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Akira was groomed, why did nobody say anything?
Our main characters are highschool students: Kanata and Akira. The series centers around their friendship tangled up with their own hardships that they need to overcome in order to be make sense of their newfound feelings for eachother.
What made the story compelling was how well written both the characters were in the sense that their problems and reactions were super valid and relatable. I've seen online hate on Akira, which is totally undeserving of a character as emotionally wrecked as Akira’s.
Even after what he went through, both at the hands of his former crush and his predatory tutor, he communicated so well with kanata. Akira had a clear vision of what he definitely didn't want. Kanata was also very patient with Akira. No wonder it didn't take Akira long to trust Kanata fully.
The only aspect of this series that didn't sit well with me was the fact that we didn't get a valid response out of kanata when he found out about Akira's inappropriate relationship with his tutor.
Throughout the series, the narrative was constantly trying to turn a blind eye to Akira’s involvement with his adult tutor. Moreover, It pushed forward a completely unrelated narrative. They chose to view it as “This relationship was bad because the feelings weren't genuine” instead of “This relationship was bad because Akira was literally groomed into it.” It felt as though the writers themselves didnt think it was problem that a fully grown adult was in a relationship with a highschool student.
Had they addressed the grooming, they could've portrayed the underlying issues that comes with it. Instead, they chose to leave the viewers feeling like something wasn't right, which cheapened the overall writing.
What made the story compelling was how well written both the characters were in the sense that their problems and reactions were super valid and relatable. I've seen online hate on Akira, which is totally undeserving of a character as emotionally wrecked as Akira’s.
Even after what he went through, both at the hands of his former crush and his predatory tutor, he communicated so well with kanata. Akira had a clear vision of what he definitely didn't want. Kanata was also very patient with Akira. No wonder it didn't take Akira long to trust Kanata fully.
The only aspect of this series that didn't sit well with me was the fact that we didn't get a valid response out of kanata when he found out about Akira's inappropriate relationship with his tutor.
Throughout the series, the narrative was constantly trying to turn a blind eye to Akira’s involvement with his adult tutor. Moreover, It pushed forward a completely unrelated narrative. They chose to view it as “This relationship was bad because the feelings weren't genuine” instead of “This relationship was bad because Akira was literally groomed into it.” It felt as though the writers themselves didnt think it was problem that a fully grown adult was in a relationship with a highschool student.
Had they addressed the grooming, they could've portrayed the underlying issues that comes with it. Instead, they chose to leave the viewers feeling like something wasn't right, which cheapened the overall writing.
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