
Honestly, the artstyle change does bother me quite a lot. It gets better going into the side story, but god I miss how expressive and detailed Season 1's artstyle was. As for the story, I think the artist picking up from Season 2 doesn't really "get" the story as well as the one from Season 1. This is a novel adaptation, so there's no writer change or anything like that, but a lot of the emotions written out in the novel doesn't translate as well in Season 2 compared to Season 1
my annual reread of this manga. it's been like. 8 years since I first read this lmao. still one of my favorite BL ever. its so good in all its fucked up glory. the "you didn't love me as a father, and still won't love me as a lover" is INSANE work i love it so much. the kind of shit dreamed up by the mentally deranged. Ike Reibun my GOAT