I initially liked his story as it was cute and light hearted, a young boy developing a crush on the next door neighbour and trying to convey his feelings in the way he knows. He innocently plans a future with this neighbour as he is not fully aware that he cannot simply just marry him and it was enjoyable to watch most adults not take him seriously and the slow realization everyone gets that this child is not joking about this.
Once the expected confession ensues, the sensible thing for the older neighbour to do would be to turn down the child and move out to university away from the community and try to limit their contact. I was hoping that the Oni moved out and returns back to the community when the child has become an adult and we will then know if his crush stood the test of time and distance or if it faded away as most crushes often do
However, from the comments the story has taken a weird turn in the wrong direction now fully entering into immoral and illegal boundaries. I defended this book when these concerns were stated, back when there were only about 20 chapters because i has seen another book on this site where a 30+ woman engages in sexual intercourse with a 3-4 year old child and the comments were full of praise for their "love" when she literally dragged a pre pubescent, pre adolescent kid to a love hotel and they had sex because she couldn't wait, this was in the first few chapters of the manga.
With this knowledge i did not understand why this manga was getting hate when it had not crossed any boundaries and remained fairly wholesome, and the manga never portrayed any adult around the child as having pedophilic intentions so i imagined a separation of the main characters would soon take place creating an avenue for character development especially for the child who at the time had not learnt of the sexual aspect of romantic love and was focused on the doki-doki feeling, tranquility, and simply wanting to be in their presence.
I'll be honest, i should have been sensible enough to expect this considering Japanese manga culture but i was willing to give it a chance as i have seen worse as i mentioned above but now i pull the axe and cut myself from this story.
since when did this story have a supernatural theme????
Since the beginning! It’s because of Cain’s though, the rest of the story doesn’t have anything supernatural besides him.
Because to explain a character and its infatuation for the MC, dropped with such a nonchalance in the plot like a pigeon electrified by the high voltage, the author inserted the most simple, generic, far fetched reincarnation story you could possibly make up in 2 minutes of brainstorming.
damn
As many have said, the old style was more grounded and mature, it perfectly portrayed the mc's state of mind after 800 years of no memories of who he was, the erosion of time on his features and how he finds solace in meaningful interactions with others to hide his fears of becoming like his friend. The new one is too flashy and generic, it takes a level of uniqueness away form the story effectively placing it among the many similar to it.
The ending is definitely rushed and i feel the hyung should have immediately sought therapy before everything became all happy dandy to make sure his mental health is alright and that the mc should have had the time to come to terms with the selfishness of his behaviour and make amends. A running theme in this story is the kindness of the mc which the hyung was attracted to and this caused him to suppress aspects of his personality he deemed unworthy of such kindness and the feelings he had for the mc hence he drew a line between them causing the split personality.
The mc's decision to not tell his hyung immediately and get him a good psychiatrist for the sake of his own carnal pleasure is a very selfish act, and things could have gone really wrong, what if fusion wasn't a possibility and what if the hyung couldn't come to terms with himself/feelings and decided to take drastic measures because of his confusion with memories and maybe decided to cut off all contact or physically harm himself.
While i understand were both of them are coming from, it is quite concerning that it is not made clear the possible consequences of his actions and when you consider that the people around the mc have a good grasp on human psychology it makes it inconsistent and out of place, not to mention before liking hyung romantically, the mc saw him as a very important person that was practically family, not informing him of his mental health issues makes me question that initial familial love.
All in all, it wasn't bad, the story was cute and the sex scenes were well drawn. The second couple are quite interesting and the ending was rushed but alright.
although i agree with the ending being rushed and stuff i do think that him not going to a therapist was the driving force of the plot — however! i’m pretty disappointed with how the climax (aka hyung finding out that he not only has split personalities and has been fucking his friend in the other personalities, BUT ALSO THAT THAT FRIEND HAS BEEN LETTING HIM) played out: it was very underwhelming and i feel like that moment was very hyped up (as it should be) throughout the beginning — btw been reading this since translated chapters were greater than official ones so… a year — i still like the manhwa but it could’ve been the manhwa of the decade (fr guys) if they made hyung finding out more interesting and crazy (like please idc if it’s insane, i wanna see the man go crazy over the fact that he’s been actively fucking jinsung as another personality…) — additionally, even though i understand the addition of the scenes from “inside his head”, i do think getting more “hints” from the other personality (eg. the post it) would’ve been way more interesting and effective in conveying that creepy and disturbing tone that was very much so present in the first 20 or so chapters!!!
—> thank you for listening to my ted talk
Ruby only knows the Ai she saw on tv, that Ai was vibrant, joyful, strong, and unbreakable, she gave a sick girl like her hope and dreams and the escape from the cruel reality that she had been abandoned by her mother. Ruby died at a very young age and as she said the only lights in her life were sensei and Ai, although she was reborn as Ai's daughter, we must remember that she died young and she would not be able to fully comprehend the multitude and complexity of emotions hidden in Ai's smile and laugh hence her image of her mother is one of perfection and unshakeable resolve. This Ai is not how Ai always was, Ruby need to understand the person behind the idol and the emotions that underline her every action so that she can really see the Ai that Ai desperately wanted to rediscover.
Aqua on the other hand knows this, but it is no use telling Ruby directly because she must discover it herself to grow as an actress and also to gain an awareness of herself and the core of her character and personality. This must be her discovery and i think Aqua understands this. We don't know much about Aqua's past life from his view hence his ease of descent into psychopathy and manipulation cannot be fully explained, what we do know is he has a firm and deep knowledge of human behaviour and emotional complexities unlike Ruby and to him she is not only his sister but a patient whose well being he must place above all else including his own such that even though he knows he's falling apart he doesn't care.
Ai is a character whom we know so little about and we are still discovering, but we know she is an expert at lying to herself due to her occupation. She is confident in her appearance and ability and is a hard worker who polishes herself constantly so she can shine above others. She understands and takes in all the negative emotions and feelings other have towards her but she doesn't rank they highly, instead she continues to strive and doesn't stifle her growth for the gratification of other people. In this sense she was perfect, unmoveable, and unbreakable. She knew herself well and her inability to understand love and she battled with these thoughts and emotions frequently but she is also an expert at brushing aside issues like this hence its only when her kids are born that she really focuses on this issue as alluded to by the opening song and the story itself.
All the characters have had traumatic experiences as part of their job or as a consequence of this, and this had shaped their lives and affected their decisions in profound ways thus giving each character in the story an ethereal yet realistic depth and touches on key points in our society with focus on the reality of idol life.
For Aqua’s psychopathic tendencies, he might’ve acquired em through genes but also, getting killed in his past life and seeing the person you love getting killed as well and dying in your arms will also be one of the main reasons. Same for Ruby. She was fine up until she saw her sensei’s dead body and that triggered something within her and it’s probably because of their genes
based on the current commentary, i'm considering dropping this. could someone tell me exactly what happened in summary
In the day time.....
i’m Marinette
Just a normal girl with a normal life
But there's something about me that no one knows yet
Thank you so much for answering the cry of many. You don't know how happy i am to read chapter 19 and 20 without bursting into a fit of uncontrolled laughter then descending into a period of annoyance and pain.
that teacher needs to die in the most horrible way possible forever. How fucking dare he take advantage of an innocent child who showed trust towards him. Fuck skylar's dad even more, if he was a good father none of this would have happened, he wouldn't have been so desperate for paternal attention, i am fucking pissed.