So, I was expecting a lot worse behavior from Ruka than what I saw here. Frankly, this was underwhelming. Sure, she's angry about Kazuya wanting to break up, but she already knew the reasons for it, and she's wanting to maintain this status quo?
Ruka is in the first two stages of grief, denial...
@arimareiji
I'm finding the main characters pretty unlikable as well (and I'm willing to throw the surviving Grandma in there as well).
Kazuya can't get over his confidence issues. He won't commit himself to decisions. He pines for something that he believes is unattainable. He lies...
@Strategistpro
I agree that the plot points to Kazuya and Chizuru ending up together. I find this unsatisfactory for the reasons I laid out. This is fiction, and the improbable can happen, but the message is sends is not one I'm entirely comfortable with.
But I've read the story this far, and...
@Yuriglutton & @Revenant62
Didn't the VP of the USA use sex to start up her political career?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/kamala-harris-affair-willie-brown/
Before I go into this, I believe the plot is pointing towards Chizuru and Kazuya together.
Having said that, I think, from a realistic POV, this is not good. Rental girlfriends provide a service. They sell the illusion of intimacy. While this isn't prostitution or other sex work, it does...
Just saw this on the Reddit thread, but there's speculation over there that Umi introduced Chizuru to another producer, and she was shot down. She's not mad when Kazuya catches walks in (which could be expected if Umi made a move on her, or meddled with her relationship with Kazuya), she looks...
@Revenant62
I'm not about to ascribe characteristics to Umi that aren't made clear. I see no evidence that he has a new girl every week, nor that he is used to getting what he wants.
If he were the type of person you make him out to be, I'd have expected him to be more dismissive of Kazuya when...
@Revenant62
Chizuru strikes me as the type of person who'd prefer that people butt out of her personal life. I could see her being angry at Umi for meddling. He did reveal, in a shrouded way, her feelings towards Kazuya, and pressing the matter could anger her - towards Umi.
It's just a...
Two things I want to know:
What was the gift Umi gave Chizuru?
What did Umi and Chizuru talk about?
For #2, I could see it go either way; Umi asked Chizuru out, or Umi told Chizuru that she needed to get serious with Kazuya. If the former, she turned him down, if the latter, she's mad that he's...
I want to address the sexual assault charges against Ruka.
I have a hard time taking this seriously. The big issue with man-on-woman sexual assault is the threat of violence. This isn't to discount the discomfort/violation that women feel, but the real threat of violence is a part of this. Men...