I’m going to be real here. I’m pretty sure every Middle Schooler (male, and probably one or two female) in my class wanted to bang my Lit teacher in 7th grade.
Things were looking good, but the inkling I got from Taiyou's mom saying "like last time," is starting come back. I think this might be closer to a worst case scenario of the model-girl and her sister from Mieruko-chan. Mom might not be nearly as "controlling" so much as a jailer.
They all just have a hang-up that is (not really that much) below the surface level trope. Miyabi didn't really want a dog. She doesn't really want to be a dog. She wants actual recognition for her. Sis, I don't really think is a pure bro-con, but feels like she needs to "measure up" (Mom left...
I had a pet theory for a long time that he is actually a reincarnation like Aqua; an older guy thrown into a young body. Now look back at all of his "trauma" with that in mind. I like to think he was always some monster that was hunting famous women. A serial killer given new life with a...
So, I might be in the minority here, but I thought his mom's outburst was her "one good deed" moment. It was specifically tailored to make him walk away from it all. And I think that is made clear by her reaction afterwards. He smiles and turns his back to leave. Which then leads her to wipe...