Harapeko Oyako to Motokare Yanushi - Ch. 26

[Ragnolock]

That's also ignoring Takaharu's role in things.

They were only dating for about three months; she was going through some stuff at that time, but he was oblivious and not paying close-enough attention because he had his head shoved into the mountain of work he had pushed upon him by others in his department, along with just generally being a closed-off guy.
Eventually, something occurred in Kyou's life that required she drop out of college. She never elaborated, but broke things off because she knew how stressed and busy Takaharu was, and didn't want to overload him.
And for his part, Takaharu told her in their last phone conversation that, no matter how much time passes or where they both are, she could come to him for help if she needed it.

And Takaharu was devastated when Kyou left his life. Lost all motivation to paint and draw, sunk even further into himself, developed chronic depression, shut himself away in his grandmother's house.
The moment Kyou showed up again was when the Sun came back on in Takaharu's world. Yes, Kyou is absolutely making full use of the standing promise from Takaharu, but it's not like he's been browbeaten or coerced into taking her in.

And you did mention it, but to reiterate: he wanted to. Desperately, even if he wouldn't immediately admit the reasons to himself. Even in their short time together and 17 years apart, they left a profound impact on one another--the sort of bond that brings people back together across time and distance no matter what.

It's really not fair to Kyou to try and make her a villain or bad person in this series. The number of people who disparaged her simply because she "dared to have a kid with someone not the ML" and treating her like cheating trash really does speak to some of the problematic elements of the manga community when it comes to the portrayal of women in Japanese comics.



This isn't me attacking you specifically or anything -- it all just bears repeating because both here and Reddit have seen the same inane "discourse" nearly every chapter that's been released, and it's honestly depressing because this series is just so good, from the plot to the art to the characters.

You hit the nail on the head. The discourse surrounding this series is just a gross misrepresentation of the series as a whole. Its very similar to the people who engage in the same kind of spreading of misinformation about kimizero. They cannot fathom a fml having past partners because they themselves have likely not had past partners. They would rather shift the blame on women for their own misgivings, and engage in spreading false information go portray the characters in not only a negative light, but also a wildly incorrect light. Thats why I have so much distain for the manga community, and the romance genre as a whole. People cannot see past a surface level understanding of characters, and refuse to engage in any discussion that goes against said surface level understanding. They want every main heroine to be the same prim and perfect representation of their ideals, and refuse to allow someone to tell a story that goes against those ideals.

Ironically you see this kind of discourse in a more western world, and not in the origin of the works. If you look at Japanese comments vs English comments you see a much different discussion happening. It rings as ironic to me that the people complaining the most are the ones reading it for free, and not actually supporting the people creating the work.

 

[Sloppysloth]

Bunch of fucking losers and white knights in this comment thread. Both the FMC and MC are losers. FMC is a loser for taking advantage of her ex boyfriend, and MC is a loser for letting a 3 month relationship 17 years ago affect him so much.

 

[dacraziguy]

This mother is sleazy scumbag LMAO

Aside from getting free food and housing, she also gets mental support!

She's living the good scumbag life

She got a job, got savings and searched for a new house... a scumbag wouldn't do that.

Nice projection there or bait, lol.

 

[Snuffsaid]

Hold on hold on hold on..

So the boy's parents got divorced and the husband got the custody????? I wonder what did tomboy rugby mommy do.

Besides coming to the agreement that the dad should care for him?

 

[UdenEmpati]

Bunch of fucking losers and white knights in this comment thread. Both the FMC and MC are losers. FMC is a loser for taking advantage of her ex boyfriend, and MC is a loser for letting a 3 month relationship 17 years ago affect him so much.

Always nice of people to tell on themselves like this.
Sorry you're so unhappy in life that all you're capable of is tearing others down in an effort to try and numb the pain you're obviously carrying.

 

[Sloppysloth]

Always nice of people to tell on themselves like this.
Sorry you're so unhappy in life that all you're capable of is tearing others down in an effort to try and numb the pain you're obviously carrying.

Blah blah blah, you responding shows I hurt you 😭😂, I don’t want to hear shit from a man who had 30k reaction score…all you do is read manga or something loser😭😭

 

[Dark1400]

She got a job, got savings and searched for a new house... a scumbag wouldn't do that.

Nice projection there or bait, lol.

Yep, she managed to get by for about 14 years alone with her daughter, and only looked for help when she was basically homeless due to an unexpected event forcing her to look for a new place to live.

 

[Ragnolock]

Blah blah blah, you responding shows I hurt you 😭😂, I don’t want to hear shit from a man who had 30k reaction score…all you do is read manga or something loser😭😭

So you having bigger numbers than me also means you are a bigger loser than me. Going based off of your metric to determine how big of a loser someone is.

Now what i find interesting is you using terms like "white knight" when someone is just stating facts. I think you should probably get a better grasp of terminology before using it.

White knighting would be people defending them unconditionally without acknowledging any of their faults. Notice how in every single comment "defending" both characters we are also acknowledging their faults. Actually wait no you probably didn't read that much of our comments. Given your short temper and your excessive use of emojis I would assume you probably have a short attention span, so anything more than 3 sentences without a picture in between is too much for you to handle. I wish they would let me do this comment in subway surfer format. Maybe you would actually get to the end.

 

[Skyblue454]

I understand why the mom decided to contact the ML even though their relationship only last for 3 months and it wasn't even a meaningful one . She's desperate and willing to swallow her pride for the sake of her daughter. So, I respect that.

Skimming the story, I think their relationship shine best when they act like two adult friend. That's why I hope they remain their platonic relationship until the end, and this is just my opinion as someone who's still skimming the story from time to time, but I think the romantic feelings the ML feel towards the FL is just regret.

Maybe my opinion would change once I decided to read the story as a whole, but for now I think they should just remain friends in the end.

 

[SatansBestBuddy]

binge read series on recommendation

cute as hell

reading forum comments

gross as hell

dunno what I expected

 

[Sloppysloth]

So you having bigger numbers than me also means you are a bigger loser than me. Going based off of your metric to determine how big of a loser someone is.

Now what i find interesting is you using terms like "white knight" when someone is just stating facts. I think you should probably get a better grasp of terminology before using it.

White knighting would be people defending them unconditionally without acknowledging any of their faults. Notice how in every single comment "defending" both characters we are also acknowledging their faults. Actually wait no you probably didn't read that much of our comments. Given your short temper and your excessive use of emojis I would assume you probably have a short attention span, so anything more than 3 sentences without a picture in between is too much for you to handle. I wish they would let me do this comment in subway surfer format. Maybe you would actually get to the end.

I can tell you read with glasses and have nasal issues you fucking NERD. I bet you had a little smirk when you where typing this😭😭

 

[Daruma05]

There is a lot more to it than that. Look at it from her pov. Husband dies, she has no income, she has a daughter. She would lose her daughter if she was homeless. Sure its a little opportunistic, but does that make her a scumbag for trying to make sure her daughter doesn't get put into foster care? Is it bad for her to prioritize her own daughter over herself, and her love life? She has made it clear that her daughter is her number one priority right now. I genuinely don't see how she is a scumbag especially when HE isn't even opposed to this arrangement. Hell if she is a scumbag so is he for taking advantage of the situation as well to try and rekindle their relationship. People act like this is only a take take relationship between them. He is benefiting from this emotionally just as much as she is also benefiting from this. The people commenting the absolutely gross shit I see every fucking chapter is so tiring. The tags on manga updates are such an outrageously gross misrepresentation of this series, and just go to show how horrendously misogynistic the manga community is.

And yet she's still scumbag. That's the truth tho, unfortunately it's hard to swallow that....

And again everyone always says about her POV but did y'all ever considered about MC trueee POV???? How struggle he gone through when she left him without any reason. Well I guess not, because women feeling A LOT more important than any man feelings 💔

 

[Ragnolock]

And yet she's still scumbag. That's the truth tho, unfortunately it's hard to swallow that....

And again everyone always says about her POV but did y'all ever considered about MC trueee POV???? How struggle he gone through when she left him without any reason. Well I guess not, because women feeling A LOT more important than any man feelings 💔

We have his POV tho, and he is happy now with this situation, so I don't get the point you are trying to make here? Like are we reading the same manga? I swear we have to be reading a different manga.

What do you mean by his true POV? Are you like self inserting here? I think its pretty clear how he feels, given we literally get his pov.

Also whats more of a scumbag move. Kissing someone when they are basically on the verge of being unconscious, or asking someone for help in a desperate situation that risks yours and your child's life? Hmm hard to say.