Why am I still up?'s Topics (112)

I agree, if Tomo does cry, Carol will see how messed up she's being. Though I don't quite blame the guy Carol likes completely. Senpai wants to get stronger for CAROL'S sake, so he signed up at Aizawa's dojo because he saw how strong Tomo and Jun became from there. Carol is the one being petty and jealous against Tomo, who's at 0 fault. If Senpai's at fault for anything, I guess it's for not properly explaining to Carol why he's at the dojo. Though in his defense, he probably didn't think there'd be a need to explain at all. Which is probably because he's dense to love really.

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I think a possible interpretation for what the mangaka tried to make was that the boy noticed the girl from the start and that goes one through the one-shot. I mean, no one else noticed her leave, and that shows he spares more attention to her than the rest. The moment he notices her is the moment she "grows up". She hides her shame by throwing the swimsuit away, but he finds it out of sheer curiosity, and is quite disgusted/scared by it, which I'm not sure which because there are no sounds that indicate more of his reaction. To me, either he's scared of the blood in an innocent, childish way of a boy that doesn't know how girl's anatomy works or he's disgusted by the symbol of her adulthood. Either way, then he learns that her dad is abusive, and then again, he's worried for her, but his parents seem to be indicating they don't want to meddle and he should also stay outta their business (which also contributes to the not liking adulthood angle, since the adults SEE but choose to ignore). But he keeps looking out for her, and she goes away with her mom. That time, is the first time they meet eye to eye in the one-shot. I think the big close was chosen to emphasize the expression of her helplessness in the whole affair, and of course, she's pretty, I think it hints he quite fancied her. Remember in the pool people were joking and playing, and only he noticed her, as she turned adult? Welp, his fixation also seems quite part of his growing, yet, like the swimsuit, he isn't quite ready to accept all aspects of growing. Anyway, I think, still in this childish mindset that he thinks the swimsuit has anything to do with her going, so he returns it in hope she comes back. But he realizes or admits to self that it's not that at all when he's leaving. He gets the swimsuit could be a metaphor for him accepting his adulthood as well. Anyway, he understands she isn't coming back and throws the swimsuit at her door possibly:
1) understanding that she didn't leave because of the swimsuit, but because her father was a jerk, therefore, reacting angry towards him, showing the understanding of an adult but the defiance of a kid (different from his passive parents), in the process of growing;
2) understanding that she, whom he liked, grew up, and his fancy towards her made him notice some aspects of his own growing up; that said, he angrily throws the swimsuit at her door because he is mad at her for being the first thing in his path to adulthood.
Either way, he's probably mad that although he notices (and probably resents) his adult side, he is also as helpless as she was being taken away. Not being ready to grow in this case could mean... not being ready to accept the impotence of adulthood.

BUT, it is badly executed. lol the panneling is very stiff, the spaces between images don't convey the passing of time, the expressions are very ambiguous and at least to me, morals seem very input in the end of the comic, like... "that's what you need to know", leaving less space for interpretation. Didn't like it. Yet for the analysis... I was bored? (￣∇￣")

I love your intepretation on this! Makes more sense, so thanks a lot (▰˘◡˘▰)

i feel like i went to college and graduated reading this god bless you soldier

But I get the ferling he has loved the uke since hey were young and having a partner that goes sucking cock that easily while drunk and does not even remember well it kinda gives him some reasons to be possesive and jealous xD

wait he loved him since he was young? didn't he only tease him back then when he was with his little brother? Or am I wrong? Help pls

I think he was in love with him since the uke was young when he was playing with the seme's sister, the seme looked at him like longing for him... that's the feeling I got!!