I read this story I find myself smiling like an idiot. The extra about the rings was the icing on the cake! SO FREAKIN ADORABLE!
There HAS to be several pages missing in chapter 1. The pacing made absolutely no sense, plus Kiichi had a random injury on his hand that appeared out of nowhere. Reading this was kind of like having a random dream where crazy shit happens, like "I was flying on a plane when suddenly an army of dolphins appear on the wing to retrieve their stolen bacon collection!"
EVERYTHING can happen if you're dealing with " a pleasure-seeking philanderer /a degenerate predatory flasher"-
and according to Murphy everything that can... WILL happen, so there you have it. even sparkles makes sense like this.
I legitimately hope Haru isn't going to lose his memories again. It seems a bit silly to put the characters through that for a second time. It'd just be a tactic to drag the story out for another year before progressing again. And as much as I enjoy this manga, I'm gonna be FAR less interested if it repeats previous story lines. Let's just keep our fingers crossed that he WON'T get amnesia again.
I competently agree..
Kurose slaaaaayed that whore! If anyone ever doubted that Kurose didn't have genuine feelings for Shirotani, this pretty much proves his love and loyalty to him. He SAW that Shirotani was in distress and put this bitch in her place once and for all. It was also EXTREMELY cute to see Shirotani get jealous when Ueda was fawning over Kurose. I'm excited to see what happens next between them now that they've had an indirect kiss with that glass of coffee! NOW GIVE US A REAL KISS, SENSEI! haha
I think everyone is in agreement that Kenji takes the whole "tsundere" thing WAY too far. I want to love him, but his sour disposition after all this time is really off-putting. He comes across as rude for the sake of being rude. He's not even being mean to "hide" his feelings. He's just... kind of an asshole who likes using people. I know that the two of them will probably be together in the end, but I really can't picture them being in a healthy relationship unless there's some big changes in their dynamic.