I'm not super disappointed, but I agree that the setting's fidelity is low. Have not the author heard about the shipboard romance? But this is literally it, and yet nothing happens until they stop at the island.
One more thing. So much effort went into setting up an unmoving fire tool with a...
I must say, a new character at this point was a little unexpected. Also, not sure if welcome. I want to know how the conversation in that locker developed! But now this Kuro-whatever is going to postpone that by another 6-8 chapters!
She also grabbed Sou's hand in his pocket during the guard hand-over. Hard to believe we're still in the same day in this manga. Seems like so long ago.
There's some of a Hero's Journey quality to the media for sure.
You know how in Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls, they have the starting 3: Rin, Uzuki, and Mio. Rin is the strong one, Uzupaka is the lovable one, and Mio is basically worthless. It's like what Kana was until this arc.
What we haven't...