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May 28, 2023 10:19 PM

CQLLIST

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They did not make out, that's better than anything bad is going to happen, play it in a consensual manner Nakami! But what's better is that Nakami and Isaki are being in bed together, and really it was cute when Nakami doesn't want Isaki to fall into the void, I hope they can just cherish their moments longer until the day it lasts...

Jun 4, 2023 4:53 PM

MegamiRem

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Yeah I knew it wasn't gonna happen. These chapters are giving me really bad feeling though. I hope they can stay together forever.

Jun 20, 2023 2:10 PM

Kerzic

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I'm happy that the author is putting trouble in the path of the two main characters and sending both of them off in the wrong direction for a happy ending. The characters should have to work a bit for their romance and not just have it be perfect because as is.

Ganta has abandonment issues and is headed toward being over-protective in exactly the way Isaki's sister told him he shouldn't be now that her problems are real to him and he fears losing her. Isaki, on the other hand, is so obsessed with being free that it looks like she's not really factoring Ganta into her future plans or considering his feelings all that much. Making her a bit selfish and imperfect helps make her more than just another Manic Pixie Dream Girl for Ganta's benefit. To stay together, they'd need to compromise somewhere in the middle after some missteps and pain.

My concern is that the easiest path for the story to follow is to let Isaki die at some point without having to worry about giving her character growth, having her change or grow, or have the characters struggle with the realities of being together. Yes, quite a few death flags have been tossed out so far, but the dog that didn't bark for me is that none of the characters have raised the issue of whether it's possible for her to have children or not, something the author should be considering if she plans to have them wind up together. That makes me wonder if the author never intends them to get far enough for that to become an issue for them. It's also an issue her mother should raise if she's concerned about her daughter messing around with boys, which makes accidental pregnancy a possibility. (I skipped over the manga covered by the anime, so if it's mentioned in there, I missed it.)

KerzicJun 20, 2023 2:13 PM

Jul 23, 2023 2:18 PM

BishopME

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There are several factors that I am concerned with in this Maga.

-The first is the lack of a love relationship development between Ganta and Isaki. More specifically, it seems that Ganta is trying his hardest to ensure that Isaki remains healthy and doesn't want her to push herself (i.e. when they are in his room and she sits on the bed I feel that she wanted their relationship to move forward and he wanted to wait because he was afraid to add stress to her body as she was getting ready to have surgery).

-Next is the lack of concern for Ganta by Isaki when choosing where to attend college. I have mixed feelings as I can see where her mother is coming from when she wants Isaki to commute from home to the university, but I feel that Ganta feels that as long as he is with Isaki it doesn't matter where they go to college. I think that Isaki just wants to live her life with Ganta and be free to make her own choices about how she lives. This goes back to when she was younger and those around her that knew about her medical history let her come in first with them during a race. Isaki was really upset because even back then she realized that this was pity and not compassion they were showing her. Even though Ganta has often been overprotective he has never treated her in a way that would be perceived as him taking pity on her even though he knows all about her medical problems.

-Lastly, I feel that the author should have used the time skip (beginning 2nd year to ending 3rd year) to further develop Ganta and Isaki's lovey-dovey relationship by having them go on a few dates, overcome a rival or add in a little fan service such as them sneaking in a kiss here and there when they were alone. This chapter has actually been an excellent development in the lovey-dovey relationship. I tend to agree with Ganta in his decision about not moving forward with their relationship when they were in the bedroom. Throughout their relationship, Ganta has studied heart disease to try and understand what was going on with Isaki and knows what stress that type of activity would put on her body. With her having surgery in a month to rebuild her pulmonary artery I am sure that Ganta knows how serious it is and even though he would have loved to move forward with their relationship he knows that they still have time after she recovers from her surgery.

-Finally, I think that Ganta and Isaki are not worried about her getting pregnant if they have sex. Isaki's mother on the other hand I feel is very worried about what would happen if Isaki became pregnant (If Isaki's mom wasn't worried about Isaki getting pregnant she would not have driven through the evening to pick her up from Mawaki or when Ganta was bringing Isaki's homework over Isaki's mom would not have stated to Isakis father that she feels safer with Ganta coming there than them meeting up outside of their home). Ganta on the other hand is just worried that having sex right now might cause complications prior to Isaki having surgery. This is a common trend seen throughout the manga, he has always worried about her health and how what she was doing would affect her health (putting her needs before his own - this is probably because he is insecure and worried about losing Isaki). Isaki on the other hand wants to live in the moment and have sex with the person she loves. I might be reading too much into it but I think Isaki wants to experience sex with Ganta prior to the surgery because she is worried that she may die during the surgery and wants to build one last memory with Ganta and she wants to show him just how that she is in love with him prior to her death.

BishopMEJul 23, 2023 3:13 PM

Jul 4, 6:21 PM

Rexnihilo

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Actually glad they didn't do anything. They can save it after the exams and when they live happily ever after till old. NEITHER OF THEM WILL DIE OK! PLZ AUTHOR!

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