Blue Proustian Moment - Ch. 23 - FATHER AND DAUGHTER

[MangaDex]

 

[lilyoftheRiver]

Little did dad know he was speaking to his daughter’s future brother in law!

 

[yuri_love]

Im like soo curious as to what this new volume is gonna bring. These last few chapters have been relatively chill, but they keep bringing up change, so maybe the gentrification plot line will be the big focus this time around? (Like Moka's backstory was previously)

 

[Ichaivalrose]

The books are cheering!

 

[HansumNapolean]

I think there’s an interesting perspective on gentrification that Kazuki brings. Or course, in reality corporations will simply pay you out to buy your property for their renovations, but there are cases where people choose to “work around” cultural plazas by integrating the new and old. For example, downtown districts with historic landmarks are situated next to skyscrapers and corporate shops like Starbucks or McDonald’s. You can go to one block for pop-and-ma stores that sell handmade noodles and the next for trending clothes and media. Regardless of how smart your urban planning is, for right or wrong reasons, there will always be NIMBY. People should feel rightfully fearful of change; it’s difficult to walk through your neighborhood and feel like a stranger. But it’s also difficult seeing an aging population that hasn’t been visited by teenagers or children for years. Note that the majority of shop owners are elderly people that are being forced to close down.

Kazuki’s father, also by reasonable standards, has been in this area for a good twenty years. He’s not a complete stranger and he seems to approach the project with good intentions. However, this is stated from a third perspective that has no dice to roll. If I was Hana, I might have cussed out Kazuki’s father because I personally know the people that are being displaced.

There’s good development for Kazuki to bring this solution too. Before, she would have blindly stated that all development was good without considering the people that will be negatively affected. It was that blinding optimism that her mother criticized. Also lol, Kazuki’s mother jump scares Moeka and then her father also meets up with Hana. Hmmmm….

 

[Cornonthekopp]

in a way Kazuki and Moka's relationship represents a bridge between the new and old town