As someone who has family members (parents and siblings) that I grew up with yet have no blood relation to both male and female I can say, while actually considering the matter for a fair conclusion, that without a doubt people *can* still be family without any romantic or lustful thoughts.
This author has decided that if there is no blood connection there is bound to be complications and that is demonstrably wrong, in fact this manga makes me think the author either doesn't have experience with non-blood related family or has some "interesting" thoughts about their own family, something I hear isn't too uncommon in Japan? It is certainly encouraged in a lot of media over there.
It isn't normal to fall in love with siblings you've grown up with just because you found out you aren't connected by blood and I think it's an insult to thousands of families in these situations that the author thinks it is, it looks down on the familial bonds so many have despite their circumstances.
As someone who has family members (parents and siblings) that I grew up with yet have no blood relation to both male and female I can say, while actually considering the matter for a fair conclusion, that without a doubt people *can* still be family without any romantic or lustful thoughts.
This author has decided that if there is no blood connection there is bound to be complications and that is demonstrably wrong, in fact this manga makes me think the author either doesn't have experience with non-blood related family or has some "interesting" thoughts about their own family, something I hear isn't too uncommon in Japan? It is certainly encouraged in a lot of media over there.
It isn't normal to fall in love with siblings you've grown up with just because you found out you aren't connected by blood and I think it's an insult to thousands of families in these situations that the author thinks it is, it looks down on the familial bonds so many have despite their circumstances.