Sensitive Boy - Ch. 85 - Asahi's Past
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It just seems like they are in different stages of life. Asahi isn't thinking about marriage (regardless of gender). Kanefumi wants something serious. They both do care for each other but unable to find the middle ground
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The chapter becomes less:
The difference is:
And because Kanefumi is older and more experienced, he recognizes Asahi’s emotional pattern immediately:
That final exchange about “have you ever truly fallen in love?” becomes even more important with context.
Kanefumi may realize:
This explains why Kanefumi keeps trying to pull away even while emotionally engaging with him.
- “Will they date?”
and more: - “Can Asahi love Kanefumi without subconsciously treating him like a tragedy?”
The difference is:
- Asahi’s fear comes from survivor’s guilt and attachment trauma.
- Kanefumi’s fear comes from social reality, loneliness, and likely repeated emotional rejection.
And because Kanefumi is older and more experienced, he recognizes Asahi’s emotional pattern immediately:
That final exchange about “have you ever truly fallen in love?” becomes even more important with context.
Kanefumi may realize:
- Asahi’s feelings are real,
but also: - Asahi still doesn’t fully understand what it means to consciously choose this kind of relationship.
This explains why Kanefumi keeps trying to pull away even while emotionally engaging with him.
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I think we are going to see Asahi's romantic orientation in the next chapter if he is aromantic or anything on that spectrum. Because Kanefumi is in love with him and doesn't want to fully let him go too
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I need this manga to get axed.
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I just can't take it seriously after the knife incident either, yet somehow, I can't look awaythis manga is tragedy upon tragedy that at some point you gotta laugheveryone having a sobbing story starts to become funny, i'm so desensitized
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I don't get what Kanefumi is thinking with the "what if you want to have children one day with the person you love?" Like, is he thinking that because Asahi is bi? Because like... Kanefumi is a gay man. He is never going to be able to have children with the person he loves. So why is that not a problem for him? Like him thinking that seems like he thinks that nobody should be gay because they can't have children with their partner.
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How did he enter a bar as a minor?
Yeah that was wild, and it was early too, it really set the tone of shit going off the handleI just can't take it seriously after the knife incident either, yet somehow, I can't look away
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surprised it took this long to finally get to his past but glad we know now
he still thinks of asahi as bi or "straight guy who's curious" but other than some internalized homophobia or not caring about kids himself, japan's still pretty traditional to where having kids and marriage is still the norm
(although i wonder the legality of someone adopting a kid as a 'single dad' versus some kinda surrogate agreement)
maybe he just ran into that guy and they're sitting in an area and not ordering beer. although while gay bars are the standard go to, surely there are clubs and other spots that don't require serving alcohol or so
he still thinks of asahi as bi or "straight guy who's curious" but other than some internalized homophobia or not caring about kids himself, japan's still pretty traditional to where having kids and marriage is still the norm
(although i wonder the legality of someone adopting a kid as a 'single dad' versus some kinda surrogate agreement)
maybe he just ran into that guy and they're sitting in an area and not ordering beer. although while gay bars are the standard go to, surely there are clubs and other spots that don't require serving alcohol or so
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Thanks for the chapter!
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That's honestly wild, since AFAIK Japan has a HUGE problem with declining birth rates and lots of single young people. Seems weird that the cultural expectation and pressure is still for that, when it's just not happening for so many people.
I guess the older generation are great at sticking their heads in the sand and ignoring the problems facing the younger generation...
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Is adoption not an option for same sex couples in Japan? Surely its not the pregnancy aspect they're sad they're missing out on. As far as I've heard, that + giving birth is kinda ass. I guess there's the whole blood related component if they're obsessed with the idea of passing on their genes instead of just having a legacy.
Genuinely curious how the foster system is outside of America.
Genuinely curious how the foster system is outside of America.
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Asahi is totally gonna have flings with other men isn't he...
There is something about other people trying to make decisions for you that brings out the dumbest of decision making in people.
There is something about other people trying to make decisions for you that brings out the dumbest of decision making in people.
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i wonder if orphans/adopted kids counted as part of the statistic b/c other than surrogacy and another person giving birth to a newborn, couples would be choosing from kids that already exist as opposed to some kid whose parents suddenly die or like taking in a runaway, legality aside. did see a manga where a boss propositions her subordinate to get her pregnant and to raise the kid on her own. Not sure if a gay couple could do a "Juno" situation where they find an already pregnant woman if she'd be able to sign papers transferring custody
you can't get married to the same sex in JP, (though i vaguely remember one manga consulting a lawyer about 'adopting' his lover so he'd at least be on the family registry) so i doubt they'd let you adopt as a gay couple unless one of them is like a millionaire, like how those rich celebs adopt kids overseas but even most of them are in a family/marriage rather than raising a kid alone
Vaguely remember a scandal of some youtuber 'influencer' couple adopting a kid from china or some country and had to return him or so bc they just used him to make money
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When it comes to Japan's desire for more children, what the legislatures really mean is 2.5 kids being raised by a housewife while her husband works himself to death in the office. Anything other than that ideal is ignored or dismissed.
Single parents? Barely given basic support until the 2020s. Adoption by gay couples? A lesbian woman almost lost custody of her partner's child because there is very little to no accommodation for guardianship. It's especially sad because it's so rare for kids to be adopted from children's homes (orphanages but phrased cutely) and they get very little funding.
The good news is that LGBT groups are determined to fight for their rights and have made a lot of progress even if getting anything done in the Diet is hellishly slow.
Not like my home country America is much better these days. At least Japan's legal apathy towards LGBT isn't so violent...
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