Koibumi to 13-sai no Actress - Vol. 6 Ch. 26 - Hero? (Second Half)

[jefferychan]

Fumi did nothing wrong.

Emphasis on nothing. Though I'd go as far to say, he did wrong, because he did not do enough (for her).

 

[jefferychan]

Fumi literally didn't do anything wrong. Imagine essentially cutting a relationship off and thinking he would come back and "save" them in their time of need after the fact.

She didn't want to cut the relationship off, she kinda just went with his wishes by wishing to stay in the industry, and not getting too close (since she thought he was not interested. After all, she only blocked him after realizing he wouldn't actually come to see her (after all was said and done). She was interested in more than friendship, and I guess that was her test. Def not the best way to do things, but him not even seeing or calling her signalled that he doesn't care.
He should've gone to see her, but he was too worried about his own social/work life. I'm disappointed, but all this was kinda foreshadowed from the beginning.

 

[Joe17mama]

I want to cut him some slack and I really want to understand the conundrum he found himself into, but at the end of the day it was all lack of balls, he both didn't do anything wrong and he did everything wrong.

This is my best feelings on the matter. Sure, going over to her place whilst people were watching may have been risky, but he could've at least waited until the low-life paparazzi gave up stalking her premises, whilst texting or somehow communicating to her that he was going to come over, it's just that if he did at that very moment, things would just become worse for her with the public.

He lost a damn good woman, and I'm not just saying this because she's a hot, busty idol. She was a genuine, authentic, down-to-earth girl.

Speaking of, why the hell is this jailbait Ayano the main FMC of this series? It should've been Akari, their backstory has enough potential to stand on its own as its own manga.

 

[VerificationEXexpired]

if she confessed to him and then he doesn't answer, I'd get it, but she hasn't told him

Akari technically did not confess. But she said she wanted to move their relationship to the next level and Fumi changed the subject.

there was literally nothing he could do about the current situation

Call? Text? Email? Literally anything except abandoning her.

If Fumi and Akari had gotten their story straight, I'm sure even Japan's idol-loving culture would understand that her father was dying and he was there to support her.

he both didn't do anything wrong and he did everything wrong

Rather than being 'right' or 'wrong', I think Akari put it best when she described Fumi as being selfish.

 

[Panino]

This, "you pity us" and "you're just being kind" is something that often appear in mangá and anime and it appears in a negative way, like it was something bad.

I don't understand, what's wrong about feeling for someone's struggles? And wanting to be kind to someone else in particular? Isn't like he feels and wants to act that way with everyone, but with they both in particular.
Why can't these characters react like, "oh, good to know that there's someone out there thinking about me and willing to lend their strength" instead of being all offended? Maybe cause it makes them feel "weaker"? Everyone have it's weakness. Yes, some more than others, but still I don't think this is something "bad".

You can only pretend to care about others? Like Akari did when she first talked to Fumi in that corridor?

 

[Panino]

Also ye Fumi was mega pathetic and only cares about himself which would be fine but then why waste an idol's time by wooing her like he did. Sucks but hopefully things will be better.

Wasn't Akari just someone Fumi "knew"? He was never that interested in her, never. She was closer to her father actually, and was the father the center of their relationship.
I don't think is fair to judge and criticize Fumi for not doing something he never wanted to do. His work was more important to him, wining the heart of his boss was much more important to him and related to Akari's father.

What I can't conclude from this and the lesson we should learn is that Fumi's natural kindness is "dangerous" to vulnerable people like Akari and Ayano. Is why both fell in love with Fumi, an one-sided love. What we can demand from Fumi is that he be aware of this, be aware that no matter how "alien" a girl of Ayano's age is she is still a girl, a "young woman", with real feelings, that is in a similar emotional situation as Akari and may become emotionally dependent on him not reacting well if her feelings aren't reciprocated.

 

[Panino]

You're thinking only of the outcome and not the lingering issue that plagued their entire "relationship". Fumi never wanted to commit or see Akari for who she was. He placed walls and barriers around them right until the very end.

Now that is fine. What's not fine is that he chose to do things half-assed. He'd still see Akari. He'd still see her dad, because being with them actually made him happy, yet would still reject them if things got uncomfortable. It is entirely a matter of communication and ignoring the real feelings of the people he's associating with because of his own fragile self-esteem.

It's a bad look no matter how you slice it. Akari cannot be blamed one bit for her choice.

"Can a Man and a Woman be friends?"

Looks to me like Akari believes the answer is "No".
"her choice".

 

[Kamimamimashita]

By Fumi doing nothing (his relationship with Akari, his career stagnating, and not meeting up with Akari at the end) he committed the gravest sin he could. Sloth. Simple as that. He never did anything, his relationship with Akari just ended up hurting her and him and he has nothing to show for it other than pain. Fumi pisses me off to an annoying degree. I can’t find much that is redeeming about him. If he continues with this same behavior but with Ayano, imagine her pain? Why does he bother getting close to her if at the end he’ll be a coward and let her rot? My brain trembles…

 

[dutchihaveaplan]

This was his backstory?? NAHHH I'm not gonna pity you, you pathetic MC.

 

[dutchihaveaplan]

I didn’t say he was grooming her, I said grooming her was the only option he had left cuz this dumbass, pathetic bastard let go the perfect girl. I don’t wish to see him end with ayano, he deserves to end up all alone. I hope Akari found a good guy on her own and won’t come back to him in the present, like I’m available so why not me ?

he never groomed Ayano at all tho? what the hell have you been reading these past 19+ chapter?? Ayano's the one doing it. Fumi was trying to be the good manager. He never lay hands on her. In fact, she's the one who initiated that which is kinda stupid. I never seen him having any romantic feeling for her since the first chapter. In fact Ayano was the one who's interested in him since the beginning.

 

[tigerstar186]

Ayano is trying to groom him by doing heavily suggestive actions.

That is not what grooming means.

 

[TheBlackGamer]

That is not what grooming means.

Please enlighten. Grooming's definition has been tainted these days to only mean one thing when it comes to relationships when in reality it's been used in the general nomenclature to mean preparation of someone for a specific event or scenario. i.e. grooming a new employee for a their job or grooming an athlete for a sports event. Hell a girl showing interest in a guy by slowly touching him and showing interest in other subtle actions is also a form of grooming. It's just not negative.

It doesn't just mean slow sexual exploitation of a child.

In this story Ayano has been doing heavily suggestive acts unknowingly. Fumi of course is the adult here and knows what she's doing but she doesn't and constantly does this. And as later chapters goes by she gets her way. Of course it's portrayed positively as Fumi doing what he can for this lonely young idol but that doesn't change the fact the way she acts and how he responds to appease her isn't just him doing this for his job. If the scenario was reversed we'd all call it grooming. The fact it's a child doing it to an adult doesn't change what is happening.

 

[tigerstar186]

Please enlighten. Grooming's definition has been tainted these days to only mean one thing when it comes to relationships when in reality it's been used in the general nomenclature to mean preparation of someone for a specific event or scenario. i.e. grooming a new employee for a their job or grooming an athlete for a sports event. Hell a girl showing interest in a guy by slowly touching him and showing interest in other subtle actions is also a form of grooming. It's just not negative.

It doesn't just mean slow sexual exploitation of a child.

In this story Ayano has been doing heavily suggestive acts unknowingly. Fumi of course is the adult here and knows what she's doing but she doesn't and constantly does this. And as later chapters goes by she gets her way. Of course it's portrayed positively as Fumi doing what he can for this lonely young idol but that doesn't change the fact the way she acts and how he responds to appease her isn't just him doing this for his job. If the scenario was reversed we'd all call it grooming. The fact it's a child doing it to an adult doesn't change what is happening.

You seem to have mistaken the word 'grooming' for the general term 'manipulation'. While it is true grooming can be used in the context of, say, grooming an heir or employee, that is very clearly not what it means in the context of romantic and sexual relationships. Definitions change in the way people use them, and in relationships grooming is very clearly used in the context of children and vulnerable adults, of which Fumi is neither. It is also almost exclusively used to refer to intentional manipulations for abuse, like isolating the target or coercing them via position of power, neither of which Ayano do.

Feel free to ask the police:

https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/gr/grooming/

An actual dictionary (Verb, 3b):

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groom

Or even Urban Dictionary, if you're wanting something the average person can weigh in on:

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Grooming

 

[TheBlackGamer]

You seem to have mistaken the word 'grooming' for the general term 'manipulation'. While it is true grooming can be used in the context of, say, grooming an heir or employee, that is very clearly not what it means in the context of romantic and sexual relationships. Definitions change in the way people use them, and in relationships grooming is very clearly used in the context of children and vulnerable adults, of which Fumi is neither. It is also almost exclusively used to refer to intentional manipulations for abuse, like isolating the target or coercing them via position of power, neither of which Ayano do.

Feel free to ask the police:

https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/gr/grooming/

An actual dictionary (Verb, 3b):

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groom

Or even Urban Dictionary, if you're wanting something the average person can weigh in on:

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Grooming

I don't take the UK seriously as they still classify rape as forcible use of a penis.

The dictionary definition in 3a is literally what I said, and I don't take urban dictionary seriously.

If you want to disagree on usage that's your own prerogative. Debasing the word to mean one hyper specific thing when it can be used in this scenario to accurately describe what's happening in this manga is dumb. That 3b definition can also just be part of manipulation too. But we don't hyper specify because changing a word to be specific when it original wasn't and included that scenario in is stupid.

Also power dynamics aren't as cut and dry in this story. If you paid any attention Fumi doesn't hold that much power over Ayano as he does everything to placate her and keep her happy. And she keeps intruding on his boundaries. Thinking Fumi isn't vulnerable in any way or that Ayano isn't slowly coercing him to do things for her is simply ignorant.

 

[StarWer]

Câu chuyện tàn nhẫn đến khó chịu,rõ ràng chỉ một cuộc gặp mặt,một sự mở lòng qua một lời nói thật có thể cứu lấy cuộc đời của cả 2 người,nhưng tác giả lại nhất quyết ghim thẳng cái kết tàn nhẫn nhất cho họ,thực sự quá làm người ta bực mình

 

[happy_sqft]

Fuck. Fuck you Isshiki

This sucks. And what, he's scared of inflicting the same thing to a kid and is "forced" to not do so? Come fucking on. What a pathetic excuse. If that's what's gonna happen I swear this has been a fucking waste of time

Ahhh I'm so angry rn lol I'm taking this waaaaay to seriously

 

[Matt29]

I get it. I get Fumi. It sucks but I understand. I'm not some hardworking, dream-chasing, actress wooing guy but I know what it's like to feel the way he did. It's horrible but the world moves on.

Wish we could see more about Fumi and Shiori but this is an age gap story not an incest one so I'll allow it.

I was kind of hoping the director would be someone like Fletcher from Whiplash, unbearable asshole that's incredibly passionate, but no, he just came off as super unbearable asshole with a passion for numbers.

I do wish Akari comes back but I know it'd hurt like a bitch however the story proceeds from then.

 

[Serverclosed]

I hate him for being spineless. I know it wasnt love, it doesnt has to, but for friendship sake. Hell even for hers father's he should has done more.