Sorry for being late. I've been informed by that Kodansha-fan friend about the weird article from
Airi Katsura (sensei) so I went to read it till the end then come here to see what you guys are saying.
IT'S TOO LATE FOR HER TO SPEAK ANYTHING BECAUSE PEOPLE WON'T LISTEN. THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT SHE'LL DO.
IMHO,
It clearly demonstrates an attempt to salvage for Volume 14 sale. But once again,
AK (sensei) botched it. The article was
only a story review designed to find excuses and claim she hadn't done anything wrong.
It’s just an excuse that since she let Sakura survive for so long, it shouldn't matter if she doesn't make it this time in chapter 129. Also, she completely glosses over several scenes such as the "Mio's sex party" and the "reality show on the island."
A critical oversight in her article that could actually expose her to a conflict or even a lawsuit is her claim that
Grapara falls under the "
NTR genre." In reality,
MagaPoke lists it only as "
love comedy" and "
drama."
The mention of NTR in the promotional material cannot be cited as the "main plot."
In the opposite, this article serves as evidence that she intentionally lured rom-com readers into reading an NTR story from the very start since the promotional material explicitly billed it as an "NTR Love Comedy" rather than only an "NTR." If this were to become a legal matter, this article would land her in trouble.
She should keep quiet rather than writing this article though it is understandable that she was under pressure from Kodansha for the sales for Volume 14 that no one prefers it except her NTR fans from Karami Zakari.
Because, ultimately, she shows no remorse. Even though it is typical for the mentally ill persons not to perceive themselves as being in the wrong such as even they killed people they believe they did no wrong!
Below is just my opinion and premonition and I didn't say it to please
@diphuc1 . LOL
The fact that she wrote this article suggests
she was under immense pressure to deliver a satisfying conclusion. And it may be the return of
Sakura to
Shinobu that
Kodansha forced her to do.
Her decision to pause to say about the cucboy's penetration in chapter 129 implies the pressure she received to revise the "Sakura's survival" to better align with the rest of the story. Why did she mentioned of Sakura thinking of Shinobu right before being inserted? Why did she stop the article at this scene? Did she know this scene is the root of all problem?
This aligns with a fan's comment suggesting that
chapter 129 in
Volume 14 will feature 2 versions: the original will be designated as
chapter 129.5 while the revised version where
Sakura survives will serve as the official
chapter 129 to solve all problems after the problematic scene.
This time I wish I'm right that there will be 2 versions of chapter 129 and it ends with
ShiKura because it's good for everyone including
AK (sensei) herself.
If she revised the chapter 129, she can still work on the next manga. People will forgive her and give her a second chance. And I do hope she'll find some time to see a doctor after everything has been resolved.
Reference to
AK (sensei)'s article :
https://pocket.shonenmagazine.com/article/entry/gura_20260723