The prez thought she could take any guy that Agawa wanted and make them like her and steal them away from Agawa. Pre-redraw he only fucked Agawa and proved her wrong when he could have easily fucked her and Agawa was even not overtly against it. Post-redraw he fucks both of them and we find out that any girl he fucks he says he loves and eagerly goes on to have a threesome because he's presented with the opportunity given to him by the president. This all happens during the threesome chapters (so around chapter 30-35ish) although I'm not sure if the backstory of Shina fucking guys who liked Agawa still remains since I remember it in the original chapters but I skimmed through the new threesome chapters so idk if its still a thing.
This is also true; it seems that the storyline of Shina stealing guys away from Agawa was mentioned, in some dialgoue free panels. Also, there is something interesting to discuss here. Agawa, Gotou, and Shina went to a mysterious man's house. Whose house? Agawa mentioned she didn't like him all that much, and then Shina said he was at work, so it was fine, meaning that he is an older guy, and we know both Agawa and Shina have no problem doing older guys. Who could that mystery man be? A taboo sex friend relationship? A stepfamily member? I think its where Shina officially lives, since she has cosplay outfits there. These questions were left unanswered, and they pop into my head from time to time when I think of this manga
Gotou throughout the story is kinda just a guy of all time, he doesn't seem to have hobbies besides jerking off, he also doesn't appear smart either and this is because he doesn't try to realise his full potential (when he tries he can get insanely high scores). He is someone who doesn't have standout qualities nor tries to have them when it counts (only tried when he got punished for being dumb and not revising and to get revenge on someone), it leads to Akito liking him feeling too convenient because there doesn't seem to be anything to like about him.
However, you managed to change my mind and make the score 1-0 to you since I overlooked their backstory. The two of them were playing baseball together and while my memory isn't too clear on it (since I was hating on Akito back then), I think Akito admired Gotou's persistance despite not being the best at baseball as well as Gotou being friendly to her while they played their shared hobby which in retrospect is more than enough of a reason for a teenage girl to have crush on someone. As a result I will rescind my statement of her being a bum.
However, if Gotou chooses to keep being a loser and doesn't get any hobbies or have any redeeming traits that a girl can realistically like about him then I will return back to calling Akito a bum. In regards to the understanding Akito bit I was just making a joke about how she secretly watched Gotou similarly to how I would secretly lurk in the comments and enjoy reading yours. In the same way Akito made a move and approached Gotou, I decided to make a direct reply to you.
You make a compelling point here, I do agree that it would kind of reflect badly on Akito if Gotou doesn't develop a bit more, kind of. Their backstory is something to take into account. I think we haven't seen his hobbies or other personal stuff because this is his gooner series. He just lost his virginity to the slut he likes so itd be natural for us not see other stuff. Lowkey i dont see her stopping liking him happen, this series is all about how he thinks only with his penis. Or maybe, perhaps we just haven't seen more romantic progressions yet. He could get back into baseball with Akito, but not likely if we are following Doujin lore. I really wish Takeda would give this series an alternate ending since it's so different than the Doujin, but I don't see that as likely. There are really only 2 ways to phase Akito out the story, 1: She ends up becoming a slut, Gotou views her differently, and/or she forgets about him and becomes addicted to sex used by many guys (dont want that to happen). 2: Gotou has sex with her, somewhat confesses but tells her she cant be in the world he has entered into, one filled with sluts and playboys, this would be lame and unsatisfying, but may open her up to pursuing another, more wholesome relationship, or just fading out as a sex friend for Gotou in some way.
I honestly don't see her rejecting him because she likes him so much, and it probably wouldn't be in character for her. I know for a fact she'd be down for a threesome, seeing it more as a competition, and probably enjoying it. These theories have some merit to them, but at the same time, I don't know what'll happen next. I'm so curious and nervous as to how Takeda will do this. This is why I wish for an alt ending, but the chances of that wish being fulfilled are slim to none. Hopefully, at the very least, she isnt slutted out.
I even see her crying at the festival, more of an emotional thing than a sexual thing. I've no doubt Gotou likes Akito, which is why
"Did they do it" is the thought that went through his head, thinking that made him feel NTR'd. I could be wrong, but if seems like she cried because after Gotou took her virginity and ghosted her, she now spots him at the festival with another girl, which kind of stung. Akito probably thought,
"Why didn't he invite me?". She already knows he fools around with other girls. Whereas Gotou knows she isn't like Agawa and Shina and wouldn't want to imagine her on her back for another guy, especially for Inukai.
I just don't like vanilla girls, it's what drew me to this series since Agawa was a unique female protagonist to me since this was the first manga I've read about a main character being in love with a slut and I liked that Agawa seemingly just liked that lifestyle as it made her unique. Akito's are a dime a dozen and so boring and dull to me.
Fair enough I suppose. I like both of them, more so Akito than Agawa. In chapter 33, she kind of coldly rejected Gotou and basically let him know she was about to go have sex with another guy. That scene made me dislike Gotou a bit as well because he was so indecisive, but I guess he didn't really have a choice since she openly shut down his romantic feelings towards her. I like Akito because she was (or still is, hopefully) the only wholesome and redeeming quality of this series. I get its about sluts, but with her, there was some added flare. Plus, Im sure you've gathered this by now, I tend to like vanilla girls😂
I get that but I feel that the ridiculous sex scenarios are part of the series so I kinda hope the result isn't so vanilla otherwise I'd just read some love triangle romcom or something.
Again, fair enough. The sex scenarios are what make this series unique in its own way. They can be funny with the way they are presented, but also carry some weight to them for anyone immersed in the series. The NTR between Gotou and Agawa stung a bit, but was also erotic and funny. If I see Akito on her back for Inukai or any other guy for the sake of "Becoming a slut for Gotou", that wouldnt be funny to me personally, just heartaching.
I agree completely with the last part that it's realistic for him to behave this way which is why I decided to accept the new Gotou. However I disagree that he loves Agawa and think he's just infatuated with her (along with the president and Akito), if he loved them he wouldn't just have sex with Agawa to stop her from having sex with other guys but actively try to get to know her to try and find her interests so he can spend time doing that with her on top of sex to make him a much more viable partner for her compared to guys who only give her sex since they are compatible in that regard. If he loved Akito it would be the easiest win for him if he used the passion she had for baseball and either got back into the sport because he loved her or try in anyway to engage with her using baseball as a good starting spot to know her better since they actually have fucking history. As for the president, bro just kept calling her cute after the threesome while saying he loves Agawa.
You make a great point here, I think you're semi right with the infatuation part, Gotou only thinks with his penis. You have to remember that he and Agawa are on the library committee. I'm not sure if during that time, he has learned about her other interests, but it was inevitable that he'd learn that her main interest is sex. So it's like 50% he doesn't try to learn her other interests, and 50% he partakes in the only interest he, or anyone else, has known she has had, which is sex. So if anything, that'd be an Agawa problem, It less like Gotou doesn't try to know her other interests, and more so that her only and biggest interest is sex.
Same goes for Akito, He spent time with her at the batting cage and enjoyed himself, praising her, and promising to do it with her again. Circumstances have just led him not diving deeper into that with her.
He decided to start studying more, she came over, they had sex, he failed his tests, he decided to lock in even more, which resulted in him ghosting her, and then she met Inukai, and thats how all this drama ended up happening. He most likely would have hung out with her to either study or go to the batting cage had she caught up to him in chapter 60. But circumstances have led to us not seeing more progressions that dive deeper into their interest, not because Gotou doesn't like her, but because that's just the way things have played out. At least imo.
That's my 2 cents on that, I think he is infatuated with them all, though I think he does genuinely like both Agawa and Akito, maybe Shina as well, but definitely those other 2. And he shows it in the "Gotou way", which usually mean with his penis. I went back and saw chapter 33, and saw Agawa kind of coldly reject him. I'm hoping this beach arc has developed him to the point where he won't accept such a thing from Akito, nor Agawa again, be more assertive and get what he wants.
Now that I think about it, Takeda could pull off some manga logic bs like the doujin
here. Gotou only passed practice tests, so he may go back and decide he'll finally have sex with Akito/Go after her,/ Confess to her once he passes actual tests and improves his grades. This would give Inukai sufficient time to go after Akito and do her because he probably wouldn't care about grades. I may just be reaching, but you never know with Japanese mangaka, it's like they never really want things to go right in their manga. Maybe for entertainment purposes, like for a dramatic effect, a fetish or something. Or some other completely other reason us readers may never truly understand. Hopefully this doesn't happen, I don't think it would, I think Gotou will try seeing Akito before anything else, or at least I hope he does.
What sucks even more is that i think we'll have to wait till next week, we might get a 69.5 extra chapters where nothing really happens.
Hopefully we see him and Akito do more of the things they like (baseball), he has done that with her and said that he had fun, the only reason we didnt get more of it was because it happened once, and while he was studying, they had sex, then he ghosted her, so in this case, its more like we just havent seen him and Akito do more hobbies together because it just hasnt happened yet, due to circumstances. However, after this beach arc maybe we'll get him playing more baseball with her, there will definitely be alot more sex without a doubt
The more I type about this the more I realize I don't want Akito doing it with others, more so for Akito's sake, rather than Gotou's, though, since he is the MC, i'd strangely much rather her do it with him if she is to do it at all. and If not with Gotou then at least give the wholesome girl a wholesome relationship😭
And I'm happy to keep responding to your thoughts since they are interesting and worth sharing.
Im totally down, even though my response is hella late. Like I said, us discussing it, despite our different views, can be entertaining for some people who read the latest chapter, we may be the voice of what some people are feeling. Plus, Takeda may even see this and get some ideas, though I may be reaching with this one. But he has to have some way of seeing what his readers think.
