Shouwaru Tensai Osananajimi to no Shoubu ni Makete Hatsutaiken o Zenbu Ubawareru Hanashi - Ch. 12

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God Komaki continues to be insufferable as fuck. My feel that Komaki is gonna get away with everything Scott free continues to grow. Is it too much to ask for manga authors to actually force shitty people to have redemption arcs before they get to have everything they want?

I'm not sure what kind of redemption arc you are envisioning, but Komaki is not this antihero with blood on her hands who has to turn over a new leaf to win the affections of a love interest. Wakaba is already in love with Komaki, so all the latter has to do for a happy ending is stop being a coward.
 
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I'm not sure what kind of redemption arc you are envisioning, but Komaki is not this antihero with blood on her hands who has to turn over a new leaf to win the affections of a love interest. Wakaba is already in love with Komaki, so all the latter has to do for a happy ending is stop being a coward.
I mean, she’s a manipulator whose forcing things on another girl and consistently demeaning and belittling her, along with intentionally stealing her crush. She’s kinda super shitty as a person if you look strictly at her actions. No amount of gay pining makes it acceptable, that’s a horrible way to treat someone you care about and entirely too toxic to build a relationship on. She’s also CLEARLY painted as the villain in the story that the hero is trying to “beat”. Having a sad backstory is just fluff.

A proper redemption arc requires a Fall From Grace (losing something important as a direct result of their negative behaviors or actions, importantly NOT due to circumstances), Realization (understanding and reflecting on those negative behaviors or actions), Improvement (making a dedicated effort to change) and Apology (making an sincere effort to honestly apologize without any expectations from the hurt party). Only after that should a character be offered redemption (but not guaranteed). For Komaki it should be something drastic such as her behaviors being exposed and becoming a social outcast, or having someone else take one of Wakabe’s firsts.
 

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