Mar 11, 2022
I liked this story. I did, until I realized it's supposed to be a romance.
So many opportunities were lost. This could've been a cute father-and-son relationship, but it became a weird pedophilic fantasy. Sure, it can be interpreted as platonic but being marketed as a romance and serialized by OnBlue is enough for me. I'm sure this would've been one of my favorites if not for this. And it's not just the labels. There are several unnecessary and weird scenes in this that if removed could've made it so much better and not left room for doubt, even without whatever label you can slap
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onto this.
First, Angel did not need to ask Kouki to go out with him. They could've done all those fun things without this. Plus he explained his reasoning afterward so it made no sense. Second, that grabbing scene was disturbing and the definition of unnecessary. It's clear that the mangaka is trying to add in elements of BL which is very disgusting when it's concerning a man in his 30s and a kid in middle school.
I don't see how Kouki views Angel as his son either. They have more of a friendship (as stated, his "imaginary friend") which is already weird. I don't think even a man with no friends should be friends with a small boy unless they have a father-and-son relationship but there's absolutely no effort put into this to make it seem like that.
And the fanbase is full of pedophiles and fetishizers, so it's quite clear what the mangaka was trying to do.
Reviewer’s Rating: 1
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