I 100% understand why people dislike this series. The perversions, the child-abuse, the light-hearted acceptance of a 30+ yr/old man sleeping with someone 1/4th his age...
I wish they'd read it for what it is. A series about starting over, having a 2nd chance. A chance to learn, to see others for who they are, and to do better. It really is an amazing series. I don't think MT will ever be "my favorite series", but... It IS an amazing one. I hope to see the manga continue for years, taking the time it needs to communicate the ideas, story, and characters, all from the novels to the panels. These stories have some of the most "human" feeling characters in any series I've come across. Period.