Imasara desuga, Osananajimi o Suki ni Natteshimaimashita - Ch. 50 - Six Hours, Just The Two Of Them (First Half)

[wozbond]

Yuu can have growth by finally understanding/acknowledging that him not knowing what he wants is causing harm and that he needs to figure it out instead of rushing a decision even if that means he misses out on this opportunity b/c real feelings are at stake. Which is sorta what he's been doing, especially in this chapter where he acknowledges that letting Aya know he's not over her while also being in love w/ Hikari isn't exactly stellar behavior.

Yami ghosting him, and Hikari getting shitty about him having an ex-girlfriend that's none of her business isn't exactly stellar behaviour either. Particularly since Yuu at least had the courage to confess while Hikari chose to stew and sulk. None of the three characters come off looking good in this series.

 

[story645]

Yami ghosting him, and Hikari getting shitty about him having an ex-girlfriend that's none of her business isn't exactly stellar behaviour either.

My post was focused on Yuu's growth b/c it was responding to a post focused on Yuu's growth. Not everything needs to be a run down of who's the worst.

 

[ShionVaynex]

Who the fuck is Ned? (Typo on page 5)

its the guy who writes the school survival guide.

 

[eltuzo]

Yami ghosting him, and Hikari getting shitty about him having an ex-girlfriend that's none of her business isn't exactly stellar behaviour either. Particularly since Yuu at least had the courage to confess while Hikari chose to stew and sulk. None of the three characters come off looking good in this series.

"Getting shitty about him having an ex" is an interesting way to describe being rightfully angry when the guy who tells you he's always loved you was making out with said ex an hour earlier. And even if Yami initiated the kiss he certainly didn't resist in the slightest and was literally the one clinging to her trying to get her new contact info while Yami was the one trying to end things properly, ironically. Plus, if the ex was some random girl it might be "none of her business," but if it's her best friend it becomes a bit more relevant to her.

Also saying Yuu is the one who had courage is kinda insane when he didn't confess or even do anything for YEARS (even if at the time he had no shot he absolutely could have been less passive) while Hikari was going to confess that day, only a few months at most after developing feelings. And the only reason Yuu did confess is that they had pretty much confirmed their feelings already and he was sure to get a positive response (until Hikari saw him making out with someone else and then act like absolutely nothing happened).

 

[gmkgoat]

More Yami inject it into my veins. Red flags need love too, Yuu.

 

[UrashimaJamez]

its the guy who writes the school survival guide.

Nailed it.

 

[Aezeryel]

Love how there's still so many "holier than thou" types chastising Ayami when they'd jump at the opportunity if a girl ever offered herself to them. Truly peak internet content.

 

[story645]

only a few months at most after developing feelings.

Would've been a bit over a year given she told Aya she was starting to catch feelings about a month into Aya's break up w/ Yuu.

Caveat though is that Yuu's POV chapter indicates he was in a post break up funk for at least a season or two, one that let up b/c of Hikari's attentions, and Hikari's got the EQ to not start something if she thinks Yuu is hung up on something else. So it's more that the window for "Hikari should confess" is basically the time period spanning chapter 1-festival, which is a few months.

 

[essensue]

This manga is always at its weakest when it's relying on the author's ability to do prolonged dialog and "deep" self-awareness. We're just wallowing at this point. 🥱
GO BACK TO BEING A FRESH FLAMING BAG OF SHIT ON OUR DOORSTEP WITH EACH NEW POST YOU BORING JERKOFFS.

 

[GennArc]

Caveat though is that Yuu's POV chapter indicates he was in a post break up funk for at least a season or two, one that at let up b/c of Hikari's attentions, and Hikari's got the EQ to not start something if she thinks Yuu is hung up on something else.

I don't think there was anything suggesting that she ever noticed that. She didn't notice him dating Yami either.
So either he made a good job of hiding it or she isn't so perceptive to notice that.

 

[steppecist]

With Yami and Yuu's revelation I was really hoping that the title "It's a bit late" referred to the fact that Yuu loved Hikari for a very long time but when Hikari loved him back he had already moved on and the story would be about how Hikari deals with the fact that she was too late.

Me too if im honest

 

[wozbond]

"Getting shitty about him having an ex" is an interesting way to describe being rightfully angry when the guy who tells you he's always loved you was making out with said ex an hour earlier. And even if Yami initiated the kiss he certainly didn't resist in the slightest and was literally the one clinging to her trying to get her new contact info while Yami was the one trying to end things properly, ironically. Plus, if the ex was some random girl it might be "none of her business," but if it's her best friend it becomes a bit more relevant to her.

Also saying Yuu is the one who had courage is kinda insane when he didn't confess or even do anything for YEARS (even if at the time he had no shot he absolutely could have been less passive) while Hikari was going to confess that day, only a few months at most after developing feelings. And the only reason Yuu did confess is that they had pretty much confirmed their feelings already and he was sure to get a positive response (until Hikari saw him making out with someone else and then act like absolutely nothing happened).

"making out with said ex an hour earlier" is an interesting way to describe Yuu being ambushed with a non-consentual kiss.
Imagine being a best friend so close that she's unaware he's actually got a girlfriend. Obviously Hikari is no longer THAT close.
Imagine thinking that ghosting someone equals "trying to end things properly".
The intimate relationship which is "a bit more relevant for Hikari" because it's her best friend is a friendship Yuu wasn't aware of. Are you seriously going to diss Yuu because he's not psychic! FFS.
Imagine criticising Yuu for not confessing for years, then criticising him for being oblivious to Hikari's new feelings, but not also criticising Hikari for being oblivious for years. Can't have it both ways dumbass.
All three characters have a share of blame in this dumpster fire storyline.

 

[essensue]

😂 Even this reaction is reminiscent of the comments under those shitty shoujo love triangles. The second male lead (Hikari) deserves better is such a common take. But at the end of the day, the second Yuu and Yami get together, and the manga ends, so will Hikari's story; she'll cease to exist. No moving on, no self-respect, that's it.

"Why does my participation trophy not even have my name on it? It just says 'FOIL.' Does that mean it's shiny and higher rarity because I did a good job?"
Don't worry, friend! In that case, Hikari's story will always live on in my mind as the prequel to NikonikoGenki☆Happy-chan!

 

[eltuzo]

"making out with said ex an hour earlier" is an interesting way to describe Yuu being ambushed with a non-consentual kiss.
Imagine being a best friend so close that she's unaware he's actually got a girlfriend. Obviously Hikari is no longer THAT close.
Imagine thinking that ghosting someone equals "trying to end things properly".
The intimate relationship which is "a bit more relevant for Hikari" because it's her best friend is a friendship Yuu wasn't aware of. Are you seriously going to diss Yuu because he's not psychic! FFS.
Imagine criticising Yuu for not confessing for years, then criticising him for being oblivious to Hikari's new feelings, but not also criticising Hikari for being oblivious for years. Can't have it both ways dumbass.
All three characters have a share of blame in this dumpster fire storyline.

He literally pursued Yami and asked for her contact info after she tried rebuffing him before she kissed him, did you miss that part? And while Yami might have initiated the kiss, he never at any point resisted or expressed ANY amount of regret or dislike over it. And he might not have known at the time that she was Hikari's friend, but then after learning that he continued with the confession like nothing happened. Once again, up to that point he hadn't really done anything wrong, but going "I've always loved you" without disclosing anything right after kissing your ex and learning she's Hikari's best friend was extremely scummy.

I also never criticized Yuu for being oblivious (which he isn't anyway), because obliviousness in characters is pretty much a given in these romance stories. What I said and I stand by is that calling Hikari a coward for not confessing in the short period of time that she started returning his feelings is ironic given Yuu's inaction in the past. And again, he is anything but oblivious, given that by the time of the festival they were both aware that they had mutual feelings, so his confession wasn't even a particularly courageous event but rather a mutual confirmation of feelings (or at least was supposed to be).

Hikari does have flaws and a share of the blame, but those flaws are being a massive pushover in the name of "kindness" which ends up with her constantly getting hurt and doing nothing about it while she enables Yami and Yuu's toxic, self destructive behaviors, ironically doing them a disservice by not giving them an impetus to change.

Anyway try learning to read before calling me a dumbass. Arguing with Yuu defenders is like arguing with a brick wall.

 

[story645]

She didn't notice him dating Yami either.
So either he made a good job of hiding it or she isn't so perceptive to notice that.

Her noticing something was up w/ him (different) after he broke up w/ Aya is why she even fell for him:

https://mangadex.org/chapter/3bd58d0e-0fc5-4988-9d07-219c4ed2a79d/6

(B/c I can't find the chapter translation)

And she noticed that their relationship had become distant, which yeah might be a better way to phrase it than Yuu being stuck on something else:

It would be a bit awkward if he noticed me right away, but... I still want him to notice me soon.

I want us to talk through the window again, just like we used to.
I want us to be able to look at each other through the window again, just like we used to.

The early chapters are her putting in the work to close the gap. Which yeah is a contrast to how Yuu handled that distance in middle school.

And Yuu noticed her efforts:

By the time Hikari and I had become second-year high school students, I started to feel like the distance between Hikari and me had shifted again.

Which that's more or less the timeline Yuu gives for when he's ready to start moving on:

From autumn through winter, after we lost contact, I kept turning it over in my mind.
<snip>
So when winter passed and spring came,
I decided to forget everything.

 

[E45onmyWhip]

Please don't let hikari win through the end she's doesn't deserve this, she deserved someone better that truly likes her with no "Lies" beyond that.

I hope it ends up with 2 scum's.

 

[slambowambo]

What a flaming pile of shit lmao, Yuu and Yami really deserve each other. I really hope Hikari moves on and doesn’t hover around those to dipshits any longer

 

[wozbond]

He literally pursued Yami and asked for her contact info after she tried rebuffing him before she kissed him, did you miss that part? And while Yami might have initiated the kiss, he never at any point resisted or expressed ANY amount of regret or dislike over it. And he might not have known at the time that she was Hikari's friend, but then after learning that he continued with the confession like nothing happened. Once again, up to that point he hadn't really done anything wrong, but going "I've always loved you" without disclosing anything right after kissing your ex and learning she's Hikari's best friend was extremely scummy.

Wow. So you're allowed to ghost someone, and you're allowed to kiss him without anyone warning ages later, and yet he's not allowed to try and get some CLOSURE? That's quite the double standard you have.
I don't see you criticising Hikari for visiting Yuu's place after the confession to try and get her own resolution/closure. Can't have it both ways dumbass.
And he didn't kiss his ex. She kissed him. Next you'll be pretending that if someone doesn't say no or resist, then there's no such thing as sexual assault. Yuu got BLINDSIDED, but you're too dumb to acknowledge it.
We agree on one thing though. Yuu and Hikari shouldn't get together. They're both selfish cowards who are only good at hurting each other. 🤡

 

[Rafalga]

The unending butthurt of slop addicts could power an entire town.

 

[HYBRID_BEING]

Who the fuck is Ned? (Typo on page 5)

p.5 in the ned

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