3 stars. People should stop RE-acting to things and use that energy to THINK about things. This is a very interesting manga: it shows how a predator act to gain trust of a child, how the parents usually react, avoiding explaining certain topics to children (wich I think is very wrong), how adults in general react to such an act, without having the sense that the child feels guilty, scared, unwanted... And it's pretty interesting the relationship between the boy and his girlfriend, the acceptance between them... The author tries to humanize the pedo, telling the story behind his acts... The guy shows remorse, confusion, seek treatment... All considered, it's a very interesting story, very realistic, shows various aspects to the question, and people keep obcessed only about the sex in the story... And I am saying that as a woman, a mom, an adult (I'm over 30)... Get over the sex and let's discuss what really should be done after the fact? (By the way, I don't think the author give 'hints' to a pedophile: they know very well how to do what they want...)
--> It's not even about liking it or not. Of course is shocking - an adult preying on a child - but it has interesting questions. I think it's worth the reading. Heavy but necessary. But not necessary to RE-read.
Nii-chan (harada)