Reducing her to an enabler isn’t a great read of the situation imo, she’s someone who cares about him and actively worked to befriend him despite his phobia alienating his other peers. As adults (surely there are no children on this forum, r-right) we can see that her behavior veers into...
amusingly this is closer to what middle schoolers actually look like haha, mangaka tend to draw everyone looking four to five years older than they would irl
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grinning at this one, so cute!
I also disagree that the premise is getting tiring, the premise is the driver of the plot. The roleplay forces the characters into unearned moments of intimacy, which in turn leads to vulnerability and REAL intimacy. I really really like the structure.
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This is REALLY good so far, I love these idiots so much.
The premise shouldn’t work but somehow it does, Kaede feels like a endearing weirdo you could actually meet irl and Kouhei feels like someone experiencing a crush for the first time and doesn’t understand his own feelings.
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The stupidity of the premise is the point of the manga though, or at least it was initially. Like if you take that away it’s just a completely different story.
that said the “love triangle with myself” bit is probably wearing a little thin. If this is going to be more of a romance than a gag...
This is really fun! Hope it gets some more attention.
I do get the feeling Asaki is forcing himself a bit, it’s good to try to be more sociable and friendly but if he’s not a Yayoi-kinda person that’s fine too!