It addresses everything. Issues on sexuality, even the preference on who wants to take the lead in sex. It's one of those mature romance that shows the sweetness and joy of being in love with all the good things, and the trivial annoyances. Without being patronizing on how to make a relationship work, or the hardship of being in a same-sex relationship in a conservative society.
i screamed internally
i don't want to scare my dog
Hehe you're a good person (｢`･ω･)｢
ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ
Kyaaaa
throw out to you, me, and at everyone.
Will you choose to choose who Taichi chose?
Will you stay and keep waiting for the stars to somehow align and the clock to chime at a certain time, hoping against hope that this status quo will still be the comfort that it has always been?
Or will you hold you head high and strive to walk through life to reach that ideal you pursue?
I won't reiterate what KAITO clearly stated in his afterword, if you haven't read it, please do. For it will give you an idea how this manga was gorgeously made. And why that ending left you with no choice but to scroll down thriugh the comments for comfort. To not be the only one thinking of glee, frustration, and relief.
This manga is beautiful. It tore the cages of my heart to free the bird frantically beating against my chest. It cleared my lungs out of the feathers clogging understanding, and giving me the clarity I longed.
It is true that not all conversations needed a resolution. This manga does not intend to push any definite answer that will overshadow the conclusion you reached to. Even now, I don't want to be smug and scream that my ship sailed. Because then, for people who are not ready to comprehend nor have any intent to acknowledge, it will come across as me undermining the worth of this manga.
KAITO presented us a variety of choices. Born from the variety of issues he raised. It is up to us how we interpret the open-ended questions that are still being debated in real life. We may not arrive to one conclusion after all in this lifetime. We may never will. But nontheless this story begets hope that they choices we make will leads us to living happily with confidence, just like the characters did.
Makio is one of the MCs of "More than Words" by the same author. It was adapted fully into a jp drama in around 7-8 eps back in 2022 which also adapted the 1st vol of this manga in the remaining episodes of the 10-episode drama.
The kid is not Makio's but he feels responsible for it for reasons explained there.
Major Spoilers for More than Words below.
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The dark haired guy, Makio, had a bf and a girl best friend bck when he was in hs. His bf was already in college at the time when bf's dad found out about his son's relationship with Makio. Dad was not happy since he wants everything to be heteronormative. The best friend, upon seeing what her friends are going through, stupidly suggested to bear a child for Makio and the bf. Makio was against it ofc, but the girl is so assertive about it and also has abandonment issues that ig could explain her want to insert herself in her only friend's life. The Bf was also no better. He's even enthusiastic about it, disregarding his lover's opinion.
Some months later, they found out the kid is the bf's. Makio, witnessing the growing intimacy between his bf and bff and couldn't bear what is happening any longer, left. In Makio's own words, "he ran away".