I can only imagine how much work goes into translating a manwha... I'm sorry you're having to deal with the disrespect, translating team. Please don't get discouraged! Many of us are here to show you support!
Thank you really much for your kind words and the support ! People who are supportive of us really boost our motivation after incidents like these (づ￣ ³￣)づ
Of course! You guys deserve acknowledgment and respect after all the time and hard work you put into these projects. I really appreciate it and I'm grateful for it. The least we readers can do is show our appreciation. :) Thank you for all you do. <3
Omg that is so cute
Anyone know when season 2 will be released? :)
I think it will start around June 28
Thanks~
Please don't normalize rape/violence as being excusable or forgivable. It's a very unhealthy narrative and teaches young people it's okay to settle for it in their own relationships. I loved this story from a psychological thriller point of view but I just do not agree with their "happy ending." That relationship was toxic far beyond anything else.
Please don't dictate what subject matter creatives are allowed to portray in their creative works. While I agree that rape and psychological trauma are very serious subjects and shouldn't be made light of, you may choose to disagree with how the authors decided to conclude the narrative in the story, however it doesn't give you a right to ask authors to change their stories to suit your views.
read the tag. it's for mature audiences only that’s why it’s messed up. it is definitely not okay to romanticise rape/toxic relationship, any adult with a stable brain would know that the author is no where normalising rape. it’s stockholm syndrome and it’s a real thing
The point of my comment was to highlight the wrong in normalizing or romanticizing rape in creative media. It's not that you can't include it in a story... but I want people, especially young people to be aware that it isn't something to be glossed over. The relationship in this story is toxic, plain and simple. If this is obvious to you then my comment wasn't directed at you.
I didn't ask the author to do anything? I'm addressing the audience and I'm critiquing the author which is my right as a reader...
You mention younger people in your comment, but this title is intended for mature audiences. No children or 'younger people' should be reading this material, nor would I expect them to understand the complexities behind the material contained in this title. No one is romanticising rape in this creative work. The characters both have gone through turbulent psychological trauma, this is clear to anyone mature enough to understand complex emotion and emotional abuse. Both characters are extremely unstable and damaged, they are most likely staying together more because of that damage than any healthy reasons, this is also reflected in the internal commentary of the MC. Their future is unsure and uncertain nor is he expecting things will necessarily turn out well or positively, but he is now so dependent on this one connection that he can't stop himself from staying by his abuser's side. These are very real consequences that happen in the real world today and works like these are very important in illustrating how abusive relationships can end up seeming normal, but are in fact not healthy.
Just because it is intended for an older audience doesn't mean younger people aren't consuming this... You're missing my point. I'm not asking the author to change the ending. In fact, yes, you're correct. A lot of abused people will stay with their abuser. The ending is plausible and the author never depicted the rape and violence in this story in a romantic light. That's a large part of the reason I enjoyed the manwha as much as I did... It's the audience who is pushing this problematic narrative. That our main characters had a "happy ending." And who is likely to mistake this ending as happy? Young or misinformed readers. I felt inclined to make my initial post after I saw several comments congratulating our MCs and their happy ending.
Given the context of this answer I have to agree. The audience shouldn't be forcing a romantic reading of the material here, but at the same time anyone's open to interpreting things the way they like. For example, there's fiction out there where there may be no romantic feelings in the narrative, but the fanbase will often read far too much into it and 'ship' a couple together when no romantic feelings necessarily exist between them, even in this circumstance I can't step in and say "no you aren't allowed to think this way". There are certain things that step over the line, however, and trivializing abusive relationships as romantic is damaging, like in this story.
This explored some pretty deep topics... things you have to really sit down and think about. I like that we got to see the perspectives of everyone in this manga. Every character had their own story to tell. No one person was entirely right or wrong. This manga celebrated those messy and confusing emotions you naturally have to encounter in life. It made me really think about how each of the characters must be feeling and how it's never truly right to simply dismiss others feelings when they don't align with your own ideals or values. We all feel deeply and we all have our own challenges, shortcomings and silent battles. All we can do is listen and try our best to keep an open mind. Expect that we'll make mistakes and then try our best to learn from them and correct ourselves going forward.
For me... this story hit close to home. My best friend is gay. When she confessed that she loved me... it was hard. I had so many emotions floating around in my head. She's precious to me and the last thing I wanted was to lose her. We had some bumps along the way, but I knew the moment I met her that we'd be life-long friends. Even if it felt like it would end then... when I couldn't love her the way she wanted. But things find a way of naturally fixing themselves when they are meant to be fixed. And today she is still my best friend. I'm incredibly grateful for that... I hope that whatever ending Taichi and Touma arrived at, that they were both happy and content.
This was so well done, and the fact that it is a true story makes it even better. I truly hope Japan allows same-sex marriage in my life time. It is time the world accepts same-sex love as they would any other love.
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While I see some people seriously frustrated with Jang Jaeyoung I'm kind of enjoying his antics. Yes, he is truthfully the one to blame for not graduating, but aside from annoying Chu Sangwoo by disrupting his normal routine, he isn't hurting anyone. I'm excited to see where this goes...
Idk the way sangwoo does his routine kind of make it seem like he’s on the spectrum? So doing this to him is probably really harmful...My best friend is like this and it really affects her when she doesn’t have routine. I just feel bad hopefully his character gets better but rn it’s like bullying to me
i think it is implied he is on the spectrum especially when sangwoo thinks about how jaeyoung is a error who is disturbing his strict schedule.
thats why i dont like what jaeyoung is doing to him because to him hes just mildly annoying sangwoo, but to an autistic person who needs a strict schedule it could be very distressing
I definitely didn't think of it that way. If he really is on the spectrum that is just sad. Maybe Jang Jaeyoung made the same mistake I did and didn't realize this? If that is the case, I hope he becomes more sympathetic once he understands. I know some people in my personal life who fall somewhere on the spectrum and their routines are sacred.
Can't say I support that ending.. with everything that happened in-between, but I'm glad it's reached its end. What a wild ride...
This is such wonderful storytelling. What a beautiful love story so far... I hope it blossoms into something beautiful. It's so pure so far.