so horrible parents for the sake of some sick gag
just gonna ignore them, stupid characters introducted for no reason
No, horrible dad. The mom wasn’t aware of what was going on because the dad kept lying to her. I think the mom was fine. Even the dad said that she was sad because she thought Shinichi didn’t want to meet his little sister. Though at that point I do think the mom should’ve taken it into her own hands to contact her son.
Though I will agree that it’s an annoyingly stupid and sick gag. And honestly a trope that I wish mangaka would leave in the past. It really diminishes the impact of stuff like this when the author just plays it off as a joke.
Like, this isn’t a joke. The dad not telling him about his little sister is one thing, but completely cutting off communication between him and his mom? If I was Shinichi, I would be heartbroken thinking that my mom wanted nothing to do with me or something like that.