This is one of those unfortunately rare stories here that doesn't rely on drama or any weird gimmick to keep it interesting, just the dynamic of two people who love one another, rare but at least they do exist!
Murasakino's art is gorgeous but I'm really not a fan of the drama.
Also unrelated but TikTok is really the last place I expected to read scans lol (referring to https://www.tiktok.com/@moosan92)
Do not think of this as a psychological story. Do not ask what personal motivations drive these characters. This is a sociological story, just one anecdote in a country full of ruthless and vengeful selfishness. (...)
tfw you read for the gorgeous art but then are hit with a mini-piece about the cultural impacts of revolutions in China
Did get a lot of Girl's last tour vibes, so the afterwords make sense.
Homura's story is very tragic, honestly this doesn't feel like an exaggeration of how someone might react. Very brutal to see someone you love die while feeling you could change it if you were stronger.
Very interesting decision to rarely show the awful parents explicitly even though they are the main force behind the events of the story. Creates a very oppresive atmosphere because the problems are not ultimately the girls' yet they have to deal with the consequences.
Feels like we're approaching the endgame since Shijima is opening herself more to other people. I guess her whole arc is a deep desire to connect but being utterly confused as to how to do it and being afraid of what it entails. Total isolation from others and the breakdown of boundaries seem to be the 2 extremes that this story has oscillated between, but now Shijima seeks connection on her own terms, rather than being forced to do so because of various conditions in the world or other people.
