Was totally in love with this until the whole needless drama surrounding the development project and the brother.
The majority of the story seemed to center around coping with and moving on from phycological or physical trauma. Then, for no good reason, morphed into a story about creating new trauma!
I live for consistency. So please, pick a tone and stick to it. If you want to write a phycological tragedy, start a new project. I mean you've already got inferiority complex kun and obsession kun all ready to go! <3
In short. Don't Touch Me! was an unsatisfying mishmash of, two thirds Koisuru Boukun, and one third Killing Stalking. Think those two projects are at ridiculously different ends of the darkness scale and couldn't possibly work together..? Well, you'd be right.
Worth reading for the phenomenal art, but don't expect to feel gratified when you reach "THE END"
Umine's insides are just as vile as her outsides and nothing is to be learnt from this story, unless of course, what you wanted was a story about how. Even if you're a manipulative and totally despicable human being, you don't have to worry about putting forth any effort because, you are still likely to find people nice (or gullible) enough to use.
One of the most important parts about growing up, is learning to take responsibility for your own actions and she never did, not once!
Till the very last chapter, everything was STILL everyone else's fault. Umine never truly recognised the full extent of her own ugliness and her utter inability to meet her own shortcomings head on, is what makes Umine an entirely unlikable and pitiable person.
She was easily the most unpleasant character I've ever had the deep displeasure of encountering.
Seriously did you not taken anything you've read you were far from the moral of the story
The lesson was supposed to be" what's on the inside that counts the most"
Though I do agree Umine was a pretty foul character
Shrug.
So far Jin hasn't taken responsibility for any of his part in this whole ugly mess. Usually Devious Ukes are my favourite type, other than Tsundere Ukes, but this pairing is just so off! It doesn't work AT ALL!!!
Like, Hamura has matured, taken responsibility for his actions (however accidental they may have been) and apologised sincerely.
But Jin is kind of just as pathetic and secretive as when he was a kid, and now he's added emotionally manipulative to the mix. xD
Don't get me wrong, I like both of these characters in their own right, and I especially like how devious Jin is, but however much I may like them individually, they just do not work as a pairing and most likely never will...
Kind of like the Mangaka had two completely different but equally awesome stories they wanted to portray, but couldn't decide on which one to go for, so plucked their favourite Uke out of one and their favourite Seme out of the other and bish-bash-boom, you've got yourself a poorly constructed set of circumstances.
Omg someone who shares my exact thoughts!
Agreed
I mean I’m not saying that Hamura is completely faultless, but who does that!!?
Jin knew that he was leaving soon because of his parent’s transfer. But instead of telling Hamura out right, which would have given Hamura the chance to let Jin know his true feelings for him… He hints at it by spouting rubbish such as “We’re connected no matter where we are” and then when Hamura can’t read his mind/feelings and doesn’t respond in the exact way that Jin hoped for, just decides himself that it’s all over, making Hamura think that he was only ever interested in his talent “like all the rest” and disappears!?
I suppose is stems from them BOTH being young and VERY insure. But there are a lot of people in the comments saying things like “What was poor, little, delicate Jin supposed to think when Hamura wasn't clear about his feelings?” But wasn't it Jin who was using subtext rather than sentiment at every turn? I almost don’t want Hamura to end up with such a week willed person. xD
Though why Yamakawa Aiji is not credited in the info section I'll never know...
Yamakawa Aiji = art
Kawahara Kazune = story
The translation actually makes this somehow funnier!