This series is a bit blursed to me
1. The author seemingly spends a whole lot of time thinking—about the characters and their state of mind, about societies in general, and so on.
2. They sometimes come to very odd conclusions or have really glaring blind-spots in doing so. Some of them rankle (most glaringly an early episode where someone attempting rape in an alley is treated with about the same gravity as shoplifting, including being all buddy-buddy afterwards)
There's also insightful, thoughtful, and gentle moments. It... well, it comes out very "let him cook" and "why did you let him cook" simultaneously. When it's good, it can be quite good—and then sometimes it can infuriate you within seconds after a high note. A sincerely mixed bag.
Here at twenty chapters, I still have no idea whether I'm ultimately going to love or hate this, or ultimately find it memorable or forgettable. I may have a complicated relationship with this until the end.