I don't wanna be dense, I don't know if this is against the forum's rules (though I think it isn't) but I just wanna share my love for this manga, kind of as a review and as a release of my welled up emotions as well.
For starters, this manga came into my knowing in mid 2019, but I gave it a read a few months later (november or so), I sat there in my room as a 14 year old and gave it a thorough read the whole day, the 50 chapters it had at the moment. I found it lovely, although at first I didn't like her very much, due to being pretty harsh at the beggining of the manga; but not only did she soften, I noticed how senpai changed for the better and grew as a character, plus their relationship turned up pretty wholesome. I remember the hype when the anime serialization was confirmed I was hyped as hell too, so I catched up with the manga, in that moment. The thing is I grew up with the series, and by the year it finished, I was in my last year of highschool. I felt so heartbroken when the final chapters were being announced, and when it inevitably ended, I shed a tear. That year I gave a speech in front of my whole school, for my graduation, and I was inspired by the final speeches of Hachiouji and Nagatoro; and I never were much of romance manga and shit, but this series caressed my heart and soul like I could never imagine. Today I ended re-reading it, and I couldn't feel more grateful that this piece came into my life; because I know everyone here has a thing in common, and it's the pain of not having romance in their lives. And I was always pretty hurt by it, until I could live romance through this work. I love this fictional couple, I always identified with senpai, and as the series went on, I HAD to identify as him, growing up with him, challenging myself and overcoming hardships just like him. And I know she's not there for me in the flesh, but Nagatoro is in the most important and relevant place of all, in my heart. So yeah, this is my way of life, and I didn't want this to sound faggotish and feelingsmaxxer, but I can't express good enough with words how I feel, it just makes me want to live, y'know? I hope I find Nagatoro someday. I live with that dim hope. I'm fully CONVINCED love is the way, and it is what I deserve, what we all do, and what we can offer the most.
Just sayin... Thank you for reading.
For starters, this manga came into my knowing in mid 2019, but I gave it a read a few months later (november or so), I sat there in my room as a 14 year old and gave it a thorough read the whole day, the 50 chapters it had at the moment. I found it lovely, although at first I didn't like her very much, due to being pretty harsh at the beggining of the manga; but not only did she soften, I noticed how senpai changed for the better and grew as a character, plus their relationship turned up pretty wholesome. I remember the hype when the anime serialization was confirmed I was hyped as hell too, so I catched up with the manga, in that moment. The thing is I grew up with the series, and by the year it finished, I was in my last year of highschool. I felt so heartbroken when the final chapters were being announced, and when it inevitably ended, I shed a tear. That year I gave a speech in front of my whole school, for my graduation, and I was inspired by the final speeches of Hachiouji and Nagatoro; and I never were much of romance manga and shit, but this series caressed my heart and soul like I could never imagine. Today I ended re-reading it, and I couldn't feel more grateful that this piece came into my life; because I know everyone here has a thing in common, and it's the pain of not having romance in their lives. And I was always pretty hurt by it, until I could live romance through this work. I love this fictional couple, I always identified with senpai, and as the series went on, I HAD to identify as him, growing up with him, challenging myself and overcoming hardships just like him. And I know she's not there for me in the flesh, but Nagatoro is in the most important and relevant place of all, in my heart. So yeah, this is my way of life, and I didn't want this to sound faggotish and feelingsmaxxer, but I can't express good enough with words how I feel, it just makes me want to live, y'know? I hope I find Nagatoro someday. I live with that dim hope. I'm fully CONVINCED love is the way, and it is what I deserve, what we all do, and what we can offer the most.
Just sayin... Thank you for reading.
