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Before giving in to the temptation to investigate the “intrigue” created by this author, it is first necessary to settle the terminology (I’m referring specifically to Rika’s “love”).
For me, the true story (the very reason I once opened the first chapter) begins in the period after the travel arc. From that point on, the image of the protagonist’s wife (who is, in fact, the main reason this work truly occupies readers’ minds) increasingly shifts toward a “psychopathic nature with a touch of yandere.”
Within such a framework, given that the story takes place in a manga already full of inconsistencies and absurdity, we can arrive at an endless number of interpretations of “love,” as well as explanations for why Rika Miyase went insane and what the essence of her madness actually is. At this stage, the author is deliberately steering us away from a pragmatic and “human” explanation for the protagonist’s wife’s infidelity, as well as the reasons behind her deviant behavior, offering instead more and more hints at even greater absurdity and the deeply pathological nature of Rika Miyase’s personality.
This can range from a simple desire to feel something-combined with a strong dose of Rika’s narcissism (as is typical of many psychopaths)-to a sadistic obsession and self-destruction following the loss of the object of her adoration in the finale (roughly comparable to the manga “Love of an Abnormal Person”).
From the very beginning, I’ve drawn an analogy in terms of serialization with “A Scandal in Neon Tokyo,” particularly regarding the number of chapters and pacing. At this point, my estimate stands at 85–90 chapters.
For me, the true story (the very reason I once opened the first chapter) begins in the period after the travel arc. From that point on, the image of the protagonist’s wife (who is, in fact, the main reason this work truly occupies readers’ minds) increasingly shifts toward a “psychopathic nature with a touch of yandere.”
Within such a framework, given that the story takes place in a manga already full of inconsistencies and absurdity, we can arrive at an endless number of interpretations of “love,” as well as explanations for why Rika Miyase went insane and what the essence of her madness actually is. At this stage, the author is deliberately steering us away from a pragmatic and “human” explanation for the protagonist’s wife’s infidelity, as well as the reasons behind her deviant behavior, offering instead more and more hints at even greater absurdity and the deeply pathological nature of Rika Miyase’s personality.
This can range from a simple desire to feel something-combined with a strong dose of Rika’s narcissism (as is typical of many psychopaths)-to a sadistic obsession and self-destruction following the loss of the object of her adoration in the finale (roughly comparable to the manga “Love of an Abnormal Person”).
From the very beginning, I’ve drawn an analogy in terms of serialization with “A Scandal in Neon Tokyo,” particularly regarding the number of chapters and pacing. At this point, my estimate stands at 85–90 chapters.