Ok this is unhinged and off topic BUTTTT I kinda wanna know what exactly was the problem that MC had with his acting. At first I got the impression that he had too exaggerated comedy style acting from being a child actor (and in theater, where exaggeration is more necessary for the stage). Like a Disney kid doing corny over the top Disney sitcom acting for a more adult drama role. Doesn’t fit for serious roles, but is great for child audiences that can’t grasp subtle concepts to read the actors expressions in child-aimed content.
But then, another flashback with his theater instructor, the problem is that he stands out and they want his costars to shine too so he was shafted to the background as comic relief… HUH? Isn’t this THEATER? Isn’t that good main character material for when you’re on a stage and the audience waaay back needs to read your movements? NANI???! Maybe the instructor should help his costars to do better then instead of shaft him for their sake because they can’t stand out ON STAGE????????
THEN the instructor thanks deaf guy because MC learned he wants to do better so that even audiences who can’t hear can tell what he’s saying. Good inspo… but wasn’t he ALREADY acting in that direction? He’s just trying to perfect it now, not redo his whole acting style. So does that mean there was nothing wrong with his acting (for theater, not for the cinema peeps) in the first place? He just needed to perfect it? Why is the instructor thanking deaf guy like his acting was tomato tomato atrocious from the start or sumn, when it’s clear he has good foundation from when deaf guy, who COULDN’T HEAR, was impressed with his performance in the first chapter?
I got it that for cinema, he needs to learn to be subtle and not so exaggerated, but for his theater career what is theee problem? It’s distracting me when I’m trying to read cute guys help — （/TДT)/
Theatre major and 2008 graduate here. Your observations and points were correct. I don't get it either. One of my classes back in college was called "Movement of Theatre,", where we learned to use our bodies. Our assignments a lotta times were to pick a piece/monologue (when it was just us by ourselves) or an excerpt of a scene (if we were paired up with somebody) and act out everything completely without using the actual dialogue. We had convey the nature of the scene and the emotions through our movements only.
So, I didn't understand why his acting for the theatre was a problem. I get it for a TV drama or movie, one should scale it back. Sometimes, less is more for the small screen. But for theatre, your voice and movements need to be big so that even the people on the back row and understand/hear you and see you. I was a little confused on that part too. I'm hoping we'll get a little light shined on the situation to better understand it. I agree with Keito that MC would be perfect reading for the Deaf once he learns JSL.
I think the author just wanted a dash of drama in this story that’s how i perceived it as
The part with the kids was cute but the conflict resolution of the couple didn’t satisfy me like… wtf did Naoto apologize for lmao. He was probably just feeling bad about the situation itself and wanted to say sumn because he honestly wasn’t in the wrong in any way in this instance, and Haa-kun should’ve said more about his part in this. Seemed kinda brushed through, as if it didn’t even need to happen in the plot lmao. If anything made me like Haa-Kun less. I hate when “communication” really means both sides must make amends as if both did something equally as bad even if one side didn’t even do shit like huh?
I'm with you on this one. yes, getting jealous is somewhat understandable but hitting naoto where he of all people should know is his weak point is a real low blow. i wanted hazuki to apologise first especially for that but it's whatever i guess.
Yup, that chapter soured the “sweet but protective puppy lover” archetype that Haa-kun was written under to me so far. And this resolution chapter wasn’t the best. It was pretty much “ok whatever” lmao.
Idk why I keep getting dislikes for this opinion, maybe because a lot of people were so irritated with Naoto in the past volumes that they want him to be called out in any way lol
it was just basically a "back to the actual plot" lol. like let's pretend this never happened readers
hazuki needs to be called out once in a while as well then since we calling people out lol
RIGHT like everyone under this thread is so valid cuz it really left a sour taste in my mouth about their dynamic and I can understand Naoto as a character immediately feeling bad for what he said but lowkey he should have stood on BUSINESS like I wanted that argument to last longer than a chapter because that was some serious shit that Hazuki said :/
Exactly this. I also don't like how Hazuki can be insensitive during sex sometimes too.
It's a good reflection of real life issues. Masculine characters who have issues always get forgiven the second they do something good and they rarely apologise properly, whereas feminine characters always take their crap and apologise for things even when they didn't do anything wrong.
This repetitive portrayal is so irritating.
There’s a difference between saying “be careful” and victim blaming. What he said isn’t okay, and using “he’s stressed!” As an excuse is dumb asf. But then again, I hope most readers are just saying this for their fav yaoi couple and know FULL WELL that irl if their boyfriend says some vile shit like “if you weren’t so careless you wouldn’t have been r@ped” is a red flag no matter how “pEnT uP” with stress he’s in lmao. Everyone gets stressed and knows shit like THAT is off limits no matter what. I’m sure that teenage Naoto handling a baby when he was a child himself after an assault was MORE stressed than Hazuki is now. Dumbass could just speak like a grown ass father and adult, naoto was right to call him childish. Even if he was so upset he’d speak a bit angrily, it shouldn’t include PHYSICALLY pinning your partner and then victim blaming them lmaooo.
Y’all frustration with him hiding dumb shit for no reason in previous chapters should not justify claiming Hazuki being right.Naoto wasn’t right then, but Hazuki isn’t right now! Lmaooo
you answered yourself "if their real boyfriend"...
it is literally a work of fiction and if some grown ass adult cannot sperate fiction from reality then they shouldn't be reading this work in the first place.
U know that sometimes in the heat of the moment hard stuff like that does slip up because it's always at the back of your mind. Or maybe I need to surround myself with better people
Yeah even if people say things they don’t mean, it’s usually them not being fully convey what they WANT to say. And I’d definitely side eye someone who’s “thing they didn’t mean to say” went too far, like straight bigotry or victim blaming. Like you’d have to be REALLY an a-hole to go straight to “and that’s why u got r@ped!” over simple jealousy because huh????!
Like damn, in a hypothetical situation like that irl they must’ve really had that on their mind even when they WERENT upset and really believed that fr because how could your brain go there??? And if they didn’t believe it they Must’ve really wanted to hurt the other person no matter what, even if it meant severing the relationship
Idk man if you’re struggling to parent the babies you already got why do you keep pumping your mate with more of them each volume .
Jokes aside, I get he’s trying and all his feelings of inadequacy just imploded but I side with Naoto’s anger. That line was way too far, and implying he’d get assaulted with his guard down is literally what happened to him irl. You’d think his mind wouldn’t even wander to say something like that after he literally dealt with the assaulter first hand in the 2nd volume lol. But maybe it’s also because he’s this frustrated with so many responsibilities while being SO YOUNG like my jaw dropped when I realized he was still only 23 guys. All them babies and company work at 23?!!? Are they on a big hillbilly family speedrun because they’re beating them damn, slow down lmao. Bruh didn’t even get time to cook in the oven and mature and he’s already a father of three. Same with Naoto, only twenty six. Gaddamn
Ok after a line like that, is the author still denying that it’s a bl? Or was that just made up by commenters? Because I’m pretty sure bffs don’t normally UNIRONICALLY come to such conclusions UNLESS they’re gonna twist it next chapter and backtrack like “b-but he meant it like sayo is his servant! Totally not bl guys I swear!!”
But why keep teasing atp instead of just going through with it; this isn’t the early days of manga I’m sure the people reading it in Japan are shippers anyway
Um when did the author say it wasn't a bl? Lmao
Idk, some people in the comments claim the author posted on their socials that this wasn’t a BL. This is why I said “or was that just made up by commenters?” Because I have no clue if it’s true or not and people online just be lying just to lie lmao
I think they got a little confused or maybe they were blind to the chemistry who knows...
Right there is no way this isn’t bl.. bro basically said “I didn’t know I could still love” there’s no denying that they are in love atp
Ppl said that because it wasn't listed as BL on some official sight, but rather as Seinen, Supernatural, Psychological etc.
I'd also argue that it isn't BL, but that doesn't mean that there won't be any romance between the MCs, it's just not the genre
I’m SO GLAD everyone is finally talking about the original siwon! I remember reading this years back and dropping it when I realized there will never be no swapping back to his own body and the OG siwon is just dead with no closure and nobody cares. I felt so bad for him, I hate when soul/body swapping stories just delete the original soul and everyone loves the imposter soul who’s taking over their body. It didn’t feel right then, and the comments were so supportive of this comic that I just chalked it up to ME seeing it differently and dropped it.
So glad other people are seeing the light and got the big ick from this too! Justice for OG siwon! I’d really like another version of this story where he survives from being swapped in the MC’s body, and they somehow work to also get him some closure and he can swap back in the end to live out his adult life in peace because wtf?! Poor fucking kid!!! Even the MC just brushes off his suffering!
Ok childcare manga can step aside; I’ll totally take more BL manga with the leads raising random cute highly intelligent slug creatures. They can even write smutty manuscripts and give love advice!
(Also lmao at the whole concept of wigglemichi. Lost it when he could write and had a social media lmaooo)
So… the second kid comes from a parallel universe and the glasses guy introduced in the later chapters that loves their father figure travels between them casually? Is that what I’m understanding?
The way the boys adjusted so easily to having a parallel twin is insane, especially the original one. Also everyone in this series is batshit insane and nothing makes sense and I love it. From the expressions to the chaos and unpredictability. The only thing I don’t like is the casual SA scenes like ick wtf :/
Would be nice if there were more manga with this absurdist, chaotic tone that just did NOT care and said fuck all with a fun ensemble cast. The hitmen having ranks and all is interesting too. The art is also amazing, too bad so many panels are used on uncomfortable SA like damn (╯°Д °)╯╧╧
This is fun and all, but my 5am brain is wondering how they managed to get used to basic things like toilet breaks and bathing in the other persons body since they can’t even switch for that willingly lmaooo. Dude went str8 to killing in her body but glazed over the basic human stuff lol
Akari nooo （/TДT)/
This is an interesting take on a magical girl. I wish it got more popular. Interesting too how her companion fills in for her using her younger image with pigtails and not her current appearance