youre so right!! i really wished that part of makoto was expanded on, it wouldve made the manga so much better. i never see anyone really mention those things about interracial couples in manga when its,, very obvious that prejudice is there.
Omg I disliked ur comment by mistake
I think he had that dream about Luca eating the pet because Luca joked about eating it when they met. It has nothing to do with prejudices and more with how we use dreams to process what happened throughout the day. I mean, when Luca made that joke, it really shocked Makoto, so obviously it‘s bound to be incorporated in his dreams
So for me it’s 4 stars. I really like the art style, luca is so freaking cute and handsome and the piercing!! I also love how they are just so horny for each other with both of them being really forward. healthy and talking about what they want and exploring things. however it was bit rushed esp. if you think about how major Makoto’s decision is at the end, I would have liked to see their relationship develop more slowly or with more details. But yeah the only thing to really criticize is how it wasn’t really addressed that makoto obviously was someone very susceptible to prejudice. Like the way he basically made everything Luca said or did into him being a representation of his culture or him having a nightmare about Luca eating his pet like hello? He may be a maasai but he won’t eat your pet etc. Like it’s okay to initially make makoto how he was because it was a reaction to encountering sm from a very different culture but then it should at least be addressed and changed gradually and more transparently
(Read 2021)