@nyamcam
Sooooo glad to finally find a fellow fan! Both scenes that you mentioned are simple yet meaningful, aren't they? (Please pardon my limited vocabularies. English is not my native language). Minaduki-sensei has an amazing ability to convey a lot of meanings in simple scenes or gestures. My favorite one is when Yousuke holding Ikuo's keychain with both hands, and looks at it lovingly. The way Ikuo stunned because of it, AAAAAAAAAHHHH, it will be my favorite scene forever 😍😍😍
I love Ikuo & Yousuke too much, and that's why I used to hate Masato with a passion. I couldn't forgive him, even after following his journey in Love Nest 1st. I skipped a lot of scenes in the manga (especially in the last 2 -3 chapters) because I didn't want him to be forgiven. But admittedly, Love Nest 1st have a scene that hit close to home for me. It's when Asahi said that after his ex-wife leaving, he felt like there was a hole in his heart and sometimes he could hear the wind went through it💔. That scene made me cried 😭😭😭 (thanks God, I was alone at the moment). And I also feel the umbrella connection between Asahi & Masato at the end of Love Nest 1st was mentioned too late. Thus, it felt forced and lost it's importance. Only after reading Love Nest 2nd, I'm starting to warm up toward Masato. I hope he'll give a big help to Ikuo & Yousuke's relationship in the future, to pay for his mistake (and make me forgive him completely 😝)
I totally agree with your assessment about Asahi. I love that he's diligent & responsible. He's also unexpectedly kind and soft-hearted. Maybe that's why he could easily forgive his father and Masato, who had hurt his dear little brother. And he's smart too! A complement for the sometimes air-headed Ikuo😝. You're right, it's like two senpais for the price of one🥰
There's so much potential for the whole series to continue. Remember Yousuke's older brother mentioned at the end of Change World? Why was he mentioned so nonchalantly? Will he show up and challenge Yousuke's relationship? Then it means another series about my fave couple 😍😍😍
Apologize for my rambling and bubbling, I'm just too excited 😝. Let's continue the discussion when a new chapter shows up.
PS: To other fans who read this, you're welcome to join this conversation. I'm living in a ridiculously conservative country, so couldn't discuss such topic in real life. I've been longing to have lively discussions with fellow fans, like the ones in Detective Conan comment section. Understand that fans of this series may not as many as Detective Conan's, but one could hope 🤞