Kangoku Jikken

[Nekoatl]

This is actually a really good story if you fill in the blanks in exactly the right way, but taken at face value, a number of characters' actions feel frustratingly unbelievable... especially with the conflict resolution between the male and female leads. It's such a shame, too, because there's so much unrealized potential for emotional complexity there. That being the case, can anyone recommend a manga that has a similar relationship dynamic and satisfyingly fleshes it out?

Well, it's a web novel rather than a manga, but to anyone with a similar dissatisfaction, I recommend reading this: I Married the Girl Who Used to Bully Me

 

[solynfin]

I haven’t finished it yet, but I’ve decided to drop it. The story is kinda shallow, and it’s hard to stay invested in it.
The author didn’t really give each character enough room to develop and let readers sit with them for a while. Or maybe that was the intention, but the author just couldn’t quite pull it off.

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I think the father participating in that thing with his daughter was somewhat justified, but the outcome afterward was just too disappointing. I don’t know what the author was trying to convey with it, or maybe there wasn’t any deeper meaning to begin with.
His daughter died, he couldn’t get his revenge, and his captive partner, whom he promised to protect, died too.

I don’t know. I just don’t like the MC. Maybe that’s exactly how the author intended us to feel. Who knows?

But he was so fucked up. I don’t know if he has some kind of personality disorder or what, but it’s like he realizes there’s no good outcome waiting for him, yet he still commits the same sins anyway. Even when he finds out the truth and seems to understand the reasons behind everything, he still doesn’t give a shit and keeps doing terrible things. Sometimes, it almost feels stupid.

The concept was interesting, but the execution? Nahhhh.

The characters were kinda okay because I did care about some of them, but somehow, they still ended up disappointing me.

The art was pretty good, though. Maybe I’ll give it another try in the future.

 

[Nekoatl]

The author didn’t really give each character enough room to develop and let readers sit with them for a while. Or maybe that was the intention, but the author just couldn’t quite pull it off.

Totally agree. I feel like the author was probably trying to communicate a lot of character development through character expressions and third-party dialogue, but if so, it didn't work very well.

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I don’t know. I just don’t like the MC. Maybe that’s exactly how the author intended us to feel. Who knows?

But he was so fucked up. I don’t know if he has some kind of personality disorder or what, but it’s like he realizes there’s no good outcome waiting for him, yet he still commits the same sins anyway. Even when he finds out the truth and seems to understand the reasons behind everything, he still doesn’t give a shit and keeps doing terrible things. Sometimes, it almost feels stupid.

I don't like him either, but to be fair, the kind of abuse he endured would fuck anyone up. If anything, I find it hard to believe his behavior wasn't more extreme.