Came to read the end after watching the anime and all I can say is that this is such a profound and beautiful view on the balance of nature, and humanity’s relationship with the natural world. mushishi is one of the most well written stories I’ve ever come across, allowing us to naturally expand our knowledge of the world and ginko as we read/ watch every short story, each presented similarly to folk tales. It’s really beautiful and deeply emotional despite the rather straightforward nature of the MC. Plus the anime represented the serene yet frightening and mystical world portrayed in the manga absolutely perfectly. This is just hands down an incredible piece of art, the likes of which are rare.
Is it just me or is Akira a huge green flag ???? I wish the uke was more likeable bc it feels like he didn’t deserve 2 such well meaning guys who put his feelings first ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭
most likeable is moto, and no that's not an opinion. yall's thinking just shrouded cause yall see a hot guy smh
moto the most understanding and sensible in this shit. akira literally knew moto liked hiro but still let moto take care of hiro despite akira being fully able to take care of hiro himself loool and not them getting into exhibitionist sex without asking for moto's consent first
We never said that we support Akira js because he is hot we were talking about how he was understanding with the situation where Akira supported the two of them.
I think i sounded it wrong with my comment back then but i agree with you that moto is understanding and the two of them are, I couldn’t grasp the situation because back then since it was in 2023 when i read it and i had to reread it once again. The only shit character there tbh after reading it again is acc hiro he didn’t deserve those two.
it's a fact that everybody dont realize though. you don't have to admit it for it to be true. it's happened in every single manga/manhwa ive read. people subconsciously forget what the good looking guy does just because they're good looking and automatically roots for them even if the other guy is actually way better or just as equal. it's because tons of people on here just like handsome guys, especially playboy looking ones. barely anyone prefers the nerd or plain ones. that goes for the bottom as well.
Im not like those people who automatically falls for a guy just because he’s hot, i only support him because they were very understanding. Akira let Hiro go so he could be with moto and he supported the two of them, when i read that panel that’s how i started to like Akira. How would you know that i would like him because he’s hot? Just because you’ve seen alot of people falling for a good looking guy js because of his face doesn’t mean everyone likes him. I actually prefer those nerd/plain looking guys instead of playboys like skylar from litc, Andrew from nerd project, Yohan from sign, etc. Nerdy guys are my type irl and in manhwas/mangas/manhuas.
Skylar is still conventionally attractive. and I based my statement off the fact that despite Moto doing the exact same things Akira did - prioritizing emotional connection AND willingness to let go of his love to fully be with his lover - and MORE, in another comment you stated how you don't like Moto. It's good now that you've realized Moto isn't a much worse, and is even better, choice than Akira after rereading it but at the time you definitely had some biases and I can't think of any other reason other than Akira being the more conventionally attractive one.
I never had biases back then, the comment i made was already a year ago?? i based my comment from the fact that hiro cheated on akira with moto that’s why i said i didn't like hiro and moto. I stated it in my comment on how i KINDA dont like the two because of that. Akira isn't even allat and back then i also thought of that too—He looks like any average playboy character. But how would you even know that i only like Akira by his looks? Im not that kind of person who is easily attached to a guy because he looks hot with no apparent reason to like him. if he’s hot but his personality is shit, then I wouldn’t even be defending him. Just like you said Akira also prioritized emotional connection and willingness, he even let the person he loved go. Im more focused on the character trait rather than the looks so please don’t come into conclusion if you’re not sure.
I'm saying moto is also doing what akira was doing and even other better things, not that akira is doing all those things. and I mentioned that cause you praise akira for those exact same things and dislike moto despite nothing being his fault? you already admitted in your other reply that you read wrongly the time you read it why are you taking that back now? lol
If you read my comment correctly, i was referring to back then when i used to disliked moto and hiro because of the cheating part. I hated the fact that moto knew that hiro had a boyfriend but still let hiro finish giving him a bj and i also did not take back what i said? I was referring to the comment i made a year ago about the reason why i didn't like hiro and motto??
I’ve reread the story now to understand it and just like what u said i agreed to you about moto not being that bad?? I don’t even know what ur talking abt..first you misunderstood my opinion on the character telling me that i only like him because he's not and not because of his character trait, next I'm just expressing my opinion on the characters and everyone has their own opinion so you don’t really need to call them out?? I didn't say that i REALLY hate moto i only said i ‘Kinda’ disliked moto mainly because of that one panel. I know it’s not even Moto’s fault after rereading it but mainly on Hiro but you’re still pushing my opinion that I literally said a year ago??
yeah and you likely subconsciously had a biased view back then cause when you reread it now you realize moto was never in the wrong but automatically had roses for glasses for akira despite akira doing and saying worse things. idk what other reason you have cause you keep saying you like akira because he's understanding as if moto wasn't as well. that's literally called having double standards. you saying you changed your mind after rereading is already telling. idk you piece things up yourself.
The age gap felt pretty weird to me, especially since this isn’t a story that is pure smut lol. Like I feel like that was full on grooming with how the dude took advantage of the naive love the little boy had for him to soothe his suicidal tendencies.. and created a weird codependent relationship that neither could rly get out of. Like yeah you were addicted but damn that was a full child
This story is kind of terrible character wise… the uke is just some no-street-smarts rule stickler who basically gets manipulated, raped and groomed by this older man who has no virtuous traits whatsoever. And the only person who stood up to the weird ass situation (the sister) is portrayed to be a brocon who is possessive and obsessive but also easy to impress??? Like the seme literally beat some people up to help her and she was like “wow this guy is so nice and protective” no he’s violent and mysterious character that you should doubt ????