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The story was drawn out, lacking in romance or closure, but not even committing to that much; the premise was poorly utilized and there were too many things that went nowhere. It's hard to recommend an almost 40 chapter romance with almost no romance.

In case you haven't seen it, there's a an additional epilogue chapter on mangadex that might provide some of that

That's the same as "Chapter 38" here. Apart from translator differences.

Wow, those translations differ hugely in who they attribute "drinking" and "tired" to in the first few pages.

https://mangadex.org/chapter/f15e0a9a-46be-48bb-9f50-9cd68c329436/6

"I've always complained about being rejected for jobs" wtf is this some terrible machine translation?

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Ohh you're right, nevermind then. Totally forgot it came here at some point too

[Snip a whole bunch of reasonable points] there were too many things that went nowhere.

Yes, indeed. Lots of series have structural problems (often including rushed endings) because they get axed and therefore don’t have the time/space to develop the ideas and plot points they introduce. But this one had more than enough room to explore its central themes, and it just didn’t.

By the end (heck, by the middle) I was one of this series’ most vocal detractors, but it was the sense of “what might have been” (and occasional flashes of competence at scene-making) that kept me and other critics around for the long haul. The premise (“teenage girl in love with her brother’s wife”) was always going to be high degree-of-difficulty to pull off effectively, but very few manga series are ever given so many chapters to accomplish so little.

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Finding Jessica Lambert posted:

Finding Jessica Lambert posted:

Some people feel safe to love someone who won't reciprocate their feelings

Except Uta wanted her feelings to be reciprocated, that's why she was agonizing over them.

It's called a wishful thinking

Rotfl. If Uta was ok with just loving Kaoru, because she knew she won't reciprocate her feelings then she wouldn't be suffering living in the same house as her, interacting with her knowing she's married, eventually confessing to her and after being rejected moving out, despite later saying she wants to live together with her, but she can't while her relationship with Kaoru is the way it is. Entire story would literally not happen and Uta would just keep living with Kaoru and Reiichi, completely content with her life.

And, there is one detail, Uta is blushing at the door. Could they possibly be lovers already, at that time?
Ending depends on reader, I think.

No shit. That's exactly the reason everyone is pissed. Because author left it up to readers.

I'm not sure what have happened, I was reading some of my comments and clicked something to erase stupid smile and this one above appeared like post
Sorry people
Also, some of those quotes are not mine
I really don't know exactly what is this
Maybe my unrequited love?

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Oh yeah, this existed.

Kuroe and Miyabi are the only good thing to come out of this disaster of a manga.

I come here to tell that I like their happy ending I wanted this this but even this happy ending was dissapointing like they rushed too much I didn't notice time skip before she opened door they just went from like one year to future or more page after it very bad for me even they should this with this same time she was metting kuroe after her long time but overlay manga is good only this fast ending has bitter taste even if is happy ending

I re-read this and I don't know why I did. I still hate the ending and many other parts of it. Usually I think to myself "why do people go to a comment section just to say they hate something?" but this story makes me understand exactly why. I cannot keep this disdain to myself.

Kuroe/Miyabi NUMERO UNO though

Wait.. what.??? I just finished volume 7 english release and it didn’t have chapter 38 in it????? Whyyy?? I double checked on dynasty because I swear there was more to that. I wonder why it wasn’t included??

I re-read this and I don't know why I did. I still hate the ending and many other parts of it.

How come you dislike the ending?

I actually really love this manga and have no idea what so many people seem to hate about it?

I actually really love this manga and have no idea what so many people seem to hate about it?

It's dramatic. Some will hate it. Others love it. I think that's a good thing, honestly.