I won't lie, I fucking cried. In the end Hiroko is just thrown away like a piece of shit. I hate this manga.
I FUCKING AGREE, WHAT HAPPENS TO POOR HIROKO??? WHAT DID SHE EVEN DO? :'(
From what the story tells me, she's got a reputation as a player who's almost certainly "thrown away" girls herself. The whole point of the omake is she's acting out of character with regard to Sono. Her character arc is to go full circle and be put in the position of the girl she didn't understand and only went for as an amusement.
Also, right at the beginning she gets pissed at Sono (justifiably) and instead of just normally breaking up, literally throws her away with no arrangements and not a lot of money, leading her to being homeless the first time. Which is a pretty crappy thing to do.
At the end, neither of them think badly of Hiroko and it appears as if Sato has more respect for her than before. It's been established that they're in contact with each other and are at least friendly at college, nothing indicates that this has changed. She just isn't present in the last chapter or so since there's no narrative purpose to have her there.
It would be interesting to have a story following Hiroko after this that shows how she's grown from the experience, and being a player just doesn't cut it any more. I'd love to read that. But this is Sono's story in the end, not Hiroko's, so the focus is necessarily on her and her growth.
last edited at May 26, 2016 11:40PM