Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like some people are being a bit harsh on kana , the whole manga explores themes of self confidence; the first half forces the readers to view naho's life through his low self esteem perspective. The point that I think the author is trying to get across is that the way Naho is thinking (putting himself down) is harmful and effects the way he perceives and interacts with others. I think that people are also forgetting that naho is very young and I think? Just joined kana's school recently. I don't think that Kana's friend's actions have been anything down right horrible (they're also high schoolers) so everything they've said were probably in a light hearted tone. If you reread the first few chapters after kanas POV is explained more, I think you can start to empathise with him more! Naho was pushing him away to begin with, not to blame Naho but like he's a kid and, as I said before, most likely did it due to his low self esteem, which is shown through how he thinks of himself to not be pretty/cute enough to be with Kana.
Other than that tho, I was genuinely surprised by how relatable and surprisingly realistic Naho's arc was reminds me of how I used to see myself as really pretty and perfect but realised how I'm actually not conventionally attractive and how I'm struggling with self esteem/image problems too
The more I read, I definitely feel like Naho's anxiety and perception skew how we're thinking or what we're shown. Like, he thinks the others are scary or intimidating, when they're not even doing anything. It's just him over-reacting and feeling overwhelmed. Our boy is starting to feel complex emotions as he gets into high school that he isn't even aware of like self-doubt, anxiety, love. And it is all kind of over exaggerated.
Haha yes I agree
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thank you! i agree and may I also add that his paranoia may have a part in him listening something and understanding that is meant for him in a negative way. he thought that his class was avoiding him, but his classmates were surprised when he started talking to them because he always kept to himself and never approached THEM. with kana's friends it may have been something similar, he thinking everything they talk is about him or his appearance and maybe they're not even talking about him at all (at least in some parts)
he def is an unreliable narrator
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Omg is the lesbian evil noo why r they all evil
Wait why do you ask that? Did i miss smth????
She's not evil but she's hidin something along with the others
I feel like everybody is giving this manhwa too much flack for being boring. Imo it leans more towards the realistic side, where the characters act more like people than suuper exaggerated characatures... I understand the hate for green hair guy but I think that he acted in a way that is sort of seeable (people do weird stuff when they're in love). I'm not excusing anything he did but it's kinda realistic LOLLL. Other than that I just liked how the coming out bit hit super close to home
Okay I think that overall, this story was soo good at making the ready feel for the mc..the premise itself was compelling to begin with but the way it was executed made me so emotional (the dream with his friends )
The author wrote the supporting cast to be so charming too and I think that the way the female n male characters were portrayed was so well done (I barely see this in manhwas these days) although a little shallow overall. They served their purpose and ykw that's fine ig
I wish that the series was overall a bit longer and had more time to flesh out the world and relationships and dynamics of the characters but it's not too bad
I'm sontired om writing this with like no sleep so I'm gonna come back and finish this