I agree with you. It just doesnt age well. I remember thinking how good this manga was back in high school when it first came out. Few years later, I got into uni, I reread it from the start to catch up with the latest chapter and damn I realized how mess up this whole thing is. That whole therapist/doctor using their patient's mental illness to get closer to them just give me the ick.
So true. I guess you'll know that you've matured when you start to realize how fucked up the stories you once liked was lmao
really true, i rmr being obsessed with this manga years ago
I honestly thought of this as the best fucking manga in the past when it was on it's glory but now I think it's just kinda mid.
Firstly of all Kurose is actually so unprofessional like why would an actual doctor sleep with it's patient? Also seriously? Are we all gonna ignore all the dubcon?
Secondly, both of their parents were shit.
Shiratoni's dad legit fucking fucked a teenager and he was a fucking teacher??? Bro??? And Shiratoni never saw what was wrong with that? And now he wants to fucking reconnect? Nah man if my father ever does shit like that with a minor I'm gonna fucking cut him off my life forever and I don't give a fuck about what happens to him.
Kurose's parents are not as bad but they're still pretty bad. The mom is a fucking narcissistic bitch and the dad should just go fuck his work. I hope everyone here know that neglecting your child is indeed abuse. With how his parents didn't give a shit about him I'm surprised he didn't turn worse.
Lastly, I hate how they never actually talked with each other about the reason why Shiratoni actually has mysophobia. Like fr? No talking about the past trauma to make things actually ok? Y'all I'm starting to doubt Kurose is an actual psychiatrist. Shiratoni might've gotten better than he was in the past but I wholeheartedly believe that he deserves to have an actual professional psychiatrist who'll tell him that he's a normal guy and that he was never in the wrong as a child. Also I've seen some arguing about that schoolgirl who fucked the dad and about not blaming her for everything and I agree. She is indeed not to be blamed for everything. But she is still a fucking bitch tho and I wish she fucking payed properly for giving Shiratoni trauma.
In conclusion, this was indeed really mid for me. The art style is good and all and it did made me read it from start to finish but I i probably won't be reading this again in the future. This is just my opinion tho and I understand if y'all don't feel the same so let's just ignore each other and respect each other's opinion.