Needs the tragedy and psychological tags for sure, doesnt have a good ending and the feeling it gVe the whole way through wasnjust habing what you want be taken away and a little more. Nothing goes right in this and its all against the character's will
i can't even remember when the first time i read this manga was, i think possibly two years ago? but i come back to it constantly and it lives on in my heart as one of the best manga i've read, as well as one of the most heartbreaking. it is truly a beautiful story. i feel greatly indebted to the translator. please do yourself a favor and read it. cw for suicide attempts though
Historically accurate? well isn't that obvious, perhaps even convenient for a plot like this. Yes, those are/were real life common tragedies, back in those days and even now, still happening in various parts of this world.
But I didn't wanted to see those irl curses. A mere replication of that same tragedy on pages/ink. I truly expected some radical outcome out of it, an outcome like an axe to a frozen heart. Something which could be better, inspiring and even endearing. Having more faith in their bonds, struggling together through it all.
But alas, it was all too late for everything.
Do I hate Kyoko for her terrible life choices? Yes. Even so, what I hate even more is that her cheating piece of sht so called husband, who once took advantage of her fragile vulnerability. Screw him, her family and all those structural inequalities.