I am scared to think more of this manga... but I did feel something was a bit off tho
I think provoking our thoughts on this vile issue was the point of this manga. Instead of sweeping the issue under the rug of "NOPE. It's fucked up, let's not talk about it shall we?". This just presents one of the many outcomes that could happen to abuse victims and it's an outcome that society doesn't approve of. It makes you think how many of these people live in that shadow and for some reason makes you feel that uncomfortable twinge of sympathy towards them.
Totally agree!
AMEN!!
I don't even know how to think about this one. If anything, it's interesting because it presents questions that I feel totally uncomfortable thinking about. Is Harada saying this relationship is okay? That society is destroying their happiness and that we should let them be? Or is this all the main character's brainwashing? Mai, the outsider, seems to approve. But on the last page, the main character repeats himself, trying to reassure himself that he is not wrong, which might indicate that he is not sure himself.
I think I just want to forget about this one.