I think part of it is that this type of relationship dynamic really doesn't appeal to me, so it's more of a personal issue than anything.tbh, I don't understand the negative take on Chiaki.
Yes, that is not a vanilla relationship but a SM one and Sagami (and Yui) clearly consent to being Chiaki's subs. Sagami and Yui discussed the sub/dom roles explicitly and know and enjoy their role.
Chiaki to me seems to check all the boxes for a "good" dom as well: She knows their needs and bounds, gives praise, comfort and tenderness afterwards (ok, that first night spent with Sagami at her home was a bit borderline, but this is still a manga so we should allow some exaggeration after all).
Given her back story, I'm happy for Chiaki that she finally found acceptance and understanding friends (again, even "w/ benefits")
Ok, admittedly, I'm an outsider to SM (but somewhat curious) so maybe my assessment is wrong. Would like to hear the thoughts of a more knowledgeable person
I didn't read it as "they dated", it seems to me that Sagami tried to get a continuation of their scene in the tent with Yui and she rejected him. I think she was trying to forget the President and he was the stand in. I didn't see a romantic relationship with Chiaki for both of them, just FWP (Friends with Punishments), Chiaki's smile in the last page reminds me of the Opening of Paranoia Agent, in a good way.All that to say, it's implied that Yui and Sagami had a brief dating period during that time jump. Yui is the one saying that she couldn't push her love interest away. Given that Chiaki was telling Yui to be honest with herself, and Sagami assuming Yui was still in love with the president, I believe the twist is that the one Yui couldn't push away was actually Chiaki.
Nah! He'll put it in his butthole and yell "pull the trigger now!"If you put a gun to this man's head and told him to "write a satisfying ending or die," he'd fellate the barrel.
We didn’t get a pov of chiaki and her thoughts honestly. It felt like she was the antagonist but we got nothing on her. You development was mainly done off screen with chiaki referring to her being the reason she missing from the club and there scenes leaving offscreen vibes. I didn’t like him getting cucked basically but he should’ve just left and it was on him. You lowkey was piece of shit and could’ve just told sagami from the beginning.I like that Chiaki seemed more gentle to Sagami at the end there. And it's a real shame that we didn't get much more of that before this. She was way too rough throughout most of her screen-time so it was hard to cheer for her as a heroine.
If I were to say another thing I didn't quite like, it was the somewhat NTR like implication that Chiaki "stole" Yui from Sagami in the end. I agree with the user who said that the person Yui couldn't forget was likely Chiaki and not the former president. And it's clear that Chiaki will have some sort of relationship with both of them. But having Yui reject him seemingly for Chiaki and then showing Chiaki being involved with both of them separately makes it seem more like Chiaki is two timing them rather than it being a three way relationship, which I think is way more satisfying as an ending. Not showing the three of them doing anything together is a dissapointment on it's own, but it also adds to the feeling that the MC "lost"... To Chiaki. The last page also kinda adds to that feeling; With it looking like the protagonist was Chiaki all along, when she wasn't even introduced till volume 3. While the actual protagonist and (former?) main heroine is in the background.
Another site had this manga tagged as axed/rushed ending. This ending, and a whole bunch of stuff related to Chiaki, makes me feel like this was meant to be a lot longer. That said, this was not so bad as far as axed endings go. It just really needed those extra chapters to flesh out Chiaki. And I personally would've liked if the relationship between the three of them was made clearer. Becasue a threesome was definitely on the table and this ending just makes me wonder.
I don’t even think the really consented. Just didn’t fight back. Especially yuiI think part of it is that this type of relationship dynamic really doesn't appeal to me, so it's more of a personal issue than anything.
I don't recall them discussing an ending, just that they were going to be lesbian bikers. However, when they do shoot Mika's scenes due to her going to the tournament for the summer the president does mention he will need to do rewrites.I'm confused: wasn't Yui character supposed to have an happy ending with the other lesbian biker in the film? They even made a point of recording the scene in advance...
In my opinion Okada has difficulty nailing a solid ending (positive or negative), a lot of the stories feel like they just end. To my recollection Sundome is the only one that has a solid developed ending, it's just not a super positive one.I like that Chiaki seemed more gentle to Sagami at the end there. And it's a real shame that we didn't get much more of that before this. She was way too rough throughout most of her screen-time so it was hard to cheer for her as a heroine.
If I were to say another thing I didn't quite like, it was the somewhat NTR like implication that Chiaki "stole" Yui from Sagami in the end. I agree with the user who said that the person Yui couldn't forget was likely Chiaki and not the former president. And it's clear that Chiaki will have some sort of relationship with both of them. But having Yui reject him seemingly for Chiaki and then showing Chiaki being involved with both of them separately makes it seem more like Chiaki is two timing them rather than it being a three way relationship, which I think is way more satisfying as an ending. Not showing the three of them doing anything together is a dissapointment on it's own, but it also adds to the feeling that the MC "lost"... To Chiaki. The last page also kinda adds to that feeling; With it looking like the protagonist was Chiaki all along, when she wasn't even introduced till volume 3. While the actual protagonist and (former?) main heroine is in the background.
Another site had this manga tagged as axed/rushed ending. This ending, and a whole bunch of stuff related to Chiaki, makes me feel like this was meant to be a lot longer. That said, this was not so bad as far as axed endings go. It just really needed those extra chapters to flesh out Chiaki. And I personally would've liked if the relationship between the three of them was made clearer. Becasue a threesome was definitely on the table and this ending just makes me wonder.
No, due to Mika doing a tennis tournament, they made reshoots where she was killed by zombi (dude that wanted to be her boyfriend), it was in on of chapters.I'm confused: wasn't Yui character supposed to have an happy ending with the other lesbian biker in the film? They even made a point of recording the scene in advance...
If this was axed, it didn't turn out any worse than his other endings, which were almost all shit.I like that Chiaki seemed more gentle to Sagami at the end there. And it's a real shame that we didn't get much more of that before this. She was way too rough throughout most of her screen-time so it was hard to cheer for her as a heroine.
If I were to say another thing I didn't quite like, it was the somewhat NTR like implication that Chiaki "stole" Yui from Sagami in the end. I agree with the user who said that the person Yui couldn't forget was likely Chiaki and not the former president. And it's clear that Chiaki will have some sort of relationship with both of them. But having Yui reject him seemingly for Chiaki and then showing Chiaki being involved with both of them separately makes it seem more like Chiaki is two timing them rather than it being a three way relationship, which I think is way more satisfying as an ending. Not showing the three of them doing anything together is a dissapointment on it's own, but it also adds to the feeling that the MC "lost"... To Chiaki. The last page also kinda adds to that feeling; With it looking like the protagonist was Chiaki all along, when she wasn't even introduced till volume 3. While the actual protagonist and (former?) main heroine is in the background.
Another site had this manga tagged as axed/rushed ending. This ending, and a whole bunch of stuff related to Chiaki, makes me feel like this was meant to be a lot longer. That said, this was not so bad as far as axed endings go. It just really needed those extra chapters to flesh out Chiaki. And I personally would've liked if the relationship between the three of them was made clearer. Becasue a threesome was definitely on the table and this ending just makes me wonder.