i cant stress enough how crazy it is that makoto was describing what a real date would be like and then yuzuki went and did just that… LIKE IT CANT BE A COINCIDENCE THERE ARE TOO MANY PARALLELS
A family is… A perfectly “ordinary” relationship in the most “ordinary” way. Like, you say, “I’m home!” and you get a, “Welcome home!” back. Doing those “ordinary” things automatically, without even thinking about it, is what a family is.
no one in stl is a bad person literally everyone so far has been given the change to grow and give their side of the story. being mad at characters like shima, ririka, and mika for not being perfect fundamentally misses the point of what the manga/anime is trying to achieve
shima really is just one of the most realistic depictions i’ve seen of a kid that’s gone through abuse. not to get personal but i’ve found myself constantly feeling/thinking the same things as her when it comes to a lot of her moments with her mom
she didnt settle for a burger joint and actually brought them somewhere she had already researched beforehand and genuinely complimented makoto and the effort that went into his look. even got him blushing more than with the other guy 😭
something something shima and makoto both tried to play certain (gender) roles out of expection/pressure and ended up being unhappy immediately after idk