For some reason (let’s call it the quality of the writing), plot developments and pacing that I might find annoying in other series I’m perfectly fine with here.
Yes, I love the Koyuki-Konatsu interactions, so I miss those, but I find Koyuki’s struggles with finding her place in the world to be very touching. She’s a nice change of pace from characters who are either truly troubled in some toxic way or else perfectly fine and unfazeable.
She is deeply troubled in a way—many stories would have gone with, “Found a friend—now all is well. Next comes couplehood,” but Koyuki shows that even when you change yourself for the better in some fundamental way it doesn’t mean that the next stage will be all smooth sailing.
Being admired and surrounded by people who care about you does tend to calm the waters a bit, though.
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