moody_bish's manga / #tsundere(4)

The first chapter put me off so I backed out. after months, i decided to continue and realized i was cringing too much and forgot to appreciate the appeal of a character with an impulsive or manipulative change in personality. Narita was actually appealing and charming but too cunning with Chitose. Somehow, it makes me forget that he really likes Chitose and isnt merely teasing him. the story of Ren and Eita is so cute and yep, Eita fits the role of a beastly boyfriend. Mao and Kyo are actually really comedic and outright refreshing. Im rooting for Jun-chan HAHAHA

Wow. Two tsunderes lmao. Their love life is basically a re encounter after a re encounter until they both want to stay together. Rape jokes are still distasteful. Call me a killjoy or whatever, but I'd rather rape be taken seriously instead of a "humorous" way to imply sexual attraction or an inside joke that isn't really appealing or charming. Also, rape isn't something you want because that cancels the rape. So it's just wanted to be taken roughly or more possessively, not rape.

Sex is very open in this one. Not only is Ryo already actively engaging in sex during middle school, he also did it with an adult. His friend Nao is in an open relationship. Basically, he asks for his girlfriend's opinion whenever he wants to engage with sexual activities with other people. In this case, he is in a sexual relationship with Ryo, consented and even fully understood by his girlfriend. Chika, the center piece of this story, could be considered the average person involved in a threesome for the sake of pleasure. Unlike the two, he only does it with Nao since he finds him adorable. The "romance" begins when Nao suggested that Chika bottoms, offering his anal virginity to Ryo. Then, we recognize that Ryo has been looking at Chika, has fallen in love with him and swerves his sex drive towards Nao (who is secretly aware of this) and to those who offer themselves to him. After that experience, Chika becomes conscious of Ryo and ultimately leads to Ryo confessing to Chika. The push and pull relationship between the two also affects Nao in a sense that he valued the open relationship between the three of them. However, knowing full well that the two had become devoted to each other, no signs of sexual activities between the three occured. Actually, none of Nao's sexual rendezvous were narrated but we are given the girlfriend's perspective and explanation that she has chosen Nao knowing full well of his character. Besides, she investigates Nao's partners. She trusts Ryo to not hurt Nao, as well as Chika. In this case, personal preferences and sentiments are best PERSONAL SENTIMENTS only. anyway, Ryo and Chika gets into trouble when Ryo is being told to transfer in Hokkaido with his parents. A challenge which would also show a supportive relationship slowly being fostered by the tsundere Chika and the self-reliant Ryo. The characters portrayed are indeed MINORS. Even if the execution of how an open relationship works is respectful and functional, using underaged characters weakens the impact. It becomes forced or dubious... the type you really can't digest because the characters seem too young to make the whole thing actually work. I believe that independent or adult characters would've driven the premise more effectively, if not even make this better. but i guess parents interferring wouldnt be an arc plausible for adults?