Airi Katsura (sensei) already tried to lessen the hatred for Sakura in chapter 132-133 by turning the relationship with cucboy to be one-time sex, same as Nagi and Mio who did it after being hurt by Shinobu.
Unfortunately, that attempt not only failed but was also viewed negatively as a smear campaign against Shinobu. It made Sakura look even worse, not only had she been unfaithful but also she had also tried to discredit Shinobu !
Because no matter Sakura had one-time or ten times sex, it's still cheating. Readers can't accept it!
The only solution is to revise the chapter 129 to let Sakura survive in the last minute as she've done all the time in the series.
No need to change the other chapters because Sakura could stop the penetration but agree to break up with Shinobu and ask cucboy to see Shinobu and lie to let him give up on her.
Today, I still see a Japanese comment that survived from deleting asking for the change of chapter 129 and I agree with them (include those comments that were deleted or hidden).
Chapter 129 is the root cause of all the problems.
It destroyed all former chapters of Grapara and AK (sensei)'s reputation and undermined Japanese society by fostering crime, especially rape, without punishment that is fundamentally immoral.
Because Grapara's tags are "love comedy (rom-com)" and "drama". The NTR appeared on its advertisement only. You can say anything on the advertisements but what the manga must follow is its genre which are rom-com and drama. Both of them, not just drama.
NTR in rom-com manga is always just a bait and if you want to do it, you must use the misunderstanding, not raping like in hentai doujin!
Please don't forget that Grapara is an love comedy manga with NTR element, not pure NTR. You can't let the FMC of a rom-com manga being raped !
Successful rape can't include in any rom-com manga because it's not a comedy at all !
Rom-com manga is not a thriller manga that allow NTR by raping.
Although the manga with genre "thriller" allow NTR raping, they always came with some deserved punishments to please the readers.
For example, in Boy's Abyss (one of its genre is "thriller", the Yakuza who pushed Yuko to sell her body was killed by Uryu (using the sleeping pill and burnt him alive).
Or, in Guilty Circle (one of its genre is "thriller", the eyeglasses man who did NTR the FMC in front of the MC was sent to jail, right?
Again, Grapara is not a thriller manga but a romcom manga. But it let the FMC be succesful raped and the rapist which was the cucboy still lived well without any punishment. If Grapara is tagged "thriller" and "drama" like Guilty Circle, people won't complain.
If AK (sensei) sticks with the idea of raping her FMC (Sakura), she can please Japanese readers by sending the cucboy to jail because they asked for punishment, punishment and punishment.
People hate Sakura because they believe she went to cucboy's room to have sex (even I thought so but after re-reading carefully, Sakura didn't arrange to meet cucboy. It's cucboy who ambushed her at the train station with surprise)
And he certainly planned to fuck her from the start, as @Alsatia pointed out, why didn't he contact the blonde? He couldn't claim she was away modeling in Guam island because the very next morning, the blonde and her manager took Sakura to collect her belongings from the house! So the blonde must be back by that night at the latest.
Also, single people usually don't stock up on a box of condoms and let it expire (though its shelf life is 3-5 years, using old condom is risky). Normal Japaneses will buy only when they actually need them because, in Japan, they usually come in packs of 10 to 12. It's also not cheap because it costs 1,000-2,000 Yen per box (you can have 3-4 meals).
That's why Japanese comments on chapter 129 (deleted or hidden already) said the cucboy went to buy water and condom from the convenient store because he planned to have sex with Sakura that night no matter she'll consent or not.
I didn't feel the same way as some Japanese readers at first because, like many others, I misunderstood the situation thinking Sakura had arranged for cucboy to pick her up so she could have sex with him to spite Shinobu. But after re-reading and considering why Japaneses hate cucboy so much till curse him death or fall from his career, I realized what a scumbag he is. Sorry @jonasadan that I've said cucboy is a good guy in the sense of his love for Sakura. If he really love her, he must cherish her instead of taking advantage on her.
Once he got Sakura to his room, he went out to buy condoms and that water he drank in the morning (the bottle looks exactly the same that he bought). So, Japanese people knows better than foreigner like us that cucboy went to buy water, tissue paper and condoms to prepare to have sex.
So, Japanese readers hate cucboy rationally. He's a true villain as in chapter 135, the blonde also praised him that raping was cool and it's the way to show how much he loves Sakura. What!? Raping is the expression of much love!? Stupid or insane!? Both the blonde and cucboy are villains because AK (sensei) suffers from mental illness and attempts to foist distorted and immoral ideas upon young readers.
AK (sensei) is a serious danger to society. She'd be in a hospital rather than causing trouble for people with her immoral manga which are completely devoid of any sense of right and wrong. I'm not angry with her but I feel sorry for her.
Hence, if cucboy was to be jailed on rape charges, Sakura would be absolved of the claim that night was consensual or intentional. This would reduce or erase the hatred for her as she now becomes a rape victim.
But would AK (sensei) really dare to write the story that way in chapter 136? I don't think she's that brave and moral to correct her mistake by this clever way. LOL
I just talked with the Kodansha fan friend a hour ago, and she said the Volume 14 may not be able to publish if AK (sensei) changes nothing. There is no good ending if the content of chapter 129 remained the way it was because the Sakura character was dead from that point on.
IMHO, changing the chapter 129 (not allow Sakura to have sex) is the only solution to help the volume 14 sales and also help AK (sensei) to live in society without having to hide or fear If she hasn't gone completely insane yet as she there is still a shred of normality left in her.
As chapter 136 is coming out soon, I didn't think I'd have anything to write about Grapara, but here I am writing anyway. LOL.
Please take care,
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