THE ENDING IS SO BITTERSWEET IM PAINED RN I HATE IT HERE. I COULDVE LIVED WITHOUT READING THE LAST CHAPTER.
THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IS PHENOMENAL OH MY WORD!! also if u don’t like the ending, it’s because you wanted more fluff. the ending was meant to show how in contrast to the beginning of the story— the uke wants the play the piano for himself (even through his wrist struggles). the ending indicates change towards the positive mentality of the ukes well-being. (not only mentally but also their mentality towards something they originally loved but grew to despise).
rape was lowkey glamorized and i don’t know how i like it... i can appreciate the uke recognized it wasn’t consensual however he just looked over it because he loved the seme.. i don’t know. i liked the yaoi but it just felt a little off at times.
I felt that way too. The rape was definitely unnecessary. The story was great without it. Many yaois just cant avoid this dumb trope for some reason.
after finishing the novel i did some research. i’m not exactly sure why the name is “smells like green spirit” but could it be connected to the song “smells like teen spirit” written by nirvana? nirvana included kurt cobain who also wrote “god is gay” and said he was most likely a bisexual.
im not sure how true this all it and lmk if i’m wrong but i think that’s kinda neat.
an amazing manga. i cried my eyes out. but i’m a bit confused— did tarou marry a woman? i thought he was with futoshi?
either way, i feel for kirino. he wound up prioritizing his mother over his true self which is his own way to appreciate his mother. the lipstick scene with the pandora box made me cry my eyes out.
the horror scenes were truly truly truly terrifying.
It's Tarou's brother that has a kid, they look alike tho
like.. art was pretty.. but the ending was so.. BAD LIKE.. he wants him to be dependent on him.. he doesn’t wish for his loves happiness.. he wishes for his reliance. this didn’t sit right with me but like.. the arts pretty.
i was reading the manga like normal and i recognizes their art-style so i’m surprised the mangaka mentioned it at the end! if anyone’s curious i’m pretty sure the panel is on page 10 where lil blondie is asking yuu to kiss him!! that’s atleast where i recognized the artstyle~~
i usually don’t think this about yaois but this one should seriously be considered for a movie! i think the whole music and photography plot could be a great message while normalizing same sex struggles and couples! the art is also stunning!!