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Oct 19, 2023 8:57 AM
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I mean, Isaku should've realized from the start that getting involved with Keiya also means getting involved with the yakuza. That tattoo on his shoulder says it all.

Seems Isaku has some more complicated feelings for him. I wasn't expecting a beach episode though, or at least one that took the cast to the beach.

Oct 19, 2023 9:40 AM
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A wild school trip episode appeared ...

I wanted to see more of the mafia stuff to be honest, it kinda got sidelined pretty quickly unfortunately, tho the ending went back on that i guess, wonder if it'll be something serious, or just honing the main character guy as a (in the minds of the fourteen years old girls) perfect husband material.

Isaku said something that she doesn't want to be part of Keiya's world, but i mean, you're literally a granddaughter of a Yakuza boss, so you know.

Also, still trying to understand if it's supposed to be the art direction of the manga, or are the character visuals just getting worse and worse.
Oct 19, 2023 9:51 AM
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Ooh I finally get to see his lickable tattoo, the upper half of it anyway. I'm not expect to see the lower half though, but if I get to see that then this would be the best fall season anime.
Oct 19, 2023 11:37 AM
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What the hell happened to the animation after the first half of the episode, did they decide to fire half of the staff midway
Oct 19, 2023 11:51 AM
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i was gonna push myself to watch this whole thing but this cap made it, im dropping it 💀💀💀💀
Oct 19, 2023 12:13 PM
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Yay a snatch in progress! Just the thing to heat up the romance.
But I wonder when Keiya will have to choose between love and family?
Oct 19, 2023 1:45 PM
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Yea ofc they weren't gonna kiss, this is just episode 4 after all. School trip arc already and things were going fun but damn she got kidnapped. He ain't gonna let those guys live, poor guys. Btw Keiya has tattoos after all, could have made them look cooler but it looks fine.
Oct 19, 2023 2:56 PM
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can't wait for this to win best animation of the year


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Oct 19, 2023 4:13 PM
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Crappy animation. This episode belongs in the trash...
Oct 19, 2023 5:36 PM

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Still waiting for the exact moment that'll make me rage-drop this anime, and it still hasn't gotten there yet. When will the "must drop" moment finally happen, and what exactly will it look like? Anyway, good next ep hook. Gotta complement it were it deserves it.
Oct 19, 2023 5:49 PM
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Daviljoe193 said:
Still waiting for the exact moment that'll make me rage-drop this anime, and it still hasn't gotten there yet. When will the "must drop" moment finally happen, and what exactly will it look like? Anyway, good next ep hook. Gotta complement it were it deserves it.

Idk why this made me laugh so much 😂 Im right there with you lol
Oct 19, 2023 5:54 PM

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Still waiting for the exact moment that'll make me rage-drop this anime, and it still hasn't gotten there yet. When will the "must drop" moment finally happen, and what exactly will it look like? Anyway, good next ep hook. Gotta complement it were it deserves it.

Idk why this made me laugh so much 😂 Im right there with you lol
@Lightsrevenge I know I'll drop this eventually, but it's still not there yet. It's like I'm waiting for a jumpscare or something. 😁
Oct 19, 2023 6:24 PM
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Daviljoe193 said:
@Lightsrevenge I know I'll drop this eventually, but it's still not there yet. It's like I'm waiting for a jumpscare or something. 😁

I’m so bad at dropping things unless it gets really boring.
Oct 19, 2023 7:11 PM

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all that effort to make keiya's tattoo look good just for the faces to look fugly, the animation is literally falling apart lmao this is hilariously bad.
Oct 19, 2023 7:24 PM

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now she got kidnapped. i know she's a complete and total innocent when it comes to the real world, but seriously, she can't be all that naive and trusty and innocent. kudos to her taking the initiative of hitting what she thought was a bad guy with a watermelon, but couldn't she have kept her guard up at all times since the incident when keiya got shot? not to mention she knows what kinda lifestyle their family leads, so she should be on guard at all times. well, guess we'll see how keiya rescues her next episode.
Oct 19, 2023 9:06 PM
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Almost dialed 911, thought the teacher was a student
Oct 19, 2023 9:07 PM

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The classic kidnapping scene hahaha, I remember I still read the manga up to this point but I forgot what happened afterwards... anyway, it's nice to see Isaku using sunscreen with SPF 50. That's important, especially since her skin tone is very fair.

Oct 19, 2023 10:58 PM
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I am really enjoying this anime. I look at the romance anime this season, and this is the only one with a guy that isn't shy or dense. Other then him not knowing what love is. I have this in my top 5 for the season.

Oct 20, 2023 1:52 AM

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This was definitely a fun episode with everyone going to the beach for their school trip, also Keiya's tattoo really caught me off guard Imao.

Poor Isaku, she got kidnapped by the two strangers while getting some sunscreen :(

2024 Bunkasai tickets earned:


Oct 20, 2023 1:54 AM

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With every episode I'm wondering: Why am I still watching this? Was the scene with the knife supposed to be cute or romantic? Because it wasn't. And what was that moment with the teacher? Just for us to see how he treats Isaku differently? Really, the age gap is the least problematic thing about this anime and its characters. There wasn't even much left to like.

In the beginning I really liked Isaku. Guess we could blame it on her age because she is still young. It was good she at least didn't forget about the knife attack against one of her classmates but then again she let him off too easily and then he said he should have hit him with it... Was that supposed to be homourous or do they think we think it's cute? At this point I can't warm up with the characters anymore and it's freezingly cold.

What's most frustrating is that it has some of the common tropes for a romantic story but since the actual plot is missing where characters could develop in their environment it seems like something that's put together just for the sake of having these common tropes and scenes. Because there are no characters to develop, they mostly seem like replaceable cardboards. Even the supporting characters are not really supporting.

If it is still interesting to watch for one reason it's to see how the bad writing of characters can actually tear a story down, making them react and act in a way that's even unnatural for a fictional story (for example I know the concept and theme of this but if they were really Yakuza I doubt this would be the way they would act... so obvious and almost getting caught by teachers or others). Not to mention posting an additional guard and Isaku still got kidnapped. At this point I'm not even worried about her because I know he will save her.

That being said... It might simply be the fact I'm not the target audience for this so if you enjoy this please don't be offended by my comment. I'm trying to give some constructive criticism since I started watching this with the intention to enjoy it.
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You're the light shining over The black and gloomy nights
So long I've been waiting To run into your arms
Oh, my only one desire You're the one I need
Through the thousand years ~ Evermore

"Midnight Sun" by AleXa


Oct 20, 2023 2:07 AM
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a kidnapping, interesting to see something rare happened in a romance series.
Oct 20, 2023 2:53 AM

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They seriously went for a swim almost fully clothed, what a couple of weirdos
Oct 20, 2023 3:34 AM

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The animation was barely existent when Keiya was running off on the beach wtf. Yet earlier in the episode he was animated fairly well for having that tattoo complicating things.

Was actually fairly cute in some parts of the ep

I guess Isaku not too used to criminal stuff didn't really feel she needed to be cautious for herself and possibly assumed the body gaurd near by plus Keiya that she didnt need to be concerned just going a short way off to get her sunscreen.

Wildflower3 said:
Was the scene with the knife supposed to be cute or romantic? Because it wasn't. And what was that moment with the teacher? Just for us to see how he treats Isaku differently?

While his overbearing like behaviour generally annoys me i dont think that was a big deal since it is typical anime gag humour just usually a girl is in that violent role. I think his dead looking eyes and not very expressive face is what makes his actions come off worse than probably intended. It helps to remember that.

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They seriously went for a swim almost fully clothed, what a couple of weirdos

Not Keiya he had a wet suit on which surfers wear, which is pretty normal swim attire for the ocean especially to hide his tats.

I did swim fully clothed in a river once. You get so weighed down by water you could probably more easily drown a lot so good thing he had Isaku in a floaty at least or she would have so gone under water.
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Oct 20, 2023 4:08 AM

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Not Keiya he had a wet suit on which surfers wear, which is pretty normal swim attire for the ocean especially to hide his tats.

I did swim fully clothed in a river once. You get so weighed down by water you could probably more easily drown a lot so good thing he had Isaku in a floaty at least or she would have so gone under water.


No, yeah, I know he wore a wet suit, but together with Isaku in a hoodie it kind of resembled two fully clothed people swimming. And yeah, I could understand having like a light shirt or a summer dress on but in a hoodie she'd have sunk for sure if it weren't for that floaty.
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No, yeah, I know he wore a wet suit, but together with Isaku in a hoodie it kind of resembled two fully clothed people swimming. And yeah, I could understand having like a light shirt or a summer dress on but in a hoodie she'd have sunk for sure if it weren't for that floaty.

Definitely, it adds way more weight and restriction of movement than you would expect it should.
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traed said:

While his overbearing like behaviour generally annoys me i dont think that was a big deal since it is typical anime gag humour just usually a girl is in that violent role. I think his dead looking eyes and not very expressive face is what makes his actions come off worse than probably intended. It helps to remember that.


For me it's not even the fact he did it when he knew he wouldn't hit him directly with the knife (I'm sure he knows his own abilities). Believe me, I wrote a character who did exactly the same thing but for very different reasons. My issue with this is that he repeatedly reacts angry and obsessive whenever a guy simply talks to Isaku. That's not cute but posessive. If it wouldn't have been for his actions from the previous episodes it wouldn't have bothered me this much or even at all. Maybe I'm passed the age of thinking jealousy is cute or romantic when it's actually toxic (at least to this extent to even use violent behavior). Btw if a female character reacts the same way it's as bad imo.
You're the light shining over The black and gloomy nights
So long I've been waiting To run into your arms
Oh, my only one desire You're the one I need
Through the thousand years ~ Evermore

"Midnight Sun" by AleXa


Oct 20, 2023 10:06 AM

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Another really cute episode 😩 I just wish project 9 gave this one the art and animation it deserved 🤦🏽‍♂️. Sometimes the facial models are so off it really takes me out of the story
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this anime nice but the thing i don't like is animation
it's a yakuza anime that mean there is gangster and fights it deserves some animation
but they totally destroy with this animation 🗿
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For me it's not even the fact he did it when he knew he wouldn't hit him directly with the knife (I'm sure he knows his own abilities). Believe me, I wrote a character who did exactly the same thing but for very different reasons. My issue with this is that he repeatedly reacts angry and obsessive whenever a guy simply talks to Isaku. That's not cute but posessive. If it wouldn't have been for his actions from the previous episodes it wouldn't have bothered me this much or even at all. Maybe I'm passed the age of thinking jealousy is cute or romantic when it's actually toxic (at least to this extent to even use violent behavior). Btw if a female character reacts the same way it's as bad imo.

I think it is supposed to be overprotective more than possessive (though these things have overlap where he at times seems jealous but i dont think it usually is that). It isnt quite wanting her to himself since he seems to barely understand he might even have feelings like that for her presumably because he hasnt felt that way for anyone before, it is he doesnt trust high school boys to not use her for sex, plus it is his job to protect her, which is made more annoying from his nonchalant attitude about sex though maybe that would be clarified later so far only part i understand is he feels different toward Isaku.

In Western media you see similar tropes a protective boyfriend trope mixed in with the overprotective dad gaurds his daughter trope and this story even followed the same pattern where it tries to incidentally justify the aggressive overprotectiveness (of the dad but here it is the love interest) after the fact purely incidentally first with the guy at the karaoke bar, now with a kidnapping. While it annoys me i understand this probably is specifically trying to appeal to horny submissive girls fantasies but it feels kind of like it isnt approaching that right even. It presents itself as a romance instead of how it would have fit more as smut since i wouldnt like someone to confuse their horny fantasies with fantasies of long lasting romantic relationships. Yet maybe i am looking at it wrong maybe Isaku isnt meant as a self insert because she reacts negatively to his behaviour and it is just telling a story where maybe what it is going for is "I can fix him" lol. It sends mixed vibes where i have trouble getting what it is trying to accomplish.
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Aw man, such a great field trip and ended with kidnapping.
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It alright but man the animation of this episode was off
Oct 21, 2023 7:00 AM
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Ended up moving this show to Saturday because I decided I wanted to get as many shows watched day of as possible, so this and Under Ninja are a bit ways away from the day they actually come out but hey, I’m determined to watch these shows lol. This episode was a good one content wise, but I’m ngl the art and animation looked especially bad in the 2nd half of this episode and I saw some folks on crunch noticed it too, it’s a shame because I do really like this show but they must have their C team on parts of it lol.

And the school trip has been an eventful one, first we see Keiya’s massive tattoo in the bath which looked really cool as well, and immediately after he and Isaku had to hide in the bathroom from the teachers lol, that could have been really bad. And the beach stuff was fun too, had some interesting Keiya moments where he first gets jealous of a dude helping Isaku, and then he himself starts rizzing up a teacher lol, definitely some mixed signals from this guy. And just when it looked like everything was fine and dandy after the reveal of Isaku’s guard dog having his own guard dog, Isaku gets kidnapped by what I’m assuming is a rival Yakuza gang, definitely looking forward to Keiya’s wrath next episode, and I hope the budget comes back too lol.
Oct 21, 2023 7:18 PM

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He’s right; he is useless. Can’t quite remember what happens with the kidnapping but hopefully she’ll save herself. Animation is in the toilet.
Oct 22, 2023 5:21 AM

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From being targeted at gunpoint to being slightly injured, Keiya is a beast, but Isaku is dangerously getting attached to him more, and that's because of a school trip.

Sure, both Keiya and Isaku may have joined a group, but between the two, their relationship hasn't quite changed externally. But with one of Isaku's group mates missing her phone, going to the men's bath to find it, Isaku has to find Keiya just finished with his bath, only to hide him away lest the students and teachers found him out. Isaku is hopelessly in love with Keiya, and it has to be the coincidence that the teachers are taking a bath, so both of them temprarily hide away in the bathroom to avoid detection, which they did.

Onto the beach, and if Keiya's seduction of their homeroom trainer isn't enough, him protecting Isaku while the others look onward, it's just a contradiction of why both of them are not dating. Aside from the rather egregous animation (where it's not even animated at all and looks like a plain slideshow), the guy in the hoddie is a suspicion, though that's one of Keiya's bodyguards for extra protection. But that fear is misplaced, for good and bad because Isaku was targeted by a rival clan, and Keiya went to look after her got a report from his bodyguard.

Keiya's wrath will be torn off...
Oct 22, 2023 8:03 AM
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Daviljoe193 said:
Still waiting for the exact moment that'll make me rage-drop this anime, and it still hasn't gotten there yet. When will the "must drop" moment finally happen, and what exactly will it look like? Anyway, good next ep hook. Gotta complement it were it deserves it.

I wanna know but at the same time I wanna see if I get there , cause rn I'm watching purely because of how bad it is and how many times I can get creeper out watching this
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I'm starting to notice the changes in poor animation as well. This episode was cute but the kidnapping wasn't as suspenseful as it was in the anime. Still not sure why everyone keeps talking shit about this anime lmao
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Poor lackey getting nailed from behind and in the front. It was kind of dumb to let the enemy go, but still...what was he going to do with a 1v2?
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Daviljoe193 said:
Still waiting for the exact moment that'll make me rage-drop this anime, and it still hasn't gotten there yet. When will the "must drop" moment finally happen, and what exactly will it look like? Anyway, good next ep hook. Gotta complement it were it deserves it.

You have no idea about what's coming ; )
Oct 23, 2023 12:47 AM

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Daviljoe193 said:
Still waiting for the exact moment that'll make me rage-drop this anime, and it still hasn't gotten there yet. When will the "must drop" moment finally happen, and what exactly will it look like? Anyway, good next ep hook. Gotta complement it were it deserves it.

You have no idea about what's coming ; )
@hannibal_l I can't wait to vomit! 🎉🥳🎉
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QUALITY episode.
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For me it's not even the fact he did it when he knew he wouldn't hit him directly with the knife (I'm sure he knows his own abilities). Believe me, I wrote a character who did exactly the same thing but for very different reasons. My issue with this is that he repeatedly reacts angry and obsessive whenever a guy simply talks to Isaku. That's not cute but posessive. If it wouldn't have been for his actions from the previous episodes it wouldn't have bothered me this much or even at all. Maybe I'm passed the age of thinking jealousy is cute or romantic when it's actually toxic (at least to this extent to even use violent behavior). Btw if a female character reacts the same way it's as bad imo.

I think it is supposed to be overprotective more than possessive (though these things have overlap where he at times seems jealous but i dont think it usually is that). It isnt quite wanting her to himself since he seems to barely understand he might even have feelings like that for her presumably because he hasnt felt that way for anyone before, it is he doesnt trust high school boys to not use her for sex, plus it is his job to protect her, which is made more annoying from his nonchalant attitude about sex though maybe that would be clarified later so far only part i understand is he feels different toward Isaku.

In Western media you see similar tropes a protective boyfriend trope mixed in with the overprotective dad gaurds his daughter trope and this story even followed the same pattern where it tries to incidentally justify the aggressive overprotectiveness (of the dad but here it is the love interest) after the fact purely incidentally first with the guy at the karaoke bar, now with a kidnapping. While it annoys me i understand this probably is specifically trying to appeal to horny submissive girls fantasies but it feels kind of like it isnt approaching that right even. It presents itself as a romance instead of how it would have fit more as smut since i wouldnt like someone to confuse their horny fantasies with fantasies of long lasting romantic relationships. Yet maybe i am looking at it wrong maybe Isaku isnt meant as a self insert because she reacts negatively to his behaviour and it is just telling a story where maybe what it is going for is "I can fix him" lol. It sends mixed vibes where i have trouble getting what it is trying to accomplish.
@traed to me, he's marking his territory.
he's intimidating the guy showing him what he can do, so the other one thinks twice before getting near her again.
if he doesn't understand he has feelings towards her yet, that makes him even more possessive to me. it's a "she's mine, so no one can touch her". even if himself doesn't touch her.
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@traed to me, he's marking his territory.
he's intimidating the guy showing him what he can do, so the other one thinks twice before getting near her again.
if he doesn't understand he has feelings towards her yet, that makes him even more possessive to me. it's a "she's mine, so no one can touch her". even if himself doesn't touch her.
@fukumenkei
Name of the show kind of clues us in what the intent probably is. He's likely characterized exactly like a guard dog. So I dont think it is necessarily that he's marking territory it is that he sees danger where there isn't any and responds to it as if it's real threats to Isaku. I guess being her guard dog implies Isaku is the one that owns him and has to train him or something like that. But of course I can see how perceiving non existing threats as real can be influenced by a type of passiveness or it creates it so these things interact with eachother.

Ironically if anyone in the real Yakuza acted like he did they would probably punish him since as ive heard Yakuza members are supposed to be polite and not cause trouble for random people not interfering in their criminal activities.
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Wildflower3 said:
For me it's not even the fact he did it when he knew he wouldn't hit him directly with the knife (I'm sure he knows his own abilities). Believe me, I wrote a character who did exactly the same thing but for very different reasons. My issue with this is that he repeatedly reacts angry and obsessive whenever a guy simply talks to Isaku. That's not cute but posessive. If it wouldn't have been for his actions from the previous episodes it wouldn't have bothered me this much or even at all. Maybe I'm passed the age of thinking jealousy is cute or romantic when it's actually toxic (at least to this extent to even use violent behavior). Btw if a female character reacts the same way it's as bad imo.

I think it is supposed to be overprotective more than possessive (though these things have overlap where he at times seems jealous but i dont think it usually is that). It isnt quite wanting her to himself since he seems to barely understand he might even have feelings like that for her presumably because he hasnt felt that way for anyone before, it is he doesnt trust high school boys to not use her for sex, plus it is his job to protect her, which is made more annoying from his nonchalant attitude about sex though maybe that would be clarified later so far only part i understand is he feels different toward Isaku.

In Western media you see similar tropes a protective boyfriend trope mixed in with the overprotective dad gaurds his daughter trope and this story even followed the same pattern where it tries to incidentally justify the aggressive overprotectiveness (of the dad but here it is the love interest) after the fact purely incidentally first with the guy at the karaoke bar, now with a kidnapping. While it annoys me i understand this probably is specifically trying to appeal to horny submissive girls fantasies but it feels kind of like it isnt approaching that right even. It presents itself as a romance instead of how it would have fit more as smut since i wouldnt like someone to confuse their horny fantasies with fantasies of long lasting romantic relationships. Yet maybe i am looking at it wrong maybe Isaku isnt meant as a self insert because she reacts negatively to his behaviour and it is just telling a story where maybe what it is going for is "I can fix him" lol. It sends mixed vibes where i have trouble getting what it is trying to accomplish.
@traed That's pretty much the problem with modern media imo (anime, mangas, books, movies etc.). How they portray certain behaviors (or characters) that wouldn't be regarded as normal in real life. Why do people keep writing overprotective and obsessive (male) characters whose main trait is to be toxic? Can't we have more characters acting protective in small and simple ways, showing care rather than abusive behavior? That's exactly the reason why most people find themselves being more interested in certain supporting characters than the MCs (but then writers are surprised their protagonists are not well-received).

I'm a writer myself and I discovered it's even much easier and more fun to write wholesome characters and there's still a variety of characters you can choose from so it doesn't need to be boring. Also common misconception: wholesome character doesn't equal flawless or perfect (especially not from the start) as long as you see character development. So I feel like this anime/manga would have benefited more from a character like this which even would have made the age gap more bearable (then again, he's a yakuza. So...).

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Ironically if anyone in the real Yakuza acted like he did they would probably punish him since as ive heard Yakuza members are supposed to be polite and not cause trouble for random people not interfering in their criminal activities.


This was exactly my thought too. Once I had a WIP about the mafia (lol I know, not that wholesome but it was a long time ago) and did some research. As relentless as they would have been, in public they would need to act civilized and not drawing undue attention to themselves or those involved with them. So everytime Keiya does something triggered by his temper my characters (in my buried WIP) cringe. But I've noticed this with some mangas before. They use a certain topic to write romance but the mangakas/writers don't know anything about the setting which robs them of credibility (not implying I always get it right :D).
You're the light shining over The black and gloomy nights
So long I've been waiting To run into your arms
Oh, my only one desire You're the one I need
Through the thousand years ~ Evermore

"Midnight Sun" by AleXa


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no no no no,call the police please

suicide tactic to get her back...
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Oct 26, 2023 2:53 PM

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Daviljoe193 said:
@Lightsrevenge I know I'll drop this eventually, but it's still not there yet. It's like I'm waiting for a jumpscare or something. 😁

I’m so bad at dropping things unless it gets really boring.
@Lightsrevenge i understand you, i learned to trop but sometimes i keep watch without expecting something great
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Oct 26, 2023 4:43 PM

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Wildflower3 said:
That's pretty much the problem with modern media imo (anime, mangas, books, movies etc.). How they portray certain behaviors (or characters) that wouldn't be regarded as normal in real life. Why do people keep writing overprotective and obsessive (male) characters whose main trait is to be toxic? Can't we have more characters acting protective in small and simple ways, showing care rather than abusive behavior? That's exactly the reason why most people find themselves being more interested in certain supporting characters than the MCs (but then writers are surprised their protagonists are not well-received).

I'm a writer myself and I discovered it's even much easier and more fun to write wholesome characters and there's still a variety of characters you can choose from so it doesn't need to be boring. Also common misconception: wholesome character doesn't equal flawless or perfect (especially not from the start) as long as you see character development. So I feel like this anime/manga would have benefited more from a character like this which even would have made the age gap more bearable (then again, he's a yakuza. So...).

I've seen the overprotective dad guards his daughter trope in old time family sitcoms back when sitcoms portrayed a fake but twisted "ideal" family because that is how many parents actually act because their kids arent seen as autonomous humans that deserve any rights or status beyond being the daughters and sons obedient to their parents so it isnt even modern or purely fiction and it just got dialed up later to be even more over the top in gesture once sitcoms started portraying the flaws in families (partially influenced by the Simpsons) but same controlling behaviour. Actually it even predates sitcoms too. Im not sure if it influenced Japanese media or they developed their own similar trope independently. I don't really see the overprotective boyfriend thing done in a positive way too often beyond in anime as cute little gags not meant to be seen seriously, that ive noticed usually those are better thought out. Keiya unfortunately doesnt come off cute in his behaviour at all.

I'd be equally annoyed by the behaviour of Keiya if he was the same age as Isaku. Though that would have been better since it wouldn't cause people to incorrectly pin it on age but I'd wonder if they would even care at all about his behaviour then since so many people these days only care about the most shallow ways of judging people by their age and looks. It also would have worked if Isaku's crush wasn't made main focus then it could have just been a cute thing and instead focused the story on her falling in love with someone else then Keiya would have been a complicated antagonist guy who is looking out for a girl that is like a childhood friend but like family where she'd have to get him to accept she isn't a kid anymore and she can make her own decisions but I don't think it will go that direction.

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This was exactly my thought too. Once I had a WIP about the mafia (lol I know, not that wholesome but it was a long time ago) and did some research. As relentless as they would have been, in public they would need to act civilized and not drawing undue attention to themselves or those involved with them. So everytime Keiya does something triggered by his temper my characters (in my buried WIP) cringe. But I've noticed this with some mangas before. They use a certain topic to write romance but the mangakas/writers don't know anything about the setting which robs them of credibility (not implying I always get it right :D).

To atone Yakuza would make members cut off the tip of a finger for their digressions. Ex members (which usually you cant leave) who have missing fingers wear prosthetic fingers. At first I thought the guy with the chain piercing was unrealistic since if he got in a fight he would get that ripped out but then I found out low rank Yakuza only do chores for other members so those two side characters are low ranking members most likely. So yeah it seems he's purely a Yakuza just so he can be the cool sexy bad boy character but he doesnt come off cool and his sexy is only his looks not so much his actions. That's why I said this would have made more sense as smut instead of romance. I mean i dont hate it I just cant get into it the way it was intended.
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Oct 29, 2023 3:41 PM

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Well, Keiya's still deranged, throwing knives at people and the like. Also the anime seems to be suggesting that he does prostitutes. So much for the romance aspect, although that was already destroyed by the premise alone.
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Nov 2, 2023 1:55 PM

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Art is somewhat passable, but with this animation, it looks horrifically painful to eyes. This might be this studio's worst looking show yet.

Now of course, after an obligatory bad guy, what we were missing was kidnapping.. and guess what, they shamelessly had it this early. Onto next episode to see the hero in molester-kun.
Nov 5, 2023 5:49 AM

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Still not sure about this one



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My honest reaction to this episode.
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